IONR vs SLDP vs ATLX Stock Comparison

Ioneer, Solid Power and Atlas Lithium Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IONR ioneer Ltd
$2.82 -10.5% 1M -41.5% 1Y
Market cap
$164.15M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Lithium Basic Materials
1 win
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
4 wins
ATLX Atlas Lithium Corp
$1.82 -26.0% 1M -64.9% 1Y
Market cap
$49.03M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$126.77K
Div. yield
–
Lithium Basic Materials
2 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Solid Power leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Solid Power 4, Atlas Lithium 2, Ioneer 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIONRSLDPATLXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $164.15M $440.65M $49.03M SLDP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — -4.9x -1.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — -49.1% -69.3% SLDP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -778.5% -29,435.3% SLDP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 0.6x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -41.5% -63.2% -64.9% IONR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -30.2%/yr -21.8%/yr ATLX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 79.3% 81.8% 78.6% ATLX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 30/100 16/100 SLDP

Percentile Scorecard

IONRSLDPATLX

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

AxisIONRSLDPATLX
Valuation – 17 #136 of 163 6 #154 of 163
Growth – 27 #109 of 148 24 #113 of 148
Profitability – 14 #106 of 123 10 #111 of 123
Financial Health 98 #4 of 164 83 #29 of 164 39 #100 of 164
Shareholder Returns – 9 #98 of 108 0 #108 of 108
Overall – 30 16
  • IONR ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SLDP ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • ATLX 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

PeriodIONRSLDPATLXSPY
1 month -10.5%-10.6%-26.0% +0.7%
3 months -15.3%-1.9%-33.1% +3.7%
6 months -26.4%-41.2%-66.0% +7.1%
Year to date -41.3%-52.2%-57.0% +12.8%
1 year -41.5%-63.2%-64.9% +11.9%
3 years -26.8%+63.7%-91.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year -9.9%+17.9%-56.4% +22.8%
5 years —-83.4%-70.8% +67.6%
5 years, per year —-30.2%-21.8% +10.9%
10 years ——-97.6% +262.0%
10 years, per year ——-31.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureIONRSLDPATLXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 79.3%81.8%78.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 76.8%79.7%83.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.453.032.45 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.52-0.77-0.83 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -87.8%-93.5%-95.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -55.9%-76.1%-71.8% -1.2%
52-week high $6.39$8.51$6.46 $779.14
52-week low $2.55$1.95$1.82 $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.

MultipleIONRSLDPATLX
P/E now vs peer median —median 13.2x -5.1xmedian 13.2x -1.4xmedian 13.2x
P/S now vs peer median —median 3.1x 40.0xmedian 3.1x 431.6xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.2x -2.5xmedian 7.2x -0.6xmedian 7.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 15.2x -6.3xmedian 15.2x -1.6xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 2.2x 0.9xmedian 2.2x 1.0xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.30 —median 0.30 -0.12median 0.30

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 monthsIONRSLDPATLX
Revenue – $11.53M $126.77K
Gross profit – -$3.63M $93.51K
Operating income – -$107.57M -$44.33M
Net income – -$89.77M -$43.45M
Free cash flow – -$72.93M -$35.25M
R&D – $72.26M $8.24M
EPS (diluted) – $-0.40 $-1.27
Cash & equivalents $58.84M $24.28M $36.09M
Total debt – – $30.46M
Shares (diluted) 60.35M 225.97M 29.36M
Enterprise value $29.75M -$559.19M -$78.33M

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
MetricIONRSLDPATLX
P/E – -5.1x -1.4x
P/FCF – -6.3x -1.6x
P/Operating cash flow – -7.7x -1.7x
P/S – 40.0x 431.6x
P/B 0.7x 0.9x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 0.7x 0.9x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA – -2.5x -0.6x
EV/EBIT – -2.0x -0.6x
EV/Revenue – 19.0x 226.1x
EV/FCF – -3.0x -0.8x
EV/Operating cash flow – -3.7x -0.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – -0.12

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIONRSLDPATLX
Revenue growth (1Y) – -49.1% -69.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -9.8% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -480.9% 1,960%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -21.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -4.9% -19.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -12.0% -35.0%
Net income growth (1Y) – 4.0% -15.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -26.6% -34.0%
EPS growth (1Y) – 23.4% 34.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – 11.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 7.2% -103.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -8.2% -76.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 5.3% -21.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 8.7% -96.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIONRSLDPATLX
Gross margin – -31.4% 73.8%
EBITDA margin – -770.0% -34,866%
Operating margin – -932.8% -34,967%
Pretax margin – -773.8% -34,273%
Net margin – -778.5% -29,435%
FCF margin – -632.4% -27,809%
Operating cash flow margin – -518.8% -25,301%
Return on equity – -17.4% -81.6%
Return on assets – -16.5% -49.1%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – -20.5% -60.7%
Asset turnover – 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.7x 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 94.0% 8,646%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIONRSLDPATLX
Debt / assets – – 11.2%
Debt / equity – – 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 0.6x
Debt / FCF – – -0.3x
Liabilities / assets 0.9% 4.8% 39.9%
Equity / assets 99.1% 95.2% 60.1%
Interest coverage – -498.0x –
Current ratio 25.8x 14.6x 2.4x
Quick ratio 25.8x 14.3x 2.3x
Cash ratio 25.6x 14.1x 2.3x
Altman Z-score – 9.98 -3.45

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIONRSLDPATLX
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – -28.3% -94.7%
Shareholder yield – -28.3% -94.7%
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.

ConsensusIONRSLDPATLX
EPS, next fiscal year $0.00FY2026 $-0.38FY2026 $-1.57FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year $717.29KFY2026 $5.25MFY2026 $94.14KFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.8%FY2026 -70.7%FY2026 -5.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -100.0% +29.9% +236,636.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIONRSLDPATLX
Held by institutions 3.9% 35.5% 9.5%
Institutions holding 34 193 43
Change in shares held, QoQ -10.1% -14.0% -44.5%
Institutions buying 20 114 19
Institutions selling 5 34 9
Buyers to sellers 4.00 3.35 2.11

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.

IONRSLDPATLX
IONR 1.00 0.28 0.33
SLDP 0.28 1.00 0.31
ATLX 0.33 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IONR, SLDP and ATLX?

Solid Power (SLDP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ioneer (IONR) $164.15M, Solid Power (SLDP) $440.65M, Atlas Lithium (ATLX) $49.03M.

Which company is growing faster?

Solid Power (SLDP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Solid Power (SLDP) -49.1%, Atlas Lithium (ATLX) -69.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Solid Power (SLDP) has the highest net margin (Solid Power (SLDP) -778.5%, Atlas Lithium (ATLX) -29,435.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ioneer (IONR) returned the most: Ioneer (IONR) -41.5%, Solid Power (SLDP) -63.2%, Atlas Lithium (ATLX) -64.9%. Over five years, Atlas Lithium (ATLX) compounded fastest (Solid Power (SLDP) -30.2%/yr, Atlas Lithium (ATLX) -21.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Atlas Lithium (ATLX) has been the steadiest (Ioneer (IONR) 79.3%, Solid Power (SLDP) 81.8%, Atlas Lithium (ATLX) 78.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IONR, SLDP and ATLX?

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