NEXM vs NEXA vs ALM Stock Comparison

NexMetals Mining, Nexa Resources and Almonty Industries Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NEXM NexMetals Mining Corp.
$1.38 -36.4% 1M -71.7% 1Y
Market cap
$49.91M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$314.41K
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
2 wins
NEXA Nexa Resources S.A.
$11.65 -6.4% 1M +105.5% 1Y
Market cap
$1.58B
P/E
6.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.46B
Div. yield
0.00%
Copper Basic Materials
4 wins
ALM Almonty Industries Inc.
$9.20 -32.9% 1M +32.4% 1Y
Market cap
$1.99B
P/E
34.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$62.16M
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionNEXMNEXAALMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $49.91M $1.58B $1.99B ALM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.3x 6.7x 34.9x NEXA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 4.1x 15.3x NEXA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +280.5% +24.3% +208.0% NEXM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -11,801.7% 6.8% 91.6% ALM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.3x -0.7x ALM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -71.7% +105.5% +32.4% NEXA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -46.2%/yr +4.7%/yr +42.6%/yr ALM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 70.3% 74.2% 92.8% NEXM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 77/100 62/100 NEXA

Percentile Scorecard

NEXMNEXAALM

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

AxisNEXMNEXAALM
Valuation 8 #150 of 162 100 #1 of 162 32 #110 of 162
Growth 58 #63 of 147 76 #36 of 147 93 #12 of 147
Profitability 3 #119 of 122 65 #44 of 122 79 #26 of 122
Financial Health 83 #29 of 165 75 #42 of 165 45 #91 of 165
Shareholder Returns – 71 #32 of 107 –
Overall 38 77 62
  • NEXM ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • NEXA ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • ALM 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

PeriodNEXMNEXAALMSPY
1 month -36.4%-6.4%-32.9% -0.8%
3 months -35.2%-9.7%-31.1% +3.5%
6 months -45.5%-19.8%-57.2% +7.0%
Year to date -64.7%+31.6%+4.4% +12.2%
1 year -71.7%+105.5%+32.4% +13.0%
3 years -94.1%+110.7%+922.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year -61.1%+28.2%+117.1% +23.1%
5 years -95.5%+25.5%+489.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year -46.2%+4.7%+42.6% +11.0%
10 years -97.9%—+2,090.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year -32.0%—+36.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureNEXMNEXAALMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 70.3%74.2%92.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 73.5%76.1%89.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.472.373.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.021.420.35 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -97.2%-59.3%-62.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -69.6%-30.3%-60.7% -1.8%
52-week high $4.54$16.72$23.42 $779.14
52-week low $1.38$5.25$5.59 $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.

MultipleNEXMNEXAALM
P/E now vs peer median -1.3xmedian 12.8x 6.6xmedian 12.8x 33.6xmedian 12.8x
P/S now vs peer median 156.5xmedian 3.1x 0.4xmedian 3.1x 38.9xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.0x 1.2xmedian 7.0x 5.4xmedian 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -0.8xmedian 15.2x 1.2xmedian 15.2x —median 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 2.1x —median 2.1x 6.2xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median -0.06median 0.29 0.15median 0.29 —median 0.29

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 monthsNEXMNEXAALM
Revenue $314.41K $3.46B $62.16M
Gross profit – $983.10M $29.80M
Operating income – $767.60M $30.20M
Net income -$37.11M -$177.00M -$73.22B
Free cash flow -$60.22M $1.24B –
R&D $26.75M $82.60M –
EPS (diluted) $-1.04 $1.78 $0.27
Cash & equivalents $11.93M $379.74M $863.71M
Total debt $3.73M $122.12M $887.79M
Shares (diluted) 35.65M 132.44M 208.03M
Enterprise value -$20.04M -$245.24M $831.88M

