LUD vs MEC vs PKOH Stock Comparison

Luda Technology, Mayville Engineering Company and Park Ohio Holdings Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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PKOH Park Ohio Holdings Corp
$44.17 -6.8% 1M +116.2% 1Y
Market cap
$585.05M
P/E
22.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.65B
Div. yield
–
Metal Fabrication Industrials
8 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Park Ohio Holdings leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Park Ohio Holdings 8, Mayville Engineering Company 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLUDMECPKOHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $87.19M $361.55M $585.05M PKOH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — -20.9x 22.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 67.5x 13.0x PKOH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +11.8% +2.7% MEC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -3.0% 1.6% PKOH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -1.8% 6.1% PKOH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.9x 5.8x MEC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -48.1% -8.3% +116.2% PKOH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -1.0%/yr +12.7%/yr PKOH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 144.1% 55.5% 44.7% PKOH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 28/100 52/100 PKOH

Percentile Scorecard

LUDMECPKOH

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

AxisLUDMECPKOH
Valuation – 46 #110 of 204 86 #29 of 204
Growth – 11 #170 of 191 75 #48 of 191
Profitability – 22 #147 of 189 40 #114 of 189
Financial Health 39 #135 of 221 32 #151 of 221 13 #193 of 221
Shareholder Returns – – 44 #89 of 158
Overall – 28 52
  • LUD ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • MEC 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

PeriodLUDMECPKOHSPY
1 month +7.9%-1.7%-6.8% -2.0%
3 months -0.2%-41.6%+6.9% -2.2%
6 months -30.2%-28.8%+49.5% +4.2%
Year to date -35.8%-13.5%+110.9% +10.6%
1 year -48.1%-8.3%+116.2% +10.4%
3 years —+33.5%+74.2% +73.6%
3 years, per year —+10.1%+20.3% +20.2%
5 years —-5.1%+81.7% +61.6%
5 years, per year —-1.0%+12.7% +10.1%
10 years ——+42.7% +261.3%
10 years, per year ——+3.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLUDMECPKOHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 144.1%55.5%44.7% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 141.8%53.2%43.8% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.211.551.34 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.33-0.152.60 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -83.8%-66.1%-62.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -65.2%-56.9%-15.9% -3.2%
52-week high $11.85$37.54$52.51 $779.14
52-week low $3.20$12.73$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.

MultipleLUDMECPKOH
P/E now vs peer median —median 25.4x -21.3xmedian 25.4x 23.2xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median —median 1.9x 0.7xmedian 1.9x 0.4xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.5x 17.0xmedian 14.5x 11.9xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 23.6x -90.3xmedian 23.6x 31.2xmedian 23.6x
P/B now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 2.2x 1.3xmedian 2.2x 1.6xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.21 0.45median 1.21 0.37median 1.21

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 monthsLUDMECPKOH
Revenue – $586.34M $1.65B
Gross profit – $53.52M $286.50M
Operating income – -$12.80M $71.50M
Net income – -$17.30M $26.50M
Free cash flow – -$4.57M $20.50M
EPS (diluted) – $-0.76 $1.87
Cash & equivalents $6.60M $2.20M $48.30M
Total debt $13.16M $125.72M $652.60M
Shares (diluted) 22.24M 22.77M 14.20M
Enterprise value $35.79M $354.57M $394.45M

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
MetricLUDMECPKOH
P/E – -21.3x 23.2x
P/FCF – -90.3x 31.2x
P/Operating cash flow – 29.6x 9.5x
P/S – 0.7x 0.4x
P/B 4.8x 1.3x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 5.0x 1.9x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA – 17.0x 11.9x
EV/EBIT – -41.9x 17.4x
EV/Revenue – 0.9x 0.8x
EV/FCF – -117.3x 60.7x
EV/Operating cash flow – 38.5x 18.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.45 0.37

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLUDMECPKOH
Revenue growth (1Y) – 11.8% 2.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 2.4% 0.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -5.8% 4.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -4.2% 5.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -142.1% -7.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -37.8% 10.1%
Net income growth (1Y) – -196.8% -4.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -49.1% 66.6%
EPS growth (1Y) – -188.0% -6.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -47.4% 62.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -82.4% 476.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -23.3% 93.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -106.7% 187.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 16.0% 46.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLUDMECPKOH
Gross margin – 9.1% 17.3%
EBITDA margin – 5.4% 6.3%
Operating margin – -2.2% 4.3%
Pretax margin – -4.7% 1.6%
Net margin – -3.0% 1.6%
FCF margin – -0.8% 1.2%
Operating cash flow margin – 2.4% 4.1%
Return on equity – -6.2% 6.9%
Return on assets – -3.0% 1.8%
Return on invested capital – -1.8% 6.1%
Return on capital employed – -2.6% 6.6%
Asset turnover – 1.0x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -0.8x 2.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.6% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLUDMECPKOH
Debt / assets 30.6% 21.4% 44.4%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.4x 1.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.9x 5.8x
Debt / FCF – -27.5x 31.8x
Liabilities / assets 55.1% 44.7% 73.3%
Equity / assets 44.9% 55.3% 26.7%
Interest coverage – -0.9x 1.4x
Current ratio 1.6x 1.7x 2.4x
Quick ratio 1.3x 0.9x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.0x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 2.10 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLUDMECPKOH
Dividend yield – – 1.2%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – – 1.2%
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.

ConsensusLUDMECPKOH
Forward P/E – 67.5xFY2026 13.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $0.24FY2026 $3.41FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -22.6%FY2026 +26.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +354.2% +13.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $666.72MFY2026 $1.78BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +22.0%FY2026 +11.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +4.5% +5.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLUDMECPKOH
Held by institutions – 83.1% 55.8%
Institutions holding – 158 104
Change in shares held, QoQ – +47.1% +6.4%
Institutions buying – 100 58
Institutions selling – 40 27
Buyers to sellers – 2.50 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.

LUDMECPKOH
LUD 1.00 0.01 0.12
MEC 0.01 1.00 0.30
PKOH 0.12 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LUD, MEC and PKOH?

Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Luda Technology (LUD) $87.19M, Mayville Engineering Company (MEC) $361.55M, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) $585.05M.

Which company is growing faster?

Mayville Engineering Company (MEC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Mayville Engineering Company (MEC) +11.8%, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) +2.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) has the highest net margin (Mayville Engineering Company (MEC) -3.0%, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) 1.6%). On return on invested capital, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) leads (Mayville Engineering Company (MEC) -1.8%, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) 6.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) returned the most: Luda Technology (LUD) -48.1%, Mayville Engineering Company (MEC) -8.3%, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) +116.2%. Over five years, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) compounded fastest (Mayville Engineering Company (MEC) -1.0%/yr, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) +12.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) has been the steadiest (Luda Technology (LUD) 144.1%, Mayville Engineering Company (MEC) 55.5%, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) 44.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LUD, MEC 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, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) 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.