SLI vs ATLX vs IONR Stock Comparison

Standard Lithium, Atlas Lithium and Ioneer Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SLI Standard Lithium Ltd.
$1.38 -19.8% 1M -58.1% 1Y
Market cap
$294.08M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$6.02M
Div. yield
–
Lithium Basic Materials
5 wins
ATLX Atlas Lithium Corp
$1.68 -32.5% 1M -61.6% 1Y
Market cap
$48.45M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$126.77K
Div. yield
–
Lithium Basic Materials
1 win
IONR ioneer Ltd
$2.55 -18.5% 1M -40.7% 1Y
Market cap
$147.94M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Lithium Basic Materials
1 win

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

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

QuestionSLIATLXIONRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $294.08M $48.45M $147.94M SLI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -6.2x -1.3x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 1.7x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +575.1% -69.3% — SLI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -791.4% -29,435.3% — SLI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.6x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -58.1% -61.6% -40.7% IONR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -34.6%/yr -22.7%/yr — ATLX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 67.2% 78.3% 78.6% SLI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 21/100 — SLI

Percentile Scorecard

SLIATLXIONR

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

AxisSLIATLXIONR
Valuation 35 #110 of 169 5 #160 of 169 –
Growth 66 #52 of 153 28 #110 of 153 –
Profitability 21 #98 of 123 11 #110 of 123 –
Financial Health 82 #31 of 165 40 #99 of 165 99 #3 of 165
Shareholder Returns 96 #6 of 116 – –
Overall 60 21 –
  • SLI ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • ATLX ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • IONR 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

PeriodSLIATLXIONRSPY
1 month -19.8%-32.5%-18.5% -5.9%
3 months -39.2%-43.4%-26.9% -4.6%
6 months -64.7%-71.6%-36.4% +0.2%
Year to date -69.1%-60.3%-46.9% +7.5%
1 year -58.1%-61.6%-40.7% +8.2%
3 years -50.5%-92.7%-43.6% +68.3%
3 years, per year -20.9%-58.2%-17.4% +19.0%
5 years -88.0%-72.3%— +56.5%
5 years, per year -34.6%-22.7%— +9.4%
10 years —-95.5%— +251.5%
10 years, per year —-26.7%— +13.4%

Risk

MeasureSLIATLXIONRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 67.2%78.3%78.6% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 71.4%82.2%75.5% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.062.401.35 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.86-0.79-0.52 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -90.9%-96.2%-87.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -75.6%-74.0%-60.1% -5.9%
52-week high $5.65$6.46$6.39 $779.14
52-week low $1.36$1.58$2.55 $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.

MultipleSLIATLXIONR
P/E now vs peer median -6.0xmedian 12.9x -1.3xmedian 12.9x —median 12.9x
P/S now vs peer median 54.9xmedian 3.1x 398.4xmedian 3.1x —median 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.6x -0.6xmedian 7.6x —median 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -22.6xmedian 12.2x -1.4xmedian 12.2x —median 12.2x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 2.2x 0.9xmedian 2.2x 0.6xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.19 -0.11median 0.19 —median 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 monthsSLIATLXIONR
Revenue $6.02M $126.77K –
Gross profit – $93.51K –
Operating income -$22.81M -$44.33M –
Net income -$47.66M -$43.45M –
Free cash flow -$14.63M -$35.25M –
R&D – $8.24M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.23 $-1.27 –
Cash & equivalents $137.30M $36.09M $58.84M
Total debt – $10.05M –
Shares (diluted) 206.37M 29.36M 60.35M
Enterprise value -$375.92M -$78.92M $13.55M

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
MetricSLIATLXIONR
P/E -6.0x -1.3x –
P/FCF -22.6x -1.4x –
P/Operating cash flow -22.6x -1.6x –
P/S 54.9x 398.4x –
P/B 0.9x 0.9x 0.6x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 0.9x 0.6x
EV/EBITDA – -0.6x –
EV/EBIT -6.2x -0.6x –
EV/Revenue 23.6x 192.9x –
EV/FCF -9.7x -0.7x –
EV/Operating cash flow -9.7x -0.8x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -0.11 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSLIATLXIONR
Revenue growth (1Y) 575.1% -69.3% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 1,960% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -363.9% -19.5% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -35.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) 69.6% -15.0% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -34.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) 72.6% 34.0% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 11.8% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 12.4% -103.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -76.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 32.6% -21.6% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -96.3% –

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSLIATLXIONR
Debt / assets – 11.2% –
Debt / equity – 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.6x –
Debt / FCF – -0.3x –
Liabilities / assets 7.1% 39.9% 0.9%
Equity / assets 92.9% 60.1% 99.1%
Interest coverage -950.4x – –
Current ratio 17.9x 2.4x 25.8x
Quick ratio 23.6x 2.3x 25.8x
Cash ratio 23.3x 2.3x 25.6x
Altman Z-score 6.96 -3.52 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSLIATLXIONR
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 4.2% -102.5% –
Shareholder yield 4.2% -102.5% –
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.

ConsensusSLIATLXIONR
Forward P/E – – 1.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $-1.57FY2026 $1.46FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – -104.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $94.14KFY2026 $358.65KFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – -5.9%FY2026 -45.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +236,636.9% -100.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSLIATLXIONR
Held by institutions 31.0% 9.5% 3.9%
Institutions holding 138 43 34
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.1% -44.5% -10.1%
Institutions buying 60 19 20
Institutions selling 33 9 5
Buyers to sellers 1.82 2.11 4.00

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.

SLIATLXIONR
SLI 1.00 0.52 0.24
ATLX 0.52 1.00 0.33
IONR 0.24 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SLI, ATLX and IONR?

Standard Lithium (SLI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Standard Lithium (SLI) $294.08M, Atlas Lithium (ATLX) $48.45M, Ioneer (IONR) $147.94M.

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%.

Which company is more profitable?

Standard Lithium (SLI) has the highest net margin (Standard Lithium (SLI) -791.4%, Atlas Lithium (ATLX) -29,435.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ioneer (IONR) returned the most: Standard Lithium (SLI) -58.1%, Atlas Lithium (ATLX) -61.6%, Ioneer (IONR) -40.7%. Over five years, Atlas Lithium (ATLX) compounded fastest (Standard Lithium (SLI) -34.6%/yr, Atlas Lithium (ATLX) -22.7%/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) 67.2%, Atlas Lithium (ATLX) 78.3%, Ioneer (IONR) 78.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SLI, ATLX and IONR?

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.