ACA vs LXFR vs WS Stock Comparison

Arcosa, Luxfer Holdings and Worthington Steel 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
9 wins
LXFR Luxfer Holdings Plc
$17.26 0.0% 1M +27.1% 1Y
Market cap
$462.39M
P/E
57.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$363.20M
Div. yield
–
Metal Fabrication Industrials
1 win
WS Worthington Steel, Inc.
$42.25 +16.7% 1M +34.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.13B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$5.30B
Div. yield
0.02%
Metal Fabrication Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Arcosa leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Arcosa 9, Worthington Steel 2, Luxfer Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionACALXFRWSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.33B $462.39M $2.13B ACA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.9x 57.8x -55.6x ACA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 33.6x 17.4x 11.1x WS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.7% -10.6% +69.1% WS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.9% 2.2% -0.7% ACA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.5% 4.6% 0.2% ACA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 1.4x 19.9x LXFR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.13% 0.00% 0.02% ACA
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +61.6% +27.1% +34.3% ACA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +23.0%/yr -3.4%/yr — ACA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.7% 33.3% 47.3% ACA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 51/100 33/100 ACA

Percentile Scorecard

ACALXFRWS

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

AxisACALXFRWS
Valuation 49 #105 of 203 58 #85 of 203 59 #83 of 203
Growth 82 #34 of 187 17 #156 of 187 32 #127 of 187
Profitability 51 #91 of 185 39 #113 of 185 29 #131 of 185
Financial Health 58 #92 of 219 60 #89 of 219 10 #197 of 219
Shareholder Returns 41 #90 of 153 82 #29 of 153 34 #102 of 153
Overall 56 51 33
  • ACA ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • LXFR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • WS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodACALXFRWSSPY
1 month +1.7%0.0%+16.7% -0.8%
3 months +2.9%+0.8%+15.1% +3.5%
6 months +24.1%+31.0%+12.0% +7.0%
Year to date +40.3%+27.6%+22.0% +12.2%
1 year +61.6%+27.1%+34.3% +13.0%
3 years +117.4%+101.9%— +86.3%
3 years, per year +29.6%+26.4%— +23.1%
5 years +181.9%-15.7%— +68.6%
5 years, per year +23.0%-3.4%— +11.0%

Risk

MeasureACALXFRWSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.7%33.3%47.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.9%39.2%49.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.950.961.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.940.810.72 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.7%-67.3%-51.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-9.5%-13.2% -1.8%
52-week high $149.18$19.08$48.69 $779.14
52-week low $92.25$11.51$28.10 $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.

MultipleACALXFRWS
P/E now vs peer median 14.9xmedian 26.0x 57.7xmedian 26.0x -55.2xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 1.9x 1.3xmedian 1.9x 0.4xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.2xmedian 14.0x 15.5xmedian 14.0x 42.0xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 54.9xmedian 21.4x 27.5xmedian 21.4x 46.3xmedian 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 2.2x 2.1xmedian 2.2x 1.3xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.75median 1.26 -2.97median 1.26 1.70median 1.26

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 monthsACALXFRWS
Revenue $2.74B $363.20M $5.30B
Gross profit $632.30M $90.20M $549.30M
Operating income $322.70M $22.70M $6.30M
Net income $491.40M $8.00M -$56.50M
Free cash flow $133.40M $16.80M $46.70M
R&D – $5.10M –
EPS (diluted) $9.99 $0.29 $-0.77
Cash & equivalents $432.10M $11.50M $248.20M
Total debt $1.44B – $2.20B
Shares (diluted) 49.20M 27.22M 50.00M
Enterprise value $6.31B $421.79M $1.62B

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
MetricACALXFRWS
P/E 14.9x 57.7x -55.2x
P/FCF 54.9x 27.5x 46.3x
P/Operating cash flow 21.5x 17.8x 10.7x
P/S 2.7x 1.3x 0.4x
P/B 2.5x 2.1x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 2.2x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 15.2x 15.5x 42.0x
EV/EBIT 25.8x 22.4x 652.7x
EV/Revenue 3.0x 1.4x 0.8x
EV/FCF 62.4x 30.3x 88.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.4x 19.6x 20.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.75 -2.97 1.70

