USA Rare Earth, Inc. (USAR) Key Metrics

NASDAQ: USARValuation, returns, debt and efficiency ratios over 10 years.

USAR valuation today

Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026
Market cap
$3.95B
Enterprise value
$4.42B
P/E (TTM)
—
Forward P/E
33.3
PEG ratio
—
Price / sales
300.4
Price / book
2.3
EV / EBITDA
28.0
Dividend yield
—
Beta
2.68

USAR key metrics, 2016–2025

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollars

USAR returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.

Return on equity−102.4 pts
−113.8%
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2016: 179.4% (+39.4 pts)2017: 18.0% (−161.4 pts)2018: 286.7% (+268.7 pts)2019: −22.4% (−309.1 pts)2020: −4.4% (+18.0 pts)2021: 14.1% (+18.5 pts)2022: −2.1% (−16.2 pts)2023: 4.9% (+7.0 pts)2024: −11.4% (−16.3 pts)2025: −113.8% (−102.4 pts)
20162025
Return on invested capital−53.3 pts
−62.7%
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2017: −400.1%2018: −156.8% (+243.3 pts)2019: −10.4% (+146.4 pts)2020: −1.6% (+8.8 pts)2021: 7.5% (+9.1 pts)2022: −0.7% (−8.2 pts)2023: −0.6% (+0.1 pts)2024: −9.4% (−8.8 pts)2025: −62.7% (−53.3 pts)
20162025
Return on assets−68.3 pts
−77.9%
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2016: 105.5% (+30.5 pts)2017: 9.9% (−95.6 pts)2018: 172.0% (+162.1 pts)2019: −11.2% (−183.2 pts)2020: −2.1% (+9.2 pts)2021: 5.9% (+8.0 pts)2022: −0.8% (−6.8 pts)2023: 4.1% (+5.0 pts)2024: −9.6% (−13.7 pts)2025: −77.9% (−68.3 pts)
20162025
Asset turnover−99.9%
0.00
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2016: 1.84 (+51.6%)2017: 0.00 (−100.0%)2018: 0.002019: 0.272020: 0.16 (−39.1%)2021: 0.17 (+6.3%)2022: 0.00 (−100.0%)2023: 0.002024: 7.162025: 0.00 (−99.9%)
20162025

USAR valuation history

Fiscal year-endToday10-year median

USAR returns on capital

ROEROICROA

Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.

USAR debt vs cash

Total debtCash & short-term investments

Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.

USAR cash returned to shareholders

DividendsBuybacksFree cash flow

USAR price vs earnings per share

Share price at year-endEPS (right axis)

