DDD vs DROR vs LECO Stock Comparison

3D Systems, Dror Ortho-Design and Lincoln Electric Holdings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Lincoln Electric Holdings leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Lincoln Electric Holdings 8, Dror Ortho-Design 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDDDDRORLECOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $450.63M $9.77M $15.41B LECO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -8.2x -4.0x 27.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 22.3x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -6.2% — +9.3% LECO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -14.2% — 12.4% LECO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -17.8% — 21.4% LECO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.0x -1.3x 1.0x DROR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -5.8% 0.0% +7.0% LECO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -35.8%/yr -35.6%/yr +12.4%/yr LECO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 84.2% 320.7% 29.6% LECO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 31/100 26/100 58/100 LECO

Percentile Scorecard

DDDDRORLECO

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

AxisDDDDRORLECO
Valuation 16 #170 of 203 16 #192 of 228 39 #124 of 203
Growth 59 #78 of 187 62 #84 of 221 51 #93 of 187
Profitability 11 #164 of 185 – 95 #10 of 185
Financial Health 65 #78 of 219 1 #237 of 239 46 #118 of 219
Shareholder Returns 5 #145 of 153 – 57 #67 of 153
Overall 31 26 58
  • DDD ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • DROR ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • LECO ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDDDDRORLECOSPY
1 month -17.4%0.0%-4.8% -0.8%
3 months +12.2%0.0%+0.7% +3.5%
6 months +33.5%0.0%-1.0% +7.0%
Year to date +66.7%0.0%+7.9% +12.2%
1 year -5.8%0.0%+7.0% +13.0%
3 years -17.1%-50.0%+49.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year -6.1%-20.6%+14.4% +23.1%
5 years -89.1%-88.9%+79.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year -35.8%-35.6%+12.4% +11.0%
10 years -79.3%—+293.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year -14.6%—+14.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureDDDDRORLECOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 84.2%320.7%29.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 75.4%1,199.8%31.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.820.131.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.070.000.24 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -96.0%-92.3%-35.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.0%-66.7%-13.5% -1.8%
52-week high $3.88$0.03$298.88 $779.14
52-week low $1.77$0.01$220.64 $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.

MultipleDDDDRORLECO
P/E now vs peer median -8.0xmedian 26.0x -4.0xmedian 30.6x 25.5xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.9x —median 3.0x 3.1xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -11.7xmedian 14.0x -8.4xmedian 17.5x 17.2xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -9.4xmedian 21.4x -5.5xmedian 23.3x 26.0xmedian 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.2x -2.5xmedian 2.4x 9.1xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.30median 1.26 -0.12median 0.87 3.63median 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 monthsDDDDRORLECO
Revenue $387.64M – $4.48B
Gross profit $131.01M – $1.61B
Operating income -$61.26M -$1.91M $767.80M
Net income -$54.85M -$2.47M $553.55M
Free cash flow -$52.40M -$1.78M $542.40M
R&D $47.60M $521.41K –
EPS (diluted) $-0.37 $0.00 $10.05
Cash & equivalents $127.95M $93.56K $242.44M
Total debt $91.18M $5.57M $1.15B
Shares (diluted) 148.97M 977.00M 55.10M
Enterprise value $46.42M $9.18M $14.27B

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
MetricDDDDRORLECO
P/E -8.0x -4.0x 25.5x
P/FCF -9.4x -5.5x 26.0x
P/Operating cash flow -11.6x -5.5x 20.5x
P/S 1.3x – 3.1x
P/B 1.8x -2.5x 9.1x
P/Tangible book 1.9x -2.5x 9.1x
EV/EBITDA -11.7x -8.4x 17.2x
EV/EBIT -7.4x -6.1x 19.5x
EV/Revenue 1.2x – 3.3x
EV/FCF -8.7x -6.5x 27.7x
EV/Operating cash flow -10.7x -6.5x 21.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.30 -0.12 3.63

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDDDDRORLECO
Revenue growth (1Y) -6.2% – 9.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -9.0% – 4.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -9.6% – 8.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -13.8% – 6.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 76.7% 49.0% 13.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 21.6% -5.3% 7.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 62.1% 42.4% 10.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 23.3% -15.2% 5.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 53.6% 43.6% 11.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.7% 31.8% 7.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 38.0% 20.4% 10.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.5% 10.2% 6.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 36.8% 20.4% 7.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.0% 10.2% 3.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDDDDRORLECO
Gross margin 33.8% – 36.0%
EBITDA margin -10.0% – 19.4%
Operating margin -15.8% – 17.1%
Pretax margin -11.7% – 16.1%
Net margin -14.2% – 12.4%
FCF margin -13.5% – 12.1%
Operating cash flow margin -10.9% – 15.3%
Return on equity -21.7% – 36.1%
Return on assets -10.5% -798.5% 14.4%
Return on invested capital -17.8% – 21.4%
Return on capital employed -14.7% – 25.9%
Asset turnover 0.7x – 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 0.7x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 3.5% – 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDDDDRORLECO
Debt / assets 17.0% 512.4% 30.2%
Debt / equity 0.3x -0.5x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.0x -1.3x 1.0x
Debt / FCF -1.7x -1.1x 2.1x
Liabilities / assets 48.9% 1,177% 59.2%
Equity / assets 51.1% -1,077% 40.8%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 3.4x 0.1x 2.0x
Quick ratio 1.9x 0.0x 1.0x
Cash ratio 1.2x 0.0x 0.3x
Altman Z-score -1.48 – 7.53

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDDDDRORLECO
Dividend yield – – 1.2%
Net buyback yield -10.9% – 1.6%
Shareholder yield -10.9% – 2.8%
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.

ConsensusDDDDRORLECO
Forward P/E – – 22.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.14FY2026 – $11.62FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +17.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +0.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $368.77MFY2026 – $4.84BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.7%FY2026 – +14.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.8% – +5.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDDDDRORLECO
Held by institutions 71.1% – 81.3%
Institutions holding 210 – 701
Change in shares held, QoQ +34.8% – +5.5%
Institutions buying 126 – 297
Institutions selling 37 – 266
Buyers to sellers 3.41 – 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.

DDDDRORLECO
DDD 1.00 -0.10 0.30
DROR -0.10 1.00 -0.03
LECO 0.30 -0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DDD, DROR and LECO?

Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) is the largest by market capitalisation: 3D Systems (DDD) $450.63M, Dror Ortho-Design (DROR) $9.77M, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) $15.41B.

Which company is growing faster?

Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: 3D Systems (DDD) -6.2%, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) +9.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) has the highest net margin (3D Systems (DDD) -14.2%, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) 12.4%). On return on invested capital, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) leads (3D Systems (DDD) -17.8%, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) 21.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) returned the most: 3D Systems (DDD) -5.8%, Dror Ortho-Design (DROR) 0.0%, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) +7.0%. Over five years, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) compounded fastest (3D Systems (DDD) -35.8%/yr, Dror Ortho-Design (DROR) -35.6%/yr, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) +12.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: 3D Systems (DDD) 0.00%, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) 0.01%. 3D Systems (DDD) and Dror Ortho-Design (DROR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) has been the steadiest (3D Systems (DDD) 84.2%, Dror Ortho-Design (DROR) 320.7%, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) 29.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DDD, DROR and LECO?

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 8. 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.