PKX vs SGML vs SLDP Stock Comparison

Posco Holdings, Sigma Lithium and Solid Power Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PKX Posco Holdings Inc.
$52.15 -10.0% 1M -7.2% 1Y
Market cap
$3.94B
P/E
4.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.16B
Div. yield
2.95%
Steel Basic Materials
6 wins
SGML Sigma Lithium Corp
$8.30 -12.6% 1M +49.0% 1Y
Market cap
$924.64M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$142.49M
Div. yield
–
Lithium Basic Materials
3 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

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Posco Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Posco Holdings 6, Sigma Lithium 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPKXSGMLSLDPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.94B $924.64M $465.80M PKX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 4.2x -33.5x -5.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.6x 26.8x — PKX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -27.8% +7.3% -49.1% SGML
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.5% -19.3% -778.5% PKX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.0% 0.0% — PKX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 7.6x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.95% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.2% +49.0% -62.3% SGML
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.8%/yr -0.5%/yr -30.0%/yr SGML
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.0% 111.9% 81.8% PKX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 42/100 29/100 PKX

Percentile Scorecard

PKXSGMLSLDP

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

AxisPKXSGMLSLDP
Valuation 89 #19 of 162 40 #98 of 162 16 #137 of 162
Growth 38 #92 of 147 77 #34 of 147 26 #109 of 147
Profitability 51 #60 of 122 46 #66 of 122 12 #107 of 122
Financial Health 79 #35 of 164 6 #154 of 164 82 #30 of 164
Shareholder Returns 86 #16 of 107 – 9 #97 of 107
Overall 69 42 29
  • PKX ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SGML ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • 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

PeriodPKXSGMLSLDPSPY
1 month -10.0%-12.6%-9.3% +0.9%
3 months +7.1%-11.4%+2.5% +5.9%
6 months -31.7%-61.9%-38.8% +8.5%
Year to date -2.0%-37.1%-51.8% +13.3%
1 year -7.2%+49.0%-62.3% +12.4%
3 years -33.1%-70.1%+55.3% +88.1%
3 years, per year -12.6%-33.1%+15.8% +23.5%
5 years -17.6%-2.4%-83.2% +68.2%
5 years, per year -3.8%-0.5%-30.0% +11.0%
10 years +2.0%—— +263.4%
10 years, per year +0.2%—— +13.8%

Risk

MeasurePKXSGMLSLDPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.0%111.9%81.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.3%98.8%80.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.422.163.03 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.160.44-0.76 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -69.8%-89.9%-93.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -43.1%-64.9%-75.9% -0.9%
52-week high $91.72$23.65$8.51 $779.14
52-week low $48.69$4.68$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.

MultiplePKXSGMLSLDP
P/E now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 13.4x -33.5xmedian 13.4x -5.2xmedian 13.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 3.2x 6.5xmedian 3.2x 40.4xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.3x 40.8xmedian 7.3x -2.5xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -0.9xmedian 14.8x 38.0xmedian 14.8x -6.4xmedian 14.8x
P/B now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 2.3x 11.2xmedian 2.3x 0.9xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -16.18median 0.31 -0.82median 0.31 —median 0.31

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 monthsPKXSGMLSLDP
Revenue $37.16B $142.49M $11.53M
Gross profit $3.86B $70.02M -$3.63M
Operating income $1.39B $10.66M -$107.57M
Net income $1.47B -$27.56M -$89.77M
Free cash flow -$4.45B $24.30M -$72.93M
R&D – – $72.26M
EPS (diluted) $12.52 $-0.25 $-0.40
Cash & equivalents – $16.66M $24.28M
Total debt $749.60M $226.73M –
Shares (diluted) 75.62M 111.31M 225.97M
Enterprise value $8.29B $891.81M -$534.05M

