MP vs USAR vs IPX Stock Comparison

MP Materials, USA Rare Earth and Iperionx Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
IPX IPERIONX Ltd
$12.44 -37.1% 1M -74.6% 1Y
Market cap
$436.97M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials

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.

QuestionMPUSARIPXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.67B $2.05B $436.97M MP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -110.0x -5.7x -6.3x –
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% -61.2% -74.6% MP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.0%/yr — — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 70.0% 102.4% 83.8% MP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 30/100 44/100 — USAR

Percentile Scorecard

MPUSARIPX

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

AxisMPUSARIPX
Valuation 27 #119 of 162 46 #88 of 162 6 #152 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 94 #11 of 166 55 #75 of 166
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 30 44 –
  • MP ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • USAR ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • IPX 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

PeriodMPUSARIPXSPY
1 month -21.7%-41.1%-37.1% -1.0%
3 months -7.2%-34.1%-42.3% +2.9%
6 months -36.9%-57.3%-57.7% +6.4%
Year to date -24.2%-21.6%-65.6% +11.4%
1 year -44.0%-61.2%-74.6% +13.1%
3 years +120.7%-9.0%+59.7% +79.4%
3 years, per year +30.2%-3.1%+16.9% +21.5%
5 years +4.9%—— +67.7%
5 years, per year +1.0%—— +10.9%

Risk

MeasureMPUSARIPXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 70.0%102.4%83.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 69.0%94.2%91.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.493.873.49 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.63-0.60-0.89 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.0%-75.9%-79.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -47.3%-69.6%-79.3% -2.5%
52-week high $72.65$30.70$60.11 $779.14
52-week low $38.10$9.33$12.44 $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.

MultipleMPUSARIPX
P/E now vs peer median -112.7xmedian 12.7x -6.0xmedian 12.7x -6.3xmedian 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median 22.3xmedian 3.1x 392.2xmedian 3.1x -264.9xmedian 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 —median 15.1x -6.6xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 2.1x 0.9xmedian 2.1x 4.8xmedian 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 monthsMPUSARIPX
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 $1.53B $35.24M
Total debt $934.58M $1.85M $37.59M
Shares (diluted) 178.41M 230.08M 33.57M
Enterprise value $5.21B -$221.75M $203.96M

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
MetricMPUSARIPX
P/E -112.7x -6.0x -6.3x
P/FCF -13.5x – -6.6x
P/Operating cash flow -81.2x – –
P/S 22.3x 392.2x -264.9x
P/B 3.5x 0.9x 4.8x
P/Tangible book 3.5x 0.9x 5.6x
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
MetricMPUSARIPX
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
MetricMPUSARIPX
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
MetricMPUSARIPX
Debt / assets 25.1% – 30.7%
Debt / equity 0.5x – 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 98.0x – –
Debt / FCF -1.9x – –
Liabilities / assets 47.5% 15.4% 16.5%
Equity / assets 52.5% 84.6% 83.5%
Interest coverage -3.3x – –
Current ratio 9.5x 32.8x 3.2x
Quick ratio 8.4x 30.1x 2.8x
Cash ratio 7.9x 30.0x 2.6x
Altman Z-score 2.86 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMPUSARIPX
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – – 0.0%
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.

ConsensusMPUSARIPX
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.01FY2026 $-0.56FY2026 $-0.17FY2027
Revenue, next fiscal year $422.57MFY2026 $72.34MFY2026 $22.33MFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +88.3%FY2026 +4,311.2%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +76.2% +739.6% +331.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMPUSARIPX
Held by institutions 82.4% 60.0% 13.9%
Institutions holding 755 392 59
Change in shares held, QoQ +11.3% +8.2% +9.4%
Institutions buying 417 271 46
Institutions selling 205 64 7
Buyers to sellers 2.03 4.23 6.57

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.

MPUSARIPX
MP 1.00 0.77 0.54
USAR 0.77 1.00 0.55
IPX 0.54 0.55 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MP, USAR and IPX?

MP Materials (MP) is the largest by market capitalisation: MP Materials (MP) $6.67B, USA Rare Earth (USAR) $2.05B, Iperionx (IPX) $436.97M.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year MP Materials (MP) returned the most: MP Materials (MP) -44.0%, USA Rare Earth (USAR) -61.2%, Iperionx (IPX) -74.6%. 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%, USA Rare Earth (USAR) 102.4%, Iperionx (IPX) 83.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MP, USAR and IPX?

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.