ATLX vs PKX vs BLTH Stock Comparison

Atlas Lithium, Posco Holdings and American Battery Materials Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ATLX Atlas Lithium Corp
$1.58 -34.4% 1M -70.5% 1Y
Market cap
$46.10M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$126.77K
Div. yield
–
Lithium Basic Materials
PKX Posco Holdings Inc.
$51.34 -10.8% 1M -6.0% 1Y
Market cap
$3.74B
P/E
4.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.16B
Div. yield
–
Steel Basic Materials
7 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Posco Holdings leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Posco Holdings 7). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionATLXPKXBLTHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $46.10M $3.74B $13.21M PKX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.2x 4.0x -1.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 10.5x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -69.3% -27.8% — PKX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -29,435.3% 2.5% — PKX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 3.0% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.6x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -70.5% -6.0% -54.1% PKX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -24.2%/yr -4.2%/yr -45.7%/yr PKX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 77.9% 45.1% 287.3% PKX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 16/100 68/100 29/100 PKX

Percentile Scorecard

ATLXPKXBLTH

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

AxisATLXPKXBLTH
Valuation 6 #154 of 163 88 #21 of 163 21 #129 of 163
Growth 24 #113 of 148 40 #89 of 148 45 #82 of 148
Profitability 10 #111 of 123 50 #62 of 123 –
Financial Health 39 #100 of 164 79 #35 of 164 2 #161 of 164
Shareholder Returns 0 #108 of 108 85 #17 of 108 47 #58 of 108
Overall 16 68 29
  • ATLX ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • PKX ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • BLTH 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

PeriodATLXPKXBLTHSPY
1 month -34.4%-10.8%-18.7% -2.3%
3 months -43.2%-3.0%-62.7% -0.7%
6 months -70.2%-37.5%-66.7% +4.8%
Year to date -62.6%-3.5%-65.8% +10.3%
1 year -70.5%-6.0%-54.1% +10.3%
3 years -93.0%-38.5%-87.6% +73.0%
3 years, per year -58.8%-15.0%-50.1% +20.1%
5 years -74.9%-19.1%-95.3% +61.9%
5 years, per year -24.2%-4.2%-45.7% +10.1%
10 years -95.8%+0.6%-97.0% +258.6%
10 years, per year -27.1%+0.1%-29.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureATLXPKXBLTHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 77.9%45.1%287.3% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 82.0%43.2%398.3% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.591.391.48 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.90-0.13-0.19 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -96.2%-69.8%-99.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -75.5%-44.0%-70.7% -3.5%
52-week high $6.46$91.72$7.00 $779.14
52-week low $1.58$48.69$2.00 $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.

MultipleATLXPKXBLTH
P/E now vs peer median -1.4xmedian 13.2x 4.1xmedian 13.2x -0.8xmedian 13.2x
P/S now vs peer median 431.6xmedian 3.1x 0.1xmedian 3.1x —median 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -0.6xmedian 7.2x —median 7.2x —median 7.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -1.6xmedian 15.2x -0.9xmedian 15.2x -16.7xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 2.2x 0.1xmedian 2.2x -0.6xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.12median 0.30 -15.79median 0.30 0.01median 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 monthsATLXPKXBLTH
Revenue $126.77K $37.16B –
Gross profit $93.51K $3.86B –
Operating income -$44.33M $1.39B -$1.75M
Net income -$43.45M $963.42M -$9.08M
Free cash flow -$35.25M -$2.50B -$465.26K
R&D $8.24M – –
EPS (diluted) $-1.27 $12.52 $-2.41
Cash & equivalents $36.09M – $5.70K
Total debt $10.05M $749.60M $8.64M
Shares (diluted) 29.36M 75.62M 3.76M
Enterprise value -$81.27M $3.74B $13.16M

