SGML vs ABAT vs SQM Stock Comparison

Sigma Lithium, American Battery Technology and Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 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
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 8, American Battery Technology 1, Sigma Lithium 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSGMLABATSQMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $941.36M $210.90M $17.23B SQM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -34.1x -2.6x 12.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.3x — 8.5x SQM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.3% +406.8% +59.0% ABAT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -19.3% -337.5% 20.6% SQM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% — 22.8% SQM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 7.6x 0.6x 0.2x SQM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 4.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +50.4% -72.4% +36.0% SGML
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.2%/yr -40.0%/yr +2.3%/yr SQM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 111.9% 94.7% 47.3% SQM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 29/100 69/100 SQM

Percentile Scorecard

SGMLABATSQM

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

AxisSGMLABATSQM
Valuation 40 #98 of 162 12 #142 of 162 81 #32 of 162
Growth 77 #34 of 147 35 #96 of 147 62 #56 of 147
Profitability 46 #66 of 122 10 #110 of 122 81 #24 of 122
Financial Health 6 #154 of 164 78 #37 of 164 32 #112 of 164
Shareholder Returns – 9 #98 of 107 90 #12 of 107
Overall 42 29 69
  • SGML ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • ABAT ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SQM 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

PeriodSGMLABATSQMSPY
1 month -11.8%-34.1%-9.7% -0.2%
3 months -11.0%-31.7%-9.8% +3.9%
6 months -59.0%-55.0%-32.5% +8.2%
Year to date -35.9%-55.4%-12.3% +12.9%
1 year +50.4%-72.4%+36.0% +12.3%
3 years -69.5%-64.9%+18.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year -32.7%-29.4%+5.7% +23.3%
5 years -1.1%-92.2%+11.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year -0.2%-40.0%+2.3% +10.9%
10 years —-73.9%+104.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year —-12.6%+7.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSGMLABATSQMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 111.9%94.7%47.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 98.8%91.3%43.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.173.560.98 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.45-0.760.76 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.9%-97.0%-73.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -64.3%-72.4%-36.7% -1.2%
52-week high $23.65$5.39$95.31 $779.14
52-week low $4.68$1.28$44.36 $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.

MultipleSGMLABATSQM
P/E now vs peer median -34.1xmedian 13.3x -2.6xmedian 13.3x 12.4xmedian 13.3x
P/S now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 3.2x 9.7xmedian 3.2x 2.6xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 41.4xmedian 7.3x -2.4xmedian 7.3x 5.1xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 38.7xmedian 14.7x -5.6xmedian 14.7x —median 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 2.2x 1.7xmedian 2.2x 2.0xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.83median 0.31 0.60median 0.31 -0.79median 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 monthsSGMLABATSQM
Revenue $142.49M $21.74M $6.73B
Gross profit $70.02M -$3.09M $2.83B
Operating income $10.66M -$74.71M $3.11B
Net income -$27.56M -$73.38M $1.39B
Free cash flow $24.30M -$37.81M –
R&D – $17.87M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.25 $-0.58 $4.86
Cash & equivalents $16.66M $49.52M $3.38B
Total debt $226.73M $8.00M $19.72B
Shares (diluted) 111.31M 127.58M 285.64M
Enterprise value $908.52M $43.28M $6.26B

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
MetricSGMLABATSQM
P/E -34.1x -2.6x 12.4x
P/FCF 38.7x -5.6x –
P/Operating cash flow 24.9x -8.7x –
P/S 6.6x 9.7x 2.6x
P/B 11.4x 1.7x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 11.4x 1.7x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA 41.4x -2.4x 5.1x
EV/EBIT 108.0x -2.3x 5.8x
EV/Revenue 8.1x 7.8x 2.7x
EV/FCF 47.4x -4.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow 30.5x -7.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.83 0.60 -0.79

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSGMLABATSQM
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.3% 406.8% 59.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – -4.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 130.5% 70.8% 150.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – -9.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 40.5% -77.8% 134.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -49.3% -17.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 42.1% -56.9% 190.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 39.5% -49.0% -7.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 42.6% 1.2% 190.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 41.0% -4.3% -15.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 148.2% 16.2% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 41.2% -21.9% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 14,876% -20.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.3% 8.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSGMLABATSQM
Gross margin 49.1% -14.2% 42.1%
EBITDA margin 19.5% -320.6% 52.7%
Operating margin 7.5% -343.6% 46.2%
Pretax margin -6.9% -339.1% 36.6%
Net margin -19.3% -337.5% 20.6%
FCF margin 17.1% -173.9% –
Operating cash flow margin 26.5% -111.4% –
Return on equity -17.5% -61.7% 16.4%
Return on assets -3.4% -58.5% 8.6%
Return on invested capital 0.0% – 22.8%
Return on capital employed 7.9% -62.4% 23.4%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.2x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.4x 0.3x –
Stock comp / revenue 7.8% 213.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSGMLABATSQM
Debt / assets 47.4% 6.0% 31.3%
Debt / equity 2.8x 0.1x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 7.6x 0.6x 0.2x
Debt / FCF 9.3x -0.2x –
Liabilities / assets 82.8% 4.9% 47.9%
Equity / assets 17.2% 95.1% 52.1%
Interest coverage – -76.2x 15.3x
Current ratio 0.3x 9.5x 2.6x
Quick ratio 0.2x 8.9x 1.8x
Cash ratio 0.1x 7.7x 1.5x
Altman Z-score 0.57 14.89 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSGMLABATSQM
Dividend yield – – 4.0%
Net buyback yield – -36.3% –
Shareholder yield – -36.3% 4.0%
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.

ConsensusSGMLABATSQM
Forward P/E 27.3xFY2026 – 8.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.31FY2026 – $7.12FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +245.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +419.4% – -2.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $174.11MFY2026 – $8.37BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +58.3%FY2026 – +82.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +144.1% – +2.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSGMLABATSQM
Held by institutions 33.1% 36.6% 13.4%
Institutions holding 119 176 316
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.7% +5.9% -3.0%
Institutions buying 65 102 166
Institutions selling 40 33 100
Buyers to sellers 1.63 3.09 1.66

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.

SGMLABATSQM
SGML 1.00 0.35 0.59
ABAT 0.35 1.00 0.27
SQM 0.59 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SGML, ABAT and SQM?

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sigma Lithium (SGML) $941.36M, American Battery Technology (ABAT) $210.90M, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) $17.23B.

Which company is growing faster?

American Battery Technology (ABAT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Sigma Lithium (SGML) +7.3%, American Battery Technology (ABAT) +406.8%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) +59.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) has the highest net margin (Sigma Lithium (SGML) -19.3%, American Battery Technology (ABAT) -337.5%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 20.6%). On return on invested capital, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) leads (Sigma Lithium (SGML) 0.0%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 22.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sigma Lithium (SGML) returned the most: Sigma Lithium (SGML) +50.4%, American Battery Technology (ABAT) -72.4%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) +36.0%. Over five years, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) compounded fastest (Sigma Lithium (SGML) -0.2%/yr, American Battery Technology (ABAT) -40.0%/yr, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) +2.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 4.01%. Sigma Lithium (SGML) and American Battery Technology (ABAT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) has been the steadiest (Sigma Lithium (SGML) 111.9%, American Battery Technology (ABAT) 94.7%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 47.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SGML, ABAT and SQM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) leads on 8. 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.