AXTI vs SLDP vs ASYS Stock Comparison

Axt, Solid Power and Amtech Systems Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AXTI Axt Inc
$58.23 -26.2% 1M +840.7% 1Y
Market cap
$3.96B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$116.56M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Materials Technology
4 wins
SLDP Solid Power, Inc.
$2.02 -15.5% 1M -65.4% 1Y
Market cap
$454.21M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$11.53M
Div. yield
–
Lithium Basic Materials
1 win
ASYS Amtech Systems Inc
$13.45 -14.8% 1M +65.2% 1Y
Market cap
$211.22M
P/E
52.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$81.67M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Axt leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Axt 4, Amtech Systems 3, Solid Power 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAXTISLDPASYSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.96B $454.21M $211.22M AXTI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2,620x -5.1x 52.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 70.2x — 40.8x ASYS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +35.4% -49.1% -2.4% AXTI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1.3% -778.5% 4.9% ASYS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +840.7% -65.4% +65.2% AXTI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +49.2%/yr -28.7%/yr -2.0%/yr AXTI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 150.5% 82.1% 88.2% SLDP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 29/100 59/100 ASYS

Percentile Scorecard

AXTISLDPASYS

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

AxisAXTISLDPASYS
Valuation 24 #72 of 94 16 #137 of 162 95 #6 of 94
Growth 89 #11 of 92 27 #108 of 147 78 #21 of 92
Profitability 23 #70 of 90 12 #107 of 122 51 #45 of 90
Financial Health 76 #25 of 99 82 #31 of 164 66 #34 of 99
Shareholder Returns – 9 #97 of 107 4 #70 of 73
Overall 53 29 59
  • AXTI ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • SLDP ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • ASYS ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAXTISLDPASYSSPY
1 month -26.2%-15.5%-14.8% -0.2%
3 months +36.2%-4.3%-8.4% +3.9%
6 months -15.3%-42.1%-19.0% +8.2%
Year to date +256.1%-52.5%+7.2% +12.9%
1 year +840.7%-65.4%+65.2% +12.3%
3 years +2,713.0%+53.0%+84.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +204.4%+15.2%+22.6% +23.3%
5 years +639.0%-81.6%-9.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year +49.2%-28.7%-2.0% +10.9%
10 years +1,026.3%—+200.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year +27.4%—+11.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAXTISLDPASYSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 150.5%82.1%88.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 142.2%80.3%95.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 4.203.022.61 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 5.59-0.800.74 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -88.1%-93.5%-78.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -58.7%-76.3%-43.9% -1.2%
52-week high $140.83$8.51$23.99 $779.14
52-week low $6.19$1.95$7.05 $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.

MultipleAXTISLDPASYS
P/E now vs peer median -2,360xmedian 45.6x -5.1xmedian 13.3x 51.9xmedian 45.6x
P/S now vs peer median 32.8xmedian 7.7x 39.8xmedian 3.2x 2.9xmedian 7.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 29.0x -2.4xmedian 7.3x 16.8xmedian 29.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 40.6x -6.3xmedian 14.7x 27.0xmedian 40.6x
P/B now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 4.6x 0.9xmedian 2.2x 2.0xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median -267.74median 2.28 —median 0.31 -50.55median 2.28

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 monthsAXTISLDPASYS
Revenue $116.56M $11.53M $81.67M
Gross profit $33.85M -$3.63M $38.27M
Operating income -$1.28M -$107.57M $6.62M
Net income -$156.00K -$89.77M $4.00M
Free cash flow – -$72.93M $8.74M
R&D $9.58M $72.26M $3.10M
EPS (diluted) $-0.02 $-0.40 $0.25
Cash & equivalents $412.17M $24.28M $83.11M
Total debt $278.80M – –
Shares (diluted) 63.47M 225.97M 16.04M
Enterprise value $3.21B -$545.63M $63.71M

