If You Had Invested $1,000 in The Metals Company Stock 1 Year Ago, Here's How Much You Would Have Today
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By Steven Porrello – Dec 9, 2025 at 5:59PMKey PointsThe Metals Company is trying to harvest polymetallic nodules in the Pacific Ocean. These nodules contain metals that are essential for battery technology. The company is still pre-revenue and burning cash as it lacks a deep-sea mining permit. These 10 Stocks Could Mint the Next Wave of Millionaires ›NASDAQ: TMCTMC The Metals CompanyMarket Cap$3.2BToday's Changeangle-down(-0.77%) $0.06Current Price$7.74Price as of December 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM ETThe Metals Company's stock is up 800% over the past year, but there's still risk under those shimmering returns.The Metals Company (TMC 0.77%) is a Canada-based deep-sea mining company that could be on the cusp of unlocking a new source of critical metals. The company owns exploration rights for a zone in the Pacific Ocean with billions of wet tonnes of nodules that contain nickel, copper, cobalt, and manganese, which is essentially the critical parts of an electric car battery in a potato-sized rock. Given the scarcity of these metals, and the viability of the zone under its exploration licenses, TMC's stock has soared over the past 12 months, with an impressive gain of more than 800%. If you had invested $1,000 in TMC this time last year and held on to your shares, your investment would be worth about $9,000 today. ExpandNASDAQ: TMCTMC The Metals CompanyToday's Change(-0.77%) $-0.06Current Price$7.74Key Data PointsMarket Cap$3BDay's Range$7.35 - $7.8652wk Range$0.72 - $11.35Volume5.8MAvg Vol9.8MGross Margin0.00%Dividend YieldN/A Trading at almost $8 a share today, the stock could look inexpensive at first glance. But price and value are not the same thing, so before you decide to buy in, let's take a quick look under the hood.Advertisement TMC's future looks shiny, but risks lurk beneath the surface The first thing to understand about TMC is that it's still pre-revenue; it's not taking in money. It doesn't mine nodules commercially, nor does it have a highly certain timeline when mining will start. A large part of that has to do with a regulatory impasse that has stalled TMC's operations for multiple years. There are two things to know about that. One, there's no global rulebook governing how deep-sea mining should proceed. And, two, the agency responsible for making one (the International Seabed Authority) has spent years debating the rules without finalizing them. A deep-sea nodule collector docking on an offshore vessel. Image source: The Metals Company. Without that rulebook, TMC's future looked murky. But then, the White House took an interest this year. Now, an obscure U.S. deep-sea mining law could help TMC initiate commercialization at the end of 2027, though it's far from clear if the company can legally bypass the ISA. TMC reported a third-quarter net loss of $184.5 million, with about $165 million in liquidity. As such, this metals stock remains a speculative play. Aggressive investors comfortable with the risk should size their positions accordingly.About the AuthorSteven Porrello is a contributing writer at The Motley Fool covering publicly traded companies in the materials, energy, and industrials sectors. Prior to The Motley Fool, Steven worked in the personal finance space and wrote for other financial publications. He holds a dual B.A. in English and Religion & Philosophy from LaGrange College and is pursuing an MFA from Rutgers University-Newark.TMFsaporrelloRead NextDec 8, 2025 •By Steven PorrelloIs It Too Late to Buy The Metals Company Stock?Dec 7, 2025 •By Reuben Gregg BrewerIs TMC The Metals Company Stock a Millionaire Maker?Dec 5, 2025 •By Courtney CarlsenDown 42% From Its Recent High, Is The Metals Company Stock a Buy?Dec 2, 2025 •By Scott LevineWhy Shares of TMC The Metals Company Are Soaring TodayNov 27, 2025 •By Steven PorrelloThis Mining Stock Is Up 385% in 2025. 1 Reason This Could Be Just the Beginning.Nov 17, 2025 •By Steven PorrelloPrediction: The Metals Company Stock Will Soar Over the Next 10 Years. Here's 1 Reason Why.