USAR key metrics

2016–2025
USA Rare Earth, Inc. key metrics by fiscal year
2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Valuation
Market capitalization$1.17B—————————
Enterprise value$809.6M—————————
Price / sales710.0—————————
Price / book2.4—————————
EV / sales492.7—————————
Earnings yield−25.5%—————————
Free cash flow yield−7.4%—————————
Share price at fiscal year-end$11.90$11.48$10.33———————
Per share
Revenue per share$0.02———$2.02$2.03$1.92$0.00$0.00—
Earnings per share−$3.04———$0.69−$0.26−$0.80$0.36$0.01—
Operating cash flow per share−$0.50———$1.48$1.58$1.41$0.45$0.15—
Free cash flow per share−$0.88———$0.99$1.16$0.52$0.45$0.15—
Cash per share$3.67————$0.00$0.00$0.02$0.03—
Book value per share$5.03———$4.77$5.06$7.10$0.17$0.08—
Tangible book value per share$2.95———$1.94$2.07$2.42$0.17$0.08—
Dividends per share————$0.98$1.23$1.12$0.46$0.09—
Capex per share$0.38———$0.49$0.41$0.89$0.00$0.00—
Debt per share$0.03———$6.51$6.46$6.53———
Shares outstanding98.0M———479.7M478.3M442.6M186.2M186.2M—
Change in shares outstanding————+0.3%+8.1%+137.7%+0.0%——
Returns & profitability
Return on equity (ROE)−113.8%−11.4%4.9%−2.1%14.1%−4.4%−22.4%286.7%18.0%179.4%
Return on invested capital (ROIC)−62.7%−9.4%−0.6%−0.7%7.5%−1.6%−10.4%−156.8%−400.1%—
Return on assets (ROA)−77.9%−9.6%4.1%−0.8%5.9%−2.1%−11.2%172.0%9.9%105.5%
Return on tangible assets−60.5%———7.9%−2.9%−8.4%139.6%7.8%55.9%
Free cash flow margin—−1.4%——49.2%57.3%27.1%——56.3%
Income quality (OCF / net income)——−3.25—2.14——1.2512.080.98
Financial health
Total debt$3.0M$854,000$1.1M$902,000$3.12B$3.09B$2.89B———
Cash & short-term investments$359.9M$16.8M$275,665$27.0M—$640,000$1.2M$2.8M$6.0M$9.6M
Net debt−$356.9M−$15.9M$817,335−$26.1M$3.12B$3.09B$2.89B−$2.8M−$6.0M−$9.6M
Debt / equity0.010.030.000.031.371.280.92———
Debt / assets0.000.010.000.010.560.550.46———
Net debt / EBITDA————4.204.195.45———
Current ratio10.173.221.612.540.741.000.450.170.421.38
Quick ratio9.683.221.612.540.741.000.450.170.421.38
Interest coverage-428.1-49.5——3.2-0.8————
Working capital$347.5M$15.3M$189,674$16.6M−$30.2M−$74,000−$133.5M−$13.9M−$8.2M$2.7M
Invested capital$135.8M$14.2M$246.9M$1.4M$5.41B$5.51B$6.03B$28.0M$9.6M$660,000
Tangible asset value$290.8M−$1.11B−$969.4M−$1.25B$929.9M$990.8M$1.07B$30.9M$15.6M$10.3M
Net current asset value$184.7M−$14.0M−$12.9M−$7.5M−$3.17B−$3.10B−$3.03B−$13.9M−$8.2M$2.7M
Graham number————$8.61——$1.15$0.15—
Graham net-net per share$1.75———−$6.66−$6.56−$6.91−$0.08−$0.04—
Capital allocation
Dividends paid—$12.0M——$471.7M$590.2M$496.2M$86.5M$16.0M—
Share buybacks (net)—$246.9M$191,000$0$5.0M$25.2M$127.5M———
Dividend payout ratio————142.2%——129.8%688.6%—
Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow————100.0%110.5%270.7%103.5%57.0%—
Capex / revenue2,273.8%0.3%——24.0%20.3%46.1%——0.0%
Capex / operating cash flow————32.8%26.1%63.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Capex / depreciation23.567.998.307.621.261.072.510.000.00—
Stock-based compensation / revenue533.2%0.1%——1.4%1.3%8.7%———
R&D / revenue966.8%0.5%————————
SG&A / revenue2,625.4%7.3%——6.6%5.4%13.2%——4.8%
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding13,304.431.9——29.533.845.4———
Days of inventory on hand1,114.9—————————
Days payables outstanding775.5965.51,550.122,571.838.417.86.2———
Cash conversion cycle (days)13,643.8-933.6——-9.016.039.1———
Receivables turnover0.0311.450.000.0012.3810.788.05———
Payables turnover0.470.380.240.029.5020.4958.69——0.00
Inventory turnover0.33—————————
Asset turnover0.007.160.000.000.170.160.270.000.001.84
Average receivables$59.9M$102.8M$88.1M$84.3M$78.3M$90.1M$105.6M———
Average payables$6.4M$1.0M$1.3M$13.0M$16.5M$8.1M$3.3M$132,000$331,000$426,000
Average inventory$9.3M$0————————
Intangibles / total assets29.3%1,657.4%468.4%1,923.7%24.5%25.4%33.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%

Computed from USAR's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed March 30, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.

USAR valuation and financial ratios

USA Rare Earth earned a return on equity of −113.8% and a return on invested capital of −62.7% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $3.0 million of debt and $359.9 million in cash and short-term investments, a net cash position of $356.9 million.

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USAR key metrics FAQ

What is USA Rare Earth's return on equity?

USA Rare Earth's return on equity (ROE) was −113.8% in fiscal 2025: net income of -$297.6 million on average shareholders' equity of $261.4 million.

What is USA Rare Earth's ROIC?

USA Rare Earth's return on invested capital was −62.7% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.

How much debt does USA Rare Earth have?

USA Rare Earth had total debt of $3.0 million at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01 and more cash than debt.

What is USA Rare Earth's free cash flow yield?

USA Rare Earth generated -$86.3 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of −7.4% on its market value at year-end ($1.2 billion).

What is USA Rare Earth's current ratio?

USA Rare Earth's current ratio was 10.17 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 10.17 times current liabilities.

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