LZM vs NEXA vs HBM Stock Comparison

Lifezone Metals, Nexa Resources and Hudbay Minerals Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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LZM Lifezone Metals Ltd
$3.93 +2.3% 1M -4.4% 1Y
Market cap
$320.24M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.00M
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
1 win
NEXA Nexa Resources S.A.
$11.89 -4.7% 1M +117.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.50B
P/E
4.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.43B
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
5 wins
HBM Hudbay Minerals Inc.
$22.23 -18.5% 1M +49.7% 1Y
Market cap
$8.18B
P/E
12.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.47B
Div. yield
0.00%
Copper Basic Materials
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Nexa Resources leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Nexa Resources 5, Hudbay Minerals 4, Lifezone Metals 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLZMNEXAHBMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $320.24M $1.50B $8.18B HBM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -10.7x 4.9x 12.0x NEXA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 4.2x 15.0x NEXA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +62.4% +30.1% +12.1% LZM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -2,971.7% 5.6% 27.7% HBM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 12.6% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.1x 0.1x NEXA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -4.4% +117.0% +49.7% NEXA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +6.9%/yr +26.8%/yr HBM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 78.5% 74.3% 62.8% HBM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 23/100 73/100 73/100 NEXA

Percentile Scorecard

LZMNEXAHBM

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisLZMNEXAHBM
Valuation 7 #156 of 168 100 #1 of 168 86 #25 of 168
Growth 54 #71 of 152 83 #27 of 152 89 #17 of 152
Profitability 12 #109 of 123 66 #43 of 123 89 #15 of 123
Financial Health 14 #142 of 165 49 #85 of 165 51 #82 of 165
Shareholder Returns 29 #83 of 117 68 #38 of 117 50 #59 of 117
Overall 23 73 73
  • LZM ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • NEXA ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • HBM ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodLZMNEXAHBMSPY
1 month +2.3%-4.7%-18.5% -1.0%
3 months -0.5%-15.3%-14.2% -0.4%
6 months -29.4%-28.9%-7.4% +4.5%
Year to date -8.0%+34.4%+12.0% +12.4%
1 year -4.4%+117.0%+49.7% +13.6%
3 years -44.5%+103.6%+376.0% +76.4%
3 years, per year -17.8%+26.8%+68.3% +20.8%
5 years —+39.7%+226.9% +63.7%
5 years, per year —+6.9%+26.8% +10.4%
10 years ——+405.2% +267.7%
10 years, per year ——+17.6% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureLZMNEXAHBMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 78.5%74.3%62.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 77.9%77.1%67.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.512.382.75 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.061.570.79 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.1%-59.3%-63.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -34.1%-28.9%-30.2% -1.6%
52-week high $5.96$16.72$31.87 $779.14
52-week low $3.01$5.25$14.58 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleLZMNEXAHBM
P/E now vs peer median -10.5xmedian 13.4x 5.2xmedian 13.4x 12.9xmedian 13.4x
P/S now vs peer median 334.6xmedian 3.0x 0.3xmedian 3.0x 3.6xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -15.9xmedian 7.7x 1.3xmedian 7.7x 5.9xmedian 7.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -2.8xmedian 13.3x 1.6xmedian 13.3x 10.0xmedian 13.3x
P/B now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 2.3x —median 2.3x 1.8xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -0.17median 0.19 0.11median 0.19 0.04median 0.19

