# USA Rare Earth Inc. (USAR) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Basic Materials / Metals & Mining. Price $17.61, market value $4.3 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): n/a** (negative earnings). USA Rare Earth Inc. reported negative earnings over the last twelve months, so the P/E is not meaningful; use price-to-sales, EV/EBITDA and free-cash-flow yield instead.
- **Price / sales: 2623.0×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 2623.0×, a level that requires very high margins or very fast growth to justify.
- **Price / book: 2.0×**. The shares trade at 2.0× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: -5.7%** (5-yr avg -4.9%). Free cash flow is negative: the business is consuming cash, which is normal for heavy investment phases but a warning otherwise.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 11.9%**. USA Rare Earth Inc. keeps 11.9% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells, a thin margin typical of retail, distribution and commodity businesses.
- **Return on equity: -60.2%**. Return on equity is negative because earnings are negative.
- **Return on assets: -42.8%**. Each dollar of assets produces -42.8% of profit.

## Growth
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -727.5%**. Earnings per share fell 727.5%.

## Financial health
- **Current ratio: 10.17** (quick 10.17). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 10.17 times.
- **Altman Z-score: 14.80**. A Z-score of 14.80 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 3/9**. 3 of 9 checks pass: weak or deteriorating financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. USA Rare Earth Inc. does not currently pay a dividend.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: strong_buy** (9 analysts). 9 analysts cover USA Rare Earth Inc.; the consensus is strong_buy, with an average price target of $35.56 (+102% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 24.8%** (YTD 48.0%, 3-mo -21.6%). The shares are up 24.8% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -60.0%** (53.8% above the low). Trading 60% below its 52-week high, deep in a drawdown.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 47**. An RSI of 47 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 3.65** (volatility 113%). Beta of 3.65 against the S&P 500: the shares move much more than the market.

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