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Based on key financial metrics such as the price-to-sales ratio, shareholder yield and the price-earnings ratio, the following 3 stocks made the list for top value stocks in the Metals & Mining industry. Those looking for value stocks to add to their portfolio may want to use this list as a starting point for further investment research.

Why Focus on Undervalued Metals & Mining Stocks?

Value investors seek to buy stocks at a discount to their intrinsic value. Long-term returns show that such strategies are advantageous. Value stocks, as a group, tend to outperform growth stocks over extended periods of time. Typically, value investors perform financial analysis of numerous metrics, don’t follow the herd and are long-term investors.

AAII’s A+ Investor Value Grade is derived from a stock’s Value Score. The Value Score is the percentile rank of the average of the percentile ranks of the price-to-sales ratio, price-earnings ratio, enterprise-value-to-EBITDA (EV/EBITDA) ratio, shareholder yield, price-to-book-value ratio and price-to-free-cash-flow ratio. The score is variable, meaning it can consider all six ratios or, should any of the six ratios not be valid, the remaining ratios that are valid. To be assigned a Value Score, stocks must have a valid (non-null) ratio and corresponding ranking for at least two of the six valuation ratios.

What Goes Into AAII’s Value Grade?

Stock evaluation requires access to huge amounts of data as well as the knowledge and time to sift through it all, make sense of financial ratios, read income statements and analyze recent stock movement. AAII created A+ Investor, a robust data suite that condenses data research in an actionable and customizable way suitable for investors of all knowledge levels, to help investors with that task.

AAII’s proprietary stock grades come with A+ Investor. These offer intuitive A–F grades for more than just value. It is possible for a stock to appear cheap based on one valuation metric but appear expensive on another. It is also possible for one valuation ratio to be associated with outperforming stocks during certain periods of time but not others. Some stocks may even have null values for certain metrics like the price-earnings ratio or the price-to-book ratio but not others. An example of this would be a company with losses instead of profits or a negative book value because of heavy borrowing. Negative earnings or book value result in non-meaningful ratios that are left blank or null.

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3 Undervalued Metals & Mining Stocks

Of course, there are countless value stocks that are worth mentioning, but this is a concise list of the top 3 undervalued stocks in the Metals & Mining industry for Wednesday, February 25, 2026. Let’s take a closer look at their individual scores to see how they measure up against each other and the Metals & Mining industry median.

Company	Ticker	Price/Sales	Price/Earnings	EV/EBITDA	Shareholder Yield	Price/Book Value	Price/Free Cash Flow	Value Grade
Compass Minerals International, Inc.	CMP	0.77	na	7.9	(1.5%)	3.92	10.9	B
DRDGOLD Limited	DRD	0.33	16.6	6.6	(12.9%)	4.94	3.3	B
Nexa Resources S.A.	NEXA	0.56	na	7.3	0.0%	1.62	na	B

The Value Grade is assigned based on how each stock’s composite valuation compares to all other stocks.

The process for assigning grades starts with each variable for a given stock. The percentile rankings for all valid ratios that a stock has are calculated. So, for instance, a stock could have a price-to-book ranking in the 43rd percentile, a price-earnings ranking in the 67th percentile, a price-to-sales ranking in the 23rd percentile, etc. Then, those rankings are averaged for each stock. (A minimum of two valid variables are required, though all six will be used if available.)

Once the average of the individual variables is calculated, that average is ranked against all stocks. Put another way, each stock’s composite valuation is compared to all other stocks. These ranks are then sorted into quintiles from the cheapest 20% (a grade of A) to the most expensive 20% (a grade of F).

As always, we recommend that you conduct proper due diligence and research before investing in any security. We also suggest that investors utilize numerous grades, not just value, when it comes to deciding whether a company is a good fit for their allocation needs.

Compass Minerals International, Inc.’s Value Grade

Value Grade:

Metric	Score	CMP	Industry Median
Price/Sales	26	0.77	3.80
Price/Earnings	na	na	25.5
EV/EBITDA	23	7.9	9.6
Shareholder Yield	60	(1.5%)	(2.1%)
Price/Book Value	72	3.92	3.91
Price/Free Cash Flow	27	10.9	49.3

Compass Minerals International, Inc. provides essential minerals in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and internationally. It operates through two segments, Salt and Plant Nutrition. The Salt segment produces, markets, and sells sodium chloride and magnesium chloride, including rock salt, mechanically and solar evaporated salt, and brine and flake magnesium chloride products; and purchases and sells potassium chloride and calcium chloride to sell as finished products or to blend with sodium chloride to produce specialty products. This segment provides products for use as a deicer for roadways, consumer, and professional use; as an ingredient in chemical production; for water treatment, human, and animal nutrition; and for various other consumer and industrial uses, as well as records management services. The Plant Nutrition segment produces sulfate of potash specialty fertilizers in various grades that are used in broadcast spreaders, direct application, and liquid fertilizer solutions under the Protassium+ brand name; turf products used by the turf and ornamental markets, as well as for blends used on golf course greens; and organic products. This segment provides its products to distributors and retailers of crop inputs, as well as growers. The company was formerly known as Salt Holdings Corporation and changed its name to Compass Minerals International, Inc. in December 2003. Compass Minerals International, Inc. was founded in 1844 and is headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

Compass Minerals International, Inc. has a Value Score of 61, which is considered to be undervalued.

