ATI vs LECO vs SOLS Stock Comparison

Ati, Lincoln Electric Holdings and Solstice Advanced Materials Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ATI Ati Inc
$156.88 -14.7% 1M +75.2% 1Y
Market cap
$22.42B
P/E
47.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.72B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Lincoln Electric Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Lincoln Electric Holdings 6, Ati 4, Solstice Advanced Materials 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionATILECOSOLSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $22.42B $14.14B $9.59B ATI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 47.1x 25.5x 45.7x LECO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 32.9x 22.0x 22.0x SOLS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.6% +9.3% +9.2% LECO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.1% 12.4% 5.1% LECO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.9% 21.4% 9.8% LECO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.6x 1.0x 1.3x LECO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +75.2% +5.7% +29.2% ATI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +58.0%/yr +12.1%/yr — ATI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.7% 29.5% 54.8% LECO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 57/100 38/100 ATI

Percentile Scorecard

ATILECOSOLS

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

AxisATILECOSOLS
Valuation 14 #81 of 94 39 #124 of 203 38 #59 of 94
Growth 88 #12 of 92 50 #94 of 188 21 #73 of 92
Profitability 91 #9 of 89 95 #11 of 187 78 #20 of 89
Financial Health 49 #50 of 97 46 #121 of 222 42 #57 of 97
Shareholder Returns 48 #37 of 70 56 #68 of 153 13 #61 of 70
Overall 58 57 38
  • ATI ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • LECO ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • SOLS ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodATILECOSOLSSPY
1 month -14.7%-3.6%+2.5% -1.0%
3 months -20.7%+1.8%-1.9% +2.9%
6 months +1.7%-1.6%-26.9% +6.4%
Year to date +36.7%+6.8%+22.3% +11.4%
1 year +75.2%+5.7%+29.2% +13.1%
3 years +329.0%+52.4%— +79.4%
3 years, per year +62.5%+15.1%— +21.5%
5 years +882.3%+77.1%— +67.7%
5 years, per year +58.0%+12.1%— +10.9%
10 years +782.8%+283.8%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +24.3%+14.4%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureATILECOSOLSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.7%29.5%54.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.3%31.1%54.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.631.141.53 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.800.190.53 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.0%-35.3%-37.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.3%-14.4%-32.9% -2.5%
52-week high $231.79$298.88$88.60 $779.14
52-week low $89.25$220.64$41.43 $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.

MultipleATILECOSOLS
P/E now vs peer median 44.9xmedian 21.5x 25.3xmedian 25.9x 44.9xmedian 21.5x
P/S now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 1.4x 3.1xmedian 1.9x 2.3xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 25.5xmedian 12.4x 17.1xmedian 13.7x 11.7xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 40.6xmedian 15.5x 25.7xmedian 21.1x 48.4xmedian 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median 10.7xmedian 1.6x 9.0xmedian 2.3x 5.9xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 5.07median 1.70 3.59median 1.19 —median 1.70

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 monthsATILECOSOLS
Revenue $4.72B $4.48B $4.10B
Gross profit $1.10B $1.61B $1.25B
Operating income $716.80M $767.80M $692.00M
Net income $488.90M $553.55M $258.00M
Free cash flow $526.30M $542.40M $195.00M
R&D – – $106.00M
EPS (diluted) $3.44 $10.05 $1.32
Cash & equivalents $783.00M $242.44M $750.00M
Total debt $2.19B $5.00B $4.25B
Shares (diluted) 138.30M 55.10M 159.40M
Enterprise value $20.44B $12.99B $7.25B

