LUD vs LCII vs PKOH Stock Comparison

Luda Technology, Lci Industries and Park Ohio Holdings Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LCII Lci Industries
$102.54 +24.7% 1M -7.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.49B
P/E
12.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.98B
Div. yield
4.49%
Metal Fabrication Industrials
8 wins
PKOH Park Ohio Holdings Corp
$39.61 -18.6% 1M +88.0% 1Y
Market cap
$573.14M
P/E
15.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.71B
Div. yield
1.29%
Metal Fabrication Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Lci Industries leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Lci Industries 8, Park Ohio Holdings 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLUDLCIIPKOHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $86.45M $2.49B $573.14M LCII
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 12.5x 15.9x LCII
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 12.5x 11.6x PKOH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — -0.2% +7.7% PKOH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 5.0% 2.0% LCII
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 9.7% 6.4% LCII
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.4x 5.3x LCII
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 4.49% 1.29% LCII
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -48.5% -7.2% +88.0% PKOH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -7.4%/yr +9.2%/yr PKOH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 143.1% 37.3% 45.4% LCII
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 69/100 55/100 LCII

Percentile Scorecard

LUDLCIIPKOH

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

AxisLUDLCIIPKOH
Valuation – 97 #8 of 204 87 #27 of 204
Growth – 50 #97 of 191 88 #24 of 191
Profitability – 61 #74 of 189 40 #114 of 189
Financial Health 40 #133 of 221 52 #107 of 221 14 #191 of 221
Shareholder Returns – 87 #22 of 159 46 #86 of 159
Overall – 69 55
  • LUD ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • LCII ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • PKOH ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLUDLCIIPKOHSPY
1 month +0.3%+24.7%-18.6% -5.9%
3 months -9.3%-3.1%-14.8% -4.6%
6 months -34.3%-11.9%+28.4% +0.2%
Year to date -40.7%-15.5%+89.2% +7.5%
1 year -48.5%-7.2%+88.0% +8.2%
3 years —-9.1%+55.6% +68.3%
3 years, per year —-3.1%+15.9% +19.0%
5 years —-31.9%+55.4% +56.5%
5 years, per year —-7.4%+9.2% +9.4%
10 years —+18.4%+28.6% +251.5%
10 years, per year —+1.7%+2.5% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureLUDLCIIPKOHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 143.1%37.3%45.4% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 139.8%36.3%45.8% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.040.811.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.34-0.191.94 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -83.8%-53.5%-61.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -67.8%-34.7%-24.6% -5.9%
52-week high $11.85$157.13$52.51 $779.14
52-week low $3.20$78.16$18.74 $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.

MultipleLUDLCIIPKOH
P/E now vs peer median —median 23.4x 12.5xmedian 23.4x 15.9xmedian 23.4x
P/S now vs peer median —median 1.7x 0.6xmedian 1.7x 0.3xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.4x 7.3xmedian 13.4x 10.4xmedian 13.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 21.9x 9.6xmedian 21.9x 27.3xmedian 21.9x
P/B now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 2.1x 1.7xmedian 2.1x 1.4xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.02 0.20median 1.02 0.09median 1.02

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 monthsLUDLCIIPKOH
Revenue – $3.98B $1.71B
Gross profit – $1.04B $302.10M
Operating income – $301.50M $80.80M
Net income – $198.86M $34.90M
Free cash flow – $259.70M $21.00M
EPS (diluted) – $8.14 $2.44
Cash & equivalents $6.60M $245.62M $58.90M
Total debt $13.16M $852.40M $660.40M
Shares (diluted) 22.24M 24.42M 14.30M
Enterprise value $35.05M $1.67B $375.44M

