SLI vs SLDP vs ABAT Stock Comparison

Standard Lithium, Solid Power and American Battery Technology Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SLI Standard Lithium Ltd.
$1.52 -17.8% 1M -61.2% 1Y
Market cap
$307.56M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$6.02M
Div. yield
–
Lithium Basic Materials
4 wins
SLDP Solid Power, Inc.
$2.02 -15.5% 1M -65.4% 1Y
Market cap
$454.21M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$11.53M
Div. yield
–
Lithium Basic Materials
2 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Standard Lithium leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Standard Lithium 4, Solid Power 2, American Battery Technology 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSLISLDPABATLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $307.56M $454.21M $198.39M SLDP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -6.5x -5.1x -2.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +575.1% -49.1% +406.8% SLI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -791.4% -778.5% -337.5% ABAT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 0.6x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -61.2% -65.4% -72.4% SLI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -34.2%/yr -28.7%/yr -40.0%/yr SLDP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 67.5% 82.1% 94.7% SLI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 29/100 29/100 SLI

Percentile Scorecard

SLISLDPABAT

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

AxisSLISLDPABAT
Valuation 34 #107 of 162 16 #137 of 162 12 #142 of 162
Growth 67 #49 of 147 27 #108 of 147 35 #96 of 147
Profitability 17 #102 of 122 12 #107 of 122 10 #110 of 122
Financial Health 80 #34 of 164 82 #31 of 164 78 #37 of 164
Shareholder Returns 96 #5 of 107 9 #97 of 107 9 #98 of 107
Overall 59 29 29
  • SLI ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SLDP ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • ABAT 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

PeriodSLISLDPABATSPY
1 month -17.8%-15.5%-34.1% -0.2%
3 months -24.8%-4.3%-31.7% +3.9%
6 months -59.2%-42.1%-55.0% +8.2%
Year to date -66.0%-52.5%-55.4% +12.9%
1 year -61.2%-65.4%-72.4% +12.3%
3 years -44.5%+53.0%-64.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year -17.8%+15.2%-29.4% +23.3%
5 years -87.6%-81.6%-92.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year -34.2%-28.7%-40.0% +10.9%
10 years ——-73.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year ——-12.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSLISLDPABATSPY
Volatility, 1Y 67.5%82.1%94.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 72.7%80.3%91.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.183.023.56 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.91-0.80-0.76 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -91.5%-93.5%-97.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -73.1%-76.3%-72.4% -1.2%
52-week high $5.65$8.51$5.39 $779.14
52-week low $1.38$1.95$1.28 $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.

MultipleSLISLDPABAT
P/E now vs peer median -6.6xmedian 13.3x -5.1xmedian 13.3x -2.6xmedian 13.3x
P/S now vs peer median 60.5xmedian 3.2x 39.8xmedian 3.2x 9.7xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.3x -2.4xmedian 7.3x -2.4xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -24.9xmedian 14.7x -6.3xmedian 14.7x -5.6xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 2.2x 0.9xmedian 2.2x 1.7xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.31 —median 0.31 0.60median 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 monthsSLISLDPABAT
Revenue $6.02M $11.53M $21.74M
Gross profit – -$3.63M -$3.09M
Operating income -$22.81M -$107.57M -$74.71M
Net income -$47.66M -$89.77M -$73.38M
Free cash flow -$14.63M -$72.93M -$37.81M
R&D – $72.26M $17.87M
EPS (diluted) $-0.23 $-0.40 $-0.58
Cash & equivalents $137.30M $24.28M $49.52M
Total debt – – $8.00M
Shares (diluted) 206.37M 225.97M 127.58M
Enterprise value -$362.44M -$545.63M $30.77M

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
MetricSLISLDPABAT
P/E -6.6x -5.1x -2.6x
P/FCF -24.9x -6.3x -5.6x
P/Operating cash flow -24.9x -7.7x -8.7x
P/S 60.5x 39.8x 9.7x
P/B 1.0x 0.9x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 0.9x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA – -2.4x -2.4x
EV/EBIT -7.7x -2.0x -2.3x
EV/Revenue 29.1x 18.8x 7.8x
EV/FCF -12.0x -3.0x -4.5x
EV/Operating cash flow -12.0x -3.6x -7.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – 0.60

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSLISLDPABAT
Revenue growth (1Y) 575.1% -49.1% 406.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -9.8% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -480.9% 70.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -21.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -363.9% -4.9% -77.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -12.0% -49.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 69.6% 4.0% -56.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -26.6% -49.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 72.6% 23.4% 1.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – -4.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 12.4% 7.2% 16.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -8.2% -21.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 32.6% 5.3% -20.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 8.7% 8.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSLISLDPABAT
Gross margin – -31.4% -14.2%
EBITDA margin – -770.0% -320.6%
Operating margin -378.8% -932.8% -343.6%
Pretax margin -867.8% -773.8% -339.1%
Net margin -791.4% -778.5% -337.5%
FCF margin -242.9% -632.4% -173.9%
Operating cash flow margin -242.6% -518.8% -111.4%
Return on equity -13.0% -17.4% -61.7%
Return on assets -12.1% -16.5% -58.5%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed -5.9% -20.5% -62.4%
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x 0.7x 0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 104.0% 94.0% 213.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSLISLDPABAT
Debt / assets – – 6.0%
Debt / equity – – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 0.6x
Debt / FCF – – -0.2x
Liabilities / assets 7.1% 4.8% 4.9%
Equity / assets 92.9% 95.2% 95.1%
Interest coverage -950.4x -498.0x -76.2x
Current ratio 17.9x 14.6x 9.5x
Quick ratio 23.6x 14.3x 8.9x
Cash ratio 23.3x 14.1x 7.7x
Altman Z-score 7.68 9.93 14.89

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSLISLDPABAT
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 3.8% -28.4% -36.3%
Shareholder yield 3.8% -28.4% -36.3%
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.

ConsensusSLISLDPABAT
EPS, next fiscal year – $-0.38FY2026 –
Revenue, next fiscal year – $5.25MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY – -70.7%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after – +29.9% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSLISLDPABAT
Held by institutions 31.0% 35.5% 36.6%
Institutions holding 137 192 176
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.1% -14.0% +5.9%
Institutions buying 60 113 102
Institutions selling 33 34 33
Buyers to sellers 1.82 3.32 3.09

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.

SLISLDPABAT
SLI 1.00 0.35 0.54
SLDP 0.35 1.00 0.53
ABAT 0.54 0.53 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SLI, SLDP and ABAT?

Solid Power (SLDP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Standard Lithium (SLI) $307.56M, Solid Power (SLDP) $454.21M, American Battery Technology (ABAT) $198.39M.

Which company is growing faster?

Standard Lithium (SLI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Standard Lithium (SLI) +575.1%, Solid Power (SLDP) -49.1%, American Battery Technology (ABAT) +406.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

American Battery Technology (ABAT) has the highest net margin (Standard Lithium (SLI) -791.4%, Solid Power (SLDP) -778.5%, American Battery Technology (ABAT) -337.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Standard Lithium (SLI) returned the most: Standard Lithium (SLI) -61.2%, Solid Power (SLDP) -65.4%, American Battery Technology (ABAT) -72.4%. Over five years, Solid Power (SLDP) compounded fastest (Standard Lithium (SLI) -34.2%/yr, Solid Power (SLDP) -28.7%/yr, American Battery Technology (ABAT) -40.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Standard Lithium (SLI) has been the steadiest (Standard Lithium (SLI) 67.5%, Solid Power (SLDP) 82.1%, American Battery Technology (ABAT) 94.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Standard Lithium (SLI) leads on 4. 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.