ATLX vs SGML vs IONR Stock Comparison

Atlas Lithium, Sigma Lithium and Ioneer Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ATLX Atlas Lithium Corp
$1.82 -26.0% 1M -64.9% 1Y
Market cap
$49.03M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$126.77K
Div. yield
–
Lithium Basic Materials
2 wins
SGML Sigma Lithium Corp
$7.66 -21.1% 1M +33.4% 1Y
Market cap
$764.72M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$142.49M
Div. yield
–
Lithium Basic Materials
6 wins
IONR ioneer Ltd
$2.82 -10.5% 1M -41.5% 1Y
Market cap
$164.15M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Lithium Basic Materials

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Sigma Lithium leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Sigma Lithium 6, Atlas Lithium 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionATLXSGMLIONRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $49.03M $764.72M $164.15M SGML
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.3x -27.7x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 24.7x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -69.3% +7.3% — SGML
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -29,435.3% -19.3% — SGML
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 0.0% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.6x 7.6x — ATLX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -64.9% +33.4% -41.5% SGML
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -21.8%/yr -2.1%/yr — SGML
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 78.6% 112.2% 79.3% ATLX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 16/100 43/100 — SGML

Percentile Scorecard

ATLXSGMLIONR

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

AxisATLXSGMLIONR
Valuation 6 #154 of 163 42 #95 of 163 –
Growth 24 #113 of 148 78 #34 of 148 –
Profitability 10 #111 of 123 47 #66 of 123 –
Financial Health 39 #100 of 164 6 #154 of 164 98 #4 of 164
Shareholder Returns 0 #108 of 108 – –
Overall 16 43 –
  • ATLX ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SGML ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • IONR 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

PeriodATLXSGMLIONRSPY
1 month -26.0%-21.1%-10.5% +0.7%
3 months -33.1%-23.2%-15.3% +3.7%
6 months -66.0%-65.3%-26.4% +7.1%
Year to date -57.0%-41.9%-41.3% +12.8%
1 year -64.9%+33.4%-41.5% +11.9%
3 years -91.7%-69.8%-26.8% +85.2%
3 years, per year -56.4%-32.9%-9.9% +22.8%
5 years -70.8%-9.9%— +67.6%
5 years, per year -21.8%-2.1%— +10.9%
10 years -97.6%—— +262.0%
10 years, per year -31.1%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureATLXSGMLIONRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 78.6%112.2%79.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 83.2%99.0%76.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.452.181.45 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.830.30-0.52 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -95.6%-89.9%-87.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -71.8%-67.6%-55.9% -1.2%
52-week high $6.46$23.65$6.39 $779.14
52-week low $1.82$4.68$2.55 $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.

MultipleATLXSGMLIONR
P/E now vs peer median -1.4xmedian 13.2x -30.9xmedian 13.2x —median 13.2x
P/S now vs peer median 431.6xmedian 3.1x 6.0xmedian 3.1x —median 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -0.6xmedian 7.2x 38.3xmedian 7.2x —median 7.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -1.6xmedian 15.2x 35.1xmedian 15.2x —median 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 2.2x 10.4xmedian 2.2x 0.7xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.12median 0.30 -0.75median 0.30 —median 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 monthsATLXSGMLIONR
Revenue $126.77K $142.49M –
Gross profit $93.51K $70.02M –
Operating income -$44.33M $10.66M –
Net income -$43.45M -$27.56M –
Free cash flow -$35.25M $24.30M –
R&D $8.24M – –
EPS (diluted) $-1.27 $-0.25 –
Cash & equivalents $36.09M $16.66M $58.84M
Total debt $30.46M $226.73M –
Shares (diluted) 29.36M 111.31M 60.35M
Enterprise value -$78.33M $731.89M $29.75M

