DDD vs DROR vs PRLB Stock Comparison

3D Systems, Dror Ortho-Design and Proto Labs Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
PRLB Proto Labs Inc
$86.35 -10.4% 1M +58.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.14B
P/E
70.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$560.54M
Div. yield
–
3D Printing Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Proto Labs leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Proto Labs 7, Dror Ortho-Design 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDDDDRORPRLBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $450.63M $9.77M $2.14B PRLB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -8.2x -4.0x 70.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 37.7x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -6.2% — +10.2% PRLB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -14.2% — 5.4% PRLB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -17.8% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.0x -1.3x — DROR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -5.8% 0.0% +58.0% PRLB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -35.8%/yr -35.6%/yr +3.2%/yr PRLB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 84.2% 320.7% 46.9% PRLB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 31/100 26/100 59/100 PRLB

Percentile Scorecard

DDDDRORPRLB

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

AxisDDDDRORPRLB
Valuation 16 #170 of 203 16 #192 of 228 33 #136 of 203
Growth 59 #78 of 187 62 #84 of 221 83 #33 of 187
Profitability 11 #164 of 185 – 51 #92 of 185
Financial Health 65 #78 of 219 1 #237 of 239 95 #11 of 219
Shareholder Returns 5 #145 of 153 – 36 #99 of 153
Overall 31 26 59
  • DDD ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • DROR ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • PRLB ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDDDDRORPRLBSPY
1 month -17.4%0.0%-10.4% -0.8%
3 months +12.2%0.0%+11.2% +3.5%
6 months +33.5%0.0%+35.4% +7.0%
Year to date +66.7%0.0%+70.7% +12.2%
1 year -5.8%0.0%+58.0% +13.0%
3 years -17.1%-50.0%+270.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year -6.1%-20.6%+54.8% +23.1%
5 years -89.1%-88.9%+17.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year -35.8%-35.6%+3.2% +11.0%
10 years -79.3%—+67.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year -14.6%—+5.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureDDDDRORPRLBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 84.2%320.7%46.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 75.4%1,199.8%39.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.820.132.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.070.001.24 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -96.0%-92.3%-70.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.0%-66.7%-12.5% -1.8%
52-week high $3.88$0.03$98.64 $779.14
52-week low $1.77$0.01$46.81 $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.

MultipleDDDDRORPRLB
P/E now vs peer median -8.0xmedian 26.0x -4.0xmedian 30.6x 67.9xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.9x —median 3.0x 3.7xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -11.7xmedian 14.0x -8.4xmedian 17.5x 27.7xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -9.4xmedian 21.4x -5.5xmedian 23.3x 36.5xmedian 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.2x -2.5xmedian 2.4x 3.0xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.30median 1.26 -0.12median 0.87 2.12median 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 monthsDDDDRORPRLB
Revenue $387.64M – $560.54M
Gross profit $131.01M – $254.60M
Operating income -$61.26M -$1.91M $36.81M
Net income -$54.85M -$2.47M $30.48M
Free cash flow -$52.40M -$1.78M $56.66M
R&D $47.60M $521.41K $42.36M
EPS (diluted) $-0.37 $0.00 $1.25
Cash & equivalents $127.95M $93.56K $127.92M
Total debt $91.18M $5.57M –
Shares (diluted) 148.97M 977.00M 24.42M
Enterprise value $46.42M $9.18M $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
MetricDDDDRORPRLB
P/E -8.0x -4.0x 67.9x
P/FCF -9.4x -5.5x 36.5x
P/Operating cash flow -11.6x -5.5x 26.3x
P/S 1.3x – 3.7x
P/B 1.8x -2.5x 3.0x
P/Tangible book 1.9x -2.5x 3.1x
EV/EBITDA -11.7x -8.4x 27.7x
EV/EBIT -7.4x -6.1x 52.2x
EV/Revenue 1.2x – 3.4x
EV/FCF -8.7x -6.5x 33.9x
EV/Operating cash flow -10.7x -6.5x 24.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.30 -0.12 2.12

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDDDDRORPRLB
Revenue growth (1Y) -6.2% – 10.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -9.0% – 4.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -9.6% – 13.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -13.8% – 6.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 76.7% 49.0% 121.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 21.6% -5.3% 33.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 62.1% 42.4% 105.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 23.3% -15.2% 31.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 53.6% 43.6% 103.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.7% 31.8% 32.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 38.0% 20.4% 10.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.5% 10.2% 7.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 36.8% 20.4% -14.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.0% 10.2% 11.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDDDDRORPRLB
Gross margin 33.8% – 45.4%
EBITDA margin -10.0% – 12.4%
Operating margin -15.8% – 6.6%
Pretax margin -11.7% – 7.6%
Net margin -14.2% – 5.4%
FCF margin -13.5% – 10.1%
Operating cash flow margin -10.9% – 14.0%
Return on equity -21.7% – 4.4%
Return on assets -10.5% -798.5% 3.9%
Return on invested capital -17.8% – –
Return on capital employed -14.7% – 5.2%
Asset turnover 0.7x – 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 0.7x 2.6x
Stock comp / revenue 3.5% – 2.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDDDDRORPRLB
Debt / assets 17.0% 512.4% –
Debt / equity 0.3x -0.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.0x -1.3x –
Debt / FCF -1.7x -1.1x –
Liabilities / assets 48.9% 1,177% 12.6%
Equity / assets 51.1% -1,077% 87.4%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 3.4x 0.1x 3.6x
Quick ratio 1.9x 0.0x 3.2x
Cash ratio 1.2x 0.0x 2.0x
Altman Z-score -1.48 – 14.05

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDDDDRORPRLB
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -10.9% – 0.6%
Shareholder yield -10.9% – 0.6%
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.

ConsensusDDDDRORPRLB
Forward P/E – – 37.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.14FY2026 – $2.29FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +38.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +10.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $368.77MFY2026 – $612.40MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.7%FY2026 – +14.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.8% – +4.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDDDDRORPRLB
Held by institutions 71.1% – 93.7%
Institutions holding 210 – 276
Change in shares held, QoQ +34.8% – +1.7%
Institutions buying 126 – 145
Institutions selling 37 – 89
Buyers to sellers 3.41 – 1.63

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.

DDDDRORPRLB
DDD 1.00 -0.10 0.47
DROR -0.10 1.00 0.00
PRLB 0.47 0.00 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DDD, DROR and PRLB?

Proto Labs (PRLB) is the largest by market capitalisation: 3D Systems (DDD) $450.63M, Dror Ortho-Design (DROR) $9.77M, Proto Labs (PRLB) $2.14B.

Which company is growing faster?

Proto Labs (PRLB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: 3D Systems (DDD) -6.2%, Proto Labs (PRLB) +10.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Proto Labs (PRLB) has the highest net margin (3D Systems (DDD) -14.2%, Proto Labs (PRLB) 5.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Proto Labs (PRLB) returned the most: 3D Systems (DDD) -5.8%, Dror Ortho-Design (DROR) 0.0%, Proto Labs (PRLB) +58.0%. Over five years, Proto Labs (PRLB) compounded fastest (3D Systems (DDD) -35.8%/yr, Dror Ortho-Design (DROR) -35.6%/yr, Proto Labs (PRLB) +3.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Proto Labs (PRLB) has been the steadiest (3D Systems (DDD) 84.2%, Dror Ortho-Design (DROR) 320.7%, Proto Labs (PRLB) 46.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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