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
MetricLUDLCIIPKOH
P/E – 12.5x 15.9x
P/FCF – 9.6x 27.3x
P/Operating cash flow – 7.9x 8.7x
P/S – 0.6x 0.3x
P/B 4.5x 1.7x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 4.7x 2.3x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA – 7.3x 10.4x
EV/EBIT – 10.3x 14.5x
EV/Revenue – 0.8x 0.7x
EV/FCF – 11.9x 55.9x
EV/Operating cash flow – 9.8x 17.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.20 0.09

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLUDLCIIPKOH
Revenue growth (1Y) – -0.2% 7.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 1.2% 1.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 10.7% 13.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 11.1% 4.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 15.7% 14.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 45.6% 5.4%
Net income growth (1Y) – 11.0% 49.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 59.0% 182.4%
EPS growth (1Y) – 11.2% 46.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 61.4% 171.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -11.9% 228.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -14.5% 38.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -16.1% 225.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -15.4% 108.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLUDLCIIPKOH
Gross margin – 26.2% 17.6%
EBITDA margin – 10.6% 6.6%
Operating margin – 7.6% 4.7%
Pretax margin – 6.8% 2.3%
Net margin – 5.0% 2.0%
FCF margin – 6.5% 1.2%
Operating cash flow margin – 7.9% 3.8%
Return on equity – 13.8% 8.8%
Return on assets – 6.1% 2.3%
Return on invested capital – 9.7% 6.4%
Return on capital employed – 11.1% 7.3%
Asset turnover – 1.2x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.6x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.6% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLUDLCIIPKOH
Debt / assets 30.6% 26.6% 43.9%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.6x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.4x 5.3x
Debt / FCF – 3.3x 31.4x
Liabilities / assets 55.1% 54.4% 73.3%
Equity / assets 44.9% 45.6% 26.7%
Interest coverage – – 1.6x
Current ratio 1.6x 2.8x 2.4x
Quick ratio 1.3x 1.2x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.5x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 3.37 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLUDLCIIPKOH
Dividend yield – 4.5% 1.3%
Net buyback yield – 0.3% –
Shareholder yield – 4.8% 1.3%
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.

ConsensusLUDLCIIPKOH
Forward P/E – 12.5xFY2026 11.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $8.18FY2026 $3.41FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +9.7%FY2026 +26.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +18.7% +13.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $4.16BFY2026 $1.78BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +1.1%FY2026 +11.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +4.9% +5.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLUDLCIIPKOH
Held by institutions – 100.0% 55.8%
Institutions holding – 360 104
Change in shares held, QoQ – -3.1% +6.4%
Institutions buying – 181 58
Institutions selling – 123 27
Buyers to sellers – 1.47 2.15

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.

LUDLCIIPKOH
LUD 1.00 -0.03 0.12
LCII -0.03 1.00 0.18
PKOH 0.12 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LUD, LCII and PKOH?

Lci Industries (LCII) is the largest by market capitalisation: Luda Technology (LUD) $86.45M, Lci Industries (LCII) $2.49B, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) $573.14M.

Which stock is cheaper, LUD, LCII and PKOH?

Lci Industries (LCII) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Lci Industries (LCII) 12.5x, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) 15.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) is cheapest (Lci Industries (LCII) 12.5x, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) 11.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Lci Industries (LCII) -0.2%, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) +7.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Lci Industries (LCII) has the highest net margin (Lci Industries (LCII) 5.0%, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) 2.0%). On return on invested capital, Lci Industries (LCII) leads (Lci Industries (LCII) 9.7%, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) 6.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) returned the most: Luda Technology (LUD) -48.5%, Lci Industries (LCII) -7.2%, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) +88.0%. Over five years, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) compounded fastest (Lci Industries (LCII) -7.4%/yr, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) +9.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Lci Industries (LCII) has the highest dividend yield: Lci Industries (LCII) 4.49%, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) 1.29%. Luda Technology (LUD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Lci Industries (LCII) has been the steadiest (Luda Technology (LUD) 143.1%, Lci Industries (LCII) 37.3%, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) 45.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LUD, LCII and PKOH?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Lci Industries (LCII) leads on 8. 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.