ALB vs SLDP vs ABAT Stock Comparison

Albemarle, Solid Power and American Battery Technology Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ALB Albemarle Corp
$93.41 -14.9% 1M -11.6% 1Y
Market cap
$11.74B
P/E
42.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.91B
Div. yield
0.02%
Lithium Basic Materials
6 wins
SLDP Solid Power, Inc.
$1.99 -16.7% 1M -67.6% 1Y
Market cap
$465.51M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$11.53M
Div. yield
–
Lithium Basic Materials

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Albemarle leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Albemarle 6, American Battery Technology 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALBSLDPABATLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.74B $465.51M $178.63M ALB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 42.2x -5.2x -2.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.7x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +18.3% -49.1% +406.8% ABAT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.7% -778.5% -337.5% ALB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 0.6x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -11.6% -67.6% -78.6% ALB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -16.6%/yr -28.4%/yr -41.8%/yr ALB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 53.9% 82.2% 93.6% ALB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 29/100 29/100 ALB

Percentile Scorecard

ALBSLDPABAT

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

AxisALBSLDPABAT
Valuation 92 #14 of 162 16 #136 of 162 13 #141 of 162
Growth 53 #69 of 147 27 #107 of 147 36 #95 of 147
Profitability 68 #40 of 122 12 #107 of 122 10 #110 of 122
Financial Health 42 #97 of 165 82 #31 of 165 77 #38 of 165
Shareholder Returns 53 #51 of 107 9 #97 of 107 7 #100 of 107
Overall 61 29 29
  • ALB ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SLDP 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

PeriodALBSLDPABATSPY
1 month -14.9%-16.7%-43.4% -0.8%
3 months -19.6%-7.0%-43.6% +3.5%
6 months -53.2%-44.3%-61.3% +7.0%
Year to date -34.0%-53.2%-61.7% +12.2%
1 year -11.6%-67.6%-78.6% +13.0%
3 years -30.5%+50.8%-69.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year -11.4%+14.7%-32.9% +23.1%
5 years -59.7%-81.2%-93.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year -16.6%-28.4%-41.8% +11.0%
10 years +15.2%—-78.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year +1.4%—-14.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureALBSLDPABATSPY
Volatility, 1Y 53.9%82.2%93.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 52.6%80.3%91.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.363.023.51 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.21-0.82-0.84 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -84.4%-93.5%-97.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -56.7%-76.6%-76.3% -1.8%
52-week high $215.62$8.51$5.39 $779.14
52-week low $88.45$1.95$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.

MultipleALBSLDPABAT
P/E now vs peer median 39.6xmedian 12.8x -5.0xmedian 12.8x -2.2xmedian 12.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 3.1x 39.2xmedian 3.1x 8.3xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.0x -2.4xmedian 7.0x -2.0xmedian 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 15.2x -6.2xmedian 15.2x -4.8xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 2.1x 0.9xmedian 2.1x 1.4xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median -0.65median 0.29 —median 0.29 0.52median 0.29

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 monthsALBSLDPABAT
Revenue $5.91B $11.53M $21.74M
Gross profit $1.41B -$3.63M -$3.09M
Operating income – -$107.57M -$74.71M
Net income $253.32M -$89.77M -$73.38M
Free cash flow $1.34B -$72.93M -$37.81M
R&D – $72.26M $17.87M
EPS (diluted) $2.04 $-0.40 $-0.58
Cash & equivalents $1.63B $24.28M $49.52M
Total debt $1.88B – $8.00M
Shares (diluted) 136.21M 225.97M 127.58M
Enterprise value $5.47B -$534.33M $11.01M

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
MetricALBSLDPABAT
P/E 39.6x -5.0x -2.2x
P/FCF 8.2x -6.2x -4.8x
P/Operating cash flow 6.1x -7.6x -7.5x
P/S 1.9x 39.2x 8.3x
P/B 1.0x 0.9x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 0.9x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA – -2.4x -2.0x
EV/EBIT – -1.9x -1.9x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 18.2x 6.4x
EV/FCF 8.4x -2.9x -3.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.3x -3.5x -5.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.65 – 0.52

