If You Invested in Stardust Power Inc. (SDST)
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Real historical value by amount invested and how long ago| If you invested | 1 year ago | 5 years ago | 10 years ago | Since Mar 8, 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,000 | $20 -98% | $1 -100% | — | $1 -100% |
| $10,000 | $201 -98% | $8 -100% | — | $7 -100% |
Based on real historical closing prices, dividend- and split-adjusted, through 2026-10-06. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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SDST vs S&P 500Year-by-Year Returns
SDST annual performance| Year | Start Price | End Price | Annual Return | Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $110.00 | $97.10 | -11.7% | -11.7% |
| 2022 | $97.10 | $101.10 | +4.1% | -8.1% |
| 2023 | $101.15 | $110.70 | +9.4% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | $110.95 | $35.80 | -67.7% | -67.5% |
| 2025 | $36.70 | $3.06 | -91.7% | -97.2% |
| 2026 | $3.41 | $0.0801 | -97.7% | -99.9% |
About Stardust Power Inc.
Industrials · NASDAQ
Company Overview
Stardust Power Inc. is an American developer of battery-grade lithium carbonate. The company is developing a proposed lithium refinery project in Muskogee, Oklahoma, and its common stock trades on Nasdaq under the symbol SDST.
Stardust Power sits in the lithium and battery materials supply chain. Its stated product focus is battery-grade lithium carbonate, a refined lithium product used in battery manufacturing. The company has described electric vehicle manufacturers as its primary target market, with potential applications for battery manufacturers, the U.S. military, and original equipment manufacturers.
Business Focus
The company’s business centers on development of a lithium refinery rather than an operating mine. Its disclosed plan includes sourcing lithium brine feedstock from suppliers and potentially making upstream investments to secure additional feedstock. Recent company materials also describe work around lithium chloride feedstock and evaluation of lithium samples from domestic waste-stream research for potential refining applications.
Because Stardust Power is developing a proposed industrial project, investors often focus on project execution items such as permitting, engineering, feedstock access, commercial offtake discussions, financing arrangements, and Nasdaq listing compliance. Company disclosures have referenced an air quality construction permit for the Muskogee refinery, site engineering activities, and completed front-end engineering work used to support more detailed design and planning.
Muskogee Lithium Refinery Project
The Muskogee, Oklahoma refinery is the central operating project described in Stardust Power’s public materials. The company has characterized the project as part of domestic critical mineral infrastructure. Its development activities include engineering design, site investigations, foundation planning, and related work tied to future construction planning.
The company has also disclosed a non-binding letter of intent with Charge CCCV LLC, an American battery technology company, for the supply of battery-grade lithium carbonate from the Muskogee refinery. The filing related to that agreement states that the parties intend to work toward final supply volumes, pricing, and delivery schedules, but that the agreement remains subject to negotiation and a definitive agreement.
Feedstock and Commercial Development
Stardust Power’s public materials describe several feedstock and commercial pathways. The company has discussed sourcing lithium brine feedstock from various suppliers, an agreement framework tied to lithium chloride feedstock from a California-based brine project, and participation as an industrial partner in a U.S. Department of Energy-funded research program focused on lithium extraction from domestic waste streams.
In that research program, Stardust Power’s disclosed role is to evaluate lithium samples produced by the research team against battery-grade specifications and support downstream commercialization pathways for potential refining applications. The waste streams referenced in company materials include wastewater from oil and gas operations and drainage from legacy coal mines.
Public Company and Capital Structure
Stardust Power files reports with the SEC as a public company. Its filings reference common stock and redeemable warrants, equity incentive plan matters, at-the-market share sales arrangements, convertible note financing, and other capital-structure items. These disclosures are important because a refinery development company may need substantial capital before commercial operations are established.
The company has also disclosed a Nasdaq notice related to continued listing standards. That filing stated that the notice had no immediate impact on the listing of the company’s securities on the Nasdaq Capital Market at the time of the filing, while describing compliance requirements and potential delisting procedures if compliance is not regained.
Key Investor Considerations
- Project stage: Stardust Power is developing a proposed lithium refinery project in Muskogee, Oklahoma.
- Product focus: The company’s stated focus is battery-grade lithium carbonate.
- Feedstock strategy: Public materials reference lithium brine feedstock, lithium chloride feedstock, and evaluation of lithium from domestic waste streams.
- Commercial path: The company has disclosed non-binding offtake and supply-related agreements that remain subject to definitive terms.
- Regulatory filings: SEC filings include quarterly reports, current reports, financing agreements, governance matters, warrants, and listing compliance disclosures.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Stardust Power Inc. investment returns
How much would $1,000 invested in Stardust Power Inc. be worth today?
If you invested $1,000 in Stardust Power Inc. (SDST) 5 years ago on 2021-10-07, your investment would be worth $1 as of 2026-10-06, representing a -99.9% total return, growing at a compounded rate of -75.9% per year (CAGR).
Has Stardust Power Inc. outperformed the S&P 500?
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What is Stardust Power Inc.'s average annual return?
The compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of SDST over the past 5 years is -75.9%, growing at a compounded rate each year. Individual years vary significantly — SDST's best recent year was 2023 (+9.4%) and worst was 2026 (-97.7%).
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