MP vs METC vs UUUU Stock Comparison

MP Materials, Ramaco Resources and Energy Fuels Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MP MP Materials Corp. / DE
$41.06 -11.5% 1M -36.8% 1Y
Market cap
$7.31B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$305.38M
Div. yield
–
Rare Earths Basic Materials
5 wins
UUUU Energy Fuels Inc
$8.40 -23.9% 1M -58.1% 1Y
Market cap
$2.10B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$105.76M
Div. yield
–
Uranium Energy
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

MP Materials leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (MP Materials 5, Energy Fuels 2, Ramaco Resources 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMPMETCUUUULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.31B $475.09M $2.10B MP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -120.8x -7.8x -25.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +26.1% -17.7% +62.5% UUUU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -19.9% -12.0% -77.3% METC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -2.9% -6.9% -6.7% MP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 98.0x 16.8x 2.9x UUUU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -36.8% -73.4% -58.1% MP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.9%/yr -16.6%/yr +1.4%/yr MP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 70.1% 83.2% 84.4% MP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 30/100 45/100 43/100 METC

Percentile Scorecard

MPMETCUUUU

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

AxisMPMETCUUUU
Valuation 26 #120 of 162 41 #14 of 23 14 #20 of 23
Growth 19 #119 of 147 10 #19 of 21 75 #6 of 21
Profitability 26 #90 of 122 59 #8 of 18 47 #10 of 18
Financial Health 48 #86 of 164 14 #19 of 22 57 #10 of 22
Shareholder Returns – 100 #1 of 10 22 #8 of 10
Overall 30 45 43
  • MP ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • METC ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • UUUU 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

PeriodMPMETCUUUUSPY
1 month -11.5%-16.5%-23.9% +0.9%
3 months +7.8%-22.1%-21.8% +5.9%
6 months -33.0%-48.5%-57.1% +8.5%
Year to date -18.7%-58.3%-42.2% +13.3%
1 year -36.8%-73.4%-58.1% +12.4%
3 years +148.8%-37.2%+11.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year +35.5%-14.4%+3.8% +23.5%
5 years +21.3%-59.7%+7.1% +68.2%
5 years, per year +3.9%-16.6%+1.4% +11.0%
10 years ——+483.3% +263.4%
10 years, per year ——+19.3% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureMPMETCUUUUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 70.1%83.2%84.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 68.5%88.4%83.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.561.363.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.52-0.88-0.69 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.0%-87.3%-72.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -43.5%-75.3%-69.7% -0.9%
52-week high $72.65$30.36$27.72 $779.14
52-week low $37.45$6.91$7.52 $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.

MultipleMPMETCUUUU
P/E now vs peer median -120.8xmedian 13.4x -7.8xmedian 27.3x -25.6xmedian 27.3x
P/S now vs peer median 23.9xmedian 3.2x 0.9xmedian 7.5x 19.9xmedian 7.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -1,286xmedian 7.3x 63.9xmedian 29.3x -20.4xmedian 29.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -14.5xmedian 14.8x -4.2xmedian 10.6x -25.4xmedian 10.6x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 2.3x 1.3xmedian 1.2x 2.6xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 3.68median 0.31 0.20median 51.60 0.67median 51.60

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 monthsMPMETCUUUU
Revenue $305.38M $515.42M $105.76M
Gross profit $65.31M $69.82M $43.20M
Operating income -$126.87M -$72.64M -$96.29M
Net income -$60.62M -$61.75M -$82.51M
Free cash flow -$504.58M -$114.19M -$82.50M
R&D – – $39.87M
EPS (diluted) $-0.34 $-0.96 $-0.33
Cash & equivalents $429.08M $282.54M $58.42M
Total debt $934.58M $452.81M $2.03B
Shares (diluted) 178.41M 64.59M 249.32M
Enterprise value $5.86B -$796.84M -$841.00M

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
MetricMPMETCUUUU
P/E -120.8x -7.8x -25.6x
P/FCF -14.5x -4.2x -25.4x
P/Operating cash flow -87.1x -11.2x -33.6x
P/S 23.9x 0.9x 19.9x
P/B 3.7x 1.3x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 3.7x 1.3x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA -1,286x 63.9x -20.4x
EV/EBIT -53.5x -8.9x -19.1x
EV/Revenue 22.2x 1.3x 17.4x
EV/FCF -13.5x -5.7x -22.3x
EV/Operating cash flow -80.9x -15.3x -29.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.68 0.20 0.67