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
MetricATLXSGMLIONR
P/E -1.4x -30.9x –
P/FCF -1.6x 35.1x –
P/Operating cash flow -1.7x 22.6x –
P/S 431.6x 6.0x –
P/B 1.0x 10.4x 0.7x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 10.4x 0.7x
EV/EBITDA -0.6x 38.3x –
EV/EBIT -0.6x 99.8x –
EV/Revenue 226.1x 7.5x –
EV/FCF -0.8x 43.8x –
EV/Operating cash flow -0.9x 28.1x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.12 -0.75 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricATLXSGMLIONR
Revenue growth (1Y) -69.3% 7.3% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1,960% 130.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -19.5% 40.5% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -35.0% – –
Net income growth (1Y) -15.0% 42.1% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -34.0% 39.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) 34.0% 42.6% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 11.8% 41.0% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -103.0% 148.2% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -76.4% 41.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -21.6% 14,876% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -96.3% 30.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricATLXSGMLIONR
Gross margin 73.8% 49.1% –
EBITDA margin -34,866% 19.5% –
Operating margin -34,967% 7.5% –
Pretax margin -34,273% -6.9% –
Net margin -29,435% -19.3% –
FCF margin -27,809% 17.1% –
Operating cash flow margin -25,301% 26.5% –
Return on equity -81.6% -17.5% –
Return on assets -49.1% -3.4% –
Return on invested capital – 0.0% –
Return on capital employed -60.7% 7.9% –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.4x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x -1.4x –
Stock comp / revenue 8,646% 7.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricATLXSGMLIONR
Debt / assets 11.2% 47.4% –
Debt / equity 0.2x 2.8x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.6x 7.6x –
Debt / FCF -0.3x 9.3x –
Liabilities / assets 39.9% 82.8% 0.9%
Equity / assets 60.1% 17.2% 99.1%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 2.4x 0.3x 25.8x
Quick ratio 2.3x 0.2x 25.8x
Cash ratio 2.3x 0.1x 25.6x
Altman Z-score -3.45 0.44 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricATLXSGMLIONR
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -94.7% – –
Shareholder yield -94.7% – –
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.

ConsensusATLXSGMLIONR
Forward P/E – 24.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.57FY2026 $0.31FY2026 $0.00FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +419.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $94.14KFY2026 $174.11MFY2026 $717.29KFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -5.9%FY2026 +58.3%FY2026 +9.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +236,636.9% +144.1% -100.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersATLXSGMLIONR
Held by institutions 9.5% 33.1% 3.9%
Institutions holding 43 119 34
Change in shares held, QoQ -44.5% +9.7% -10.1%
Institutions buying 19 65 20
Institutions selling 9 40 5
Buyers to sellers 2.11 1.63 4.00

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.

ATLXSGMLIONR
ATLX 1.00 0.53 0.33
SGML 0.53 1.00 0.33
IONR 0.33 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ATLX, SGML and IONR?

Sigma Lithium (SGML) is the largest by market capitalisation: Atlas Lithium (ATLX) $49.03M, Sigma Lithium (SGML) $764.72M, Ioneer (IONR) $164.15M.

Which company is growing faster?

Sigma Lithium (SGML) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Atlas Lithium (ATLX) -69.3%, Sigma Lithium (SGML) +7.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sigma Lithium (SGML) has the highest net margin (Atlas Lithium (ATLX) -29,435.3%, Sigma Lithium (SGML) -19.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sigma Lithium (SGML) returned the most: Atlas Lithium (ATLX) -64.9%, Sigma Lithium (SGML) +33.4%, Ioneer (IONR) -41.5%. Over five years, Sigma Lithium (SGML) compounded fastest (Atlas Lithium (ATLX) -21.8%/yr, Sigma Lithium (SGML) -2.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Atlas Lithium (ATLX) has been the steadiest (Atlas Lithium (ATLX) 78.6%, Sigma Lithium (SGML) 112.2%, Ioneer (IONR) 79.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ATLX, SGML and IONR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Sigma Lithium (SGML) 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.