REEMF vs METC vs CRML Stock Comparison

Rare Element Resources, Ramaco Resources and Critical Metals Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CRML Critical Metals Corp.
$7.79 +1.8% 1M -35.1% 1Y
Market cap
$957.04M
P/E
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Revenue (TTM)
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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.

QuestionREEMFMETCCRMLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $486.66M $477.31M $957.04M CRML
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -78.3x -7.7x -4.2x –
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% -73.4% -35.1% REEMF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.0%/yr -16.6%/yr — REEMF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 114.7% 83.2% 129.6% METC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 45/100 — REEMF

Percentile Scorecard

REEMFMETCCRML

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

AxisREEMFMETCCRML
Valuation 27 #119 of 162 41 #14 of 23 33 #109 of 162
Growth 55 #67 of 147 10 #19 of 21 –
Profitability – 59 #8 of 18 –
Financial Health 97 #6 of 164 14 #19 of 22 33 #110 of 164
Shareholder Returns – 100 #1 of 10 –
Overall 59 45 –
  • REEMF ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • METC ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • CRML 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

PeriodREEMFMETCCRMLSPY
1 month -7.1%-16.5%+1.8% +0.9%
3 months +90.2%-22.1%+51.9% +5.9%
6 months +13.0%-48.5%-31.5% +8.5%
Year to date +9.9%-58.3%+12.2% +13.3%
1 year -31.6%-73.4%-35.1% +12.4%
3 years +77.3%-37.2%-28.3% +88.1%
3 years, per year +21.0%-14.4%-10.5% +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

MeasureREEMFMETCCRMLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 114.7%83.2%129.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 98.4%88.4%105.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.641.364.32 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.28-0.88-0.27 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -92.0%-87.3%-93.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -51.2%-75.3%-62.2% -0.9%
52-week high $1.60$30.36$20.62 $779.14
52-week low $0.38$6.91$5.13 $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.

MultipleREEMFMETCCRML
P/E now vs peer median -78.3xmedian 13.4x -7.8xmedian 27.3x -4.2xmedian 13.4x
P/S now vs peer median —median 3.2x 0.9xmedian 7.5x —median 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.3x 63.9xmedian 29.3x —median 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -50.7xmedian 14.8x -4.2xmedian 10.6x -22.4xmedian 14.8x
P/B now vs peer median 10.5xmedian 2.3x 1.3xmedian 1.2x 2.6xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -2.20median 0.31 0.20median 51.60 —median 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 monthsREEMFMETCCRML
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 $282.54M $102.48M
Total debt $368.00K $452.81M –
Shares (diluted) 623.92M 64.59M –
Enterprise value $369.93M -$794.63M $766.19M

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
MetricREEMFMETCCRML
P/E -78.3x -7.8x -4.2x
P/FCF -50.7x -4.2x -22.4x
P/Operating cash flow -51.5x -11.2x –
P/S – 0.9x –
P/B 10.5x 1.3x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 10.5x 1.3x 2.6x
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
MetricREEMFMETCCRML
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
MetricREEMFMETCCRML
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
MetricREEMFMETCCRML
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% 63.3% 27.0%
Equity / assets 96.7% 36.7% 73.0%
Interest coverage – -185.8x –
Current ratio 23.0x 4.2x 0.9x
Quick ratio 22.5x 3.2x 0.9x
Cash ratio 20.8x 2.6x 0.9x
Altman Z-score – 1.07 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricREEMFMETCCRML
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.

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

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

REEMFMETCCRML
REEMF 1.00 0.17 0.01
METC 0.17 1.00 0.45
CRML 0.01 0.45 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, REEMF, METC and CRML?

Critical Metals (CRML) is the largest by market capitalisation: Rare Element Resources (REEMF) $486.66M, Ramaco Resources (METC) $477.31M, Critical Metals (CRML) $957.04M.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Rare Element Resources (REEMF) returned the most: Rare Element Resources (REEMF) -31.6%, Ramaco Resources (METC) -73.4%, Critical Metals (CRML) -35.1%. 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%, Ramaco Resources (METC) 83.2%, Critical Metals (CRML) 129.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.