PKX vs SLDP vs SLI Stock Comparison

Posco Holdings, Solid Power and Standard Lithium Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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PKX Posco Holdings Inc.
$51.34 -10.8% 1M -6.0% 1Y
Market cap
$3.88B
P/E
4.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.16B
Div. yield
3.00%
Steel Basic Materials
6 wins
SLDP Solid Power, Inc.
$1.97 -15.5% 1M -68.6% 1Y
Market cap
$447.62M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$11.53M
Div. yield
–
Lithium Basic Materials
SLI Standard Lithium Ltd.
$1.39 -20.1% 1M -63.2% 1Y
Market cap
$333.19M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$6.02M
Div. yield
–
Lithium Basic Materials
1 win

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Posco Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Posco Holdings 6, Standard Lithium 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPKXSLDPSLILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.88B $447.62M $333.19M PKX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 4.1x -5.0x -6.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.5x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -27.8% -49.1% +575.1% SLI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.5% -778.5% -791.4% PKX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.0% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.00% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -6.0% -68.6% -63.2% PKX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.2%/yr -31.4%/yr -35.1%/yr PKX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.1% 80.3% 67.5% PKX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 29/100 59/100 PKX

Percentile Scorecard

PKXSLDPSLI

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

AxisPKXSLDPSLI
Valuation 95 #10 of 165 17 #138 of 165 35 #107 of 165
Growth 30 #106 of 150 26 #111 of 150 66 #52 of 150
Profitability 51 #60 of 122 14 #105 of 122 18 #100 of 122
Financial Health 74 #44 of 166 82 #30 of 166 81 #32 of 166
Shareholder Returns 85 #17 of 107 8 #99 of 107 96 #5 of 107
Overall 67 29 59
  • PKX ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SLDP ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SLI ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPKXSLDPSLISPY
1 month -10.8%-15.5%-20.1% -2.3%
3 months -3.0%-7.5%-32.5% -0.7%
6 months -37.5%-43.1%-63.5% +4.8%
Year to date -3.5%-53.6%-68.9% +10.3%
1 year -6.0%-68.6%-63.2% +10.3%
3 years -38.5%+40.7%-51.7% +73.0%
3 years, per year -15.0%+12.1%-21.6% +20.1%
5 years -19.1%-84.8%-88.4% +61.9%
5 years, per year -4.2%-31.4%-35.1% +10.1%
10 years +0.6%—— +258.6%
10 years, per year +0.1%—— +13.6%

Risk

MeasurePKXSLDPSLISPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.1%80.3%67.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.2%80.0%72.6% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.392.992.21 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.13-0.85-0.94 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -69.8%-93.5%-91.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.0%-76.9%-75.4% -3.5%
52-week high $91.72$8.51$5.65 $779.14
52-week low $48.69$1.92$1.38 $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.

MultiplePKXSLDPSLI
P/E now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 12.5x -5.0xmedian 12.5x -6.0xmedian 12.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 2.9x 38.8xmedian 2.9x 55.3xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 7.3x -2.3xmedian 7.3x —median 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -1.6xmedian 14.6x -6.1xmedian 14.6x -22.8xmedian 14.6x
P/B now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 2.1x 0.9xmedian 2.1x 0.9xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median -15.93median 0.28 —median 0.28 —median 0.28

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 monthsPKXSLDPSLI
Revenue $37.16B $11.53M $6.02M
Gross profit $3.86B -$3.63M –
Operating income $1.39B -$107.57M -$22.81M
Net income $963.42M -$89.77M -$47.66M
Free cash flow -$2.50B -$72.93M -$14.63M
R&D – $72.26M –
EPS (diluted) $12.52 $-0.40 $-0.23
Cash & equivalents – $24.28M $137.30M
Total debt $749.60M – –
Shares (diluted) 75.62M 225.97M 206.37M
Enterprise value $8.23B -$552.22M -$336.81M

