DDD vs GE vs SSYS Stock Comparison

3D Systems, General Electric and Stratasys Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DDD 3D Systems Corp
$2.93 -16.8% 1M -3.3% 1Y
Market cap
$424.01M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$387.64M
Div. yield
–
3D Printing Industrials
1 win
GE General Electric Co
$313.11 -1.6% 1M -0.4% 1Y
Market cap
$322.99B
P/E
35.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$52.58B
Div. yield
0.01%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
9 wins
SSYS Stratasys Ltd.
$7.03 -17.4% 1M -36.7% 1Y
Market cap
$565.50M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$547.27M
Div. yield
–
3D Printing Industrials

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

General Electric leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (General Electric 9, 3D Systems 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDDDGESSYSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $424.01M $322.99B $565.50M GE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -7.7x 35.5x -12.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 41.3x 70.3x GE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -6.2% +19.6% -3.1% GE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -14.2% 17.3% -8.4% GE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -17.8% -38.7% — DDD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.0x -0.7x — GE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -3.3% -0.4% -36.7% GE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -36.4%/yr +36.8%/yr -25.9%/yr GE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 83.8% 33.4% 47.6% GE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 31/100 46/100 37/100 GE

Percentile Scorecard

DDDGESSYS

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

AxisDDDGESSYS
Valuation 17 #169 of 203 33 #67 of 100 35 #132 of 203
Growth 59 #77 of 188 33 #65 of 96 22 #147 of 188
Profitability 11 #163 of 183 57 #41 of 95 13 #160 of 183
Financial Health 65 #76 of 216 20 #84 of 105 79 #46 of 216
Shareholder Returns 5 #145 of 152 84 #11 of 65 –
Overall 31 46 37
  • DDD ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • GE ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • SSYS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDDDGESSYSSPY
1 month -16.8%-1.6%-17.4% +0.7%
3 months +8.5%-11.8%-12.5% +3.7%
6 months +19.1%+8.0%-20.7% +7.1%
Year to date +65.5%+1.6%-19.0% +12.8%
1 year -3.3%-0.4%-36.7% +11.9%
3 years -21.0%+257.3%-31.8% +85.2%
3 years, per year -7.6%+52.9%-12.0% +22.8%
5 years -89.6%+379.2%-77.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year -36.4%+36.8%-25.9% +10.9%
10 years -78.7%+123.6%-63.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year -14.3%+8.4%-9.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDDDGESSYSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 83.8%33.4%47.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 74.8%35.3%46.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.821.202.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.04-0.01-0.77 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -96.0%-45.1%-83.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.5%-17.8%-39.5% -1.2%
52-week high $3.88$381.07$11.62 $779.14
52-week low $1.77$273.25$6.80 $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.

MultipleDDDGESSYS
P/E now vs peer median -8.0xmedian 25.8x 35.6xmedian 26.9x -12.5xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.9x 6.2xmedian 3.0x 1.1xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -11.6xmedian 14.6x -21.8xmedian 15.0x -11.8xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -9.3xmedian 22.2x 40.5xmedian 27.2x -26.1xmedian 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.2x 18.2xmedian 2.5x 0.7xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.30median 1.45 -124.64median 0.93 -28.74median 1.45

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 monthsDDDGESSYS
Revenue $387.64M $52.58B $547.27M
Gross profit $131.01M $18.52B $221.15M
Operating income -$61.26M -$16.58B -$83.46M
Net income -$54.85M $9.13B -$115.18M
Free cash flow -$52.40M $7.99B -$23.24M
R&D $47.60M $1.81B $77.20M
EPS (diluted) $-0.37 $8.74 $-0.56
Cash & equivalents $127.95M $8.76B $92.53M
Total debt $91.18M $19.33B –
Shares (diluted) 148.97M 1.04B 82.30M
Enterprise value $19.80M $281.51B -$384.31M

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
MetricDDDGESSYS
P/E -8.0x 35.6x -12.5x
P/FCF -9.3x 40.5x -26.1x
P/Operating cash flow -11.5x 34.3x -132.1x
P/S 1.3x 6.2x 1.1x
P/B 1.8x 18.2x 0.7x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 23.6x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA -11.6x -21.8x -11.8x
EV/EBIT -7.3x -20.2x -4.7x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 6.4x 0.7x
EV/FCF -8.6x 41.8x -16.9x
EV/Operating cash flow -10.6x 35.4x -85.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.30 -124.64 -28.74

