SGML vs SQM vs SU Stock Comparison

Sigma Lithium, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile and Suncor Energy Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SGML Sigma Lithium Corp
$5.53 -39.2% 1M +3.2% 1Y
Market cap
$623.35M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$142.49M
Div. yield
–
Lithium Basic Materials
1 win
SU Suncor Energy Inc
$75.40 +8.4% 1M +90.3% 1Y
Market cap
$88.02B
P/E
7.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.09B
Div. yield
-0.03%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Suncor Energy leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Suncor Energy 6, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 4, Sigma Lithium 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSGMLSQMSULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $623.35M $16.40B $88.02B SU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -22.6x 11.8x 7.1x SU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.8x 7.5x 8.1x SQM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.3% +59.0% -48.6% SQM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -19.3% 20.6% 59.0% SU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% 22.8% 3.0% SQM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 0.2x 0.5x SGML
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% -0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +3.2% +10.5% +90.3% SU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -10.3%/yr -4.1%/yr +23.8%/yr SU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 114.5% 47.5% 28.4% SU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 70/100 59/100 SQM

Percentile Scorecard

SGMLSQMSU

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

AxisSGMLSQMSU
Valuation 50 #85 of 168 81 #33 of 168 55 #45 of 99
Growth 78 #34 of 152 67 #51 of 152 58 #41 of 97
Profitability 48 #65 of 124 81 #24 of 124 73 #26 of 95
Financial Health 21 #131 of 166 30 #116 of 166 75 #26 of 102
Shareholder Returns – 92 #10 of 115 31 #54 of 78
Overall 49 70 59
  • SGML ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SQM ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SU ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSGMLSQMSUSPY
1 month -39.2%-16.7%+8.4% -2.0%
3 months -50.2%-21.7%+16.9% -2.2%
6 months -75.5%-42.0%+8.3% +4.2%
Year to date -58.1%-21.9%+70.0% +10.6%
1 year +3.2%+10.5%+90.3% +10.4%
3 years -78.7%+7.9%+123.4% +73.6%
3 years, per year -40.3%+2.6%+30.8% +20.2%
5 years -41.8%-18.9%+190.8% +61.6%
5 years, per year -10.3%-4.1%+23.8% +10.1%
10 years —+84.2%+155.2% +261.3%
10 years, per year —+6.3%+9.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSGMLSQMSUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 114.5%47.5%28.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 104.1%44.4%29.9% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.441.04-0.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.030.223.18 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.9%-73.5%-37.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -76.6%-43.6%-5.1% -3.2%
52-week high $23.65$95.31$79.48 $779.14
52-week low $4.68$46.10$39.51 $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.

MultipleSGMLSQMSU
P/E now vs peer median -22.3xmedian 12.4x 11.1xmedian 12.4x 7.4xmedian 10.9x
P/S now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 2.9x 2.3xmedian 2.9x 4.3xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 22.3xmedian 7.2x 4.6xmedian 7.2x 10.9xmedian 5.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.4xmedian 14.8x —median 14.8x 4.5xmedian 9.7x
P/B now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 2.1x 1.8xmedian 2.1x 1.9xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median -0.54median 0.26 -1.54median 0.26 0.23median 0.61

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 monthsSGMLSQMSU
Revenue $142.49M $6.73B $21.09B
Gross profit $70.02M $2.83B –
Operating income $10.66M $3.11B $1.71B
Net income -$27.56M $1.39B $8.93B
Free cash flow $24.30M – $19.78B
R&D – – $46.00M
EPS (diluted) $-0.25 $4.86 $10.20
Cash & equivalents $16.66M $3.38B $5.37B
Total debt $21.45M $5.22B $9.85B
Shares (diluted) 111.31M 285.64M 1.22B
Enterprise value $590.52M $3.06B $73.77B