When you look at Compass Minerals International, Inc.’s price-to-sales ratio at 0.77 compared to the industry median at 3.80, this company has a lower price relative to revenue compared to its peers. This could make Compass Minerals International, Inc.’s stock more attractive for value investors.

Now, let’s assess Compass Minerals International, Inc.’s EV/EBITDA ratio, also known as enterprise multiple. At 7.9, when compared to the industry median of 9.6, the company may be considered undervalued in relation to its peers. Value investors could use the enterprise multiple to identify stocks that are considered overvalued or undervalued relative to their industry.

Shareholder yield is the sum of a stock’s dividend yield (paid over previous 12 months minus special dividends) and the percentage of net share buybacks over the previous 12 months. Compass Minerals International, Inc.’s shareholder yield is higher than its industry median ratio of (2.10%). Value investors may look for an attractive shareholder yield because it can be a powerful tool for identifying if the company has a good management team.

As one of the most common value metrics, the price-to-book ratio evaluates a company’s current market price relative to its book value. Compass Minerals International, Inc.’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its industry median ratio of 3.91. This could make Compass Minerals International, Inc. less attractive to investors looking for a new addition to their portfolio.

Lastly, let’s take a look at Compass Minerals International, Inc.’s price-to-free-cash-flow ratio (P/FCF), which can indicate a company’s market value relative to its operating cash flow. Compass Minerals International, Inc.’s price-to-free-cash-flow ratio is lower than its industry median ratio of 49.25. This could make Compass Minerals International, Inc. more attractive because the lower P/FCF ratio indicates that Compass Minerals International, Inc. is undervalued. The P/FCF ratio metric can also be viewed over a long-term time frame to see if the company's cash flow to share price value is generally improving or worsening.

DRDGOLD Limited’s Value Grade

Value Grade:

Metric	Score	DRD	Industry Median
Price/Sales	14	0.33	3.80
Price/Earnings	40	16.6	25.5
EV/EBITDA	16	6.6	9.6
Shareholder Yield	78	(12.9%)	(2.1%)
Price/Book Value	77	4.94	3.91
Price/Free Cash Flow	7	3.3	49.3

DRDGOLD Limited, a gold mining company, engages in the extraction of gold from the retreatment of surface mine tailings in South Africa. It sells gold and silver bullion. It is involved in provision care and maintenance services; produces renewable power; employee home loans; and operation of training center. The company was formerly known as Durban Roodepoort Deep Limited and changed its name to DRDGOLD Limited in 2004. The company was incorporated in 1895 and is headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa. DRDGOLD Limited is a subsidiary of Sibanye Gold Limited.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

DRDGOLD Limited has a Value Score of 68, which is considered to be undervalued.

DRDGOLD Limited’s price-earnings ratio is 16.6 compared to the industry median at 25.5. This means that it has a lower price relative to its earnings compared to its peers. This makes DRDGOLD Limited more attractive for value investors.

DRDGOLD Limited’s price-to-book ratio is lower than its peers. This could make DRDGOLD Limited more attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 3.91.

You can read more about DRDGOLD Limited’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.

Nexa Resources S.A.’s Value Grade

Value Grade:

Metric	Score	NEXA	Industry Median
Price/Sales	20	0.56	3.80
Price/Earnings	na	na	25.5
EV/EBITDA	20	7.3	9.6
Shareholder Yield	48	0.0%	(2.1%)
Price/Book Value	43	1.62	3.91
Price/Free Cash Flow	na	na	49.3

Nexa Resources S.A., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the zinc mining and smelting business worldwide. The company operates in two segments, Mining and Smelting. It produces metallic zinc, zamac, and zinc oxide, as well as by-products, such as copper, lead, silver, gold, sulfuric acid, silver concentrate, copper cement and cadmium sticks, cadmium and cobalt cement, sulfur dioxide, copper sulfate, and zinc ash. The company owns and operates four polymetallic mines, including two located in the Central Andes of Peru; one located in the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil; and one located in the state of Mato Grosso in Brazil. It also owns and operates one zinc smelter in Peru Cajamarquillaand; and two zinc smelters in Brazil, which recovers and produces metallic zinc, zinc oxide, and various by-products, such as sulfuric acid, silver concentrate, and copper cement and sulfate. The company was formerly known as VM Holding S.A. and changed its name to Nexa Resources S.A. in September 2017. The company was founded in 1956 and is based in Luxembourg, Luxembourg. Nexa Resources S.A. is a subsidiary of Votorantim S.A.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

Nexa Resources S.A. has a Value Score of 79, which is considered to be undervalued.

Nexa Resources S.A.’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its peers. This could make Nexa Resources S.A. less attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 3.91.

You can read more about Nexa Resources S.A.’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.

Other Metals & Mining Stock Grades

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Choosing Which of the 3 Best Metals & Mining Stocks Is Right for You

Choosing which value stocks to invest in will ultimately depend on your individual goals and allocation; however, comparing similar value stocks in the same industry can help you analyze which might be better investments for you in the long run. So, let’s take a look at the Value Grade for all of our stocks.

Compass Minerals International, Inc. stock has a Value Grade of B.
DRDGOLD Limited stock has a Value Grade of B.
Nexa Resources S.A. stock has a Value Grade of B.

Now that you have a bit more background about each of the 3 undervalued stocks in the Metals & Mining industry as well as their overall grades, it’s time for you to conduct additional research to see if these could fit your portfolio needs based on your goals and risk tolerance. AAII can help you figure out both and identify which investments align with what works best for you.

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Additional Resources About Metals & Mining Stocks

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