AXTI vs SLDP vs OLED Stock Comparison

Axt, Solid Power and Universal Display Corp \Pa\ 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
$3.96B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$116.56M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Materials Technology
3 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

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Universal Display Corp \Pa\ leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Universal Display Corp \Pa\ 5, Axt 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAXTISLDPOLEDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.96B $454.21M $4.21B OLED
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2,620x -5.1x 21.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 70.2x — 21.1x OLED
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +35.4% -49.1% -8.3% AXTI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1.3% -778.5% 32.2% OLED
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +840.7% -65.4% -40.0% AXTI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +49.2%/yr -28.7%/yr -12.9%/yr AXTI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 150.5% 82.1% 42.7% OLED
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 29/100 77/100 OLED

Percentile Scorecard

AXTISLDPOLED

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

AxisAXTISLDPOLED
Valuation 24 #72 of 94 16 #137 of 162 91 #9 of 94
Growth 89 #11 of 92 27 #108 of 147 34 #61 of 92
Profitability 23 #70 of 90 12 #107 of 122 87 #13 of 90
Financial Health 76 #25 of 99 82 #31 of 164 85 #16 of 99
Shareholder Returns – 9 #97 of 107 88 #10 of 73
Overall 53 29 77
  • AXTI ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • SLDP ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • OLED ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAXTISLDPOLEDSPY
1 month -26.2%-15.5%+16.8% -0.2%
3 months +36.2%-4.3%+9.8% +3.9%
6 months -15.3%-42.1%-1.0% +8.2%
Year to date +256.1%-52.5%-22.6% +12.9%
1 year +840.7%-65.4%-40.0% +12.3%
3 years +2,713.0%+53.0%-37.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year +204.4%+15.2%-14.4% +23.3%
5 years +639.0%-81.6%-49.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year +49.2%-28.7%-12.9% +10.9%
10 years +1,026.3%—+81.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year +27.4%—+6.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAXTISLDPOLEDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 150.5%82.1%42.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 142.2%80.3%45.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 4.203.021.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 5.59-0.80-0.94 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -88.1%-93.5%-69.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -58.7%-76.3%-40.0% -1.2%
52-week high $140.83$8.51$150.67 $779.14
52-week low $6.19$1.95$72.90 $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.

MultipleAXTISLDPOLED
P/E now vs peer median -2,360xmedian 45.6x -5.1xmedian 13.3x 21.5xmedian 45.6x
P/S now vs peer median 32.8xmedian 7.7x 39.8xmedian 3.2x 6.9xmedian 7.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 29.0x -2.4xmedian 7.3x 14.6xmedian 29.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 40.6x -6.3xmedian 14.7x 19.0xmedian 40.6x
P/B now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 4.6x 0.9xmedian 2.2x 2.5xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median -267.74median 2.28 —median 0.31 -15.61median 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 monthsAXTISLDPOLED
Revenue $116.56M $11.53M $606.91M
Gross profit $33.85M -$3.63M $457.21M
Operating income -$1.28M -$107.57M $206.77M
Net income -$156.00K -$89.77M $195.68M
Free cash flow – -$72.93M $220.02M
R&D $9.58M $72.26M $145.06M
EPS (diluted) $-0.02 $-0.40 $4.19
Cash & equivalents $412.17M $24.28M $120.56M
Total debt $278.80M – –
Shares (diluted) 63.47M 225.97M 46.68M
Enterprise value $3.21B -$545.63M $2.01B

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
MetricAXTISLDPOLED
P/E -2,360x -5.1x 21.5x
P/FCF – -6.3x 19.0x
P/Operating cash flow – -7.7x 15.9x
P/S 32.8x 39.8x 6.9x
P/B 4.2x 0.9x 2.5x
P/Tangible book 4.2x 0.9x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA – -2.4x 14.6x
EV/EBIT -2,470x -2.0x 17.9x
EV/Revenue 27.1x 18.8x 6.1x
EV/FCF – -3.0x 16.8x
EV/Operating cash flow – -3.6x 14.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -267.74 – -15.61

