Key Points The Metals Company plans to harvest polymetallic nodules from the Pacific Ocean. Its future hinges on gaining regulatory approval to mine nodules commercially. 10 stocks we like better than TMC The Metals Company › The Metals Company (NASDAQ: TMC) was one of the market's best-performing stocks in 2025. Indeed, if you had invested $10,000 in TMC last year, your shares would be worth about$58,600 today, assuming you held on to them. That's a huge gain, and not one you typically see from a ...