ALGN vs DDD vs SOLV Stock Comparison

Align Technology, 3D Systems and Solventum Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ALGN Align Technology Inc
$152.26 +3.7% 1M +12.6% 1Y
Market cap
$10.87B
P/E
26.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.14B
Div. yield
–
Dental Healthcare
3 wins
DDD 3D Systems Corp
$2.95 -17.4% 1M -5.8% 1Y
Market cap
$450.63M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$387.64M
Div. yield
–
3D Printing Industrials
1 win
SOLV Solventum Corp
$85.87 -4.1% 1M +20.2% 1Y
Market cap
$14.35B
P/E
10.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.31B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Solventum leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Solventum 7, Align Technology 3, 3D Systems 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALGNDDDSOLVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.87B $450.63M $14.35B SOLV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.3x -8.2x 10.0x SOLV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.9x — 12.6x SOLV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.4% -6.2% -0.9% ALGN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.0% -14.2% 17.3% SOLV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -17.8% 17.6% SOLV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.0x 1.8x DDD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +12.6% -5.8% +20.2% SOLV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -24.1%/yr -35.8%/yr — ALGN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.2% 84.2% 29.9% SOLV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 31/100 66/100 ALGN

Percentile Scorecard

ALGNDDDSOLV

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

AxisALGNDDDSOLV
Valuation 88 #28 of 228 16 #170 of 203 79 #49 of 228
Growth 22 #173 of 221 59 #78 of 187 54 #102 of 221
Profitability 88 #25 of 208 11 #164 of 185 85 #33 of 208
Financial Health 43 #137 of 239 65 #78 of 219 20 #192 of 239
Shareholder Returns 89 #16 of 137 5 #145 of 153 90 #14 of 137
Overall 66 31 66
  • ALGN ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • DDD ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • SOLV ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodALGNDDDSOLVSPY
1 month +3.7%-17.4%-4.1% -0.8%
3 months -9.4%+12.2%+6.7% +3.5%
6 months -17.6%+33.5%+23.1% +7.0%
Year to date -2.5%+66.7%+8.4% +12.2%
1 year +12.6%-5.8%+20.2% +13.0%
3 years -20.3%-17.1%— +86.3%
3 years, per year -7.3%-6.1%— +23.1%
5 years -74.8%-89.1%— +68.6%
5 years, per year -24.1%-35.8%— +11.0%
10 years +80.1%-79.3%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +6.1%-14.6%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureALGNDDDSOLVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.2%84.2%29.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.1%75.4%28.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.302.820.58 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.32-0.070.68 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.4%-96.0%-40.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.9%-24.0%-7.1% -1.8%
52-week high $197.51$3.88$92.45 $779.14
52-week low $131.91$1.77$62.49 $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.

MultipleALGNDDDSOLV
P/E now vs peer median 26.3xmedian 30.6x -8.0xmedian 26.0x 10.3xmedian 30.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 3.0x 1.3xmedian 1.9x 1.8xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.2xmedian 17.5x -11.7xmedian 14.0x 7.5xmedian 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.1xmedian 23.3x -9.4xmedian 21.4x -123.8xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 2.4x 1.8xmedian 2.2x 3.0xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 2.16median 0.87 -0.30median 1.26 —median 0.87

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 monthsALGNDDDSOLV
Revenue $4.14B $387.64M $8.31B
Gross profit $2.82B $131.01M $4.55B
Operating income $547.59M -$61.26M $2.08B
Net income $413.58M -$54.85M $1.43B
Free cash flow $633.57M -$52.40M -$118.00M
R&D $377.00M $47.60M $725.00M
EPS (diluted) $5.78 $-0.37 $8.27
Cash & equivalents $1.10B $127.95M $403.00M
Total debt – $91.18M $5.08B
Shares (diluted) 71.52M 148.97M 173.30M
Enterprise value $6.61B $46.42M $10.87B

