AREC vs REEMF vs USAR Stock Comparison

American Resources, Rare Element Resources and USA Rare Earth Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
USAR USA Rare Earth, Inc.
$10.40 -31.5% 1M -51.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.40B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Rare Earths Basic Materials
1 win

Head to Head

5 decided of 12

Rare Element Resources leads on 2 of the 12 questions below (Rare Element Resources 2, American Resources 2, USA Rare Earth 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionARECREEMFUSARLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $93.66M $486.66M $2.40B USAR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 5.3x -78.3x -6.7x –
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 — — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
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 -66.0% -26.9% -51.9% REEMF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.8%/yr -15.0%/yr — AREC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 96.8% 115.1% 103.3% AREC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 60/100 44/100 REEMF

Percentile Scorecard

ARECREEMFUSAR

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

AxisARECREEMFUSAR
Valuation 77 #6 of 23 27 #119 of 162 46 #88 of 162
Growth 60 #9 of 21 56 #65 of 147 3 #142 of 147
Profitability – – 32 #83 of 122
Financial Health 33 #15 of 22 97 #6 of 164 94 #11 of 164
Shareholder Returns 0 #10 of 10 – –
Overall 43 60 44
  • AREC ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • REEMF ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • USAR ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodARECREEMFUSARSPY
1 month -38.4%-10.6%-31.5% -0.2%
3 months -32.0%+90.0%-26.0% +3.9%
6 months -45.6%+15.2%-54.3% +8.2%
Year to date -52.8%+7.0%-12.6% +12.9%
1 year -66.0%-26.9%-51.9% +12.3%
3 years -14.6%+72.7%+1.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year -5.1%+20.0%+0.6% +23.3%
5 years -52.4%-55.6%— +67.9%
5 years, per year -13.8%-15.0%— +10.9%
10 years —+1,420.0%— +261.1%
10 years, per year —+31.3%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureARECREEMFUSARSPY
Volatility, 1Y 96.8%115.1%103.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 93.6%98.4%93.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.860.644.00 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.68-0.23-0.50 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -88.1%-92.0%-77.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -73.2%-52.5%-66.1% -1.2%
52-week high $4.37$1.60$30.70 $779.14
52-week low $1.09$0.38$8.91 $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.

MultipleARECREEMFUSAR
P/E now vs peer median 5.1xmedian 28.4x -76.3xmedian 13.3x -6.7xmedian 13.3x
P/S now vs peer median -285.2xmedian 7.3x —median 3.2x 437.1xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -2.6xmedian 29.2x —median 7.3x —median 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 11.0x -49.4xmedian 14.7x —median 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.2x 10.2xmedian 2.2x 1.0xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.07median 50.46 -2.14median 0.31 —median 0.31

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 monthsARECREEMFUSAR
Revenue -$312.74K – –
Gross profit $956.08K – –
Operating income -$6.29M – -$97.10M
Net income -$79.01M -$6.22M -$362.17M
Free cash flow $12.37M -$9.92M –
R&D -$1.22M $4.89M $24.96M
EPS (diluted) $0.20 $-0.01 $-1.56
Cash & equivalents $31.70M $26.81M $1.53B
Total debt $8.34M $368.00K –
Shares (diluted) 87.27M 623.92M 230.08M
Enterprise value $11.17M $369.93M $126.82M

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
MetricARECREEMFUSAR
P/E 5.1x -76.3x -6.7x
P/FCF 7.2x -49.4x –
P/Operating cash flow 7.0x -50.2x –
P/S -285.2x – 437.1x
P/B 0.9x 10.2x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 10.2x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA -2.6x – –
EV/EBIT -2.9x – -10.4x
EV/Revenue -57.6x – –
EV/FCF 1.5x -46.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow 1.4x -47.3x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.07 -2.14 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARECREEMFUSAR
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% – -282.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 31.4% – –
Net income growth (1Y) -517.7% 49.1% -262.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -279.5% 13.4% –
EPS growth (1Y) 131.2% 57.9% -63.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 68.3% 35.6% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 541.6% -66.6% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 71.1% -0.9% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 682.1% -32.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 89.3% -1.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARECREEMFUSAR
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – – –
Net margin – – –
FCF margin – – –
Operating cash flow margin -4,086% – –
Return on equity – – -23.9%
Return on assets 7.7% – -19.6%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed -5.1% – -5.4%
Asset turnover 0.0x – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.2x 1.6x –
Stock comp / revenue -3,162% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARECREEMFUSAR
Debt / assets 0.6% 0.2% –
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA 10.4x – –
Debt / FCF 0.1x 0.0x –
Liabilities / assets 43.9% 3.3% 15.4%
Equity / assets 56.1% 96.7% 84.6%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 2.2x 23.0x 32.8x
Quick ratio 1.2x 22.5x 30.1x
Cash ratio 1.2x 20.8x 30.0x
Altman Z-score -0.63 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARECREEMFUSAR
Dividend yield 3.4% – –
Net buyback yield -84.8% – –
Shareholder yield -81.4% – –
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.

ConsensusARECREEMFUSAR
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.30FY2026 – $-0.56FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.75MFY2026 – $72.57MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17,395.7%FY2026 – +4,324.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3,730.3% – +719.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARECREEMFUSAR
Held by institutions 31.5% – 60.0%
Institutions holding 99 – 392
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.8% – +8.2%
Institutions buying 67 – 271
Institutions selling 17 – 64
Buyers to sellers 3.94 – 4.23

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.

ARECREEMFUSAR
AREC 1.00 0.11 0.59
REEMF 0.11 1.00 0.08
USAR 0.59 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AREC, REEMF and USAR?

USA Rare Earth (USAR) is the largest by market capitalisation: American Resources (AREC) $93.66M, Rare Element Resources (REEMF) $486.66M, USA Rare Earth (USAR) $2.40B.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Rare Element Resources (REEMF) returned the most: American Resources (AREC) -66.0%, Rare Element Resources (REEMF) -26.9%, USA Rare Earth (USAR) -51.9%. Over five years, American Resources (AREC) compounded fastest (American Resources (AREC) -13.8%/yr, Rare Element Resources (REEMF) -15.0%/yr). 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) 96.8%, Rare Element Resources (REEMF) 115.1%, USA Rare Earth (USAR) 103.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AREC, REEMF 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, Rare Element Resources (REEMF) leads on 2. 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.