DDD vs NNDM vs VELO Stock Comparison

3D Systems, Nano Dimension and Velo3D Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DDD 3D Systems Corp
$2.98 -15.3% 1M -6.6% 1Y
Market cap
$452.12M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$387.64M
Div. yield
–
3D Printing Industrials
4 wins
NNDM Nano Dimension Ltd.
$1.42 -9.0% 1M -16.0% 1Y
Market cap
$296.22M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$120.89M
Div. yield
–
3D Printing Industrials
4 wins
VELO Velo3D, Inc.
$6.99 -36.3% 1M +20.3% 1Y
Market cap
$213.44M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$57.32M
Div. yield
–
3D Printing Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

3D Systems leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (3D Systems 4, Nano Dimension 4, Velo3D 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDDDNNDMVELOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $452.12M $296.22M $213.44M DDD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -8.2x -0.7x -3.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -6.2% +73.5% +31.0% NNDM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -14.2% -349.5% -100.9% DDD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -17.8% -28.1% -48.6% DDD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.0x 2.4x 1.6x DDD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -6.6% -16.0% +20.3% VELO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -36.2%/yr -24.8%/yr -73.6%/yr NNDM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 84.0% 53.1% 166.3% NNDM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 31/100 48/100 39/100 NNDM

Percentile Scorecard

DDDNNDMVELO

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

AxisDDDNNDMVELO
Valuation 16 #171 of 203 39 #125 of 203 19 #164 of 203
Growth 59 #78 of 188 56 #84 of 188 52 #91 of 188
Profitability 11 #164 of 184 7 #172 of 184 5 #175 of 184
Financial Health 64 #79 of 217 91 #20 of 217 79 #47 of 217
Shareholder Returns 5 #145 of 153 – –
Overall 31 48 39
  • DDD ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • NNDM ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • VELO ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDDDNNDMVELOSPY
1 month -15.3%-9.0%-36.3% +0.9%
3 months +19.7%-4.7%-17.2% +5.9%
6 months +38.0%-15.0%-45.8% +8.5%
Year to date +68.4%-7.8%-49.1% +13.3%
1 year -6.6%-16.0%+20.3% +12.4%
3 years -16.3%-45.2%-98.9% +88.1%
3 years, per year -5.8%-18.2%-77.9% +23.5%
5 years -89.4%-75.9%-99.9% +68.2%
5 years, per year -36.2%-24.8%-73.6% +11.0%
10 years -78.3%-97.9%— +263.4%
10 years, per year -14.2%-32.2%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureDDDNNDMVELOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 84.0%53.1%166.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 75.1%57.8%145.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.811.104.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.08-0.300.12 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -96.0%-80.4%-100.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.2%-33.6%-77.2% -0.9%
52-week high $3.88$2.14$30.61 $779.14
52-week low $1.77$1.23$4.15 $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.

MultipleDDDNNDMVELO
P/E now vs peer median -8.1xmedian 25.4x -0.7xmedian 25.4x -3.6xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.9x 2.5xmedian 1.9x 3.9xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -11.9xmedian 14.3x 0.3xmedian 14.3x -2.7xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -9.4xmedian 21.8x -5.8xmedian 21.8x —median 21.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.2x 0.6xmedian 2.2x 1.5xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.30median 1.41 0.00median 1.41 -0.04median 1.41

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 monthsDDDNNDMVELO
Revenue $387.64M $120.89M $57.32M
Gross profit $131.01M $46.88M -$3.66M
Operating income -$61.26M -$143.53M -$54.46M
Net income -$54.85M -$139.91M -$57.86M
Free cash flow -$52.40M -$51.44M –
R&D $47.60M $29.99M $12.92M
EPS (diluted) $-0.37 $-2.02 $-1.96
Cash & equivalents $127.95M $349.11M $91.14M
Total debt $91.18M $14.82M $8.17M
Shares (diluted) 148.97M 209.34M 29.45M
Enterprise value $47.91M -$914.95M $98.70M

