LXFR vs MLI vs SSYS Stock Comparison

Luxfer Holdings, Mueller Industries and Stratasys Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LXFR Luxfer Holdings Plc
$17.25 -0.2% 1M +30.2% 1Y
Market cap
$462.14M
P/E
74.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$355.20M
Div. yield
–
Metal Fabrication Industrials
2 wins
MLI Mueller Industries Inc
$55.30 -9.3% 1M -47.0% 1Y
Market cap
$12.08B
P/E
14.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.00B
Div. yield
0.01%
Metal Fabrication Industrials
9 wins
SSYS Stratasys Ltd.
$7.15 -14.9% 1M -38.0% 1Y
Market cap
$573.66M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$547.27M
Div. yield
–
3D Printing Industrials

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Mueller Industries leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Mueller Industries 9, Luxfer Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLXFRMLISSYSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $462.14M $12.08B $573.66M MLI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 74.5x 14.0x -12.5x MLI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.4x 13.7x 71.5x MLI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -11.8% +20.8% -3.1% MLI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.7% 17.3% -8.4% MLI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.2% 22.7% — MLI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.2x -1.3x — MLI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +30.2% -47.0% -38.0% LXFR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.0%/yr +16.0%/yr -25.7%/yr MLI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.2% 131.8% 47.7% LXFR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 86/100 37/100 MLI

Percentile Scorecard

LXFRMLISSYS

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

AxisLXFRMLISSYS
Valuation 57 #87 of 203 83 #35 of 203 36 #131 of 203
Growth 19 #152 of 188 68 #61 of 188 21 #148 of 188
Profitability 39 #113 of 184 96 #8 of 184 13 #161 of 184
Financial Health 68 #71 of 217 97 #7 of 217 79 #46 of 217
Shareholder Returns 77 #36 of 153 84 #25 of 153 –
Overall 52 86 37
  • LXFR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • MLI ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • SSYS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLXFRMLISSYSSPY
1 month -0.2%-9.3%-14.9% +0.9%
3 months +1.1%-15.4%-6.8% +5.9%
6 months +21.1%-58.4%-15.6% +8.5%
Year to date +27.5%-51.8%-17.6% +13.3%
1 year +30.2%-47.0%-38.0% +12.4%
3 years +101.8%+46.2%-30.2% +88.1%
3 years, per year +26.4%+13.5%-11.3% +23.5%
5 years -14.2%+110.1%-77.3% +68.2%
5 years, per year -3.0%+16.0%-25.7% +11.0%
10 years —+268.9%-62.4% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+13.9%-9.3% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureLXFRMLISSYSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.2%131.8%47.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.1%165.1%46.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.960.702.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.91-0.36-0.80 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.3%-61.6%-83.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.6%-60.7%-38.5% -0.9%
52-week high $19.08$140.83$11.62 $779.14
52-week low $11.51$54.11$6.80 $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.

MultipleLXFRMLISSYS
P/E now vs peer median 74.5xmedian 25.4x 13.9xmedian 25.4x -12.7xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.9x 2.4xmedian 1.9x 1.1xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.5xmedian 14.3x 9.4xmedian 14.3x -12.2xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.4xmedian 21.8x 17.5xmedian 21.8x -26.5xmedian 21.8x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.2x 3.4xmedian 2.2x 0.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 56.42median 1.41 1.09median 1.41 -29.23median 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 monthsLXFRMLISSYS
Revenue $355.20M $5.00B $547.27M
Gross profit $89.00M $1.36B $221.15M
Operating income $22.40M $1.08B -$83.46M
Net income $6.20M $871.57M -$115.18M
Free cash flow $18.90M $689.59M -$23.24M
R&D $5.60M – $77.20M
EPS (diluted) $0.23 $3.92 $-0.56
Cash & equivalents $19.90M $1.45B $92.53M
Total debt $57.70M $5.24M –
Shares (diluted) 27.30M 220.12M 82.30M
Enterprise value $407.64M $6.39B -$376.15M

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
MetricLXFRMLISSYS
P/E 74.5x 13.9x -12.7x
P/FCF 24.4x 17.5x -26.5x
P/Operating cash flow 15.4x 15.7x -134.4x
P/S 1.3x 2.4x 1.1x
P/B 2.1x 3.4x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 3.8x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA 15.5x 9.4x -12.2x
EV/EBIT 22.3x 9.8x -4.8x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 2.1x 0.7x
EV/FCF 26.4x 15.3x -17.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.6x 13.7x -88.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 56.42 1.09 -29.23

