DDD vs SSYS vs LXFR Stock Comparison

3D Systems, Stratasys and Luxfer Holdings Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DDD 3D Systems Corp
$2.98 -15.3% 1M -6.6% 1Y
Market cap
$495.12M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$387.64M
Div. yield
–
3D Printing Industrials
1 win
SSYS Stratasys Ltd.
$7.15 -14.9% 1M -38.0% 1Y
Market cap
$615.69M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$547.27M
Div. yield
–
3D Printing Industrials
2 wins
LXFR Luxfer Holdings Plc
$17.25 -0.2% 1M +30.2% 1Y
Market cap
$461.61M
P/E
74.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$355.20M
Div. yield
2.26%
Metal Fabrication Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Luxfer Holdings leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Luxfer Holdings 7, Stratasys 2, 3D Systems 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDDDSSYSLXFRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $495.12M $615.69M $461.61M SSYS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -8.1x -12.7x 74.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 71.5x 17.4x LXFR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -6.2% -3.1% -11.8% SSYS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -14.2% -8.4% 1.7% LXFR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -17.8% — 5.2% LXFR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.0x — 1.2x DDD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 2.26% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -6.6% -38.0% +30.2% LXFR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -36.2%/yr -25.7%/yr -3.0%/yr LXFR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 84.0% 47.7% 33.2% LXFR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 31/100 37/100 52/100 LXFR

Percentile Scorecard

DDDSSYSLXFR

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

AxisDDDSSYSLXFR
Valuation 16 #171 of 203 36 #131 of 203 57 #87 of 203
Growth 59 #78 of 188 21 #148 of 188 19 #152 of 188
Profitability 11 #164 of 184 13 #161 of 184 39 #113 of 184
Financial Health 64 #79 of 217 79 #46 of 217 68 #71 of 217
Shareholder Returns 5 #145 of 153 – 77 #36 of 153
Overall 31 37 52
  • DDD ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • SSYS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • LXFR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDDDSSYSLXFRSPY
1 month -15.3%-14.9%-0.2% +0.9%
3 months +19.7%-6.8%+1.1% +5.9%
6 months +38.0%-15.6%+21.1% +8.5%
Year to date +68.4%-17.6%+27.5% +13.3%
1 year -6.6%-38.0%+30.2% +12.4%
3 years -16.3%-30.2%+101.8% +88.1%
3 years, per year -5.8%-11.3%+26.4% +23.5%
5 years -89.4%-77.3%-14.2% +68.2%
5 years, per year -36.2%-25.7%-3.0% +11.0%
10 years -78.3%-62.4%— +263.4%
10 years, per year -14.2%-9.3%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureDDDSSYSLXFRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 84.0%47.7%33.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 75.1%46.6%39.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.812.230.96 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.08-0.800.91 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -96.0%-83.4%-67.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.2%-38.5%-9.6% -0.9%
52-week high $3.88$11.62$19.08 $779.14
52-week low $1.77$6.80$11.51 $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.

MultipleDDDSSYSLXFR
P/E now vs peer median -8.1xmedian 25.4x -12.7xmedian 25.4x 74.5xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.9x 1.1xmedian 1.9x 1.3xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -11.9xmedian 14.3x -12.2xmedian 14.3x 15.5xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -9.4xmedian 21.8x -26.5xmedian 21.8x 24.4xmedian 21.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.2x 0.8xmedian 2.2x 2.1xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.30median 1.41 -29.23median 1.41 56.42median 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 monthsDDDSSYSLXFR
Revenue $387.64M $547.27M $355.20M
Gross profit $131.01M $221.15M $89.00M
Operating income -$61.26M -$83.46M $22.40M
Net income -$54.85M -$115.18M $6.20M
Free cash flow -$52.40M -$23.24M $18.90M
R&D $47.60M $77.20M $5.60M
EPS (diluted) $-0.37 $-0.56 $0.23
Cash & equivalents $127.95M $92.53M $19.90M
Total debt $91.18M – $57.70M
Shares (diluted) 148.97M 82.30M 27.30M
Enterprise value $90.91M -$334.13M $407.11M

