DDD vs NNDM vs SSYS Stock Comparison

3D Systems, Nano Dimension and Stratasys Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DDD 3D Systems Corp
$3.03 -15.1% 1M -1.3% 1Y
Market cap
$443.92M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$387.64M
Div. yield
–
3D Printing Industrials
3 wins
NNDM Nano Dimension Ltd.
$1.43 -8.9% 1M -17.8% 1Y
Market cap
$298.31M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$120.89M
Div. yield
–
3D Printing Industrials
3 wins
SSYS Stratasys Ltd.
$7.16 -13.3% 1M -39.9% 1Y
Market cap
$583.84M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$547.27M
Div. yield
–
3D Printing Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionDDDNNDMSSYSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $443.92M $298.31M $583.84M SSYS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -8.1x -0.7x -12.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 71.6x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -6.2% +73.5% -3.1% NNDM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -14.2% -349.5% -8.4% SSYS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -17.8% -28.1% — DDD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.0x 2.4x — DDD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -1.3% -17.8% -39.9% DDD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -35.9%/yr -24.6%/yr -25.4%/yr NNDM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 84.1% 53.1% 47.8% SSYS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 31/100 48/100 37/100 NNDM

Percentile Scorecard

DDDNNDMSSYS

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

AxisDDDNNDMSSYS
Valuation 15 #172 of 203 39 #125 of 203 36 #131 of 203
Growth 57 #81 of 188 55 #86 of 188 22 #147 of 188
Profitability 11 #163 of 183 7 #171 of 183 13 #160 of 183
Financial Health 65 #77 of 217 91 #20 of 217 80 #45 of 217
Shareholder Returns 5 #145 of 153 – –
Overall 31 48 37
  • DDD ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • NNDM ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • SSYS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDDDNNDMSSYSSPY
1 month -15.1%-8.9%-13.3% -0.2%
3 months +19.8%-4.0%-9.9% +3.9%
6 months +37.7%-18.3%-16.5% +8.2%
Year to date +71.2%-7.1%-17.5% +12.9%
1 year -1.3%-17.8%-39.9% +12.3%
3 years -14.9%-44.8%-30.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year -5.2%-18.0%-11.3% +23.3%
5 years -89.1%-75.7%-76.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year -35.9%-24.6%-25.4% +10.9%
10 years -78.3%-97.9%-63.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year -14.2%-32.1%-9.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDDDNNDMSSYSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 84.1%53.1%47.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 75.4%57.9%46.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.821.102.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.02-0.34-0.83 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -96.0%-80.4%-83.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.9%-33.2%-39.9% -1.2%
52-week high $3.88$2.14$11.91 $779.14
52-week low $1.77$1.23$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.

MultipleDDDNNDMSSYS
P/E now vs peer median -8.2xmedian 25.2x -0.7xmedian 25.2x -12.7xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.9x 2.5xmedian 1.9x 1.1xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -12.1xmedian 14.0x 0.3xmedian 14.0x -12.2xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -9.6xmedian 21.7x -5.9xmedian 21.7x -26.5xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.3x 0.6xmedian 2.3x 0.8xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -0.31median 1.32 0.00median 1.32 -29.27median 1.32

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 monthsDDDNNDMSSYS
Revenue $387.64M $120.89M $547.27M
Gross profit $131.01M $46.88M $221.15M
Operating income -$61.26M -$143.53M -$83.46M
Net income -$54.85M -$139.91M -$115.18M
Free cash flow -$52.40M -$51.44M -$23.24M
R&D $47.60M $29.99M $77.20M
EPS (diluted) $-0.37 $-2.02 $-0.56
Cash & equivalents $127.95M $349.11M $92.53M
Total debt $91.18M $14.82M –
Shares (diluted) 148.97M 209.34M 82.30M
Enterprise value $39.71M -$912.86M -$365.98M

