NEXM vs PLG vs NEXA Stock Comparison

NexMetals Mining, Platinum Group Metals and Nexa Resources Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NEXM NexMetals Mining Corp.
$1.41 -35.0% 1M -68.9% 1Y
Market cap
$51.69M
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
$111.77M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$50.98M
Div. yield
–
Platinum and Palladium Basic Materials
NEXA Nexa Resources S.A.
$11.93 -4.2% 1M +116.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.55B
P/E
6.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.46B
Div. yield
0.00%
Copper Basic Materials
5 wins

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.

QuestionNEXMPLGNEXALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $51.69M $111.77M $1.55B NEXA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.4x -22.1x 6.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 4.2x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +280.5% — +24.3% NEXM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -11,801.7% -9.9% 6.8% 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 -68.9% -50.5% +116.9% NEXA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -46.6%/yr -14.4%/yr +5.2%/yr NEXA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 70.2% 76.1% 74.1% NEXM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 45/100 77/100 NEXA

Percentile Scorecard

NEXMPLGNEXA

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

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

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

Risk

MeasureNEXMPLGNEXASPY
Volatility, 1Y 70.2%76.1%74.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 73.5%81.9%76.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.473.282.37 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.98-0.661.58 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -97.2%-69.5%-59.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -68.9%-68.4%-28.6% -1.2%
52-week high $4.54$3.48$16.72 $779.14
52-week low $1.38$1.06$5.25 $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.

MultipleNEXMPLGNEXA
P/E now vs peer median -1.4xmedian 13.3x -22.9xmedian 13.3x 6.7xmedian 13.3x
P/S now vs peer median 159.9xmedian 3.2x 2.4xmedian 3.2x 0.5xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.3x —median 7.3x 1.2xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -0.8xmedian 14.7x —median 14.7x 1.3xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 2.2x 1.7xmedian 2.2x —median 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.06median 0.31 0.45median 0.31 0.15median 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 monthsNEXMPLGNEXA
Revenue $314.41K $50.98M $3.46B
Gross profit – – $983.10M
Operating income – – $767.60M
Net income -$37.11M -$5.06M -$177.00M
Free cash flow -$60.22M – $1.24B
R&D $26.75M – $82.60M
EPS (diluted) $-1.04 $-0.05 $1.78
Cash & equivalents $11.93M $44.68M $379.74M
Total debt $3.73M – $122.12M
Shares (diluted) 35.65M 105.44M 132.44M
Enterprise value -$18.26M -$7.79M -$281.00M

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

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNEXMPLGNEXA
Revenue growth (1Y) 280.5% – 24.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 48.4% – 7.6%
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) 3.3% 3.1% -60.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 8.0% -53.7% 3.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 41.8% 6.0% 287.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 22.0% -50.4% 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
MetricNEXMPLGNEXA
Gross margin – – 28.4%
EBITDA margin – – 31.1%
Operating margin – – 22.2%
Pretax margin – – 30.5%
Net margin -11,802% -9.9% 6.8%
FCF margin -19,155% – 35.9%
Operating cash flow margin -10,819% – 25.0%
Return on equity – -5.2% –
Return on assets – -4.4% -3.3%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – – 14.4%
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.5x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x – -4.9x
Stock comp / revenue 669.6% 2.8% –

Financial Health

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

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNEXMPLGNEXA
Dividend yield – – 1.1%
Net buyback yield – -37.5% –
Shareholder yield – -37.5% 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.

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

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

NEXMPLGNEXA
NEXM 1.00 0.46 0.33
PLG 0.46 1.00 0.56
NEXA 0.33 0.56 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NEXM, PLG and NEXA?

Nexa Resources (NEXA) is the largest by market capitalisation: NexMetals Mining (NEXM) $51.69M, Platinum Group Metals (PLG) $111.77M, Nexa Resources (NEXA) $1.55B.

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%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nexa Resources (NEXA) returned the most: NexMetals Mining (NEXM) -68.9%, Platinum Group Metals (PLG) -50.5%, Nexa Resources (NEXA) +116.9%. Over five years, Nexa Resources (NEXA) compounded fastest (NexMetals Mining (NEXM) -46.6%/yr, Platinum Group Metals (PLG) -14.4%/yr, Nexa Resources (NEXA) +5.2%/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%, Platinum Group Metals (PLG) 0.00%, Nexa Resources (NEXA) 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 (NexMetals Mining (NEXM) 70.2%, Platinum Group Metals (PLG) 76.1%, Nexa Resources (NEXA) 74.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.