Materion Corp vs USA Rare Earth Inc

Materion Corp (MTRN) is overvalued and we do not publish a verdict for USA Rare Earth Inc (USAR).

We publish an intrinsic value for MTRN but not for USAR, so the two cannot be ranked on price.

Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.

Materion Corp (MTRN)

Discounting its cash flows at 9.8% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $57.01; the price of $253.30 is 344% above that value, and 73% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 27/100 on 3 of 12 signals

USA Rare Earth Inc (USAR)

We do not publish a value for this company: it has no growth history of its own to project.

Leak Score 0/100 on 1 of 12 signals

MetricMTRNUSAR
VerdictOvervaluedNot valued
Price$253.30$16.99
Intrinsic value$57.01
Margin of safety-344%
Leak Score27/100 (3/12)0/100 (1/12)
Market cap$5.3B$6.4B
Revenue growth, 5 years8.7%
Operating margin6.2%-949.5%
Net margin4.3%-2286.0%
Return on equity9.5%-23.6%
Debt to equity0.510.01
P/E59.0x
Forward P/E30.4x
P/B5.3x1.6x
Dividend yield0.2%

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