The invention provides an electrode material, and a preparation method and application thereof. The preparation method comprises the following steps: respectively dissolving a transition metal salt solution and sodium borohydride in absolute ethyl alcohol to obtain a solution A and a solution B, dispersing a positive electrode material in the solution A to obtain a solution C, slowly adding the solution B into the solution C in a protective gas atmosphere, stirring for reaction after charging is finished, and then filtering, washing and drying to obtain the electrode material. The electrode material has good lattice stability and electrode / electrolyte interface stability at the same time, lattice oxygen loss in the circulation process can be inhibited, and dissolution and migration of transition metal can be inhibited, so that capacity attenuation and voltage drop of the positive electrode material in the circulation process are relieved, and the problems of high surface alkalinity, poor rate capability, serious attenuation of capacity and voltage in the cycle process and the like of the existing positive electrode material are effectively solved.