Growth

14 metrics
MetricACALXFRWS
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.7% -10.6% 69.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.0% -5.4% 15.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 20.7% -1.3% 36.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.2% -0.1% 13.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 61.3% -33.6% -95.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -5.6% -14.7% -65.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 433.0% -67.1% -144.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 20.2% -19.3% -34.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 430.8% -67.2% -132.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 19.8% -19.4% -32.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -23.1% -42.4% 18.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.1% 6.7% -10.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -54.9% -52.8% 50.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 54.7% 14.8% -41.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricACALXFRWS
Gross margin 23.0% 24.8% 10.4%
EBITDA margin 19.9% 9.0% 1.8%
Operating margin 11.8% 6.3% 0.1%
Pretax margin 8.4% 5.4% -0.2%
Net margin 17.9% 2.2% -0.7%
FCF margin 4.9% 4.6% 0.9%
Operating cash flow margin 12.4% 7.2% 3.8%
Return on equity 17.4% 3.6% -4.0%
Return on assets 9.5% 2.0% -1.4%
Return on invested capital 6.5% 4.6% 0.2%
Return on capital employed 6.9% 7.3% 0.3%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.9x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x 3.3x -3.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 1.1% 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricACALXFRWS
Debt / assets 27.1% 15.0% 36.5%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.3x 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 1.4x 19.9x
Debt / FCF 10.8x 3.5x 47.0x
Liabilities / assets 43.7% 42.8% 72.8%
Equity / assets 56.3% 57.2% 27.2%
Interest coverage 3.3x 7.3x 0.5x
Current ratio 3.1x 2.3x 1.8x
Quick ratio 2.2x 1.0x 0.8x
Cash ratio 1.0x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 3.18 3.49 1.55

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricACALXFRWS
Dividend yield 0.1% 2.3% 1.5%
Net buyback yield 0.2% 0.7% –
Shareholder yield 0.4% 3.0% 1.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 2.0% – -57.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) 7.4% – 70.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) 1.0% – 2.2%
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.

ConsensusACALXFRWS
Forward P/E 33.6xFY2026 17.4xFY2026 11.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.44FY2026 $0.99FY2026 $3.82FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -0.7%FY2026 -10.8%FY2026 +71.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.0% +41.4% +30.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.45BFY2026 $386.72MFY2026 $10.90BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -14.9%FY2026 +4.2%FY2026 +217.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.5% +2.6% +2.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersACALXFRWS
Held by institutions 91.8% 91.6% 56.3%
Institutions holding 426 136 238
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.1% -1.6% +1.2%
Institutions buying 230 76 112
Institutions selling 114 41 68
Buyers to sellers 2.02 1.85 1.65

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.

ACALXFRWS
ACA 1.00 0.39 0.38
LXFR 0.39 1.00 0.34
WS 0.38 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ACA, LXFR and WS?

Arcosa (ACA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Arcosa (ACA) $7.33B, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) $462.39M, Worthington Steel (WS) $2.13B.

Which stock is cheaper, ACA, LXFR and WS?

Arcosa (ACA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Arcosa (ACA) 14.9x, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) 57.8x, Worthington Steel (WS) -55.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Worthington Steel (WS) is cheapest (Arcosa (ACA) 33.6x, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) 17.4x, Worthington Steel (WS) 11.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Worthington Steel (WS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Arcosa (ACA) +9.7%, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) -10.6%, Worthington Steel (WS) +69.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Arcosa (ACA) has the highest net margin (Arcosa (ACA) 17.9%, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) 2.2%, Worthington Steel (WS) -0.7%). On return on invested capital, Arcosa (ACA) leads (Arcosa (ACA) 6.5%, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) 4.6%, Worthington Steel (WS) 0.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Arcosa (ACA) returned the most: Arcosa (ACA) +61.6%, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) +27.1%, Worthington Steel (WS) +34.3%. Over five years, Arcosa (ACA) compounded fastest (Arcosa (ACA) +23.0%/yr, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) -3.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Arcosa (ACA) has the highest dividend yield: Arcosa (ACA) 0.13%, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) 0.00%, Worthington Steel (WS) 0.02%. 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%, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) 33.3%, Worthington Steel (WS) 47.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 9. 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.