PLG vs LZM vs NEXM Stock Comparison

Platinum Group Metals, Lifezone Metals and NexMetals Mining Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PLG Platinum Group Metals Ltd
$1.08 -16.3% 1M -52.4% 1Y
Market cap
$109.13M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$50.98M
Div. yield
–
Platinum and Palladium Basic Materials
3 wins
LZM Lifezone Metals Ltd
$3.65 -5.4% 1M -26.9% 1Y
Market cap
$301.99M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.00M
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
2 wins
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
2 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Platinum Group Metals leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Platinum Group Metals 3, Lifezone Metals 2, NexMetals Mining 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPLGLZMNEXMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $109.13M $301.99M $47.13M LZM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -21.6x -10.1x -1.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +62.4% +280.5% NEXM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -9.9% -2,979.5% -11,801.7% PLG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -52.4% -26.9% -65.1% LZM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.0%/yr — -46.2%/yr PLG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 76.1% 79.5% 69.3% NEXM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 37/100 38/100 PLG

Percentile Scorecard

PLGLZMNEXM

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

AxisPLGLZMNEXM
Valuation 70 #50 of 163 10 #147 of 163 8 #150 of 163
Growth 16 #125 of 148 52 #71 of 148 59 #62 of 148
Profitability 43 #71 of 123 12 #108 of 123 3 #120 of 123
Financial Health 91 #16 of 164 15 #140 of 164 82 #30 of 164
Shareholder Returns 8 #100 of 108 94 #8 of 108 –
Overall 45 37 38
  • PLG ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • LZM ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • NEXM 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

PeriodPLGLZMNEXMSPY
1 month -16.3%-5.4%-26.6% +0.7%
3 months -18.2%+10.6%-33.8% +3.7%
6 months -38.6%-33.4%-47.8% +7.1%
Year to date -54.2%-14.5%-63.9% +12.8%
1 year -52.4%-26.9%-65.1% +11.9%
3 years -0.9%-61.0%-93.8% +85.2%
3 years, per year -0.3%-26.9%-60.4% +22.8%
5 years -53.0%—-95.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year -14.0%—-46.2% +10.9%
10 years -93.9%—-97.9% +262.0%
10 years, per year -24.4%—-32.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePLGLZMNEXMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 76.1%79.5%69.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 81.6%79.8%71.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.282.691.52 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.69-0.34-0.94 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -69.5%-82.1%-97.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -69.0%-38.8%-68.9% -1.2%
52-week high $3.48$5.96$4.54 $779.14
52-week low $1.06$3.01$1.38 $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.

MultiplePLGLZMNEXM
P/E now vs peer median -22.5xmedian 13.2x -9.7xmedian 13.2x -1.4xmedian 13.2x
P/S now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 3.1x 310.8xmedian 3.1x 159.9xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.2x -14.7xmedian 7.2x —median 7.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 15.2x -4.5xmedian 15.2x -0.8xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 2.2x 3.5xmedian 2.2x 1.2xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.45median 0.30 -0.16median 0.30 -0.06median 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 monthsPLGLZMNEXM
Revenue $50.98M $1.00M $314.41K
Gross profit – $70.01M –
Operating income – -$21.48M –
Net income -$5.06M -$30.18M -$37.11M
Free cash flow – -$68.77M -$60.22M
R&D – – $26.75M
EPS (diluted) $-0.05 $-0.35 $-1.04
Cash & equivalents $44.68M $22.17M $11.93M
Total debt – – $3.73M
Shares (diluted) 105.44M 85.97M 35.65M
Enterprise value -$10.43M $209.87M -$22.82M

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
MetricPLGLZMNEXM
P/E -22.5x -9.7x -1.4x
P/FCF – -4.5x -0.8x
P/Operating cash flow – -19.7x -1.5x
P/S 2.4x 310.8x 159.9x
P/B 1.7x 3.5x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 3.5x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA – -14.7x –
EV/EBIT – -13.5x –
EV/Revenue 1.5x 288.7x 124.6x
EV/FCF – -4.2x -0.7x
EV/Operating cash flow – -18.3x -1.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.45 -0.16 -0.06

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPLGLZMNEXM
Revenue growth (1Y) – 62.4% 280.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -24.6% 48.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -37.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -16.0% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 61.5% –
Net income growth (1Y) 3.1% -6.4% 3.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -53.7% 56.9% 8.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 6.0% -4.4% 41.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -50.4% 61.3% 22.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 49.0% -11.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -5.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -37.7% -90.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -35.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPLGLZMNEXM
Gross margin – 6,972% –
EBITDA margin – -1,964% –
Operating margin – -2,139% –
Pretax margin – -3,028% –
Net margin -9.9% -2,980% -11,802%
FCF margin – -6,848% -19,155%
Operating cash flow margin – -1,575% -10,819%
Return on equity -5.2% -33.0% –
Return on assets -4.4% -14.6% –
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – -14.5% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.5x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 2.8% – 669.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPLGLZMNEXM
Debt / assets – – 1.7%
Debt / equity – – 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 27.3% 56.7% 12.7%
Equity / assets 72.7% 43.3% 87.3%
Interest coverage – -2.1x –
Current ratio 58.5x 0.5x 5.2x
Quick ratio 58.3x 0.4x 4.7x
Cash ratio 58.0x 0.4x 4.7x
Altman Z-score – -2.22 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPLGLZMNEXM
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -38.2% 3.3% –
Shareholder yield -38.2% 3.3% –
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.

ConsensusPLGLZMNEXM
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.07FY2026 $-0.31FY2026 –
Revenue, next fiscal year $0.00FY2023 $1.57MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY – +45.8%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after – -11.3% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPLGLZMNEXM
Held by institutions 15.8% 29.5% 17.5%
Institutions holding 66 90 15
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.0% +9.5% -7.1%
Institutions buying 31 63 7
Institutions selling 21 17 4
Buyers to sellers 1.48 3.71 1.75

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.

PLGLZMNEXM
PLG 1.00 0.46 0.46
LZM 0.46 1.00 0.31
NEXM 0.46 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PLG, LZM and NEXM?

Lifezone Metals (LZM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Platinum Group Metals (PLG) $109.13M, Lifezone Metals (LZM) $301.99M, NexMetals Mining (NEXM) $47.13M.

Which company is growing faster?

NexMetals Mining (NEXM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Lifezone Metals (LZM) +62.4%, NexMetals Mining (NEXM) +280.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Platinum Group Metals (PLG) has the highest net margin (Platinum Group Metals (PLG) -9.9%, Lifezone Metals (LZM) -2,979.5%, NexMetals Mining (NEXM) -11,801.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lifezone Metals (LZM) returned the most: Platinum Group Metals (PLG) -52.4%, Lifezone Metals (LZM) -26.9%, NexMetals Mining (NEXM) -65.1%. Over five years, Platinum Group Metals (PLG) compounded fastest (Platinum Group Metals (PLG) -14.0%/yr, NexMetals Mining (NEXM) -46.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, NexMetals Mining (NEXM) has been the steadiest (Platinum Group Metals (PLG) 76.1%, Lifezone Metals (LZM) 79.5%, NexMetals Mining (NEXM) 69.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Platinum Group Metals (PLG) leads on 3. 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.