DDD vs MLSS vs XRAY Stock Comparison

3D Systems, Milestone Scientific and Dentsply Sirona Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DDD 3D Systems Corp
$3.03 -15.1% 1M -1.3% 1Y
Market cap
$503.43M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$387.64M
Div. yield
–
3D Printing Industrials
3 wins
XRAY DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.
$9.35 -0.5% 1M -28.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.86B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.64B
Div. yield
1.71%
Dental Healthcare
6 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Dentsply Sirona leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Dentsply Sirona 6, 3D Systems 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDDDMLSSXRAYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $503.43M $27.51M $1.86B XRAY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -8.2x — -3.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 6.3x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -6.2% -27.5% -0.8% XRAY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -14.2% — -15.0% DDD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -17.8% — -8.7% XRAY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.0x — 50.9x DDD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 1.71% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -1.3% -31.9% -28.6% DDD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -35.9%/yr -31.1%/yr -30.4%/yr XRAY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 84.1% 81.4% 48.0% XRAY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 31/100 — 57/100 XRAY

Percentile Scorecard

DDDMLSSXRAY

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

AxisDDDMLSSXRAY
Valuation 15 #172 of 203 – 86 #32 of 227
Growth 57 #81 of 188 – 45 #121 of 219
Profitability 11 #163 of 183 – 58 #88 of 206
Financial Health 65 #77 of 217 – 13 #208 of 238
Shareholder Returns 5 #145 of 153 – 86 #20 of 134
Overall 31 – 57
  • DDD ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • MLSS ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • XRAY ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDDDMLSSXRAYSPY
1 month -15.1%-24.4%-0.5% -0.2%
3 months +19.8%-27.9%-30.7% +3.9%
6 months +37.7%-4.9%-20.6% +8.2%
Year to date +71.2%+13.6%-18.2% +12.9%
1 year -1.3%-31.9%-28.6% +12.3%
3 years -14.9%-65.1%-69.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year -5.2%-29.6%-32.7% +23.3%
5 years -89.1%-84.5%-83.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year -35.9%-31.1%-30.4% +10.9%
10 years -78.3%-83.2%-83.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year -14.2%-16.4%-16.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDDDMLSSXRAYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 84.1%81.4%48.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 75.4%83.3%46.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.821.291.19 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.02-0.39-0.60 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -96.0%-90.9%-85.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.9%-43.6%-36.3% -1.2%
52-week high $3.88$0.55$14.68 $779.14
52-week low $1.77$0.25$8.42 $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.

MultipleDDDMLSSXRAY
P/E now vs peer median -8.2xmedian 25.2x —median 29.6x -3.4xmedian 29.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.9x 4.2xmedian 2.9x 0.5xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -12.1xmedian 14.0x —median 17.4x 98.7xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -9.6xmedian 21.7x —median 22.3x 13.0xmedian 22.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.3x —median 2.3x 1.4xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -0.31median 1.32 —median 1.04 -0.20median 1.04

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 monthsDDDMLSSXRAY
Revenue $387.64M $6.58M $3.64B
Gross profit $131.01M – $1.80B
Operating income -$61.26M – -$310.00M
Net income -$54.85M – -$546.00M
Free cash flow -$52.40M – $143.00M
R&D $47.60M – $166.00M
EPS (diluted) $-0.37 – $-2.72
Cash & equivalents $127.95M – $239.00M
Total debt $91.18M – $2.22B
Shares (diluted) 148.97M 93.13M 200.50M
Enterprise value $99.21M $27.51M $744.52M

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
MetricDDDMLSSXRAY
P/E -8.2x – -3.4x
P/FCF -9.6x – 13.0x
P/Operating cash flow -11.9x – 5.8x
P/S 1.3x 4.2x 0.5x
P/B 1.8x – 1.4x
P/Tangible book 2.0x – 3.9x
EV/EBITDA -12.1x – 98.7x
EV/EBIT -7.6x – -12.4x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 4.2x 1.1x
EV/FCF -8.9x – 26.9x
EV/Operating cash flow -11.0x – 12.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.31 – -0.20

