REEMF vs TMC vs IPX Stock Comparison

Rare Element Resources, TMC the metals and Iperionx Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TMC TMC the metals Co Inc.
$2.39 -39.2% 1M -66.5% 1Y
Market cap
$1.19B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.40M
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
2 wins
IPX IPERIONX Ltd
$13.06 -33.4% 1M -73.7% 1Y
Market cap
$486.82M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
1 win

Head to Head

5 decided of 12

TMC the metals leads on 2 of the 12 questions below (TMC the metals 2, Rare Element Resources 2, Iperionx 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionREEMFTMCIPXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $474.18M $1.19B $486.82M TMC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -76.3x -3.3x -6.6x –
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% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -36.7% -66.5% -73.7% REEMF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.7%/yr -5.2%/yr — TMC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 115.3% 90.2% 83.9% IPX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 17/100 — REEMF

Percentile Scorecard

REEMFTMCIPX

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

AxisREEMFTMCIPX
Valuation 29 #116 of 162 1 #161 of 162 6 #152 of 162
Growth 56 #66 of 147 45 #82 of 147 –
Profitability – 3 #118 of 122 –
Financial Health 97 #6 of 165 18 #135 of 165 56 #74 of 165
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 60 17 –
  • REEMF ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • TMC ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • IPX 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

PeriodREEMFTMCIPXSPY
1 month -10.6%-39.2%-33.4% -0.8%
3 months +94.9%-36.8%-43.1% +3.5%
6 months +13.4%-54.0%-60.0% +7.0%
Year to date +7.0%-61.3%-63.9% +12.2%
1 year -36.7%-66.5%-73.7% +13.0%
3 years +72.7%+188.0%+64.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +20.0%+42.3%+18.2% +23.1%
5 years -54.8%-23.4%— +68.6%
5 years, per year -14.7%-5.2%— +11.0%
10 years +1,166.7%—— +258.0%
10 years, per year +28.9%—— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureREEMFTMCIPXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 115.3%90.2%83.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 98.4%87.8%91.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.653.403.57 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.32-0.74-0.88 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -92.0%-85.9%-79.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -52.5%-74.7%-78.3% -1.8%
52-week high $1.60$9.44$60.11 $779.14
52-week low $0.38$2.39$12.44 $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.

MultipleREEMFTMCIPX
P/E now vs peer median -76.3xmedian 12.8x -2.9xmedian 12.8x -6.6xmedian 12.8x
P/S now vs peer median —median 3.1x 309.8xmedian 3.1x -278.1xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.0x —median 7.0x —median 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -49.4xmedian 15.2x —median 15.2x -6.9xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 10.2xmedian 2.1x -38.4xmedian 2.1x 5.0xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median -2.14median 0.29 0.24median 0.29 —median 0.29

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 monthsREEMFTMCIPX
Revenue – $3.40M –
Operating income – -$193.76M –
Net income -$6.22M -$218.52M –
Free cash flow -$9.92M – –
R&D $4.89M $86.86M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.01 $-0.83 –
Cash & equivalents $26.81M $98.66M $35.24M
Total debt $368.00K – $37.59M
Shares (diluted) 623.92M 433.24M 33.57M
Enterprise value $357.45M $745.89M $253.81M

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
MetricREEMFTMCIPX
P/E -76.3x -2.9x -6.6x
P/FCF -49.4x – -6.9x
P/Operating cash flow -50.2x – –
P/S – 309.8x -278.1x
P/B 10.2x -38.4x 5.0x
P/Tangible book 10.2x -15.0x 5.8x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT – -4.9x –
EV/Revenue – 280.8x –
EV/FCF -46.6x – –
EV/Operating cash flow -47.3x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.14 0.24 –

Growth

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

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricREEMFTMCIPX
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 – – –
Return on assets – -120.6% –
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – -150.6% –
Asset turnover – 0.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x – –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricREEMFTMCIPX
Debt / assets 0.2% – 30.7%
Debt / equity 0.0x – 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF 0.0x – –
Liabilities / assets 3.3% 115.2% 16.5%
Equity / assets 96.7% -15.2% 83.5%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 23.0x 1.9x 3.2x
Quick ratio 22.5x 1.9x 2.8x
Cash ratio 20.8x 1.9x 2.6x
Altman Z-score – -8.14 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricREEMFTMCIPX
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – – 0.0%
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.

ConsensusREEMFTMCIPX
EPS, next fiscal year – $-0.37FY2026 $-0.17FY2027
Revenue, next fiscal year – $0.00FY2026 $22.33MFY2027
Revenue growth, the year after – – +331.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersREEMFTMCIPX
Held by institutions – 13.3% 13.9%
Institutions holding – 213 59
Change in shares held, QoQ – -2.7% +9.4%
Institutions buying – 109 46
Institutions selling – 46 7
Buyers to sellers – 2.37 6.57

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.

REEMFTMCIPX
REEMF 1.00 -0.05 -0.04
TMC -0.05 1.00 0.49
IPX -0.04 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, REEMF, TMC and IPX?

TMC the metals (TMC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Rare Element Resources (REEMF) $474.18M, TMC the metals (TMC) $1.19B, Iperionx (IPX) $486.82M.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Rare Element Resources (REEMF) returned the most: Rare Element Resources (REEMF) -36.7%, TMC the metals (TMC) -66.5%, Iperionx (IPX) -73.7%. Over five years, TMC the metals (TMC) compounded fastest (Rare Element Resources (REEMF) -14.7%/yr, TMC the metals (TMC) -5.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Iperionx (IPX) has been the steadiest (Rare Element Resources (REEMF) 115.3%, TMC the metals (TMC) 90.2%, Iperionx (IPX) 83.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 2. 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.