AXTI vs SLDP vs COHR Stock Comparison

Axt, Solid Power and Coherent Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AXTI Axt Inc
$60.88 -22.1% 1M +761.1% 1Y
Market cap
$3.19B
P/E
102.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$172.00M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Materials Technology
3 wins
SLDP Solid Power, Inc.
$2.03 -10.6% 1M -63.2% 1Y
Market cap
$440.65M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$11.53M
Div. yield
–
Lithium Basic Materials
1 win
COHR Coherent Corp.
$237.17 -18.8% 1M +71.8% 1Y
Market cap
$36.64B
P/E
45.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.12B
Div. yield
0.00%
Electronic Components Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Coherent leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Coherent 5, Axt 3, Solid Power 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAXTISLDPCOHRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.19B $440.65M $36.64B COHR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 102.1x -4.9x 45.5x COHR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 73.3x — 26.5x COHR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +90.3% -49.1% +22.5% AXTI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -778.5% 11.3% COHR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — -23.3% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -0.4x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +761.1% -63.2% +71.8% AXTI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +49.5%/yr -30.2%/yr +31.4%/yr AXTI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 150.7% 81.8% 89.0% SLDP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 30/100 39/100 COHR

Percentile Scorecard

AXTISLDPCOHR

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

AxisAXTISLDPCOHR
Valuation 15 #80 of 94 17 #136 of 163 19 #91 of 112
Growth 96 #5 of 92 27 #109 of 148 58 #46 of 108
Profitability – 14 #106 of 123 30 #73 of 104
Financial Health – 83 #29 of 164 42 #68 of 116
Shareholder Returns – 9 #98 of 108 47 #42 of 78
Overall – 30 39
  • AXTI ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • SLDP ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • COHR ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAXTISLDPCOHRSPY
1 month -22.1%-10.6%-18.8% +0.7%
3 months +29.7%-1.9%-4.7% +3.7%
6 months -23.2%-41.2%-25.8% +7.1%
Year to date +272.4%-52.2%+28.5% +12.8%
1 year +761.1%-63.2%+71.8% +11.9%
3 years +2,899.0%+63.7%+712.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year +210.9%+17.9%+101.1% +22.8%
5 years +645.2%-83.4%+292.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year +49.5%-30.2%+31.4% +10.9%
10 years +1,068.5%—+771.9% +262.0%
10 years, per year +27.9%—+24.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAXTISLDPCOHRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 150.7%81.8%89.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 141.9%79.7%94.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 4.223.033.49 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 5.05-0.770.81 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -88.1%-93.5%-62.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -56.8%-76.1%-44.4% -1.2%
52-week high $140.83$8.51$426.89 $779.14
52-week low $7.07$1.95$128.70 $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.

MultipleAXTISLDPCOHR
P/E now vs peer median 119.2xmedian 46.4x -5.1xmedian 13.2x 52.2xmedian 32.9x
P/S now vs peer median 23.2xmedian 7.8x 40.0xmedian 3.1x 6.5xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 27.5x -2.5xmedian 7.2x -15.5xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 40.1x -6.3xmedian 15.2x -45.4xmedian 30.2x
P/B now vs peer median —median 4.7x 0.9xmedian 2.2x 4.1xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 2.22median 2.10 —median 0.30 1.04median 1.08

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 monthsAXTISLDPCOHR
Revenue $172.00M $11.53M $7.12B
Gross profit $73.51M -$3.63M $2.67B
Operating income $33.89M -$107.57M -$3.60B
Net income $37.27M -$89.77M $800.94M
Free cash flow – -$72.93M -$1.02B
R&D $11.00M $72.26M $722.95M
EPS (diluted) $0.49 $-0.40 $4.12
Cash & equivalents $485.47M $24.28M $1.16B
Total debt – – $3.22B
Shares (diluted) 63.47M 225.97M 195.39M
Enterprise value $3.19B -$559.19M $30.51B

