METC vs MP vs NC Stock Comparison

Ramaco Resources, MP Materials and Nacco Industries Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MP MP Materials Corp. / DE
$41.06 -11.5% 1M -36.8% 1Y
Market cap
$7.31B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$305.38M
Div. yield
–
Rare Earths Basic Materials
3 wins
NC Nacco Industries Inc
$35.14 -7.0% 1M -16.9% 1Y
Market cap
$265.03M
P/E
15.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$278.48M
Div. yield
2.91%
Coal Energy
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Nacco Industries leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Nacco Industries 5, MP Materials 3, Ramaco Resources 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMETCMPNCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $475.09M $7.31B $265.03M MP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -7.8x -120.8x 15.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 175.7x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -17.7% +26.1% +4.7% MP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -12.0% -19.9% 6.2% NC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -6.9% -2.9% 4.3% NC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 16.8x 98.0x — METC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — 2.91% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -73.4% -36.8% -16.9% NC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -16.6%/yr +3.9%/yr +2.5%/yr MP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 83.2% 70.1% 40.2% NC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 30/100 75/100 NC

Percentile Scorecard

METCMPNC

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

AxisMETCMPNC
Valuation 41 #14 of 23 26 #120 of 162 96 #2 of 23
Growth 10 #19 of 21 19 #119 of 147 55 #10 of 21
Profitability 59 #8 of 18 26 #90 of 122 82 #4 of 18
Financial Health 14 #19 of 22 48 #86 of 164 62 #9 of 22
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 10 – 78 #3 of 10
Overall 45 30 75
  • METC ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • MP ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • NC ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMETCMPNCSPY
1 month -16.5%-11.5%-7.0% +0.9%
3 months -22.1%+7.8%-26.2% +5.9%
6 months -48.5%-33.0%-28.1% +8.5%
Year to date -58.3%-18.7%-28.3% +13.3%
1 year -73.4%-36.8%-16.9% +12.4%
3 years -37.2%+148.8%+3.3% +88.1%
3 years, per year -14.4%+35.5%+1.1% +23.5%
5 years -59.7%+21.3%+13.2% +68.2%
5 years, per year -16.6%+3.9%+2.5% +11.0%
10 years ——+109.9% +263.4%
10 years, per year ——+7.7% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureMETCMPNCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 83.2%70.1%40.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 88.4%68.5%41.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.362.560.44 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.88-0.52-0.42 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -87.3%-82.0%-57.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -75.3%-43.5%-40.4% -0.9%
52-week high $30.36$72.65$58.99 $779.14
52-week low $6.91$37.45$32.36 $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.

MultipleMETCMPNC
P/E now vs peer median -7.8xmedian 27.3x -120.8xmedian 13.4x 15.3xmedian 27.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 7.5x 23.9xmedian 3.2x 1.0xmedian 7.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 63.9xmedian 29.3x -1,286xmedian 7.3x —median 29.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -4.2xmedian 10.6x -14.5xmedian 14.8x -29.6xmedian 10.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.2x 3.7xmedian 2.3x 0.6xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.20median 51.60 3.68median 0.31 -0.80median 51.60

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 monthsMETCMPNC
Revenue $515.42M $305.38M $278.48M
Gross profit $69.82M $65.31M $51.49M
Operating income -$72.64M -$126.87M $23.10M
Net income -$61.75M -$60.62M $17.29M
Free cash flow -$114.19M -$504.58M -$8.96M
EPS (diluted) $-0.96 $-0.34 $2.29
Cash & equivalents $282.54M $429.08M $45.52M
Total debt $452.81M $934.58M $103.60M
Shares (diluted) 64.59M 178.41M 7.54M
Enterprise value -$796.84M $5.86B $63.98M

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
MetricMETCMPNC
P/E -7.8x -120.8x 15.3x
P/FCF -4.2x -14.5x -29.6x
P/Operating cash flow -11.2x -87.1x 3.6x
P/S 0.9x 23.9x 1.0x
P/B 1.3x 3.7x 0.6x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 3.7x 0.6x
EV/EBITDA 63.9x -1,286x –
EV/EBIT -8.9x -53.5x 14.0x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 22.2x 1.2x
EV/FCF -5.7x -13.5x -36.1x
EV/Operating cash flow -15.3x -80.9x 4.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.20 3.68 -0.80

