ATI vs DDD vs GE Stock Comparison

Ati, 3D Systems and General Electric Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ATI Ati Inc
$174.87 -7.4% 1M +69.8% 1Y
Market cap
$22.37B
P/E
40.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.01B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
5 wins
DDD 3D Systems Corp
$2.93 -16.8% 1M -3.3% 1Y
Market cap
$411.15M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$387.64M
Div. yield
–
3D Printing Industrials
GE General Electric Co
$313.11 -1.6% 1M -0.4% 1Y
Market cap
$311.41B
P/E
34.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$52.58B
Div. yield
0.01%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

General Electric leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (General Electric 6, Ati 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionATIDDDGELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $22.37B $411.15M $311.41B GE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 40.3x -7.5x 34.2x GE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 36.6x — 41.3x ATI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.4% -6.2% +19.6% GE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.1% -14.2% 17.3% GE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.5% -17.8% -38.7% ATI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 1.0x -0.7x GE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +69.8% -3.3% -0.4% ATI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +61.2%/yr -36.4%/yr +36.8%/yr ATI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.5% 83.8% 33.4% GE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 31/100 46/100 ATI

Percentile Scorecard

ATIDDDGE

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

AxisATIDDDGE
Valuation 16 #79 of 94 17 #169 of 203 33 #67 of 100
Growth 88 #12 of 92 59 #77 of 188 33 #65 of 96
Profitability 86 #13 of 86 11 #163 of 183 57 #41 of 95
Financial Health 51 #46 of 93 65 #76 of 216 20 #84 of 105
Shareholder Returns 46 #39 of 71 5 #145 of 152 84 #11 of 65
Overall 57 31 46
  • ATI ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • DDD ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • GE ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodATIDDDGESPY
1 month -7.4%-16.8%-1.6% +0.7%
3 months -3.8%+8.5%-11.8% +3.7%
6 months +12.5%+19.1%+8.0% +7.1%
Year to date +52.4%+65.5%+1.6% +12.8%
1 year +69.8%-3.3%-0.4% +11.9%
3 years +364.2%-21.0%+257.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year +66.9%-7.6%+52.9% +22.8%
5 years +986.1%-89.6%+379.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year +61.2%-36.4%+36.8% +10.9%
10 years +1,184.9%-78.7%+123.6% +262.0%
10 years, per year +29.1%-14.3%+8.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureATIDDDGESPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.5%83.8%33.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.3%74.8%35.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.622.821.20 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.68-0.04-0.01 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.0%-96.0%-45.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.6%-24.5%-17.8% -1.2%
52-week high $231.79$3.88$381.07 $779.14
52-week low $94.80$1.77$273.25 $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.

MultipleATIDDDGE
P/E now vs peer median 42.8xmedian 21.0x -8.0xmedian 25.8x 35.6xmedian 26.9x
P/S now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 1.4x 1.3xmedian 1.9x 6.2xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 25.1xmedian 12.9x -11.6xmedian 14.6x -21.8xmedian 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 56.4xmedian 15.5x -9.3xmedian 22.2x 40.5xmedian 27.2x
P/B now vs peer median 11.1xmedian 1.7x 1.8xmedian 2.2x 18.2xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 3.23median 1.68 -0.30median 1.45 -124.64median 0.93

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 monthsATIDDDGE
Revenue $5.01B $387.64M $52.58B
Gross profit $1.23B $131.01M $18.52B
Operating income $826.30M -$61.26M -$16.58B
Net income $568.60M -$54.85M $9.13B
Free cash flow $421.10M -$52.40M $7.99B
R&D – $47.60M $1.81B
EPS (diluted) $4.01 $-0.37 $8.74
Cash & equivalents $442.30M $127.95M $8.76B
Total debt $1.86B $91.18M $19.33B
Shares (diluted) 138.40M 148.97M 1.04B
Enterprise value $20.32B $6.94M $269.93B

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
MetricATIDDDGE
P/E 42.8x -8.0x 35.6x
P/FCF 56.4x -9.3x 40.5x
P/Operating cash flow 32.5x -11.5x 34.3x
P/S 4.7x 1.3x 6.2x
P/B 11.1x 1.8x 18.2x
P/Tangible book 11.1x 1.9x 23.6x
EV/EBITDA 25.1x -11.6x -21.8x
EV/EBIT 30.5x -7.3x -20.2x
EV/Revenue 5.0x 1.2x 6.4x
EV/FCF 59.8x -8.6x 41.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 34.5x -10.6x 35.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.23 -0.30 -124.64

