LECO vs SSYS vs SNA Stock Comparison

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Stratasys and Snap-on Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SSYS Stratasys Ltd.
$7.16 -13.3% 1M -39.9% 1Y
Market cap
$579.37M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$547.27M
Div. yield
–
3D Printing Industrials
SNA Snap-on Inc
$357.43 -3.2% 1M +3.2% 1Y
Market cap
$18.35B
P/E
18.1x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Power Tools Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Snap-on leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Snap-on 5, Lincoln Electric Holdings 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLECOSSYSSNALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $15.23B $579.37M $18.35B SNA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.5x -12.6x 18.1x SNA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.3x 71.6x 19.5x SNA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.1% -3.1% — LECO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.4% -8.4% — LECO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 22.6% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.0x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +16.6% -39.9% +3.2% LECO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.0%/yr -25.4%/yr +11.7%/yr LECO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.8% 47.8% 19.1% SNA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 37/100 65/100 SNA

Percentile Scorecard

LECOSSYSSNA

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

AxisLECOSSYSSNA
Valuation 36 #130 of 203 36 #131 of 203 53 #97 of 203
Growth 44 #106 of 188 22 #147 of 188 33 #127 of 188
Profitability 94 #12 of 183 13 #160 of 183 67 #61 of 183
Financial Health 44 #121 of 217 80 #45 of 217 86 #32 of 217
Shareholder Returns 54 #71 of 153 – 88 #19 of 153
Overall 54 37 65
  • LECO ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • SSYS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • SNA ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLECOSSYSSNASPY
1 month +3.9%-13.3%-3.2% -0.2%
3 months +5.7%-9.9%-14.7% +3.9%
6 months +8.6%-16.5%-5.3% +8.2%
Year to date +17.8%-17.5%+3.7% +12.9%
1 year +16.6%-39.9%+3.2% +12.3%
3 years +63.5%-30.1%+41.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +17.8%-11.3%+12.3% +23.3%
5 years +101.1%-76.9%+73.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year +15.0%-25.4%+11.7% +10.9%
10 years +331.4%-63.2%+132.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year +15.7%-9.5%+8.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLECOSSYSSNASPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.8%47.8%19.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.2%46.9%19.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.182.220.58 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.54-0.830.17 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.3%-83.4%-21.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.5%-39.9%-14.7% -1.2%
52-week high $298.88$11.91$419.26 $779.14
52-week low $220.64$6.80$328.69 $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.

MultipleLECOSSYSSNA
P/E now vs peer median 26.7xmedian 25.2x -12.7xmedian 25.2x 18.3xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 1.9x 1.1xmedian 1.9x 3.6xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.8xmedian 14.0x -12.2xmedian 14.0x —median 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 29.9xmedian 21.7x -26.5xmedian 21.7x 17.2xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 9.8xmedian 2.3x 0.8xmedian 2.3x 3.0xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 3.82median 1.32 -29.27median 1.32 12.82median 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 monthsLECOSSYSSNA
Revenue $4.64B $547.27M –
Gross profit $1.65B $221.15M –
Operating income $802.52M -$83.46M $1.31B
Net income $575.27M -$115.18M $1.04B
Free cash flow $511.89M -$23.24M –
R&D – $77.20M –
EPS (diluted) $10.48 $-0.56 $19.25
Cash & equivalents $283.24M $92.53M $1.67B
Total debt $1.15B – –
Shares (diluted) 54.87M 82.30M 52.52M
Enterprise value $14.09B -$370.44M $18.35B

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
MetricLECOSSYSSNA
P/E 26.7x -12.7x 18.3x
P/FCF 29.9x -26.5x 17.2x
P/Operating cash flow 22.9x -134.6x 16.0x
P/S 3.3x 1.1x 3.6x
P/B 9.8x 0.8x 3.0x
P/Tangible book 9.8x 0.8x 3.2x
EV/EBITDA 17.8x -12.2x –
EV/EBIT 20.1x -4.8x –
EV/Revenue 3.5x 0.7x –
EV/FCF 31.6x -17.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow 24.2x -88.2x 16.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.82 -29.27 12.82