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
MetricAXTISLDPASYS
P/E -2,360x -5.1x 51.9x
P/FCF – -6.3x 27.0x
P/Operating cash flow – -7.7x 24.6x
P/S 32.8x 39.8x 2.9x
P/B 4.2x 0.9x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 4.2x 0.9x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA – -2.4x 16.8x
EV/EBIT -2,470x -2.0x 23.0x
EV/Revenue 27.1x 18.8x 1.9x
EV/FCF – -3.0x 17.4x
EV/Operating cash flow – -3.6x 15.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -267.74 – -50.55

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAXTISLDPASYS
Revenue growth (1Y) 35.4% -49.1% -2.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.2% -9.8% -11.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 229.2% -480.9% 36.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.9% -21.2% -5.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 95.2% -4.9% 121.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 45.1% -12.0% 121.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 99.4% 4.0% 112.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 41.9% -26.6% 3.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 95.7% 23.4% 111.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.8% – -1.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 7.2% 47.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -8.2% 49.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 5.3% 40.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 8.7% 42.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAXTISLDPASYS
Gross margin 29.0% -31.4% 46.9%
EBITDA margin – -770.0% 11.1%
Operating margin -1.1% -932.8% 8.1%
Pretax margin 3.0% -773.8% 8.0%
Net margin -1.3% -778.5% 4.9%
FCF margin – -632.4% 10.7%
Operating cash flow margin – -518.8% 11.7%
Return on equity 0.0% -17.4% 4.7%
Return on assets 0.0% -16.5% 3.1%
Return on invested capital 0.0% – –
Return on capital employed -0.2% -20.5% 6.4%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.0x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.7x 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 94.0% 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAXTISLDPASYS
Debt / assets 8.2% – –
Debt / equity 0.1x – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 16.9% 4.8% 26.2%
Equity / assets 83.1% 95.2% 73.8%
Interest coverage – -498.0x 254.5x
Current ratio 4.8x 14.6x 5.4x
Quick ratio 6.3x 14.3x 4.4x
Cash ratio 6.0x 14.1x 3.5x
Altman Z-score 12.93 9.93 4.24

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAXTISLDPASYS
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – -28.4% -24.6%
Shareholder yield – -28.4% -24.6%
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.

ConsensusAXTISLDPASYS
Forward P/E 70.2xFY2026 – 40.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.83FY2026 $-0.38FY2026 $0.33FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +159.0% – +121.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $215.33MFY2026 $5.25MFY2026 $87.86MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +143.8%FY2026 -70.7%FY2026 +10.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +117.5% +29.9% +10.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAXTISLDPASYS
Held by institutions 70.1% 35.5% 59.5%
Institutions holding 259 192 111
Change in shares held, QoQ +41.3% -14.0% +39.6%
Institutions buying 205 113 85
Institutions selling 47 34 20
Buyers to sellers 4.36 3.32 4.25

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.

AXTISLDPASYS
AXTI 1.00 0.28 0.33
SLDP 0.28 1.00 0.22
ASYS 0.33 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AXTI, SLDP and ASYS?

Axt (AXTI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Axt (AXTI) $3.96B, Solid Power (SLDP) $454.21M, Amtech Systems (ASYS) $211.22M.

Which company is growing faster?

Axt (AXTI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Axt (AXTI) +35.4%, Solid Power (SLDP) -49.1%, Amtech Systems (ASYS) -2.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Amtech Systems (ASYS) has the highest net margin (Axt (AXTI) -1.3%, Solid Power (SLDP) -778.5%, Amtech Systems (ASYS) 4.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Axt (AXTI) returned the most: Axt (AXTI) +840.7%, Solid Power (SLDP) -65.4%, Amtech Systems (ASYS) +65.2%. Over five years, Axt (AXTI) compounded fastest (Axt (AXTI) +49.2%/yr, Solid Power (SLDP) -28.7%/yr, Amtech Systems (ASYS) -2.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Solid Power (SLDP) has been the steadiest (Axt (AXTI) 150.5%, Solid Power (SLDP) 82.1%, Amtech Systems (ASYS) 88.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AXTI, SLDP and ASYS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Axt (AXTI) leads on 4. 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.