SGML vs PKX vs LAC Stock Comparison

Sigma Lithium, Posco Holdings and Lithium Americas Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SGML Sigma Lithium Corp
$8.45 -11.8% 1M +50.4% 1Y
Market cap
$922.79M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$142.49M
Div. yield
–
Lithium Basic Materials
3 wins
PKX Posco Holdings Inc.
$52.01 -8.6% 1M -7.5% 1Y
Market cap
$3.94B
P/E
4.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.16B
Div. yield
–
Steel Basic Materials
6 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Posco Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Posco Holdings 6, Sigma Lithium 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSGMLPKXLACLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $922.79M $3.94B $802.14M PKX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -33.5x 4.2x -26.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.3x 10.6x — PKX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.3% -27.8% — SGML
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -19.3% 2.5% — PKX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% 3.0% — PKX
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 +50.4% -7.5% -64.1% SGML
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.2%/yr -4.2%/yr — SGML
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 111.9% 45.0% 66.6% PKX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 68/100 — PKX

Percentile Scorecard

SGMLPKXLAC

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

AxisSGMLPKXLAC
Valuation 40 #98 of 162 88 #21 of 162 93 #12 of 162
Growth 77 #34 of 147 38 #91 of 147 –
Profitability 46 #66 of 122 51 #60 of 122 –
Financial Health 6 #154 of 164 79 #36 of 164 45 #91 of 164
Shareholder Returns – 86 #16 of 107 –
Overall 42 68 –
  • SGML ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • PKX 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

PeriodSGMLPKXLACSPY
1 month -11.8%-8.6%-21.5% -0.2%
3 months -11.0%+1.5%-22.3% +3.9%
6 months -59.0%-31.6%-56.1% +8.2%
Year to date -35.9%-2.3%-50.5% +12.9%
1 year +50.4%-7.5%-64.1% +12.3%
3 years -69.5%-33.3%-68.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year -32.7%-12.6%-32.0% +23.3%
5 years -1.1%-19.4%— +67.9%
5 years, per year -0.2%-4.2%— +10.9%
10 years —+0.3%— +261.1%
10 years, per year —+0.0%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSGMLPKXLACSPY
Volatility, 1Y 111.9%45.0%66.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 98.8%43.1%64.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.171.422.57 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.45-0.17-0.96 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.9%-69.8%-82.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -64.3%-43.3%-66.5% -1.2%
52-week high $23.65$91.72$6.44 $779.14
52-week low $4.68$48.69$2.01 $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.

MultipleSGMLPKXLAC
P/E now vs peer median -34.1xmedian 13.3x 4.2xmedian 13.3x -26.9xmedian 13.3x
P/S now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 3.2x 0.1xmedian 3.2x —median 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 41.4xmedian 7.3x —median 7.3x —median 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 38.7xmedian 14.7x -0.9xmedian 14.7x —median 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 2.2x 0.1xmedian 2.2x 0.4xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.83median 0.31 -16.14median 0.31 —median 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 monthsSGMLPKXLAC
Revenue $142.49M $37.16B –
Gross profit $70.02M $3.86B –
Operating income $10.66M $1.39B –
Net income -$27.56M $1.47B -$73.07M
Free cash flow $24.30M -$4.45B –
R&D – – -$1.00K
EPS (diluted) $-0.25 $12.52 $-0.07
Cash & equivalents $16.66M – $822.78M
Total debt $226.73M $749.60M $988.02M
Shares (diluted) 111.31M 75.62M 401.74M
Enterprise value $889.95M $3.94B -$1.48B

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
MetricSGMLPKXLAC
P/E -34.1x 4.2x -26.9x
P/FCF 38.7x -0.9x –
P/Operating cash flow 24.9x – –
P/S 6.6x 0.1x –
P/B 11.4x 0.1x 0.4x
P/Tangible book 11.4x 0.1x 0.4x
EV/EBITDA 41.4x – –
EV/EBIT 108.0x 3.4x –
EV/Revenue 8.1x 0.1x –
EV/FCF 47.4x -1.1x –
EV/Operating cash flow 30.5x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.83 -16.14 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSGMLPKXLAC
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.3% -27.8% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -15.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 130.5% 0.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -2.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 40.5% 49.9% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -38.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) 42.1% 297.8% -33.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 39.5% 7.9% –
EPS growth (1Y) 42.6% 163.2% 63.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 41.0% -0.3% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 148.2% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 41.2% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 14,876% 27.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.3% -34.8% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSGMLPKXLAC
Gross margin 49.1% 10.4% –
EBITDA margin 19.5% – –
Operating margin 7.5% 3.7% –
Pretax margin -6.9% 3.5% –
Net margin -19.3% 2.5% –
FCF margin 17.1% -12.0% –
Operating cash flow margin 26.5% – –
Return on equity -17.5% 3.4% –
Return on assets -3.4% 3.1% –
Return on invested capital 0.0% 3.0% –
Return on capital employed 7.9% 4.1% –
Asset turnover 0.4x 1.1x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.4x – –
Stock comp / revenue 7.8% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSGMLPKXLAC
Debt / assets 47.4% 2.2% 27.9%
Debt / equity 2.8x 0.0x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 7.6x – –
Debt / FCF 9.3x -0.2x –
Liabilities / assets 82.8% 7.7% 44.9%
Equity / assets 17.2% 92.3% 55.1%
Interest coverage – 0.5x –
Current ratio 0.3x – 5.5x
Quick ratio 0.2x – 3.5x
Cash ratio 0.1x – 3.5x
Altman Z-score 0.57 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSGMLPKXLAC
Dividend yield – 3.0% –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – 3.0% –
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.

ConsensusSGMLPKXLAC
Forward P/E 27.3xFY2026 10.6xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.31FY2026 $4.90FY2026 $-0.08FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +245.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +419.4% +14.7% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $174.11MFY2026 $52.03BFY2026 $0.00FY2026
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
HoldersSGMLPKXLAC
Held by institutions 33.1% 17.7% 30.8%
Institutions holding 119 181 274
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.7% +38.2% -0.6%
Institutions buying 65 131 149
Institutions selling 40 30 57
Buyers to sellers 1.63 4.37 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.

SGMLPKXLAC
SGML 1.00 0.27 0.52
PKX 0.27 1.00 0.29
LAC 0.52 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SGML, PKX and LAC?

Posco Holdings (PKX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sigma Lithium (SGML) $922.79M, Posco Holdings (PKX) $3.94B, Lithium Americas (LAC) $802.14M.

Which company is growing faster?

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

Which company is more profitable?

Posco Holdings (PKX) has the highest net margin (Sigma Lithium (SGML) -19.3%, Posco Holdings (PKX) 2.5%). 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) +50.4%, Posco Holdings (PKX) -7.5%, Lithium Americas (LAC) -64.1%. Over five years, Sigma Lithium (SGML) compounded fastest (Sigma Lithium (SGML) -0.2%/yr, Posco Holdings (PKX) -4.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Posco Holdings (PKX) has been the steadiest (Sigma Lithium (SGML) 111.9%, Posco Holdings (PKX) 45.0%, Lithium Americas (LAC) 66.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SGML, PKX 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, Posco Holdings (PKX) leads on 6. 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.