NEXM vs ALM vs LCU Stock Comparison

NexMetals Mining, Almonty Industries and Lion Copper Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NEXM NexMetals Mining Corp.
$1.41 -26.6% 1M -65.1% 1Y
Market cap
$47.13M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$314.41K
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
2 wins
ALM Almonty Industries Inc.
$9.30 -29.5% 1M +31.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.79B
P/E
31.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$62.16M
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
4 wins
LCU Lion Copper Corp.
$4.40 -11.5% 1M +63.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.80B
P/E
250.1x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
2 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Almonty Industries leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Almonty Industries 4, Lion Copper 2, NexMetals Mining 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNEXMALMLCULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $47.13M $1.79B $1.80B LCU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.3x 31.4x 250.1x ALM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 15.5x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +280.5% +208.0% — NEXM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -11,801.7% 91.6% — ALM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.7x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -65.1% +31.2% +63.0% LCU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -46.2%/yr +40.7%/yr +3.1%/yr ALM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 69.3% 92.0% 153.3% NEXM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 63/100 46/100 ALM

Percentile Scorecard

NEXMALMLCU

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

AxisNEXMALMLCU
Valuation 8 #150 of 163 33 #109 of 163 65 #58 of 163
Growth 59 #62 of 148 93 #11 of 148 80 #30 of 148
Profitability 3 #120 of 123 80 #25 of 123 16 #104 of 123
Financial Health 82 #30 of 164 45 #90 of 164 42 #96 of 164
Shareholder Returns – – 25 #81 of 108
Overall 38 63 46
  • NEXM ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • ALM ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • LCU 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

PeriodNEXMALMLCUSPY
1 month -26.6%-29.5%-11.5% +0.7%
3 months -33.8%-20.3%-14.2% +3.7%
6 months -47.8%-57.1%-34.8% +7.1%
Year to date -63.9%+5.6%+16.4% +12.8%
1 year -65.1%+31.2%+63.0% +11.9%
3 years -93.8%+956.8%+225.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year -60.4%+119.6%+48.3% +22.8%
5 years -95.5%+450.3%+16.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year -46.2%+40.7%+3.1% +10.9%
10 years -97.9%+2,168.3%+225.9% +262.0%
10 years, per year -32.1%+36.6%+12.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNEXMALMLCUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 69.3%92.0%153.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 71.4%89.3%185.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.523.13-0.03 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.940.340.41 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -97.2%-62.6%-73.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -68.9%-60.3%-49.3% -1.2%
52-week high $4.54$23.42$8.68 $779.14
52-week low $1.38$5.59$2.43 $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.

MultipleNEXMALMLCU
P/E now vs peer median -1.4xmedian 13.2x 34.0xmedian 13.2x 263.5xmedian 13.2x
P/S now vs peer median 159.9xmedian 3.1x 39.3xmedian 3.1x —median 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.2x 5.4xmedian 7.2x —median 7.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -0.8xmedian 15.2x —median 15.2x 5.4xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 2.2x 6.3xmedian 2.2x 3.4xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.06median 0.30 —median 0.30 5.21median 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 monthsNEXMALMLCU
Revenue $314.41K $62.16M –
Gross profit – $29.80M –
Operating income – $30.20M -$14.76M
Net income -$37.11M -$73.22B -$2.10M
Free cash flow -$60.22M – $12.93M
R&D $26.75M – –
EPS (diluted) $-1.04 $0.27 $0.02
Cash & equivalents $11.93M $863.71M –
Total debt $3.73M $887.79M $11.38M
Shares (diluted) 35.65M 208.03M 430.24M
Enterprise value -$22.82M $629.05M $1.80B

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
MetricNEXMALMLCU
P/E -1.4x 34.0x 263.5x
P/FCF -0.8x – 5.4x
P/Operating cash flow -1.5x – 5.4x
P/S 159.9x 39.3x –
P/B 1.2x 6.3x 3.4x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 6.3x 3.4x
EV/EBITDA – 5.4x –
EV/EBIT – 71.3x -4.9x
EV/Revenue 124.6x 34.6x –
EV/FCF -0.7x – 5.6x
EV/Operating cash flow -1.2x – 5.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.06 – 5.21

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNEXMALMLCU
Revenue growth (1Y) 280.5% 208.0% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 48.4% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 7,264% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 9,134% -273.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – -60.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 3.3% -161.1% 59.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 8.0% – 19.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 41.8% 162.7% 290.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 22.0% – 50.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -11.0% – 327.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.8% – 197.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -90.2% – 326.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -35.7% – 197.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNEXMALMLCU
Gross margin – 47.9% –
EBITDA margin – 635.6% –
Operating margin – 48.6% –
Pretax margin – 234.8% –
Net margin -11,802% 91.6% –
FCF margin -19,155% – –
Operating cash flow margin -10,819% – –
Return on equity – – -66.5%
Return on assets – – -29.7%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – – -55.8%
Asset turnover 0.0x – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x – -6.2x
Stock comp / revenue 669.6% 7,418% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNEXMALMLCU
Debt / assets 1.7% 47.7% 6.0%
Debt / equity 0.0x 1.5x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.7x –
Debt / FCF 0.0x – 0.2x
Liabilities / assets 12.7% 67.6% 53.0%
Equity / assets 87.3% 32.4% 47.0%
Interest coverage – 4.8x –
Current ratio 5.2x 9.6x 1.1x
Quick ratio 4.7x 9.4x –
Cash ratio 4.7x 9.3x –
Altman Z-score – 2.65 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNEXMALMLCU
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – -5.9%
Shareholder yield – – -5.9%
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.

ConsensusNEXMALMLCU
Forward P/E – 15.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year – $0.60FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +115.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year – $228.30MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY – +864.1%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after – +190.0% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNEXMALMLCU
Held by institutions 17.5% 59.4% –
Institutions holding 15 181 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -7.1% +27.9% –
Institutions buying 7 140 –
Institutions selling 4 30 –
Buyers to sellers 1.75 4.67 –

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.

NEXMALMLCU
NEXM 1.00 0.23 0.02
ALM 0.23 1.00 0.05
LCU 0.02 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NEXM, ALM and LCU?

Lion Copper (LCU) is the largest by market capitalisation: NexMetals Mining (NEXM) $47.13M, Almonty Industries (ALM) $1.79B, Lion Copper (LCU) $1.80B.

Which stock is cheaper, NEXM, ALM and LCU?

Almonty Industries (ALM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (NexMetals Mining (NEXM) -1.3x, Almonty Industries (ALM) 31.4x, Lion Copper (LCU) 250.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

NexMetals Mining (NEXM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: NexMetals Mining (NEXM) +280.5%, Almonty Industries (ALM) +208.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Almonty Industries (ALM) has the highest net margin (NexMetals Mining (NEXM) -11,801.7%, Almonty Industries (ALM) 91.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lion Copper (LCU) returned the most: NexMetals Mining (NEXM) -65.1%, Almonty Industries (ALM) +31.2%, Lion Copper (LCU) +63.0%. Over five years, Almonty Industries (ALM) compounded fastest (NexMetals Mining (NEXM) -46.2%/yr, Almonty Industries (ALM) +40.7%/yr, Lion Copper (LCU) +3.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, NexMetals Mining (NEXM) has been the steadiest (NexMetals Mining (NEXM) 69.3%, Almonty Industries (ALM) 92.0%, Lion Copper (LCU) 153.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NEXM, ALM and LCU?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Almonty Industries (ALM) leads on 4. 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.