MP Materials Q2 Earnings Call Highlights

Q2 performance improved sharply: Revenue and PPA income more than doubled year over year to $126.1 million, while adjusted EBITDA rose by $41 million to $28.5 million. NdPr sales volumes increased 127%, supported by stronger production and materials-segment profitability. Rare-earth expansion is advancing: MP Materials completed its first heavy rare-earth separation circuit and expects to begin producing terbium and dysprosium later this year. It also secured a sizable, multiyear gadolinium oxide supply agreement with a U.S. aerospace and defense customer. Magnet manufacturing is nearing commercialization: The Independence facility delivered magnets to General Motors for qualification testing, with initial commercial shipments still expected in Q4. Construction has begun at the larger 10X facility, and the company maintained 2026 capital-expenditure guidance of $500 million to $600 million.

MP Materials NYSE: MP reported second-quarter 2026 revenue and PPA income of $126.1 million, more than double the prior-year period, as sales volumes of neodymium-praseodymium, or NdPr, increased 127% year over year. Consolidated adjusted EBITDA was $28.5 million, improving by $41 million from a year earlier, while adjusted diluted earnings per share improved $0.12 to a loss of $0.01 per share. Chief Executive Officer James Litinsky said the company continued to expand both its rare-earth materials and magnetics businesses during the quarter, including higher NdPr output, progress on heavy rare-earth separation, customer qualification work at its Independence magnet facility, and construction of its planned 10X magnet manufacturing facility.

MP Materials produced 840 metric tons of NdPr during the quarter, a 41% increase from a year earlier. The total was achieved despite an extended planned plant shutdown in April, according to Litinsky. NdPr sales exceeded 1,000 metric tons for the second consecutive quarter. The Materials segment generated $113.2 million in revenue plus PPA income and $32.5 million in adjusted EBITDA, representing a $45 million year-over-year improvement.

Chief Operating Officer Michael Rosenthal said the company expects third-quarter NdPr production to exceed 1,000 metric tons as plant reliability, throughput and operational consistency improve. The company is working through reliability issues affecting a limited number of circuits and expects the benefits of higher throughput, process efficiency, lower maintenance intensity and the restart of its chlor-alkali facility to build progressively through 2027. For the third quarter, Chief Financial Officer Ryan Corbett said MP Materials expects NdPr oxide realized prices in the high-$90s per kilogram, with PPA income of roughly $10 per kilogram. Materials sales volume is expected to be “flattish” sequentially, depending on shipment timing, sales mix and metallization lead times. As of June 30, the company had approximately 650 metric tons of NdPr oxide and metal on hand, in transit, at toll processors or awaiting shipment.

MP Materials said it achieved mechanical completion of its first heavy rare-earth separation circuit in May and is preparing to introduce feed into the facility. The company remains on track to begin producing terbium and dysprosium later this year, though Rosenthal said the exact pace of the ramp will depend on commissioning activities and the company’s focus on product quality. The co