SLI vs ATLX vs ABAT Stock Comparison

Standard Lithium, Atlas Lithium and American Battery Technology Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SLI Standard Lithium Ltd.
$1.46 -18.4% 1M -61.6% 1Y
Market cap
$349.97M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$6.02M
Div. yield
–
Lithium Basic Materials
5 wins
ATLX Atlas Lithium Corp
$1.82 -26.0% 1M -64.9% 1Y
Market cap
$54.71M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$126.77K
Div. yield
–
Lithium Basic Materials
2 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Standard Lithium leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Standard Lithium 5, Atlas Lithium 2, American Battery Technology 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSLIATLXABATLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $349.97M $54.71M $220.80M SLI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -6.3x -1.4x -2.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +575.1% -69.3% +406.8% SLI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -791.4% -29,435.3% -337.5% ABAT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.6x 0.6x ATLX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -61.6% -64.9% -70.8% SLI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -33.7%/yr -21.8%/yr -39.3%/yr ATLX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 67.5% 78.6% 94.8% SLI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 16/100 29/100 SLI

Percentile Scorecard

SLIATLXABAT

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

AxisSLIATLXABAT
Valuation 35 #106 of 163 6 #154 of 163 14 #141 of 163
Growth 67 #49 of 148 24 #113 of 148 35 #96 of 148
Profitability 19 #100 of 123 10 #111 of 123 12 #109 of 123
Financial Health 80 #33 of 164 39 #100 of 164 79 #36 of 164
Shareholder Returns 96 #5 of 108 0 #108 of 108 8 #99 of 108
Overall 60 16 29
  • SLI ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • ATLX ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • ABAT 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

PeriodSLIATLXABATSPY
1 month -18.4%-26.0%-28.8% +0.7%
3 months -28.4%-33.1%-23.5% +3.7%
6 months -62.2%-66.0%-53.8% +7.1%
Year to date -67.3%-57.0%-53.3% +12.8%
1 year -61.6%-64.9%-70.8% +11.9%
3 years -45.9%-91.7%-71.1% +85.2%
3 years, per year -18.5%-56.4%-33.9% +22.8%
5 years -87.2%-70.8%-91.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year -33.7%-21.8%-39.3% +10.9%
10 years —-97.6%-71.1% +262.0%
10 years, per year —-31.1%-11.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSLIATLXABATSPY
Volatility, 1Y 67.5%78.6%94.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 72.8%83.2%91.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.192.453.58 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.91-0.83-0.75 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -91.5%-95.6%-97.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -74.2%-71.8%-70.8% -1.2%
52-week high $5.65$6.46$5.35 $779.14
52-week low $1.38$1.82$1.28 $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.

MultipleSLIATLXABAT
P/E now vs peer median -6.3xmedian 13.2x -1.4xmedian 13.2x -2.7xmedian 13.2x
P/S now vs peer median 58.1xmedian 3.1x 431.6xmedian 3.1x 10.2xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.2x -0.6xmedian 7.2x -2.6xmedian 7.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -23.9xmedian 15.2x -1.6xmedian 15.2x -5.8xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 2.2x 1.0xmedian 2.2x 1.7xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.30 -0.12median 0.30 0.63median 0.30

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 monthsSLIATLXABAT
Revenue $6.02M $126.77K $21.74M
Gross profit – $93.51K -$3.09M
Operating income -$22.81M -$44.33M -$74.71M
Net income -$47.66M -$43.45M -$73.38M
Free cash flow -$14.63M -$35.25M -$37.81M
R&D – $8.24M $17.87M
EPS (diluted) $-0.23 $-1.27 $-0.58
Cash & equivalents $137.30M $36.09M $49.52M
Total debt – $30.46M $8.00M
Shares (diluted) 206.37M 29.36M 127.58M
Enterprise value -$320.03M -$66.38M $53.18M

