Comstock Inc. (LODE)Basic Materials | Other Precious Metals & Mining | Virginia City, United States | NYSE American
3.40 USD
-0.16
(-4.494%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 3.36 -0.04 (-0.040%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:47 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 4:31 a.m. EDT
Comstock Inc. presents a catastrophic long-term investment case driven by a complete collapse in business fundamentals. The company is generating massive losses, with gross margins of -165% and operating margins of -42%, while free cash flow has turned massively negative at -$56 million. This financial hemorrhage is reflected in the stock's trajectory, which has lost 97% of its value over the last nine years. Despite a recent year-over-year price recovery, the underlying business is deteriorating, evidenced by a 19% drop in revenue and negative returns on equity and assets. The balance sheet is fragile, with debt significantly exceeding equity. There is no dividend to provide income, and the stock trades at a grotesque 263x sales multiple despite earning nothing. Short-term, the stock is oversold and trading near its 52-week low, offering a speculative bounce opportunity for traders, but the long-term outlook remains bleak as the core business model appears broken. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.099535 |
| AutoETS | 0.099769 |
| MSTL | 0.102700 |
| AutoTheta | 0.156709 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 24% |
| H-stat | 13.36 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.005 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 0.30 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Basic Materials |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 13.794 |
| Revenue per Share | 0.017 |
| Market Cap | 258,104,512 |
| Forward P/E | -9.19 |
| Beta | 1.44 |
| Previous Name | Comstock Mining Inc. |
| Website | https://www.comstock.inc |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 4:31 a.m. EDT: Options activity shows extremely low liquidity and volume across all expirations. While there is notable Open Interest concentration at the $5.00 strike for both calls and puts, the total volume is negligible. Implied volatility is elevated relative to the underlying price but reflects the illiquid nature of the contract rather than genuine speculative positioning. The lack of meaningful flow suggests no clear directional bias from retail or institutional option traders.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.48953974 |
| Address1 | 117 American Flat Road |
| All Time High | 1,112.5 |
| All Time Low | 1.3 |
| Ask | 3.42 |
| Ask Size | 1,300 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 894,260 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 1,473,850 |
| Average Volume | 1,473,850 |
| Average Volume10Days | 894,260 |
| Beta | 1.436 |
| Bid | 3.39 |
| Bid Size | 300 |
| Book Value | 1.808 |
| City | Virginia City |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 3.4 |
| Current Ratio | 3.197 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 3.6 |
| Day Low | 3.39 |
| Debt To Equity | 13.794 |
| Display Name | Comstock |
| Dividend Date | 1,574,985,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,784,838,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,784,838,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,784,836,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,792,699,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,792,699,200 |
| Ebitda | -39,048,076 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.0 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -6.395 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 246.075 |
| Enterprise Value | 249,695,968 |
| Eps Current Year | -0.54 |
| Eps Forward | -0.37 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -1.03 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | ASE |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 3.7068 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.3067999 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.08276678 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 48.953976 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 4.98 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -1.5799999 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.31726906 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 2.29 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 1.1100001 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.48471624 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 2.29 - 4.98 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,279,719,000,000 |
| Float Shares | 68,911,255 |
| Forward Eps | -0.37 |
| Forward P E | -9.189189 |
| Free Cashflow | -56,382,944 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE American |
| Full Time Employees | 45 |
| Fullday Change | -0.16 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -4.49438 |
| Fullday Price | 3.36 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | -1.65579 |
| Gross Profits | -1,680,157 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.03135 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.57248 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 75,913,084 |
| Industry | Other Precious Metals & Mining |
| Industry Disp | Other Precious Metals & Mining |
| Industry Key | other-precious-metals-mining |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 1,740,441,600 |
| Last Split Factor | 1:10 |
| Long Business Summary | Comstock Inc. commercializes technologies, systems, and supply chains that extract, process, and convert under-utilized waste and natural resources into clean energy and clean energy supporting products in the United States. It operates through the Fuels, Metals, Mining, and Strategic Investments segments. The company develops and commercializes technology that extracts and converts wasted and unused lignocellulosic biomass into intermediates for refining into advanced renewable fuels. It also owns 100% in the Lucerne Project located in the Storey County, Nevada; and the Spring Valley Project situated in the Lyon County, Nevada. In addition, the company offers engineering and construction services; and invests in non-mining real estate, water rights, and securities investments. Comstock Inc. company was incorporated in 1999 and is based in Virginia City, Nevada. |
| Long Name | Comstock Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 258,104,512 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_4765993 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Name Change Date | 2,026-08-29 |
| Net Income To Common | -61,007,388 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 270,535,247 |
| Open | 3.56 |
| Operating Cashflow | -30,531,764 |
| Operating Margins | -42.338158 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 775 847 5272 |
| Post Market Change | -0.0400002 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -1.1764765 |
| Post Market Price | 3.36 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,960,845 |
| Prev Name | Comstock Mining Inc. |
| Previous Close | 3.56 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -6.296296 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | 1.8805311 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 254.36159 |
| Profit Margins | 0.0 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.801 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.16 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -4.49438 |
| Regular Market Day High | 3.6 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 3.39 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 3.39 - 3.6 |
| Regular Market Open | 3.56 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 3.56 |
| Regular Market Price | 3.4 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,200 |
| Regular Market Volume | 599,833 |
| Return On Assets | -0.16371 |
| Return On Equity | -0.52551 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.196 |
| Revenue Per Share | 0.017 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20504117 |
| Sector | Basic Materials |
| Sector Disp | Basic Materials |
| Sector Key | basic-materials |
| Shares Outstanding | 75,913,084 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.091800004 |
| Shares Short | 6,972,350 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 6,345,222 |
| Short Name | Comstock Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0942 |
| Short Ratio | 5.21 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | NV |
| Symbol | LODE |
| Total Cash | 31,405,236 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.413 |
| Total Debt | 19,403,826 |
| Total Revenue | 1,014,715 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -1.03 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 3.47825 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -0.07824993 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.022496926 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 599,833 |
| Website | https://www.comstock.inc |
| Zip | 89,440 |