REEMF vs COBA vs TMC Stock Comparison

Rare Element Resources, Chilean Cobalt and TMC the metals Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
COBA Chilean Cobalt Corp.
$2.15 -6.5% 1M +465.8% 1Y
Market cap
$124.64M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
1 win
TMC TMC the metals Co Inc.
$2.80 -27.5% 1M -59.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.23B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.40M
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

5 decided of 12

TMC the metals leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (TMC the metals 3, Chilean Cobalt 1, Rare Element Resources 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionREEMFCOBATMCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $489.78M $124.64M $1.23B TMC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -78.8x -36.7x -3.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — — +1,681.7% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — -10,560.7% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -31.6% +465.8% -59.9% COBA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.0%/yr — -0.6%/yr TMC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 114.7% 153.8% 91.2% TMC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 38/100 17/100 REEMF

Percentile Scorecard

REEMFCOBATMC

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

AxisREEMFCOBATMC
Valuation 27 #119 of 162 32 #111 of 162 1 #161 of 162
Growth 55 #67 of 147 14 #127 of 147 45 #82 of 147
Profitability – 11 #109 of 122 3 #118 of 122
Financial Health 97 #6 of 164 98 #5 of 164 18 #134 of 164
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 59 38 17
  • REEMF ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • COBA ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • TMC 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

PeriodREEMFCOBATMCSPY
1 month -7.1%-6.5%-27.5% +0.9%
3 months +90.2%-17.0%-18.8% +5.9%
6 months +13.0%+5.4%-43.1% +8.5%
Year to date +9.9%-12.6%-54.6% +13.3%
1 year -31.6%+465.8%-59.9% +12.4%
3 years +77.3%—+237.3% +88.1%
3 years, per year +21.0%—+50.0% +23.5%
5 years -53.0%—-3.1% +68.2%
5 years, per year -14.0%—-0.6% +11.0%
10 years +1,460.0%—— +263.4%
10 years, per year +31.6%—— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureREEMFCOBATMCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 114.7%153.8%91.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 98.4%149.9%87.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.64-1.023.44 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.283.03-0.66 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -92.0%-89.5%-85.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -51.2%-28.6%-70.3% -0.9%
52-week high $1.60$3.01$9.44 $779.14
52-week low $0.38$0.30$2.39 $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.

MultipleREEMFCOBATMC
P/E now vs peer median -78.3xmedian 13.4x -36.7xmedian 13.4x -3.4xmedian 13.4x
P/S now vs peer median —median 3.2x —median 3.2x 363.0xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.3x —median 7.3x —median 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -50.7xmedian 14.8x -96.3xmedian 14.8x —median 14.8x
P/B now vs peer median 10.5xmedian 2.3x 26.7xmedian 2.3x -45.0xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -2.20median 0.31 1.36median 0.31 0.28median 0.31

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 monthsREEMFCOBATMC
Revenue – – $3.40M
Operating income – -$1.54M -$193.76M
Net income -$6.22M -$3.35M -$218.52M
Free cash flow -$9.92M -$1.29M –
R&D $4.89M $101.94K $86.86M
EPS (diluted) $-0.01 $-0.06 $-0.83
Cash & equivalents $26.81M $3.02M $98.66M
Total debt $368.00K – –
Shares (diluted) 623.92M 57.17M 433.24M
Enterprise value $373.05M $116.79M $780.55M

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
MetricREEMFCOBATMC
P/E -78.3x -36.7x -3.4x
P/FCF -50.7x -96.3x –
P/Operating cash flow -51.5x -96.3x –
P/S – – 363.0x
P/B 10.5x 26.7x -45.0x
P/Tangible book 10.5x 26.7x -17.5x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT – -78.8x -5.9x
EV/Revenue – – 334.0x
EV/FCF -47.9x -93.9x –
EV/Operating cash flow -48.6x -93.9x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.20 1.36 0.28

Growth

14 metrics
MetricREEMFCOBATMC
Revenue growth (1Y) – – 1,682%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 34.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -44.0% -153.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -7.8% -5.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 49.1% -217.7% -301.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 13.4% -39.9% 2.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 57.9% -141.7% -131.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 35.6% -27.0% -12.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -66.6% -44.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.9% -14.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -32.0% -44.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.5% -14.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricREEMFCOBATMC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin – – -5,694%
Pretax margin – – -10,553%
Net margin – – -10,561%
FCF margin – – –
Operating cash flow margin – – –
Return on equity – -93.1% –
Return on assets – -90.7% -120.6%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – -43.3% -150.6%
Asset turnover – – 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 0.4x –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricREEMFCOBATMC
Debt / assets 0.2% – –
Debt / equity 0.0x – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF 0.0x – –
Liabilities / assets 3.3% 2.7% 115.2%
Equity / assets 96.7% 97.3% -15.2%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 23.0x 24.8x 1.9x
Quick ratio 22.5x 23.4x 1.9x
Cash ratio 20.8x 23.4x 1.9x
Altman Z-score – – -7.62

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricREEMFCOBATMC
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – – –
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.

ConsensusREEMFCOBATMC
EPS, next fiscal year – – $-0.37FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year – – $0.00FY2026

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersREEMFCOBATMC
Held by institutions – – 13.3%
Institutions holding – – 213
Change in shares held, QoQ – – -2.7%
Institutions buying – – 109
Institutions selling – – 46
Buyers to sellers – – 2.37

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.

REEMFCOBATMC
REEMF 1.00 -0.01 -0.05
COBA -0.01 1.00 0.02
TMC -0.05 0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, REEMF, COBA and TMC?

TMC the metals (TMC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Rare Element Resources (REEMF) $489.78M, Chilean Cobalt (COBA) $124.64M, TMC the metals (TMC) $1.23B.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Chilean Cobalt (COBA) returned the most: Rare Element Resources (REEMF) -31.6%, Chilean Cobalt (COBA) +465.8%, TMC the metals (TMC) -59.9%. Over five years, TMC the metals (TMC) compounded fastest (Rare Element Resources (REEMF) -14.0%/yr, TMC the metals (TMC) -0.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, TMC the metals (TMC) has been the steadiest (Rare Element Resources (REEMF) 114.7%, Chilean Cobalt (COBA) 153.8%, TMC the metals (TMC) 91.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, REEMF, COBA and TMC?

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