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLXFRMLISSYS
Revenue growth (1Y) -11.8% 20.8% -3.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.9% 11.9% -4.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -3.1% 11.7% -12.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.9% 9.2% -6.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 0.0% 12.4% -30.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -4.2% 9.9% -9.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -56.6% 14.9% -17.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 1.7% 11.4% -37.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -56.9% 16.2% 59.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 1.3% 12.8% 0.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -31.4% 2.1% -172.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.7% 3.0% 61.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -47.6% 1.9% -116.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.2% 1.6% 36.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLXFRMLISSYS
Gross margin 25.1% 27.3% 40.4%
EBITDA margin 9.1% 22.5% -6.1%
Operating margin 6.3% 21.5% -15.3%
Pretax margin 5.2% 22.8% -13.1%
Net margin 1.7% 17.3% -8.4%
FCF margin 5.3% 13.8% -4.2%
Operating cash flow margin 8.4% 15.4% -0.8%
Return on equity 2.8% 24.5% -14.0%
Return on assets 1.6% 20.4% -10.9%
Return on invested capital 5.2% 22.7% –
Return on capital employed 7.3% 29.7% -9.3%
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.2x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.8x 0.9x 0.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 0.6% 4.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLXFRMLISSYS
Debt / assets 15.1% 0.1% –
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.2x -1.3x –
Debt / FCF 3.1x 0.0x –
Liabilities / assets 42.1% 17.6% 22.0%
Equity / assets 57.9% 82.4% 78.0%
Interest coverage 6.6x 3,260x –
Current ratio 2.5x 4.4x 3.5x
Quick ratio 1.1x 3.4x 2.3x
Cash ratio 0.3x 2.3x 1.3x
Altman Z-score 3.56 13.61 -0.98

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLXFRMLISSYS
Dividend yield 2.3% 0.8% –
Net buyback yield 0.6% 2.3% –
Shareholder yield 2.8% 3.1% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – 16.2% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 20.5% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 35.7% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 30.2% –

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.

ConsensusLXFRMLISSYS
Forward P/E 17.4xFY2026 13.7xFY2026 71.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.99FY2026 $4.03FY2026 $0.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -10.8%FY2026 +17.5%FY2026 -33.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +41.4% +10.2% +100.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $386.72MFY2026 $5.04BFY2026 $582.47MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.2%FY2026 +20.5%FY2026 +5.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.6% +10.9% +6.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLXFRMLISSYS
Held by institutions 91.6% 95.3% 50.8%
Institutions holding 136 738 150
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.6% +6.5% +7.3%
Institutions buying 76 419 79
Institutions selling 41 226 29
Buyers to sellers 1.85 1.85 2.72

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.

LXFRMLISSYS
LXFR 1.00 0.11 0.40
MLI 0.11 1.00 0.14
SSYS 0.40 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LXFR, MLI and SSYS?

Mueller Industries (MLI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) $462.14M, Mueller Industries (MLI) $12.08B, Stratasys (SSYS) $573.66M.

Which stock is cheaper, LXFR, MLI and SSYS?

Mueller Industries (MLI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) 74.5x, Mueller Industries (MLI) 14.0x, Stratasys (SSYS) -12.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Mueller Industries (MLI) is cheapest (Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) 17.4x, Mueller Industries (MLI) 13.7x, Stratasys (SSYS) 71.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Mueller Industries (MLI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) -11.8%, Mueller Industries (MLI) +20.8%, Stratasys (SSYS) -3.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mueller Industries (MLI) has the highest net margin (Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) 1.7%, Mueller Industries (MLI) 17.3%, Stratasys (SSYS) -8.4%). On return on invested capital, Mueller Industries (MLI) leads (Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) 5.2%, Mueller Industries (MLI) 22.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) returned the most: Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) +30.2%, Mueller Industries (MLI) -47.0%, Stratasys (SSYS) -38.0%. Over five years, Mueller Industries (MLI) compounded fastest (Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) -3.0%/yr, Mueller Industries (MLI) +16.0%/yr, Stratasys (SSYS) -25.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) 0.00%, Mueller Industries (MLI) 0.01%, Stratasys (SSYS) 0.00%. Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) and Stratasys (SSYS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) has been the steadiest (Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) 33.2%, Mueller Industries (MLI) 131.8%, Stratasys (SSYS) 47.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Mueller Industries (MLI) leads on 9. 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.