ABAT vs IONR vs ALB Stock Comparison

American Battery Technology, Ioneer and Albemarle Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IONR ioneer Ltd
$2.82 -10.5% 1M -41.5% 1Y
Market cap
$164.15M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Lithium Basic Materials
ALB Albemarle Corp
$93.29 -13.3% 1M -4.6% 1Y
Market cap
$10.65B
P/E
38.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.91B
Div. yield
0.02%
Lithium Basic Materials
6 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Albemarle leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Albemarle 6, American Battery Technology 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionABATIONRALBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $180.53M $164.15M $10.65B ALB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2.5x — 38.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 8.7x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +406.8% — +18.3% ABAT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -337.5% — 4.7% ALB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.6x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -70.8% -41.5% -4.6% ALB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -39.3%/yr — -17.9%/yr ALB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 94.8% 79.3% 54.2% ALB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 29/100 — 62/100 ALB

Percentile Scorecard

ABATIONRALB

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

AxisABATIONRALB
Valuation 14 #141 of 163 – 93 #12 of 163
Growth 35 #96 of 148 – 55 #67 of 148
Profitability 12 #109 of 123 – 68 #40 of 123
Financial Health 79 #36 of 164 98 #4 of 164 40 #99 of 164
Shareholder Returns 8 #99 of 108 – 53 #51 of 108
Overall 29 – 62
  • ABAT ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • IONR ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • ALB 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

PeriodABATIONRALBSPY
1 month -28.8%-10.5%-13.3% +0.7%
3 months -23.5%-15.3%-20.7% +3.7%
6 months -53.8%-26.4%-52.6% +7.1%
Year to date -53.3%-41.3%-34.0% +12.8%
1 year -70.8%-41.5%-4.6% +11.9%
3 years -71.1%-26.8%-26.8% +85.2%
3 years, per year -33.9%-9.9%-9.9% +22.8%
5 years -91.7%—-62.8% +67.6%
5 years, per year -39.3%—-17.9% +10.9%
10 years -71.1%—+12.5% +262.0%
10 years, per year -11.7%—+1.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureABATIONRALBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 94.8%79.3%54.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 91.1%76.8%52.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.581.451.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.75-0.52-0.09 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -97.0%-87.8%-84.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -70.8%-55.9%-56.7% -1.2%
52-week high $5.35$6.39$215.62 $779.14
52-week low $1.28$2.55$88.45 $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.

MultipleABATIONRALB
P/E now vs peer median -2.7xmedian 13.2x —median 13.2x 39.5xmedian 13.2x
P/S now vs peer median 10.2xmedian 3.1x —median 3.1x 1.9xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -2.6xmedian 7.2x —median 7.2x —median 7.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -5.8xmedian 15.2x —median 15.2x 8.2xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 2.2x 0.7xmedian 2.2x 1.0xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.63median 0.30 —median 0.30 -0.65median 0.30

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 monthsABATIONRALB
Revenue $21.74M – $5.91B
Gross profit -$3.09M – $1.41B
Operating income -$74.71M – –
Net income -$73.38M – $253.32M
Free cash flow -$37.81M – $1.34B
R&D $17.87M – –
EPS (diluted) $-0.58 – $2.04
Cash & equivalents $49.52M $58.84M $1.63B
Total debt $8.00M – $1.88B
Shares (diluted) 127.58M 60.35M 136.21M
Enterprise value $12.91M $29.75M $4.38B

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
MetricABATIONRALB
P/E -2.7x – 39.5x
P/FCF -5.8x – 8.2x
P/Operating cash flow -9.1x – 6.1x
P/S 10.2x – 1.9x
P/B 1.7x 0.7x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 0.7x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA -2.6x – –
EV/EBIT -2.4x – –
EV/Revenue 8.2x – 1.9x
EV/FCF -4.7x – 8.4x
EV/Operating cash flow -7.4x – 6.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.63 – -0.65

Growth

14 metrics
MetricABATIONRALB
Revenue growth (1Y) 406.8% – 18.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – -15.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 70.8% – 263.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – -28.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -77.8% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -49.3% – –
Net income growth (1Y) -56.9% – 127.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -49.0% – -60.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 1.2% – 121.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -4.3% – -60.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 16.2% – 136.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -21.9% – -12.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -20.1% – 816.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.9% – 11.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricABATIONRALB
Gross margin -14.2% – 23.8%
EBITDA margin -320.6% – –
Operating margin -343.6% – –
Pretax margin -339.1% – –
Net margin -337.5% – 4.7%
FCF margin -173.9% – 22.7%
Operating cash flow margin -111.4% – 30.5%
Return on equity -61.7% – 2.7%
Return on assets -58.5% – 1.8%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed -62.4% – –
Asset turnover 0.2x – 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x – 7.1x
Stock comp / revenue 213.9% – 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricABATIONRALB
Debt / assets 6.0% – 11.8%
Debt / equity 0.1x – 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.6x – –
Debt / FCF -0.2x – 1.4x
Liabilities / assets 4.9% 0.9% 33.8%
Equity / assets 95.1% 99.1% 66.2%
Interest coverage -76.2x – –
Current ratio 9.5x 25.8x 2.1x
Quick ratio 8.9x 25.8x 1.2x
Cash ratio 7.7x 25.6x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 15.81 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricABATIONRALB
Dividend yield – – 1.8%
Net buyback yield -34.6% – -0.2%
Shareholder yield -34.6% – 1.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 75.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 14.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 0.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 0.9%

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.

ConsensusABATIONRALB
Forward P/E – – 8.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $0.00FY2026 $10.78FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – -5.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $717.29KFY2026 $5.82BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +9.8%FY2026 +13.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -100.0% +8.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersABATIONRALB
Held by institutions 36.6% 3.9% 98.1%
Institutions holding 176 34 948
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.9% -10.1% +6.8%
Institutions buying 102 20 449
Institutions selling 33 5 359
Buyers to sellers 3.09 4.00 1.25

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.

ABATIONRALB
ABAT 1.00 0.33 0.32
IONR 0.33 1.00 0.27
ALB 0.32 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ABAT, IONR and ALB?

Albemarle (ALB) is the largest by market capitalisation: American Battery Technology (ABAT) $180.53M, Ioneer (IONR) $164.15M, Albemarle (ALB) $10.65B.

Which company is growing faster?

American Battery Technology (ABAT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: American Battery Technology (ABAT) +406.8%, Albemarle (ALB) +18.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Albemarle (ALB) has the highest net margin (American Battery Technology (ABAT) -337.5%, Albemarle (ALB) 4.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Albemarle (ALB) returned the most: American Battery Technology (ABAT) -70.8%, Ioneer (IONR) -41.5%, Albemarle (ALB) -4.6%. Over five years, Albemarle (ALB) compounded fastest (American Battery Technology (ABAT) -39.3%/yr, Albemarle (ALB) -17.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: American Battery Technology (ABAT) 0.00%, Ioneer (IONR) 0.00%, Albemarle (ALB) 0.02%. American Battery Technology (ABAT) and Ioneer (IONR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Albemarle (ALB) has been the steadiest (American Battery Technology (ABAT) 94.8%, Ioneer (IONR) 79.3%, Albemarle (ALB) 54.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ABAT, IONR and ALB?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Albemarle (ALB) leads on 6. 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.