Century Aluminum Company (CENX) vs USA Rare Earth Inc. (USAR)

• Century Aluminum Company CENX 30.22 ▼ −7.87%
• USA Rare Earth Inc. USAR 7.48 ▼ −8.78%

Century Aluminum Company and USA Rare Earth Inc. are both in the Basic Materials sector (Aluminum and Other Industrial Metals & Mining). Century Aluminum Company and USA Rare Earth Inc. are of similar size ($3.0B and $2.8B). USA Rare Earth Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Century Aluminum Company trades at 5.0×. Century Aluminum Company has the higher net margin (22.6% vs 0.00%) and the higher return on invested capital (25.8% vs −7.78%). Across the 13 metrics below, Century Aluminum Company leads on 10 and USA Rare Earth Inc. on 3.