NEXM vs PLG vs WPM Stock Comparison

NexMetals Mining, Platinum Group Metals and Wheaton Precious Metals Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NEXM NexMetals Mining Corp.
$1.38 -36.4% 1M -71.7% 1Y
Market cap
$49.19M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$314.41K
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
1 win
PLG Platinum Group Metals Ltd
$1.07 -18.9% 1M -52.9% 1Y
Market cap
$120.45M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$50.98M
Div. yield
–
Platinum and Palladium Basic Materials
1 win
WPM Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.
$122.36 -14.4% 1M +24.7% 1Y
Market cap
$55.56B
P/E
27.2x
Revenue (TTM)
-$35.66M
Div. yield
0.63%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Wheaton Precious Metals leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Wheaton Precious Metals 5, NexMetals Mining 1, Platinum Group Metals 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNEXMPLGWPMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $49.19M $120.45M $55.56B WPM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.3x -22.3x 27.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 28.7x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +280.5% — -6.5% NEXM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -11,801.7% -9.9% — PLG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 18.7% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 0.7x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 0.63% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -71.7% -52.9% +24.7% WPM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -46.2%/yr -14.5%/yr +24.3%/yr WPM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 70.3% 76.2% 50.7% WPM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 37/100 50/100 78/100 WPM

Percentile Scorecard

NEXMPLGWPM

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

AxisNEXMPLGWPM
Valuation 10 #103 of 114 74 #30 of 114 78 #32 of 139
Growth 52 #50 of 102 22 #80 of 102 89 #9 of 73
Profitability 4 #78 of 81 51 #40 of 81 99 #2 of 91
Financial Health 82 #23 of 120 92 #11 of 120 78 #30 of 130
Shareholder Returns – 10 #66 of 73 48 #22 of 41
Overall 37 50 78
  • NEXM ranked among 128 companies in Metals and Mining
  • PLG ranked among 128 companies in Metals and Mining
  • WPM ranked among 166 companies in Asset and Wealth Management

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodNEXMPLGWPMSPY
1 month -36.4%-18.9%-14.4% -0.8%
3 months -35.2%-15.7%+9.2% +3.5%
6 months -45.5%-40.6%-10.4% +7.0%
Year to date -64.7%-54.7%+4.1% +12.2%
1 year -71.7%-52.9%+24.7% +13.0%
3 years -94.1%0.0%+181.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year -61.1%0.0%+41.2% +23.1%
5 years -95.5%-54.3%+196.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year -46.2%-14.5%+24.3% +11.0%
10 years -97.9%-93.9%+410.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year -32.0%-24.4%+17.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureNEXMPLGWPMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 70.3%76.2%50.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 73.5%81.9%54.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.473.281.94 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.02-0.690.49 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -97.2%-69.5%-43.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -69.6%-69.3%-26.2% -1.8%
52-week high $4.54$3.48$165.72 $779.14
52-week low $1.38$1.06$94.37 $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.

MultipleNEXMPLGWPM
P/E now vs peer median -1.3xmedian 10.6x -22.3xmedian 10.6x 27.2xmedian 41.7x
P/S now vs peer median 156.5xmedian 3.1x 2.4xmedian 3.1x -1,558xmedian 11.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 5.9x —median 5.9x 21.8xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -0.8xmedian 11.3x —median 11.3x 21.8xmedian 17.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 2.3x 1.6xmedian 2.3x 5.7xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -0.06median 0.17 0.44median 0.17 0.47median 0.92

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 monthsNEXMPLGWPM
Revenue $314.41K $50.98M -$35.66M
Gross profit – – $2.40B
Operating income – – $2.28B
Net income -$37.11M -$5.06M $2.05B
Free cash flow -$60.22M – $2.54B
R&D $26.75M – –
EPS (diluted) $-1.04 $-0.05 $4.48
Cash & equivalents $11.93M $44.68M $100.19M
Total debt $3.73M – $1.99B
Shares (diluted) 35.65M 105.44M 454.69M
Enterprise value -$20.76M $25.57M $50.98B

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
MetricNEXMPLGWPM
P/E -1.3x -22.3x 27.2x
P/FCF -0.8x – 21.8x
P/Operating cash flow -1.4x – 21.8x
P/S 156.5x 2.4x -1,558x
P/B 1.1x 1.6x 5.7x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 1.6x 5.7x
EV/EBITDA – – 21.8x
EV/EBIT – – 25.2x
EV/Revenue 121.2x 1.5x -1,611x
EV/FCF -0.6x – 22.6x
EV/Operating cash flow -1.1x – 22.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.06 0.44 0.47

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNEXMPLGWPM
Revenue growth (1Y) 280.5% – -6.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 48.4% – -17.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 114.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 69.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 149.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 73.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 3.3% 3.1% 159.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 8.0% -53.7% 49.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 41.8% 6.0% 158.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 22.0% -50.4% 58.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -11.0% – 88.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.8% – 56.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -90.2% – 88.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -35.7% – 56.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNEXMPLGWPM
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – – –
Net margin -11,802% -9.9% –
FCF margin -19,155% – –
Operating cash flow margin -10,819% – -7,135%
Return on equity – -5.2% 21.5%
Return on assets – -4.4% 18.5%
Return on invested capital – – 18.7%
Return on capital employed – – 21.2%
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.5x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x – 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 669.6% 2.8% -67.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNEXMPLGWPM
Debt / assets 1.7% – 16.3%
Debt / equity 0.0x – 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 0.7x
Debt / FCF 0.0x – 0.8x
Liabilities / assets 12.7% 27.3% 20.3%
Equity / assets 87.3% 72.7% 79.7%
Interest coverage – – 61.9x
Current ratio 5.2x 58.5x 0.5x
Quick ratio 4.7x 58.3x 0.5x
Cash ratio 4.7x 58.0x 0.4x
Altman Z-score – – 14.76

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNEXMPLGWPM
Dividend yield – – 0.6%
Net buyback yield – -38.5% 0.0%
Shareholder yield – -38.5% 0.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 23.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 19.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 11.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 7.9%

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.

ConsensusNEXMPLGWPM
Forward P/E – – 28.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $-0.07FY2026 $4.26FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +41.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +22.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $0.00FY2023 $3.36BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – – +45.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – – +23.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNEXMPLGWPM
Held by institutions 17.5% 15.8% 63.9%
Institutions holding 15 66 846
Change in shares held, QoQ -7.1% -2.0% +2.8%
Institutions buying 7 31 419
Institutions selling 4 21 266
Buyers to sellers 1.75 1.48 1.58

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.

NEXMPLGWPM
NEXM 1.00 0.45 0.45
PLG 0.45 1.00 0.76
WPM 0.45 0.76 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NEXM, PLG and WPM?

Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) is the largest by market capitalisation: NexMetals Mining (NEXM) $49.19M, Platinum Group Metals (PLG) $120.45M, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) $55.56B.

Which company is growing faster?

NexMetals Mining (NEXM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: NexMetals Mining (NEXM) +280.5%, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) -6.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) returned the most: NexMetals Mining (NEXM) -71.7%, Platinum Group Metals (PLG) -52.9%, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) +24.7%. Over five years, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) compounded fastest (NexMetals Mining (NEXM) -46.2%/yr, Platinum Group Metals (PLG) -14.5%/yr, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) +24.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) 0.63%. NexMetals Mining (NEXM) and Platinum Group Metals (PLG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) has been the steadiest (NexMetals Mining (NEXM) 70.3%, Platinum Group Metals (PLG) 76.2%, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) 50.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) 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.