Growth

14 metrics
MetricATIDDDGE
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.4% -6.2% 19.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.8% -9.0% 7.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.9% -9.6% 11.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 16.1% -13.8% 10.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 21.7% 76.7% 13.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 21.0% 21.6% -98.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 23.6% 62.1% 13.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.9% 23.3% -3.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 26.8% 53.6% 15.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.3% 26.7% -0.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 7.5% 38.0% 21.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 18.5% 6.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -5.2% 36.8% 20.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 20.0% 2.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricATIDDDGE
Gross margin 24.5% 33.8% 35.2%
EBITDA margin 20.0% -10.0% -29.1%
Operating margin 16.5% -15.8% -31.5%
Pretax margin 13.9% -11.7% 20.3%
Net margin 11.1% -14.2% 17.3%
FCF margin 8.4% -13.5% 15.2%
Operating cash flow margin 14.6% -10.9% 17.9%
Return on equity 27.5% -21.7% 51.2%
Return on assets 10.1% -10.5% 7.2%
Return on invested capital 16.5% -17.8% -38.7%
Return on capital employed 18.1% -14.7% -19.5%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.7x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 0.8x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 3.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricATIDDDGE
Debt / assets 33.4% 17.0% 15.2%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.3x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 1.0x -0.7x
Debt / FCF 4.4x -1.7x 2.4x
Liabilities / assets 61.7% 48.9% 86.0%
Equity / assets 38.3% 51.1% 14.0%
Interest coverage – – -17.9x
Current ratio 2.8x 3.4x 1.0x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.9x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.4x 1.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 6.19 -1.49 2.77

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricATIDDDGE
Dividend yield – – 0.6%
Net buyback yield 0.8% -10.9% 2.6%
Shareholder yield 0.8% -10.9% 3.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 19.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 21.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 26.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 36.5%

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.

ConsensusATIDDDGE
Forward P/E 36.6xFY2026 – 41.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.78FY2026 $-0.14FY2026 $7.59FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +47.5%FY2026 – +19.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +23.4% – +28.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.24BFY2026 $368.77MFY2026 $54.10BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.2%FY2026 -4.7%FY2026 +27.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.3% +7.8% +11.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersATIDDDGE
Held by institutions 93.5% 71.1% 79.4%
Institutions holding 786 210 3,444
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.9% +34.8% +1.5%
Institutions buying 479 126 1,831
Institutions selling 217 37 1,149
Buyers to sellers 2.21 3.41 1.59

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.

ATIDDDGE
ATI 1.00 0.30 0.58
DDD 0.30 1.00 0.12
GE 0.58 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ATI, DDD and GE?

General Electric (GE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ati (ATI) $22.37B, 3D Systems (DDD) $411.15M, General Electric (GE) $311.41B.

Which stock is cheaper, ATI, DDD and GE?

General Electric (GE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ati (ATI) 40.3x, 3D Systems (DDD) -7.5x, General Electric (GE) 34.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ati (ATI) is cheapest (Ati (ATI) 36.6x, General Electric (GE) 41.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

General Electric (GE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ati (ATI) +9.4%, 3D Systems (DDD) -6.2%, General Electric (GE) +19.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

General Electric (GE) has the highest net margin (Ati (ATI) 11.1%, 3D Systems (DDD) -14.2%, General Electric (GE) 17.3%). On return on invested capital, Ati (ATI) leads (Ati (ATI) 16.5%, 3D Systems (DDD) -17.8%, General Electric (GE) -38.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ati (ATI) returned the most: Ati (ATI) +69.8%, 3D Systems (DDD) -3.3%, General Electric (GE) -0.4%. Over five years, Ati (ATI) compounded fastest (Ati (ATI) +61.2%/yr, 3D Systems (DDD) -36.4%/yr, General Electric (GE) +36.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Ati (ATI) 0.00%, 3D Systems (DDD) 0.00%, General Electric (GE) 0.01%. Ati (ATI) and 3D Systems (DDD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, General Electric (GE) has been the steadiest (Ati (ATI) 41.5%, 3D Systems (DDD) 83.8%, General Electric (GE) 33.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ATI, DDD and GE?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, General Electric (GE) leads on 6. 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.