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
MetricSGMLSQMSU
P/E -22.3x 11.1x 7.4x
P/FCF 25.4x – 4.5x
P/Operating cash flow 16.3x – 5.7x
P/S 4.3x 2.3x 4.3x
P/B 7.5x 1.8x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 7.5x 1.8x 1.9x
EV/EBITDA 22.3x 4.6x 10.9x
EV/EBIT 58.2x 5.2x 55.3x
EV/Revenue 4.4x 2.4x 4.5x
EV/FCF 25.5x – 4.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.4x – 6.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.54 -1.54 0.23

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSGMLSQMSU
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.3% 59.0% -48.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 9.0% -23.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 130.5% 150.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 4.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 40.5% 134.4% 18.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -16.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) 42.1% 190.5% 57.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 39.5% -7.2% 13.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 42.6% 190.5% 52.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 41.0% -7.2% 32.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 148.2% – 9.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 41.2% – 8.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 14,876% – 5.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.3% – 17.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSGMLSQMSU
Gross margin 49.1% 42.1% –
EBITDA margin 19.5% 52.7% 41.2%
Operating margin 7.5% 46.2% 8.1%
Pretax margin -6.9% 36.6% 57.1%
Net margin -19.3% 20.6% 59.0%
FCF margin 17.1% – 93.8%
Operating cash flow margin 26.5% – 74.9%
Return on equity -17.5% 16.4% 26.5%
Return on assets -3.4% 8.6% 13.3%
Return on invested capital 0.0% 22.8% 3.0%
Return on capital employed 7.9% 23.4% 2.1%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.4x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.4x – 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 7.8% – 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSGMLSQMSU
Debt / assets 4.5% 31.3% 10.4%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.6x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 0.2x 0.5x
Debt / FCF 0.9x – 0.5x
Liabilities / assets 82.8% 47.9% 49.2%
Equity / assets 17.2% 52.1% 50.8%
Interest coverage – 15.3x –
Current ratio 0.3x 2.6x 1.7x
Quick ratio 0.2x 1.8x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.1x 1.5x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 0.08 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSGMLSQMSU
Dividend yield – 4.5% 3.2%
Net buyback yield – – -4.1%
Shareholder yield – 4.5% -0.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 31.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 14.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -0.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -1.4%

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.

ConsensusSGMLSQMSU
Forward P/E 17.8xFY2026 7.5xFY2026 8.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.31FY2026 $7.12FY2026 $9.31FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +245.6%FY2026 +177.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +419.4% -2.5% -18.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $174.11MFY2026 $8.37BFY2026 $45.87BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +58.3%FY2026 +82.7%FY2026 +28.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +144.1% +2.9% -12.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSGMLSQMSU
Held by institutions 33.1% 13.4% 65.2%
Institutions holding 119 317 755
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.7% -3.0% -5.1%
Institutions buying 65 166 369
Institutions selling 40 101 252
Buyers to sellers 1.63 1.64 1.46

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.

SGMLSQMSU
SGML 1.00 0.56 0.04
SQM 0.56 1.00 0.06
SU 0.04 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SGML, SQM and SU?

Suncor Energy (SU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sigma Lithium (SGML) $623.35M, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) $16.40B, Suncor Energy (SU) $88.02B.

Which stock is cheaper, SGML, SQM and SU?

Suncor Energy (SU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sigma Lithium (SGML) -22.6x, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 11.8x, Suncor Energy (SU) 7.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) is cheapest (Sigma Lithium (SGML) 17.8x, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 7.5x, Suncor Energy (SU) 8.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Sigma Lithium (SGML) +7.3%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) +59.0%, Suncor Energy (SU) -48.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Suncor Energy (SU) has the highest net margin (Sigma Lithium (SGML) -19.3%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 20.6%, Suncor Energy (SU) 59.0%). 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%, Suncor Energy (SU) 3.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Suncor Energy (SU) returned the most: Sigma Lithium (SGML) +3.2%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) +10.5%, Suncor Energy (SU) +90.3%. Over five years, Suncor Energy (SU) compounded fastest (Sigma Lithium (SGML) -10.3%/yr, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) -4.1%/yr, Suncor Energy (SU) +23.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Suncor Energy (SU) has been the steadiest (Sigma Lithium (SGML) 114.5%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 47.5%, Suncor Energy (SU) 28.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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