BLTH vs SLI vs ABAT Stock Comparison

American Battery Materials, Standard Lithium and American Battery Technology Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SLI Standard Lithium Ltd.
$1.52 -17.8% 1M -61.2% 1Y
Market cap
$364.35M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$6.02M
Div. yield
–
Lithium Basic Materials
5 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Standard Lithium leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Standard Lithium 5, American Battery Technology 1, American Battery Materials 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBLTHSLIABATLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.77M $364.35M $210.90M SLI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.8x -6.6x -2.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +575.1% +406.8% SLI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -791.4% -337.5% ABAT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 0.6x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -48.8% -61.2% -72.4% BLTH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -46.8%/yr -34.2%/yr -40.0%/yr SLI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 288.0% 67.5% 94.7% SLI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 28/100 59/100 29/100 SLI

Percentile Scorecard

BLTHSLIABAT

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

AxisBLTHSLIABAT
Valuation 20 #130 of 162 34 #107 of 162 12 #142 of 162
Growth 45 #81 of 147 67 #49 of 147 35 #96 of 147
Profitability – 17 #102 of 122 10 #110 of 122
Financial Health 2 #161 of 164 80 #34 of 164 78 #37 of 164
Shareholder Returns 45 #59 of 107 96 #5 of 107 9 #98 of 107
Overall 28 59 29
  • BLTH ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SLI ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • ABAT 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

PeriodBLTHSLIABATSPY
1 month -43.7%-17.8%-34.1% -0.2%
3 months -65.8%-24.8%-31.7% +3.9%
6 months -59.0%-59.2%-55.0% +8.2%
Year to date -65.8%-66.0%-55.4% +12.9%
1 year -48.8%-61.2%-72.4% +12.3%
3 years -86.3%-44.5%-64.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year -48.5%-17.8%-29.4% +23.3%
5 years -95.7%-87.6%-92.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year -46.8%-34.2%-40.0% +10.9%
10 years -96.6%—-73.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year -28.7%—-12.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBLTHSLIABATSPY
Volatility, 1Y 288.0%67.5%94.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 395.5%72.7%91.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.522.183.56 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.17-0.91-0.76 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -99.7%-91.5%-97.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -70.7%-73.1%-72.4% -1.2%
52-week high $7.00$5.65$5.39 $779.14
52-week low $2.00$1.38$1.28 $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.

MultipleBLTHSLIABAT
P/E now vs peer median -0.8xmedian 13.3x -6.6xmedian 13.3x -2.6xmedian 13.3x
P/S now vs peer median —median 3.2x 60.5xmedian 3.2x 9.7xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.3x —median 7.3x -2.4xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -16.7xmedian 14.7x -24.9xmedian 14.7x -5.6xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median -0.6xmedian 2.2x 1.0xmedian 2.2x 1.7xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.01median 0.31 —median 0.31 0.60median 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 monthsBLTHSLIABAT
Revenue – $6.02M $21.74M
Gross profit – – -$3.09M
Operating income -$1.75M -$22.81M -$74.71M
Net income -$9.08M -$47.66M -$73.38M
Free cash flow -$465.26K -$14.63M -$37.81M
R&D – – $17.87M
EPS (diluted) $-2.41 $-0.23 $-0.58
Cash & equivalents $5.70K $137.30M $49.52M
Total debt $30.23M – $8.00M
Shares (diluted) 3.76M 206.37M 127.58M
Enterprise value $7.72M -$305.65M $43.28M

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
MetricBLTHSLIABAT
P/E -0.8x -6.6x -2.6x
P/FCF -16.7x -24.9x -5.6x
P/Operating cash flow -16.7x -24.9x -8.7x
P/S – 60.5x 9.7x
P/B -0.6x 1.0x 1.7x
P/Tangible book -0.6x 1.0x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA – – -2.4x
EV/EBIT -9.4x -7.7x -2.3x
EV/Revenue – 29.1x 7.8x
EV/FCF -35.3x -12.0x -4.5x
EV/Operating cash flow -35.3x -12.0x -7.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.01 – 0.60

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBLTHSLIABAT
Revenue growth (1Y) – 575.1% 406.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 70.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 15.9% -363.9% -77.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.2% – -49.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -67.9% 69.6% -56.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -56.6% – -49.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -20.2% 72.6% 1.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -124.5% – -4.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 44.2% 12.4% 16.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 37.3% – -21.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 44.2% 32.6% -20.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 37.3% – 8.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBLTHSLIABAT
Gross margin – – -14.2%
EBITDA margin – – -320.6%
Operating margin – -378.8% -343.6%
Pretax margin – -867.8% -339.1%
Net margin – -791.4% -337.5%
FCF margin – -242.9% -173.9%
Operating cash flow margin – -242.6% -111.4%
Return on equity – -13.0% -61.7%
Return on assets -2,719% -12.1% -58.5%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – -5.9% -62.4%
Asset turnover – 0.0x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.1x 0.3x 0.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 104.0% 213.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBLTHSLIABAT
Debt / assets 2,773% – 6.0%
Debt / equity -0.7x – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 0.6x
Debt / FCF -18.6x – -0.2x
Liabilities / assets 4,076% 7.1% 4.9%
Equity / assets -3,976% 92.9% 95.1%
Interest coverage -2.0x -950.4x -76.2x
Current ratio 0.0x 17.9x 9.5x
Quick ratio 0.0x 23.6x 8.9x
Cash ratio 0.0x 23.3x 7.7x
Altman Z-score – 7.68 14.89

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBLTHSLIABAT
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -1.1% 3.8% -36.3%
Shareholder yield -1.1% 3.8% -36.3%
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.

ConsensusBLTHSLIABAT

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBLTHSLIABAT
Held by institutions – 31.0% 36.6%
Institutions holding – 137 176
Change in shares held, QoQ – +2.1% +5.9%
Institutions buying – 60 102
Institutions selling – 33 33
Buyers to sellers – 1.82 3.09

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.

BLTHSLIABAT
BLTH 1.00 0.14 0.12
SLI 0.14 1.00 0.54
ABAT 0.12 0.54 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BLTH, SLI and ABAT?

Standard Lithium (SLI) is the largest by market capitalisation: American Battery Materials (BLTH) $7.77M, Standard Lithium (SLI) $364.35M, American Battery Technology (ABAT) $210.90M.

Which company is growing faster?

Standard Lithium (SLI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Standard Lithium (SLI) +575.1%, American Battery Technology (ABAT) +406.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

American Battery Technology (ABAT) has the highest net margin (Standard Lithium (SLI) -791.4%, American Battery Technology (ABAT) -337.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year American Battery Materials (BLTH) returned the most: American Battery Materials (BLTH) -48.8%, Standard Lithium (SLI) -61.2%, American Battery Technology (ABAT) -72.4%. Over five years, Standard Lithium (SLI) compounded fastest (American Battery Materials (BLTH) -46.8%/yr, Standard Lithium (SLI) -34.2%/yr, American Battery Technology (ABAT) -40.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Standard Lithium (SLI) has been the steadiest (American Battery Materials (BLTH) 288.0%, Standard Lithium (SLI) 67.5%, American Battery Technology (ABAT) 94.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BLTH, SLI and ABAT?

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