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLECOSSYSSNA
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.1% -3.1% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.5% -4.6% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.7% -12.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.5% -6.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 12.9% -30.0% -0.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.0% -9.0% 0.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 9.6% -17.1% -0.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.9% -37.3% 0.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 11.0% 59.7% 0.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.0% 0.4% 1.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 0.7% -172.1% 4.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.5% 61.1% 2.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -6.3% -116.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.6% 36.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLECOSSYSSNA
Gross margin 35.5% 40.4% –
EBITDA margin 19.5% -6.1% –
Operating margin 17.3% -15.3% –
Pretax margin 16.2% -13.1% –
Net margin 12.4% -8.4% –
FCF margin 11.0% -4.2% –
Operating cash flow margin 14.4% -0.8% –
Return on equity 37.0% -14.0% 17.0%
Return on assets 14.9% -10.9% 12.0%
Return on invested capital 22.6% – –
Return on capital employed 27.7% -9.3% –
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.5x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 0.0x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 4.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLECOSSYSSNA
Debt / assets 29.5% – –
Debt / equity 0.7x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.0x – –
Debt / FCF 2.2x – –
Liabilities / assets 60.1% 22.0% 29.3%
Equity / assets 39.9% 78.0% 70.7%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.9x 3.5x 3.5x
Quick ratio 1.0x 2.3x –
Cash ratio 0.3x 1.3x –
Altman Z-score 7.74 -0.97 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLECOSSYSSNA
Dividend yield 1.1% – 2.7%
Net buyback yield 1.8% – –
Shareholder yield 2.9% – 2.7%
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.

ConsensusLECOSSYSSNA
Forward P/E 24.3xFY2026 71.6xFY2026 19.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $11.62FY2026 $0.10FY2026 $18.35FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +17.7%FY2026 -33.3%FY2026 -4.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +0.4% +100.0% +17.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.84BFY2026 $582.47MFY2026 $4.58BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.5%FY2026 +5.7%FY2026 -3.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.5% +6.8% +14.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLECOSSYSSNA
Held by institutions 81.3% 50.8% 96.3%
Institutions holding 701 150 1,069
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.5% +7.3% +2.8%
Institutions buying 297 79 497
Institutions selling 266 29 370
Buyers to sellers 1.12 2.72 1.34

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.

LECOSSYSSNA
LECO 1.00 0.40 0.54
SSYS 0.40 1.00 0.30
SNA 0.54 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LECO, SSYS and SNA?

Snap-on (SNA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) $15.23B, Stratasys (SSYS) $579.37M, Snap-on (SNA) $18.35B.

Which stock is cheaper, LECO, SSYS and SNA?

Snap-on (SNA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) 26.5x, Stratasys (SSYS) -12.6x, Snap-on (SNA) 18.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Snap-on (SNA) is cheapest (Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) 24.3x, Stratasys (SSYS) 71.6x, Snap-on (SNA) 19.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) +11.1%, Stratasys (SSYS) -3.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) has the highest net margin (Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) 12.4%, Stratasys (SSYS) -8.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) returned the most: Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) +16.6%, Stratasys (SSYS) -39.9%, Snap-on (SNA) +3.2%. Over five years, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) compounded fastest (Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) +15.0%/yr, Stratasys (SSYS) -25.4%/yr, Snap-on (SNA) +11.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) 0.01%, Stratasys (SSYS) 0.00%, Snap-on (SNA) 0.00%. Stratasys (SSYS) and Snap-on (SNA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Snap-on (SNA) has been the steadiest (Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) 30.8%, Stratasys (SSYS) 47.8%, Snap-on (SNA) 19.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LECO, SSYS and SNA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Snap-on (SNA) leads on 5. 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.