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
MetricDDDSSYSLXFR
P/E -8.1x -12.7x 74.5x
P/FCF -9.4x -26.5x 24.4x
P/Operating cash flow -11.7x -134.4x 15.4x
P/S 1.3x 1.1x 1.3x
P/B 1.8x 0.8x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 0.8x 2.2x
EV/EBITDA -11.9x -12.2x 15.5x
EV/EBIT -7.5x -4.8x 22.3x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 0.7x 1.4x
EV/FCF -8.7x -17.3x 26.4x
EV/Operating cash flow -10.8x -88.0x 16.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.30 -29.23 56.42

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDDDSSYSLXFR
Revenue growth (1Y) -6.2% -3.1% -11.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -9.0% -4.6% -5.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -9.6% -12.3% -3.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -13.8% -6.6% 2.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 76.7% -30.0% 0.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 21.6% -9.0% -4.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 62.1% -17.1% -56.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 23.3% -37.3% 1.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 53.6% 59.7% -56.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.7% 0.4% 1.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 38.0% -172.1% -31.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.5% 61.1% 0.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 36.8% -116.2% -47.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.0% 36.4% 0.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDDDSSYSLXFR
Gross margin 33.8% 40.4% 25.1%
EBITDA margin -10.0% -6.1% 9.1%
Operating margin -15.8% -15.3% 6.3%
Pretax margin -11.7% -13.1% 5.2%
Net margin -14.2% -8.4% 1.7%
FCF margin -13.5% -4.2% 5.3%
Operating cash flow margin -10.9% -0.8% 8.4%
Return on equity -21.7% -14.0% 2.8%
Return on assets -10.5% -10.9% 1.6%
Return on invested capital -17.8% – 5.2%
Return on capital employed -14.7% -9.3% 7.3%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.5x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 0.0x 4.8x
Stock comp / revenue 3.5% 4.3% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDDDSSYSLXFR
Debt / assets 17.0% – 15.1%
Debt / equity 0.3x – 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.0x – 1.2x
Debt / FCF -1.7x – 3.1x
Liabilities / assets 48.9% 22.0% 42.1%
Equity / assets 51.1% 78.0% 57.9%
Interest coverage – – 6.6x
Current ratio 3.4x 3.5x 2.5x
Quick ratio 1.9x 2.3x 1.1x
Cash ratio 1.2x 1.3x 0.3x
Altman Z-score -1.47 -0.98 3.56

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDDDSSYSLXFR
Dividend yield – – 2.3%
Net buyback yield -10.7% – 0.6%
Shareholder yield -10.7% – 2.8%
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.

ConsensusDDDSSYSLXFR
Forward P/E – 71.5xFY2026 17.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.14FY2026 $0.10FY2026 $0.99FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -33.3%FY2026 -10.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +100.0% +41.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $368.77MFY2026 $582.47MFY2026 $386.72MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.7%FY2026 +5.7%FY2026 +4.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.8% +6.8% +2.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDDDSSYSLXFR
Held by institutions 71.1% 50.8% 91.6%
Institutions holding 210 150 136
Change in shares held, QoQ +34.8% +7.3% -1.6%
Institutions buying 126 79 76
Institutions selling 37 29 41
Buyers to sellers 3.41 2.72 1.85

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.

DDDSSYSLXFR
DDD 1.00 0.60 0.25
SSYS 0.60 1.00 0.40
LXFR 0.25 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DDD, SSYS and LXFR?

Stratasys (SSYS) is the largest by market capitalisation: 3D Systems (DDD) $495.12M, Stratasys (SSYS) $615.69M, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) $461.61M.

Which company is growing faster?

Stratasys (SSYS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: 3D Systems (DDD) -6.2%, Stratasys (SSYS) -3.1%, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) -11.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) has the highest net margin (3D Systems (DDD) -14.2%, Stratasys (SSYS) -8.4%, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) 1.7%). On return on invested capital, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) leads (3D Systems (DDD) -17.8%, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) 5.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) returned the most: 3D Systems (DDD) -6.6%, Stratasys (SSYS) -38.0%, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) +30.2%. Over five years, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) compounded fastest (3D Systems (DDD) -36.2%/yr, Stratasys (SSYS) -25.7%/yr, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) -3.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) 2.26%. 3D Systems (DDD) and Stratasys (SSYS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) has been the steadiest (3D Systems (DDD) 84.0%, Stratasys (SSYS) 47.7%, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) 33.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) leads on 7. 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.