AXTI vs Q vs SMTK Stock Comparison

Axt, Qnity Electronics and SmartKem Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AXTI Axt Inc
$58.23 -26.2% 1M +840.7% 1Y
Market cap
$3.82B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$116.56M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Materials Technology
1 win
Q Qnity Electronics, Inc.
$118.78 -4.7% 1M +24.6% 1Y
Market cap
$24.85B
P/E
42.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.21B
Div. yield
0.25%
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
6 wins
SMTK SmartKem, Inc.
$0.44 -75.8% 1M -78.2% 1Y
Market cap
$226.01K
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$662.00K
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
1 win

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

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

QuestionAXTIQSMTKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.82B $24.85B $226.01K Q
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2,360x 42.5x 0.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 70.2x 27.3x — Q
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +35.4% +14.8% +582.5% SMTK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1.3% 11.2% -4,313.4% Q
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% 8.3% — Q
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.8x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.25% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +840.7% +24.6% -78.2% AXTI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +49.2%/yr — — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 150.5% 55.2% 426.9% Q
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 60/100 45/100 Q

Percentile Scorecard

AXTIQSMTK

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

AxisAXTIQSMTK
Valuation 24 #72 of 94 37 #60 of 94 45 #52 of 94
Growth 89 #11 of 92 52 #44 of 91 83 #16 of 91
Profitability 23 #70 of 90 87 #12 of 86 7 #80 of 86
Financial Health 76 #25 of 99 68 #31 of 95 90 #10 of 95
Shareholder Returns – 54 #33 of 70 1 #69 of 70
Overall 53 60 45
  • AXTI ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • Q ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • SMTK ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAXTIQSMTKSPY
1 month -26.2%-4.7%-75.8% -0.2%
3 months +36.2%-7.1%+109.5% +3.9%
6 months -15.3%-13.7%+91.3% +8.2%
Year to date +256.1%+45.5%-58.9% +12.9%
1 year +840.7%+24.6%-78.2% +12.3%
3 years +2,713.0%—— +87.4%
3 years, per year +204.4%—— +23.3%
5 years +639.0%—— +67.9%
5 years, per year +49.2%—— +10.9%
10 years +1,026.3%—— +261.1%
10 years, per year +27.4%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAXTIQSMTKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 150.5%55.2%426.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 142.2%58.5%207.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 4.202.651.98 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 5.590.45-0.18 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -88.1%-38.1%-99.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -58.7%-32.4%-90.0% -1.2%
52-week high $140.83$175.64$4.41 $779.14
52-week low $6.19$73.54$0.09 $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.

MultipleAXTIQSMTK
P/E now vs peer median -2,360xmedian 45.6x 42.5xmedian 22.0x 0.0xmedian 22.0x
P/S now vs peer median 32.8xmedian 7.7x 4.8xmedian 1.4x 0.3xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 29.0x 16.2xmedian 12.4x 0.4xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 40.6x 30.1xmedian 15.1x 0.0xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 4.6x 3.3xmedian 1.6x 0.0xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -267.74median 2.28 —median 1.66 0.00median 1.66

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 monthsAXTIQSMTK
Revenue $116.56M $5.21B $662.00K
Gross profit $33.85M $2.41B $415.00K
Operating income -$1.28M $1.34B -$9.30M
Net income -$156.00K $630.00M -$28.60M
Free cash flow – $825.00M -$5.03M
R&D $9.58M $374.00M $4.71M
EPS (diluted) $-0.02 $2.79 $-60.73
Cash & equivalents $412.17M $961.00M $3.70M
Total debt $278.80M $4.02B –
Shares (diluted) 63.47M 210.20M 470.21K
Enterprise value $3.11B $22.27B -$12.35M

