REEMF vs AREC vs EMAT Stock Comparison

Rare Element Resources, American Resources and Evolution Metals & Technologies Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group

Head to Head

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Rare Element Resources leads on 2 of the 12 questions below (Rare Element Resources 2, American Resources 2, Evolution Metals & Technologies 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionREEMFARECEMATLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $483.54M $101.01M $1.07B EMAT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -77.8x 5.7x -20.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +56.7% — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 10.4x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -31.6% -64.6% -86.6% REEMF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.0%/yr -12.2%/yr — AREC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 114.7% 96.9% 190.3% AREC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 45/100 20/100 REEMF

Percentile Scorecard

REEMFARECEMAT

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

AxisREEMFARECEMAT
Valuation 27 #119 of 162 82 #5 of 23 17 #134 of 162
Growth 55 #67 of 147 60 #9 of 21 31 #102 of 147
Profitability – – –
Financial Health 97 #6 of 164 38 #14 of 22 12 #144 of 164
Shareholder Returns – 0 #10 of 10 –
Overall 59 45 20
  • REEMF ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • AREC ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • EMAT 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

PeriodREEMFARECEMATSPY
1 month -7.1%-33.3%-47.5% +0.9%
3 months +90.2%-28.7%-61.8% +5.9%
6 months +13.0%-41.1%-81.1% +8.5%
Year to date +9.9%-50.8%-84.7% +13.3%
1 year -31.6%-64.6%-86.6% +12.4%
3 years +77.3%-10.9%-84.4% +88.1%
3 years, per year +21.0%-3.8%-46.2% +23.5%
5 years -53.0%-47.9%— +68.2%
5 years, per year -14.0%-12.2%— +11.0%
10 years +1,460.0%—— +263.4%
10 years, per year +31.6%—— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureREEMFARECEMATSPY
Volatility, 1Y 114.7%96.9%190.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 98.4%93.6%158.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.642.870.49 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.28-0.67-0.45 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -92.0%-88.1%-93.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -51.2%-72.1%-92.1% -0.9%
52-week high $1.60$4.37$21.29 $779.14
52-week low $0.38$1.09$1.35 $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.

MultipleREEMFARECEMAT
P/E now vs peer median -78.3xmedian 13.4x 5.3xmedian 27.3x -19.5xmedian 13.4x
P/S now vs peer median —median 3.2x -297.4xmedian 7.5x 638.5xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.3x -3.2xmedian 29.3x —median 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -50.7xmedian 14.8x 7.5xmedian 10.6x —median 14.8x
P/B now vs peer median 10.5xmedian 2.3x 1.0xmedian 1.2x -55.4xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -2.20median 0.31 0.08median 51.60 -0.56median 0.31

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 monthsREEMFARECEMAT
Revenue – -$312.74K –
Gross profit – $956.08K –
Operating income – -$6.29M -$15.92M
Net income -$6.22M -$79.01M -$53.55M
Free cash flow -$9.92M $12.37M –
R&D $4.89M -$1.22M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.01 $0.20 $-0.09
Cash & equivalents $26.81M $31.70M $5.25M
Total debt $368.00K $8.34M $6.18M
Shares (diluted) 623.92M 87.27M 621.76M
Enterprise value $366.81M $18.52M $1.05B

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
MetricREEMFARECEMAT
P/E -78.3x 5.3x -19.5x
P/FCF -50.7x 7.5x –
P/Operating cash flow -51.5x 7.3x –
P/S – -297.4x 638.5x
P/B 10.5x 1.0x -55.4x
P/Tangible book 10.5x 1.0x -41.4x
EV/EBITDA – -3.2x –
EV/EBIT – -3.5x -65.7x
EV/Revenue – -69.8x –
EV/FCF -47.9x 1.8x –
EV/Operating cash flow -48.6x 1.7x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.20 0.08 -0.56

Growth

14 metrics
MetricREEMFARECEMAT
Revenue growth (1Y) – 56.7% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -26.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 210.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -62.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 47.3% -258.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 31.4% –
Net income growth (1Y) 49.1% -517.7% 10.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 13.4% -279.5% -208.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 57.9% 131.2% 34.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 35.6% 68.3% 34.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -66.6% 541.6% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.9% 71.1% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -32.0% 682.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.5% 89.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricREEMFARECEMAT
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – – –
Net margin – – –
FCF margin – – –
Operating cash flow margin – -4,086% –
Return on equity – – –
Return on assets – 7.7% -91.1%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – -5.1% –
Asset turnover – 0.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x -0.2x –
Stock comp / revenue – -3,162% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricREEMFARECEMAT
Debt / assets 0.2% 0.6% 6.5%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.0x -0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 10.4x –
Debt / FCF 0.0x 0.1x –
Liabilities / assets 3.3% 43.9% 119.8%
Equity / assets 96.7% 56.1% -19.8%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 23.0x 2.2x 0.2x
Quick ratio 22.5x 1.2x 0.2x
Cash ratio 20.8x 1.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – -0.60 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricREEMFARECEMAT
Dividend yield – 3.3% –
Net buyback yield – -81.3% –
Shareholder yield – -78.0% –
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.

ConsensusREEMFARECEMAT
EPS, next fiscal year – $-0.30FY2026 $-0.43FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year – $8.75MFY2026 $15.71MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +17,395.7%FY2026 +124.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +3,730.3% +2,427.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersREEMFARECEMAT
Held by institutions – 31.5% –
Institutions holding – 99 –
Change in shares held, QoQ – -5.8% –
Institutions buying – 67 –
Institutions selling – 17 –
Buyers to sellers – 3.94 –

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.

REEMFARECEMAT
REEMF 1.00 0.11 0.01
AREC 0.11 1.00 0.07
EMAT 0.01 0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, REEMF, AREC and EMAT?

Evolution Metals & Technologies (EMAT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Rare Element Resources (REEMF) $483.54M, American Resources (AREC) $101.01M, Evolution Metals & Technologies (EMAT) $1.07B.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Rare Element Resources (REEMF) returned the most: Rare Element Resources (REEMF) -31.6%, American Resources (AREC) -64.6%, Evolution Metals & Technologies (EMAT) -86.6%. Over five years, American Resources (AREC) compounded fastest (Rare Element Resources (REEMF) -14.0%/yr, American Resources (AREC) -12.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, American Resources (AREC) has been the steadiest (Rare Element Resources (REEMF) 114.7%, American Resources (AREC) 96.9%, Evolution Metals & Technologies (EMAT) 190.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, REEMF, AREC and EMAT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Rare Element Resources (REEMF) 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.