AREC vs EMAT vs USAR Stock Comparison

American Resources, Evolution Metals & Technologies and USA Rare Earth Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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USAR USA Rare Earth, Inc.
$8.71 -35.9% 1M -48.5% 1Y
Market cap
$1.88B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$11.52M
Div. yield
–
Rare Earths Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

5 decided of 12

USA Rare Earth leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (USA Rare Earth 3, American Resources 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionARECEMATUSARLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $76.86M $1.17B $1.88B USAR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 4.3x -2.6x -6.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +56.7% — — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -9,992.8% -2,467.3% USAR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — -5.6% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 10.4x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -73.3% -86.3% -48.5% USAR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.3%/yr — — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 96.9% 190.1% 102.9% AREC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 11/100 26/100 AREC

Percentile Scorecard

ARECEMATUSAR

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

AxisARECEMATUSAR
Valuation 68 #8 of 23 25 #127 of 168 20 #134 of 168
Growth 75 #6 of 21 1 #150 of 152 2 #149 of 152
Profitability – 7 #115 of 124 15 #105 of 124
Financial Health 32 #16 of 23 10 #149 of 166 89 #19 of 166
Shareholder Returns 0 #11 of 11 – 2 #113 of 115
Overall 44 11 26
  • AREC ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • EMAT ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • USAR ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodARECEMATUSARSPY
1 month -40.2%-19.6%-35.9% -2.0%
3 months -47.3%-43.3%-49.6% -2.2%
6 months -53.5%-82.7%-68.2% +4.2%
Year to date -56.9%-85.1%-26.8% +10.6%
1 year -73.3%-86.3%-48.5% +10.4%
3 years -23.0%-84.7%-14.9% +73.6%
3 years, per year -8.4%-46.5%-5.3% +20.2%
5 years -53.9%—— +61.6%
5 years, per year -14.3%—— +10.1%

Risk

MeasureARECEMATUSARSPY
Volatility, 1Y 96.9%190.1%102.9% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 94.2%158.6%93.7% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.850.494.08 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.76-0.45-0.47 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -88.1%-93.7%-77.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -75.5%-92.3%-71.6% -3.2%
52-week high $4.37$21.29$30.70 $779.14
52-week low $1.07$1.35$8.71 $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.

MultipleARECEMATUSAR
P/E now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 25.3x -2.3xmedian 12.4x -7.1xmedian 12.4x
P/S now vs peer median -260.9xmedian 6.1x 225.0xmedian 2.9x 185.0xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -1.5xmedian 12.6x —median 7.2x -5.0xmedian 7.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 9.5x -52.5xmedian 14.8x -8.7xmedian 14.8x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.1x -54.1xmedian 2.1x 0.8xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.07median 44.09 0.07median 0.26 —median 0.26

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 monthsARECEMATUSAR
Revenue -$312.74K $4.53M $11.52M
Gross profit $956.08K – -$1.48M
Operating income -$6.29M -$28.67M -$124.97M
Net income -$79.01M -$452.97M -$287.52M
Free cash flow $12.37M -$19.42M -$245.56M
R&D -$1.22M – $36.64M
EPS (diluted) $0.20 $-0.73 $-1.24
Cash & equivalents $31.70M $5.25M $1.53B
Total debt $965.29K $6.18M –
Shares (diluted) 87.27M 621.76M 230.08M
Enterprise value -$5.63M $1.15B -$2.02B

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
MetricARECEMATUSAR
P/E 4.7x -2.3x -7.1x
P/FCF 6.6x -52.5x -8.7x
P/Operating cash flow 6.4x -87.3x -20.1x
P/S -260.9x 225.0x 185.0x
P/B 0.9x -54.1x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 0.9x -40.5x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA -1.5x – -5.0x
EV/EBIT -1.6x -35.6x -4.8x
EV/Revenue -33.2x 225.2x 52.2x
EV/FCF 0.8x -52.6x -2.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 0.8x -87.4x -5.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.07 0.07 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARECEMATUSAR
Revenue growth (1Y) 56.7% – –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -26.2% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 210.0% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -62.3% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 47.3% -332.1% -392.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 31.4% – –
Net income growth (1Y) -517.7% -659.7% -188.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -279.5% -529.4% –
EPS growth (1Y) 131.2% -455.6% -29.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 68.3% -33.4% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 541.6% -118.3% -362.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 71.1% -133.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 682.1% -262.8% -684.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 89.3% -176.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARECEMATUSAR
Gross margin – – -12.8%
EBITDA margin – – -1,044%
Operating margin – -632.5% -1,085%
Pretax margin – -9,994% -1,030%
Net margin – -9,993% -2,467%
FCF margin – -428.4% -2,132%
Operating cash flow margin -4,086% -257.8% -920.8%
Return on equity – – -13.0%
Return on assets 7.7% -501.3% -11.2%
Return on invested capital – – -5.6%
Return on capital employed -5.1% – -5.0%
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.1x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.2x 0.0x 0.4x
Stock comp / revenue -3,162% – 160.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARECEMATUSAR
Debt / assets 0.6% 6.5% –
Debt / equity 0.0x -0.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA 10.4x – –
Debt / FCF 0.1x -0.3x –
Liabilities / assets 43.9% 119.8% 15.4%
Equity / assets 56.1% -19.8% 84.6%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 2.2x 0.2x 32.8x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.2x 30.1x
Cash ratio 1.2x 0.1x 30.0x
Altman Z-score -0.69 -13.23 3.07

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARECEMATUSAR
Dividend yield 3.7% – –
Net buyback yield -92.7% – -89.0%
Shareholder yield -89.0% – -89.0%
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.

ConsensusARECEMATUSAR
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.30FY2026 $-0.43FY2026 $-0.56FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.75MFY2026 $15.71MFY2026 $72.57MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17,395.7%FY2026 +124.4%FY2026 +4,324.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3,730.3% +2,427.0% +719.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARECEMATUSAR
Held by institutions 31.5% – 60.0%
Institutions holding 100 – 395
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.8% – +8.2%
Institutions buying 67 – 272
Institutions selling 17 – 65
Buyers to sellers 3.94 – 4.18

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.

ARECEMATUSAR
AREC 1.00 0.07 0.61
EMAT 0.07 1.00 0.16
USAR 0.61 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AREC, EMAT and USAR?

USA Rare Earth (USAR) is the largest by market capitalisation: American Resources (AREC) $76.86M, Evolution Metals & Technologies (EMAT) $1.17B, USA Rare Earth (USAR) $1.88B.

Which company is more profitable?

USA Rare Earth (USAR) has the highest net margin (Evolution Metals & Technologies (EMAT) -9,992.8%, USA Rare Earth (USAR) -2,467.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year USA Rare Earth (USAR) returned the most: American Resources (AREC) -73.3%, Evolution Metals & Technologies (EMAT) -86.3%, USA Rare Earth (USAR) -48.5%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, American Resources (AREC) has been the steadiest (American Resources (AREC) 96.9%, Evolution Metals & Technologies (EMAT) 190.1%, USA Rare Earth (USAR) 102.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AREC, EMAT and USAR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, USA Rare Earth (USAR) leads on 3. 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.