EMAT vs SGML vs METC Stock Comparison

Evolution Metals & Technologies, Sigma Lithium and Ramaco Resources Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SGML Sigma Lithium Corp
$8.45 -11.8% 1M +50.4% 1Y
Market cap
$941.36M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$142.49M
Div. yield
–
Lithium Basic Materials
6 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Sigma Lithium leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Sigma Lithium 6, Ramaco Resources 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEMATSGMLMETCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $889.16M $941.36M $485.86M SGML
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -16.6x -34.1x -8.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 27.3x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +7.3% -17.7% SGML
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -19.3% -12.0% METC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 0.0% -6.9% SGML
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 7.6x 16.8x SGML
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -88.6% +50.4% -77.4% SGML
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -0.2%/yr -13.6%/yr SGML
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 189.5% 111.9% 85.1% METC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 19/100 42/100 45/100 METC

Percentile Scorecard

EMATSGMLMETC

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

AxisEMATSGMLMETC
Valuation 14 #139 of 162 40 #98 of 162 41 #14 of 23
Growth 31 #102 of 147 77 #34 of 147 10 #19 of 21
Profitability – 46 #66 of 122 59 #8 of 18
Financial Health 12 #144 of 164 6 #154 of 164 14 #19 of 22
Shareholder Returns – – 100 #1 of 10
Overall 19 42 45
  • EMAT ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SGML ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • METC ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEMATSGMLMETCSPY
1 month -55.3%-11.8%-15.0% -0.2%
3 months -70.0%-11.0%-21.3% +3.9%
6 months -84.5%-59.0%-47.3% +8.2%
Year to date -87.0%-35.9%-57.4% +12.9%
1 year -88.6%+50.4%-77.4% +12.3%
3 years -86.7%-69.5%-35.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year -49.0%-32.7%-13.7% +23.3%
5 years —-1.1%-51.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year —-0.2%-13.6% +10.9%

Risk

MeasureEMATSGMLMETCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 189.5%111.9%85.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 158.3%98.8%92.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.452.171.34 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.470.45-0.91 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.7%-89.9%-87.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -93.3%-64.3%-77.4% -1.2%
52-week high $21.29$23.65$33.97 $779.14
52-week low $1.35$4.68$6.91 $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.

MultipleEMATSGMLMETC
P/E now vs peer median -16.6xmedian 13.3x -34.1xmedian 13.3x -8.0xmedian 28.4x
P/S now vs peer median 543.5xmedian 3.2x 6.6xmedian 3.2x 0.9xmedian 7.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.3x 41.4xmedian 7.3x 64.9xmedian 29.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 14.7x 38.7xmedian 14.7x -4.3xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median -47.1xmedian 2.2x 11.4xmedian 2.2x 1.3xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.48median 0.31 -0.83median 0.31 0.21median 50.46

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 monthsEMATSGMLMETC
Revenue – $142.49M $515.42M
Gross profit – $70.02M $69.82M
Operating income -$15.92M $10.66M -$72.64M
Net income -$53.55M -$27.56M -$61.75M
Free cash flow – $24.30M -$114.19M
EPS (diluted) $-0.09 $-0.25 $-0.96
Cash & equivalents $5.25M $16.66M $282.54M
Total debt $6.18M $226.73M $452.81M
Shares (diluted) 621.76M 111.31M 64.59M
Enterprise value $870.62M $908.52M -$786.08M

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
MetricEMATSGMLMETC
P/E -16.6x -34.1x -8.0x
P/FCF – 38.7x -4.3x
P/Operating cash flow – 24.9x -11.5x
P/S 543.5x 6.6x 0.9x
P/B -47.1x 11.4x 1.3x
P/Tangible book -35.3x 11.4x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA – 41.4x 64.9x
EV/EBIT -55.9x 108.0x -9.0x
EV/Revenue – 8.1x 1.3x
EV/FCF – 47.4x -5.7x
EV/Operating cash flow – 30.5x -15.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.48 -0.83 0.21

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEMATSGMLMETC
Revenue growth (1Y) – 7.3% -17.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – -3.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 130.5% -34.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – -28.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -258.6% 40.5% -305.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – -40.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 10.2% 42.1% -211.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -208.9% 39.5% -41.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 34.3% 42.6% -152.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 34.5% 41.0% -38.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 148.2% -156.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 41.2% -32.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 14,876% -772.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 30.3% -131.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEMATSGMLMETC
Gross margin – 49.1% 13.5%
EBITDA margin – 19.5% 2.0%
Operating margin – 7.5% -14.1%
Pretax margin – -6.9% -14.8%
Net margin – -19.3% -12.0%
FCF margin – 17.1% -22.2%
Operating cash flow margin – 26.5% -8.2%
Return on equity – -17.5% -15.2%
Return on assets -91.1% -3.4% -5.8%
Return on invested capital – 0.0% -6.9%
Return on capital employed – 7.9% -7.7%
Asset turnover – 0.4x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -1.4x 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 7.8% 3.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEMATSGMLMETC
Debt / assets 6.5% 47.4% 44.2%
Debt / equity -0.3x 2.8x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 7.6x 16.8x
Debt / FCF – 9.3x -4.0x
Liabilities / assets 119.8% 82.8% 63.3%
Equity / assets -19.8% 17.2% 36.7%
Interest coverage – – -185.8x
Current ratio 0.2x 0.3x 4.2x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.2x 3.2x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 2.6x
Altman Z-score – 0.57 1.08

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEMATSGMLMETC
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – 13.6%
Shareholder yield – – 13.6%
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.

ConsensusEMATSGMLMETC
Forward P/E – 27.3xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.43FY2026 $0.31FY2026 $-0.91FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +419.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.71MFY2026 $174.11MFY2026 $535.87MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +124.4%FY2026 +58.3%FY2026 -0.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2,427.0% +144.1% +37.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEMATSGMLMETC
Held by institutions – 33.1% 70.2%
Institutions holding – 119 200
Change in shares held, QoQ – +9.7% -5.7%
Institutions buying – 65 106
Institutions selling – 40 48
Buyers to sellers – 1.63 2.21

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.

EMATSGMLMETC
EMAT 1.00 0.19 0.16
SGML 0.19 1.00 0.27
METC 0.16 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EMAT, SGML and METC?

Sigma Lithium (SGML) is the largest by market capitalisation: Evolution Metals & Technologies (EMAT) $889.16M, Sigma Lithium (SGML) $941.36M, Ramaco Resources (METC) $485.86M.

Which company is growing faster?

Sigma Lithium (SGML) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Sigma Lithium (SGML) +7.3%, Ramaco Resources (METC) -17.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ramaco Resources (METC) has the highest net margin (Sigma Lithium (SGML) -19.3%, Ramaco Resources (METC) -12.0%). On return on invested capital, Sigma Lithium (SGML) leads (Sigma Lithium (SGML) 0.0%, Ramaco Resources (METC) -6.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sigma Lithium (SGML) returned the most: Evolution Metals & Technologies (EMAT) -88.6%, Sigma Lithium (SGML) +50.4%, Ramaco Resources (METC) -77.4%. Over five years, Sigma Lithium (SGML) compounded fastest (Sigma Lithium (SGML) -0.2%/yr, Ramaco Resources (METC) -13.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ramaco Resources (METC) has been the steadiest (Evolution Metals & Technologies (EMAT) 189.5%, Sigma Lithium (SGML) 111.9%, Ramaco Resources (METC) 85.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EMAT, SGML and METC?

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.