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
MetricDDDNNDMSSYS
P/E -8.2x -0.7x -12.7x
P/FCF -9.6x -5.9x -26.5x
P/Operating cash flow -11.9x -6.0x -134.6x
P/S 1.3x 2.5x 1.1x
P/B 1.8x 0.6x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 2.0x 0.6x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA -12.1x 0.3x -12.2x
EV/EBIT -7.6x 0.3x -4.8x
EV/Revenue 1.2x -0.4x 0.7x
EV/FCF -8.9x 0.9x -17.4x
EV/Operating cash flow -11.0x 0.9x -88.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.31 0.00 -29.27

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDDDNNDMSSYS
Revenue growth (1Y) -6.2% 73.5% -3.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -9.0% 32.6% -4.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -9.6% 88.5% -12.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -13.8% 27.7% -6.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 76.7% -9.4% -30.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 21.6% -35.0% -9.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 62.1% -154.9% -17.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 23.3% 0.6% -37.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 53.6% -112.0% 59.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.7% -428.7% 0.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 38.0% 25.6% -172.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.5% 21.5% 61.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 36.8% 28.4% -116.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.0% 17.8% 36.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDDDNNDMSSYS
Gross margin 33.8% 38.8% 40.4%
EBITDA margin -10.0% -117.1% -6.1%
Operating margin -15.8% -118.7% -15.3%
Pretax margin -11.7% -121.7% -13.1%
Net margin -14.2% -349.5% -8.4%
FCF margin -13.5% -42.6% -4.2%
Operating cash flow margin -10.9% -41.9% -0.8%
Return on equity -21.7% -33.8% -14.0%
Return on assets -10.5% -28.9% -10.9%
Return on invested capital -17.8% -28.1% –
Return on capital employed -14.7% -27.7% -9.3%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.2x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 0.4x 0.0x
Stock comp / revenue 3.5% 6.6% 4.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDDDNNDMSSYS
Debt / assets 17.0% 0.6% –
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.0x 2.4x –
Debt / FCF -1.7x -0.1x –
Liabilities / assets 48.9% 13.5% 22.0%
Equity / assets 51.1% 86.5% 78.0%
Interest coverage – -341.7x –
Current ratio 3.4x 10.7x 3.5x
Quick ratio 1.9x 8.0x 2.3x
Cash ratio 1.2x 7.5x 1.3x
Altman Z-score -1.45 – -0.97

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusDDDNNDMSSYS
Forward P/E – – 71.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.14FY2026 – $0.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – -33.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +100.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $368.77MFY2026 – $582.47MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.7%FY2026 – +5.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.8% – +6.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDDDNNDMSSYS
Held by institutions 71.1% 31.9% 50.8%
Institutions holding 210 107 150
Change in shares held, QoQ +34.8% +13.9% +7.3%
Institutions buying 126 51 79
Institutions selling 37 25 29
Buyers to sellers 3.41 2.04 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.

DDDNNDMSSYS
DDD 1.00 0.29 0.60
NNDM 0.29 1.00 0.37
SSYS 0.60 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DDD, NNDM and SSYS?

Stratasys (SSYS) is the largest by market capitalisation: 3D Systems (DDD) $443.92M, Nano Dimension (NNDM) $298.31M, Stratasys (SSYS) $583.84M.

Which company is growing faster?

Nano Dimension (NNDM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: 3D Systems (DDD) -6.2%, Nano Dimension (NNDM) +73.5%, Stratasys (SSYS) -3.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Stratasys (SSYS) has the highest net margin (3D Systems (DDD) -14.2%, Nano Dimension (NNDM) -349.5%, Stratasys (SSYS) -8.4%). On return on invested capital, 3D Systems (DDD) leads (3D Systems (DDD) -17.8%, Nano Dimension (NNDM) -28.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year 3D Systems (DDD) returned the most: 3D Systems (DDD) -1.3%, Nano Dimension (NNDM) -17.8%, Stratasys (SSYS) -39.9%. Over five years, Nano Dimension (NNDM) compounded fastest (3D Systems (DDD) -35.9%/yr, Nano Dimension (NNDM) -24.6%/yr, Stratasys (SSYS) -25.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Stratasys (SSYS) has been the steadiest (3D Systems (DDD) 84.1%, Nano Dimension (NNDM) 53.1%, Stratasys (SSYS) 47.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DDD, NNDM 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, Stratasys (SSYS) leads on 3. 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.