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Track SLDP free→NASDAQConsumer DiscretionaryAuto PartsSnapshot 2026-06-15
Recent financial performance sits well below its industry cohort — worth keeping an eye on, though it has not freshly broken.
Recent financial performance is weak, and earnings quality cannot be assessed since the company was unprofitable over the past year. Management's recent track record has been fairly steady, and it has a capital-friendly stance. Risk is high, and the sector backdrop is a headwind, with SLDP performing below typical compared to sector peers. The read is provisional.
Daily closes. Earnings/event dots are placed inline.
A consensus fair price across 0 valuation methods, at three horizons. Current price $2.84. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
No-growth: today's peer multiple on trailing earnings. The headline read.
Embeds projected growth. Leans optimistic by design. Upside context.
One valuation read at a 12-month horizon, plus how price compares to peers and the company's own history.
Not enough valuation methods to set a 12-month read yet.
TTM earnings are negative, so the read leans on sales- and cash-flow-based methods rather than P/E. This is a data condition, not a forward call.
Looks more expensive than peers.
Self-history needs ~20 months of data.
Each factor is a parallel diagnostic with a clear read of what it shows and how names like it have historically fared. Never aggregated into a single score.
Operating income rose in 2 of the last 3 quarter-over-quarter moves. Historically, Consumer Discretionary names rated weak grew net income 58% of the time over the next year (vs 57% for the rest of the cohort, n=2844).
Over the trailing year it converted 0.72x of net income into operating cash flow.
Most sensitive to the broad stock market.
Not enough signal to read sensitivity to the US dollar, long-term interest rates, real (inflation-adjusted) rates, Fed net liquidity.
6 material management or governance events in the past 24 months, led by M&A activity. Historically, Consumer Discretionary names rated neutral grew net income 54% of the time over the next year (vs 57% for the rest of the cohort, n=646).
The next print and the backdrop around it (sector regime and the AI cycle). Context for the path, not a forecast of returns.
EPS estimate $-0.12 → $-0.12 (-4.3% / 30d). 0 raised, 0 cut, 2 covering analysts.
0 upgrades, 0 downgrades / 30d. 100% of analysts rate Buy.
1 PT revisions / 30d. Avg target 141.1% above current price.
How management runs the business: capital, margins, balance sheet, and how reliably they guide and deliver.
A guidance track record builds as the company issues and delivers on guidance.
What a normal day, a bad day, and the worst of the last year would mean for a $10,000 position.
On a typical day, $10k can swing ±$253.
How much price usually moves either way.
On a bad day, this stock has moved -$896.
A rough but not unusual down day (about the 95th percentile).
In the worst 12 months, $10k could have lost $6,910.
Deepest peak-to-trough drop in the last year.
Past results, not a forecast. Not investment advice.
The most important moves since the prior daily snapshot.
No material changes since the prior snapshot.
as of 2026-06-15
Specific, dated things to watch for, each with what would confirm it and what would prove it wrong.
Why it matters: Growth in revenue for the sector may mean Solid Power is recovering.
Confirms:Revenue in the Consumer Discretionary sector is up from last year.
Disproves:Sector revenue growth remains negative year over year.
Recent news graded against this company's own objectives — whether it reinforces or challenges the thesis, and how confirmed it is.
No graded news catalysts for SLDP yet.
Conditional scenarios: if X happens, the view would shift in this direction. These are not predictions.
Recent SEC 8-K filings ranked by likely impact, confidence, and recency.
Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On May 5, 2026, Solid Power, Inc. (the “Company,” “Solid Power,” “we,” or “our”) issued a press release announcing its financial and operational results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026. A copy of the press release is furnished with this report as Exhibit 99.1. Such exhibit and the information set forth therein will not be deemed to be filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act…
Whether the overall read has been drifting up or down lately, and how it's changed since last week.
Not investment advice. Scores describe historical and current data; they are not forecasts of future returns. Consult a licensed advisor before making investment decisions.
Long-thesis check; widest uncertainty.
