AXTI vs SMTK vs SLDP Stock Comparison

Axt, SmartKem and Solid Power Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AXTI Axt Inc
$56.27 -28.7% 1M +828.5% 1Y
Market cap
$3.56B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$116.56M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Materials Technology
5 wins
SMTK SmartKem, Inc.
$0.46 -74.7% 1M -77.8% 1Y
Market cap
$206.09K
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$662.00K
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
1 win
SLDP Solid Power, Inc.
$1.99 -16.7% 1M -67.6% 1Y
Market cap
$455.34M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$11.53M
Div. yield
–
Lithium Basic Materials
1 win

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

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

QuestionAXTISMTKSLDPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.56B $206.09K $455.34M AXTI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2,358x 0.0x -5.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 67.8x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +35.4% +582.5% -49.1% SMTK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1.3% -4,313.4% -778.5% AXTI
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 +828.5% -77.8% -67.6% AXTI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +45.7%/yr — -28.4%/yr AXTI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 150.8% 427.7% 82.2% SLDP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 45/100 29/100 AXTI

Percentile Scorecard

AXTISMTKSLDP

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

AxisAXTISMTKSLDP
Valuation 21 #75 of 95 44 #53 of 94 16 #136 of 162
Growth 89 #11 of 93 80 #19 of 92 27 #107 of 147
Profitability 22 #71 of 91 7 #83 of 89 12 #107 of 122
Financial Health 76 #25 of 101 90 #11 of 97 82 #31 of 165
Shareholder Returns – 3 #68 of 70 9 #97 of 107
Overall 52 45 29
  • AXTI ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • SMTK ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • SLDP ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAXTISMTKSLDPSPY
1 month -28.7%-74.7%-16.7% -0.8%
3 months +17.5%+130.0%-7.0% +3.5%
6 months -19.8%+76.9%-44.3% +7.0%
Year to date +244.2%-57.0%-53.2% +12.2%
1 year +828.5%-77.8%-67.6% +13.0%
3 years +2,618.4%—+50.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +200.9%—+14.7% +23.1%
5 years +555.8%—-81.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year +45.7%—-28.4% +11.0%
10 years +882.0%—— +258.0%
10 years, per year +25.7%—— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAXTISMTKSLDPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 150.8%427.7%82.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 142.2%208.6%80.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 4.202.003.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 5.49-0.18-0.82 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -88.1%-99.0%-93.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -60.0%-89.6%-76.6% -1.8%
52-week high $140.83$4.41$8.51 $779.14
52-week low $6.19$0.09$1.95 $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.

MultipleAXTISMTKSLDP
P/E now vs peer median -2,280xmedian 42.1x 0.0xmedian 21.6x -5.0xmedian 12.8x
P/S now vs peer median 31.7xmedian 7.1x 0.4xmedian 1.4x 39.2xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 27.5x 0.4xmedian 12.4x -2.4xmedian 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 37.2x 0.0xmedian 15.8x -6.2xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 4.2x 0.0xmedian 1.6x 0.9xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median -258.73median 2.23 0.00median 1.66 —median 0.29

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 monthsAXTISMTKSLDP
Revenue $116.56M $662.00K $11.53M
Gross profit $33.85M $415.00K -$3.63M
Operating income -$1.28M -$9.30M -$107.57M
Net income -$156.00K -$28.60M -$89.77M
Free cash flow – -$5.03M -$72.93M
R&D $9.58M $4.71M $72.26M
EPS (diluted) $-0.02 $-60.73 $-0.40
Cash & equivalents $412.17M $3.70M $24.28M
Total debt $278.80M – –
Shares (diluted) 63.47M 470.21K 225.97M
Enterprise value $2.81B -$12.37M -$544.50M

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
MetricAXTISMTKSLDP
P/E -2,280x 0.0x -5.0x
P/FCF – 0.0x -6.2x
P/Operating cash flow – 0.0x -7.6x
P/S 31.7x 0.4x 39.2x
P/B 4.0x 0.0x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 4.0x 0.0x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA – 0.4x -2.4x
EV/EBIT -2,370x 0.4x -1.9x
EV/Revenue 26.0x -5.2x 18.2x
EV/FCF – 0.7x -2.9x
EV/Operating cash flow – 0.7x -3.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -258.73 0.00 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAXTISMTKSLDP
Revenue growth (1Y) 35.4% 582.5% -49.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.2% 180.5% -9.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 229.2% 510.3% -480.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.9% – -21.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 95.2% 27.1% -4.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 45.1% 1.7% -12.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 99.4% -184.1% 4.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 41.9% -46.4% -26.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 95.7% 2.6% 23.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.8% 47.1% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 48.9% 7.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 8.1% -8.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 48.7% 5.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 8.1% 8.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAXTISMTKSLDP
Gross margin 29.0% 62.7% -31.4%
EBITDA margin – -1,327% -770.0%
Operating margin -1.1% -1,404% -932.8%
Pretax margin 3.0% -4,320% -773.8%
Net margin -1.3% -4,313% -778.5%
FCF margin – -760.3% -632.4%
Operating cash flow margin – -757.6% -518.8%
Return on equity 0.0% -379.1% -17.4%
Return on assets 0.0% -288.4% -16.5%
Return on invested capital 0.0% – –
Return on capital employed -0.2% -100.6% -20.5%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.1x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.2x 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 183.7% 94.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAXTISMTKSLDP
Debt / assets 8.2% – –
Debt / equity 0.1x – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 16.9% 6.5% 4.8%
Equity / assets 83.1% 93.5% 95.2%
Interest coverage – – -498.0x
Current ratio 4.8x 15.3x 14.6x
Quick ratio 6.3x 5.5x 14.3x
Cash ratio 6.0x 5.5x 14.1x
Altman Z-score 12.51 -21.54 9.77

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAXTISMTKSLDP
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – -24.5% -28.9%
Shareholder yield – -24.5% -28.9%
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.

ConsensusAXTISMTKSLDP
Forward P/E 67.8xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.83FY2026 – $-0.38FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +159.0% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $215.33MFY2026 – $5.25MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +143.8%FY2026 – -70.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +117.5% – +29.9%

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

AXTISMTKSLDP
AXTI 1.00 0.00 0.28
SMTK 0.00 1.00 0.09
SLDP 0.28 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AXTI, SMTK and SLDP?

Axt (AXTI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Axt (AXTI) $3.56B, SmartKem (SMTK) $206.09K, Solid Power (SLDP) $455.34M.

Which company is growing faster?

SmartKem (SMTK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Axt (AXTI) +35.4%, SmartKem (SMTK) +582.5%, Solid Power (SLDP) -49.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Axt (AXTI) has the highest net margin (Axt (AXTI) -1.3%, SmartKem (SMTK) -4,313.4%, Solid Power (SLDP) -778.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Axt (AXTI) returned the most: Axt (AXTI) +828.5%, SmartKem (SMTK) -77.8%, Solid Power (SLDP) -67.6%. Over five years, Axt (AXTI) compounded fastest (Axt (AXTI) +45.7%/yr, Solid Power (SLDP) -28.4%/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) 150.8%, SmartKem (SMTK) 427.7%, Solid Power (SLDP) 82.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.