ACA vs IIIN vs LXFR Stock Comparison

Arcosa, Insteel Industries and Luxfer Holdings Prices as of Oct 22, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ACA Arcosa, Inc.
$149.18 +1.7% 1M +61.6% 1Y
Market cap
$7.33B
P/E
14.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.74B
Div. yield
0.13%
Metal Fabrication Industrials
7 wins
IIIN Insteel Industries Inc
$28.36 -3.8% 1M -7.4% 1Y
Market cap
$549.23M
P/E
18.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$739.51M
Div. yield
–
Metal Fabrication Industrials
3 wins
LXFR Luxfer Holdings Plc
$17.27 +0.1% 1M +28.9% 1Y
Market cap
$461.73M
P/E
57.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$363.20M
Div. yield
–
Metal Fabrication Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Arcosa leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Arcosa 7, Insteel Industries 3, Luxfer Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionACAIIINLXFRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.33B $549.23M $461.73M ACA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.9x 18.6x 57.7x ACA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 33.6x 13.8x 17.4x IIIN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.7% +14.2% -10.6% IIIN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.9% — 2.2% ACA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.5% — 4.6% ACA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x — 1.4x LXFR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.13% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +61.6% -7.4% +28.9% ACA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +23.0%/yr -6.9%/yr -3.0%/yr ACA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.7% 41.4% 33.2% ACA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 68/100 50/100 IIIN

Percentile Scorecard

ACAIIINLXFR

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

AxisACAIIINLXFR
Valuation 50 #102 of 203 84 #34 of 203 58 #85 of 203
Growth 82 #34 of 188 32 #129 of 188 16 #159 of 188
Profitability 50 #92 of 183 63 #68 of 183 39 #113 of 183
Financial Health 58 #92 of 217 – 59 #90 of 217
Shareholder Returns 41 #90 of 153 95 #9 of 153 81 #30 of 153
Overall 56 68 50
  • ACA ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • IIIN ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • LXFR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodACAIIINLXFRSPY
1 month +1.7%-3.8%+0.1% -0.2%
3 months +2.9%-13.0%+1.1% +3.9%
6 months +24.1%+12.1%+29.9% +8.2%
Year to date +40.3%-10.5%+27.6% +12.9%
1 year +61.6%-7.4%+28.9% +12.3%
3 years +117.4%+5.1%+102.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +29.6%+1.7%+26.4% +23.3%
5 years +181.9%-29.9%-13.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year +23.0%-6.9%-3.0% +10.9%
10 years —+8.6%— +261.1%
10 years, per year —+0.8%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureACAIIINLXFRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.7%41.4%33.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.9%51.3%39.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.950.980.96 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.94-0.180.87 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.7%-49.9%-67.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-25.6%-9.5% -1.2%
52-week high $149.18$38.11$19.08 $779.14
52-week low $92.25$24.48$11.51 $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.

MultipleACAIIINLXFR
P/E now vs peer median 14.9xmedian 25.2x 18.7xmedian 25.2x 57.7xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 1.9x 0.7xmedian 1.9x 1.3xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.2xmedian 14.0x —median 14.0x 15.5xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 54.9xmedian 21.7x -58.5xmedian 21.7x 27.5xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 2.3x 1.4xmedian 2.3x 2.1xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.75median 1.32 -6.39median 1.32 -2.97median 1.32

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 monthsACAIIINLXFR
Revenue $2.74B $739.51M $363.20M
Gross profit $632.30M $75.68M $90.20M
Operating income $322.70M – $22.70M
Net income $491.40M $29.55M $8.00M
Free cash flow $133.40M – $16.80M
R&D – – $5.10M
EPS (diluted) $9.99 $1.52 $0.29
Cash & equivalents $432.10M $37.48M $11.50M
Total debt $1.44B – –
Shares (diluted) 49.20M 19.49M 27.22M
Enterprise value $6.31B $549.23M $421.13M

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
MetricACAIIINLXFR
P/E 14.9x 18.7x 57.7x
P/FCF 54.9x -58.5x 27.5x
P/Operating cash flow 21.5x 15.1x 17.8x
P/S 2.7x 0.7x 1.3x
P/B 2.5x 1.4x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 1.5x 2.2x
EV/EBITDA 15.2x – 15.5x
EV/EBIT 25.8x – 22.4x
EV/Revenue 3.0x 0.7x 1.4x
EV/FCF 62.4x – 30.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.4x 15.1x 19.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.75 -6.39 -2.97

