EMAT vs LAR vs UUUU Stock Comparison

Evolution Metals & Technologies, Lithium Argentina AG and Energy Fuels Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LAR Lithium Argentina AG
$4.58 -17.2% 1M +1.1% 1Y
Market cap
$743.82M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$225.80M
Div. yield
–
Lithium Basic Materials
7 wins
UUUU Energy Fuels Inc
$8.22 -27.7% 1M -57.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.05B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$105.76M
Div. yield
–
Uranium Energy
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Lithium Argentina AG leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Lithium Argentina AG 7, Energy Fuels 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEMATLARUUUULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $889.16M $743.82M $2.05B UUUU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -16.6x -13.8x -25.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 20.8x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +371.3% +62.5% LAR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -23.9% -77.3% LAR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 0.0% -6.7% LAR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -3.4x 2.9x LAR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -88.6% +1.1% -57.0% LAR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -16.4%/yr +0.1%/yr UUUU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 189.5% 74.7% 84.5% LAR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 19/100 67/100 41/100 LAR

Percentile Scorecard

EMATLARUUUU

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

AxisEMATLARUUUU
Valuation 14 #139 of 162 71 #48 of 162 14 #20 of 23
Growth 31 #102 of 147 75 #38 of 147 75 #6 of 21
Profitability – 41 #73 of 122 47 #10 of 18
Financial Health 12 #144 of 164 75 #42 of 164 48 #12 of 22
Shareholder Returns – 74 #29 of 107 22 #8 of 10
Overall 19 67 41
  • EMAT ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • LAR 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

PeriodEMATLARUUUUSPY
1 month -55.3%-17.2%-27.7% -0.2%
3 months -70.0%-18.5%-27.6% +3.9%
6 months -84.5%-52.4%-60.1% +8.2%
Year to date -87.0%-17.9%-43.5% +12.9%
1 year -88.6%+1.1%-57.0% +12.3%
3 years -86.7%-21.2%+9.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year -49.0%-7.6%+3.0% +23.3%
5 years —-59.2%+0.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year —-16.4%+0.1% +10.9%
10 years —+312.6%+463.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+15.2%+18.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureEMATLARUUUUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 189.5%74.7%84.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 158.3%72.6%83.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.452.613.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.470.01-0.67 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.7%-89.5%-72.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -93.3%-61.2%-70.3% -1.2%
52-week high $21.29$11.79$27.72 $779.14
52-week low $1.35$3.72$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.

MultipleEMATLARUUUU
P/E now vs peer median -16.6xmedian 13.3x -13.8xmedian 13.3x -25.1xmedian 28.4x
P/S now vs peer median 543.5xmedian 3.2x 3.3xmedian 3.2x 19.4xmedian 7.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.3x 4.2xmedian 7.3x -19.9xmedian 29.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 14.7x -37.3xmedian 14.7x -24.9xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median -47.1xmedian 2.2x 0.9xmedian 2.2x 2.6xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.48median 0.31 0.24median 0.31 0.66median 50.46

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 monthsEMATLARUUUU
Revenue – $225.80M $105.76M
Gross profit – $110.90M $43.20M
Operating income -$15.92M $256.12M -$96.29M
Net income -$53.55M -$18.74M -$82.51M
Free cash flow – -$19.96M -$82.50M
R&D – $4.53M $39.87M
EPS (diluted) $-0.09 $-0.33 $-0.33
Cash & equivalents $5.25M $99.72M $58.42M
Total debt $6.18M -$169.70M $2.03B
Shares (diluted) 621.76M 162.17M 249.32M
Enterprise value $870.62M $354.46M -$885.98M

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
MetricEMATLARUUUU
P/E -16.6x -13.8x -25.1x
P/FCF – -37.3x -24.9x
P/Operating cash flow – -37.3x -32.9x
P/S 543.5x 3.3x 19.4x
P/B -47.1x 0.9x 2.6x
P/Tangible book -35.3x 0.9x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA – 4.2x -19.9x
EV/EBIT -55.9x 4.3x -18.6x
EV/Revenue – 1.8x 17.0x
EV/FCF – -20.6x -21.8x
EV/Operating cash flow – -20.6x -28.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.48 0.24 0.66

