CRML vs UUUU vs USAR Stock Comparison

Critical Metals, Energy Fuels and USA Rare Earth Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CRML Critical Metals Corp.
$6.37 -15.2% 1M -42.0% 1Y
Market cap
$936.35M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Rare Earths Basic Materials
1 win
UUUU Energy Fuels Inc
$7.21 -33.2% 1M -57.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.91B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$117.23M
Div. yield
–
Uranium Energy
3 wins
USAR USA Rare Earth, Inc.
$8.20 -39.9% 1M -49.8% 1Y
Market cap
$2.01B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$11.52M
Div. yield
–
Rare Earths Basic Materials
2 wins

Head to Head

6 decided of 12

Energy Fuels leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Energy Fuels 3, USA Rare Earth 2, Critical Metals 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCRMLUUUUUSARLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $936.35M $1.91B $2.01B USAR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.4x -15.7x -6.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +48.9% — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -100.0% -2,467.3% UUUU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -6.1% -5.6% USAR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.0x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -42.0% -57.6% -49.8% CRML
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -6.9%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 128.8% 82.9% 103.0% UUUU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 56/100 25/100 UUUU

Percentile Scorecard

CRMLUUUUUSAR

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

AxisCRMLUUUUUSAR
Valuation 31 #116 of 168 36 #15 of 23 18 #138 of 168
Growth – 80 #5 of 21 2 #149 of 152
Profitability – 53 #10 of 20 16 #104 of 123
Financial Health 31 #114 of 165 50 #12 of 23 89 #19 of 165
Shareholder Returns – 60 #5 of 11 2 #115 of 117
Overall – 56 25
  • CRML ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • UUUU ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • 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

PeriodCRMLUUUUUSARSPY
1 month -15.2%-33.2%-39.9% -1.0%
3 months -4.6%-42.0%-52.2% -0.4%
6 months -54.3%-69.3%-71.3% +4.5%
Year to date -8.2%-50.4%-31.1% +12.4%
1 year -42.0%-57.6%-49.8% +13.6%
3 years -41.6%-9.2%-19.9% +76.4%
3 years, per year -16.4%-3.2%-7.1% +20.8%
5 years —-29.9%— +63.7%
5 years, per year —-6.9%— +10.4%
10 years —+446.2%— +267.7%
10 years, per year —+18.5%— +13.9%

Risk

MeasureCRMLUUUUUSARSPY
Volatility, 1Y 128.8%82.9%103.0% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 104.4%80.4%93.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 4.463.193.98 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.33-0.69-0.48 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.9%-74.0%-78.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -69.1%-74.0%-73.3% -1.6%
52-week high $20.62$27.72$30.70 $779.14
52-week low $5.13$7.21$8.20 $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.

MultipleCRMLUUUUUSAR
P/E now vs peer median -3.4xmedian 13.4x -15.7xmedian 24.4x -6.6xmedian 13.4x
P/S now vs peer median —median 3.0x 16.3xmedian 6.1x 174.2xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.7x -19.7xmedian 11.6x -4.0xmedian 7.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -22.0xmedian 13.3x -24.3xmedian 12.8x -8.2xmedian 13.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 2.3x 2.0xmedian 1.1x 0.8xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.19 0.40median 42.72 —median 0.19

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 monthsCRMLUUUUUSAR
Revenue – $117.23M $11.52M
Gross profit – $56.15M -$1.48M
Operating income – -$94.94M -$124.97M
Net income – -$117.88M -$287.52M
Free cash flow – -$78.58M -$245.56M
R&D – $39.32M $36.64M
EPS (diluted) – $-0.46 $-1.24
Cash & equivalents $102.48M $76.42M $1.53B
Total debt – $680.90M –
Shares (diluted) – 255.63M 230.08M
Enterprise value $745.50M -$1.65B -$1.89B

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
MetricCRMLUUUUUSAR
P/E -3.4x -15.7x -6.6x
P/FCF -22.0x -24.3x -8.2x
P/Operating cash flow – -34.9x -18.9x
P/S – 16.3x 174.2x
P/B 2.5x 2.0x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 2.5x 2.1x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA – -19.7x -4.0x
EV/EBIT – -18.3x -3.8x
EV/Revenue – 14.8x 41.3x
EV/FCF – -22.1x -1.9x
EV/Operating cash flow – -31.7x -4.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.40 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRMLUUUUUSAR
Revenue growth (1Y) – 48.9% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 46.0% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 1,060% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 42.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 11.8% -392.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -43.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) – -20.1% -188.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -46.7% –
EPS growth (1Y) – -9.1% -29.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -39.6% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 50.0% -362.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -20.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 34.8% -684.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -24.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRMLUUUUUSAR
Gross margin – 47.9% -12.8%
EBITDA margin – -75.3% -1,044%
Operating margin – -81.0% -1,085%
Pretax margin – -100.8% -1,030%
Net margin – -100.0% -2,467%
FCF margin – -67.0% -2,132%
Operating cash flow margin – -46.6% -920.8%
Return on equity – -13.4% -13.0%
Return on assets – -7.2% -11.2%
Return on invested capital – -6.1% -5.6%
Return on capital employed – -6.0% -5.0%
Asset turnover – 0.1x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.5x 0.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 12.4% 160.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRMLUUUUUSAR
Debt / assets – 39.5% –
Debt / equity – 0.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.0x –
Debt / FCF – -8.7x –
Liabilities / assets 27.0% 43.9% 15.4%
Equity / assets 73.0% 56.1% 84.6%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.9x 20.5x 32.8x
Quick ratio 0.9x 18.5x 30.1x
Cash ratio 0.9x 17.9x 30.0x
Altman Z-score – 1.57 2.90

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRMLUUUUUSAR
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – -10.6% -94.6%
Shareholder yield – -10.6% -94.6%
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.

ConsensusCRMLUUUUUSAR
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.20FY2027 $-0.27FY2026 $-0.56FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year $0.00FY2027 $140.99MFY2026 $72.57MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +113.9%FY2026 +4,324.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +90.3% +719.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRMLUUUUUSAR
Held by institutions 20.3% 72.3% 60.0%
Institutions holding 170 351 395
Change in shares held, QoQ +31.4% +8.7% +8.2%
Institutions buying 101 203 272
Institutions selling 46 95 65
Buyers to sellers 2.20 2.14 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.

CRMLUUUUUSAR
CRML 1.00 0.62 0.74
UUUU 0.62 1.00 0.72
USAR 0.74 0.72 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRML, UUUU and USAR?

USA Rare Earth (USAR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Critical Metals (CRML) $936.35M, Energy Fuels (UUUU) $1.91B, USA Rare Earth (USAR) $2.01B.

Which company is more profitable?

Energy Fuels (UUUU) has the highest net margin (Energy Fuels (UUUU) -100.0%, USA Rare Earth (USAR) -2,467.3%). On return on invested capital, USA Rare Earth (USAR) leads (Energy Fuels (UUUU) -6.1%, USA Rare Earth (USAR) -5.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Critical Metals (CRML) returned the most: Critical Metals (CRML) -42.0%, Energy Fuels (UUUU) -57.6%, USA Rare Earth (USAR) -49.8%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Energy Fuels (UUUU) has been the steadiest (Critical Metals (CRML) 128.8%, Energy Fuels (UUUU) 82.9%, USA Rare Earth (USAR) 103.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CRML, UUUU 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, Energy Fuels (UUUU) 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.