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
MetricSLIATLXABAT
P/E -6.3x -1.4x -2.7x
P/FCF -23.9x -1.6x -5.8x
P/Operating cash flow -24.0x -1.7x -9.1x
P/S 58.1x 431.6x 10.2x
P/B 0.9x 1.0x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 1.0x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA – -0.6x -2.6x
EV/EBIT -7.1x -0.6x -2.4x
EV/Revenue 26.7x 226.1x 8.2x
EV/FCF -11.0x -0.8x -4.7x
EV/Operating cash flow -11.0x -0.9x -7.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -0.12 0.63

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSLIATLXABAT
Revenue growth (1Y) 575.1% -69.3% 406.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 1,960% 70.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -363.9% -19.5% -77.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -35.0% -49.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 69.6% -15.0% -56.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -34.0% -49.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 72.6% 34.0% 1.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 11.8% -4.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 12.4% -103.0% 16.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -76.4% -21.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 32.6% -21.6% -20.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -96.3% 8.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSLIATLXABAT
Gross margin – 73.8% -14.2%
EBITDA margin – -34,866% -320.6%
Operating margin -378.8% -34,967% -343.6%
Pretax margin -867.8% -34,273% -339.1%
Net margin -791.4% -29,435% -337.5%
FCF margin -242.9% -27,809% -173.9%
Operating cash flow margin -242.6% -25,301% -111.4%
Return on equity -13.0% -81.6% -61.7%
Return on assets -12.1% -49.1% -58.5%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed -5.9% -60.7% -62.4%
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x 0.7x 0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 104.0% 8,646% 213.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSLIATLXABAT
Debt / assets – 11.2% 6.0%
Debt / equity – 0.2x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.6x 0.6x
Debt / FCF – -0.3x -0.2x
Liabilities / assets 7.1% 39.9% 4.9%
Equity / assets 92.9% 60.1% 95.1%
Interest coverage -950.4x – -76.2x
Current ratio 17.9x 2.4x 9.5x
Quick ratio 23.6x 2.3x 8.9x
Cash ratio 23.3x 2.3x 7.7x
Altman Z-score 7.37 -3.45 15.81

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSLIATLXABAT
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 3.9% -94.7% -34.6%
Shareholder yield 3.9% -94.7% -34.6%
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.

ConsensusSLIATLXABAT
EPS, next fiscal year – $-1.57FY2026 –
Revenue, next fiscal year – $94.14KFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY – -5.9%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after – +236,636.9% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSLIATLXABAT
Held by institutions 31.0% 9.5% 36.6%
Institutions holding 138 43 176
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.1% -44.5% +5.9%
Institutions buying 60 19 102
Institutions selling 33 9 33
Buyers to sellers 1.82 2.11 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.

SLIATLXABAT
SLI 1.00 0.51 0.54
ATLX 0.51 1.00 0.49
ABAT 0.54 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SLI, ATLX and ABAT?

Standard Lithium (SLI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Standard Lithium (SLI) $349.97M, Atlas Lithium (ATLX) $54.71M, American Battery Technology (ABAT) $220.80M.

Which company is growing faster?

Standard Lithium (SLI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Standard Lithium (SLI) +575.1%, Atlas Lithium (ATLX) -69.3%, American Battery Technology (ABAT) +406.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

American Battery Technology (ABAT) has the highest net margin (Standard Lithium (SLI) -791.4%, Atlas Lithium (ATLX) -29,435.3%, American Battery Technology (ABAT) -337.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Standard Lithium (SLI) returned the most: Standard Lithium (SLI) -61.6%, Atlas Lithium (ATLX) -64.9%, American Battery Technology (ABAT) -70.8%. Over five years, Atlas Lithium (ATLX) compounded fastest (Standard Lithium (SLI) -33.7%/yr, Atlas Lithium (ATLX) -21.8%/yr, American Battery Technology (ABAT) -39.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Standard Lithium (SLI) has been the steadiest (Standard Lithium (SLI) 67.5%, Atlas Lithium (ATLX) 78.6%, American Battery Technology (ABAT) 94.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SLI, ATLX 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, Standard Lithium (SLI) leads on 5. 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.