SGML vs PKX vs ABAT Stock Comparison

Sigma Lithium, Posco Holdings and American Battery Technology Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SGML Sigma Lithium Corp
$5.62 -41.2% 1M +20.1% 1Y
Market cap
$626.08M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$142.49M
Div. yield
–
Lithium Basic Materials
1 win
PKX Posco Holdings Inc.
$51.60 -11.4% 1M -4.0% 1Y
Market cap
$3.90B
P/E
4.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.16B
Div. yield
2.98%
Steel Basic Materials
8 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Posco Holdings leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Posco Holdings 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.

QuestionSGMLPKXABATLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $626.08M $3.90B $182.59M PKX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -22.7x 4.1x -2.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.1x 10.5x — PKX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.3% -27.8% +406.8% ABAT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -19.3% 2.5% -337.5% PKX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% 3.0% — PKX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 0.1x 0.6x PKX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 2.98% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +20.1% -4.0% -67.2% SGML
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.6%/yr -3.3%/yr -41.5%/yr PKX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 113.7% 45.3% 93.4% PKX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 67/100 31/100 PKX

Percentile Scorecard

SGMLPKXABAT

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

AxisSGMLPKXABAT
Valuation 52 #82 of 168 94 #11 of 168 14 #144 of 168
Growth 78 #34 of 152 30 #107 of 152 38 #95 of 152
Profitability 48 #65 of 123 53 #59 of 123 14 #106 of 123
Financial Health 21 #130 of 165 74 #44 of 165 80 #34 of 165
Shareholder Returns – 86 #17 of 117 10 #106 of 117
Overall 50 67 31
  • SGML ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • PKX ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • ABAT ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodSGMLPKXABATSPY
1 month -41.2%-11.4%-40.6% -1.0%
3 months -46.7%-5.8%-44.4% -0.4%
6 months -75.4%-41.5%-62.2% +4.5%
Year to date -57.4%-3.0%-61.4% +12.4%
1 year +20.1%-4.0%-67.2% +13.6%
3 years -78.3%-38.2%-71.9% +76.4%
3 years, per year -39.9%-14.8%-34.5% +20.8%
5 years -39.7%-15.3%-93.1% +63.7%
5 years, per year -9.6%-3.3%-41.5% +10.4%
10 years —-0.5%-73.1% +267.7%
10 years, per year —0.0%-12.3% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureSGMLPKXABATSPY
Volatility, 1Y 113.7%45.3%93.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 102.8%43.4%88.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.341.413.59 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.18-0.09-0.72 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.9%-69.8%-97.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -76.2%-43.7%-75.7% -1.6%
52-week high $23.65$91.72$5.31 $779.14
52-week low $4.68$48.69$1.25 $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.

MultipleSGMLPKXABAT
P/E now vs peer median -22.7xmedian 13.4x 4.1xmedian 13.4x -2.2xmedian 13.4x
P/S now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 3.0x 0.1xmedian 3.0x 8.4xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 22.7xmedian 7.7x 0.8xmedian 7.7x -2.0xmedian 7.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.8xmedian 13.3x -1.6xmedian 13.3x -4.8xmedian 13.3x
P/B now vs peer median 7.6xmedian 2.3x 0.1xmedian 2.3x 1.4xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -0.55median 0.19 -16.01median 0.19 0.52median 0.19

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 monthsSGMLPKXABAT
Revenue $142.49M $37.16B $21.74M
Gross profit $70.02M $3.86B -$3.09M
Operating income $10.66M $1.39B -$74.71M
Net income -$27.56M $963.42M -$73.38M
Free cash flow $24.30M -$2.50B -$37.81M
R&D – – $17.87M
EPS (diluted) $-0.25 $12.52 $-0.58
Cash & equivalents $16.66M – $49.52M
Total debt $21.45M $749.60M $8.00M
Shares (diluted) 111.31M 75.62M 127.58M
Enterprise value $593.25M $8.25B $14.97M

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
MetricSGMLPKXABAT
P/E -22.7x 4.1x -2.2x
P/FCF 25.8x -1.6x -4.8x
P/Operating cash flow 16.6x 2.0x -7.5x
P/S 4.4x 0.1x 8.4x
P/B 7.6x 0.1x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 7.6x 0.1x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 22.7x 0.8x -2.0x
EV/EBIT 59.2x 3.4x -1.9x
EV/Revenue 4.4x 0.1x 6.5x
EV/FCF 26.0x -1.9x -3.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.7x 2.4x -5.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.55 -16.01 0.52

