SGML vs LAC vs SLI Stock Comparison

Sigma Lithium, Lithium Americas and Standard Lithium Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SGML Sigma Lithium Corp
$7.86 -18.0% 1M +30.6% 1Y
Market cap
$924.46M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$142.49M
Div. yield
–
Lithium Basic Materials
4 wins
LAC Lithium Americas Corp.
$2.01 -26.9% 1M -70.1% 1Y
Market cap
$791.95M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Lithium Basic Materials
1 win
SLI Standard Lithium Ltd.
$1.38 -25.4% 1M -67.3% 1Y
Market cap
$299.24M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$6.02M
Div. yield
–
Lithium Basic Materials
2 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Sigma Lithium leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Sigma Lithium 4, Standard Lithium 2, Lithium Americas 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSGMLLACSLILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $924.46M $791.95M $299.24M SGML
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -33.5x -26.5x -6.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.4x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.3% — +575.1% SLI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -19.3% — -791.4% SGML
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% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +30.6% -70.1% -67.3% SGML
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.0%/yr — -35.5%/yr SGML
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 111.9% 66.3% 66.8% LAC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 — 59/100 SLI

Percentile Scorecard

SGMLLACSLI

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

AxisSGMLLACSLI
Valuation 42 #95 of 162 93 #13 of 162 34 #108 of 162
Growth 77 #34 of 147 – 67 #49 of 147
Profitability 47 #65 of 122 – 17 #102 of 122
Financial Health 6 #156 of 165 46 #90 of 165 79 #35 of 165
Shareholder Returns – – 96 #5 of 107
Overall 43 – 59
  • SGML ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • LAC ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SLI 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

PeriodSGMLLACSLISPY
1 month -18.0%-26.9%-25.4% -0.8%
3 months -21.0%-30.7%-35.5% +3.5%
6 months -62.0%-61.7%-64.9% +7.0%
Year to date -40.4%-53.9%-69.1% +12.2%
1 year +30.6%-70.1%-67.3% +13.0%
3 years -71.7%-70.7%-49.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year -34.3%-33.6%-20.4% +23.1%
5 years -9.4%—-88.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year -2.0%—-35.5% +11.0%

Risk

MeasureSGMLLACSLISPY
Volatility, 1Y 111.9%66.3%66.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 98.8%64.5%72.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.152.552.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.27-1.06-1.01 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.9%-82.8%-91.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -66.8%-68.8%-75.6% -1.8%
52-week high $23.65$6.44$5.65 $779.14
52-week low $4.68$2.01$1.38 $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.

MultipleSGMLLACSLI
P/E now vs peer median -31.7xmedian 12.8x -25.0xmedian 12.8x -6.0xmedian 12.8x
P/S now vs peer median 6.1xmedian 3.1x —median 3.1x 54.9xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 39.1xmedian 7.0x —median 7.0x —median 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 36.0xmedian 15.2x —median 15.2x -22.6xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 10.6xmedian 2.1x 0.4xmedian 2.1x 0.9xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median -0.77median 0.29 —median 0.29 —median 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 monthsSGMLLACSLI
Revenue $142.49M – $6.02M
Gross profit $70.02M – –
Operating income $10.66M – -$22.81M
Net income -$27.56M -$73.07M -$47.66M
Free cash flow $24.30M – -$14.63M
R&D – -$1.00K –
EPS (diluted) $-0.25 $-0.07 $-0.23
Cash & equivalents $16.66M $822.78M $137.30M
Total debt $226.73M $988.02M –
Shares (diluted) 111.31M 401.74M 206.37M
Enterprise value $891.62M -$1.49B -$370.76M

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
MetricSGMLLACSLI
P/E -31.7x -25.0x -6.0x
P/FCF 36.0x – -22.6x
P/Operating cash flow 23.2x – -22.6x
P/S 6.1x – 54.9x
P/B 10.6x 0.4x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 10.6x 0.4x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA 39.1x – –
EV/EBIT 101.9x – -6.2x
EV/Revenue 7.6x – 23.6x
EV/FCF 44.7x – -9.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 28.7x – -9.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.77 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSGMLLACSLI
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.3% – 575.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 130.5% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 40.5% – -363.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 42.1% -33.9% 69.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 39.5% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 42.6% 63.7% 72.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 41.0% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 148.2% – 12.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 41.2% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 14,876% – 32.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.3% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSGMLLACSLI
Gross margin 49.1% – –
EBITDA margin 19.5% – –
Operating margin 7.5% – -378.8%
Pretax margin -6.9% – -867.8%
Net margin -19.3% – -791.4%
FCF margin 17.1% – -242.9%
Operating cash flow margin 26.5% – -242.6%
Return on equity -17.5% – -13.0%
Return on assets -3.4% – -12.1%
Return on invested capital 0.0% – –
Return on capital employed 7.9% – -5.9%
Asset turnover 0.4x – 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.4x – 0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 7.8% – 104.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSGMLLACSLI
Debt / assets 47.4% 27.9% –
Debt / equity 2.8x 0.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA 7.6x – –
Debt / FCF 9.3x – –
Liabilities / assets 82.8% 44.9% 7.1%
Equity / assets 17.2% 55.1% 92.9%
Interest coverage – – -950.4x
Current ratio 0.3x 5.5x 17.9x
Quick ratio 0.2x 3.5x 23.6x
Cash ratio 0.1x 3.5x 23.3x
Altman Z-score 0.47 – 6.96

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSGMLLACSLI
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – 4.2%
Shareholder yield – – 4.2%
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.

ConsensusSGMLLACSLI
Forward P/E 25.4xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.31FY2026 $-0.08FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +419.4% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $174.11MFY2026 $0.00FY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +58.3%FY2026 – –
Revenue growth, the year after +144.1% – –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSGMLLACSLI
Held by institutions 33.1% 30.8% 31.0%
Institutions holding 119 274 137
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.7% -0.6% +2.1%
Institutions buying 65 149 60
Institutions selling 40 57 33
Buyers to sellers 1.63 2.61 1.82

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.

SGMLLACSLI
SGML 1.00 0.52 0.48
LAC 0.52 1.00 0.72
SLI 0.48 0.72 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SGML, LAC and SLI?

Sigma Lithium (SGML) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sigma Lithium (SGML) $924.46M, Lithium Americas (LAC) $791.95M, Standard Lithium (SLI) $299.24M.

Which company is growing faster?

Standard Lithium (SLI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Sigma Lithium (SGML) +7.3%, Standard Lithium (SLI) +575.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sigma Lithium (SGML) has the highest net margin (Sigma Lithium (SGML) -19.3%, Standard Lithium (SLI) -791.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sigma Lithium (SGML) returned the most: Sigma Lithium (SGML) +30.6%, Lithium Americas (LAC) -70.1%, Standard Lithium (SLI) -67.3%. Over five years, Sigma Lithium (SGML) compounded fastest (Sigma Lithium (SGML) -2.0%/yr, Standard Lithium (SLI) -35.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Lithium Americas (LAC) has been the steadiest (Sigma Lithium (SGML) 111.9%, Lithium Americas (LAC) 66.3%, Standard Lithium (SLI) 66.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SGML, LAC and SLI?

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.