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
MetricATLXPKXBLTH
P/E -1.4x 4.1x -0.8x
P/FCF -1.6x -0.9x -16.7x
P/Operating cash flow -1.7x – -16.7x
P/S 431.6x 0.1x –
P/B 1.0x 0.1x -0.6x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 0.1x -0.6x
EV/EBITDA -0.6x – –
EV/EBIT -0.6x 3.3x -9.4x
EV/Revenue 226.1x 0.1x –
EV/FCF -0.8x -1.0x -35.3x
EV/Operating cash flow -0.9x – -35.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.12 -15.79 0.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricATLXPKXBLTH
Revenue growth (1Y) -69.3% -27.8% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -15.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1,960% 0.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -2.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -19.5% 49.9% 15.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -35.0% -38.2% 7.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -15.0% 297.8% -67.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -34.0% 7.9% -56.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 34.0% 163.2% -20.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 11.8% -0.3% -124.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -103.0% – 44.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -76.4% – 37.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -21.6% 27.9% 44.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -96.3% -34.8% 37.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricATLXPKXBLTH
Gross margin 73.8% 10.4% –
EBITDA margin -34,866% – –
Operating margin -34,967% 3.7% –
Pretax margin -34,273% 3.5% –
Net margin -29,435% 2.5% –
FCF margin -27,809% -12.0% –
Operating cash flow margin -25,301% – –
Return on equity -81.6% 3.4% –
Return on assets -49.1% 3.1% -2,719%
Return on invested capital – 3.0% –
Return on capital employed -60.7% 4.1% –
Asset turnover 0.0x 1.1x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x – 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 8,646% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricATLXPKXBLTH
Debt / assets 11.2% 2.2% 2,773%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.0x -0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.6x – –
Debt / FCF -0.3x -0.2x -18.6x
Liabilities / assets 39.9% 7.7% 4,076%
Equity / assets 60.1% 92.3% -3,976%
Interest coverage – 0.5x -2.0x
Current ratio 2.4x – 0.0x
Quick ratio 2.3x – 0.0x
Cash ratio 2.3x – 0.0x
Altman Z-score -3.45 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricATLXPKXBLTH
Dividend yield – 3.0% –
Net buyback yield -94.7% – -1.1%
Shareholder yield -94.7% 3.0% -1.1%
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.

ConsensusATLXPKXBLTH
Forward P/E – 10.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.57FY2026 $4.90FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY – +245.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +14.7% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $94.14KFY2026 $52.03BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY -5.9%FY2026 +7.4%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +236,636.9% +3.5% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersATLXPKXBLTH
Held by institutions 9.5% 17.7% –
Institutions holding 43 181 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -44.5% +38.2% –
Institutions buying 19 131 –
Institutions selling 9 30 –
Buyers to sellers 2.11 4.37 –

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.

ATLXPKXBLTH
ATLX 1.00 0.30 0.04
PKX 0.30 1.00 0.03
BLTH 0.04 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ATLX, PKX and BLTH?

Posco Holdings (PKX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Atlas Lithium (ATLX) $46.10M, Posco Holdings (PKX) $3.74B, American Battery Materials (BLTH) $13.21M.

Which company is growing faster?

Posco Holdings (PKX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Atlas Lithium (ATLX) -69.3%, Posco Holdings (PKX) -27.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Posco Holdings (PKX) has the highest net margin (Atlas Lithium (ATLX) -29,435.3%, Posco Holdings (PKX) 2.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Posco Holdings (PKX) returned the most: Atlas Lithium (ATLX) -70.5%, Posco Holdings (PKX) -6.0%, American Battery Materials (BLTH) -54.1%. Over five years, Posco Holdings (PKX) compounded fastest (Atlas Lithium (ATLX) -24.2%/yr, Posco Holdings (PKX) -4.2%/yr, American Battery Materials (BLTH) -45.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Posco Holdings (PKX) has been the steadiest (Atlas Lithium (ATLX) 77.9%, Posco Holdings (PKX) 45.1%, American Battery Materials (BLTH) 287.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ATLX, PKX and BLTH?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Posco Holdings (PKX) leads on 7. 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.