LAR vs RTNTF vs ATLX Stock Comparison

Lithium Argentina AG, Rio Tinto and Atlas Lithium Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LAR Lithium Argentina AG
$4.58 -17.2% 1M +1.1% 1Y
Market cap
$743.82M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$225.80M
Div. yield
–
Lithium Basic Materials
4 wins
RTNTF Rio Tinto Ltd
$102.86 -15.1% 1M +21.0% 1Y
Market cap
$167.04B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Iron Ore Basic Materials
5 wins
ATLX Atlas Lithium Corp
$1.88 -30.4% 1M -63.8% 1Y
Market cap
$56.52M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$126.77K
Div. yield
–
Lithium Basic Materials

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Rio Tinto leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Rio Tinto 5, Lithium Argentina AG 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLARRTNTFATLXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $743.82M $167.04B $56.52M RTNTF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -13.8x — -1.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.8x 12.4x — RTNTF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +371.3% — -69.3% LAR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -23.9% — -29,435.3% LAR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -3.4x — 0.6x LAR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +1.1% +21.0% -63.8% RTNTF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -16.4%/yr +8.0%/yr -21.3%/yr RTNTF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 74.7% 45.4% 78.6% RTNTF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 — 16/100 LAR

Percentile Scorecard

LARRTNTFATLX

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

AxisLARRTNTFATLX
Valuation 71 #48 of 162 – 4 #155 of 162
Growth 75 #38 of 147 – 25 #111 of 147
Profitability 41 #73 of 122 – 11 #109 of 122
Financial Health 75 #42 of 164 27 #120 of 164 40 #99 of 164
Shareholder Returns 74 #29 of 107 – 2 #105 of 107
Overall 67 – 16
  • LAR ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • RTNTF ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • ATLX 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

PeriodLARRTNTFATLXSPY
1 month -17.2%-15.1%-30.4% -0.2%
3 months -18.5%-4.1%-30.1% +3.9%
6 months -52.4%-20.4%-59.2% +8.2%
Year to date -17.9%+4.0%-55.6% +12.9%
1 year +1.1%+21.0%-63.8% +12.3%
3 years -21.2%+40.5%-91.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year -7.6%+12.0%-56.1% +23.3%
5 years -59.2%+46.9%-69.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year -16.4%+8.0%-21.3% +10.9%
10 years +312.6%+157.0%-95.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year +15.2%+9.9%-25.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLARRTNTFATLXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 74.7%45.4%78.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 72.6%66.0%83.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.610.892.44 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.010.46-0.81 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.5%-41.4%-95.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -61.2%-22.9%-70.9% -1.2%
52-week high $11.79$133.44$6.46 $779.14
52-week low $3.72$81.39$1.85 $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.

MultipleLARRTNTFATLX
P/E now vs peer median -13.8xmedian 13.3x —median 13.3x -1.5xmedian 13.3x
P/S now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 3.2x —median 3.2x 445.8xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 7.3x —median 7.3x -0.7xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -37.3xmedian 14.7x —median 14.7x -1.6xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 2.2x 2.3xmedian 2.2x 1.1xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.24median 0.31 —median 0.31 -0.13median 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 monthsLARRTNTFATLX
Revenue $225.80M – $126.77K
Gross profit $110.90M – $93.51K
Operating income $256.12M – -$44.33M
Net income -$18.74M – -$43.45M
Free cash flow -$19.96M – -$35.25M
R&D $4.53M – $8.24M
EPS (diluted) $-0.33 – $-1.27
Cash & equivalents $99.72M $8.91B $36.09M
Total debt -$169.70M $78.67B $30.46M
Shares (diluted) 162.17M 1.64B 29.36M
Enterprise value $354.46M $136.08B -$64.57M

