EMAT vs METC vs CRML Stock Comparison

Evolution Metals & Technologies, Ramaco Resources and Critical Metals Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CRML Critical Metals Corp.
$8.13 +3.8% 1M -37.3% 1Y
Market cap
$922.80M
P/E
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Revenue (TTM)
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Div. yield
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Rare Earths Basic Materials
2 wins

Head to Head

4 decided of 12

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

QuestionEMATMETCCRMLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $892.23M $469.55M $922.80M CRML
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -16.7x -7.6x -4.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — -17.7% — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -12.0% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -6.9% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 16.8x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -88.6% -77.4% -37.3% CRML
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -13.6%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 189.5% 85.1% 129.7% METC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 19/100 45/100 — METC

Percentile Scorecard

EMATMETCCRML

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

AxisEMATMETCCRML
Valuation 14 #139 of 162 41 #14 of 23 33 #109 of 162
Growth 31 #102 of 147 10 #19 of 21 –
Profitability – 59 #8 of 18 –
Financial Health 12 #144 of 164 14 #19 of 22 33 #110 of 164
Shareholder Returns – 100 #1 of 10 –
Overall 19 45 –
  • EMAT ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • METC ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • CRML 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

PeriodEMATMETCCRMLSPY
1 month -55.3%-15.0%+3.8% -0.2%
3 months -70.0%-21.3%+43.6% +3.9%
6 months -84.5%-47.3%-31.5% +8.2%
Year to date -87.0%-57.4%+17.1% +12.9%
1 year -88.6%-77.4%-37.3% +12.3%
3 years -86.7%-35.8%-25.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year -49.0%-13.7%-9.2% +23.3%
5 years —-51.7%— +67.9%
5 years, per year —-13.6%— +10.9%

Risk

MeasureEMATMETCCRMLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 189.5%85.1%129.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 158.3%92.0%105.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.451.344.32 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.47-0.91-0.29 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.7%-87.3%-93.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -93.3%-77.4%-60.6% -1.2%
52-week high $21.29$33.97$20.62 $779.14
52-week low $1.35$6.91$5.13 $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.

MultipleEMATMETCCRML
P/E now vs peer median -16.6xmedian 13.3x -8.0xmedian 28.4x -4.4xmedian 13.3x
P/S now vs peer median 543.5xmedian 3.2x 0.9xmedian 7.3x —median 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.3x 64.9xmedian 29.2x —median 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 14.7x -4.3xmedian 11.0x -23.3xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median -47.1xmedian 2.2x 1.3xmedian 1.2x 2.7xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.48median 0.31 0.21median 50.46 —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 monthsEMATMETCCRML
Revenue – $515.42M –
Gross profit – $69.82M –
Operating income -$15.92M -$72.64M –
Net income -$53.55M -$61.75M –
Free cash flow – -$114.19M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.09 $-0.96 –
Cash & equivalents $5.25M $282.54M $102.48M
Total debt $6.18M $452.81M –
Shares (diluted) 621.76M 64.59M –
Enterprise value $873.68M -$802.38M $731.95M

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
MetricEMATMETCCRML
P/E -16.6x -8.0x -4.4x
P/FCF – -4.3x -23.3x
P/Operating cash flow – -11.5x –
P/S 543.5x 0.9x –
P/B -47.1x 1.3x 2.7x
P/Tangible book -35.3x 1.3x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA – 64.9x –
EV/EBIT -55.9x -9.0x –
EV/Revenue – 1.3x –
EV/FCF – -5.7x –
EV/Operating cash flow – -15.5x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.48 0.21 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEMATMETCCRML
Revenue growth (1Y) – -17.7% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -3.6% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -34.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -28.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -258.6% -305.3% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -40.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) 10.2% -211.7% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -208.9% -41.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) 34.3% -152.3% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 34.5% -38.3% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -156.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -32.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -772.6% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -131.8% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEMATMETCCRML
Gross margin – 13.5% –
EBITDA margin – 2.0% –
Operating margin – -14.1% –
Pretax margin – -14.8% –
Net margin – -12.0% –
FCF margin – -22.2% –
Operating cash flow margin – -8.2% –
Return on equity – -15.2% –
Return on assets -91.1% -5.8% –
Return on invested capital – -6.9% –
Return on capital employed – -7.7% –
Asset turnover – 0.5x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.7x –
Stock comp / revenue – 3.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEMATMETCCRML
Debt / assets 6.5% 44.2% –
Debt / equity -0.3x 1.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 16.8x –
Debt / FCF – -4.0x –
Liabilities / assets 119.8% 63.3% 27.0%
Equity / assets -19.8% 36.7% 73.0%
Interest coverage – -185.8x –
Current ratio 0.2x 4.2x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.2x 3.2x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.1x 2.6x 0.9x
Altman Z-score – 1.08 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEMATMETCCRML
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – 13.6% –
Shareholder yield – 13.6% –
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.

ConsensusEMATMETCCRML
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.43FY2026 $-0.91FY2026 $-0.20FY2027
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.71MFY2026 $535.87MFY2026 $0.00FY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +124.4%FY2026 -0.1%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +2,427.0% +37.3% –

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

EMATMETCCRML
EMAT 1.00 0.16 0.21
METC 0.16 1.00 0.45
CRML 0.21 0.45 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EMAT, METC and CRML?

Critical Metals (CRML) is the largest by market capitalisation: Evolution Metals & Technologies (EMAT) $892.23M, Ramaco Resources (METC) $469.55M, Critical Metals (CRML) $922.80M.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Critical Metals (CRML) returned the most: Evolution Metals & Technologies (EMAT) -88.6%, Ramaco Resources (METC) -77.4%, Critical Metals (CRML) -37.3%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ramaco Resources (METC) has been the steadiest (Evolution Metals & Technologies (EMAT) 189.5%, Ramaco Resources (METC) 85.1%, Critical Metals (CRML) 129.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Critical Metals (CRML) 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.