DDD vs LECO vs SSYS Stock Comparison

3D Systems, Lincoln Electric Holdings and Stratasys Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DDD 3D Systems Corp
$2.65 -29.7% 1M -7.3% 1Y
Market cap
$395.51M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$387.64M
Div. yield
–
3D Printing Industrials
1 win
SSYS Stratasys Ltd.
$6.85 -21.3% 1M -35.5% 1Y
Market cap
$556.53M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$547.27M
Div. yield
–
3D Printing Industrials

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionDDDLECOSSYSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $395.51M $15.45B $556.53M LECO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -7.2x 26.9x -12.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 24.5x 69.8x LECO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -6.2% +11.1% -3.1% LECO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -14.2% 12.4% -8.4% LECO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -17.8% 22.6% — LECO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.0x 1.0x — DDD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.3% +21.8% -35.5% LECO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -39.0%/yr +15.1%/yr -26.6%/yr LECO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 83.9% 31.1% 47.8% LECO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 32/100 55/100 37/100 LECO

Percentile Scorecard

DDDLECOSSYS

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

AxisDDDLECOSSYS
Valuation 18 #167 of 203 35 #133 of 203 36 #131 of 203
Growth 60 #77 of 189 46 #102 of 189 22 #147 of 189
Profitability 11 #167 of 187 93 #14 of 187 12 #164 of 187
Financial Health 66 #75 of 221 46 #121 of 221 80 #46 of 221
Shareholder Returns 4 #146 of 152 55 #69 of 152 –
Overall 32 55 37
  • DDD ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • LECO ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • SSYS ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDDDLECOSSYSSPY
1 month -29.7%+4.1%-21.3% -2.3%
3 months -6.7%+6.6%-15.7% -0.7%
6 months +13.2%+8.9%-21.6% +4.8%
Year to date +49.7%+19.1%-21.1% +10.3%
1 year -7.3%+21.8%-35.5% +10.3%
3 years -39.5%+55.2%-39.2% +73.0%
3 years, per year -15.4%+15.8%-15.3% +20.1%
5 years -91.6%+101.9%-78.7% +61.9%
5 years, per year -39.0%+15.1%-26.6% +10.1%
10 years -79.7%+349.3%-63.1% +258.6%
10 years, per year -14.8%+16.2%-9.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureDDDLECOSSYSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 83.9%31.1%47.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 74.7%31.4%47.0% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.801.192.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.090.70-0.74 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -96.0%-35.3%-83.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.7%-4.5%-41.0% -3.5%
52-week high $3.88$298.88$11.62 $779.14
52-week low $1.77$220.64$6.72 $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.

MultipleDDDLECOSSYS
P/E now vs peer median -7.2xmedian 25.6x 27.0xmedian 25.6x -12.2xmedian 25.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.9x 3.3xmedian 1.9x 1.1xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -10.4xmedian 14.4x 18.0xmedian 14.4x -9.6xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -8.4xmedian 22.5x 30.2xmedian 22.5x -25.4xmedian 22.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 2.2x 9.9xmedian 2.2x 0.7xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.27median 1.36 3.87median 1.36 -28.00median 1.36

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 monthsDDDLECOSSYS
Revenue $387.64M $4.64B $547.27M
Gross profit $131.01M $1.65B $221.15M
Operating income -$61.26M $802.52M -$83.46M
Net income -$54.85M $575.27M -$115.18M
Free cash flow -$52.40M $511.89M -$23.24M
R&D $47.60M – $77.20M
EPS (diluted) $-0.37 $10.48 $-0.56
Cash & equivalents $127.95M $283.24M $92.53M
Total debt $91.18M $1.15B –
Shares (diluted) 148.97M 54.87M 82.30M
Enterprise value -$8.70M $14.32B -$393.29M

