METC vs NC vs REEMF Stock Comparison

Ramaco Resources, Nacco Industries and Rare Element Resources Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NC Nacco Industries Inc
$35.64 -4.2% 1M -15.6% 1Y
Market cap
$268.80M
P/E
15.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$278.48M
Div. yield
2.87%
Coal Energy
7 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Nacco Industries leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Nacco Industries 7, Rare Element Resources 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMETCNCREEMFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $465.59M $268.80M $509.84M REEMF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -7.7x 15.5x -79.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 178.2x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -17.7% +4.7% — NC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -12.0% 6.2% — NC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -6.9% 4.3% — NC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 16.8x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 2.87% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -74.6% -15.6% -31.3% NC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -16.9%/yr +2.8%/yr -13.8%/yr NC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 83.1% 40.3% 114.7% NC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 75/100 60/100 NC

Percentile Scorecard

METCNCREEMF

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

AxisMETCNCREEMF
Valuation 41 #14 of 23 100 #1 of 23 27 #119 of 163
Growth 10 #19 of 21 55 #10 of 21 56 #66 of 148
Profitability 59 #8 of 18 82 #4 of 18 –
Financial Health 14 #19 of 22 62 #9 of 22 97 #6 of 164
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 10 78 #3 of 10 –
Overall 45 75 60
  • METC ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • NC ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • REEMF ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMETCNCREEMFSPY
1 month -12.3%-4.2%-2.5% +0.7%
3 months -24.8%-23.7%+83.7% +3.7%
6 months -50.5%-26.0%+16.2% +7.1%
Year to date -59.2%-27.3%+11.3% +12.8%
1 year -74.6%-15.6%-31.3% +11.9%
3 years -38.6%+3.2%+79.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year -15.0%+1.1%+21.6% +22.8%
5 years -60.5%+14.8%-52.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year -16.9%+2.8%-13.8% +10.9%
10 years —+112.9%+1,480.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+7.9%+31.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMETCNCREEMFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 83.1%40.3%114.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 88.1%41.3%98.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.360.440.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.90-0.39-0.27 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -87.3%-57.3%-92.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -75.8%-39.6%-50.6% -1.2%
52-week high $30.36$58.99$1.60 $779.14
52-week low $6.91$32.36$0.38 $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.

MultipleMETCNCREEMF
P/E now vs peer median -7.7xmedian 27.1x 15.5xmedian 27.1x -79.3xmedian 13.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 7.3x 1.0xmedian 7.3x —median 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 62.9xmedian 29.1x —median 29.1x —median 7.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -4.1xmedian 10.3x -30.0xmedian 10.3x -51.4xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.2x 0.6xmedian 1.2x 10.6xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.20median 50.94 -0.81median 50.94 -2.23median 0.30

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 monthsMETCNCREEMF
Revenue $515.42M $278.48M –
Gross profit $69.82M $51.49M –
Operating income -$72.64M $23.10M –
Net income -$61.75M $17.29M -$6.22M
Free cash flow -$114.19M -$8.96M -$9.92M
R&D – – $4.89M
EPS (diluted) $-0.96 $2.29 $-0.01
Cash & equivalents $282.54M $45.52M $26.81M
Total debt $452.81M $103.60M $368.00K
Shares (diluted) 64.59M 7.54M 623.92M
Enterprise value -$806.35M $67.75M $393.11M

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
MetricMETCNCREEMF
P/E -7.7x 15.5x -79.3x
P/FCF -4.1x -30.0x -51.4x
P/Operating cash flow -11.0x 3.6x -52.2x
P/S 0.9x 1.0x –
P/B 1.2x 0.6x 10.6x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 0.6x 10.6x
EV/EBITDA 62.9x – –
EV/EBIT -8.8x 14.2x –
EV/Revenue 1.2x 1.2x –
EV/FCF -5.6x -36.5x -48.5x
EV/Operating cash flow -15.1x 4.4x -49.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.20 -0.81 -2.23

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMETCNCREEMF
Revenue growth (1Y) -17.7% 4.7% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.6% 5.5% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -34.6% 59.9% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -28.5% 3.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -305.3% -26.0% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -40.1% -7.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) -211.7% -44.9% 49.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -41.5% -19.0% 13.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -152.3% -45.6% 57.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -38.3% -19.2% 35.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -156.4% 194.6% -66.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -32.6% 13.7% -0.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -772.6% 54.6% -32.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -131.8% -48.9% -1.5%

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMETCNCREEMF
Debt / assets 44.2% 15.3% 0.2%
Debt / equity 1.2x 0.2x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 16.8x – –
Debt / FCF -4.0x -11.6x 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 63.3% 35.6% 3.3%
Equity / assets 36.7% 64.4% 96.7%
Interest coverage -185.8x 4.3x –
Current ratio 4.2x 3.3x 23.0x
Quick ratio 3.2x 1.4x 22.5x
Cash ratio 2.6x 0.7x 20.8x
Altman Z-score 1.07 2.25 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMETCNCREEMF
Dividend yield – 2.9% –
Net buyback yield 14.2% 0.7% –
Shareholder yield 14.2% 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.

ConsensusMETCNCREEMF
Forward P/E – 178.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.91FY2026 $0.20FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY – -91.5%FY2026 –
Revenue, next fiscal year $535.87MFY2026 $319.64MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY -0.1%FY2026 +15.3%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +37.3% – –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMETCNCREEMF
Held by institutions 70.2% 35.5% –
Institutions holding 201 93 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.7% +0.3% –
Institutions buying 107 45 –
Institutions selling 48 20 –
Buyers to sellers 2.23 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.

METCNCREEMF
METC 1.00 0.16 0.17
NC 0.16 1.00 0.03
REEMF 0.17 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, METC, NC and REEMF?

Rare Element Resources (REEMF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ramaco Resources (METC) $465.59M, Nacco Industries (NC) $268.80M, Rare Element Resources (REEMF) $509.84M.

Which company is growing faster?

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

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nacco Industries (NC) returned the most: Ramaco Resources (METC) -74.6%, Nacco Industries (NC) -15.6%, Rare Element Resources (REEMF) -31.3%. Over five years, Nacco Industries (NC) compounded fastest (Ramaco Resources (METC) -16.9%/yr, Nacco Industries (NC) +2.8%/yr, Rare Element Resources (REEMF) -13.8%/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) 2.87%. Ramaco Resources (METC) and Rare Element Resources (REEMF) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nacco Industries (NC) has been the steadiest (Ramaco Resources (METC) 83.1%, Nacco Industries (NC) 40.3%, Rare Element Resources (REEMF) 114.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 7. 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.