TTM earnings are negative. P/E-based methods drop out and the estimate leans on sales- and cash-flow-based methods. A data condition, not a forward call.
Trailing four: 2025-Q1, 2025-Q2, 2025-Q3, 2026-Q1
A side-by-side read on sector standing, valuation, and risk versus Automotive Parts & Equipment.
| Stock | Sector standing | Valuation | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|
SLDP Solid Power, Inc. | Below typical Show detailsSector percentile: 13 of 100 | — | high |
BWA BorgWarner | Above typical Show detailsSector percentile: 80 of 100 | full | moderate |
MOD Modine Manufacturing Co. | Typical Show detailsSector percentile: 51 of 100 | expensive | elevated |
APTV Aptiv | Above typical Show detailsSector percentile: 90 of 100 | fair | moderate |
AUR Aurora Innovation Inc | — | — | elevated |
Not investment advice. As of 2026-06-15.
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Tailwind = sector leading the S&P 500; headwind = trailing. Both can be constructive. Historically, headwind regimes have averaged stronger forward returns than tailwind.
Context label only: describes the market state (e.g. real bear vs narrative panic, healthy uptrend vs late-stage froth). It is not a per-ticker buy/sell signal and does not predict factor performance.
Not investment advice. As of 2026-06-15.
Priorities management has stated in recent disclosures, with status and evidence drawn from earnings calls, filings, and press releases.
Solid Power has set a capital expenditure guidance range of $85 million to $100 million for the fiscal year 2026.
Newly stated in 2025-Q4. The company has set a capital expenditure guidance range of $85 million to $100 million for 2026. With operating income at -$26.3M in 2026-Q1, the financial trajectory shows a need for careful capital allocation to meet this guidance.
“The company expects 2026 cash investment, representing cash used in operations and capital expenditures, to be in the range of $85 million to $100 million.”
Solid Power has entered into an amended and restated Assistance Agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy.
Newly stated in 2026-Q1. Solid Power has entered into an amended agreement with the DOE, indicating a strategic partnership. However, with revenue declining from $7.54M in 2025-Q2 to $3.07M in 2026-Q1, the financial impact of this partnership remains to be seen.
“Solid Power and the DOE entered into an amended and restated Assistance Agreement, effective January 1, 2026.”
Solid Power is addressing earnings volatility as evidenced by recent earnings beat and miss events.
Stated in 2 of last 2 quarters. Solid Power experienced an earnings beat in Q1 2026 and an earnings miss in Q4 2025, highlighting earnings volatility. With net income at -$13.03M in 2026-Q1, the company is facing challenges in stabilizing its financial performance.
“Solid Power announced its financial results, including an earnings beat in Q1 2026.”
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On April 20, 2026, Rainer Feurer provided notice to Solid Power, Inc. (the “Company”) of his intention to retire from the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), effective June 30, 2026. Dr. Feurer’s decision to retire and step down from the Board was not the result of any disagreement on matters relating to the Company’s operations, policies,…
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. On March 5, 2026, Solid Power Operating, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Solid Power, Inc. (collectively, the “Company,” “Solid Power,” “we,” or “our”), and the United States Department of Energy (the “DOE”) entered into an amended and restated Assistance Agreement (the “Amended Agreement”), with an effective date of January 1, 2026. The Company and the DOE previously entered into an Assistance Agreement, with an effective date of January 1, 2025…
Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On February 24, 2026, Solid Power, Inc. (the “Company,” “Solid Power,” “we,” or “our”) issued a press release announcing its financial and operational results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2025. A copy of the press release is furnished with this report as Exhibit 99.1. Such exhibit and the information set forth therein will not be deemed to be filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as am…
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On November 19, 2025, the Board of Directors of Solid Power, Inc. (together with its affiliates, the “Company”) amended, restated, and continued the Solid Power, Inc. Executive Change in Control and Severance Plan (the “Prior Plan”) previously adopted in August 2021 in the form of two separate plans: (i) the Solid Power, Inc. Severance Benefit Plan…
“Solid Power announced its financial results, including an earnings miss in Q4 2025.”