CRML vs MP vs UUUU Stock Comparison

Critical Metals, MP Materials and Energy Fuels Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MP MP Materials Corp. / DE
$38.30 -21.7% 1M -44.0% 1Y
Market cap
$6.67B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$305.38M
Div. yield
–
Rare Earths Basic Materials
6 wins
UUUU Energy Fuels Inc
$7.52 -35.2% 1M -64.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.88B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$105.76M
Div. yield
–
Uranium Energy
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

MP Materials leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (MP Materials 6, Energy Fuels 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCRMLMPUUUULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $779.70M $6.67B $1.88B MP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.4x -110.0x -23.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +26.1% +62.5% UUUU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -19.9% -77.3% MP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -2.9% -6.7% MP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 98.0x 2.9x UUUU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -53.4% -44.0% -64.6% MP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +1.0%/yr -2.4%/yr MP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 128.6% 70.0% 84.7% MP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 30/100 40/100 UUUU

Percentile Scorecard

CRMLMPUUUU

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

AxisCRMLMPUUUU
Valuation 39 #99 of 162 27 #119 of 162 14 #20 of 23
Growth – 21 #117 of 147 80 #5 of 21
Profitability – 26 #90 of 122 44 #11 of 19
Financial Health 33 #111 of 166 47 #88 of 166 41 #14 of 23
Shareholder Returns – – 22 #8 of 10
Overall – 30 40
  • CRML ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • MP ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • UUUU ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCRMLMPUUUUSPY
1 month -17.6%-21.7%-35.2% -1.0%
3 months +9.5%-7.2%-33.5% +2.9%
6 months -44.7%-36.9%-63.0% +6.4%
Year to date -8.4%-24.2%-48.3% +11.4%
1 year -53.4%-44.0%-64.6% +13.1%
3 years -41.5%+120.7%-5.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year -16.4%+30.2%-1.8% +21.5%
5 years —+4.9%-11.5% +67.7%
5 years, per year —+1.0%-2.4% +10.9%
10 years ——+404.7% +255.2%
10 years, per year ——+17.6% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCRMLMPUUUUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 128.6%70.0%84.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 107.3%69.0%84.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 4.152.493.00 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.42-0.63-0.76 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.9%-82.0%-72.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -69.2%-47.3%-72.9% -2.5%
52-week high $20.62$72.65$27.72 $779.14
52-week low $5.13$38.10$7.52 $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.

MultipleCRMLMPUUUU
P/E now vs peer median -3.4xmedian 12.7x -112.7xmedian 12.7x -22.9xmedian 26.9x
P/S now vs peer median —median 3.1x 22.3xmedian 3.1x 17.8xmedian 6.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 6.9x -1,193xmedian 6.9x -17.9xmedian 11.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -18.3xmedian 15.1x -13.5xmedian 15.1x -22.8xmedian 10.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.1x 3.5xmedian 2.1x 2.4xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.27 3.43median 0.27 0.60median 47.24

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 monthsCRMLMPUUUU
Revenue – $305.38M $105.76M
Gross profit – $65.31M $43.20M
Operating income – -$126.87M -$96.29M
Net income – -$60.62M -$82.51M
Free cash flow – -$504.58M -$82.50M
R&D – – $39.87M
EPS (diluted) – $-0.34 $-0.33
Cash & equivalents $102.48M $429.08M $58.42M
Total debt – $934.58M $2.03B
Shares (diluted) – 178.41M 249.32M
Enterprise value $588.85M $5.21B -$1.06B

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
MetricCRMLMPUUUU
P/E -3.4x -112.7x -22.9x
P/FCF -18.3x -13.5x -22.8x
P/Operating cash flow – -81.2x -30.1x
P/S – 22.3x 17.8x
P/B 2.1x 3.5x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 3.5x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA – -1,193x -17.9x
EV/EBIT – -49.7x -16.8x
EV/Revenue – 20.6x 15.3x
EV/FCF – -12.5x -19.6x
EV/Operating cash flow – -75.0x -25.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 3.43 0.60

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRMLMPUUUU
Revenue growth (1Y) – 26.1% 62.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -6.8% 52.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 139.0% 1,943%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -38.7% 41.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 21.8% -3.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -41.7% -35.1%
Net income growth (1Y) – 40.2% 11.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -32.9% -44.3%
EPS growth (1Y) – 45.1% 22.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -32.9% -38.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -94.3% 29.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -34.7% -24.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -164.5% 17.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -51.5% -10.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRMLMPUUUU
Gross margin – 21.4% 40.9%
EBITDA margin – -1.7% -85.5%
Operating margin – -41.5% -91.0%
Pretax margin – -29.8% -77.8%
Net margin – -19.9% -77.3%
FCF margin – -165.2% -78.0%
Operating cash flow margin – -27.5% -59.1%
Return on equity – -3.1% -10.8%
Return on assets – -1.6% -5.5%
Return on invested capital – -2.9% -6.7%
Return on capital employed – -3.5% -6.6%
Asset turnover – 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.4x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 13.6% 13.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRMLMPUUUU
Debt / assets – 25.1% 44.2%
Debt / equity – 0.5x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – 98.0x 2.9x
Debt / FCF – -1.9x -8.2x
Liabilities / assets 27.0% 47.5% 48.0%
Equity / assets 73.0% 52.5% 52.0%
Interest coverage – -3.3x –
Current ratio 0.9x 9.5x 27.9x
Quick ratio 0.9x 8.4x 25.7x
Cash ratio 0.9x 7.9x 25.3x
Altman Z-score – 2.86 1.69

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRMLMPUUUU
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – -14.8%
Shareholder yield – – -14.8%
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.

ConsensusCRMLMPUUUU
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.20FY2027 $-0.01FY2026 $-0.27FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year $0.00FY2027 $422.57MFY2026 $140.58MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +88.3%FY2026 +113.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +76.2% +89.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRMLMPUUUU
Held by institutions 20.3% 82.4% 72.3%
Institutions holding 170 755 349
Change in shares held, QoQ +31.4% +11.3% +8.7%
Institutions buying 101 417 203
Institutions selling 46 205 93
Buyers to sellers 2.20 2.03 2.18

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.

CRMLMPUUUU
CRML 1.00 0.64 0.62
MP 0.64 1.00 0.78
UUUU 0.62 0.78 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRML, MP and UUUU?

MP Materials (MP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Critical Metals (CRML) $779.70M, MP Materials (MP) $6.67B, Energy Fuels (UUUU) $1.88B.

Which company is growing faster?

Energy Fuels (UUUU) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: MP Materials (MP) +26.1%, Energy Fuels (UUUU) +62.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

MP Materials (MP) has the highest net margin (MP Materials (MP) -19.9%, Energy Fuels (UUUU) -77.3%). On return on invested capital, MP Materials (MP) leads (MP Materials (MP) -2.9%, Energy Fuels (UUUU) -6.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year MP Materials (MP) returned the most: Critical Metals (CRML) -53.4%, MP Materials (MP) -44.0%, Energy Fuels (UUUU) -64.6%. Over five years, MP Materials (MP) compounded fastest (MP Materials (MP) +1.0%/yr, Energy Fuels (UUUU) -2.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, MP Materials (MP) has been the steadiest (Critical Metals (CRML) 128.6%, MP Materials (MP) 70.0%, Energy Fuels (UUUU) 84.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CRML, MP and UUUU?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, MP Materials (MP) leads on 6. 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.