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
MetricNEXMNEXAALM
P/E -1.3x 6.6x 33.6x
P/FCF -0.8x 1.2x –
P/Operating cash flow -1.4x 1.8x –
P/S 156.5x 0.4x 38.9x
P/B 1.1x – 6.2x
P/Tangible book 1.1x – 6.2x
EV/EBITDA – 1.2x 5.4x
EV/EBIT – 1.7x 70.4x
EV/Revenue 121.2x 0.4x 34.2x
EV/FCF -0.6x 1.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow -1.1x 1.5x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.06 0.15 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNEXMNEXAALM
Revenue growth (1Y) 280.5% 24.3% 208.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 48.4% 7.6% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 85.8% 7,264%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 43.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 139.6% 9,134%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 130.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) 3.3% -60.2% -161.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 3.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) 41.8% 287.5% 162.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 22.0% 43.5% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -11.0% 2.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.8% 64.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -90.2% 119.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -35.7% 90.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNEXMNEXAALM
Gross margin – 28.4% 47.9%
EBITDA margin – 31.1% 635.6%
Operating margin – 22.2% 48.6%
Pretax margin – 30.5% 234.8%
Net margin -11,802% 6.8% 91.6%
FCF margin -19,155% 35.9% –
Operating cash flow margin -10,819% 25.0% –
Return on equity – – –
Return on assets – -3.3% –
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – 14.4% –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.6x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x -4.9x –
Stock comp / revenue 669.6% – 7,418%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNEXMNEXAALM
Debt / assets 1.7% 2.3% 47.7%
Debt / equity 0.0x – 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.3x -0.7x
Debt / FCF 0.0x 0.1x –
Liabilities / assets 12.7% 71.9% 67.6%
Equity / assets 87.3% – 32.4%
Interest coverage – 2.6x 4.8x
Current ratio 5.2x – 9.6x
Quick ratio 4.7x 75.7x 9.4x
Cash ratio 4.7x 51.6x 9.3x
Altman Z-score – – 2.63

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNEXMNEXAALM
Dividend yield – 1.1% –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – 1.1% –
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.

ConsensusNEXMNEXAALM
Forward P/E – 4.1xFY2026 15.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $2.86FY2026 $0.60FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +186.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +17.5% +115.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $3.54BFY2026 $228.30MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +18.1%FY2026 +864.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -1.8% +190.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNEXMNEXAALM
Held by institutions 17.5% 11.3% 59.4%
Institutions holding 15 109 181
Change in shares held, QoQ -7.1% -6.6% +27.9%
Institutions buying 7 85 140
Institutions selling 4 19 30
Buyers to sellers 1.75 4.47 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.

NEXMNEXAALM
NEXM 1.00 0.33 0.23
NEXA 0.33 1.00 0.39
ALM 0.23 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NEXM, NEXA and ALM?

Almonty Industries (ALM) is the largest by market capitalisation: NexMetals Mining (NEXM) $49.91M, Nexa Resources (NEXA) $1.58B, Almonty Industries (ALM) $1.99B.

Which stock is cheaper, NEXM, NEXA and ALM?

Nexa Resources (NEXA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (NexMetals Mining (NEXM) -1.3x, Nexa Resources (NEXA) 6.7x, Almonty Industries (ALM) 34.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nexa Resources (NEXA) is cheapest (Nexa Resources (NEXA) 4.1x, Almonty Industries (ALM) 15.3x). 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%, Nexa Resources (NEXA) +24.3%, Almonty Industries (ALM) +208.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Almonty Industries (ALM) has the highest net margin (NexMetals Mining (NEXM) -11,801.7%, Nexa Resources (NEXA) 6.8%, Almonty Industries (ALM) 91.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nexa Resources (NEXA) returned the most: NexMetals Mining (NEXM) -71.7%, Nexa Resources (NEXA) +105.5%, Almonty Industries (ALM) +32.4%. Over five years, Almonty Industries (ALM) compounded fastest (NexMetals Mining (NEXM) -46.2%/yr, Nexa Resources (NEXA) +4.7%/yr, Almonty Industries (ALM) +42.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: NexMetals Mining (NEXM) 0.00%, Nexa Resources (NEXA) 0.00%, Almonty Industries (ALM) 0.00%. NexMetals Mining (NEXM) and Almonty Industries (ALM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, NexMetals Mining (NEXM) has been the steadiest (NexMetals Mining (NEXM) 70.3%, Nexa Resources (NEXA) 74.2%, Almonty Industries (ALM) 92.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.