SLI vs PKX vs SLDP Stock Comparison

Standard Lithium, Posco Holdings and Solid Power Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SLI Standard Lithium Ltd.
$1.45 -15.7% 1M -55.2% 1Y
Market cap
$285.00M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$6.02M
Div. yield
–
Lithium Basic Materials
1 win
PKX Posco Holdings Inc.
$51.60 -11.4% 1M -4.0% 1Y
Market cap
$3.69B
P/E
3.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.16B
Div. yield
–
Steel Basic Materials
6 wins
SLDP Solid Power, Inc.
$2.25 -2.2% 1M -59.9% 1Y
Market cap
$465.49M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$11.53M
Div. yield
–
Lithium Basic Materials

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.

QuestionSLIPKXSLDPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $285.00M $3.69B $465.49M PKX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -6.0x 3.9x -5.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 10.5x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +575.1% -27.8% -49.1% SLI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -791.4% 2.5% -778.5% PKX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 3.0% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.1x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -55.2% -4.0% -59.9% PKX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -33.9%/yr -3.3%/yr -27.7%/yr PKX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 67.1% 45.3% 79.9% PKX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 67/100 31/100 PKX

Percentile Scorecard

SLIPKXSLDP

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

AxisSLIPKXSLDP
Valuation 37 #106 of 168 94 #11 of 168 17 #140 of 168
Growth 66 #52 of 152 30 #107 of 152 25 #114 of 152
Profitability 21 #98 of 123 53 #59 of 123 15 #105 of 123
Financial Health 82 #31 of 165 74 #44 of 165 85 #26 of 165
Shareholder Returns 97 #5 of 117 86 #17 of 117 12 #103 of 117
Overall 60 67 31
  • SLI ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • PKX ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SLDP 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

PeriodSLIPKXSLDPSPY
1 month -15.7%-11.4%-2.2% -1.0%
3 months -35.6%-5.8%+5.1% -0.4%
6 months -64.0%-41.5%-32.7% +4.5%
Year to date -67.6%-3.0%-47.1% +12.4%
1 year -55.2%-4.0%-59.9% +13.6%
3 years -49.7%-38.2%+60.7% +76.4%
3 years, per year -20.5%-14.8%+17.1% +20.8%
5 years -87.4%-15.3%-80.2% +63.7%
5 years, per year -33.9%-3.3%-27.7% +10.4%
10 years —-0.5%— +267.7%
10 years, per year —0.0%— +13.9%

Risk

MeasureSLIPKXSLDPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 67.1%45.3%79.9% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 71.3%43.4%78.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.191.412.98 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.82-0.09-0.75 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -90.9%-69.8%-93.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -74.3%-43.7%-73.6% -1.6%
52-week high $5.65$91.72$8.51 $779.14
52-week low $1.36$48.69$1.92 $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.

MultipleSLIPKXSLDP
P/E now vs peer median -6.3xmedian 13.4x 4.1xmedian 13.4x -5.7xmedian 13.4x
P/S now vs peer median 57.7xmedian 3.0x 0.1xmedian 3.0x 44.3xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.7x 0.8xmedian 7.7x -3.0xmedian 7.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -23.8xmedian 13.3x -1.6xmedian 13.3x -7.0xmedian 13.3x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 2.3x 0.1xmedian 2.3x 1.0xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.19 -16.01median 0.19 —median 0.19

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 monthsSLIPKXSLDP
Revenue $6.02M $37.16B $11.53M
Gross profit – $3.86B -$3.63M
Operating income -$22.81M $1.39B -$107.57M
Net income -$47.66M $963.42M -$89.77M
Free cash flow -$14.63M -$2.50B -$72.93M
R&D – – $72.26M
EPS (diluted) $-0.23 $12.52 $-0.40
Cash & equivalents $137.30M – $24.28M
Total debt – $749.60M –
Shares (diluted) 206.37M 75.62M 225.97M
Enterprise value -$385.00M $3.69B -$534.36M

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
MetricSLIPKXSLDP
P/E -6.3x 4.1x -5.7x
P/FCF -23.8x -1.6x -7.0x
P/Operating cash flow -23.8x 2.0x -8.5x
P/S 57.7x 0.1x 44.3x
P/B 0.9x 0.1x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 0.1x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA – 0.8x -3.0x
EV/EBIT -7.0x 3.4x -2.5x
EV/Revenue 26.3x 0.1x 23.3x
EV/FCF -10.8x -1.9x -3.7x
EV/Operating cash flow -10.9x 2.4x -4.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -16.01 –

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSLIPKXSLDP
Debt / assets – 2.2% –
Debt / equity – 0.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.1x –
Debt / FCF – -0.3x –
Liabilities / assets 7.1% 7.7% 4.8%
Equity / assets 92.9% 92.3% 95.2%
Interest coverage -950.4x 0.5x -498.0x
Current ratio 17.9x – 14.6x
Quick ratio 23.6x – 14.3x
Cash ratio 23.3x – 14.1x
Altman Z-score 7.32 – 11.17

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSLIPKXSLDP
Dividend yield – 3.0% –
Net buyback yield 4.0% – -25.5%
Shareholder yield 4.0% 3.0% -25.5%
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.

ConsensusSLIPKXSLDP
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
HoldersSLIPKXSLDP
Held by institutions 31.0% 17.7% 35.5%
Institutions holding 138 181 193
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.1% +38.2% -14.0%
Institutions buying 60 131 114
Institutions selling 33 30 34
Buyers to sellers 1.82 4.37 3.35

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.

SLIPKXSLDP
SLI 1.00 0.33 0.40
PKX 0.33 1.00 0.23
SLDP 0.40 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SLI, PKX and SLDP?

Posco Holdings (PKX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Standard Lithium (SLI) $285.00M, Posco Holdings (PKX) $3.69B, Solid Power (SLDP) $465.49M.

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%, Solid Power (SLDP) -49.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Posco Holdings (PKX) returned the most: Standard Lithium (SLI) -55.2%, Posco Holdings (PKX) -4.0%, Solid Power (SLDP) -59.9%. Over five years, Posco Holdings (PKX) compounded fastest (Standard Lithium (SLI) -33.9%/yr, Posco Holdings (PKX) -3.3%/yr, Solid Power (SLDP) -27.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Posco Holdings (PKX) has been the steadiest (Standard Lithium (SLI) 67.1%, Posco Holdings (PKX) 45.3%, Solid Power (SLDP) 79.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SLI, PKX 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.