ATLX vs ALB vs LAR Stock Comparison

Atlas Lithium, Albemarle and Lithium Argentina AG Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ATLX Atlas Lithium Corp
$1.73 -32.7% 1M -60.8% 1Y
Market cap
$46.54M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$126.77K
Div. yield
–
Lithium Basic Materials
ALB Albemarle Corp
$95.15 -8.8% 1M +7.6% 1Y
Market cap
$11.48B
P/E
15.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.15B
Div. yield
0.02%
Lithium Basic Materials
5 wins
LAR Lithium Argentina AG
$4.20 -25.1% 1M +12.9% 1Y
Market cap
$647.88M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$225.80M
Div. yield
–
Lithium Basic Materials
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Albemarle leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Albemarle 5, Lithium Argentina AG 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionATLXALBLARLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $46.54M $11.48B $647.88M ALB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.2x 15.4x -12.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 8.8x 19.1x ALB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -69.3% +24.4% +371.3% LAR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -29,435.3% 12.1% -23.9% ALB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 0.0% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.6x — -3.4x LAR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -60.8% +7.6% +12.9% LAR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -22.2%/yr -19.0%/yr -20.4%/yr ALB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 78.3% 53.8% 74.5% ALB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 17/100 66/100 68/100 LAR

Percentile Scorecard

ATLXALBLAR

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

AxisATLXALBLAR
Valuation 5 #160 of 168 95 #10 of 168 72 #48 of 168
Growth 28 #110 of 152 66 #53 of 152 77 #36 of 152
Profitability 12 #108 of 123 71 #37 of 123 43 #70 of 123
Financial Health 41 #98 of 165 43 #95 of 165 74 #43 of 165
Shareholder Returns 0 #117 of 117 56 #52 of 117 75 #30 of 117
Overall 17 66 68
  • ATLX ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • ALB ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • LAR ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodATLXALBLARSPY
1 month -32.7%-8.8%-25.1% -1.0%
3 months -41.8%-19.9%-33.9% -0.4%
6 months -69.1%-50.6%-63.3% +4.5%
Year to date -59.1%-32.7%-24.7% +12.4%
1 year -60.8%+7.6%+12.9% +13.6%
3 years -92.3%-25.7%-27.6% +76.4%
3 years, per year -57.5%-9.4%-10.2% +20.8%
5 years -71.5%-65.1%-68.1% +63.7%
5 years, per year -22.2%-19.0%-20.4% +10.4%
10 years -95.4%+14.0%+307.8% +267.7%
10 years, per year -26.5%+1.3%+15.1% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureATLXALBLARSPY
Volatility, 1Y 78.3%53.8%74.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 82.1%50.9%72.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.631.372.66 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.780.140.17 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -96.2%-84.4%-89.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -73.2%-55.9%-64.4% -1.6%
52-week high $6.46$215.62$11.79 $779.14
52-week low $1.58$88.45$3.72 $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.

MultipleATLXALBLAR
P/E now vs peer median -1.4xmedian 13.4x 15.1xmedian 13.4x -12.6xmedian 13.4x
P/S now vs peer median 410.3xmedian 3.0x 1.8xmedian 3.0x 3.0xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -0.6xmedian 7.7x —median 7.7x 3.6xmedian 7.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -1.5xmedian 13.3x 7.8xmedian 13.3x -34.2xmedian 13.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 2.3x 1.0xmedian 2.3x 0.8xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -0.12median 0.19 -0.38median 0.19 0.22median 0.19

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 monthsATLXALBLAR
Revenue $126.77K $6.15B $225.80M
Gross profit $93.51K $1.59B $110.90M
Operating income -$44.33M – $256.12M
Net income -$43.45M $730.68M -$18.74M
Free cash flow -$35.25M $1.44B -$19.96M
R&D $8.24M – $4.53M
EPS (diluted) $-1.27 $6.27 $-0.33
Cash & equivalents $36.09M $1.85B $99.72M
Total debt $10.05M $1.88B -$169.70M
Shares (diluted) 29.36M 118.54M 162.17M
Enterprise value -$80.82M $5.29B $207.46M

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
MetricATLXALBLAR
P/E -1.4x 15.1x -12.6x
P/FCF -1.5x 7.8x -34.2x
P/Operating cash flow -1.6x 6.1x -34.2x
P/S 410.3x 1.8x 3.0x
P/B 1.0x 1.0x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 1.1x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA -0.6x – 3.6x
EV/EBIT -0.6x – 3.6x
EV/Revenue 204.8x 1.8x 1.6x
EV/FCF -0.7x 7.8x -17.6x
EV/Operating cash flow -0.8x 6.1x -17.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.12 -0.38 0.22

