USA Rare Earth, Inc.High operating expenses and losses, with cost of product revenues at 98.1% of total revenues, SG&A and R&D costs surging, and a loss of 34 cents per share.

USA Rare Earth continues to incur losses as it scales operations, with cost of product revenues reaching $5.59 million in the first quarter of 2026, representing 98.1% of total revenues. Selling, general and administrative expenses surged to $21.2 million from $7 million a year earlier, while research and development costs climbed to $14.2 million from $1.7 million, resulting in a loss of 34 cents per share. The company recently commissioned Phase 1a of its commercial magnet production line in Stillwater, Oklahoma, enabling it to begin fulfilling customer orders for sintered neodymium-iron-boron permanent magnets in the second quarter of 2026. Shares of USAR have gained 85.8% over the past year, outperforming the industry's 58.1% growth, but the stock trades at a forward price-to-earnings ratio of negative 70.07 times against an industry average of 15.85 times and carries a Zacks Rank of 4, equivalent to a Sell rating.
USA Rare Earth, Inc.High operating expenses and losses, with cost of product revenues at 98.1% of total revenues, SG&A and R&D costs surging, and a loss of 34 cents per share.
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