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
MetricPKXSGMLSLDP
P/E 4.2x -33.5x -5.2x
P/FCF -0.9x 38.0x -6.4x
P/Operating cash flow – 24.5x -7.8x
P/S 0.1x 6.5x 40.4x
P/B 0.1x 11.2x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 0.1x 11.2x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA – 40.8x -2.5x
EV/EBIT 3.4x 106.5x -2.1x
EV/Revenue 0.1x 8.0x 19.4x
EV/FCF -1.1x 46.7x -3.1x
EV/Operating cash flow – 30.0x -3.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -16.18 -0.82 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPKXSGMLSLDP
Revenue growth (1Y) -27.8% 7.3% -49.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -15.1% – -9.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 0.1% 130.5% -480.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -2.3% – -21.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 49.9% 40.5% -4.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -38.2% – -12.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 297.8% 42.1% 4.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.9% 39.5% -26.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 163.2% 42.6% 23.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -0.3% 41.0% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 148.2% 7.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 41.2% -8.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 27.9% 14,876% 5.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -34.8% 30.3% 8.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPKXSGMLSLDP
Gross margin 10.4% 49.1% -31.4%
EBITDA margin – 19.5% -770.0%
Operating margin 3.7% 7.5% -932.8%
Pretax margin 3.5% -6.9% -773.8%
Net margin 2.5% -19.3% -778.5%
FCF margin -12.0% 17.1% -632.4%
Operating cash flow margin – 26.5% -518.8%
Return on equity 3.4% -17.5% -17.4%
Return on assets 3.1% -3.4% -16.5%
Return on invested capital 3.0% 0.0% –
Return on capital employed 4.1% 7.9% -20.5%
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.4x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -1.4x 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 7.8% 94.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPKXSGMLSLDP
Debt / assets 2.2% 47.4% –
Debt / equity 0.0x 2.8x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 7.6x –
Debt / FCF -0.2x 9.3x –
Liabilities / assets 7.7% 82.8% 4.8%
Equity / assets 92.3% 17.2% 95.2%
Interest coverage 0.5x – -498.0x
Current ratio – 0.3x 14.6x
Quick ratio – 0.2x 14.3x
Cash ratio – 0.1x 14.1x
Altman Z-score – 0.55 10.09

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPKXSGMLSLDP
Dividend yield 3.0% – –
Net buyback yield – – -28.0%
Shareholder yield 3.0% – -28.0%
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.

ConsensusPKXSGMLSLDP
Forward P/E 10.6xFY2026 26.8xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $4.90FY2026 $0.31FY2026 $-0.38FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +245.1%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +14.7% +419.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $52.03BFY2026 $174.11MFY2026 $5.25MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.4%FY2026 +58.3%FY2026 -70.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.5% +144.1% +29.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPKXSGMLSLDP
Held by institutions 17.7% 33.1% 35.5%
Institutions holding 181 119 192
Change in shares held, QoQ +38.2% +9.7% -14.0%
Institutions buying 131 65 113
Institutions selling 30 40 34
Buyers to sellers 4.37 1.63 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.

PKXSGMLSLDP
PKX 1.00 0.27 0.18
SGML 0.27 1.00 0.26
SLDP 0.18 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PKX, SGML and SLDP?

Posco Holdings (PKX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Posco Holdings (PKX) $3.94B, Sigma Lithium (SGML) $924.64M, Solid Power (SLDP) $465.80M.

Which company is growing faster?

Sigma Lithium (SGML) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Posco Holdings (PKX) -27.8%, Sigma Lithium (SGML) +7.3%, Solid Power (SLDP) -49.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Posco Holdings (PKX) has the highest net margin (Posco Holdings (PKX) 2.5%, Sigma Lithium (SGML) -19.3%, Solid Power (SLDP) -778.5%). On return on invested capital, Posco Holdings (PKX) leads (Posco Holdings (PKX) 3.0%, Sigma Lithium (SGML) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sigma Lithium (SGML) returned the most: Posco Holdings (PKX) -7.2%, Sigma Lithium (SGML) +49.0%, Solid Power (SLDP) -62.3%. Over five years, Sigma Lithium (SGML) compounded fastest (Posco Holdings (PKX) -3.8%/yr, Sigma Lithium (SGML) -0.5%/yr, Solid Power (SLDP) -30.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Posco Holdings (PKX) 2.95%. Sigma Lithium (SGML) and Solid Power (SLDP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Posco Holdings (PKX) has been the steadiest (Posco Holdings (PKX) 45.0%, Sigma Lithium (SGML) 111.9%, Solid Power (SLDP) 81.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PKX, SGML 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, Posco Holdings (PKX) leads on 6. 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.