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEMATLARUUUU
Revenue growth (1Y) – 371.3% 62.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 52.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 32,338% 1,943%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 41.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -258.6% 213.4% -3.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – -35.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 10.2% 48.1% 11.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -208.9% -17.8% -44.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 34.3% 95.8% 22.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 34.5% -57.1% -38.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 39.6% 29.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 31.4% -24.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 43.8% 17.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 31.2% -10.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEMATLARUUUU
Gross margin – 49.1% 40.9%
EBITDA margin – 43.1% -85.5%
Operating margin – 113.4% -91.0%
Pretax margin – -12.2% -77.8%
Net margin – -23.9% -77.3%
FCF margin – -8.8% -78.0%
Operating cash flow margin – -8.8% -59.1%
Return on equity – 1.6% -10.8%
Return on assets -91.1% 1.2% -5.5%
Return on invested capital – 0.0% -6.7%
Return on capital employed – 6.9% -6.6%
Asset turnover – 0.2x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.1x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 6.9% 13.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEMATLARUUUU
Debt / assets 6.5% -14.7% 44.2%
Debt / equity -0.3x -0.2x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – -3.4x 2.9x
Debt / FCF – 8.5x -8.2x
Liabilities / assets 119.8% 27.2% 48.0%
Equity / assets -19.8% 72.8% 52.0%
Interest coverage – 161.6x –
Current ratio 0.2x -2.0x 27.9x
Quick ratio 0.2x -0.7x 25.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x -0.7x 25.3x
Altman Z-score – 1.76 1.83

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEMATLARUUUU
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – -0.2% -13.5%
Shareholder yield – -0.2% -13.5%
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.

ConsensusEMATLARUUUU
Forward P/E – 20.8xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.43FY2026 $0.22FY2026 $-0.27FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +27.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.71MFY2026 $0.00FY2026 $140.99MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +124.4%FY2026 – +113.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2,427.0% – +90.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEMATLARUUUU
Held by institutions – 33.9% 72.3%
Institutions holding – 164 349
Change in shares held, QoQ – +0.6% +8.7%
Institutions buying – 75 203
Institutions selling – 48 93
Buyers to sellers – 1.56 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.

EMATLARUUUU
EMAT 1.00 0.22 0.07
LAR 0.22 1.00 0.58
UUUU 0.07 0.58 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EMAT, LAR and UUUU?

Energy Fuels (UUUU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Evolution Metals & Technologies (EMAT) $889.16M, Lithium Argentina AG (LAR) $743.82M, Energy Fuels (UUUU) $2.05B.

Which company is growing faster?

Lithium Argentina AG (LAR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Lithium Argentina AG (LAR) +371.3%, Energy Fuels (UUUU) +62.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Lithium Argentina AG (LAR) has the highest net margin (Lithium Argentina AG (LAR) -23.9%, Energy Fuels (UUUU) -77.3%). On return on invested capital, Lithium Argentina AG (LAR) leads (Lithium Argentina AG (LAR) 0.0%, Energy Fuels (UUUU) -6.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lithium Argentina AG (LAR) returned the most: Evolution Metals & Technologies (EMAT) -88.6%, Lithium Argentina AG (LAR) +1.1%, Energy Fuels (UUUU) -57.0%. Over five years, Energy Fuels (UUUU) compounded fastest (Lithium Argentina AG (LAR) -16.4%/yr, Energy Fuels (UUUU) +0.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Lithium Argentina AG (LAR) has been the steadiest (Evolution Metals & Technologies (EMAT) 189.5%, Lithium Argentina AG (LAR) 74.7%, Energy Fuels (UUUU) 84.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EMAT, LAR 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, Lithium Argentina AG (LAR) leads on 7. 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.