CRML vs UUUU vs METC Stock Comparison

Critical Metals, Energy Fuels and Ramaco Resources Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CRML Critical Metals Corp.
$6.36 -17.6% 1M -53.4% 1Y
Market cap
$779.70M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Rare Earths Basic Materials
1 win
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
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Energy Fuels leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Energy Fuels 5, Ramaco Resources 3, Critical Metals 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCRMLUUUUMETCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $779.70M $1.88B $446.63M UUUU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.4x -23.0x -7.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +62.5% -17.7% UUUU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -77.3% -12.0% METC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -6.7% -6.9% UUUU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.9x 16.8x UUUU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -53.4% -64.6% -79.7% CRML
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -2.4%/yr -12.9%/yr UUUU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 128.6% 84.7% 84.3% METC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 40/100 46/100 METC

Percentile Scorecard

CRMLUUUUMETC

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

AxisCRMLUUUUMETC
Valuation 39 #99 of 162 14 #20 of 23 46 #13 of 23
Growth – 80 #5 of 21 15 #18 of 21
Profitability – 44 #11 of 19 56 #9 of 19
Financial Health 33 #111 of 166 41 #14 of 23 14 #20 of 23
Shareholder Returns – 22 #8 of 10 100 #1 of 10
Overall – 40 46
  • CRML ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • UUUU ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • METC 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

PeriodCRMLUUUUMETCSPY
1 month -17.6%-35.2%-21.1% -1.0%
3 months +9.5%-33.5%-29.3% +2.9%
6 months -44.7%-63.0%-46.9% +6.4%
Year to date -8.4%-48.3%-59.3% +11.4%
1 year -53.4%-64.6%-79.7% +13.1%
3 years -41.5%-5.3%-38.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year -16.4%-1.8%-14.9% +21.5%
5 years —-11.5%-49.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year —-2.4%-12.9% +10.9%
10 years —+404.7%— +255.2%
10 years, per year —+17.6%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCRMLUUUUMETCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 128.6%84.7%84.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 107.3%84.3%91.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 4.153.001.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.42-0.76-0.95 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.9%-72.9%-86.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -69.2%-72.9%-79.7% -2.5%
52-week high $20.62$27.72$36.01 $779.14
52-week low $5.13$7.52$7.22 $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.

MultipleCRMLUUUUMETC
P/E now vs peer median -3.4xmedian 12.7x -22.9xmedian 26.9x -7.7xmedian 26.9x
P/S now vs peer median —median 3.1x 17.8xmedian 6.7x 0.9xmedian 6.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 6.9x -17.9xmedian 11.7x 62.7xmedian 11.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -18.3xmedian 15.1x -22.8xmedian 10.2x -4.1xmedian 10.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.1x 2.4xmedian 1.2x 1.2xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.27 0.60median 47.24 0.20median 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 monthsCRMLUUUUMETC
Revenue – $105.76M $515.42M
Gross profit – $43.20M $69.82M
Operating income – -$96.29M -$72.64M
Net income – -$82.51M -$61.75M
Free cash flow – -$82.50M -$114.19M
R&D – $39.87M –
EPS (diluted) – $-0.33 $-0.96
Cash & equivalents $102.48M $58.42M $282.54M
Total debt – $2.03B $452.81M
Shares (diluted) – 249.32M 64.59M
Enterprise value $588.85M -$1.06B -$825.31M

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
MetricCRMLUUUUMETC
P/E -3.4x -22.9x -7.7x
P/FCF -18.3x -22.8x -4.1x
P/Operating cash flow – -30.1x -11.0x
P/S – 17.8x 0.9x
P/B 2.1x 2.4x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 2.4x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA – -17.9x 62.7x
EV/EBIT – -16.8x -8.7x
EV/Revenue – 15.3x 1.2x
EV/FCF – -19.6x -5.6x
EV/Operating cash flow – -25.9x -15.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.60 0.20

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRMLUUUUMETC
Revenue growth (1Y) – 62.5% -17.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 52.9% -3.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 1,943% -34.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 41.0% -28.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -3.7% -305.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -35.1% -40.1%
Net income growth (1Y) – 11.5% -211.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -44.3% -41.5%
EPS growth (1Y) – 22.6% -152.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -38.0% -38.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 29.0% -156.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -24.4% -32.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 17.3% -772.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -10.3% -131.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRMLUUUUMETC
Gross margin – 40.9% 13.5%
EBITDA margin – -85.5% 2.0%
Operating margin – -91.0% -14.1%
Pretax margin – -77.8% -14.8%
Net margin – -77.3% -12.0%
FCF margin – -78.0% -22.2%
Operating cash flow margin – -59.1% -8.2%
Return on equity – -10.8% -15.2%
Return on assets – -5.5% -5.8%
Return on invested capital – -6.7% -6.9%
Return on capital employed – -6.6% -7.7%
Asset turnover – 0.1x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.8x 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 13.5% 3.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRMLUUUUMETC
Debt / assets – 44.2% 44.2%
Debt / equity – 0.9x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.9x 16.8x
Debt / FCF – -8.2x -4.0x
Liabilities / assets 27.0% 48.0% 63.3%
Equity / assets 73.0% 52.0% 36.7%
Interest coverage – – -185.8x
Current ratio 0.9x 27.9x 4.2x
Quick ratio 0.9x 25.7x 3.2x
Cash ratio 0.9x 25.3x 2.6x
Altman Z-score – 1.69 1.06

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRMLUUUUMETC
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – -14.8% 14.2%
Shareholder yield – -14.8% 14.2%
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.

ConsensusCRMLUUUUMETC
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.20FY2027 $-0.27FY2026 $-0.91FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year $0.00FY2027 $140.58MFY2026 $535.80MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +113.3%FY2026 -0.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +89.2% +37.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRMLUUUUMETC
Held by institutions 20.3% 72.3% 70.2%
Institutions holding 170 349 200
Change in shares held, QoQ +31.4% +8.7% -5.7%
Institutions buying 101 203 106
Institutions selling 46 93 48
Buyers to sellers 2.20 2.18 2.21

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.

CRMLUUUUMETC
CRML 1.00 0.62 0.44
UUUU 0.62 1.00 0.47
METC 0.44 0.47 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRML, UUUU and METC?

Energy Fuels (UUUU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Critical Metals (CRML) $779.70M, Energy Fuels (UUUU) $1.88B, Ramaco Resources (METC) $446.63M.

Which company is growing faster?

Energy Fuels (UUUU) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Energy Fuels (UUUU) +62.5%, Ramaco Resources (METC) -17.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ramaco Resources (METC) has the highest net margin (Energy Fuels (UUUU) -77.3%, Ramaco Resources (METC) -12.0%). On return on invested capital, Energy Fuels (UUUU) leads (Energy Fuels (UUUU) -6.7%, Ramaco Resources (METC) -6.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Critical Metals (CRML) returned the most: Critical Metals (CRML) -53.4%, Energy Fuels (UUUU) -64.6%, Ramaco Resources (METC) -79.7%. Over five years, Energy Fuels (UUUU) compounded fastest (Energy Fuels (UUUU) -2.4%/yr, Ramaco Resources (METC) -12.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ramaco Resources (METC) has been the steadiest (Critical Metals (CRML) 128.6%, Energy Fuels (UUUU) 84.7%, Ramaco Resources (METC) 84.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Energy Fuels (UUUU) leads on 5. 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.