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsLZMNEXAHBM
Revenue $1.00M $5.43B $2.47B
Gross profit $7.49M $1.60B $972.40M
Operating income -$21.48M $992.90M $1.10B
Net income -$30.18M -$204.70M $680.00M
Free cash flow -$118.29M $977.40M $880.20M
R&D – $116.30M $58.40M
EPS (diluted) $-0.35 $2.29 $1.72
Cash & equivalents $22.20M – $890.90M
Total debt – $130.36M $1.13B
Shares (diluted) 85.97M 132.44M 396.65M
Enterprise value $216.94M $138.01M $5.03B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricLZMNEXAHBM
P/E -10.5x 5.2x 12.9x
P/FCF -2.8x 1.6x 10.0x
P/Operating cash flow -21.2x 2.7x 10.0x
P/S 334.6x 0.3x 3.6x
P/B 3.8x – 1.8x
P/Tangible book 3.8x – 1.8x
EV/EBITDA -15.9x 1.3x 5.9x
EV/EBIT -14.6x 1.7x 8.1x
EV/Revenue 312.5x 0.3x 3.6x
EV/FCF -2.7x 1.7x 10.2x
EV/Operating cash flow -19.8x 2.9x 10.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.17 0.11 0.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLZMNEXAHBM
Revenue growth (1Y) 62.4% 30.1% 12.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -24.6% 25.9% 24.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -84.6% 96.6% 32.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 72.3% 71.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -16.0% 88.3% 89.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 61.5% 118.9% 126.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -6.4% 12.2% 139.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 56.9% 0.6% 410.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -4.4% 900.8% 122.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 61.3% 45.6% 346.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 49.0% -3.0% 1.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 27.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -51.8% 176.5% 2,912%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 98.0% 115.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLZMNEXAHBM
Gross margin 745.9% 29.5% 39.4%
EBITDA margin -1,964% 24.1% 61.9%
Operating margin -2,139% 18.3% 44.7%
Pretax margin -3,028% 32.0% 47.3%
Net margin -2,972% 5.6% 27.7%
FCF margin -11,779% 18.0% 35.7%
Operating cash flow margin -1,575% 10.6% 35.6%
Return on equity -32.8% – 16.3%
Return on assets -14.6% -3.7% 43.1%
Return on invested capital – – 12.6%
Return on capital employed -14.5% 18.2% –
Asset turnover 0.0x 1.0x 1.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x -2.8x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – – 3.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLZMNEXAHBM
Debt / assets – 2.4% 78.4%
Debt / equity – – 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.1x 0.1x
Debt / FCF – 0.1x 1.3x
Liabilities / assets 56.2% 73.8% -231.7%
Equity / assets 43.8% – 331.7%
Interest coverage -3.6x 2.6x 14.9x
Current ratio 0.5x – –
Quick ratio 0.4x 1.4x –
Cash ratio 0.4x 1.4x –
Altman Z-score -2.08 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLZMNEXAHBM
Dividend yield – 1.1% 0.1%
Net buyback yield -4.4% – -0.4%
Shareholder yield -4.4% 1.1% -0.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 1.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 1.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -260.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -59.0%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusLZMNEXAHBM
Forward P/E – 4.2xFY2026 15.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.31FY2026 $2.86FY2026 $1.48FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +186.0%FY2026 +120.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +17.5% +27.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.57MFY2026 $3.54BFY2026 $3.05BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +45.8%FY2026 +18.1%FY2026 +37.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -11.3% -1.8% +18.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLZMNEXAHBM
Held by institutions 29.5% 11.3% 83.1%
Institutions holding 90 109 319
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.5% -6.6% +10.9%
Institutions buying 63 85 200
Institutions selling 17 19 82
Buyers to sellers 3.71 4.47 2.44

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

LZMNEXAHBM
LZM 1.00 0.39 0.47
NEXA 0.39 1.00 0.61
HBM 0.47 0.61 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LZM, NEXA and HBM?

Hudbay Minerals (HBM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lifezone Metals (LZM) $320.24M, Nexa Resources (NEXA) $1.50B, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) $8.18B.

Which stock is cheaper, LZM, NEXA and HBM?

Nexa Resources (NEXA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Lifezone Metals (LZM) -10.7x, Nexa Resources (NEXA) 4.9x, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) 12.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nexa Resources (NEXA) is cheapest (Nexa Resources (NEXA) 4.2x, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) 15.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Lifezone Metals (LZM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Lifezone Metals (LZM) +62.4%, Nexa Resources (NEXA) +30.1%, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) +12.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hudbay Minerals (HBM) has the highest net margin (Lifezone Metals (LZM) -2,971.7%, Nexa Resources (NEXA) 5.6%, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) 27.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nexa Resources (NEXA) returned the most: Lifezone Metals (LZM) -4.4%, Nexa Resources (NEXA) +117.0%, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) +49.7%. Over five years, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) compounded fastest (Nexa Resources (NEXA) +6.9%/yr, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) +26.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) has been the steadiest (Lifezone Metals (LZM) 78.5%, Nexa Resources (NEXA) 74.3%, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) 62.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LZM, NEXA and HBM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Nexa Resources (NEXA) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.