IONR vs SGML vs BLTH Stock Comparison

Ioneer, Sigma Lithium and American Battery Materials Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IONR ioneer Ltd
$2.70 -18.4% 1M -48.0% 1Y
Market cap
$161.49M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Lithium Basic Materials
1 win
SGML Sigma Lithium Corp
$7.86 -18.0% 1M +30.6% 1Y
Market cap
$938.93M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$142.49M
Div. yield
–
Lithium Basic Materials
4 wins

Head to Head

5 decided of 12

Sigma Lithium leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Sigma Lithium 4, Ioneer 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIONRSGMLBLTHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $161.49M $938.93M $7.77M SGML
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — -34.1x -0.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 25.4x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +7.3% — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -19.3% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 0.0% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 7.6x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -48.0% +30.6% -48.8% SGML
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -2.0%/yr -46.8%/yr SGML
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 79.5% 111.9% 287.5% IONR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 43/100 28/100 SGML

Percentile Scorecard

IONRSGMLBLTH

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

AxisIONRSGMLBLTH
Valuation – 42 #95 of 162 20 #130 of 162
Growth – 77 #34 of 147 45 #81 of 147
Profitability – 47 #65 of 122 –
Financial Health 98 #4 of 165 6 #156 of 165 2 #162 of 165
Shareholder Returns – – 43 #61 of 107
Overall – 43 28
  • IONR ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SGML 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

PeriodIONRSGMLBLTHSPY
1 month -18.4%-18.0%-48.8% -0.8%
3 months -16.1%-21.0%-65.8% +3.5%
6 months -34.3%-62.0%-62.7% +7.0%
Year to date -43.7%-40.4%-65.8% +12.2%
1 year -48.0%+30.6%-48.8% +13.0%
3 years -27.8%-71.7%-88.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year -10.3%-34.3%-51.6% +23.1%
5 years —-9.4%-95.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year —-2.0%-46.8% +11.0%
10 years ——-97.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year ——-31.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureIONRSGMLBLTHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 79.5%111.9%287.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 76.7%98.8%395.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.442.151.54 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.600.27-0.17 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -87.8%-89.9%-99.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -57.7%-66.8%-70.7% -1.8%
52-week high $6.39$23.65$7.00 $779.14
52-week low $2.55$4.68$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.

MultipleIONRSGMLBLTH
P/E now vs peer median —median 12.8x -31.7xmedian 12.8x -0.8xmedian 12.8x
P/S now vs peer median —median 3.1x 6.1xmedian 3.1x —median 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.0x 39.1xmedian 7.0x —median 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 15.2x 36.0xmedian 15.2x -16.7xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 2.1x 10.6xmedian 2.1x -0.6xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.29 -0.77median 0.29 0.01median 0.29

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 monthsIONRSGMLBLTH
Revenue – $142.49M –
Gross profit – $70.02M –
Operating income – $10.66M -$1.75M
Net income – -$27.56M -$9.08M
Free cash flow – $24.30M -$465.26K
EPS (diluted) – $-0.25 $-2.41
Cash & equivalents $58.84M $16.66M $5.70K
Total debt – $226.73M $30.23M
Shares (diluted) 60.35M 111.31M 3.76M
Enterprise value $27.10M $906.09M $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
MetricIONRSGMLBLTH
P/E – -31.7x -0.8x
P/FCF – 36.0x -16.7x
P/Operating cash flow – 23.2x -16.7x
P/S – 6.1x –
P/B 0.7x 10.6x -0.6x
P/Tangible book 0.7x 10.6x -0.6x
EV/EBITDA – 39.1x –
EV/EBIT – 101.9x -9.4x
EV/Revenue – 7.6x –
EV/FCF – 44.7x -35.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – 28.7x -35.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -0.77 0.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIONRSGMLBLTH
Revenue growth (1Y) – 7.3% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 130.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 40.5% 15.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 7.2%
Net income growth (1Y) – 42.1% -67.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 39.5% -56.6%
EPS growth (1Y) – 42.6% -20.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 41.0% -124.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 148.2% 44.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 41.2% 37.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 14,876% 44.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 30.3% 37.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIONRSGMLBLTH
Gross margin – 49.1% –
EBITDA margin – 19.5% –
Operating margin – 7.5% –
Pretax margin – -6.9% –
Net margin – -19.3% –
FCF margin – 17.1% –
Operating cash flow margin – 26.5% –
Return on equity – -17.5% –
Return on assets – -3.4% -2,719%
Return on invested capital – 0.0% –
Return on capital employed – 7.9% –
Asset turnover – 0.4x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -1.4x 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 7.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIONRSGMLBLTH
Debt / assets – 47.4% 2,773%
Debt / equity – 2.8x -0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – 7.6x –
Debt / FCF – 9.3x -18.6x
Liabilities / assets 0.9% 82.8% 4,076%
Equity / assets 99.1% 17.2% -3,976%
Interest coverage – – -2.0x
Current ratio 25.8x 0.3x 0.0x
Quick ratio 25.8x 0.2x 0.0x
Cash ratio 25.6x 0.1x 0.0x
Altman Z-score – 0.47 –

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusIONRSGMLBLTH
Forward P/E – 25.4xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.00FY2026 $0.31FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +419.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $717.29KFY2026 $174.11MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +9.8%FY2026 +58.3%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after -100.0% +144.1% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIONRSGMLBLTH
Held by institutions 3.9% 33.1% –
Institutions holding 34 119 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -10.1% +9.7% –
Institutions buying 20 65 –
Institutions selling 5 40 –
Buyers to sellers 4.00 1.63 –

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.

IONRSGMLBLTH
IONR 1.00 0.33 -0.06
SGML 0.33 1.00 -0.01
BLTH -0.06 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IONR, SGML and BLTH?

Sigma Lithium (SGML) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ioneer (IONR) $161.49M, Sigma Lithium (SGML) $938.93M, American Battery Materials (BLTH) $7.77M.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sigma Lithium (SGML) returned the most: Ioneer (IONR) -48.0%, Sigma Lithium (SGML) +30.6%, American Battery Materials (BLTH) -48.8%. Over five years, Sigma Lithium (SGML) compounded fastest (Sigma Lithium (SGML) -2.0%/yr, American Battery Materials (BLTH) -46.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ioneer (IONR) has been the steadiest (Ioneer (IONR) 79.5%, Sigma Lithium (SGML) 111.9%, American Battery Materials (BLTH) 287.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IONR, SGML 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, 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.