EMAT vs REEMF vs AREC Stock Comparison

Evolution Metals & Technologies, Rare Element Resources and American Resources Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group

Head to Head

5 decided of 12

Rare Element Resources leads on 2 of the 12 questions below (Rare Element Resources 2, American Resources 2, Evolution Metals & Technologies 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEMATREEMFARECLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.04B $509.84M $96.83M EMAT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -19.5x -79.3x 5.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — — +56.7% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 10.4x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 3.15% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -86.6% -31.3% -66.4% REEMF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -13.8%/yr -11.5%/yr AREC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 190.3% 114.7% 96.6% AREC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 20/100 60/100 45/100 REEMF

Percentile Scorecard

EMATREEMFAREC

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

AxisEMATREEMFAREC
Valuation 18 #134 of 163 27 #119 of 163 82 #5 of 23
Growth 31 #103 of 148 56 #66 of 148 60 #9 of 21
Profitability – – –
Financial Health 13 #143 of 164 97 #6 of 164 38 #14 of 22
Shareholder Returns – – 0 #10 of 10
Overall 20 60 45
  • EMAT ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • REEMF ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • AREC 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

PeriodEMATREEMFARECSPY
1 month -42.3%-2.5%-29.8% +0.7%
3 months -62.0%+83.7%-30.6% +3.7%
6 months -82.4%+16.2%-45.3% +7.1%
Year to date -84.7%+11.3%-48.8% +12.8%
1 year -86.6%-31.3%-66.4% +11.9%
3 years -84.4%+79.5%-9.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year -46.2%+21.6%-3.4% +22.8%
5 years —-52.4%-45.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year —-13.8%-11.5% +10.9%
10 years —+1,480.0%— +262.0%
10 years, per year —+31.8%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureEMATREEMFARECSPY
Volatility, 1Y 190.3%114.7%96.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 159.4%98.4%93.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.460.632.86 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.45-0.27-0.69 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.7%-92.0%-88.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -92.1%-50.6%-70.9% -1.2%
52-week high $21.29$1.60$4.37 $779.14
52-week low $1.35$0.38$1.09 $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.

MultipleEMATREEMFAREC
P/E now vs peer median -19.5xmedian 13.2x -79.3xmedian 13.2x 5.5xmedian 27.1x
P/S now vs peer median 638.5xmedian 3.1x —median 3.1x -309.6xmedian 7.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.2x —median 7.2x -3.7xmedian 29.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 15.2x -51.4xmedian 15.2x 7.8xmedian 10.3x
P/B now vs peer median -55.4xmedian 2.2x 10.6xmedian 2.2x 1.0xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.56median 0.30 -2.23median 0.30 0.08median 50.94

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 monthsEMATREEMFAREC
Revenue – – -$312.74K
Gross profit – – $956.08K
Operating income -$15.92M – -$6.29M
Net income -$53.55M -$6.22M -$79.01M
Free cash flow – -$9.92M $12.37M
R&D – $4.89M -$1.22M
EPS (diluted) $-0.09 $-0.01 $0.20
Cash & equivalents $5.25M $26.81M $31.70M
Total debt $6.18M $368.00K $8.34M
Shares (diluted) 621.76M 623.92M 87.27M
Enterprise value $1.03B $393.11M $12.76M

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
MetricEMATREEMFAREC
P/E -19.5x -79.3x 5.5x
P/FCF – -51.4x 7.8x
P/Operating cash flow – -52.2x 7.6x
P/S 638.5x – -309.6x
P/B -55.4x 10.6x 1.0x
P/Tangible book -41.4x 10.6x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA – – -3.7x
EV/EBIT -65.7x – -4.1x
EV/Revenue – – -81.9x
EV/FCF – -48.5x 2.1x
EV/Operating cash flow – -49.2x 2.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.56 -2.23 0.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEMATREEMFAREC
Revenue growth (1Y) – – 56.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – -26.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 210.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – -62.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -258.6% – 47.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 31.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 10.2% 49.1% -517.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -208.9% 13.4% -279.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 34.3% 57.9% 131.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 34.5% 35.6% 68.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -66.6% 541.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -0.9% 71.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -32.0% 682.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -1.5% 89.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEMATREEMFAREC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – – –
Net margin – – –
FCF margin – – –
Operating cash flow margin – – -4,086%
Return on equity – – –
Return on assets -91.1% – 7.7%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – – -5.1%
Asset turnover – – 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.6x -0.2x
Stock comp / revenue – – -3,162%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEMATREEMFAREC
Debt / assets 6.5% 0.2% 0.6%
Debt / equity -0.3x 0.0x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 10.4x
Debt / FCF – 0.0x 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 119.8% 3.3% 43.9%
Equity / assets -19.8% 96.7% 56.1%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.2x 23.0x 2.2x
Quick ratio 0.2x 22.5x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.1x 20.8x 1.2x
Altman Z-score – – -0.57

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEMATREEMFAREC
Dividend yield – – 3.1%
Net buyback yield – – -78.1%
Shareholder yield – – -75.0%
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.

ConsensusEMATREEMFAREC
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.43FY2026 – $-0.30FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.71MFY2026 – $8.75MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +124.4%FY2026 – +17,395.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2,427.0% – +3,730.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEMATREEMFAREC
Held by institutions – – 31.5%
Institutions holding – – 100
Change in shares held, QoQ – – -5.8%
Institutions buying – – 67
Institutions selling – – 17
Buyers to sellers – – 3.94

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.

EMATREEMFAREC
EMAT 1.00 0.01 0.07
REEMF 0.01 1.00 0.11
AREC 0.07 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EMAT, REEMF and AREC?

Evolution Metals & Technologies (EMAT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Evolution Metals & Technologies (EMAT) $1.04B, Rare Element Resources (REEMF) $509.84M, American Resources (AREC) $96.83M.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Rare Element Resources (REEMF) returned the most: Evolution Metals & Technologies (EMAT) -86.6%, Rare Element Resources (REEMF) -31.3%, American Resources (AREC) -66.4%. Over five years, American Resources (AREC) compounded fastest (Rare Element Resources (REEMF) -13.8%/yr, American Resources (AREC) -11.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: American Resources (AREC) 3.15%. Evolution Metals & Technologies (EMAT) and Rare Element Resources (REEMF) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, American Resources (AREC) has been the steadiest (Evolution Metals & Technologies (EMAT) 190.3%, Rare Element Resources (REEMF) 114.7%, American Resources (AREC) 96.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EMAT, REEMF and AREC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Rare Element Resources (REEMF) 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.