SGML vs LAC Stock Comparison

Sigma Lithium and Lithium Americas Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SGML Sigma Lithium Corp
$7.83 -22.8% 1M +28.2% 1Y
Market cap
$876.59M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$142.49M
Div. yield
–
Lithium Basic Materials
2 wins
LAC Lithium Americas Corp.
$2.08 -28.3% 1M -67.9% 1Y
Market cap
$749.16M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Lithium Basic Materials
1 win

Head to Head

3 decided of 12

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

QuestionSGMLLACLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $876.59M $749.16M SGML
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -31.8x -25.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.3x — –
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 +28.2% -67.9% SGML
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.2%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 111.9% 67.1% LAC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 — –

Percentile Scorecard

SGMLLAC

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

AxisSGMLLAC
Valuation 42 #94 of 162 92 #14 of 162
Growth 77 #34 of 147 –
Profitability 48 #64 of 122 –
Financial Health 6 #157 of 166 46 #90 of 166
Shareholder Returns – –
Overall 43 –
  • SGML ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • LAC 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

PeriodSGMLLACSPY
1 month -22.8%-28.3% -1.0%
3 months -18.7%-26.2% +2.9%
6 months -60.2%-55.2% +6.4%
Year to date -40.6%-52.3% +11.4%
1 year +28.2%-67.9% +13.1%
3 years -70.3%-69.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year -33.3%-32.4% +21.5%
5 years -14.8%— +67.7%
5 years, per year -3.2%— +10.9%

Risk

MeasureSGMLLACSPY
Volatility, 1Y 111.9%67.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 98.5%66.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.072.48 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.25-1.01 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.9%-82.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -66.9%-69.0% -2.5%
52-week high $23.65$6.72 $779.14
52-week low $4.68$2.08 $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.

MultipleSGMLLAC
P/E now vs peer median -31.6xmedian 12.7x -25.9xmedian 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median 6.1xmedian 3.1x —median 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 39.0xmedian 6.9x —median 6.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 35.9xmedian 15.1x —median 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 10.6xmedian 2.1x 0.4xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median -0.77median 0.27 —median 0.27

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 monthsSGMLLAC
Revenue $142.49M –
Gross profit $70.02M –
Operating income $10.66M –
Net income -$27.56M -$73.07M
Free cash flow $24.30M –
R&D – -$1.00K
EPS (diluted) $-0.25 $-0.07
Cash & equivalents $16.66M $822.78M
Total debt $226.73M $1.34B
Shares (diluted) 111.31M 401.74M
Enterprise value $843.76M -$1.54B

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
MetricSGMLLAC
P/E -31.6x -25.9x
P/FCF 35.9x –
P/Operating cash flow 23.1x –
P/S 6.1x –
P/B 10.6x 0.4x
P/Tangible book 10.6x 0.4x
EV/EBITDA 39.0x –
EV/EBIT 101.5x –
EV/Revenue 7.6x –
EV/FCF 44.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow 28.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.77 –

Growth

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

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSGMLLAC
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% –
Return on invested capital 0.0% –
Return on capital employed 7.9% –
Asset turnover 0.4x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.4x –
Stock comp / revenue 7.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSGMLLAC
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%
Equity / assets 17.2% 55.1%
Interest coverage – –
Current ratio 0.3x 5.5x
Quick ratio 0.2x 3.5x
Cash ratio 0.1x 3.5x
Altman Z-score 0.47 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSGMLLAC
Dividend yield – –
Net buyback yield – –
Shareholder yield – –
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.

ConsensusSGMLLAC
Forward P/E 25.3xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.31FY2026 $-0.07FY2026
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
HoldersSGMLLAC
Held by institutions 33.1% 30.8%
Institutions holding 119 274
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.7% -0.6%
Institutions buying 65 149
Institutions selling 40 57
Buyers to sellers 1.63 2.61

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.

SGMLLAC
SGML 1.00 0.52
LAC 0.52 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SGML and LAC?

Sigma Lithium (SGML) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sigma Lithium (SGML) $876.59M, Lithium Americas (LAC) $749.16M.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sigma Lithium (SGML) returned the most: Sigma Lithium (SGML) +28.2%, Lithium Americas (LAC) -67.9%. 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) 67.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do SGML and LAC move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.52, a moderate positive relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, SGML and LAC?

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 2. 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.