IONR vs ATLX vs BLTH Stock Comparison

Ioneer, Atlas Lithium and American Battery Materials Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IONR ioneer Ltd
$2.80 -10.5% 1M -40.7% 1Y
Market cap
$187.22M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Lithium Basic Materials
2 wins
ATLX Atlas Lithium Corp
$1.89 -25.0% 1M -62.5% 1Y
Market cap
$56.82M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$126.77K
Div. yield
–
Lithium Basic Materials
2 wins

Head to Head

5 decided of 12

Ioneer leads on 2 of the 12 questions below (Ioneer 2, Atlas Lithium 2, American Battery Materials 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIONRATLXBLTHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $187.22M $56.82M $7.77M IONR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — -1.5x -0.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — -69.3% — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -29,435.3% — –
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 -40.7% -62.5% -51.2% IONR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -21.2%/yr -45.0%/yr ATLX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 79.3% 78.6% 287.4% ATLX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 16/100 28/100 BLTH

Percentile Scorecard

IONRATLXBLTH

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

AxisIONRATLXBLTH
Valuation – 5 #154 of 162 20 #130 of 162
Growth – 25 #111 of 147 45 #81 of 147
Profitability – 10 #110 of 122 –
Financial Health 98 #4 of 164 40 #99 of 164 2 #161 of 164
Shareholder Returns – 1 #106 of 107 45 #59 of 107
Overall – 16 28
  • IONR ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • ATLX 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

PeriodIONRATLXBLTHSPY
1 month -10.5%-25.0%-43.7% +0.9%
3 months -13.0%-26.2%-62.7% +5.9%
6 months -28.4%-59.5%-65.0% +8.5%
Year to date -41.7%-55.3%-65.8% +13.3%
1 year -40.7%-62.5%-51.2% +12.4%
3 years -25.1%-91.5%-86.3% +88.1%
3 years, per year -9.2%-56.0%-48.5% +23.5%
5 years —-69.6%-94.9% +68.2%
5 years, per year —-21.2%-45.0% +11.0%
10 years —-97.5%-97.0% +263.4%
10 years, per year —-30.8%-29.5% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureIONRATLXBLTHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 79.3%78.6%287.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 76.8%83.4%395.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.452.441.51 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.51-0.80-0.18 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -87.8%-95.5%-99.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -56.2%-70.7%-70.7% -0.9%
52-week high $6.39$6.46$7.00 $779.14
52-week low $2.55$1.85$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.

MultipleIONRATLXBLTH
P/E now vs peer median —median 13.4x -1.5xmedian 13.4x -0.8xmedian 13.4x
P/S now vs peer median —median 3.2x 448.2xmedian 3.2x —median 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.3x -0.7xmedian 7.3x —median 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 14.8x -1.6xmedian 14.8x -16.7xmedian 14.8x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 2.3x 1.1xmedian 2.3x -0.6xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.31 -0.13median 0.31 0.01median 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 monthsIONRATLXBLTH
Revenue – $126.77K –
Gross profit – $93.51K –
Operating income – -$44.33M -$1.75M
Net income – -$43.45M -$9.08M
Free cash flow – -$35.25M -$465.26K
R&D – $8.24M –
EPS (diluted) – $-1.27 $-2.41
Cash & equivalents $58.84M $36.09M $5.70K
Total debt – $30.46M $30.23M
Shares (diluted) 60.35M 29.36M 3.76M
Enterprise value $52.83M -$64.27M $7.72M

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
MetricIONRATLXBLTH
P/E – -1.5x -0.8x
P/FCF – -1.6x -16.7x
P/Operating cash flow – -1.8x -16.7x
P/S – 448.2x –
P/B 0.7x 1.1x -0.6x
P/Tangible book 0.7x 1.1x -0.6x
EV/EBITDA – -0.7x –
EV/EBIT – -0.7x -9.4x
EV/Revenue – 242.7x –
EV/FCF – -0.9x -35.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – -1.0x -35.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -0.13 0.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIONRATLXBLTH
Revenue growth (1Y) – -69.3% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 1,960% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -19.5% 15.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -35.0% 7.2%
Net income growth (1Y) – -15.0% -67.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -34.0% -56.6%
EPS growth (1Y) – 34.0% -20.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 11.8% -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% 44.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -96.3% 37.3%

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIONRATLXBLTH
Debt / assets – 11.2% 2,773%
Debt / equity – 0.2x -0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.6x –
Debt / FCF – -0.3x -18.6x
Liabilities / assets 0.9% 39.9% 4,076%
Equity / assets 99.1% 60.1% -3,976%
Interest coverage – – -2.0x
Current ratio 25.8x 2.4x 0.0x
Quick ratio 25.8x 2.3x 0.0x
Cash ratio 25.6x 2.3x 0.0x
Altman Z-score – -3.41 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIONRATLXBLTH
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – -91.2% -1.1%
Shareholder yield – -91.2% -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.

ConsensusIONRATLXBLTH
EPS, next fiscal year $0.00FY2026 $-1.57FY2026 –
Revenue, next fiscal year $717.29KFY2026 $94.14KFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +9.8%FY2026 -5.9%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after -100.0% +236,636.9% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIONRATLXBLTH
Held by institutions 3.9% 9.5% –
Institutions holding 34 43 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -10.1% -44.5% –
Institutions buying 20 19 –
Institutions selling 5 9 –
Buyers to sellers 4.00 2.11 –

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.

IONRATLXBLTH
IONR 1.00 0.33 -0.06
ATLX 0.33 1.00 0.04
BLTH -0.06 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IONR, ATLX and BLTH?

Ioneer (IONR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ioneer (IONR) $187.22M, Atlas Lithium (ATLX) $56.82M, American Battery Materials (BLTH) $7.77M.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ioneer (IONR) returned the most: Ioneer (IONR) -40.7%, Atlas Lithium (ATLX) -62.5%, American Battery Materials (BLTH) -51.2%. Over five years, Atlas Lithium (ATLX) compounded fastest (Atlas Lithium (ATLX) -21.2%/yr, American Battery Materials (BLTH) -45.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Atlas Lithium (ATLX) has been the steadiest (Ioneer (IONR) 79.3%, Atlas Lithium (ATLX) 78.6%, American Battery Materials (BLTH) 287.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IONR, ATLX 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, Ioneer (IONR) leads on 2. 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.