METC vs MP vs USAR Stock Comparison

Ramaco Resources, MP Materials and USA Rare Earth Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MP MP Materials Corp. / DE
$37.45 -23.3% 1M -47.1% 1Y
Market cap
$7.30B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$305.38M
Div. yield
–
Rare Earths Basic Materials
6 wins
USAR USA Rare Earth, Inc.
$8.91 -41.3% 1M -62.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.40B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Rare Earths Basic Materials

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

MP Materials leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (MP Materials 6, Ramaco Resources 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMETCMPUSARLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $496.36M $7.30B $2.40B MP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -8.0x -120.4x -6.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -17.7% +26.1% — MP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -12.0% -19.9% — METC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -6.9% -2.9% — MP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 16.8x 98.0x — METC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -80.2% -47.1% -62.2% MP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.9%/yr +2.7%/yr — MP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 84.6% 69.7% 102.3% MP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 30/100 44/100 METC

Percentile Scorecard

METCMPUSAR

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

AxisMETCMPUSAR
Valuation 46 #13 of 23 28 #117 of 162 47 #87 of 162
Growth 10 #19 of 21 19 #119 of 147 3 #142 of 147
Profitability 59 #8 of 18 26 #90 of 122 31 #84 of 122
Financial Health 14 #19 of 22 47 #88 of 165 94 #11 of 165
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 10 – –
Overall 46 30 44
  • METC ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • MP 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

PeriodMETCMPUSARSPY
1 month -23.4%-23.3%-41.3% -0.8%
3 months -32.1%-13.2%-40.3% +3.5%
6 months -52.3%-42.3%-62.1% +7.0%
Year to date -61.6%-25.9%-25.1% +12.2%
1 year -80.2%-47.1%-62.2% +13.0%
3 years -42.2%+127.0%-12.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year -16.7%+31.4%-4.5% +23.1%
5 years -52.7%+14.3%— +68.6%
5 years, per year -13.9%+2.7%— +11.0%

Risk

MeasureMETCMPUSARSPY
Volatility, 1Y 84.6%69.7%102.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 92.0%68.2%93.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.302.543.95 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.95-0.68-0.61 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -87.3%-82.0%-77.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -79.7%-48.5%-71.0% -1.8%
52-week high $33.97$72.65$30.70 $779.14
52-week low $6.91$37.45$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.

MultipleMETCMPUSAR
P/E now vs peer median -7.2xmedian 26.7x -110.2xmedian 12.8x -5.7xmedian 12.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 6.7x 21.8xmedian 3.1x 374.5xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 60.2xmedian 28.0x -1,164xmedian 7.0x —median 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.8xmedian 10.1x -13.2xmedian 15.2x —median 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.2x 3.4xmedian 2.1x 0.9xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.19median 45.36 3.35median 0.29 —median 0.29

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 monthsMETCMPUSAR
Revenue $515.42M $305.38M –
Gross profit $69.82M $65.31M –
Operating income -$72.64M -$126.87M -$97.10M
Net income -$61.75M -$60.62M -$362.17M
Free cash flow -$114.19M -$504.58M –
R&D – – $24.96M
EPS (diluted) $-0.96 $-0.34 $-1.56
Cash & equivalents $282.54M $429.08M $1.53B
Total debt $452.81M $934.58M –
Shares (diluted) 64.59M 178.41M 230.08M
Enterprise value -$775.57M $5.85B $131.42M

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
MetricMETCMPUSAR
P/E -7.2x -110.2x -5.7x
P/FCF -3.8x -13.2x –
P/Operating cash flow -10.4x -79.4x –
P/S 0.8x 21.8x 374.5x
P/B 1.2x 3.4x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 3.4x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA 60.2x -1,164x –
EV/EBIT -8.4x -48.5x -6.7x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 20.1x –
EV/FCF -5.3x -12.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow -14.4x -73.2x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.19 3.35 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMETCMPUSAR
Revenue growth (1Y) -17.7% 26.1% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.6% -6.8% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -34.6% 139.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -28.5% -38.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -305.3% 21.8% -282.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -40.1% -41.7% –
Net income growth (1Y) -211.7% 40.2% -262.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -41.5% -32.9% –
EPS growth (1Y) -152.3% 45.1% -63.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -38.3% -32.9% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -156.4% -94.3% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -32.6% -34.7% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -772.6% -164.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -131.8% -51.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMETCMPUSAR
Gross margin 13.5% 21.4% –
EBITDA margin 2.0% -1.7% –
Operating margin -14.1% -41.5% –
Pretax margin -14.8% -29.8% –
Net margin -12.0% -19.9% –
FCF margin -22.2% -165.2% –
Operating cash flow margin -8.2% -27.5% –
Return on equity -15.2% -3.1% -23.9%
Return on assets -5.8% -1.6% -19.6%
Return on invested capital -6.9% -2.9% –
Return on capital employed -7.7% -3.5% -5.4%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.1x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x 1.4x –
Stock comp / revenue 3.9% 13.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMETCMPUSAR
Debt / assets 44.2% 25.1% –
Debt / equity 1.2x 0.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA 16.8x 98.0x –
Debt / FCF -4.0x -1.9x –
Liabilities / assets 63.3% 47.5% 15.4%
Equity / assets 36.7% 52.5% 84.6%
Interest coverage -185.8x -3.3x –
Current ratio 4.2x 9.5x 32.8x
Quick ratio 3.2x 8.4x 30.1x
Cash ratio 2.6x 7.9x 30.0x
Altman Z-score 1.04 2.81 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMETCMPUSAR
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 15.1% – –
Shareholder yield 15.1% – –
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.

ConsensusMETCMPUSAR
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.91FY2026 $-0.04FY2026 $-0.56FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year $535.87MFY2026 $421.40MFY2026 $72.57MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.1%FY2026 +87.8%FY2026 +4,324.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +37.3% +76.7% +719.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMETCMPUSAR
Held by institutions 70.2% 82.4% 60.0%
Institutions holding 200 755 392
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.7% +11.3% +8.2%
Institutions buying 106 417 271
Institutions selling 48 205 64
Buyers to sellers 2.21 2.03 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.

METCMPUSAR
METC 1.00 0.48 0.49
MP 0.48 1.00 0.77
USAR 0.49 0.77 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, METC, MP and USAR?

MP Materials (MP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ramaco Resources (METC) $496.36M, MP Materials (MP) $7.30B, USA Rare Earth (USAR) $2.40B.

Which company is growing faster?

MP Materials (MP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ramaco Resources (METC) -17.7%, MP Materials (MP) +26.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ramaco Resources (METC) has the highest net margin (Ramaco Resources (METC) -12.0%, MP Materials (MP) -19.9%). On return on invested capital, MP Materials (MP) leads (Ramaco Resources (METC) -6.9%, MP Materials (MP) -2.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year MP Materials (MP) returned the most: Ramaco Resources (METC) -80.2%, MP Materials (MP) -47.1%, USA Rare Earth (USAR) -62.2%. Over five years, MP Materials (MP) compounded fastest (Ramaco Resources (METC) -13.9%/yr, MP Materials (MP) +2.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, MP Materials (MP) has been the steadiest (Ramaco Resources (METC) 84.6%, MP Materials (MP) 69.7%, USA Rare Earth (USAR) 102.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, METC, MP 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, MP Materials (MP) leads on 6. 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.