NEXA vs NEXM vs PLG Stock Comparison

Nexa Resources, NexMetals Mining and Platinum Group Metals Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NEXA Nexa Resources S.A.
$11.93 -4.2% 1M +116.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.56B
P/E
6.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.46B
Div. yield
0.00%
Copper Basic Materials
5 wins
NEXM NexMetals Mining Corp.
$1.41 -35.0% 1M -68.9% 1Y
Market cap
$51.33M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$314.41K
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
2 wins
PLG Platinum Group Metals Ltd
$1.10 -16.7% 1M -50.5% 1Y
Market cap
$115.89M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$50.98M
Div. yield
–
Platinum and Palladium Basic Materials

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Nexa Resources leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Nexa Resources 5, NexMetals Mining 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNEXANEXMPLGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.56B $51.33M $115.89M NEXA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 6.6x -1.4x -22.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 4.2x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.3% +280.5% — NEXM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.8% -11,801.7% -9.9% NEXA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.3x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +116.9% -68.9% -50.5% NEXA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.2%/yr -46.6%/yr -14.4%/yr NEXA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 74.1% 70.2% 76.1% NEXM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 77/100 38/100 45/100 NEXA

Percentile Scorecard

NEXANEXMPLG

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

AxisNEXANEXMPLG
Valuation 100 #1 of 162 8 #149 of 162 68 #52 of 162
Growth 76 #36 of 147 58 #63 of 147 14 #126 of 147
Profitability 65 #44 of 122 3 #119 of 122 42 #71 of 122
Financial Health 74 #43 of 164 83 #29 of 164 90 #17 of 164
Shareholder Returns 70 #33 of 107 – 8 #99 of 107
Overall 77 38 45
  • NEXA ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • NEXM ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • PLG 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

PeriodNEXANEXMPLGSPY
1 month -4.2%-35.0%-16.7% -0.2%
3 months -3.5%-33.5%-11.3% +3.9%
6 months -15.1%-42.7%-36.0% +8.2%
Year to date +34.8%-63.9%-53.4% +12.9%
1 year +116.9%-68.9%-50.5% +12.3%
3 years +115.7%-94.0%+2.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +29.2%-60.8%+0.9% +23.3%
5 years +28.7%-95.6%-54.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year +5.2%-46.6%-14.4% +10.9%
10 years —-98.3%-93.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year —-33.5%-24.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNEXANEXMPLGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 74.1%70.2%76.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 76.1%73.5%81.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.371.473.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.58-0.98-0.66 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.3%-97.2%-69.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.6%-68.9%-68.4% -1.2%
52-week high $16.72$4.54$3.48 $779.14
52-week low $5.25$1.38$1.06 $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.

MultipleNEXANEXMPLG
P/E now vs peer median 6.7xmedian 13.3x -1.4xmedian 13.3x -22.9xmedian 13.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 3.2x 159.9xmedian 3.2x 2.4xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 7.3x —median 7.3x —median 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 14.7x -0.8xmedian 14.7x —median 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.2x 1.2xmedian 2.2x 1.7xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.15median 0.31 -0.06median 0.31 0.45median 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 monthsNEXANEXMPLG
Revenue $3.46B $314.41K $50.98M
Gross profit $983.10M – –
Operating income $767.60M – –
Net income -$177.00M -$37.11M -$5.06M
Free cash flow $1.24B -$60.22M –
R&D $82.60M $26.75M –
EPS (diluted) $1.78 $-1.04 $-0.05
Cash & equivalents $379.74M $11.93M $44.68M
Total debt $122.12M $3.73M –
Shares (diluted) 132.44M 35.65M 105.44M
Enterprise value -$267.75M -$18.62M -$3.67M

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
MetricNEXANEXMPLG
P/E 6.7x -1.4x -22.9x
P/FCF 1.3x -0.8x –
P/Operating cash flow 1.8x -1.5x –
P/S 0.5x 159.9x 2.4x
P/B – 1.2x 1.7x
P/Tangible book – 1.2x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA 1.2x – –
EV/EBIT 1.7x – –
EV/Revenue 0.4x 124.6x 1.6x
EV/FCF 1.1x -0.7x –
EV/Operating cash flow 1.5x -1.2x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.15 -0.06 0.45