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
MetricAXTIQSMTK
P/E -2,360x 42.5x 0.0x
P/FCF – 30.1x 0.0x
P/Operating cash flow – 21.3x 0.0x
P/S 32.8x 4.8x 0.3x
P/B 4.2x 3.3x 0.0x
P/Tangible book 4.2x 3.8x 0.0x
EV/EBITDA – 16.2x 0.4x
EV/EBIT -2,470x 20.9x 0.4x
EV/Revenue 27.1x 5.4x -5.2x
EV/FCF – 33.8x 0.7x
EV/Operating cash flow – 23.9x 0.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -267.74 – 0.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAXTIQSMTK
Revenue growth (1Y) 35.4% 14.8% 582.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.2% – 180.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 229.2% 13.3% 510.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.9% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 95.2% 11.6% 27.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 45.1% – 1.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 99.4% -23.6% -184.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 41.9% – -46.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 95.7% -26.4% 2.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.8% – 47.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – 48.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 8.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 48.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 8.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAXTIQSMTK
Gross margin 29.0% 46.2% 62.7%
EBITDA margin – 33.0% -1,327%
Operating margin -1.1% 25.6% -1,404%
Pretax margin 3.0% 16.9% -4,320%
Net margin -1.3% 11.2% -4,313%
FCF margin – 15.8% -760.3%
Operating cash flow margin – 22.4% -757.6%
Return on equity 0.0% 8.4% -379.1%
Return on assets 0.0% 4.4% -288.4%
Return on invested capital 0.0% 8.3% –
Return on capital employed -0.2% 10.5% -100.6%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.4x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.9x 0.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.7% 183.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAXTIQSMTK
Debt / assets 8.2% 28.1% –
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.8x –
Debt / FCF – 4.9x –
Liabilities / assets 16.9% 47.3% 6.5%
Equity / assets 83.1% 52.7% 93.5%
Interest coverage – 7.1x –
Current ratio 4.8x 2.0x 15.3x
Quick ratio 6.3x 1.5x 5.5x
Cash ratio 6.0x 0.7x 5.5x
Altman Z-score 12.93 3.02 -21.55

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAXTIQSMTK
Dividend yield – 0.3% –
Net buyback yield – 0.2% -25.7%
Shareholder yield – 0.5% -25.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 5.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 4.1% –
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.

ConsensusAXTIQSMTK
Forward P/E 70.2xFY2026 27.3xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.83FY2026 $4.35FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY – +29.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +159.0% +21.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $215.33MFY2026 $5.34BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +143.8%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +117.5% +23.3% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAXTIQSMTK
Held by institutions 70.1% 77.2% –
Institutions holding 259 1,325 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +41.3% +4.4% –
Institutions buying 205 658 –
Institutions selling 47 439 –
Buyers to sellers 4.36 1.50 –

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.

AXTIQSMTK
AXTI 1.00 0.42 0.00
Q 0.42 1.00 -0.04
SMTK 0.00 -0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AXTI, Q and SMTK?

Qnity Electronics (Q) is the largest by market capitalisation: Axt (AXTI) $3.82B, Qnity Electronics (Q) $24.85B, SmartKem (SMTK) $226.01K.

Which company is growing faster?

SmartKem (SMTK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Axt (AXTI) +35.4%, Qnity Electronics (Q) +14.8%, SmartKem (SMTK) +582.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Qnity Electronics (Q) has the highest net margin (Axt (AXTI) -1.3%, Qnity Electronics (Q) 11.2%, SmartKem (SMTK) -4,313.4%). On return on invested capital, Qnity Electronics (Q) leads (Axt (AXTI) 0.0%, Qnity Electronics (Q) 8.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Axt (AXTI) returned the most: Axt (AXTI) +840.7%, Qnity Electronics (Q) +24.6%, SmartKem (SMTK) -78.2%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Qnity Electronics (Q) 0.25%. Axt (AXTI) and SmartKem (SMTK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Qnity Electronics (Q) has been the steadiest (Axt (AXTI) 150.5%, Qnity Electronics (Q) 55.2%, SmartKem (SMTK) 426.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AXTI, Q and SMTK?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Qnity Electronics (Q) 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.