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
MetricATILECOSOLS
P/E 44.9x 25.3x 44.9x
P/FCF 40.6x 25.7x 48.4x
P/Operating cash flow 26.5x 20.3x 15.6x
P/S 4.5x 3.1x 2.3x
P/B 10.7x 9.0x 5.9x
P/Tangible book 10.7x 9.0x 6.1x
EV/EBITDA 25.5x 17.1x 11.7x
EV/EBIT 31.8x 19.4x 15.4x
EV/Revenue 4.8x 3.3x 2.6x
EV/FCF 43.3x 27.4x 54.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 28.3x 21.6x 17.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.07 3.59 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricATILECOSOLS
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.6% 9.3% 9.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.5% 4.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.7% 8.0% -4.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.6% 6.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 8.8% 13.0% -17.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 16.4% 7.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) 12.9% 10.1% -50.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.8% 5.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) 17.9% 11.8% -59.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.9% 7.0% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 69.9% 10.1% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 6.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 123.6% 7.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 3.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricATILECOSOLS
Gross margin 23.4% 36.0% 30.6%
EBITDA margin 18.9% 19.4% 22.3%
Operating margin 15.2% 17.1% 16.9%
Pretax margin 12.7% 16.1% 13.9%
Net margin 10.1% 12.4% 5.1%
FCF margin 11.2% 12.1% 4.8%
Operating cash flow margin 17.1% 15.3% 14.8%
Return on equity 25.2% 36.1% 18.6%
Return on assets 8.9% 14.4% 4.9%
Return on invested capital 14.9% 21.4% 9.8%
Return on capital employed 17.6% 25.9% 17.0%
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.2x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.2x 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.5% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricATILECOSOLS
Debt / assets 38.2% 30.2% 33.3%
Debt / equity 1.1x 0.7x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.6x 1.0x 1.3x
Debt / FCF 4.2x 2.1x 10.1x
Liabilities / assets 65.2% 59.2% 73.2%
Equity / assets 34.8% 40.8% 26.8%
Interest coverage – – 9.0x
Current ratio 2.3x 2.0x 1.5x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.0x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.3x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 5.23 7.49 2.60

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricATILECOSOLS
Dividend yield – 1.2% 0.4%
Net buyback yield 1.3% 1.6% –
Shareholder yield 1.3% 2.8% 0.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 30.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 31.5% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.3% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 7.0% –

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.

ConsensusATILECOSOLS
Forward P/E 32.9xFY2026 22.0xFY2026 22.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.77FY2026 $11.62FY2026 $2.70FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +47.2%FY2026 +17.7%FY2026 +81.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +23.5% +0.4% +33.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.24BFY2026 $4.83BFY2026 $4.44BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.2%FY2026 +14.3%FY2026 +14.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.1% +5.7% -4.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersATILECOSOLS
Held by institutions 93.5% 81.3% –
Institutions holding 785 701 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.9% +5.5% –
Institutions buying 478 297 –
Institutions selling 217 266 –
Buyers to sellers 2.20 1.12 –

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.

ATILECOSOLS
ATI 1.00 0.41 0.40
LECO 0.41 1.00 0.30
SOLS 0.40 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ATI, LECO and SOLS?

Ati (ATI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ati (ATI) $22.42B, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) $14.14B, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) $9.59B.

Which stock is cheaper, ATI, LECO and SOLS?

Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ati (ATI) 47.1x, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) 25.5x, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) 45.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) is cheapest (Ati (ATI) 32.9x, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) 22.0x, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) 22.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ati (ATI) +4.6%, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) +9.3%, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) +9.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) has the highest net margin (Ati (ATI) 10.1%, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) 12.4%, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) 5.1%). On return on invested capital, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) leads (Ati (ATI) 14.9%, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) 21.4%, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) 9.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ati (ATI) returned the most: Ati (ATI) +75.2%, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) +5.7%, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) +29.2%. Over five years, Ati (ATI) compounded fastest (Ati (ATI) +58.0%/yr, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) +12.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Ati (ATI) 0.00%, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) 0.01%, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) 0.00%. Ati (ATI) and Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) has been the steadiest (Ati (ATI) 41.7%, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) 29.5%, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) 54.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ATI, LECO and SOLS?

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