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
MetricALGNDDDSOLV
P/E 26.3x -8.0x 10.3x
P/FCF 17.1x -9.4x -123.8x
P/Operating cash flow 14.4x -11.6x 69.9x
P/S 2.6x 1.3x 1.8x
P/B 2.6x 1.8x 3.0x
P/Tangible book 2.6x 1.9x 6.1x
EV/EBITDA 12.2x -11.7x 7.5x
EV/EBIT 17.8x -7.4x 9.3x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 1.2x 2.3x
EV/FCF 15.4x -8.7x -163.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.9x -10.7x 92.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.16 -0.30 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALGNDDDSOLV
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.4% -6.2% -0.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.5% -9.0% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.8% -9.6% -0.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.6% -13.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -8.8% 76.7% 167.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -0.8% 21.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) -5.5% 62.1% 277.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.6% 23.3% –
EPS growth (1Y) -4.1% 53.6% 281.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.2% 26.7% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 3.4% 38.0% -64.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.3% 18.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 0.3% 36.8% -180.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.2% 20.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALGNDDDSOLV
Gross margin 68.0% 33.8% 54.7%
EBITDA margin 19.4% -10.0% 31.1%
Operating margin 13.2% -15.8% 25.0%
Pretax margin 13.7% -11.7% 20.4%
Net margin 10.0% -14.2% 17.3%
FCF margin 15.3% -13.5% -1.4%
Operating cash flow margin 18.3% -10.9% 2.5%
Return on equity 9.9% -21.7% 29.4%
Return on assets 6.5% -10.5% 10.1%
Return on invested capital – -17.8% 17.6%
Return on capital employed 12.3% -14.7% 19.8%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.7x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 0.8x 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 4.3% 3.5% 2.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALGNDDDSOLV
Debt / assets – 17.0% 35.7%
Debt / equity – 0.3x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.0x 1.8x
Debt / FCF – -1.7x -43.0x
Liabilities / assets 34.0% 48.9% 66.3%
Equity / assets 66.0% 51.1% 33.7%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.4x 3.4x 1.0x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.9x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.6x 1.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 4.61 -1.48 2.19

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALGNDDDSOLV
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 2.3% -10.9% 2.4%
Shareholder yield 2.3% -10.9% 2.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusALGNDDDSOLV
Forward P/E 13.9xFY2026 – 12.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.95FY2026 $-0.14FY2026 $6.83FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.2%FY2026 – +11.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +16.3% – +12.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.86BFY2026 $368.77MFY2026 $7.70BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.2%FY2026 -4.7%FY2026 -7.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.5% +7.8% +5.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALGNDDDSOLV
Held by institutions 100.0% 71.1% 73.9%
Institutions holding 675 210 878
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.2% +34.8% -0.8%
Institutions buying 292 126 369
Institutions selling 268 37 284
Buyers to sellers 1.09 3.41 1.30

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.

ALGNDDDSOLV
ALGN 1.00 0.18 0.48
DDD 0.18 1.00 0.08
SOLV 0.48 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALGN, DDD and SOLV?

Solventum (SOLV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Align Technology (ALGN) $10.87B, 3D Systems (DDD) $450.63M, Solventum (SOLV) $14.35B.

Which stock is cheaper, ALGN, DDD and SOLV?

Solventum (SOLV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Align Technology (ALGN) 26.3x, 3D Systems (DDD) -8.2x, Solventum (SOLV) 10.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Solventum (SOLV) is cheapest (Align Technology (ALGN) 13.9x, Solventum (SOLV) 12.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Align Technology (ALGN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Align Technology (ALGN) +4.4%, 3D Systems (DDD) -6.2%, Solventum (SOLV) -0.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Solventum (SOLV) has the highest net margin (Align Technology (ALGN) 10.0%, 3D Systems (DDD) -14.2%, Solventum (SOLV) 17.3%). On return on invested capital, Solventum (SOLV) leads (3D Systems (DDD) -17.8%, Solventum (SOLV) 17.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Solventum (SOLV) returned the most: Align Technology (ALGN) +12.6%, 3D Systems (DDD) -5.8%, Solventum (SOLV) +20.2%. Over five years, Align Technology (ALGN) compounded fastest (Align Technology (ALGN) -24.1%/yr, 3D Systems (DDD) -35.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Solventum (SOLV) has been the steadiest (Align Technology (ALGN) 39.2%, 3D Systems (DDD) 84.2%, Solventum (SOLV) 29.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ALGN, DDD and SOLV?

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