NEXM vs SBSW vs IE Stock Comparison

NexMetals Mining, Sibanye Stillwater and Ivanhoe Electric 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
1 win
SBSW Sibanye Stillwater Ltd
$9.23 -9.2% 1M -14.1% 1Y
Market cap
$6.01B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Platinum and Palladium Basic Materials
4 wins
IE Ivanhoe Electric Inc.
$8.42 -20.8% 1M -39.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.22B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.02M
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
2 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Sibanye Stillwater leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Sibanye Stillwater 4, Ivanhoe Electric 2, NexMetals Mining 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNEXMSBSWIELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $47.13M $6.01B $1.22B SBSW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.3x — -35.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 4.1x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +280.5% — -20.6% NEXM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -11,801.7% — -1,138.7% IE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 0.0% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -13.0x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -65.1% -14.1% -39.9% SBSW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -46.2%/yr -8.3%/yr — SBSW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 69.3% 65.0% 77.0% SBSW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 — 45/100 IE

Percentile Scorecard

NEXMSBSWIE

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

AxisNEXMSBSWIE
Valuation 8 #150 of 163 – 25 #122 of 163
Growth 59 #62 of 148 – 63 #56 of 148
Profitability 3 #120 of 123 – 38 #77 of 123
Financial Health 82 #30 of 164 – 87 #23 of 164
Shareholder Returns – 100 #1 of 108 14 #93 of 108
Overall 38 – 45
  • NEXM ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SBSW ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • IE 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

PeriodNEXMSBSWIESPY
1 month -26.6%-9.2%-20.8% +0.7%
3 months -33.8%+1.5%-9.9% +3.7%
6 months -47.8%-23.2%-34.4% +7.1%
Year to date -63.9%-35.2%-47.3% +12.8%
1 year -65.1%-14.1%-39.9% +11.9%
3 years -93.8%+77.8%-15.4% +85.2%
3 years, per year -60.4%+21.2%-5.4% +22.8%
5 years -95.5%-35.0%— +67.6%
5 years, per year -46.2%-8.3%— +10.9%
10 years -97.9%-10.9%— +262.0%
10 years, per year -32.1%-1.1%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNEXMSBSWIESPY
Volatility, 1Y 69.3%65.0%77.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 71.4%66.2%81.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.522.653.34 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.94-0.22-0.52 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -97.2%-84.4%-71.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -68.9%-56.3%-57.7% -1.2%
52-week high $4.54$21.12$19.92 $779.14
52-week low $1.38$8.00$7.68 $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.

MultipleNEXMSBSWIE
P/E now vs peer median -1.4xmedian 13.2x —median 13.2x -38.7xmedian 13.2x
P/S now vs peer median 159.9xmedian 3.1x —median 3.1x 444.5xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.2x —median 7.2x 66.0xmedian 7.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -0.8xmedian 15.2x —median 15.2x -16.2xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 2.2x —median 2.2x 2.5xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.06median 0.30 —median 0.30 -0.79median 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 monthsNEXMSBSWIE
Revenue $314.41K – $3.02M
Gross profit – – $1.78M
Operating income – – $14.34M
Net income -$37.11M – -$5.89M
Free cash flow -$60.22M – -$83.11M
R&D $26.75M – $78.04M
EPS (diluted) $-1.04 – $-0.22
Cash & equivalents $11.93M – $256.88M
Total debt $3.73M $2.24B $214.09M
Shares (diluted) 35.65M 707.64M 158.35M
Enterprise value -$22.82M $6.01B $430.66M

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
MetricNEXMSBSWIE
P/E -1.4x – -38.7x
P/FCF -0.8x – -16.2x
P/Operating cash flow -1.5x – -12.7x
P/S 159.9x – 444.5x
P/B 1.2x – 2.5x
P/Tangible book 1.2x – 2.5x
EV/EBITDA – – 66.0x
EV/EBIT – – 78.2x
EV/Revenue 124.6x – 371.2x
EV/FCF -0.7x – -13.5x
EV/Operating cash flow -1.2x – -10.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.06 – -0.79

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNEXMSBSWIE
Revenue growth (1Y) 280.5% – -20.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 48.4% – -4.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – -28.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 56.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 111.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 27.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 3.3% – 93.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 8.0% – 67.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 41.8% – 64.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 22.0% – 49.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -11.0% – 6.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.8% – 8.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -90.2% – 28.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -35.7% – 17.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNEXMSBSWIE
Gross margin – – 58.7%
EBITDA margin – – 562.4%
Operating margin – – 474.5%
Pretax margin – – 207.3%
Net margin -11,802% – -1,139%
FCF margin -19,155% – -2,749%
Operating cash flow margin -10,819% – -3,507%
Return on equity – – -1.1%
Return on assets – – -1.0%
Return on invested capital – – 0.0%
Return on capital employed – – 2.7%
Asset turnover 0.0x – 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x – 18.0x
Stock comp / revenue 669.6% – 365.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNEXMSBSWIE
Debt / assets 1.7% – 6.0%
Debt / equity 0.0x – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -13.0x
Debt / FCF 0.0x – -0.4x
Liabilities / assets 12.7% – 9.3%
Equity / assets 87.3% – 90.7%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 5.2x – 5.0x
Quick ratio 4.7x – 5.2x
Cash ratio 4.7x – 4.8x
Altman Z-score – – 13.91

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNEXMSBSWIE
Dividend yield – 8.7% –
Net buyback yield – – -19.2%
Shareholder yield – 8.7% -19.2%
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.

ConsensusNEXMSBSWIE
Forward P/E – 4.1xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year – $2.23FY2026 $-0.06FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -9.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year – $10.54BFY2026 $3.16MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +30.5%FY2026 -2.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +8.7% -6.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNEXMSBSWIE
Held by institutions 17.5% 18.3% 74.0%
Institutions holding 15 256 203
Change in shares held, QoQ -7.1% -6.9% +2.3%
Institutions buying 7 127 126
Institutions selling 4 90 56
Buyers to sellers 1.75 1.41 2.25

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.

NEXMSBSWIE
NEXM 1.00 0.43 0.43
SBSW 0.43 1.00 0.65
IE 0.43 0.65 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NEXM, SBSW and IE?

Sibanye Stillwater (SBSW) is the largest by market capitalisation: NexMetals Mining (NEXM) $47.13M, Sibanye Stillwater (SBSW) $6.01B, Ivanhoe Electric (IE) $1.22B.

Which company is growing faster?

NexMetals Mining (NEXM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: NexMetals Mining (NEXM) +280.5%, Ivanhoe Electric (IE) -20.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ivanhoe Electric (IE) has the highest net margin (NexMetals Mining (NEXM) -11,801.7%, Ivanhoe Electric (IE) -1,138.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sibanye Stillwater (SBSW) returned the most: NexMetals Mining (NEXM) -65.1%, Sibanye Stillwater (SBSW) -14.1%, Ivanhoe Electric (IE) -39.9%. Over five years, Sibanye Stillwater (SBSW) compounded fastest (NexMetals Mining (NEXM) -46.2%/yr, Sibanye Stillwater (SBSW) -8.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sibanye Stillwater (SBSW) has been the steadiest (NexMetals Mining (NEXM) 69.3%, Sibanye Stillwater (SBSW) 65.0%, Ivanhoe Electric (IE) 77.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NEXM, SBSW and IE?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Sibanye Stillwater (SBSW) 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.