SLDP vs SQM vs ATLX Stock Comparison

Solid Power, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile and Atlas Lithium Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SLDP Solid Power, Inc.
$2.03 -10.6% 1M -63.2% 1Y
Market cap
$461.25M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$11.53M
Div. yield
–
Lithium Basic Materials
ATLX Atlas Lithium Corp
$1.82 -26.0% 1M -64.9% 1Y
Market cap
$54.71M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$126.77K
Div. yield
–
Lithium Basic Materials

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 8). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSLDPSQMATLXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $461.25M $16.10B $54.71M SQM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -5.1x 11.6x -1.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 7.9x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -49.1% +59.0% -69.3% SQM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -778.5% 20.6% -29,435.3% SQM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 22.8% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.2x 0.6x SQM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 4.29% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -63.2% +22.4% -64.9% SQM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -30.2%/yr +0.5%/yr -21.8%/yr SQM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 81.8% 47.5% 78.6% SQM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 30/100 70/100 16/100 SQM

Percentile Scorecard

SLDPSQMATLX

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

AxisSLDPSQMATLX
Valuation 17 #136 of 163 81 #32 of 163 6 #154 of 163
Growth 27 #109 of 148 63 #55 of 148 24 #113 of 148
Profitability 14 #106 of 123 82 #23 of 123 10 #111 of 123
Financial Health 83 #29 of 164 31 #113 of 164 39 #100 of 164
Shareholder Returns 9 #98 of 108 91 #11 of 108 0 #108 of 108
Overall 30 70 16
  • SLDP ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SQM 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

PeriodSLDPSQMATLXSPY
1 month -10.6%-14.7%-26.0% +0.7%
3 months -1.9%-17.6%-33.1% +3.7%
6 months -41.2%-38.8%-66.0% +7.1%
Year to date -52.2%-18.1%-57.0% +12.8%
1 year -63.2%+22.4%-64.9% +11.9%
3 years +63.7%+15.7%-91.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +17.9%+5.0%-56.4% +22.8%
5 years -83.4%+2.7%-70.8% +67.6%
5 years, per year -30.2%+0.5%-21.8% +10.9%
10 years —+89.8%-97.6% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+6.6%-31.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSLDPSQMATLXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 81.8%47.5%78.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 79.7%44.1%83.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.030.982.45 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.770.47-0.83 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.5%-73.5%-95.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -76.1%-40.8%-71.8% -1.2%
52-week high $8.51$95.31$6.46 $779.14
52-week low $1.95$46.07$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.

MultipleSLDPSQMATLX
P/E now vs peer median -5.1xmedian 13.2x 11.6xmedian 13.2x -1.4xmedian 13.2x
P/S now vs peer median 40.0xmedian 3.1x 2.4xmedian 3.1x 431.6xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -2.5xmedian 7.2x 4.8xmedian 7.2x -0.6xmedian 7.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -6.3xmedian 15.2x —median 15.2x -1.6xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 2.2x 1.9xmedian 2.2x 1.0xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.30 -0.74median 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 monthsSLDPSQMATLX
Revenue $11.53M $6.73B $126.77K
Gross profit -$3.63M $2.83B $93.51K
Operating income -$107.57M $3.11B -$44.33M
Net income -$89.77M $1.39B -$43.45M
Free cash flow -$72.93M – -$35.25M
R&D $72.26M – $8.24M
EPS (diluted) $-0.40 $4.86 $-1.27
Cash & equivalents $24.28M $3.38B $36.09M
Total debt – $19.72B $30.46M
Shares (diluted) 225.97M 285.64M 29.36M
Enterprise value -$538.59M $5.13B -$66.38M

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
MetricSLDPSQMATLX
P/E -5.1x 11.6x -1.4x
P/FCF -6.3x – -1.6x
P/Operating cash flow -7.7x – -1.7x
P/S 40.0x 2.4x 431.6x
P/B 0.9x 1.9x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 1.9x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA -2.5x 4.8x -0.6x
EV/EBIT -2.0x 5.5x -0.6x
EV/Revenue 19.0x 2.5x 226.1x
EV/FCF -3.0x – -0.8x
EV/Operating cash flow -3.7x – -0.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -0.74 -0.12

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSLDPSQMATLX
Revenue growth (1Y) -49.1% 59.0% -69.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -9.8% -4.8% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -480.9% 150.2% 1,960%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -21.2% -9.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -4.9% 134.4% -19.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -12.0% -17.5% -35.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 4.0% 190.5% -15.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -26.6% -7.2% -34.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 23.4% 190.5% 34.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -15.7% 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
MetricSLDPSQMATLX
Gross margin -31.4% 42.1% 73.8%
EBITDA margin -770.0% 52.7% -34,866%
Operating margin -932.8% 46.2% -34,967%
Pretax margin -773.8% 36.6% -34,273%
Net margin -778.5% 20.6% -29,435%
FCF margin -632.4% – -27,809%
Operating cash flow margin -518.8% – -25,301%
Return on equity -17.4% 16.4% -81.6%
Return on assets -16.5% 8.6% -49.1%
Return on invested capital – 22.8% –
Return on capital employed -20.5% 23.4% -60.7%
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.4x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x – 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 94.0% – 8,646%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSLDPSQMATLX
Debt / assets – 31.3% 11.2%
Debt / equity – 0.6x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.2x 0.6x
Debt / FCF – – -0.3x
Liabilities / assets 4.8% 47.9% 39.9%
Equity / assets 95.2% 52.1% 60.1%
Interest coverage -498.0x 15.3x –
Current ratio 14.6x 2.6x 2.4x
Quick ratio 14.3x 1.8x 2.3x
Cash ratio 14.1x 1.5x 2.3x
Altman Z-score 9.98 – -3.45

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSLDPSQMATLX
Dividend yield – 4.3% –
Net buyback yield -28.3% – -94.7%
Shareholder yield -28.3% 4.3% -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.

ConsensusSLDPSQMATLX
Forward P/E – 7.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.38FY2026 $7.12FY2026 $-1.57FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +245.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – -2.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.25MFY2026 $8.37BFY2026 $94.14KFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -70.7%FY2026 +82.7%FY2026 -5.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +29.9% +2.9% +236,636.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSLDPSQMATLX
Held by institutions 35.5% 13.4% 9.5%
Institutions holding 193 317 43
Change in shares held, QoQ -14.0% -3.0% -44.5%
Institutions buying 114 166 19
Institutions selling 34 101 9
Buyers to sellers 3.35 1.64 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.

SLDPSQMATLX
SLDP 1.00 0.25 0.30
SQM 0.25 1.00 0.45
ATLX 0.30 0.45 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SLDP, SQM and ATLX?

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Solid Power (SLDP) $461.25M, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) $16.10B, Atlas Lithium (ATLX) $54.71M.

Which company is growing faster?

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Solid Power (SLDP) -49.1%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) +59.0%, Atlas Lithium (ATLX) -69.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) has the highest net margin (Solid Power (SLDP) -778.5%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 20.6%, Atlas Lithium (ATLX) -29,435.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) returned the most: Solid Power (SLDP) -63.2%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) +22.4%, Atlas Lithium (ATLX) -64.9%. Over five years, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) compounded fastest (Solid Power (SLDP) -30.2%/yr, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) +0.5%/yr, Atlas Lithium (ATLX) -21.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 4.29%. Solid Power (SLDP) and Atlas Lithium (ATLX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) has been the steadiest (Solid Power (SLDP) 81.8%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 47.5%, Atlas Lithium (ATLX) 78.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SLDP, SQM 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, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) leads on 8. 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.