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMETCMPNC
Revenue growth (1Y) -17.7% 26.1% 4.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.6% -6.8% 5.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -34.6% 139.0% 59.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -28.5% -38.7% 3.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -305.3% 21.8% -26.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -40.1% -41.7% -7.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -211.7% 40.2% -44.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -41.5% -32.9% -19.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -152.3% 45.1% -45.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -38.3% -32.9% -19.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -156.4% -94.3% 194.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -32.6% -34.7% 13.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -772.6% -164.5% 54.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -131.8% -51.5% -48.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMETCMPNC
Gross margin 13.5% 21.4% 18.5%
EBITDA margin 2.0% -1.7% –
Operating margin -14.1% -41.5% 8.3%
Pretax margin -14.8% -29.8% 4.6%
Net margin -12.0% -19.9% 6.2%
FCF margin -22.2% -165.2% -3.2%
Operating cash flow margin -8.2% -27.5% 26.7%
Return on equity -15.2% -3.1% 4.0%
Return on assets -5.8% -1.6% 2.5%
Return on invested capital -6.9% -2.9% 4.3%
Return on capital employed -7.7% -3.5% 3.7%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.1x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x 1.4x 4.3x
Stock comp / revenue 3.9% 13.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMETCMPNC
Debt / assets 44.2% 25.1% 15.3%
Debt / equity 1.2x 0.5x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 16.8x 98.0x –
Debt / FCF -4.0x -1.9x -11.6x
Liabilities / assets 63.3% 47.5% 35.6%
Equity / assets 36.7% 52.5% 64.4%
Interest coverage -185.8x -3.3x 4.3x
Current ratio 4.2x 9.5x 3.3x
Quick ratio 3.2x 8.4x 1.4x
Cash ratio 2.6x 7.9x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 1.07 3.03 2.24

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMETCMPNC
Dividend yield – – 2.9%
Net buyback yield 13.9% – 0.7%
Shareholder yield 13.9% – 3.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusMETCMPNC
Forward P/E – – 175.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.91FY2026 $-0.04FY2026 $0.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – -91.5%FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year $535.87MFY2026 $421.40MFY2026 $319.64MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.1%FY2026 +87.8%FY2026 +15.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +37.3% +76.7% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMETCMPNC
Held by institutions 87.4% 82.4% 35.5%
Institutions holding 200 755 93
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.7% +11.3% +0.3%
Institutions buying 106 417 45
Institutions selling 48 205 20
Buyers to sellers 2.21 2.03 2.25

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.

METCMPNC
METC 1.00 0.49 0.16
MP 0.49 1.00 -0.01
NC 0.16 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, METC, MP and NC?

MP Materials (MP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ramaco Resources (METC) $475.09M, MP Materials (MP) $7.31B, Nacco Industries (NC) $265.03M.

Which company is growing faster?

MP Materials (MP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ramaco Resources (METC) -17.7%, MP Materials (MP) +26.1%, Nacco Industries (NC) +4.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nacco Industries (NC) has the highest net margin (Ramaco Resources (METC) -12.0%, MP Materials (MP) -19.9%, Nacco Industries (NC) 6.2%). On return on invested capital, Nacco Industries (NC) leads (Ramaco Resources (METC) -6.9%, MP Materials (MP) -2.9%, Nacco Industries (NC) 4.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nacco Industries (NC) returned the most: Ramaco Resources (METC) -73.4%, MP Materials (MP) -36.8%, Nacco Industries (NC) -16.9%. Over five years, MP Materials (MP) compounded fastest (Ramaco Resources (METC) -16.6%/yr, MP Materials (MP) +3.9%/yr, Nacco Industries (NC) +2.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Ramaco Resources (METC) 0.00%, Nacco Industries (NC) 2.91%. Ramaco Resources (METC) and MP Materials (MP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nacco Industries (NC) has been the steadiest (Ramaco Resources (METC) 83.2%, MP Materials (MP) 70.1%, Nacco Industries (NC) 40.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, METC, MP and NC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Nacco Industries (NC) 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.