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
MetricDDDNNDMVELO
P/E -8.1x -0.7x -3.6x
P/FCF -9.4x -5.8x –
P/Operating cash flow -11.7x -5.9x –
P/S 1.3x 2.5x 3.9x
P/B 1.8x 0.6x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 0.6x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA -11.9x 0.3x -2.7x
EV/EBIT -7.5x 0.3x -2.6x
EV/Revenue 1.2x -0.4x 2.5x
EV/FCF -8.7x 0.9x –
EV/Operating cash flow -10.8x 0.9x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.30 0.00 -0.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDDDNNDMVELO
Revenue growth (1Y) -6.2% 73.5% 31.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -9.0% 32.6% -16.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -9.6% 88.5% -233.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -13.8% 27.7% -40.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 76.7% -9.4% 11.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 21.6% -35.0% 18.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 62.1% -154.9% 29.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 23.3% 0.6% 20.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 53.6% -112.0% 66.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.7% -428.7% 81.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 38.0% 25.6% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.5% 21.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 36.8% 28.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.0% 17.8% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDDDNNDMVELO
Gross margin 33.8% 38.8% -6.4%
EBITDA margin -10.0% -117.1% -90.9%
Operating margin -15.8% -118.7% -95.0%
Pretax margin -11.7% -121.7% -100.8%
Net margin -14.2% -349.5% -100.9%
FCF margin -13.5% -42.6% –
Operating cash flow margin -10.9% -41.9% –
Return on equity -21.7% -33.8% -62.7%
Return on assets -10.5% -28.9% -37.9%
Return on invested capital -17.8% -28.1% -48.6%
Return on capital employed -14.7% -27.7% -42.5%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.2x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 0.4x –
Stock comp / revenue 3.5% 6.6% 15.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDDDNNDMVELO
Debt / assets 17.0% 0.6% 4.1%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.0x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.0x 2.4x 1.6x
Debt / FCF -1.7x -0.1x –
Liabilities / assets 48.9% 13.5% 26.8%
Equity / assets 51.1% 86.5% 73.2%
Interest coverage – -341.7x -15.7x
Current ratio 3.4x 10.7x 6.3x
Quick ratio 1.9x 8.0x 4.5x
Cash ratio 1.2x 7.5x 3.7x
Altman Z-score -1.47 – -0.92

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDDDNNDMVELO
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -10.7% – –
Shareholder yield -10.7% – –
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.

ConsensusDDDNNDMVELO
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.14FY2026 – $-1.10FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year $368.77MFY2026 – $68.16MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.7%FY2026 – +48.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.8% – +26.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDDDNNDMVELO
Held by institutions 71.1% 31.9% 41.1%
Institutions holding 210 107 135
Change in shares held, QoQ +34.8% +13.9% +84.8%
Institutions buying 126 51 115
Institutions selling 37 25 15
Buyers to sellers 3.41 2.04 7.67

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.

DDDNNDMVELO
DDD 1.00 0.29 0.40
NNDM 0.29 1.00 0.19
VELO 0.40 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DDD, NNDM and VELO?

3D Systems (DDD) is the largest by market capitalisation: 3D Systems (DDD) $452.12M, Nano Dimension (NNDM) $296.22M, Velo3D (VELO) $213.44M.

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%, Velo3D (VELO) +31.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

3D Systems (DDD) has the highest net margin (3D Systems (DDD) -14.2%, Nano Dimension (NNDM) -349.5%, Velo3D (VELO) -100.9%). On return on invested capital, 3D Systems (DDD) leads (3D Systems (DDD) -17.8%, Nano Dimension (NNDM) -28.1%, Velo3D (VELO) -48.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Velo3D (VELO) returned the most: 3D Systems (DDD) -6.6%, Nano Dimension (NNDM) -16.0%, Velo3D (VELO) +20.3%. Over five years, Nano Dimension (NNDM) compounded fastest (3D Systems (DDD) -36.2%/yr, Nano Dimension (NNDM) -24.8%/yr, Velo3D (VELO) -73.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nano Dimension (NNDM) has been the steadiest (3D Systems (DDD) 84.0%, Nano Dimension (NNDM) 53.1%, Velo3D (VELO) 166.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DDD, NNDM and VELO?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, 3D Systems (DDD) leads on 4. 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.