Growth

14 metrics
MetricACAIIINLXFR
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.7% 14.2% -10.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.0% 4.4% -5.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 20.7% -19.0% -1.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.2% 5.0% -0.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 61.3% – -33.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -5.6% – -14.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 433.0% -28.0% -67.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 20.2% -3.0% -19.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 430.8% -27.7% -67.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 19.8% -2.9% -19.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -23.1% 33.5% -42.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.1% -36.6% 6.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -54.9% – -52.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 54.7% – 14.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricACAIIINLXFR
Gross margin 23.0% – 24.8%
EBITDA margin 19.9% – 9.0%
Operating margin 11.8% – 6.3%
Pretax margin 8.4% – 5.4%
Net margin 17.9% – 2.2%
FCF margin 4.9% – 4.6%
Operating cash flow margin 12.4% 4.9% 7.2%
Return on equity 17.4% 7.9% 3.6%
Return on assets 9.5% 6.2% 2.0%
Return on invested capital 6.5% – 4.6%
Return on capital employed 6.9% – 7.3%
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.5x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x 1.2x 3.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 0.5% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricACAIIINLXFR
Debt / assets 27.1% – 15.0%
Debt / equity 0.5x – 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x – 1.4x
Debt / FCF 10.8x – 3.5x
Liabilities / assets 43.7% – 42.8%
Equity / assets 56.3% 79.0% 57.2%
Interest coverage 3.3x – 7.3x
Current ratio 3.1x 3.7x 2.3x
Quick ratio 2.2x – 1.0x
Cash ratio 1.0x – 0.1x
Altman Z-score 3.18 – 3.50

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricACAIIINLXFR
Dividend yield 0.1% 3.9% 2.3%
Net buyback yield 0.2% – 0.7%
Shareholder yield 0.4% 3.9% 3.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 2.0% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 7.4% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 1.0% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 1.0% – –

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.

ConsensusACAIIINLXFR
Forward P/E 33.6xFY2026 13.8xFY2027 17.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.44FY2026 $2.05FY2027 $0.99FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -0.7%FY2026 +35.8%FY2027 -10.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.0% +7.8% +41.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.45BFY2026 $759.46MFY2027 $386.72MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -14.9%FY2026 +2.7%FY2027 +4.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.5% +4.4% +2.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersACAIIINLXFR
Held by institutions 91.8% 82.1% 91.6%
Institutions holding 426 187 136
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.1% +0.9% -1.6%
Institutions buying 230 122 76
Institutions selling 114 48 41
Buyers to sellers 2.02 2.54 1.85

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.

ACAIIINLXFR
ACA 1.00 0.27 0.39
IIIN 0.27 1.00 0.28
LXFR 0.39 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ACA, IIIN and LXFR?

Arcosa (ACA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Arcosa (ACA) $7.33B, Insteel Industries (IIIN) $549.23M, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) $461.73M.

Which stock is cheaper, ACA, IIIN and LXFR?

Arcosa (ACA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Arcosa (ACA) 14.9x, Insteel Industries (IIIN) 18.6x, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) 57.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Insteel Industries (IIIN) is cheapest (Arcosa (ACA) 33.6x, Insteel Industries (IIIN) 13.8x, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) 17.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Insteel Industries (IIIN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Arcosa (ACA) +9.7%, Insteel Industries (IIIN) +14.2%, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) -10.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Arcosa (ACA) has the highest net margin (Arcosa (ACA) 17.9%, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) 2.2%). On return on invested capital, Arcosa (ACA) leads (Arcosa (ACA) 6.5%, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) 4.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Arcosa (ACA) returned the most: Arcosa (ACA) +61.6%, Insteel Industries (IIIN) -7.4%, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) +28.9%. Over five years, Arcosa (ACA) compounded fastest (Arcosa (ACA) +23.0%/yr, Insteel Industries (IIIN) -6.9%/yr, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) -3.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Arcosa (ACA) 0.13%, Insteel Industries (IIIN) 0.00%, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) 0.00%. Insteel Industries (IIIN) and Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Arcosa (ACA) has been the steadiest (Arcosa (ACA) 31.7%, Insteel Industries (IIIN) 41.4%, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) 33.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ACA, IIIN and LXFR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Arcosa (ACA) leads on 7. 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.