NB vs EMAT vs METC Stock Comparison

Niocorp Developments, Evolution Metals & Technologies and Ramaco Resources Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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NB Niocorp Developments Ltd
$2.70 -23.3% 1M -55.5% 1Y
Market cap
$395.48M
P/E
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Revenue (TTM)
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Div. yield
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Rare Earths Basic Materials
2 wins

Head to Head

5 decided of 12

Ramaco Resources leads on 2 of the 12 questions below (Ramaco Resources 2, Niocorp Developments 2, Evolution Metals & Technologies 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNBEMATMETCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $395.48M $1.19B $394.84M EMAT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -468.8x -2.6x -5.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — — -6.0% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -9,992.8% -12.2% METC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — -7.7% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 28.0x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -55.5% -84.7% -74.5% NB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — — -16.6%/yr –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 87.5% 189.8% 83.4% METC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 11/100 47/100 NB

Percentile Scorecard

NBEMATMETC

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

AxisNBEMATMETC
Valuation 54 #79 of 169 26 #126 of 169 50 #12 of 23
Growth 62 #59 of 153 1 #151 of 153 15 #18 of 21
Profitability 51 #61 of 123 7 #114 of 123 58 #9 of 20
Financial Health 97 #6 of 165 10 #148 of 165 14 #20 of 23
Shareholder Returns 2 #114 of 116 – 100 #1 of 10
Overall 53 11 47
  • NB ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • EMAT ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • METC 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

PeriodNBEMATMETCSPY
1 month -23.3%-0.5%-24.6% -5.9%
3 months -46.6%-29.0%-35.3% -4.6%
6 months -54.9%-79.5%-58.0% +0.2%
Year to date -49.1%-82.6%-65.6% +7.5%
1 year -55.5%-84.7%-74.5% +8.2%
3 years -26.6%-82.1%-48.0% +68.3%
3 years, per year -9.8%-43.7%-19.6% +19.0%
5 years ——-59.7% +56.5%
5 years, per year ——-16.6% +9.4%

Risk

MeasureNBEMATMETCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 87.5%189.8%83.4% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 86.3%158.6%88.5% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.320.441.56 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.63-0.45-0.89 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.8%-93.7%-88.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -64.9%-91.0%-77.6% -5.9%
52-week high $7.70$21.29$27.72 $779.14
52-week low $2.70$1.35$6.20 $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.

MultipleNBEMATMETC
P/E now vs peer median -468.8xmedian 12.9x -2.6xmedian 12.9x -5.9xmedian 22.7x
P/S now vs peer median 47.1xmedian 3.1x 262.0xmedian 3.1x 0.7xmedian 5.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 7.6x —median 7.6x 78.0xmedian 12.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -11.8xmedian 12.2x -61.2xmedian 12.2x -2.7xmedian 12.1x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 2.2x -63.0xmedian 2.2x 1.1xmedian 1.0x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.19 0.08median 0.19 0.14median 41.09

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 monthsNBEMATMETC
Revenue – $4.53M $544.51M
Gross profit – – $66.95M
Operating income – -$28.67M -$79.27M
Net income -$3.51M -$452.97M -$66.67M
Free cash flow -$33.59M -$19.42M -$143.64M
R&D $8.96M – –
EPS (diluted) $-0.01 $-0.73 $-1.05
Cash & equivalents $403.36M $5.25M $232.95M
Total debt – $6.18M $453.56M
Shares (diluted) 152.04M 621.76M 63.40M
Enterprise value -$1.15B $1.16B -$916.21M

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
MetricNBEMATMETC
P/E -468.8x -2.6x -5.9x
P/FCF -11.8x -61.2x -2.7x
P/Operating cash flow -19.1x -101.6x -7.5x
P/S 47.1x 262.0x 0.7x
P/B 0.9x -63.0x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 0.9x -47.1x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 0.2x – 78.0x
EV/EBIT 2.2x -41.5x -7.8x
EV/Revenue – 262.2x 1.1x
EV/FCF 0.2x -61.2x -4.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 0.4x -101.7x -11.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.08 0.14

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNBEMATMETC
Revenue growth (1Y) – – -6.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – -4.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – -28.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – -27.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -332.1% -133.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – -44.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 94.1% -659.7% -102.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 53.5% -529.4% -44.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 99.3% -455.6% -95.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -33.4% -41.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -12.6% -118.3% -246.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.3% -133.3% -33.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -3.5% -262.8% -438.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -22.4% -176.4% -68.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNBEMATMETC
Gross margin – – 12.3%
EBITDA margin – – 1.4%
Operating margin – -632.5% -14.6%
Pretax margin – -9,994% -15.2%
Net margin – -9,993% -12.2%
FCF margin – -428.4% -26.4%
Operating cash flow margin – -257.8% -9.7%
Return on equity -0.8% – -18.0%
Return on assets -0.8% -501.3% -6.6%
Return on invested capital – – -7.7%
Return on capital employed -0.8% – -8.7%
Asset turnover – 0.1x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 5.9x 0.0x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue – – 3.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNBEMATMETC
Debt / assets – 6.5% 45.1%
Debt / equity – -0.3x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 28.0x
Debt / FCF – -0.3x -3.2x
Liabilities / assets 5.6% 119.8% 63.9%
Equity / assets 94.4% -19.8% 36.1%
Interest coverage – – -113.7x
Current ratio 30.2x 0.2x 4.0x
Quick ratio 29.9x 0.2x 2.9x
Cash ratio 29.9x 0.1x 2.2x
Altman Z-score – -12.34 0.95

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNBEMATMETC
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -75.1% – 16.7%
Shareholder yield -75.1% – 16.7%
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.

ConsensusNBEMATMETC
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.22FY2027 $-0.43FY2026 $-0.94FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year $0.00FY2027 $15.71MFY2026 $533.80MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +124.4%FY2026 -0.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +2,427.0% +36.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNBEMATMETC
Held by institutions 33.4% – 87.6%
Institutions holding 214 – 202
Change in shares held, QoQ -7.0% – -5.5%
Institutions buying 121 – 108
Institutions selling 44 – 48
Buyers to sellers 2.75 – 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.

NBEMATMETC
NB 1.00 0.16 0.55
EMAT 0.16 1.00 0.17
METC 0.55 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NB, EMAT and METC?

Evolution Metals & Technologies (EMAT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Niocorp Developments (NB) $395.48M, Evolution Metals & Technologies (EMAT) $1.19B, Ramaco Resources (METC) $394.84M.

Which company is more profitable?

Ramaco Resources (METC) has the highest net margin (Evolution Metals & Technologies (EMAT) -9,992.8%, Ramaco Resources (METC) -12.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Niocorp Developments (NB) returned the most: Niocorp Developments (NB) -55.5%, Evolution Metals & Technologies (EMAT) -84.7%, Ramaco Resources (METC) -74.5%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ramaco Resources (METC) has been the steadiest (Niocorp Developments (NB) 87.5%, Evolution Metals & Technologies (EMAT) 189.8%, Ramaco Resources (METC) 83.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NB, EMAT and METC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ramaco Resources (METC) leads on 2. 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.