ABAT vs ATLX vs LAC Stock Comparison

American Battery Technology, Atlas Lithium and Lithium Americas Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ATLX Atlas Lithium Corp
$1.89 -25.0% 1M -62.5% 1Y
Market cap
$53.15M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$126.77K
Div. yield
–
Lithium Basic Materials
3 wins
LAC Lithium Americas Corp.
$2.17 -19.0% 1M -62.6% 1Y
Market cap
$791.91M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Lithium Basic Materials
2 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

American Battery Technology leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (American Battery Technology 3, Atlas Lithium 3, Lithium Americas 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionABATATLXLACLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $199.67M $53.15M $791.91M LAC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2.7x -1.4x -26.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +406.8% -69.3% — ABAT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -337.5% -29,435.3% — ABAT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.6x 0.6x — ATLX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -69.3% -62.5% -62.6% ATLX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -39.1%/yr -21.2%/yr — ATLX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 94.9% 78.6% 66.6% LAC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 29/100 16/100 — ABAT

Percentile Scorecard

ABATATLXLAC

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisABATATLXLAC
Valuation 14 #140 of 162 5 #154 of 162 94 #11 of 162
Growth 36 #94 of 147 25 #111 of 147 –
Profitability 9 #111 of 122 10 #110 of 122 –
Financial Health 79 #36 of 164 40 #99 of 164 45 #91 of 164
Shareholder Returns 9 #98 of 107 1 #106 of 107 –
Overall 29 16 –
  • ABAT ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • ATLX ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • LAC ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodABATATLXLACSPY
1 month -30.4%-25.0%-19.0% +0.9%
3 months -22.9%-26.2%-19.9% +5.9%
6 months -48.7%-59.5%-56.2% +8.5%
Year to date -52.7%-55.3%-50.2% +13.3%
1 year -69.3%-62.5%-62.6% +12.4%
3 years -62.7%-91.5%-68.3% +88.1%
3 years, per year -28.1%-56.0%-31.8% +23.5%
5 years -91.6%-69.6%— +68.2%
5 years, per year -39.1%-21.2%— +11.0%
10 years -70.7%-97.5%— +263.4%
10 years, per year -11.6%-30.8%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureABATATLXLACSPY
Volatility, 1Y 94.9%78.6%66.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 91.4%83.4%64.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.582.442.57 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.73-0.80-0.94 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -97.0%-95.5%-82.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -70.5%-70.7%-66.3% -0.9%
52-week high $5.35$6.46$6.44 $779.14
52-week low $1.28$1.85$2.01 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleABATATLXLAC
P/E now vs peer median -2.7xmedian 13.4x -1.5xmedian 13.4x -27.0xmedian 13.4x
P/S now vs peer median 10.3xmedian 3.2x 448.2xmedian 3.2x —median 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -2.6xmedian 7.3x -0.7xmedian 7.3x —median 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -5.9xmedian 14.8x -1.6xmedian 14.8x —median 14.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.3x 1.1xmedian 2.3x 0.4xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.64median 0.31 -0.13median 0.31 —median 0.31

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsABATATLXLAC
Revenue $21.74M $126.77K –
Gross profit -$3.09M $93.51K –
Operating income -$74.71M -$44.33M –
Net income -$73.38M -$43.45M -$73.07M
Free cash flow -$37.81M -$35.25M –
R&D $17.87M $8.24M -$1.00K
EPS (diluted) $-0.58 $-1.27 $-0.07
Cash & equivalents $49.52M $36.09M $822.78M
Total debt $8.00M $30.46M $988.02M
Shares (diluted) 127.58M 29.36M 401.74M
Enterprise value $32.04M -$74.22M -$1.49B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricABATATLXLAC
P/E -2.7x -1.5x -27.0x
P/FCF -5.9x -1.6x –
P/Operating cash flow -9.2x -1.8x –
P/S 10.3x 448.2x –
P/B 1.8x 1.1x 0.4x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 1.1x 0.4x
EV/EBITDA -2.6x -0.7x –
EV/EBIT -2.4x -0.7x –
EV/Revenue 8.4x 242.7x –
EV/FCF -4.8x -0.9x –
EV/Operating cash flow -7.5x -1.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.64 -0.13 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricABATATLXLAC
Revenue growth (1Y) 406.8% -69.3% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 70.8% 1,960% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -77.8% -19.5% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -49.3% -35.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) -56.9% -15.0% -33.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -49.0% -34.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) 1.2% 34.0% 63.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -4.3% 11.8% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 16.2% -103.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -21.9% -76.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -20.1% -21.6% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.9% -96.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricABATATLXLAC
Gross margin -14.2% 73.8% –
EBITDA margin -320.6% -34,866% –
Operating margin -343.6% -34,967% –
Pretax margin -339.1% -34,273% –
Net margin -337.5% -29,435% –
FCF margin -173.9% -27,809% –
Operating cash flow margin -111.4% -25,301% –
Return on equity -61.7% -81.6% –
Return on assets -58.5% -49.1% –
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed -62.4% -60.7% –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x 0.7x –
Stock comp / revenue 213.9% 8,646% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricABATATLXLAC
Debt / assets 6.0% 11.2% 27.9%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.2x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.6x 0.6x –
Debt / FCF -0.2x -0.3x –
Liabilities / assets 4.9% 39.9% 44.9%
Equity / assets 95.1% 60.1% 55.1%
Interest coverage -76.2x – –
Current ratio 9.5x 2.4x 5.5x
Quick ratio 8.9x 2.3x 3.5x
Cash ratio 7.7x 2.3x 3.5x
Altman Z-score 16.08 -3.41 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricABATATLXLAC
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -34.2% -91.2% –
Shareholder yield -34.2% -91.2% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusABATATLXLAC
EPS, next fiscal year – $-1.57FY2026 $-0.08FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year – $94.14KFY2026 $0.00FY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – -5.9%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after – +236,636.9% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersABATATLXLAC
Held by institutions 36.6% 9.5% 30.8%
Institutions holding 176 43 274
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.9% -44.5% -0.6%
Institutions buying 102 19 149
Institutions selling 33 9 57
Buyers to sellers 3.09 2.11 2.61

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ABATATLXLAC
ABAT 1.00 0.49 0.68
ATLX 0.49 1.00 0.68
LAC 0.68 0.68 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ABAT, ATLX and LAC?

Lithium Americas (LAC) is the largest by market capitalisation: American Battery Technology (ABAT) $199.67M, Atlas Lithium (ATLX) $53.15M, Lithium Americas (LAC) $791.91M.

Which company is growing faster?

American Battery Technology (ABAT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: American Battery Technology (ABAT) +406.8%, Atlas Lithium (ATLX) -69.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

American Battery Technology (ABAT) has the highest net margin (American Battery Technology (ABAT) -337.5%, Atlas Lithium (ATLX) -29,435.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Atlas Lithium (ATLX) returned the most: American Battery Technology (ABAT) -69.3%, Atlas Lithium (ATLX) -62.5%, Lithium Americas (LAC) -62.6%. Over five years, Atlas Lithium (ATLX) compounded fastest (American Battery Technology (ABAT) -39.1%/yr, Atlas Lithium (ATLX) -21.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Lithium Americas (LAC) has been the steadiest (American Battery Technology (ABAT) 94.9%, Atlas Lithium (ATLX) 78.6%, Lithium Americas (LAC) 66.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ABAT, ATLX and LAC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, American Battery Technology (ABAT) leads on 3. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.