AXTI vs SLDP vs ENTG Stock Comparison

Axt, Solid Power and Entegris Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AXTI Axt Inc
$64.38 -12.6% 1M +875.5% 1Y
Market cap
$4.22B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$116.56M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Materials Technology
4 wins
SLDP Solid Power, Inc.
$2.05 -9.3% 1M -62.3% 1Y
Market cap
$465.80M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$11.53M
Div. yield
–
Lithium Basic Materials
ENTG Entegris Inc
$159.32 +5.8% 1M +73.7% 1Y
Market cap
$24.33B
P/E
79.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.33B
Div. yield
0.31%
Semiconductor Materials Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Entegris leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Entegris 5, Axt 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAXTISLDPENTGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.22B $465.80M $24.33B ENTG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2,609x -5.2x 79.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 77.6x — 41.8x ENTG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +35.4% -49.1% +3.2% AXTI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1.3% -778.5% 9.2% ENTG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% — 6.5% ENTG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 3.4x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 0.31% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +875.5% -62.3% +73.7% AXTI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +51.2%/yr -30.0%/yr +2.5%/yr AXTI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 150.7% 81.8% 69.4% ENTG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 29/100 44/100 AXTI

Percentile Scorecard

AXTISLDPENTG

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

AxisAXTISLDPENTG
Valuation 18 #77 of 94 16 #137 of 162 61 #37 of 94
Growth 89 #11 of 92 26 #109 of 147 57 #40 of 92
Profitability 21 #71 of 90 12 #107 of 122 63 #34 of 90
Financial Health 78 #23 of 99 82 #30 of 164 10 #89 of 99
Shareholder Returns – 9 #97 of 107 28 #53 of 73
Overall 52 29 44
  • AXTI ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • SLDP ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • ENTG ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAXTISLDPENTGSPY
1 month -12.6%-9.3%+5.8% +0.9%
3 months +74.1%+2.5%+48.9% +5.9%
6 months -9.4%-38.8%+6.7% +8.5%
Year to date +293.8%-51.8%+89.1% +13.3%
1 year +875.5%-62.3%+73.7% +12.4%
3 years +3,010.1%+55.3%+81.4% +88.1%
3 years, per year +214.7%+15.8%+22.0% +23.5%
5 years +688.0%-83.2%+13.2% +68.2%
5 years, per year +51.2%-30.0%+2.5% +11.0%
10 years +1,135.7%—+892.6% +263.4%
10 years, per year +28.6%—+25.8% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureAXTISLDPENTGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 150.7%81.8%69.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 142.2%80.0%71.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 4.213.033.36 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 5.81-0.761.06 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -88.1%-93.5%-59.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -54.3%-75.9%-13.4% -0.9%
52-week high $140.83$8.51$184.00 $779.14
52-week low $6.60$1.95$68.80 $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.

MultipleAXTISLDPENTG
P/E now vs peer median -2,609xmedian 46.0x -5.2xmedian 13.4x 79.7xmedian 46.0x
P/S now vs peer median 36.2xmedian 7.9x 40.4xmedian 3.2x 7.3xmedian 7.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 28.3x -2.5xmedian 7.3x 30.3xmedian 28.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 41.4x -6.4xmedian 14.8x 42.3xmedian 41.4x
P/B now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 4.6x 0.9xmedian 2.3x 5.9xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median -296.02median 2.30 —median 0.31 1.67median 2.30

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 monthsAXTISLDPENTG
Revenue $116.56M $11.53M $3.33B
Gross profit $33.85M -$3.63M $1.51B
Operating income -$1.28M -$107.57M $533.70M
Net income -$156.00K -$89.77M $305.50M
Free cash flow – -$72.93M $575.20M
R&D $9.58M $72.26M $318.00M
EPS (diluted) $-0.02 $-0.40 $1.99
Cash & equivalents $412.17M $24.28M $353.60M
Total debt $278.80M – $3.46B
Shares (diluted) 63.47M 225.97M 153.60M
Enterprise value $3.51B -$534.05M $22.77B