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNEXANEXMPLG
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.3% 280.5% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.6% 48.4% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 85.8% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 43.9% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 139.6% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 130.6% – –
Net income growth (1Y) -60.2% 3.3% 3.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.5% 8.0% -53.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 287.5% 41.8% 6.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 43.5% 22.0% -50.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2.4% -11.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 64.5% -5.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 119.5% -90.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 90.5% -35.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNEXANEXMPLG
Gross margin 28.4% – –
EBITDA margin 31.1% – –
Operating margin 22.2% – –
Pretax margin 30.5% – –
Net margin 6.8% -11,802% -9.9%
FCF margin 35.9% -19,155% –
Operating cash flow margin 25.0% -10,819% –
Return on equity – – -5.2%
Return on assets -3.3% – -4.4%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed 14.4% – –
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.0x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -4.9x 0.9x –
Stock comp / revenue – 669.6% 2.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNEXANEXMPLG
Debt / assets 2.3% 1.7% –
Debt / equity – 0.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x – –
Debt / FCF 0.1x 0.0x –
Liabilities / assets 71.9% 12.7% 27.3%
Equity / assets – 87.3% 72.7%
Interest coverage 2.6x – –
Current ratio – 5.2x 58.5x
Quick ratio 75.7x 4.7x 58.3x
Cash ratio 51.6x 4.7x 58.0x
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNEXANEXMPLG
Dividend yield 1.1% – –
Net buyback yield – – -37.5%
Shareholder yield 1.1% – -37.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) -3.8% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 0.5% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -1.2% – –
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.

ConsensusNEXANEXMPLG
Forward P/E 4.2xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $2.86FY2026 – $-0.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +186.0%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +17.5% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.54BFY2026 – $0.00FY2023
Revenue growth, next FY +18.1%FY2026 – –
Revenue growth, the year after -1.8% – –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNEXANEXMPLG
Held by institutions 11.3% 17.5% 15.8%
Institutions holding 109 15 66
Change in shares held, QoQ -6.6% -7.1% -2.0%
Institutions buying 85 7 31
Institutions selling 19 4 21
Buyers to sellers 4.47 1.75 1.48

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.

NEXANEXMPLG
NEXA 1.00 0.33 0.56
NEXM 0.33 1.00 0.46
PLG 0.56 0.46 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NEXA, NEXM and PLG?

Nexa Resources (NEXA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nexa Resources (NEXA) $1.56B, NexMetals Mining (NEXM) $51.33M, Platinum Group Metals (PLG) $115.89M.

Which company is growing faster?

NexMetals Mining (NEXM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Nexa Resources (NEXA) +24.3%, NexMetals Mining (NEXM) +280.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nexa Resources (NEXA) has the highest net margin (Nexa Resources (NEXA) 6.8%, NexMetals Mining (NEXM) -11,801.7%, Platinum Group Metals (PLG) -9.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nexa Resources (NEXA) returned the most: Nexa Resources (NEXA) +116.9%, NexMetals Mining (NEXM) -68.9%, Platinum Group Metals (PLG) -50.5%. Over five years, Nexa Resources (NEXA) compounded fastest (Nexa Resources (NEXA) +5.2%/yr, NexMetals Mining (NEXM) -46.6%/yr, Platinum Group Metals (PLG) -14.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Nexa Resources (NEXA) 0.00%, NexMetals Mining (NEXM) 0.00%, Platinum Group Metals (PLG) 0.00%. NexMetals Mining (NEXM) and Platinum Group Metals (PLG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, NexMetals Mining (NEXM) has been the steadiest (Nexa Resources (NEXA) 74.1%, NexMetals Mining (NEXM) 70.2%, Platinum Group Metals (PLG) 76.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NEXA, NEXM and PLG?

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.