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
MetricDDDLECOSSYS
P/E -7.2x 27.0x -12.2x
P/FCF -8.4x 30.2x -25.4x
P/Operating cash flow -10.4x 23.2x -128.7x
P/S 1.1x 3.3x 1.1x
P/B 1.6x 9.9x 0.7x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 9.9x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA -10.4x 18.0x -9.6x
EV/EBIT -6.6x 20.3x -4.5x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 3.5x 0.7x
EV/FCF -7.7x 31.9x -16.2x
EV/Operating cash flow -9.5x 24.5x -82.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.27 3.87 -28.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDDDLECOSSYS
Revenue growth (1Y) -6.2% 11.1% -3.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -9.0% 4.5% -4.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -9.6% 7.7% -12.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -13.8% 5.5% -6.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 76.7% 12.9% -30.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 21.6% 7.0% -9.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 62.1% 9.6% -17.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 23.3% 4.9% -37.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 53.6% 11.0% 59.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.7% 7.0% 0.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 38.0% 0.7% -172.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.5% 0.5% 61.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 36.8% -6.3% -116.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.0% -3.6% 36.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDDDLECOSSYS
Gross margin 33.8% 35.5% 40.4%
EBITDA margin -10.0% 19.5% -7.2%
Operating margin -15.8% 17.3% -15.3%
Pretax margin -11.7% 16.2% -13.1%
Net margin -14.2% 12.4% -8.4%
FCF margin -13.5% 11.0% -4.2%
Operating cash flow margin -10.9% 14.4% -0.8%
Return on equity -21.7% 37.0% -14.0%
Return on assets -10.5% 14.9% -10.9%
Return on invested capital -17.8% 22.6% –
Return on capital employed -14.7% 27.7% -9.3%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.2x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 1.2x 0.0x
Stock comp / revenue 3.5% 0.5% 4.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDDDLECOSSYS
Debt / assets 17.0% 29.5% –
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.0x 1.0x –
Debt / FCF -1.7x 2.2x –
Liabilities / assets 48.9% 60.1% 22.0%
Equity / assets 51.1% 39.9% 78.0%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 3.4x 1.9x 3.5x
Quick ratio 1.9x 1.0x 2.3x
Cash ratio 1.2x 0.3x 1.3x
Altman Z-score -1.60 7.78 -1.04

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDDDLECOSSYS
Dividend yield – 1.1% –
Net buyback yield -12.1% 1.8% –
Shareholder yield -12.1% 2.9% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – 30.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 33.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.5% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 6.3% –

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.

ConsensusDDDLECOSSYS
Forward P/E – 24.5xFY2026 69.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.14FY2026 $11.62FY2026 $0.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +17.7%FY2026 -33.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +0.4% +100.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $368.77MFY2026 $4.84BFY2026 $582.47MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.7%FY2026 +14.5%FY2026 +5.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.8% +5.5% +6.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDDDLECOSSYS
Held by institutions 71.1% 81.3% 50.8%
Institutions holding 210 703 150
Change in shares held, QoQ +34.8% +5.5% +7.3%
Institutions buying 126 299 79
Institutions selling 37 266 29
Buyers to sellers 3.41 1.12 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.

DDDLECOSSYS
DDD 1.00 0.29 0.59
LECO 0.29 1.00 0.40
SSYS 0.59 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DDD, LECO and SSYS?

Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) is the largest by market capitalisation: 3D Systems (DDD) $395.51M, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) $15.45B, Stratasys (SSYS) $556.53M.

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) +11.1%, Stratasys (SSYS) -3.1%.

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%, Stratasys (SSYS) -8.4%). On return on invested capital, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) leads (3D Systems (DDD) -17.8%, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) 22.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) returned the most: 3D Systems (DDD) -7.3%, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) +21.8%, Stratasys (SSYS) -35.5%. Over five years, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) compounded fastest (3D Systems (DDD) -39.0%/yr, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) +15.1%/yr, Stratasys (SSYS) -26.6%/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%, Stratasys (SSYS) 0.00%. 3D Systems (DDD) and Stratasys (SSYS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) has been the steadiest (3D Systems (DDD) 83.9%, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) 31.1%, Stratasys (SSYS) 47.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DDD, LECO 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, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) 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.