EMAT vs SGML vs SLI Stock Comparison

Evolution Metals & Technologies, Sigma Lithium and Standard Lithium 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
4 wins
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
3 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Sigma Lithium leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Sigma Lithium 4, Standard Lithium 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEMATSGMLSLILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $889.16M $941.36M $364.35M SGML
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -16.6x -34.1x -6.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 27.3x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +7.3% +575.1% SLI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -19.3% -791.4% SGML
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 0.0% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 7.6x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -88.6% +50.4% -61.2% SGML
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -0.2%/yr -34.2%/yr SGML
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 189.5% 111.9% 67.5% SLI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 19/100 42/100 59/100 SLI

Percentile Scorecard

EMATSGMLSLI

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

AxisEMATSGMLSLI
Valuation 14 #139 of 162 40 #98 of 162 34 #107 of 162
Growth 31 #102 of 147 77 #34 of 147 67 #49 of 147
Profitability – 46 #66 of 122 17 #102 of 122
Financial Health 12 #144 of 164 6 #154 of 164 80 #34 of 164
Shareholder Returns – – 96 #5 of 107
Overall 19 42 59
  • EMAT ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SGML ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SLI 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

PeriodEMATSGMLSLISPY
1 month -55.3%-11.8%-17.8% -0.2%
3 months -70.0%-11.0%-24.8% +3.9%
6 months -84.5%-59.0%-59.2% +8.2%
Year to date -87.0%-35.9%-66.0% +12.9%
1 year -88.6%+50.4%-61.2% +12.3%
3 years -86.7%-69.5%-44.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year -49.0%-32.7%-17.8% +23.3%
5 years —-1.1%-87.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year —-0.2%-34.2% +10.9%

Risk

MeasureEMATSGMLSLISPY
Volatility, 1Y 189.5%111.9%67.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 158.3%98.8%72.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.452.172.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.470.45-0.91 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.7%-89.9%-91.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -93.3%-64.3%-73.1% -1.2%
52-week high $21.29$23.65$5.65 $779.14
52-week low $1.35$4.68$1.38 $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.

MultipleEMATSGMLSLI
P/E now vs peer median -16.6xmedian 13.3x -34.1xmedian 13.3x -6.6xmedian 13.3x
P/S now vs peer median 543.5xmedian 3.2x 6.6xmedian 3.2x 60.5xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.3x 41.4xmedian 7.3x —median 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 14.7x 38.7xmedian 14.7x -24.9xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median -47.1xmedian 2.2x 11.4xmedian 2.2x 1.0xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.48median 0.31 -0.83median 0.31 —median 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 monthsEMATSGMLSLI
Revenue – $142.49M $6.02M
Gross profit – $70.02M –
Operating income -$15.92M $10.66M -$22.81M
Net income -$53.55M -$27.56M -$47.66M
Free cash flow – $24.30M -$14.63M
EPS (diluted) $-0.09 $-0.25 $-0.23
Cash & equivalents $5.25M $16.66M $137.30M
Total debt $6.18M $226.73M –
Shares (diluted) 621.76M 111.31M 206.37M
Enterprise value $870.62M $908.52M -$305.65M

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
MetricEMATSGMLSLI
P/E -16.6x -34.1x -6.6x
P/FCF – 38.7x -24.9x
P/Operating cash flow – 24.9x -24.9x
P/S 543.5x 6.6x 60.5x
P/B -47.1x 11.4x 1.0x
P/Tangible book -35.3x 11.4x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA – 41.4x –
EV/EBIT -55.9x 108.0x -7.7x
EV/Revenue – 8.1x 29.1x
EV/FCF – 47.4x -12.0x
EV/Operating cash flow – 30.5x -12.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.48 -0.83 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEMATSGMLSLI
Revenue growth (1Y) – 7.3% 575.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 130.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -258.6% 40.5% -363.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 10.2% 42.1% 69.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -208.9% 39.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) 34.3% 42.6% 72.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 34.5% 41.0% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 148.2% 12.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 41.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 14,876% 32.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 30.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEMATSGMLSLI
Gross margin – 49.1% –
EBITDA margin – 19.5% –
Operating margin – 7.5% -378.8%
Pretax margin – -6.9% -867.8%
Net margin – -19.3% -791.4%
FCF margin – 17.1% -242.9%
Operating cash flow margin – 26.5% -242.6%
Return on equity – -17.5% -13.0%
Return on assets -91.1% -3.4% -12.1%
Return on invested capital – 0.0% –
Return on capital employed – 7.9% -5.9%
Asset turnover – 0.4x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -1.4x 0.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 7.8% 104.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEMATSGMLSLI
Debt / assets 6.5% 47.4% –
Debt / equity -0.3x 2.8x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 7.6x –
Debt / FCF – 9.3x –
Liabilities / assets 119.8% 82.8% 7.1%
Equity / assets -19.8% 17.2% 92.9%
Interest coverage – – -950.4x
Current ratio 0.2x 0.3x 17.9x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.2x 23.6x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 23.3x
Altman Z-score – 0.57 7.68

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEMATSGMLSLI
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – 3.8%
Shareholder yield – – 3.8%
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.

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

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEMATSGMLSLI
Held by institutions – 33.1% 31.0%
Institutions holding – 119 137
Change in shares held, QoQ – +9.7% +2.1%
Institutions buying – 65 60
Institutions selling – 40 33
Buyers to sellers – 1.63 1.82

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.

EMATSGMLSLI
EMAT 1.00 0.19 0.21
SGML 0.19 1.00 0.48
SLI 0.21 0.48 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EMAT, SGML and SLI?

Sigma Lithium (SGML) is the largest by market capitalisation: Evolution Metals & Technologies (EMAT) $889.16M, Sigma Lithium (SGML) $941.36M, Standard Lithium (SLI) $364.35M.

Which company is growing faster?

Standard Lithium (SLI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Sigma Lithium (SGML) +7.3%, Standard Lithium (SLI) +575.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sigma Lithium (SGML) has the highest net margin (Sigma Lithium (SGML) -19.3%, Standard Lithium (SLI) -791.4%).

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%, Standard Lithium (SLI) -61.2%. Over five years, Sigma Lithium (SGML) compounded fastest (Sigma Lithium (SGML) -0.2%/yr, Standard Lithium (SLI) -34.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Standard Lithium (SLI) has been the steadiest (Evolution Metals & Technologies (EMAT) 189.5%, Sigma Lithium (SGML) 111.9%, Standard Lithium (SLI) 67.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 4. 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.