SLI vs PKX vs ALB Stock Comparison

Standard Lithium, Posco Holdings and Albemarle Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SLI Standard Lithium Ltd.
$1.46 -18.4% 1M -61.6% 1Y
Market cap
$349.97M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$6.02M
Div. yield
–
Lithium Basic Materials
1 win
PKX Posco Holdings Inc.
$50.88 -9.7% 1M -11.5% 1Y
Market cap
$3.85B
P/E
4.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.16B
Div. yield
3.03%
Steel Basic Materials
5 wins
ALB Albemarle Corp
$93.29 -13.3% 1M -4.6% 1Y
Market cap
$11.01B
P/E
39.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.91B
Div. yield
1.75%
Lithium Basic Materials
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Posco Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Posco Holdings 5, Albemarle 4, Standard Lithium 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSLIPKXALBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $349.97M $3.85B $11.01B ALB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -6.3x 4.1x 39.5x PKX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 10.4x 8.7x ALB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +575.1% -27.8% +18.3% SLI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -791.4% 2.5% 4.7% ALB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 3.0% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 3.03% 1.75% PKX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -61.6% -11.5% -4.6% ALB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -33.7%/yr -4.3%/yr -17.9%/yr PKX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 67.5% 45.0% 54.2% PKX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 68/100 62/100 PKX

Percentile Scorecard

SLIPKXALB

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

AxisSLIPKXALB
Valuation 35 #106 of 163 88 #21 of 163 93 #12 of 163
Growth 67 #49 of 148 40 #89 of 148 55 #67 of 148
Profitability 19 #100 of 123 50 #62 of 123 68 #40 of 123
Financial Health 80 #33 of 164 79 #35 of 164 40 #99 of 164
Shareholder Returns 96 #5 of 108 85 #17 of 108 53 #51 of 108
Overall 60 68 62
  • SLI ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • PKX ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • ALB 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

PeriodSLIPKXALBSPY
1 month -18.4%-9.7%-13.3% +0.7%
3 months -28.4%-6.5%-20.7% +3.7%
6 months -62.2%-35.9%-52.6% +7.1%
Year to date -67.3%-4.4%-34.0% +12.8%
1 year -61.6%-11.5%-4.6% +11.9%
3 years -45.9%-36.7%-26.8% +85.2%
3 years, per year -18.5%-14.1%-9.9% +22.8%
5 years -87.2%-19.6%-62.8% +67.6%
5 years, per year -33.7%-4.3%-17.9% +10.9%
10 years —-0.5%+12.5% +262.0%
10 years, per year —0.0%+1.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSLIPKXALBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 67.5%45.0%54.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 72.8%43.3%52.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.191.421.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.91-0.25-0.09 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -91.5%-69.8%-84.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -74.2%-44.5%-56.7% -1.2%
52-week high $5.65$91.72$215.62 $779.14
52-week low $1.38$48.69$88.45 $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.

MultipleSLIPKXALB
P/E now vs peer median -6.3xmedian 13.2x 4.1xmedian 13.2x 39.5xmedian 13.2x
P/S now vs peer median 58.1xmedian 3.1x 0.1xmedian 3.1x 1.9xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.2x —median 7.2x —median 7.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -23.9xmedian 15.2x -0.9xmedian 15.2x 8.2xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 2.2x 0.1xmedian 2.2x 1.0xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.30 -15.79median 0.30 -0.65median 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 monthsSLIPKXALB
Revenue $6.02M $37.16B $5.91B
Gross profit – $3.86B $1.41B
Operating income -$22.81M $1.39B –
Net income -$47.66M $1.47B $253.32M
Free cash flow -$14.63M -$4.45B $1.34B
EPS (diluted) $-0.23 $12.52 $2.04
Cash & equivalents $137.30M – $1.63B
Total debt – $749.60M $1.88B
Shares (diluted) 206.37M 75.62M 136.21M
Enterprise value -$320.03M $8.19B $5.00B

