SLDP vs LAC vs IONR Stock Comparison

Solid Power, Lithium Americas and Ioneer Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SLDP Solid Power, Inc.
$2.05 -9.3% 1M -62.3% 1Y
Market cap
$462.12M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$11.53M
Div. yield
–
Lithium Basic Materials
LAC Lithium Americas Corp.
$2.17 -19.0% 1M -62.6% 1Y
Market cap
$791.91M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Lithium Basic Materials
2 wins
IONR ioneer Ltd
$2.80 -10.5% 1M -40.7% 1Y
Market cap
$165.03M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Lithium Basic Materials
1 win

Head to Head

3 decided of 12

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

QuestionSLDPLACIONRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $462.12M $791.91M $165.03M LAC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -5.1x -26.5x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -49.1% — — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -778.5% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -62.3% -62.6% -40.7% IONR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -30.0%/yr — — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 81.8% 66.6% 79.3% LAC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 29/100 — — –

Percentile Scorecard

SLDPLACIONR

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

AxisSLDPLACIONR
Valuation 16 #137 of 162 94 #11 of 162 –
Growth 26 #109 of 147 – –
Profitability 12 #107 of 122 – –
Financial Health 82 #30 of 164 45 #91 of 164 98 #4 of 164
Shareholder Returns 9 #97 of 107 – –
Overall 29 – –
  • SLDP ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • LAC ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • IONR 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

PeriodSLDPLACIONRSPY
1 month -9.3%-19.0%-10.5% +0.9%
3 months +2.5%-19.9%-13.0% +5.9%
6 months -38.8%-56.2%-28.4% +8.5%
Year to date -51.8%-50.2%-41.7% +13.3%
1 year -62.3%-62.6%-40.7% +12.4%
3 years +55.3%-68.3%-25.1% +88.1%
3 years, per year +15.8%-31.8%-9.2% +23.5%
5 years -83.2%—— +68.2%
5 years, per year -30.0%—— +11.0%

Risk

MeasureSLDPLACIONRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 81.8%66.6%79.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 80.0%64.5%76.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.032.571.45 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.76-0.94-0.51 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.5%-82.8%-87.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -75.9%-66.3%-56.2% -0.9%
52-week high $8.51$6.44$6.39 $779.14
52-week low $1.95$2.01$2.55 $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.

MultipleSLDPLACIONR
P/E now vs peer median -5.2xmedian 13.4x -27.0xmedian 13.4x —median 13.4x
P/S now vs peer median 40.4xmedian 3.2x —median 3.2x —median 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -2.5xmedian 7.3x —median 7.3x —median 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -6.4xmedian 14.8x —median 14.8x —median 14.8x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 2.3x 0.4xmedian 2.3x 0.7xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.31 —median 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 monthsSLDPLACIONR
Revenue $11.53M – –
Gross profit -$3.63M – –
Operating income -$107.57M – –
Net income -$89.77M -$73.07M –
Free cash flow -$72.93M – –
R&D $72.26M -$1.00K –
EPS (diluted) $-0.40 $-0.07 –
Cash & equivalents $24.28M $822.78M $58.84M
Total debt – $988.02M –
Shares (diluted) 225.97M 401.74M 60.35M
Enterprise value -$537.72M -$1.49B $30.64M

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
MetricSLDPLACIONR
P/E -5.2x -27.0x –
P/FCF -6.4x – –
P/Operating cash flow -7.8x – –
P/S 40.4x – –
P/B 0.9x 0.4x 0.7x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 0.4x 0.7x
EV/EBITDA -2.5x – –
EV/EBIT -2.1x – –
EV/Revenue 19.4x – –
EV/FCF -3.1x – –
EV/Operating cash flow -3.7x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSLDPLACIONR
Revenue growth (1Y) -49.1% – –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -9.8% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -480.9% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -21.2% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -4.9% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -12.0% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 4.0% -33.9% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -26.6% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 23.4% 63.7% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 7.2% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -8.2% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 5.3% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.7% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSLDPLACIONR
Gross margin -31.4% – –
EBITDA margin -770.0% – –
Operating margin -932.8% – –
Pretax margin -773.8% – –
Net margin -778.5% – –
FCF margin -632.4% – –
Operating cash flow margin -518.8% – –
Return on equity -17.4% – –
Return on assets -16.5% – –
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed -20.5% – –
Asset turnover 0.0x – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x – –
Stock comp / revenue 94.0% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSLDPLACIONR
Debt / assets – 27.9% –
Debt / equity – 0.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 4.8% 44.9% 0.9%
Equity / assets 95.2% 55.1% 99.1%
Interest coverage -498.0x – –
Current ratio 14.6x 5.5x 25.8x
Quick ratio 14.3x 3.5x 25.8x
Cash ratio 14.1x 3.5x 25.6x
Altman Z-score 10.09 – –

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusSLDPLACIONR
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.38FY2026 $-0.08FY2026 $0.00FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.25MFY2026 $0.00FY2026 $717.29KFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -70.7%FY2026 – +9.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +29.9% – -100.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSLDPLACIONR
Held by institutions 35.5% 30.8% 3.9%
Institutions holding 192 274 34
Change in shares held, QoQ -14.0% -0.6% -10.1%
Institutions buying 113 149 20
Institutions selling 34 57 5
Buyers to sellers 3.32 2.61 4.00

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.

SLDPLACIONR
SLDP 1.00 0.45 0.26
LAC 0.45 1.00 0.39
IONR 0.26 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SLDP, LAC and IONR?

Lithium Americas (LAC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Solid Power (SLDP) $462.12M, Lithium Americas (LAC) $791.91M, Ioneer (IONR) $165.03M.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ioneer (IONR) returned the most: Solid Power (SLDP) -62.3%, Lithium Americas (LAC) -62.6%, Ioneer (IONR) -40.7%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Lithium Americas (LAC) has been the steadiest (Solid Power (SLDP) 81.8%, Lithium Americas (LAC) 66.6%, Ioneer (IONR) 79.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Lithium Americas (LAC) leads on 2. 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.