CRML vs USAR vs REEMF Stock Comparison

Critical Metals, USA Rare Earth and Rare Element Resources 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
2 wins

Head to Head

4 decided of 12

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

QuestionCRMLUSARREEMFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $969.27M $2.40B $486.66M USAR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -4.4x -6.7x -78.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — — — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -37.3% -51.9% -26.9% REEMF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — — -15.0%/yr –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 129.7% 103.3% 115.1% USAR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 44/100 60/100 REEMF

Percentile Scorecard

CRMLUSARREEMF

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

AxisCRMLUSARREEMF
Valuation 33 #109 of 162 46 #88 of 162 27 #119 of 162
Growth – 3 #142 of 147 56 #65 of 147
Profitability – 32 #83 of 122 –
Financial Health 33 #110 of 164 94 #11 of 164 97 #6 of 164
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall – 44 60
  • CRML ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • USAR ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • REEMF 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

PeriodCRMLUSARREEMFSPY
1 month +3.8%-31.5%-10.6% -0.2%
3 months +43.6%-26.0%+90.0% +3.9%
6 months -31.5%-54.3%+15.2% +8.2%
Year to date +17.1%-12.6%+7.0% +12.9%
1 year -37.3%-51.9%-26.9% +12.3%
3 years -25.2%+1.7%+72.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year -9.2%+0.6%+20.0% +23.3%
5 years ——-55.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year ——-15.0% +10.9%
10 years ——+1,420.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year ——+31.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCRMLUSARREEMFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 129.7%103.3%115.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 105.9%93.9%98.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 4.324.000.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.29-0.50-0.23 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.9%-77.0%-92.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -60.6%-66.1%-52.5% -1.2%
52-week high $20.62$30.70$1.60 $779.14
52-week low $5.13$8.91$0.38 $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.

MultipleCRMLUSARREEMF
P/E now vs peer median -4.4xmedian 13.3x -6.7xmedian 13.3x -76.3xmedian 13.3x
P/S now vs peer median —median 3.2x 437.1xmedian 3.2x —median 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.3x —median 7.3x —median 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -23.3xmedian 14.7x —median 14.7x -49.4xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 2.2x 1.0xmedian 2.2x 10.2xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.31 —median 0.31 -2.14median 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 monthsCRMLUSARREEMF
Operating income – -$97.10M –
Net income – -$362.17M -$6.22M
Free cash flow – – -$9.92M
R&D – $24.96M $4.89M
EPS (diluted) – $-1.56 $-0.01
Cash & equivalents $102.48M $1.53B $26.81M
Total debt – – $368.00K
Shares (diluted) – 230.08M 623.92M
Enterprise value $778.43M $126.82M $369.93M

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
MetricCRMLUSARREEMF
P/E -4.4x -6.7x -76.3x
P/FCF -23.3x – -49.4x
P/Operating cash flow – – -50.2x
P/S – 437.1x –
P/B 2.7x 1.0x 10.2x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 1.0x 10.2x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT – -10.4x –
EV/Revenue – – –
EV/FCF – – -46.6x
EV/Operating cash flow – – -47.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – -2.14

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRMLUSARREEMF
Revenue growth (1Y) – – –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -282.3% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) – -262.5% 49.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – 13.4%
EPS growth (1Y) – -63.4% 57.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – 35.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – -66.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -0.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – -32.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -1.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRMLUSARREEMF
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – – –
Net margin – – –
FCF margin – – –
Operating cash flow margin – – –
Return on equity – -23.9% –
Return on assets – -19.6% –
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – -5.4% –
Asset turnover – – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRMLUSARREEMF
Debt / assets – – 0.2%
Debt / equity – – 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 27.0% 15.4% 3.3%
Equity / assets 73.0% 84.6% 96.7%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.9x 32.8x 23.0x
Quick ratio 0.9x 30.1x 22.5x
Cash ratio 0.9x 30.0x 20.8x
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRMLUSARREEMF
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – – –
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.

ConsensusCRMLUSARREEMF
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.20FY2027 $-0.56FY2026 –
Revenue, next fiscal year $0.00FY2027 $72.57MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY – +4,324.7%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after – +719.4% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRMLUSARREEMF
Held by institutions 20.3% 60.0% –
Institutions holding 170 392 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +31.4% +8.2% –
Institutions buying 101 271 –
Institutions selling 46 64 –
Buyers to sellers 2.20 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.

CRMLUSARREEMF
CRML 1.00 0.74 0.01
USAR 0.74 1.00 0.08
REEMF 0.01 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRML, USAR and REEMF?

USA Rare Earth (USAR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Critical Metals (CRML) $969.27M, USA Rare Earth (USAR) $2.40B, Rare Element Resources (REEMF) $486.66M.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Rare Element Resources (REEMF) returned the most: Critical Metals (CRML) -37.3%, USA Rare Earth (USAR) -51.9%, Rare Element Resources (REEMF) -26.9%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, USA Rare Earth (USAR) has been the steadiest (Critical Metals (CRML) 129.7%, USA Rare Earth (USAR) 103.3%, Rare Element Resources (REEMF) 115.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CRML, USAR and REEMF?

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 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.