REEMF vs CRML vs METC Stock Comparison

Rare Element Resources, Critical Metals and Ramaco Resources Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CRML Critical Metals Corp.
$7.79 +1.8% 1M -35.1% 1Y
Market cap
$958.26M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
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Rare Earths Basic Materials
1 win

Head to Head

5 decided of 12

Rare Element Resources leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Rare Element Resources 3, Critical Metals 1, Ramaco Resources 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionREEMFCRMLMETCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $489.78M $958.26M $474.08M CRML
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -78.8x -4.2x -7.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — — -17.7% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — -12.0% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — -6.9% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 16.8x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -31.6% -35.1% -73.4% REEMF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.0%/yr — -16.6%/yr REEMF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 114.7% 129.6% 83.2% METC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 — 45/100 REEMF

Percentile Scorecard

REEMFCRMLMETC

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

AxisREEMFCRMLMETC
Valuation 27 #119 of 162 33 #109 of 162 41 #14 of 23
Growth 55 #67 of 147 – 10 #19 of 21
Profitability – – 59 #8 of 18
Financial Health 97 #6 of 164 33 #110 of 164 14 #19 of 22
Shareholder Returns – – 100 #1 of 10
Overall 59 – 45
  • REEMF ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • CRML ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • METC 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

PeriodREEMFCRMLMETCSPY
1 month -7.1%+1.8%-16.5% +0.9%
3 months +90.2%+51.9%-22.1% +5.9%
6 months +13.0%-31.5%-48.5% +8.5%
Year to date +9.9%+12.2%-58.3% +13.3%
1 year -31.6%-35.1%-73.4% +12.4%
3 years +77.3%-28.3%-37.2% +88.1%
3 years, per year +21.0%-10.5%-14.4% +23.5%
5 years -53.0%—-59.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year -14.0%—-16.6% +11.0%
10 years +1,460.0%—— +263.4%
10 years, per year +31.6%—— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureREEMFCRMLMETCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 114.7%129.6%83.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 98.4%105.5%88.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.644.321.36 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.28-0.27-0.88 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -92.0%-93.9%-87.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -51.2%-62.2%-75.3% -0.9%
52-week high $1.60$20.62$30.36 $779.14
52-week low $0.38$5.13$6.91 $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.

MultipleREEMFCRMLMETC
P/E now vs peer median -78.3xmedian 13.4x -4.2xmedian 13.4x -7.8xmedian 27.3x
P/S now vs peer median —median 3.2x —median 3.2x 0.9xmedian 7.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.3x —median 7.3x 63.9xmedian 29.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -50.7xmedian 14.8x -22.4xmedian 14.8x -4.2xmedian 10.6x
P/B now vs peer median 10.5xmedian 2.3x 2.6xmedian 2.3x 1.3xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -2.20median 0.31 —median 0.31 0.20median 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 monthsREEMFCRMLMETC
Revenue – – $515.42M
Gross profit – – $69.82M
Operating income – – -$72.64M
Net income -$6.22M – -$61.75M
Free cash flow -$9.92M – -$114.19M
R&D $4.89M – –
EPS (diluted) $-0.01 – $-0.96
Cash & equivalents $26.81M $102.48M $282.54M
Total debt $368.00K – $452.81M
Shares (diluted) 623.92M – 64.59M
Enterprise value $373.05M $767.42M -$797.86M

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
MetricREEMFCRMLMETC
P/E -78.3x -4.2x -7.8x
P/FCF -50.7x -22.4x -4.2x
P/Operating cash flow -51.5x – -11.2x
P/S – – 0.9x
P/B 10.5x 2.6x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 10.5x 2.6x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA – – 63.9x
EV/EBIT – – -8.9x
EV/Revenue – – 1.3x
EV/FCF -47.9x – -5.7x
EV/Operating cash flow -48.6x – -15.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.20 – 0.20

Growth

14 metrics
MetricREEMFCRMLMETC
Revenue growth (1Y) – – -17.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – -3.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – -34.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – -28.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – -305.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – -40.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 49.1% – -211.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 13.4% – -41.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 57.9% – -152.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 35.6% – -38.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -66.6% – -156.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.9% – -32.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -32.0% – -772.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.5% – -131.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricREEMFCRMLMETC
Gross margin – – 13.5%
EBITDA margin – – 2.0%
Operating margin – – -14.1%
Pretax margin – – -14.8%
Net margin – – -12.0%
FCF margin – – -22.2%
Operating cash flow margin – – -8.2%
Return on equity – – -15.2%
Return on assets – – -5.8%
Return on invested capital – – -6.9%
Return on capital employed – – -7.7%
Asset turnover – – 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x – 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue – – 3.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricREEMFCRMLMETC
Debt / assets 0.2% – 44.2%
Debt / equity 0.0x – 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 16.8x
Debt / FCF 0.0x – -4.0x
Liabilities / assets 3.3% 27.0% 63.3%
Equity / assets 96.7% 73.0% 36.7%
Interest coverage – – -185.8x
Current ratio 23.0x 0.9x 4.2x
Quick ratio 22.5x 0.9x 3.2x
Cash ratio 20.8x 0.9x 2.6x
Altman Z-score – – 1.07

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricREEMFCRMLMETC
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – 13.9%
Shareholder yield – – 13.9%
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.

ConsensusREEMFCRMLMETC
EPS, next fiscal year – $-0.20FY2027 $-0.91FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year – $0.00FY2027 $535.87MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – – -0.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – – +37.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersREEMFCRMLMETC
Held by institutions – 20.3% 87.4%
Institutions holding – 170 200
Change in shares held, QoQ – +31.4% -5.7%
Institutions buying – 101 106
Institutions selling – 46 48
Buyers to sellers – 2.20 2.21

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.

REEMFCRMLMETC
REEMF 1.00 0.02 0.17
CRML 0.02 1.00 0.45
METC 0.17 0.45 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, REEMF, CRML and METC?

Critical Metals (CRML) is the largest by market capitalisation: Rare Element Resources (REEMF) $489.78M, Critical Metals (CRML) $958.26M, Ramaco Resources (METC) $474.08M.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Rare Element Resources (REEMF) returned the most: Rare Element Resources (REEMF) -31.6%, Critical Metals (CRML) -35.1%, Ramaco Resources (METC) -73.4%. Over five years, Rare Element Resources (REEMF) compounded fastest (Rare Element Resources (REEMF) -14.0%/yr, Ramaco Resources (METC) -16.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ramaco Resources (METC) has been the steadiest (Rare Element Resources (REEMF) 114.7%, Critical Metals (CRML) 129.6%, Ramaco Resources (METC) 83.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, REEMF, CRML and METC?

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 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.