MP vs CRML vs USAR Stock Comparison

MP Materials, Critical Metals and USA Rare Earth Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MP MP Materials Corp. / DE
$38.30 -21.7% 1M -44.0% 1Y
Market cap
$6.67B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$305.38M
Div. yield
–
Rare Earths Basic Materials
3 wins
USAR USA Rare Earth, Inc.
$9.33 -41.1% 1M -61.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.05B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Rare Earths Basic Materials
1 win

Head to Head

4 decided of 12

MP Materials leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (MP Materials 3, USA Rare Earth 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMPCRMLUSARLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.67B $779.70M $2.05B MP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -110.0x -3.4x -5.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +26.1% — — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -19.9% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -2.9% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 98.0x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -44.0% -53.4% -61.2% MP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.0%/yr — — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 70.0% 128.6% 102.4% MP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 30/100 — 44/100 USAR

Percentile Scorecard

MPCRMLUSAR

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

AxisMPCRMLUSAR
Valuation 27 #119 of 162 39 #99 of 162 46 #88 of 162
Growth 21 #117 of 147 – 3 #142 of 147
Profitability 26 #90 of 122 – 32 #83 of 122
Financial Health 47 #88 of 166 33 #111 of 166 94 #11 of 166
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 30 – 44
  • MP ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • CRML 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

PeriodMPCRMLUSARSPY
1 month -21.7%-17.6%-41.1% -1.0%
3 months -7.2%+9.5%-34.1% +2.9%
6 months -36.9%-44.7%-57.3% +6.4%
Year to date -24.2%-8.4%-21.6% +11.4%
1 year -44.0%-53.4%-61.2% +13.1%
3 years +120.7%-41.5%-9.0% +79.4%
3 years, per year +30.2%-16.4%-3.1% +21.5%
5 years +4.9%—— +67.7%
5 years, per year +1.0%—— +10.9%

Risk

MeasureMPCRMLUSARSPY
Volatility, 1Y 70.0%128.6%102.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 69.0%107.3%94.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.494.153.87 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.63-0.42-0.60 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.0%-93.9%-75.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -47.3%-69.2%-69.6% -2.5%
52-week high $72.65$20.62$30.70 $779.14
52-week low $38.10$5.13$9.33 $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.

MultipleMPCRMLUSAR
P/E now vs peer median -112.7xmedian 12.7x -3.4xmedian 12.7x -6.0xmedian 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median 22.3xmedian 3.1x —median 3.1x 392.2xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -1,193xmedian 6.9x —median 6.9x —median 6.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -13.5xmedian 15.1x -18.3xmedian 15.1x —median 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 2.1x 2.1xmedian 2.1x 0.9xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 3.43median 0.27 —median 0.27 —median 0.27

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 monthsMPCRMLUSAR
Revenue $305.38M – –
Gross profit $65.31M – –
Operating income -$126.87M – -$97.10M
Net income -$60.62M – -$362.17M
Free cash flow -$504.58M – –
R&D – – $24.96M
EPS (diluted) $-0.34 – $-1.56
Cash & equivalents $429.08M $102.48M $1.53B
Total debt $934.58M – $1.85M
Shares (diluted) 178.41M – 230.08M
Enterprise value $5.21B $588.85M -$221.75M

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
MetricMPCRMLUSAR
P/E -112.7x -3.4x -6.0x
P/FCF -13.5x -18.3x –
P/Operating cash flow -81.2x – –
P/S 22.3x – 392.2x
P/B 3.5x 2.1x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 3.5x 2.1x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA -1,193x – –
EV/EBIT -49.7x – -7.8x
EV/Revenue 20.6x – –
EV/FCF -12.5x – –
EV/Operating cash flow -75.0x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.43 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMPCRMLUSAR
Revenue growth (1Y) 26.1% – –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -6.8% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 139.0% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -38.7% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 21.8% – -282.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -41.7% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 40.2% – -262.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -32.9% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 45.1% – -63.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -32.9% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -94.3% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -34.7% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -164.5% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -51.5% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMPCRMLUSAR
Gross margin 21.4% – –
EBITDA margin -1.7% – –
Operating margin -41.5% – –
Pretax margin -29.8% – –
Net margin -19.9% – –
FCF margin -165.2% – –
Operating cash flow margin -27.5% – –
Return on equity -3.1% – -23.9%
Return on assets -1.6% – -19.6%
Return on invested capital -2.9% – –
Return on capital employed -3.5% – -5.4%
Asset turnover 0.1x – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x – –
Stock comp / revenue 13.6% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMPCRMLUSAR
Debt / assets 25.1% – –
Debt / equity 0.5x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 98.0x – –
Debt / FCF -1.9x – –
Liabilities / assets 47.5% 27.0% 15.4%
Equity / assets 52.5% 73.0% 84.6%
Interest coverage -3.3x – –
Current ratio 9.5x 0.9x 32.8x
Quick ratio 8.4x 0.9x 30.1x
Cash ratio 7.9x 0.9x 30.0x
Altman Z-score 2.86 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMPCRMLUSAR
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – – –
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.

ConsensusMPCRMLUSAR
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.01FY2026 $-0.20FY2027 $-0.56FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year $422.57MFY2026 $0.00FY2027 $72.34MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +88.3%FY2026 – +4,311.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +76.2% – +739.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMPCRMLUSAR
Held by institutions 82.4% 20.3% 60.0%
Institutions holding 755 170 392
Change in shares held, QoQ +11.3% +31.4% +8.2%
Institutions buying 417 101 271
Institutions selling 205 46 64
Buyers to sellers 2.03 2.20 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.

MPCRMLUSAR
MP 1.00 0.64 0.77
CRML 0.64 1.00 0.74
USAR 0.77 0.74 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MP, CRML and USAR?

MP Materials (MP) is the largest by market capitalisation: MP Materials (MP) $6.67B, Critical Metals (CRML) $779.70M, USA Rare Earth (USAR) $2.05B.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year MP Materials (MP) returned the most: MP Materials (MP) -44.0%, Critical Metals (CRML) -53.4%, USA Rare Earth (USAR) -61.2%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, MP Materials (MP) has been the steadiest (MP Materials (MP) 70.0%, Critical Metals (CRML) 128.6%, USA Rare Earth (USAR) 102.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MP, CRML 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 3. 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.