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMPMETCUUUU
Revenue growth (1Y) 26.1% -17.7% 62.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -6.8% -3.6% 52.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 139.0% -34.6% 1,943%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -38.7% -28.5% 41.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 21.8% -305.3% -3.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -41.7% -40.1% -35.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 40.2% -211.7% 11.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -32.9% -41.5% -44.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 45.1% -152.3% 22.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -32.9% -38.3% -38.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -94.3% -156.4% 29.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -34.7% -32.6% -24.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -164.5% -772.6% 17.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -51.5% -131.8% -10.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMPMETCUUUU
Gross margin 21.4% 13.5% 40.9%
EBITDA margin -1.7% 2.0% -85.5%
Operating margin -41.5% -14.1% -91.0%
Pretax margin -29.8% -14.8% -77.8%
Net margin -19.9% -12.0% -77.3%
FCF margin -165.2% -22.2% -78.0%
Operating cash flow margin -27.5% -8.2% -59.1%
Return on equity -3.1% -15.2% -10.8%
Return on assets -1.6% -5.8% -5.5%
Return on invested capital -2.9% -6.9% -6.7%
Return on capital employed -3.5% -7.7% -6.6%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.5x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 0.7x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 13.6% 3.9% 13.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMPMETCUUUU
Debt / assets 25.1% 44.2% 44.2%
Debt / equity 0.5x 1.2x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 98.0x 16.8x 2.9x
Debt / FCF -1.9x -4.0x -8.2x
Liabilities / assets 47.5% 63.3% 48.0%
Equity / assets 52.5% 36.7% 52.0%
Interest coverage -3.3x -185.8x –
Current ratio 9.5x 4.2x 27.9x
Quick ratio 8.4x 3.2x 25.7x
Cash ratio 7.9x 2.6x 25.3x
Altman Z-score 3.03 1.07 1.86

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMPMETCUUUU
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – 13.9% -13.2%
Shareholder yield – 13.9% -13.2%
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.

ConsensusMPMETCUUUU
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.04FY2026 $-0.91FY2026 $-0.27FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year $421.40MFY2026 $535.87MFY2026 $140.99MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +87.8%FY2026 -0.1%FY2026 +113.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +76.7% +37.3% +90.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMPMETCUUUU
Held by institutions 82.4% 87.4% 72.3%
Institutions holding 755 200 349
Change in shares held, QoQ +11.3% -5.7% +8.7%
Institutions buying 417 106 203
Institutions selling 205 48 93
Buyers to sellers 2.03 2.21 2.18

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.

MPMETCUUUU
MP 1.00 0.49 0.79
METC 0.49 1.00 0.50
UUUU 0.79 0.50 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MP, METC and UUUU?

MP Materials (MP) is the largest by market capitalisation: MP Materials (MP) $7.31B, Ramaco Resources (METC) $475.09M, Energy Fuels (UUUU) $2.10B.

Which company is growing faster?

Energy Fuels (UUUU) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: MP Materials (MP) +26.1%, Ramaco Resources (METC) -17.7%, Energy Fuels (UUUU) +62.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ramaco Resources (METC) has the highest net margin (MP Materials (MP) -19.9%, Ramaco Resources (METC) -12.0%, Energy Fuels (UUUU) -77.3%). On return on invested capital, MP Materials (MP) leads (MP Materials (MP) -2.9%, Ramaco Resources (METC) -6.9%, Energy Fuels (UUUU) -6.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year MP Materials (MP) returned the most: MP Materials (MP) -36.8%, Ramaco Resources (METC) -73.4%, Energy Fuels (UUUU) -58.1%. Over five years, MP Materials (MP) compounded fastest (MP Materials (MP) +3.9%/yr, Ramaco Resources (METC) -16.6%/yr, Energy Fuels (UUUU) +1.4%/yr). 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) 70.1%, Ramaco Resources (METC) 83.2%, Energy Fuels (UUUU) 84.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MP, METC and UUUU?

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 5. 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.