Employees: 60
Size Lithium Argentina (LAR) is a United States Materials company (Other Metals/Minerals) with a market value of $686M, the 2497th largest of 3,117 United States companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at $4.25 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 63.6%, against -23.3% for the median peer and -1.1% for the United States market (cap-weighted) — 3rd lowest of 20 in its peer set.
Valuation It trades at 0.89× book value against a peer median of 2.46× (2nd cheapest of 20).
Price implies The share price implies a return on equity of about 12.4%; Lithium Argentina delivers -6.6%, so the price asks more than the business earns today.
Short interest Short interest is 4.0% of the free float (15 Oct 2026).
Next results Next results expected around 10 Nov 2026 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gross profit | -$448,528 | -$498,578 | -$730,173 | -$1.09M | -$213,204 |
| EBITDA | -$36.2M | -$37.6M | -$29.7M | -$50.9M | -$19.6M |
| Net income | -$52.3M | -$76.8M | -$14.5M | $1.31B | -$89.9M |
| Free cash flow | -$19.3M | -$30.5M | -$21.7M | -$65.4M | -$62.8M |
| Capital expenditure | $3,766 | $233,009 | $1.59M | $8.01M | $1.30M |
| Total debt | $248M | $234M | $208M | $199M | $204M |
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| Measure | LAR | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -19.2% | -15.3% | 8th lowest of 20 |
| 6-month return | -63.6% | -23.3% | 3rd lowest of 20 |
| Return on equity | -6.6% | 0.2% | 9th lowest of 20 |
| Price / book | 0.89× | 2.46× | 2nd cheapest of 20 |
| ROE the price implies | 12.4% | 29.5% | 6th least demanding of 20 |
| ROE delivered | -6.6% | -5.2% | 9th lowest of 18 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | ROE | Price / book | Implied ROE | Delivered ROE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lithium Argentina LAR | United States | $686M | -64% | n/a | -7% | 0.89× | 12.4% | -6.6% |
| Enviri NVRI | United States | $672M | +24% | -23% | -81% | 1.05× | 6.5% | -81.2% |
| Gruvaktiebolaget Viscaria VISC.ST | Sweden | $669M | -1% | n/a | -5% | 1.31× | 8.3% | -5.2% |
| Wenzhou Hongfeng Electrical Alloy 300283.SZ | China | $712M | -23% | +48% | 11% | 3.87× | 39.0% | 11.1% |
| Lithium Americas LAC.TO | Canada | $712M | -64% | n/a | -9% | 0.49× | 10.7% | -9.3% |
| Sigma Lithium SGML | United States | $655M | -73% | -14% | -32% | 7.94× | 47.3% | -31.8% |
| Marimaca Copper MARI.TO | Canada | $652M | -18% | n/a | -16% | 2.46× | 14.1% | -16.4% |
| Gold Royalty GROY | United States | $723M | -14% | +82% | 0% | 0.99× | 10.6% | 0.2% |
| NorthIsle Copper and Gold NCX.V | Canada | $725M | +3% | n/a | -33% | 7.55× | 85.9% | -33.3% |
| Talamore Mining TALA.TO | Canada | $728M | -32% | n/a | -61% | 5.37× | 84.0% | -60.7% |
| Fuda New Material 603045.SS | China | $645M | -31% | +63% | 33% | 3.21× | 38.8% | 33.5% |
| Lingyuan Iron & Steel 600231.SS | China | $642M | -31% | -3% | -60% | 1.61× | 13.8% | -59.6% |
| Infund 002141.SZ | China | $738M | +32% | -3% | 9% | 5.48× | 37.3% | 8.8% |
| Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys IMFA.NS | India | $633M | -25% | +32% | 21% | 1.99× | 29.5% | 20.8% |
| Alnera Aluminium 301613.SZ | China | $749M | -36% | +31% | 7% | 2.07× | 16.0% | 7.1% |
| Mishra Dhatu Nigam MIDHANI.NS | India | $753M | -8% | +18% | 9% | 4.64× | 72.6% | n/a |
| Imperial Metals III.TO | Canada | $759M | -2% | +5% | 11% | 1.00× | 8.7% | 11.0% |
| Abenojar Tungsten ABT.L | United Kingdom | $619M | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Arafura Rare Earths ARU.AX | Australia | $610M | -56% | n/a | -8% | 0.92× | 13.0% | -8.3% |
| Shivalik Bimetal Controls SBCL.NS | India | $609M | +61% | +19% | 22% | 11.94× | 158.4% | n/a |
| GRIPM Advanced Materials 688456.SS | China | $780M | -24% | +34% | 7% | 4.00× | 47.8% | 7.3% |