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDDDGESSYS
Revenue growth (1Y) -6.2% 19.6% -3.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -9.0% 7.2% -4.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -9.6% 11.7% -12.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -13.8% 10.9% -6.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 76.7% 13.2% -30.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 21.6% -98.5% -9.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 62.1% 13.2% -17.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 23.3% -3.4% -37.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 53.6% 15.5% 59.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.7% -0.3% 0.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 38.0% 21.4% -172.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.5% 6.3% 61.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 36.8% 20.1% -116.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.0% 2.7% 36.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDDDGESSYS
Gross margin 33.8% 35.2% 40.4%
EBITDA margin -10.0% -29.1% -6.1%
Operating margin -15.8% -31.5% -15.3%
Pretax margin -11.7% 20.3% -13.1%
Net margin -14.2% 17.3% -8.4%
FCF margin -13.5% 15.2% -4.2%
Operating cash flow margin -10.9% 17.9% -0.8%
Return on equity -21.7% 51.2% -14.0%
Return on assets -10.5% 7.2% -10.9%
Return on invested capital -17.8% -38.7% –
Return on capital employed -14.7% -19.5% -9.3%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.4x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 1.0x 0.0x
Stock comp / revenue 3.5% – 4.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDDDGESSYS
Debt / assets 17.0% 15.2% –
Debt / equity 0.3x 1.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.0x -0.7x –
Debt / FCF -1.7x 2.4x –
Liabilities / assets 48.9% 86.0% 22.0%
Equity / assets 51.1% 14.0% 78.0%
Interest coverage – -17.9x –
Current ratio 3.4x 1.0x 3.5x
Quick ratio 1.9x 0.6x 2.3x
Cash ratio 1.2x 0.2x 1.3x
Altman Z-score -1.49 2.77 -1.00

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDDDGESSYS
Dividend yield – 0.6% –
Net buyback yield -10.9% 2.6% –
Shareholder yield -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.

ConsensusDDDGESSYS
Forward P/E – 41.3xFY2026 70.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.14FY2026 $7.59FY2026 $0.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +19.2%FY2026 -33.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +28.1% +100.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $368.77MFY2026 $54.10BFY2026 $582.47MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.7%FY2026 +27.8%FY2026 +5.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.8% +11.8% +6.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDDDGESSYS
Held by institutions 71.1% 79.4% 50.8%
Institutions holding 210 3,444 150
Change in shares held, QoQ +34.8% +1.5% +7.3%
Institutions buying 126 1,831 79
Institutions selling 37 1,149 29
Buyers to sellers 3.41 1.59 2.72

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.

DDDGESSYS
DDD 1.00 0.12 0.60
GE 0.12 1.00 0.30
SSYS 0.60 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DDD, GE and SSYS?

General Electric (GE) is the largest by market capitalisation: 3D Systems (DDD) $424.01M, General Electric (GE) $322.99B, Stratasys (SSYS) $565.50M.

Which company is growing faster?

General Electric (GE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: 3D Systems (DDD) -6.2%, General Electric (GE) +19.6%, Stratasys (SSYS) -3.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

General Electric (GE) has the highest net margin (3D Systems (DDD) -14.2%, General Electric (GE) 17.3%, Stratasys (SSYS) -8.4%). On return on invested capital, 3D Systems (DDD) leads (3D Systems (DDD) -17.8%, General Electric (GE) -38.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year General Electric (GE) returned the most: 3D Systems (DDD) -3.3%, General Electric (GE) -0.4%, Stratasys (SSYS) -36.7%. Over five years, General Electric (GE) compounded fastest (3D Systems (DDD) -36.4%/yr, General Electric (GE) +36.8%/yr, Stratasys (SSYS) -25.9%/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%, General Electric (GE) 0.01%, Stratasys (SSYS) 0.00%. 3D Systems (DDD) and Stratasys (SSYS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, General Electric (GE) has been the steadiest (3D Systems (DDD) 83.8%, General Electric (GE) 33.4%, Stratasys (SSYS) 47.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 9. 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.