PLG vs SBSW vs GWAV Stock Comparison

Platinum Group Metals, Sibanye Stillwater and Greenwave Technology Solutions Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PLG Platinum Group Metals Ltd
$1.06 -21.5% 1M -53.1% 1Y
Market cap
$112.29M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$50.98M
Div. yield
–
Platinum and Palladium Basic Materials
2 wins
SBSW Sibanye Stillwater Ltd
$9.20 -12.6% 1M -17.5% 1Y
Market cap
$6.58B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Platinum and Palladium Basic Materials
4 wins

Head to Head

6 decided of 12

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

QuestionPLGSBSWGWAVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $112.29M $6.58B $2.00M SBSW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -22.2x — -0.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 4.1x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — — +71.8% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -9.9% — -27.7% PLG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -2.1x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -53.1% -17.5% -73.7% SBSW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.9%/yr -8.7%/yr -90.6%/yr SBSW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 76.0% 65.3% 103.4% SBSW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 — 37/100 PLG

Percentile Scorecard

PLGSBSWGWAV

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

AxisPLGSBSWGWAV
Valuation 68 #52 of 162 – 40 #98 of 162
Growth 15 #125 of 147 – 65 #52 of 147
Profitability 43 #70 of 122 – 31 #85 of 122
Financial Health 90 #17 of 166 – 12 #146 of 166
Shareholder Returns 9 #98 of 107 100 #1 of 107 –
Overall 45 – 37
  • PLG ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SBSW ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • GWAV 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

PeriodPLGSBSWGWAVSPY
1 month -21.5%-12.6%-13.3% -1.0%
3 months -16.5%+9.8%-12.9% +2.9%
6 months -40.8%-27.7%-35.3% +6.4%
Year to date -55.1%-35.4%-56.3% +11.4%
1 year -53.1%-17.5%-73.7% +13.1%
3 years -4.5%+77.9%-100.0% +79.4%
3 years, per year -1.5%+21.2%-93.8% +21.5%
5 years -55.5%-36.4%-100.0% +67.7%
5 years, per year -14.9%-8.7%-90.6% +10.9%
10 years -94.8%-21.0%-100.0% +255.2%
10 years, per year -25.6%-2.3%-76.1% +13.5%

Risk

MeasurePLGSBSWGWAVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 76.0%65.3%103.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 81.7%66.8%106.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.232.580.84 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.70-0.27-0.71 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -69.5%-84.4%-100.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -69.5%-56.4%-73.7% -2.5%
52-week high $3.48$21.12$8.70 $779.14
52-week low $1.06$8.00$2.29 $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.

MultiplePLGSBSWGWAV
P/E now vs peer median -22.1xmedian 12.7x —median 12.7x -0.1xmedian 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 3.1x —median 3.1x 0.0xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 6.9x —median 6.9x -2.5xmedian 6.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 15.1x —median 15.1x -0.6xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 2.1x —median 2.1x 0.1xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.44median 0.27 —median 0.27 0.00median 0.27

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 monthsPLGSBSWGWAV
Revenue $50.98M – $60.56M
Gross profit – – $19.15M
Operating income – – -$15.21M
Net income -$5.06M – -$16.76M
Free cash flow – – -$3.45M
EPS (diluted) $-0.05 – $-20.20
Cash & equivalents $44.68M – $654.99K
Total debt – $2.24B $33.77M
Shares (diluted) 105.44M 707.64M 829.63K
Enterprise value -$7.27M $6.58B -$2.51M

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
MetricPLGSBSWGWAV
P/E -22.1x – -0.1x
P/FCF – – -0.6x
P/Operating cash flow – – -0.9x
P/S 2.3x – 0.0x
P/B 1.6x – 0.1x
P/Tangible book 1.6x – 0.2x
EV/EBITDA – – -2.5x
EV/EBIT – – -0.8x
EV/Revenue 1.5x – 0.2x
EV/FCF – – -3.5x
EV/Operating cash flow – – -5.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.44 – 0.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPLGSBSWGWAV
Revenue growth (1Y) – – 71.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 23.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 46.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 16.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 51.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – -3.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 3.1% – 48.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -53.7% – 8.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 6.0% – 69.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -50.4% – -64.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – 65.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 0.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 79.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 19.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPLGSBSWGWAV
Gross margin – – 31.6%
EBITDA margin – – -8.1%
Operating margin – – -25.1%
Pretax margin – – -27.7%
Net margin -9.9% – -27.7%
FCF margin – – -5.7%
Operating cash flow margin – – -3.5%
Return on equity -5.2% – -73.5%
Return on assets -4.4% – -31.4%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – – -64.6%
Asset turnover 0.5x – 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 2.8% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPLGSBSWGWAV
Debt / assets – – 20.6%
Debt / equity – – 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -2.1x
Debt / FCF – – -3.1x
Liabilities / assets 27.3% – 59.8%
Equity / assets 72.7% – 40.2%
Interest coverage – – -10.0x
Current ratio 58.5x – 0.2x
Quick ratio 58.3x – 0.1x
Cash ratio 58.0x – 0.0x
Altman Z-score – – -14.24

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPLGSBSWGWAV
Dividend yield – 8.7% –
Net buyback yield -38.9% – –
Shareholder yield -38.9% 8.7% –
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.

ConsensusPLGSBSWGWAV
Forward P/E – 4.1xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.07FY2026 $2.24FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – -8.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $0.00FY2023 $10.53BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY – +30.4%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after – +7.1% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPLGSBSWGWAV
Held by institutions 15.8% 18.3% 1.8%
Institutions holding 66 255 7
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.0% -6.9% -52.2%
Institutions buying 31 127 2
Institutions selling 21 89 1
Buyers to sellers 1.48 1.43 2.00

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.

PLGSBSWGWAV
PLG 1.00 0.80 0.10
SBSW 0.80 1.00 0.09
GWAV 0.10 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PLG, SBSW and GWAV?

Sibanye Stillwater (SBSW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Platinum Group Metals (PLG) $112.29M, Sibanye Stillwater (SBSW) $6.58B, Greenwave Technology Solutions (GWAV) $2.00M.

Which company is more profitable?

Platinum Group Metals (PLG) has the highest net margin (Platinum Group Metals (PLG) -9.9%, Greenwave Technology Solutions (GWAV) -27.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sibanye Stillwater (SBSW) returned the most: Platinum Group Metals (PLG) -53.1%, Sibanye Stillwater (SBSW) -17.5%, Greenwave Technology Solutions (GWAV) -73.7%. Over five years, Sibanye Stillwater (SBSW) compounded fastest (Platinum Group Metals (PLG) -14.9%/yr, Sibanye Stillwater (SBSW) -8.7%/yr, Greenwave Technology Solutions (GWAV) -90.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sibanye Stillwater (SBSW) has been the steadiest (Platinum Group Metals (PLG) 76.0%, Sibanye Stillwater (SBSW) 65.3%, Greenwave Technology Solutions (GWAV) 103.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PLG, SBSW and GWAV?

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.