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAXTISLDPOLED
Revenue growth (1Y) 35.4% -49.1% -8.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.2% -9.8% 0.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 229.2% -480.9% -10.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.9% -21.2% -1.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 95.2% -4.9% -19.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 45.1% -12.0% -6.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 99.4% 4.0% -20.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 41.9% -26.6% -2.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 95.7% 23.4% -18.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.8% – -1.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 7.2% 33.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -8.2% 38.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 5.3% 53.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 8.7% 64.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAXTISLDPOLED
Gross margin 29.0% -31.4% 75.3%
EBITDA margin – -770.0% 41.8%
Operating margin -1.1% -932.8% 34.1%
Pretax margin 3.0% -773.8% 39.1%
Net margin -1.3% -778.5% 32.2%
FCF margin – -632.4% 36.3%
Operating cash flow margin – -518.8% 43.2%
Return on equity 0.0% -17.4% 11.6%
Return on assets 0.0% -16.5% 10.3%
Return on invested capital 0.0% – –
Return on capital employed -0.2% -20.5% 11.6%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.0x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.7x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 94.0% 4.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAXTISLDPOLED
Debt / assets 8.2% – –
Debt / equity 0.1x – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 16.9% 4.8% 10.8%
Equity / assets 83.1% 95.2% 89.2%
Interest coverage – -498.0x –
Current ratio 4.8x 14.6x 8.5x
Quick ratio 6.3x 14.3x 6.1x
Cash ratio 6.0x 14.1x 4.3x
Altman Z-score 12.93 9.93 14.35

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAXTISLDPOLED
Dividend yield – – 2.2%
Net buyback yield – -28.4% 2.7%
Shareholder yield – -28.4% 4.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 45.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 40.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 11.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 13.0%

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.

ConsensusAXTISLDPOLED
Forward P/E 70.2xFY2026 – 21.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.83FY2026 $-0.38FY2026 $4.29FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – -15.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +159.0% – +5.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $215.33MFY2026 $5.25MFY2026 $587.03MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +143.8%FY2026 -70.7%FY2026 -9.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +117.5% +29.9% +19.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAXTISLDPOLED
Held by institutions 70.1% 35.5% 92.2%
Institutions holding 259 192 438
Change in shares held, QoQ +41.3% -14.0% +7.0%
Institutions buying 205 113 222
Institutions selling 47 34 160
Buyers to sellers 4.36 3.32 1.39

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.

AXTISLDPOLED
AXTI 1.00 0.28 0.25
SLDP 0.28 1.00 0.37
OLED 0.25 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AXTI, SLDP and OLED?

Universal Display Corp \Pa\ (OLED) is the largest by market capitalisation: Axt (AXTI) $3.96B, Solid Power (SLDP) $454.21M, Universal Display Corp \Pa\ (OLED) $4.21B.

Which company is growing faster?

Axt (AXTI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Axt (AXTI) +35.4%, Solid Power (SLDP) -49.1%, Universal Display Corp \Pa\ (OLED) -8.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Universal Display Corp \Pa\ (OLED) has the highest net margin (Axt (AXTI) -1.3%, Solid Power (SLDP) -778.5%, Universal Display Corp \Pa\ (OLED) 32.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Axt (AXTI) returned the most: Axt (AXTI) +840.7%, Solid Power (SLDP) -65.4%, Universal Display Corp \Pa\ (OLED) -40.0%. Over five years, Axt (AXTI) compounded fastest (Axt (AXTI) +49.2%/yr, Solid Power (SLDP) -28.7%/yr, Universal Display Corp \Pa\ (OLED) -12.9%/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%, Universal Display Corp \Pa\ (OLED) 0.02%. Axt (AXTI) and Solid Power (SLDP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Universal Display Corp \Pa\ (OLED) has been the steadiest (Axt (AXTI) 150.5%, Solid Power (SLDP) 82.1%, Universal Display Corp \Pa\ (OLED) 42.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Universal Display Corp \Pa\ (OLED) 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.