EMAT vs USAR vs METC Stock Comparison

Evolution Metals & Technologies, USA Rare Earth and Ramaco Resources Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
USAR USA Rare Earth, Inc.
$9.33 -41.1% 1M -61.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.05B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
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Rare Earths Basic Materials
2 wins

Head to Head

4 decided of 12

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

QuestionEMATUSARMETCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $876.69M $2.05B $446.63M USAR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -16.4x -5.7x -7.2x –
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 -90.4% -61.2% -79.7% USAR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — — -12.9%/yr –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 190.7% 102.4% 84.3% METC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 20/100 44/100 46/100 METC

Percentile Scorecard

EMATUSARMETC

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

AxisEMATUSARMETC
Valuation 16 #136 of 162 46 #88 of 162 46 #13 of 23
Growth 32 #101 of 147 3 #142 of 147 15 #18 of 21
Profitability – 32 #83 of 122 56 #9 of 19
Financial Health 13 #145 of 166 94 #11 of 166 14 #20 of 23
Shareholder Returns – – 100 #1 of 10
Overall 20 44 46
  • EMAT ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • USAR ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • METC 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

PeriodEMATUSARMETCSPY
1 month -57.2%-41.1%-21.1% -1.0%
3 months -71.8%-34.1%-29.3% +2.9%
6 months -84.4%-57.3%-46.9% +6.4%
Year to date -87.0%-21.6%-59.3% +11.4%
1 year -90.4%-61.2%-79.7% +13.1%
3 years -86.7%-9.0%-38.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year -49.0%-3.1%-14.9% +21.5%
5 years ——-49.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year ——-12.9% +10.9%

Risk

MeasureEMATUSARMETCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 190.7%102.4%84.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 160.1%94.2%91.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.323.871.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.47-0.60-0.95 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.7%-75.9%-86.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -93.3%-69.6%-79.7% -2.5%
52-week high $21.29$30.70$36.01 $779.14
52-week low $1.35$9.33$7.22 $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.

MultipleEMATUSARMETC
P/E now vs peer median -16.6xmedian 12.7x -6.0xmedian 12.7x -7.7xmedian 26.9x
P/S now vs peer median 543.5xmedian 3.1x 392.2xmedian 3.1x 0.9xmedian 6.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 6.9x —median 6.9x 62.7xmedian 11.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 15.1x —median 15.1x -4.1xmedian 10.2x
P/B now vs peer median -47.1xmedian 2.1x 0.9xmedian 2.1x 1.2xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.48median 0.27 —median 0.27 0.20median 47.24

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 monthsEMATUSARMETC
Revenue – – $515.42M
Gross profit – – $69.82M
Operating income -$15.92M -$97.10M -$72.64M
Net income -$53.55M -$362.17M -$61.75M
Free cash flow – – -$114.19M
R&D – $24.96M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.09 $-1.56 $-0.96
Cash & equivalents $5.25M $1.53B $282.54M
Total debt $6.18M $1.85M $452.81M
Shares (diluted) 621.76M 230.08M 64.59M
Enterprise value $858.13M -$221.75M -$825.31M

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
MetricEMATUSARMETC
P/E -16.6x -6.0x -7.7x
P/FCF – – -4.1x
P/Operating cash flow – – -11.0x
P/S 543.5x 392.2x 0.9x
P/B -47.1x 0.9x 1.2x
P/Tangible book -35.3x 0.9x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA – – 62.7x
EV/EBIT -55.9x -7.8x -8.7x
EV/Revenue – – 1.2x
EV/FCF – – -5.6x
EV/Operating cash flow – – -15.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.48 – 0.20

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEMATUSARMETC
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% -282.3% -305.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – -40.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 10.2% -262.5% -211.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -208.9% – -41.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 34.3% -63.4% -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
MetricEMATUSARMETC
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 – -23.9% -15.2%
Return on assets -91.1% -19.6% -5.8%
Return on invested capital – – -6.9%
Return on capital employed – -5.4% -7.7%
Asset turnover – – 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue – – 3.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEMATUSARMETC
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% 15.4% 63.3%
Equity / assets -19.8% 84.6% 36.7%
Interest coverage – – -185.8x
Current ratio 0.2x 32.8x 4.2x
Quick ratio 0.2x 30.1x 3.2x
Cash ratio 0.1x 30.0x 2.6x
Altman Z-score – – 1.06

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEMATUSARMETC
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – 14.2%
Shareholder yield – – 14.2%
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.

ConsensusEMATUSARMETC
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.43FY2026 $-0.56FY2026 $-0.91FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.71MFY2026 $72.34MFY2026 $535.80MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +124.4%FY2026 +4,311.2%FY2026 -0.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2,427.0% +739.6% +37.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEMATUSARMETC
Held by institutions – 60.0% 70.2%
Institutions holding – 392 200
Change in shares held, QoQ – +8.2% -5.7%
Institutions buying – 271 106
Institutions selling – 64 48
Buyers to sellers – 4.23 2.21

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.

EMATUSARMETC
EMAT 1.00 0.16 0.16
USAR 0.16 1.00 0.49
METC 0.16 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EMAT, USAR and METC?

USA Rare Earth (USAR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Evolution Metals & Technologies (EMAT) $876.69M, USA Rare Earth (USAR) $2.05B, Ramaco Resources (METC) $446.63M.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year USA Rare Earth (USAR) returned the most: Evolution Metals & Technologies (EMAT) -90.4%, USA Rare Earth (USAR) -61.2%, Ramaco Resources (METC) -79.7%. 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) 190.7%, USA Rare Earth (USAR) 102.4%, Ramaco Resources (METC) 84.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.