NB vs EMAT Stock Comparison

Niocorp Developments and Evolution Metals & Technologies Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NB Niocorp Developments Ltd
$3.41 -3.7% 1M -53.4% 1Y
Market cap
$399.70M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Rare Earths Basic Materials
2 wins

Head to Head

3 decided of 12

Niocorp Developments leads on 2 of the 12 questions below (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.

QuestionNBEMATLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $399.70M $954.41M EMAT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -8.4x -17.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -53.4% -88.6% NB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 87.8% 189.5% NB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 19/100 –

Percentile Scorecard

NBEMAT

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

AxisNBEMAT
Valuation 48 #84 of 162 14 #139 of 162
Growth – 31 #102 of 147
Profitability – –
Financial Health 95 #10 of 164 12 #144 of 164
Shareholder Returns – –
Overall – 19
  • NB ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • EMAT 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

PeriodNBEMATSPY
1 month -3.7%-55.3% -0.2%
3 months -15.4%-70.0% +3.9%
6 months -39.6%-84.5% +8.2%
Year to date -35.7%-87.0% +12.9%
1 year -53.4%-88.6% +12.3%
3 years -30.1%-86.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year -11.3%-49.0% +23.3%

Risk

MeasureNBEMATSPY
Volatility, 1Y 87.8%189.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 86.6%158.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.430.45 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.61-0.47 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.8%-93.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -57.2%-93.3% -1.2%
52-week high $7.96$21.29 $779.14
52-week low $2.90$1.35 $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.

MultipleNBEMAT
P/E now vs peer median -8.4xmedian 13.3x -16.6xmedian 13.3x
P/S now vs peer median 43.7xmedian 3.2x 543.5xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.3x —median 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -8.9xmedian 14.7x —median 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 2.2x -47.1xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.31 -0.48median 0.31

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 monthsNBEMAT
Operating income – -$15.92M
Net income – -$53.55M
EPS (diluted) – $-0.09
Cash & equivalents $415.00M $5.25M
Total debt – $6.18M
Shares (diluted) 117.21M 621.76M
Enterprise value -$509.98M $935.85M

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
MetricNBEMAT
P/E -8.4x -16.6x
P/FCF -8.9x –
P/Operating cash flow – –
P/S 43.7x 543.5x
P/B 0.9x -47.1x
P/Tangible book 0.9x -35.3x
EV/EBITDA – –
EV/EBIT – -55.9x
EV/Revenue – –
EV/FCF – –
EV/Operating cash flow – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -0.48

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNBEMAT
Revenue growth (1Y) – –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -258.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – –
Net income growth (1Y) – 10.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -208.9%
EPS growth (1Y) – 34.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 34.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNBEMAT
Gross margin – –
EBITDA margin – –
Operating margin – –
Pretax margin – –
Net margin – –
FCF margin – –
Operating cash flow margin – –
Return on equity – –
Return on assets – -91.1%
Return on invested capital – –
Return on capital employed – –
Asset turnover – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – –
Stock comp / revenue – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNBEMAT
Debt / assets – 6.5%
Debt / equity – -0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – –
Debt / FCF – –
Liabilities / assets 7.6% 119.8%
Equity / assets 92.4% -19.8%
Interest coverage – –
Current ratio 25.4x 0.2x
Quick ratio 25.1x 0.2x
Cash ratio 25.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNBEMAT
Dividend yield – –
Net buyback yield – –
Shareholder yield – –
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.

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

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNBEMAT
Held by institutions 33.4% –
Institutions holding 213 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -7.0% –
Institutions buying 121 –
Institutions selling 44 –
Buyers to sellers 2.75 –

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.

NBEMAT
NB 1.00 0.16
EMAT 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NB and EMAT?

Evolution Metals & Technologies (EMAT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Niocorp Developments (NB) $399.70M, Evolution Metals & Technologies (EMAT) $954.41M.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Niocorp Developments (NB) returned the most: Niocorp Developments (NB) -53.4%, Evolution Metals & Technologies (EMAT) -88.6%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Niocorp Developments (NB) has been the steadiest (Niocorp Developments (NB) 87.8%, Evolution Metals & Technologies (EMAT) 189.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do NB and EMAT move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.16, a weak relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, NB and EMAT?

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