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
MetricPKXSLDPSLI
P/E 4.1x -5.0x -6.0x
P/FCF -1.6x -6.1x -22.8x
P/Operating cash flow 2.0x -7.5x -22.8x
P/S 0.1x 38.8x 55.3x
P/B 0.1x 0.9x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 0.1x 0.9x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA 0.8x -2.3x –
EV/EBIT 3.3x -1.9x -6.3x
EV/Revenue 0.1x 17.8x 24.0x
EV/FCF -1.9x -2.8x -9.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 2.4x -3.4x -9.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -15.93 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPKXSLDPSLI
Revenue growth (1Y) -27.8% -49.1% 575.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -15.1% -9.8% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 0.1% -480.9% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -2.3% -21.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 49.9% -4.9% -363.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -38.2% -12.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) 395.8% 4.0% 69.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -6.2% -26.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) 163.2% 23.4% 72.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -0.3% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -54.9% 7.2% 12.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -22.7% -8.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -38.1% 5.3% 32.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -316.4% 8.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPKXSLDPSLI
Gross margin 10.4% -31.4% –
EBITDA margin 14.7% -770.0% –
Operating margin 3.7% -932.8% -378.8%
Pretax margin 3.5% -773.8% -867.8%
Net margin 2.5% -778.5% -791.4%
FCF margin -6.7% -632.4% -242.9%
Operating cash flow margin 5.3% -518.8% -242.6%
Return on equity 3.4% -17.4% -13.0%
Return on assets 3.1% -16.5% -12.1%
Return on invested capital 3.0% – –
Return on capital employed 4.1% -20.5% -5.9%
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 0.7x 0.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 94.0% 104.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPKXSLDPSLI
Debt / assets 2.2% – –
Debt / equity 0.0x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x – –
Debt / FCF -0.3x – –
Liabilities / assets 7.7% 4.8% 7.1%
Equity / assets 92.3% 95.2% 92.9%
Interest coverage 0.5x -498.0x -950.4x
Current ratio – 14.6x 17.9x
Quick ratio – 14.3x 23.6x
Cash ratio – 14.1x 23.3x
Altman Z-score – 9.66 7.01

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPKXSLDPSLI
Dividend yield 3.0% – –
Net buyback yield – -29.2% 4.1%
Shareholder yield 3.0% -29.2% 4.1%
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.

ConsensusPKXSLDPSLI
Forward P/E 10.5xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $4.90FY2026 $-0.38FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +245.1%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +14.7% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $52.03BFY2026 $5.25MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +7.4%FY2026 -70.7%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +3.5% +29.9% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPKXSLDPSLI
Held by institutions 17.7% 35.5% 31.0%
Institutions holding 181 193 138
Change in shares held, QoQ +38.2% -14.0% +2.1%
Institutions buying 131 114 60
Institutions selling 30 34 33
Buyers to sellers 4.37 3.35 1.82

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.

PKXSLDPSLI
PKX 1.00 0.19 0.32
SLDP 0.19 1.00 0.35
SLI 0.32 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PKX, SLDP and SLI?

Posco Holdings (PKX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Posco Holdings (PKX) $3.88B, Solid Power (SLDP) $447.62M, Standard Lithium (SLI) $333.19M.

Which company is growing faster?

Standard Lithium (SLI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Posco Holdings (PKX) -27.8%, Solid Power (SLDP) -49.1%, Standard Lithium (SLI) +575.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Posco Holdings (PKX) has the highest net margin (Posco Holdings (PKX) 2.5%, Solid Power (SLDP) -778.5%, Standard Lithium (SLI) -791.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Posco Holdings (PKX) returned the most: Posco Holdings (PKX) -6.0%, Solid Power (SLDP) -68.6%, Standard Lithium (SLI) -63.2%. Over five years, Posco Holdings (PKX) compounded fastest (Posco Holdings (PKX) -4.2%/yr, Solid Power (SLDP) -31.4%/yr, Standard Lithium (SLI) -35.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Posco Holdings (PKX) 3.00%. Solid Power (SLDP) and Standard Lithium (SLI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Posco Holdings (PKX) has been the steadiest (Posco Holdings (PKX) 45.1%, Solid Power (SLDP) 80.3%, Standard Lithium (SLI) 67.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PKX, SLDP and SLI?

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.