LUD vs WS vs LCII Stock Comparison

Luda Technology, Worthington Steel and Lci Industries Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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WS Worthington Steel, Inc.
$35.90 -6.2% 1M +13.3% 1Y
Market cap
$1.84B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$5.30B
Div. yield
0.02%
Metal Fabrication Industrials
3 wins
LCII Lci Industries
$102.54 +24.7% 1M -7.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.38B
P/E
11.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.98B
Div. yield
–
Metal Fabrication Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Lci Industries leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Lci Industries 6, Worthington Steel 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLUDWSLCIILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $84.74M $1.84B $2.38B LCII
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — -47.9x 11.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 9.9x 12.5x WS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +69.1% -0.2% WS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -0.7% 5.0% LCII
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 0.2% 9.7% LCII
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 19.9x 1.4x LCII
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -48.5% +13.3% -7.2% WS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — — -7.4%/yr –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 143.1% 48.9% 37.3% LCII
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 35/100 69/100 LCII

Percentile Scorecard

LUDWSLCII

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

AxisLUDWSLCII
Valuation – 63 #76 of 204 97 #8 of 204
Growth – 35 #125 of 191 50 #97 of 191
Profitability – 27 #138 of 189 61 #74 of 189
Financial Health 40 #133 of 221 10 #199 of 221 52 #107 of 221
Shareholder Returns – 41 #95 of 159 87 #22 of 159
Overall – 35 69
  • LUD ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • WS ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • LCII ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLUDWSLCIISPY
1 month +0.3%-6.2%+24.7% -5.9%
3 months -9.3%-3.1%-3.1% -4.6%
6 months -34.3%-11.2%-11.9% +0.2%
Year to date -40.7%+3.7%-15.5% +7.5%
1 year -48.5%+13.3%-7.2% +8.2%
3 years ——-9.1% +68.3%
3 years, per year ——-3.1% +19.0%
5 years ——-31.9% +56.5%
5 years, per year ——-7.4% +9.4%
10 years ——+18.4% +251.5%
10 years, per year ——+1.7% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureLUDWSLCIISPY
Volatility, 1Y 143.1%48.9%37.3% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 139.8%52.9%36.3% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.041.710.81 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.340.27-0.19 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -83.8%-51.5%-53.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -67.8%-26.3%-34.7% -5.9%
52-week high $11.85$48.69$157.13 $779.14
52-week low $3.20$28.10$78.16 $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.

MultipleLUDWSLCII
P/E now vs peer median —median 23.4x -46.9xmedian 23.4x 12.5xmedian 23.4x
P/S now vs peer median —median 1.7x 0.3xmedian 1.7x 0.6xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.4x 38.6xmedian 13.4x 7.3xmedian 13.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 21.9x 39.4xmedian 21.9x 9.6xmedian 21.9x
P/B now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 2.1x 1.1xmedian 2.1x 1.7xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.02 1.44median 1.02 0.20median 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 monthsLUDWSLCII
Revenue – $5.30B $3.98B
Gross profit – $549.30M $1.04B
Operating income – $6.30M $301.50M
Net income – -$56.50M $198.86M
Free cash flow – $46.70M $259.70M
EPS (diluted) – $-0.77 $8.14
Cash & equivalents $6.60M $248.20M $245.62M
Total debt $13.16M $2.20B $852.40M
Shares (diluted) 22.24M 50.00M 24.42M
Enterprise value $33.35M $1.32B $1.55B

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
MetricLUDWSLCII
P/E – -46.9x 12.5x
P/FCF – 39.4x 9.6x
P/Operating cash flow – 9.1x 7.9x
P/S – 0.3x 0.6x
P/B 4.5x 1.1x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 4.7x 1.2x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA – 38.6x 7.3x
EV/EBIT – 601.1x 10.3x
EV/Revenue – 0.7x 0.8x
EV/FCF – 81.1x 11.9x
EV/Operating cash flow – 18.8x 9.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.44 0.20

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLUDWSLCII
Revenue growth (1Y) – 69.1% -0.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 15.5% 1.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 36.2% 10.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 13.4% 11.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -95.9% 15.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -65.2% 45.6%
Net income growth (1Y) – -144.9% 11.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -34.5% 59.0%
EPS growth (1Y) – -132.7% 11.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -32.5% 61.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 18.9% -11.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -10.4% -14.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 50.2% -16.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -41.1% -15.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLUDWSLCII
Gross margin – 10.4% 26.2%
EBITDA margin – 1.8% 10.6%
Operating margin – 0.1% 7.6%
Pretax margin – -0.2% 6.8%
Net margin – -0.7% 5.0%
FCF margin – 0.9% 6.5%
Operating cash flow margin – 3.8% 7.9%
Return on equity – -4.0% 13.8%
Return on assets – -1.4% 6.1%
Return on invested capital – 0.2% 9.7%
Return on capital employed – 0.3% 11.1%
Asset turnover – 1.3x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -3.6x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.2% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLUDWSLCII
Debt / assets 30.6% 36.5% 26.6%
Debt / equity 0.7x 1.3x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – 19.9x 1.4x
Debt / FCF – 47.0x 3.3x
Liabilities / assets 55.1% 72.8% 54.4%
Equity / assets 44.9% 27.2% 45.6%
Interest coverage – 0.5x –
Current ratio 1.6x 1.8x 2.8x
Quick ratio 1.3x 0.8x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.1x 0.5x
Altman Z-score – 1.51 3.37

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLUDWSLCII
Dividend yield – 1.8% 4.5%
Net buyback yield – – 0.3%
Shareholder yield – 1.8% 4.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – -57.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 70.0% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 2.2% –
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.

ConsensusLUDWSLCII
Forward P/E – 9.9xFY2026 12.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $3.61FY2026 $8.18FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +61.9%FY2026 +9.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +34.9% +18.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $10.87BFY2026 $4.16BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +216.1%FY2026 +1.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +5.7% +4.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLUDWSLCII
Held by institutions – 56.3% 100.0%
Institutions holding – 239 360
Change in shares held, QoQ – +1.2% -3.1%
Institutions buying – 113 181
Institutions selling – 68 123
Buyers to sellers – 1.66 1.47

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.

LUDWSLCII
LUD 1.00 0.09 -0.03
WS 0.09 1.00 0.24
LCII -0.03 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LUD, WS and LCII?

Lci Industries (LCII) is the largest by market capitalisation: Luda Technology (LUD) $84.74M, Worthington Steel (WS) $1.84B, Lci Industries (LCII) $2.38B.

Which company is growing faster?

Worthington Steel (WS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Worthington Steel (WS) +69.1%, Lci Industries (LCII) -0.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Lci Industries (LCII) has the highest net margin (Worthington Steel (WS) -0.7%, Lci Industries (LCII) 5.0%). On return on invested capital, Lci Industries (LCII) leads (Worthington Steel (WS) 0.2%, Lci Industries (LCII) 9.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Worthington Steel (WS) returned the most: Luda Technology (LUD) -48.5%, Worthington Steel (WS) +13.3%, Lci Industries (LCII) -7.2%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Luda Technology (LUD) 0.00%, Worthington Steel (WS) 0.02%, Lci Industries (LCII) 0.00%. Luda Technology (LUD) and Lci Industries (LCII) 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%, Worthington Steel (WS) 48.9%, Lci Industries (LCII) 37.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 6. 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.