IONR vs PKX vs ABAT Stock Comparison

Ioneer, Posco Holdings and American Battery Technology Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IONR ioneer Ltd
$2.82 -10.5% 1M -41.5% 1Y
Market cap
$164.15M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Lithium Basic Materials
PKX Posco Holdings Inc.
$50.88 -9.7% 1M -11.5% 1Y
Market cap
$3.75B
P/E
4.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.16B
Div. yield
–
Steel Basic Materials
6 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Posco Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Posco Holdings 6, American Battery Technology 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIONRPKXABATLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $164.15M $3.75B $180.53M PKX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 4.0x -2.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 10.4x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — -27.8% +406.8% ABAT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 2.5% -337.5% PKX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 3.0% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 0.6x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -41.5% -11.5% -70.8% PKX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -4.3%/yr -39.3%/yr PKX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 79.3% 45.0% 94.8% PKX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 68/100 29/100 PKX

Percentile Scorecard

IONRPKXABAT

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

AxisIONRPKXABAT
Valuation – 88 #21 of 163 14 #141 of 163
Growth – 40 #89 of 148 35 #96 of 148
Profitability – 50 #62 of 123 12 #109 of 123
Financial Health 98 #4 of 164 79 #35 of 164 79 #36 of 164
Shareholder Returns – 85 #17 of 108 8 #99 of 108
Overall – 68 29
  • IONR ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • PKX 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

PeriodIONRPKXABATSPY
1 month -10.5%-9.7%-28.8% +0.7%
3 months -15.3%-6.5%-23.5% +3.7%
6 months -26.4%-35.9%-53.8% +7.1%
Year to date -41.3%-4.4%-53.3% +12.8%
1 year -41.5%-11.5%-70.8% +11.9%
3 years -26.8%-36.7%-71.1% +85.2%
3 years, per year -9.9%-14.1%-33.9% +22.8%
5 years —-19.6%-91.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year —-4.3%-39.3% +10.9%
10 years —-0.5%-71.1% +262.0%
10 years, per year —0.0%-11.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureIONRPKXABATSPY
Volatility, 1Y 79.3%45.0%94.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 76.8%43.3%91.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.451.423.58 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.52-0.25-0.75 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -87.8%-69.8%-97.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -55.9%-44.5%-70.8% -1.2%
52-week high $6.39$91.72$5.35 $779.14
52-week low $2.55$48.69$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.

MultipleIONRPKXABAT
P/E now vs peer median —median 13.2x 4.1xmedian 13.2x -2.7xmedian 13.2x
P/S now vs peer median —median 3.1x 0.1xmedian 3.1x 10.2xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.2x —median 7.2x -2.6xmedian 7.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 15.2x -0.9xmedian 15.2x -5.8xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 2.2x 0.1xmedian 2.2x 1.7xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.30 -15.79median 0.30 0.63median 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 monthsIONRPKXABAT
Revenue – $37.16B $21.74M
Gross profit – $3.86B -$3.09M
Operating income – $1.39B -$74.71M
Net income – $1.47B -$73.38M
Free cash flow – -$4.45B -$37.81M
R&D – – $17.87M
EPS (diluted) – $12.52 $-0.58
Cash & equivalents $58.84M – $49.52M
Total debt – $749.60M $8.00M
Shares (diluted) 60.35M 75.62M 127.58M
Enterprise value $29.75M $3.75B $12.91M

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
MetricIONRPKXABAT
P/E – 4.1x -2.7x
P/FCF – -0.9x -5.8x
P/Operating cash flow – – -9.1x
P/S – 0.1x 10.2x
P/B 0.7x 0.1x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 0.7x 0.1x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA – – -2.6x
EV/EBIT – 3.3x -2.4x
EV/Revenue – 0.1x 8.2x
EV/FCF – -1.0x -4.7x
EV/Operating cash flow – – -7.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -15.79 0.63

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIONRPKXABAT
Revenue growth (1Y) – -27.8% 406.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -15.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 0.1% 70.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -2.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 49.9% -77.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -38.2% -49.3%
Net income growth (1Y) – 297.8% -56.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 7.9% -49.0%
EPS growth (1Y) – 163.2% 1.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -0.3% -4.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – 16.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -21.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 27.9% -20.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -34.8% 8.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIONRPKXABAT
Gross margin – 10.4% -14.2%
EBITDA margin – – -320.6%
Operating margin – 3.7% -343.6%
Pretax margin – 3.5% -339.1%
Net margin – 2.5% -337.5%
FCF margin – -12.0% -173.9%
Operating cash flow margin – – -111.4%
Return on equity – 3.4% -61.7%
Return on assets – 3.1% -58.5%
Return on invested capital – 3.0% –
Return on capital employed – 4.1% -62.4%
Asset turnover – 1.1x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 0.3x
Stock comp / revenue – – 213.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIONRPKXABAT
Debt / assets – 2.2% 6.0%
Debt / equity – 0.0x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 0.6x
Debt / FCF – -0.2x -0.2x
Liabilities / assets 0.9% 7.7% 4.9%
Equity / assets 99.1% 92.3% 95.1%
Interest coverage – 0.5x -76.2x
Current ratio 25.8x – 9.5x
Quick ratio 25.8x – 8.9x
Cash ratio 25.6x – 7.7x
Altman Z-score – – 15.81

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIONRPKXABAT
Dividend yield – 3.0% –
Net buyback yield – – -34.6%
Shareholder yield – 3.0% -34.6%
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.

ConsensusIONRPKXABAT
Forward P/E – 10.4xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.00FY2026 $4.90FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY – +245.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +14.7% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $717.29KFY2026 $52.03BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +9.8%FY2026 +7.4%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after -100.0% +3.5% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIONRPKXABAT
Held by institutions 3.9% 17.7% 36.6%
Institutions holding 34 181 176
Change in shares held, QoQ -10.1% +38.2% +5.9%
Institutions buying 20 131 102
Institutions selling 5 30 33
Buyers to sellers 4.00 4.37 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.

IONRPKXABAT
IONR 1.00 0.08 0.33
PKX 0.08 1.00 0.21
ABAT 0.33 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IONR, PKX and ABAT?

Posco Holdings (PKX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ioneer (IONR) $164.15M, Posco Holdings (PKX) $3.75B, American Battery Technology (ABAT) $180.53M.

Which company is growing faster?

American Battery Technology (ABAT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Posco Holdings (PKX) -27.8%, American Battery Technology (ABAT) +406.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Posco Holdings (PKX) has the highest net margin (Posco Holdings (PKX) 2.5%, American Battery Technology (ABAT) -337.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Posco Holdings (PKX) returned the most: Ioneer (IONR) -41.5%, Posco Holdings (PKX) -11.5%, American Battery Technology (ABAT) -70.8%. Over five years, Posco Holdings (PKX) compounded fastest (Posco Holdings (PKX) -4.3%/yr, American Battery Technology (ABAT) -39.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Posco Holdings (PKX) has been the steadiest (Ioneer (IONR) 79.3%, Posco Holdings (PKX) 45.0%, American Battery Technology (ABAT) 94.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IONR, PKX 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, Posco Holdings (PKX) 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.