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALBSLDPABAT
Revenue growth (1Y) 18.3% -49.1% 406.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -15.1% -9.8% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 263.2% -480.9% 70.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -28.7% -21.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -4.9% -77.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -12.0% -49.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 127.9% 4.0% -56.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -60.3% -26.6% -49.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 121.9% 23.4% 1.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -60.5% – -4.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 136.6% 7.2% 16.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -12.1% -8.2% -21.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 816.8% 5.3% -20.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.5% 8.7% 8.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALBSLDPABAT
Gross margin 23.8% -31.4% -14.2%
EBITDA margin – -770.0% -320.6%
Operating margin – -932.8% -343.6%
Pretax margin – -773.8% -339.1%
Net margin 4.7% -778.5% -337.5%
FCF margin 22.7% -632.4% -173.9%
Operating cash flow margin 30.5% -518.8% -111.4%
Return on equity 2.7% -17.4% -61.7%
Return on assets 1.8% -16.5% -58.5%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – -20.5% -62.4%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.0x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 7.1x 0.7x 0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 94.0% 213.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALBSLDPABAT
Debt / assets 11.8% – 6.0%
Debt / equity 0.2x – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 0.6x
Debt / FCF 1.4x – -0.2x
Liabilities / assets 33.8% 4.8% 4.9%
Equity / assets 66.2% 95.2% 95.1%
Interest coverage – -498.0x -76.2x
Current ratio 2.1x 14.6x 9.5x
Quick ratio 1.2x 14.3x 8.9x
Cash ratio 0.9x 14.1x 7.7x
Altman Z-score – 9.77 12.13

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALBSLDPABAT
Dividend yield 1.8% – –
Net buyback yield -0.2% -28.9% -42.2%
Shareholder yield 1.6% -28.9% -42.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 75.3% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 14.2% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.4% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 0.9% – –

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.

ConsensusALBSLDPABAT
Forward P/E 8.7xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $10.78FY2026 $-0.38FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -5.2% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.82BFY2026 $5.25MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +13.3%FY2026 -70.7%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +8.1% +29.9% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALBSLDPABAT
Held by institutions 98.1% 35.5% 36.6%
Institutions holding 947 192 176
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.8% -14.0% +5.9%
Institutions buying 449 113 102
Institutions selling 358 34 33
Buyers to sellers 1.25 3.32 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.

ALBSLDPABAT
ALB 1.00 0.27 0.31
SLDP 0.27 1.00 0.54
ABAT 0.31 0.54 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALB, SLDP and ABAT?

Albemarle (ALB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Albemarle (ALB) $11.74B, Solid Power (SLDP) $465.51M, American Battery Technology (ABAT) $178.63M.

Which company is growing faster?

American Battery Technology (ABAT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Albemarle (ALB) +18.3%, Solid Power (SLDP) -49.1%, American Battery Technology (ABAT) +406.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Albemarle (ALB) has the highest net margin (Albemarle (ALB) 4.7%, Solid Power (SLDP) -778.5%, American Battery Technology (ABAT) -337.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Albemarle (ALB) returned the most: Albemarle (ALB) -11.6%, Solid Power (SLDP) -67.6%, American Battery Technology (ABAT) -78.6%. Over five years, Albemarle (ALB) compounded fastest (Albemarle (ALB) -16.6%/yr, Solid Power (SLDP) -28.4%/yr, American Battery Technology (ABAT) -41.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Albemarle (ALB) 0.02%, Solid Power (SLDP) 0.00%, American Battery Technology (ABAT) 0.00%. Solid Power (SLDP) and American Battery Technology (ABAT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Albemarle (ALB) has been the steadiest (Albemarle (ALB) 53.9%, Solid Power (SLDP) 82.2%, American Battery Technology (ABAT) 93.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ALB, SLDP 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, Albemarle (ALB) 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.