EMAT vs ATLX vs USAR Stock Comparison

Evolution Metals & Technologies, Atlas Lithium and USA Rare Earth Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ATLX Atlas Lithium Corp
$1.89 -25.0% 1M -62.5% 1Y
Market cap
$56.82M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$126.77K
Div. yield
–
Lithium Basic Materials
1 win
USAR USA Rare Earth, Inc.
$10.48 -27.3% 1M -47.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.56B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Rare Earths Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

4 decided of 12

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

QuestionEMATATLXUSARLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.04B $56.82M $2.56B USAR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -19.5x -1.5x -6.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — -69.3% — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -29,435.3% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.6x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -86.6% -62.5% -47.9% USAR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -21.2%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 190.3% 78.6% 103.1% ATLX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 20/100 16/100 44/100 USAR

Percentile Scorecard

EMATATLXUSAR

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

AxisEMATATLXUSAR
Valuation 17 #134 of 162 5 #154 of 162 47 #87 of 162
Growth 31 #102 of 147 25 #111 of 147 3 #142 of 147
Profitability – 10 #110 of 122 32 #83 of 122
Financial Health 12 #144 of 164 40 #99 of 164 94 #11 of 164
Shareholder Returns – 1 #106 of 107 –
Overall 20 16 44
  • EMAT ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • ATLX 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

PeriodEMATATLXUSARSPY
1 month -47.5%-25.0%-27.3% +0.9%
3 months -61.8%-26.2%-19.8% +5.9%
6 months -81.1%-59.5%-52.4% +8.5%
Year to date -84.7%-55.3%-11.9% +13.3%
1 year -86.6%-62.5%-47.9% +12.4%
3 years -84.4%-91.5%+2.4% +88.1%
3 years, per year -46.2%-56.0%+0.8% +23.5%
5 years —-69.6%— +68.2%
5 years, per year —-21.2%— +11.0%
10 years —-97.5%— +263.4%
10 years, per year —-30.8%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureEMATATLXUSARSPY
Volatility, 1Y 190.3%78.6%103.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 158.9%83.4%93.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.492.444.01 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.45-0.80-0.46 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.7%-95.5%-77.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -92.1%-70.7%-65.9% -0.9%
52-week high $21.29$6.46$30.70 $779.14
52-week low $1.35$1.85$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.

MultipleEMATATLXUSAR
P/E now vs peer median -19.5xmedian 13.4x -1.5xmedian 13.4x -6.7xmedian 13.4x
P/S now vs peer median 638.5xmedian 3.2x 448.2xmedian 3.2x 440.5xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.3x -0.7xmedian 7.3x —median 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 14.8x -1.6xmedian 14.8x —median 14.8x
P/B now vs peer median -55.4xmedian 2.3x 1.1xmedian 2.3x 1.0xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -0.56median 0.31 -0.13median 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 monthsEMATATLXUSAR
Revenue – $126.77K –
Gross profit – $93.51K –
Operating income -$15.92M -$44.33M -$97.10M
Net income -$53.55M -$43.45M -$362.17M
Free cash flow – -$35.25M –
R&D – $8.24M $24.96M
EPS (diluted) $-0.09 $-1.27 $-1.56
Cash & equivalents $5.25M $36.09M $1.53B
Total debt $6.18M $30.46M –
Shares (diluted) 621.76M 29.36M 230.08M
Enterprise value $1.03B -$64.27M $293.62M

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
MetricEMATATLXUSAR
P/E -19.5x -1.5x -6.7x
P/FCF – -1.6x –
P/Operating cash flow – -1.8x –
P/S 638.5x 448.2x 440.5x
P/B -55.4x 1.1x 1.0x
P/Tangible book -41.4x 1.1x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA – -0.7x –
EV/EBIT -65.7x -0.7x -10.6x
EV/Revenue – 242.7x –
EV/FCF – -0.9x –
EV/Operating cash flow – -1.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.56 -0.13 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEMATATLXUSAR
Revenue growth (1Y) – -69.3% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 1,960% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -258.6% -19.5% -282.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -35.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) 10.2% -15.0% -262.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -208.9% -34.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) 34.3% 34.0% -63.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 34.5% 11.8% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -103.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -76.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -21.6% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -96.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEMATATLXUSAR
Gross margin – 73.8% –
EBITDA margin – -34,866% –
Operating margin – -34,967% –
Pretax margin – -34,273% –
Net margin – -29,435% –
FCF margin – -27,809% –
Operating cash flow margin – -25,301% –
Return on equity – -81.6% -23.9%
Return on assets -91.1% -49.1% -19.6%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – -60.7% -5.4%
Asset turnover – 0.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.7x –
Stock comp / revenue – 8,646% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEMATATLXUSAR
Debt / assets 6.5% 11.2% –
Debt / equity -0.3x 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.6x –
Debt / FCF – -0.3x –
Liabilities / assets 119.8% 39.9% 15.4%
Equity / assets -19.8% 60.1% 84.6%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.2x 2.4x 32.8x
Quick ratio 0.2x 2.3x 30.1x
Cash ratio 0.1x 2.3x 30.0x
Altman Z-score – -3.41 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEMATATLXUSAR
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – -91.2% –
Shareholder yield – -91.2% –
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.

ConsensusEMATATLXUSAR
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.43FY2026 $-1.57FY2026 $-0.56FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.71MFY2026 $94.14KFY2026 $72.57MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +124.4%FY2026 -5.9%FY2026 +4,324.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2,427.0% +236,636.9% +719.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEMATATLXUSAR
Held by institutions – 9.5% 60.0%
Institutions holding – 43 392
Change in shares held, QoQ – -44.5% +8.2%
Institutions buying – 19 271
Institutions selling – 9 64
Buyers to sellers – 2.11 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.

EMATATLXUSAR
EMAT 1.00 0.17 0.16
ATLX 0.17 1.00 0.55
USAR 0.16 0.55 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EMAT, ATLX and USAR?

USA Rare Earth (USAR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Evolution Metals & Technologies (EMAT) $1.04B, Atlas Lithium (ATLX) $56.82M, USA Rare Earth (USAR) $2.56B.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year USA Rare Earth (USAR) returned the most: Evolution Metals & Technologies (EMAT) -86.6%, Atlas Lithium (ATLX) -62.5%, USA Rare Earth (USAR) -47.9%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Atlas Lithium (ATLX) has been the steadiest (Evolution Metals & Technologies (EMAT) 190.3%, Atlas Lithium (ATLX) 78.6%, USA Rare Earth (USAR) 103.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EMAT, ATLX 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, USA Rare Earth (USAR) 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.