Growth

14 metrics
MetricATLXALBLAR
Revenue growth (1Y) -69.3% 24.4% 371.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -14.6% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1,960% 161.1% 32,338%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -18.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -19.5% – 213.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -35.0% – –
Net income growth (1Y) -15.0% 80,394% 48.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -34.0% -40.3% -17.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 34.0% 652.7% 95.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 11.8% -39.4% -57.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -103.0% 108.1% 39.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -76.4% -8.1% 31.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -21.6% 1,188% 43.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -96.3% 45.4% 31.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricATLXALBLAR
Gross margin 73.8% 25.8% 49.1%
EBITDA margin -34,866% – 43.1%
Operating margin -34,967% – 113.4%
Pretax margin -34,273% – -12.2%
Net margin -29,435% 12.1% -23.9%
FCF margin -27,809% 23.5% -8.8%
Operating cash flow margin -25,301% 30.1% -8.8%
Return on equity -81.6% 7.0% 1.6%
Return on assets -49.1% 4.6% 1.2%
Return on invested capital – – 0.0%
Return on capital employed -60.7% – 6.9%
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.4x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x 2.5x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 8,646% 0.6% 6.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricATLXALBLAR
Debt / assets 11.2% 11.7% -14.7%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.2x -0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.6x – -3.4x
Debt / FCF -0.3x 1.3x 8.5x
Liabilities / assets 39.9% 32.7% 27.2%
Equity / assets 60.1% 67.3% 72.8%
Interest coverage – – 161.6x
Current ratio 2.4x 2.3x -2.0x
Quick ratio 2.3x 1.4x -0.7x
Cash ratio 2.3x 1.0x -0.7x
Altman Z-score -3.49 – 1.65

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricATLXALBLAR
Dividend yield – 1.7% –
Net buyback yield -99.6% -0.2% -0.2%
Shareholder yield -99.6% 1.5% -0.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 26.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 13.2% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 0.2% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 0.8% –

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.

ConsensusATLXALBLAR
Forward P/E – 8.8xFY2026 19.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.57FY2026 $10.78FY2026 $0.22FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -5.2% +27.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $94.14KFY2026 $5.82BFY2026 $0.00FY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -5.9%FY2026 +13.3%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +236,636.9% +8.1% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersATLXALBLAR
Held by institutions 9.5% 98.1% 33.9%
Institutions holding 43 949 166
Change in shares held, QoQ -44.5% +6.8% +0.6%
Institutions buying 19 449 75
Institutions selling 9 359 48
Buyers to sellers 2.11 1.25 1.56

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.

ATLXALBLAR
ATLX 1.00 0.48 0.65
ALB 0.48 1.00 0.67
LAR 0.65 0.67 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ATLX, ALB and LAR?

Albemarle (ALB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Atlas Lithium (ATLX) $46.54M, Albemarle (ALB) $11.48B, Lithium Argentina AG (LAR) $647.88M.

Which company is growing faster?

Lithium Argentina AG (LAR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Atlas Lithium (ATLX) -69.3%, Albemarle (ALB) +24.4%, Lithium Argentina AG (LAR) +371.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Albemarle (ALB) has the highest net margin (Atlas Lithium (ATLX) -29,435.3%, Albemarle (ALB) 12.1%, Lithium Argentina AG (LAR) -23.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lithium Argentina AG (LAR) returned the most: Atlas Lithium (ATLX) -60.8%, Albemarle (ALB) +7.6%, Lithium Argentina AG (LAR) +12.9%. Over five years, Albemarle (ALB) compounded fastest (Atlas Lithium (ATLX) -22.2%/yr, Albemarle (ALB) -19.0%/yr, Lithium Argentina AG (LAR) -20.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Atlas Lithium (ATLX) 0.00%, Albemarle (ALB) 0.02%, Lithium Argentina AG (LAR) 0.00%. Atlas Lithium (ATLX) and Lithium Argentina AG (LAR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Albemarle (ALB) has been the steadiest (Atlas Lithium (ATLX) 78.3%, Albemarle (ALB) 53.8%, Lithium Argentina AG (LAR) 74.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ATLX, ALB and LAR?

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 5. 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.