OMEX vs STN vs VRDR Stock Comparison

Odyssey Marine Exploration, Stantec and Verde Resources Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
STN Stantec Inc
$72.26 +7.5% 1M -36.0% 1Y
Market cap
$8.74B
P/E
13.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.51B
Div. yield
–
Engineering and Construction Industrials
4 wins
VRDR Verde Resources, Inc.
$0.04 +100.0% 1M -55.6% 1Y
Market cap
$32.86M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$467.79K
Div. yield
–
Engineering and Construction Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Stantec leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Stantec 4, Odyssey Marine Exploration 3, Verde Resources 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionOMEXSTNVRDRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $678.44M $8.74B $32.86M STN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -17.2x 13.4x -9.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 15.6x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -70.3% +9.4% +251.2% VRDR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -21,426.8% 6.2% -723.0% STN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 37.8% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 0.0x — OMEX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +453.9% -36.0% -55.6% OMEX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.3%/yr +5.5%/yr 0.0%/yr OMEX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 335.5% 30.4% 198.5% STN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 1/100 74/100 35/100 STN

Percentile Scorecard

OMEXSTNVRDR

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

AxisOMEXSTNVRDR
Valuation 0 #52 of 52 92 #5 of 52 14 #45 of 52
Growth 6 #35 of 37 36 #24 of 37 44 #21 of 37
Profitability 0 #37 of 37 92 #4 of 37 8 #34 of 37
Financial Health 2 #56 of 57 84 #10 of 57 98 #2 of 57
Shareholder Returns 0 #27 of 27 65 #10 of 27 12 #24 of 27
Overall 1 74 35
  • OMEX ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • STN ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • VRDR ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodOMEXSTNVRDRSPY
1 month +1,789.7%+7.5%+100.0% +0.7%
3 months +1,876.9%+4.1%-33.3% +3.7%
6 months +1,100.9%-20.9%-50.0% +7.1%
Year to date +555.6%-23.4%-20.0% +12.8%
1 year +453.9%-36.0%-55.6% +11.9%
3 years +249.2%+18.0%-55.6% +85.2%
3 years, per year +51.8%+5.7%-23.7% +22.8%
5 years +103.3%+30.7%0.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year +15.3%+5.5%0.0% +10.9%
10 years +188.1%+227.4%-20.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year +11.2%+12.6%-2.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureOMEXSTNVRDRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 335.5%30.4%198.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 99.4%34.6%345.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.360.761.99 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.35-1.19-0.28 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -95.8%-41.3%-96.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-36.0%-60.0% -1.2%
52-week high $12.85$112.94$0.10 $779.14
52-week low $0.51$66.69$0.02 $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.

MultipleOMEXSTNVRDR
P/E now vs peer median -19.1xmedian 28.1x 12.6xmedian 28.1x -15.2xmedian 28.1x
P/S now vs peer median 163.9xmedian 0.8x 0.8xmedian 0.8x 111.5xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -1.9xmedian 12.7x 5.2xmedian 12.7x -14.0xmedian 12.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -2.2xmedian 25.0x 15.6xmedian 25.0x -17.7xmedian 25.0x
P/B now vs peer median -0.4xmedian 2.5x 3.5xmedian 2.5x 1.4xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.15median 0.60 0.61median 0.60 -1.22median 0.60

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 monthsOMEXSTNVRDR
Revenue $184.07K $10.51B $467.79K
Gross profit – $4.58B $168.66K
Operating income -$20.93M $1.23B -$3.80M
Net income -$40.17M $536.90M -$3.38M
Free cash flow -$13.44M $528.58M -$2.95M
R&D $2.89M – $484.59K
EPS (diluted) $-0.67 $5.72 $0.00
Cash & equivalents $2.35M $265.54M $1.79M
Total debt $30.18M $2.38B –
Shares (diluted) 58.59M 114.07M 1.29B
Enterprise value $664.66M $7.67B $25.74M