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
MetricAXTISLDPENTG
P/E -2,609x -5.2x 79.7x
P/FCF – -6.4x 42.3x
P/Operating cash flow – -7.8x 31.2x
P/S 36.2x 40.4x 7.3x
P/B 4.6x 0.9x 5.9x
P/Tangible book 4.6x 0.9x 7.3x
EV/EBITDA – -2.5x 30.3x
EV/EBIT -2,786x -2.1x 51.4x
EV/Revenue 30.5x 19.4x 8.2x
EV/FCF – -3.1x 47.7x
EV/Operating cash flow – -3.7x 35.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -296.02 – 1.67

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAXTISLDPENTG
Revenue growth (1Y) 35.4% -49.1% 3.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.2% -9.8% -4.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 229.2% -480.9% 3.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.9% -21.2% -1.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 95.2% -4.9% 3.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 45.1% -12.0% 6.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 99.4% 4.0% 3.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 41.9% -26.6% 48.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 95.7% 23.4% 2.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.8% – 47.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 7.2% 24.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -8.2% 18.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 5.3% 118.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 8.7% 129.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAXTISLDPENTG
Gross margin 29.0% -31.4% 45.5%
EBITDA margin – -770.0% 27.2%
Operating margin -1.1% -932.8% 16.0%
Pretax margin 3.0% -773.8% 9.9%
Net margin -1.3% -778.5% 9.2%
FCF margin – -632.4% 17.3%
Operating cash flow margin – -518.8% 23.5%
Return on equity 0.0% -17.4% 7.5%
Return on assets 0.0% -16.5% 3.6%
Return on invested capital 0.0% – 6.5%
Return on capital employed -0.2% -20.5% 6.8%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.0x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.7x 2.6x
Stock comp / revenue – 94.0% 2.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAXTISLDPENTG
Debt / assets 8.2% – 41.1%
Debt / equity 0.1x – 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 3.4x
Debt / FCF – – 6.0x
Liabilities / assets 16.9% 4.8% 50.6%
Equity / assets 83.1% 95.2% 49.4%
Interest coverage – -498.0x 2.8x
Current ratio 4.8x 14.6x 3.0x
Quick ratio 6.3x 14.3x 1.6x
Cash ratio 6.0x 14.1x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 14.23 10.09 4.48

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAXTISLDPENTG
Dividend yield – – 0.3%
Net buyback yield – -28.0% -0.2%
Shareholder yield – -28.0% 0.2%
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.

ConsensusAXTISLDPENTG
Forward P/E 77.6xFY2026 – 41.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.83FY2026 $-0.38FY2026 $3.81FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +38.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +159.0% – +25.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $215.33MFY2026 $5.25MFY2026 $3.43BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +143.8%FY2026 -70.7%FY2026 +7.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +117.5% +29.9% +11.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAXTISLDPENTG
Held by institutions 70.1% 35.5% 100.0%
Institutions holding 259 192 745
Change in shares held, QoQ +41.3% -14.0% -0.1%
Institutions buying 205 113 431
Institutions selling 47 34 226
Buyers to sellers 4.36 3.32 1.91

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.

AXTISLDPENTG
AXTI 1.00 0.28 0.43
SLDP 0.28 1.00 0.37
ENTG 0.43 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AXTI, SLDP and ENTG?

Entegris (ENTG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Axt (AXTI) $4.22B, Solid Power (SLDP) $465.80M, Entegris (ENTG) $24.33B.

Which company is growing faster?

Axt (AXTI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Axt (AXTI) +35.4%, Solid Power (SLDP) -49.1%, Entegris (ENTG) +3.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Entegris (ENTG) has the highest net margin (Axt (AXTI) -1.3%, Solid Power (SLDP) -778.5%, Entegris (ENTG) 9.2%). On return on invested capital, Entegris (ENTG) leads (Axt (AXTI) 0.0%, Entegris (ENTG) 6.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Axt (AXTI) returned the most: Axt (AXTI) +875.5%, Solid Power (SLDP) -62.3%, Entegris (ENTG) +73.7%. Over five years, Axt (AXTI) compounded fastest (Axt (AXTI) +51.2%/yr, Solid Power (SLDP) -30.0%/yr, Entegris (ENTG) +2.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Entegris (ENTG) 0.31%. Axt (AXTI) and Solid Power (SLDP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Entegris (ENTG) has been the steadiest (Axt (AXTI) 150.7%, Solid Power (SLDP) 81.8%, Entegris (ENTG) 69.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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