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDDDMLSSXRAY
Revenue growth (1Y) -6.2% -27.5% -0.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -9.0% -12.9% -2.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -9.6% – -4.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -13.8% – -4.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 76.7% – 70.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 21.6% – 33.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 62.1% – 42.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 23.3% – 19.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 53.6% – 42.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.7% – 17.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 38.0% – 12.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.5% – -1.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 36.8% – 3.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.0% – -10.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDDDMLSSXRAY
Gross margin 33.8% – 49.5%
EBITDA margin -10.0% – 1.1%
Operating margin -15.8% – -8.5%
Pretax margin -11.7% – -9.5%
Net margin -14.2% – -15.0%
FCF margin -13.5% – 3.9%
Operating cash flow margin -10.9% – 8.8%
Return on equity -21.7% – -41.0%
Return on assets -10.5% – -10.5%
Return on invested capital -17.8% – -8.7%
Return on capital employed -14.7% – -7.7%
Asset turnover 0.7x – 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x – -0.6x
Stock comp / revenue 3.5% – 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDDDMLSSXRAY
Debt / assets 17.0% – 42.7%
Debt / equity 0.3x – 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.0x – 50.9x
Debt / FCF -1.7x – 15.6x
Liabilities / assets 48.9% – 74.0%
Equity / assets 51.1% – 26.0%
Interest coverage – – -3.4x
Current ratio 3.4x – 1.6x
Quick ratio 1.9x – 0.7x
Cash ratio 1.2x – 0.2x
Altman Z-score -1.45 – 0.55

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDDDMLSSXRAY
Dividend yield – – 1.7%
Net buyback yield -10.6% – –
Shareholder yield -10.6% – 1.7%
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.

ConsensusDDDMLSSXRAY
Forward P/E – – 6.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.14FY2026 $-0.04FY2026 $1.49FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – -6.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +5.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $368.77MFY2026 $9.29MFY2026 $3.68BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.7%FY2026 +3.6%FY2026 +0.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.8% +27.1% +1.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDDDMLSSXRAY
Held by institutions 71.1% 5.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 210 31 376
Change in shares held, QoQ +34.8% +18.9% +6.1%
Institutions buying 126 11 207
Institutions selling 37 4 116
Buyers to sellers 3.41 2.75 1.78

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.

DDDMLSSXRAY
DDD 1.00 0.07 0.20
MLSS 0.07 1.00 0.11
XRAY 0.20 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DDD, MLSS and XRAY?

Dentsply Sirona (XRAY) is the largest by market capitalisation: 3D Systems (DDD) $503.43M, Milestone Scientific (MLSS) $27.51M, Dentsply Sirona (XRAY) $1.86B.

Which company is growing faster?

Dentsply Sirona (XRAY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: 3D Systems (DDD) -6.2%, Milestone Scientific (MLSS) -27.5%, Dentsply Sirona (XRAY) -0.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

3D Systems (DDD) has the highest net margin (3D Systems (DDD) -14.2%, Dentsply Sirona (XRAY) -15.0%). On return on invested capital, Dentsply Sirona (XRAY) leads (3D Systems (DDD) -17.8%, Dentsply Sirona (XRAY) -8.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year 3D Systems (DDD) returned the most: 3D Systems (DDD) -1.3%, Milestone Scientific (MLSS) -31.9%, Dentsply Sirona (XRAY) -28.6%. Over five years, Dentsply Sirona (XRAY) compounded fastest (3D Systems (DDD) -35.9%/yr, Milestone Scientific (MLSS) -31.1%/yr, Dentsply Sirona (XRAY) -30.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Dentsply Sirona (XRAY) 1.71%. 3D Systems (DDD) and Milestone Scientific (MLSS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Dentsply Sirona (XRAY) has been the steadiest (3D Systems (DDD) 84.1%, Milestone Scientific (MLSS) 81.4%, Dentsply Sirona (XRAY) 48.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DDD, MLSS and XRAY?

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