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
MetricAXTISLDPCOHR
P/E 119.2x -5.1x 52.2x
P/FCF – -6.3x -45.4x
P/Operating cash flow – -7.7x 584.1x
P/S 23.2x 40.0x 6.5x
P/B – 0.9x 4.1x
P/Tangible book – 0.9x 5.6x
EV/EBITDA – -2.5x -15.5x
EV/EBIT – -2.0x -13.2x
EV/Revenue 23.2x 19.0x 6.7x
EV/FCF – -3.0x -46.6x
EV/Operating cash flow – -3.7x 599.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.22 – 1.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAXTISLDPCOHR
Revenue growth (1Y) 90.3% -49.1% 22.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 27.9% -9.8% 11.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 579.1% -480.9% 30.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 62.0% -21.2% 18.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 239.4% -4.9% 1.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 55.8% -12.0% 2.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 249.0% 4.0% 1,623%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 67.2% -26.6% 72.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 194.2% 23.4% 891.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 53.6% – 50.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 7.2% -87.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -8.2% -49.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 5.3% -630.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 8.7% -92.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAXTISLDPCOHR
Gross margin – -31.4% 37.5%
EBITDA margin – -770.0% -43.3%
Operating margin – -932.8% -50.6%
Pretax margin – -773.8% 11.9%
Net margin – -778.5% 11.3%
FCF margin – -632.4% -14.4%
Operating cash flow margin – -518.8% 1.1%
Return on equity – -17.4% 7.1%
Return on assets 3.2% -16.5% 4.4%
Return on invested capital – – -23.3%
Return on capital employed – -20.5% -24.1%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.0x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.7x 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 94.0% 2.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAXTISLDPCOHR
Debt / assets – – 17.6%
Debt / equity – – 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -0.4x
Debt / FCF – – -3.1x
Liabilities / assets 19.3% 4.8% 38.6%
Equity / assets – 95.2% 61.4%
Interest coverage – -498.0x -18.9x
Current ratio 3.8x 14.6x 2.4x
Quick ratio – 14.3x 1.2x
Cash ratio – 14.1x 0.7x
Altman Z-score – 9.98 4.06

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAXTISLDPCOHR
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – -28.3% -4.4%
Shareholder yield – -28.3% -4.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 1.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – -1.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 0.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -25.4%

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.

ConsensusAXTISLDPCOHR
Forward P/E 73.3xFY2026 – 26.5xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $0.83FY2026 $-0.38FY2026 $8.96FY2027
EPS growth, next FY – – +59.7%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +159.0% – +61.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $215.33MFY2026 $5.25MFY2026 $11.19BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +143.8%FY2026 -70.7%FY2026 +57.1%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +117.5% +29.9% +37.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAXTISLDPCOHR
Held by institutions 70.1% 35.5% 86.7%
Institutions holding 259 193 1,311
Change in shares held, QoQ +41.3% -14.0% -3.1%
Institutions buying 205 114 841
Institutions selling 47 34 359
Buyers to sellers 4.36 3.35 2.34

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.

AXTISLDPCOHR
AXTI 1.00 0.28 0.63
SLDP 0.28 1.00 0.29
COHR 0.63 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AXTI, SLDP and COHR?

Coherent (COHR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Axt (AXTI) $3.19B, Solid Power (SLDP) $440.65M, Coherent (COHR) $36.64B.

Which stock is cheaper, AXTI, SLDP and COHR?

Coherent (COHR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Axt (AXTI) 102.1x, Solid Power (SLDP) -4.9x, Coherent (COHR) 45.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Coherent (COHR) is cheapest (Axt (AXTI) 73.3x, Coherent (COHR) 26.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Axt (AXTI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Axt (AXTI) +90.3%, Solid Power (SLDP) -49.1%, Coherent (COHR) +22.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Coherent (COHR) has the highest net margin (Solid Power (SLDP) -778.5%, Coherent (COHR) 11.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Axt (AXTI) returned the most: Axt (AXTI) +761.1%, Solid Power (SLDP) -63.2%, Coherent (COHR) +71.8%. Over five years, Axt (AXTI) compounded fastest (Axt (AXTI) +49.5%/yr, Solid Power (SLDP) -30.2%/yr, Coherent (COHR) +31.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Axt (AXTI) 0.00%, Solid Power (SLDP) 0.00%, Coherent (COHR) 0.00%. Axt (AXTI) and Solid Power (SLDP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Solid Power (SLDP) has been the steadiest (Axt (AXTI) 150.7%, Solid Power (SLDP) 81.8%, Coherent (COHR) 89.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Coherent (COHR) leads on 5. 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.