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
MetricOMEXSTNVRDR
P/E -19.1x 12.6x -15.2x
P/FCF -2.2x 15.6x -17.7x
P/Operating cash flow -2.2x 17.6x -17.7x
P/S 163.9x 0.8x 111.5x
P/B -0.4x 3.5x 1.4x
P/Tangible book -0.4x 4.1x 15.0x
EV/EBITDA -1.9x 5.2x -14.0x
EV/EBIT -1.8x 6.7x -13.3x
EV/Revenue 205.1x 0.8x 107.7x
EV/FCF -2.8x 15.5x -17.1x
EV/Operating cash flow -2.8x 17.5x -17.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.15 0.61 -1.22

Growth

14 metrics
MetricOMEXSTNVRDR
Revenue growth (1Y) -70.3% 9.4% 251.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -45.0% 10.4% 55.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 10.5% 107.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 11.2% 51.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -92.5% 20.5% 36.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -15.2% 16.5% -3.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -372.5% 24.6% 29.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -186.3% 15.4% -38.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -2,016% 24.6% 32.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -124.4% 20.6% 12.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -84.9% -13.0% 13.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.7% 15.5% -21.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -85.1% -10.2% 13.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.7% 24.6% -11.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricOMEXSTNVRDR
Gross margin – 43.6% 36.1%
EBITDA margin -10,771% 14.9% -770.6%
Operating margin -11,370% 11.7% -812.2%
Pretax margin -21,821% 11.3% -723.0%
Net margin -21,427% 6.2% -723.0%
FCF margin -7,299% 5.0% -631.3%
Operating cash flow margin -7,290% 4.4% -631.3%
Return on equity – 36.3% -9.0%
Return on assets -301.6% 15.1% -8.8%
Return on invested capital – 37.8% –
Return on capital employed – 28.3% -10.1%
Asset turnover 0.0x 1.8x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x 0.9x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 228.9% 0.3% 49.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricOMEXSTNVRDR
Debt / assets 75.0% 3.9% –
Debt / equity -0.1x 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 0.0x –
Debt / FCF -0.7x 0.4x –
Liabilities / assets 703.9% 58.6% 2.5%
Equity / assets -603.9% 41.4% 97.5%
Interest coverage -7.2x 9.6x –
Current ratio 0.1x 1.5x 2.6x
Quick ratio 0.1x 1.0x 2.0x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x 2.0x
Altman Z-score -42.19 – 32.17

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricOMEXSTNVRDR
Dividend yield – 1.3% –
Net buyback yield -28.5% – -8.6%
Shareholder yield -28.5% 1.3% -8.6%
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.

ConsensusOMEXSTNVRDR
Forward P/E – 15.6xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.91FY2023 $4.62FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY – +19.7%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +2.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $979.70KFY2023 $4.75BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY – +0.4%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +1.0% +7.6% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersOMEXSTNVRDR
Held by institutions 41.7% 62.0% –
Institutions holding 57 294 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +13.6% +2.8% –
Institutions buying 29 163 –
Institutions selling 11 87 –
Buyers to sellers 2.64 1.87 –

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.

OMEXSTNVRDR
OMEX 1.00 0.08 0.04
STN 0.08 1.00 0.08
VRDR 0.04 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, OMEX, STN and VRDR?

Stantec (STN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Odyssey Marine Exploration (OMEX) $678.44M, Stantec (STN) $8.74B, Verde Resources (VRDR) $32.86M.

Which company is growing faster?

Verde Resources (VRDR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Odyssey Marine Exploration (OMEX) -70.3%, Stantec (STN) +9.4%, Verde Resources (VRDR) +251.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Stantec (STN) has the highest net margin (Odyssey Marine Exploration (OMEX) -21,426.8%, Stantec (STN) 6.2%, Verde Resources (VRDR) -723.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Odyssey Marine Exploration (OMEX) returned the most: Odyssey Marine Exploration (OMEX) +453.9%, Stantec (STN) -36.0%, Verde Resources (VRDR) -55.6%. Over five years, Odyssey Marine Exploration (OMEX) compounded fastest (Odyssey Marine Exploration (OMEX) +15.3%/yr, Stantec (STN) +5.5%/yr, Verde Resources (VRDR) 0.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Stantec (STN) has been the steadiest (Odyssey Marine Exploration (OMEX) 335.5%, Stantec (STN) 30.4%, Verde Resources (VRDR) 198.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, OMEX, STN and VRDR?

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