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
MetricSLIPKXALB
P/E -6.3x 4.1x 39.5x
P/FCF -23.9x -0.9x 8.2x
P/Operating cash flow -24.0x – 6.1x
P/S 58.1x 0.1x 1.9x
P/B 0.9x 0.1x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 0.1x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT -7.1x 3.3x –
EV/Revenue 26.7x 0.1x 1.9x
EV/FCF -11.0x -1.0x 8.4x
EV/Operating cash flow -11.0x – 6.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -15.79 -0.65

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSLIPKXALB
Revenue growth (1Y) 575.1% -27.8% 18.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -15.1% -15.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 0.1% 263.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -2.3% -28.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -363.9% 49.9% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -38.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) 69.6% 297.8% 127.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 7.9% -60.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 72.6% 163.2% 121.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -0.3% -60.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 12.4% – 136.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -12.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 32.6% 27.9% 816.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -34.8% 11.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSLIPKXALB
Gross margin – 10.4% 23.8%
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin -378.8% 3.7% –
Pretax margin -867.8% 3.5% –
Net margin -791.4% 2.5% 4.7%
FCF margin -242.9% -12.0% 22.7%
Operating cash flow margin -242.6% – 30.5%
Return on equity -13.0% 3.4% 2.7%
Return on assets -12.1% 3.1% 1.8%
Return on invested capital – 3.0% –
Return on capital employed -5.9% 4.1% –
Asset turnover 0.0x 1.1x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x – 7.1x
Stock comp / revenue 104.0% – 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSLIPKXALB
Debt / assets – 2.2% 11.8%
Debt / equity – 0.0x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – -0.2x 1.4x
Liabilities / assets 7.1% 7.7% 33.8%
Equity / assets 92.9% 92.3% 66.2%
Interest coverage -950.4x 0.5x –
Current ratio 17.9x – 2.1x
Quick ratio 23.6x – 1.2x
Cash ratio 23.3x – 0.9x
Altman Z-score 7.37 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSLIPKXALB
Dividend yield – 3.0% 1.8%
Net buyback yield 3.9% – -0.2%
Shareholder yield 3.9% 3.0% 1.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 75.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 14.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 0.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 0.9%

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.

ConsensusSLIPKXALB
Forward P/E – 10.4xFY2026 8.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $4.90FY2026 $10.78FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +245.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +14.7% -5.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $52.03BFY2026 $5.82BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +7.4%FY2026 +13.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +3.5% +8.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSLIPKXALB
Held by institutions 31.0% 17.7% 98.1%
Institutions holding 138 181 948
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.1% +38.2% +6.8%
Institutions buying 60 131 449
Institutions selling 33 30 359
Buyers to sellers 1.82 4.37 1.25

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.

SLIPKXALB
SLI 1.00 0.32 0.50
PKX 0.32 1.00 0.32
ALB 0.50 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SLI, PKX and ALB?

Albemarle (ALB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Standard Lithium (SLI) $349.97M, Posco Holdings (PKX) $3.85B, Albemarle (ALB) $11.01B.

Which stock is cheaper, SLI, PKX and ALB?

Posco Holdings (PKX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Standard Lithium (SLI) -6.3x, Posco Holdings (PKX) 4.1x, Albemarle (ALB) 39.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Albemarle (ALB) is cheapest (Posco Holdings (PKX) 10.4x, Albemarle (ALB) 8.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Standard Lithium (SLI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Standard Lithium (SLI) +575.1%, Posco Holdings (PKX) -27.8%, Albemarle (ALB) +18.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Albemarle (ALB) has the highest net margin (Standard Lithium (SLI) -791.4%, Posco Holdings (PKX) 2.5%, Albemarle (ALB) 4.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Albemarle (ALB) returned the most: Standard Lithium (SLI) -61.6%, Posco Holdings (PKX) -11.5%, Albemarle (ALB) -4.6%. Over five years, Posco Holdings (PKX) compounded fastest (Standard Lithium (SLI) -33.7%/yr, Posco Holdings (PKX) -4.3%/yr, Albemarle (ALB) -17.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Posco Holdings (PKX) has the highest dividend yield: Posco Holdings (PKX) 3.03%, Albemarle (ALB) 1.75%. Standard Lithium (SLI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Posco Holdings (PKX) has been the steadiest (Standard Lithium (SLI) 67.5%, Posco Holdings (PKX) 45.0%, Albemarle (ALB) 54.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 5. 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.