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
MetricLARRTNTFATLX
P/E -13.8x – -1.5x
P/FCF -37.3x – -1.6x
P/Operating cash flow -37.3x – -1.8x
P/S 3.3x – 445.8x
P/B 0.9x 2.3x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 2.5x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 4.2x – -0.7x
EV/EBIT 4.3x – -0.7x
EV/Revenue 1.8x – 240.4x
EV/FCF -20.6x – -0.9x
EV/Operating cash flow -20.6x – -1.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.24 – -0.13

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLARRTNTFATLX
Revenue growth (1Y) 371.3% – -69.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 32,338% – 1,960%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 213.4% – -19.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – -35.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 48.1% – -15.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -17.8% – -34.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 95.8% – 34.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -57.1% – 11.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 39.6% – -103.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.4% – -76.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 43.8% – -21.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.2% – -96.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLARRTNTFATLX
Gross margin 49.1% – 73.8%
EBITDA margin 43.1% – -34,866%
Operating margin 113.4% – -34,967%
Pretax margin -12.2% – -34,273%
Net margin -23.9% – -29,435%
FCF margin -8.8% – -27,809%
Operating cash flow margin -8.8% – -25,301%
Return on equity 1.6% – -81.6%
Return on assets 1.2% – -49.1%
Return on invested capital 0.0% – –
Return on capital employed 6.9% – -60.7%
Asset turnover 0.2x – 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x – 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 6.9% – 8,646%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLARRTNTFATLX
Debt / assets -14.7% 16.3% 11.2%
Debt / equity -0.2x 0.3x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -3.4x – 0.6x
Debt / FCF 8.5x – -0.3x
Liabilities / assets 27.2% 46.3% 39.9%
Equity / assets 72.8% 53.7% 60.1%
Interest coverage 161.6x – –
Current ratio -2.0x 1.4x 2.4x
Quick ratio -0.7x 0.9x 2.3x
Cash ratio -0.7x 0.6x 2.3x
Altman Z-score 1.76 – -3.42

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLARRTNTFATLX
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.2% – -91.6%
Shareholder yield -0.2% 0.0% -91.6%
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.

ConsensusLARRTNTFATLX
Forward P/E 20.8xFY2026 12.4xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.22FY2026 $8.30FY2026 $-1.57FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +24.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +27.3% -3.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $0.00FY2026 $66.01BFY2026 $94.14KFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +14.5%FY2026 -5.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -4.1% +236,636.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLARRTNTFATLX
Held by institutions 33.9% – 9.5%
Institutions holding 164 – 43
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% – -44.5%
Institutions buying 75 – 19
Institutions selling 48 – 9
Buyers to sellers 1.56 – 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.

LARRTNTFATLX
LAR 1.00 0.16 0.64
RTNTF 0.16 1.00 0.15
ATLX 0.64 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LAR, RTNTF and ATLX?

Rio Tinto (RTNTF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lithium Argentina AG (LAR) $743.82M, Rio Tinto (RTNTF) $167.04B, Atlas Lithium (ATLX) $56.52M.

Which company is growing faster?

Lithium Argentina AG (LAR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Lithium Argentina AG (LAR) +371.3%, Atlas Lithium (ATLX) -69.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Lithium Argentina AG (LAR) has the highest net margin (Lithium Argentina AG (LAR) -23.9%, Atlas Lithium (ATLX) -29,435.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Rio Tinto (RTNTF) returned the most: Lithium Argentina AG (LAR) +1.1%, Rio Tinto (RTNTF) +21.0%, Atlas Lithium (ATLX) -63.8%. Over five years, Rio Tinto (RTNTF) compounded fastest (Lithium Argentina AG (LAR) -16.4%/yr, Rio Tinto (RTNTF) +8.0%/yr, Atlas Lithium (ATLX) -21.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rio Tinto (RTNTF) has been the steadiest (Lithium Argentina AG (LAR) 74.7%, Rio Tinto (RTNTF) 45.4%, Atlas Lithium (ATLX) 78.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LAR, RTNTF and ATLX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Rio Tinto (RTNTF) leads on 5. 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.