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSGMLPKXABAT
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.3% -27.8% 406.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -15.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 130.5% 0.1% 70.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -2.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 40.5% 49.9% -77.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -38.2% -49.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 42.1% 395.8% -56.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 39.5% -6.2% -49.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 42.6% 163.2% 1.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 41.0% -0.3% -4.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 148.2% -54.9% 16.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 41.2% -22.7% -21.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 14,876% -38.1% -20.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.3% -316.4% 8.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSGMLPKXABAT
Gross margin 49.1% 10.4% -14.2%
EBITDA margin 19.5% 14.7% -320.6%
Operating margin 7.5% 3.7% -343.6%
Pretax margin -6.9% 3.5% -339.1%
Net margin -19.3% 2.5% -337.5%
FCF margin 17.1% -6.7% -173.9%
Operating cash flow margin 26.5% 5.3% -111.4%
Return on equity -17.5% 3.4% -61.7%
Return on assets -3.4% 3.1% -58.5%
Return on invested capital 0.0% 3.0% –
Return on capital employed 7.9% 4.1% -62.4%
Asset turnover 0.4x 1.1x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.4x 2.0x 0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 7.8% – 213.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSGMLPKXABAT
Debt / assets 4.5% 2.2% 6.0%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.0x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 0.1x 0.6x
Debt / FCF 0.9x -0.3x -0.2x
Liabilities / assets 82.8% 7.7% 4.9%
Equity / assets 17.2% 92.3% 95.1%
Interest coverage – 0.5x -76.2x
Current ratio 0.3x – 9.5x
Quick ratio 0.2x – 8.9x
Cash ratio 0.1x – 7.7x
Altman Z-score 0.09 – 12.26

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSGMLPKXABAT
Dividend yield – 3.0% –
Net buyback yield – – -41.9%
Shareholder yield – 3.0% -41.9%
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.

ConsensusSGMLPKXABAT
Forward P/E 18.1xFY2026 10.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.31FY2026 $4.90FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY – +245.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +419.4% +14.7% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $174.11MFY2026 $52.03BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +58.3%FY2026 +7.4%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +144.1% +3.5% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSGMLPKXABAT
Held by institutions 33.1% 17.7% 36.6%
Institutions holding 119 181 176
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.7% +38.2% +5.9%
Institutions buying 65 131 102
Institutions selling 40 30 33
Buyers to sellers 1.63 4.37 3.09

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.

SGMLPKXABAT
SGML 1.00 0.25 0.33
PKX 0.25 1.00 0.22
ABAT 0.33 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SGML, PKX and ABAT?

Posco Holdings (PKX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sigma Lithium (SGML) $626.08M, Posco Holdings (PKX) $3.90B, American Battery Technology (ABAT) $182.59M.

Which company is growing faster?

American Battery Technology (ABAT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Sigma Lithium (SGML) +7.3%, Posco Holdings (PKX) -27.8%, American Battery Technology (ABAT) +406.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Posco Holdings (PKX) has the highest net margin (Sigma Lithium (SGML) -19.3%, Posco Holdings (PKX) 2.5%, American Battery Technology (ABAT) -337.5%). On return on invested capital, Posco Holdings (PKX) leads (Sigma Lithium (SGML) 0.0%, Posco Holdings (PKX) 3.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sigma Lithium (SGML) returned the most: Sigma Lithium (SGML) +20.1%, Posco Holdings (PKX) -4.0%, American Battery Technology (ABAT) -67.2%. Over five years, Posco Holdings (PKX) compounded fastest (Sigma Lithium (SGML) -9.6%/yr, Posco Holdings (PKX) -3.3%/yr, American Battery Technology (ABAT) -41.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Posco Holdings (PKX) 2.98%. Sigma Lithium (SGML) and American Battery Technology (ABAT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Posco Holdings (PKX) has been the steadiest (Sigma Lithium (SGML) 113.7%, Posco Holdings (PKX) 45.3%, American Battery Technology (ABAT) 93.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Posco Holdings (PKX) 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.