ABAT vs LAC vs SLDP Stock Comparison

American Battery Technology, Lithium Americas and Solid Power Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LAC Lithium Americas Corp.
$2.08 -28.3% 1M -67.9% 1Y
Market cap
$749.16M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Lithium Basic Materials
2 wins
SLDP Solid Power, Inc.
$1.98 -15.7% 1M -65.2% 1Y
Market cap
$448.56M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$11.53M
Div. yield
–
Lithium Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Solid Power leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Solid Power 3, Lithium Americas 2, American Battery Technology 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionABATLACSLDPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $163.94M $749.16M $448.56M LAC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2.2x -25.1x -5.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +406.8% — -49.1% ABAT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -337.5% — -778.5% ABAT
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 -76.0% -67.9% -65.2% SLDP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -40.9%/yr — -28.0%/yr SLDP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 94.1% 67.1% 82.6% LAC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 29/100 — 30/100 SLDP

Percentile Scorecard

ABATLACSLDP

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

AxisABATLACSLDP
Valuation 13 #141 of 162 92 #14 of 162 17 #135 of 162
Growth 37 #93 of 147 – 28 #106 of 147
Profitability 10 #110 of 122 – 12 #107 of 122
Financial Health 78 #37 of 166 46 #90 of 166 82 #30 of 166
Shareholder Returns 8 #99 of 107 – 9 #97 of 107
Overall 29 – 30
  • ABAT ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • LAC ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SLDP 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

PeriodABATLACSLDPSPY
1 month -41.6%-28.3%-15.7% -1.0%
3 months -38.9%-26.2%-4.8% +2.9%
6 months -58.8%-55.2%-46.0% +6.4%
Year to date -59.6%-52.3%-53.4% +11.4%
1 year -76.0%-67.9%-65.2% +13.1%
3 years -75.8%-69.1%+41.4% +79.4%
3 years, per year -37.7%-32.4%+12.3% +21.5%
5 years -92.8%—-80.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year -40.9%—-28.0% +10.9%
10 years -77.5%—— +255.2%
10 years, per year -13.9%—— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureABATLACSLDPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 94.1%67.1%82.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 92.1%66.0%80.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.462.483.00 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.81-1.01-0.79 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -97.0%-82.3%-93.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -77.4%-69.0%-76.7% -2.5%
52-week high $5.98$6.72$8.51 $779.14
52-week low $1.35$2.08$1.95 $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.

MultipleABATLACSLDP
P/E now vs peer median -2.3xmedian 12.7x -25.9xmedian 12.7x -5.0xmedian 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median 8.8xmedian 3.1x —median 3.1x 39.0xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -2.1xmedian 6.9x —median 6.9x -2.3xmedian 6.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -5.1xmedian 15.1x —median 15.1x -6.2xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 2.1x 0.4xmedian 2.1x 0.9xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.55median 0.27 —median 0.27 —median 0.27

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 monthsABATLACSLDP
Revenue $21.74M – $11.53M
Gross profit -$3.09M – -$3.63M
Operating income -$74.71M – -$107.57M
Net income -$73.38M -$73.07M -$89.77M
Free cash flow -$37.81M – -$72.93M
R&D $17.87M -$1.00K $72.26M
EPS (diluted) $-0.58 $-0.07 $-0.40
Cash & equivalents $49.52M $822.78M $24.28M
Total debt $32.00M $1.34B –
Shares (diluted) 127.58M 401.74M 225.97M
Enterprise value -$3.68M -$1.54B -$551.28M

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
MetricABATLACSLDP
P/E -2.3x -25.9x -5.0x
P/FCF -5.1x – -6.2x
P/Operating cash flow -7.9x – -7.5x
P/S 8.8x – 39.0x
P/B 1.5x 0.4x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 0.4x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA -2.1x – -2.3x
EV/EBIT -2.0x – -1.9x
EV/Revenue 6.9x – 18.0x
EV/FCF -4.0x – -2.8x
EV/Operating cash flow -6.2x – -3.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.55 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricABATLACSLDP
Revenue growth (1Y) 406.8% – -49.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – -9.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 70.8% – -480.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – -21.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -77.8% – -4.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -49.3% – -12.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -56.9% -33.9% 4.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -49.0% – -26.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 1.2% 63.7% 23.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -4.3% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 16.2% – 7.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -21.9% – -8.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -20.1% – 5.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.9% – 8.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricABATLACSLDP
Gross margin -14.2% – -31.4%
EBITDA margin -320.6% – -770.0%
Operating margin -343.6% – -932.8%
Pretax margin -339.1% – -773.8%
Net margin -337.5% – -778.5%
FCF margin -173.9% – -632.4%
Operating cash flow margin -111.4% – -518.8%
Return on equity -61.7% – -17.4%
Return on assets -58.5% – -16.5%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed -62.4% – -20.5%
Asset turnover 0.2x – 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x – 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 213.9% – 94.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricABATLACSLDP
Debt / assets 6.0% 27.9% –
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.6x – –
Debt / FCF -0.2x – –
Liabilities / assets 4.9% 44.9% 4.8%
Equity / assets 95.1% 55.1% 95.2%
Interest coverage -76.2x – -498.0x
Current ratio 9.5x 5.5x 14.6x
Quick ratio 8.9x 3.5x 14.3x
Cash ratio 7.7x 3.5x 14.1x
Altman Z-score 13.05 – 9.71

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricABATLACSLDP
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -40.0% – -29.0%
Shareholder yield -40.0% – -29.0%
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.

ConsensusABATLACSLDP
EPS, next fiscal year – $-0.07FY2026 $-0.38FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year – $0.00FY2026 $5.25MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – – -70.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – – +29.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersABATLACSLDP
Held by institutions 36.6% 30.8% 35.5%
Institutions holding 176 274 192
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.9% -0.6% -14.0%
Institutions buying 102 149 113
Institutions selling 33 57 34
Buyers to sellers 3.09 2.61 3.32

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.

ABATLACSLDP
ABAT 1.00 0.67 0.54
LAC 0.67 1.00 0.46
SLDP 0.54 0.46 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ABAT, LAC and SLDP?

Lithium Americas (LAC) is the largest by market capitalisation: American Battery Technology (ABAT) $163.94M, Lithium Americas (LAC) $749.16M, Solid Power (SLDP) $448.56M.

Which company is growing faster?

American Battery Technology (ABAT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: American Battery Technology (ABAT) +406.8%, Solid Power (SLDP) -49.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

American Battery Technology (ABAT) has the highest net margin (American Battery Technology (ABAT) -337.5%, Solid Power (SLDP) -778.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Solid Power (SLDP) returned the most: American Battery Technology (ABAT) -76.0%, Lithium Americas (LAC) -67.9%, Solid Power (SLDP) -65.2%. Over five years, Solid Power (SLDP) compounded fastest (American Battery Technology (ABAT) -40.9%/yr, Solid Power (SLDP) -28.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Lithium Americas (LAC) has been the steadiest (American Battery Technology (ABAT) 94.1%, Lithium Americas (LAC) 67.1%, Solid Power (SLDP) 82.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ABAT, LAC and SLDP?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Solid Power (SLDP) leads on 3. 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.