LXFR vs PRLB vs ACA Stock Comparison

Luxfer Holdings, Proto Labs and Arcosa Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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LXFR Luxfer Holdings Plc
$17.28 +0.1% 1M +27.2% 1Y
Market cap
$461.99M
P/E
57.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$363.20M
Div. yield
–
Metal Fabrication Industrials
2 wins
PRLB Proto Labs Inc
$85.54 -4.2% 1M +54.8% 1Y
Market cap
$2.07B
P/E
67.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$560.54M
Div. yield
–
3D Printing Industrials
2 wins
ACA Arcosa, Inc.
$149.18 +1.7% 1M +61.6% 1Y
Market cap
$7.33B
P/E
14.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.74B
Div. yield
0.13%
Metal Fabrication Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Arcosa leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Arcosa 7, Luxfer Holdings 2, Proto Labs 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLXFRPRLBACALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $461.99M $2.07B $7.33B ACA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 57.7x 67.8x 14.9x ACA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.5x 37.4x 33.6x LXFR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -10.6% +10.2% +9.7% PRLB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.2% 5.4% 17.9% ACA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.6% — 6.5% ACA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.4x — 1.8x LXFR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.13% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +27.2% +54.8% +61.6% ACA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.9%/yr +3.7%/yr +23.0%/yr ACA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.2% 46.8% 31.7% ACA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 59/100 56/100 PRLB

Percentile Scorecard

LXFRPRLBACA

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

AxisLXFRPRLBACA
Valuation 58 #86 of 203 34 #135 of 203 48 #106 of 203
Growth 14 #161 of 188 83 #32 of 188 82 #34 of 188
Profitability 39 #114 of 187 52 #91 of 187 53 #89 of 187
Financial Health 59 #91 of 222 96 #11 of 222 58 #94 of 222
Shareholder Returns 80 #32 of 153 32 #104 of 153 41 #91 of 153
Overall 50 59 56
  • LXFR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • PRLB ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • ACA ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLXFRPRLBACASPY
1 month +0.1%-4.2%+1.7% -1.0%
3 months +1.3%+9.2%+2.9% +2.9%
6 months +31.5%+32.4%+24.1% +6.4%
Year to date +27.7%+69.1%+40.3% +11.4%
1 year +27.2%+54.8%+61.6% +13.1%
3 years +95.9%+251.1%+117.4% +79.4%
3 years, per year +25.1%+52.0%+29.6% +21.5%
5 years -18.1%+19.7%+181.9% +67.7%
5 years, per year -3.9%+3.7%+23.0% +10.9%
10 years —+59.8%— +255.2%
10 years, per year —+4.8%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureLXFRPRLBACASPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.2%46.8%31.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.2%38.7%32.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.942.030.95 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.821.171.94 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.3%-71.4%-36.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.4%-13.3%0.0% -2.5%
52-week high $19.08$98.64$149.18 $779.14
52-week low $11.51$46.81$92.25 $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.

MultipleLXFRPRLBACA
P/E now vs peer median 57.8xmedian 25.9x 67.3xmedian 25.9x 14.9xmedian 25.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.9x 3.7xmedian 1.9x 2.7xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.5xmedian 13.7x 27.4xmedian 13.7x 15.2xmedian 13.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.5xmedian 21.1x 36.1xmedian 21.1x 54.9xmedian 21.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.3x 3.0xmedian 2.3x 2.5xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -2.98median 1.19 2.10median 1.19 0.75median 1.19

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 monthsLXFRPRLBACA
Revenue $363.20M $560.54M $2.74B
Gross profit $90.20M $254.60M $632.30M
Operating income $22.70M $36.81M $322.70M
Net income $8.00M $30.48M $491.40M
Free cash flow $16.80M $56.66M $133.40M
R&D $5.10M $42.36M –
EPS (diluted) $0.29 $1.25 $9.99
Cash & equivalents $11.50M $127.92M $432.10M
Total debt – – $1.44B
Shares (diluted) 27.22M 24.42M 49.20M
Enterprise value $421.39M $1.54B $6.31B

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
MetricLXFRPRLBACA
P/E 57.8x 67.3x 14.9x
P/FCF 27.5x 36.1x 54.9x
P/Operating cash flow 17.8x 26.1x 21.5x
P/S 1.3x 3.7x 2.7x
P/B 2.1x 3.0x 2.5x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 3.0x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA 15.5x 27.4x 15.2x
EV/EBIT 22.4x 51.7x 25.8x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 3.4x 3.0x
EV/FCF 30.3x 33.6x 62.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.6x 24.2x 24.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.98 2.10 0.75

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLXFRPRLBACA
Revenue growth (1Y) -10.6% 10.2% 9.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.4% 4.9% 7.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -1.3% 13.3% 20.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.1% 6.8% 14.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -33.6% 121.9% 61.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -14.7% 33.2% -5.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -67.1% 105.8% 433.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -19.3% 31.6% 20.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -67.2% 103.1% 430.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -19.4% 32.0% 19.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -42.4% 10.6% -23.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.7% 7.7% 16.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -52.8% -14.0% -54.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.8% 11.9% 54.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLXFRPRLBACA
Gross margin 24.8% 45.4% 23.0%
EBITDA margin 9.0% 12.4% 19.9%
Operating margin 6.3% 6.6% 11.8%
Pretax margin 5.4% 7.6% 8.4%
Net margin 2.2% 5.4% 17.9%
FCF margin 4.6% 10.1% 4.9%
Operating cash flow margin 7.2% 14.0% 12.4%
Return on equity 3.6% 4.4% 17.4%
Return on assets 2.0% 3.9% 9.5%
Return on invested capital 4.6% – 6.5%
Return on capital employed 7.3% 5.2% 6.9%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.7x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.3x 2.6x 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 2.6% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLXFRPRLBACA
Debt / assets 15.0% – 27.1%
Debt / equity 0.3x – 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.4x – 1.8x
Debt / FCF 3.5x – 10.8x
Liabilities / assets 42.8% 12.6% 43.7%
Equity / assets 57.2% 87.4% 56.3%
Interest coverage 7.3x – 3.3x
Current ratio 2.3x 3.6x 3.1x
Quick ratio 1.0x 3.2x 2.2x
Cash ratio 0.1x 2.0x 1.0x
Altman Z-score 3.50 13.94 3.18

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLXFRPRLBACA
Dividend yield 2.3% – 0.1%
Net buyback yield 0.7% 0.6% 0.2%
Shareholder yield 3.0% 0.6% 0.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 2.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 7.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 1.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 1.0%

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.

ConsensusLXFRPRLBACA
Forward P/E 17.5xFY2026 37.4xFY2026 33.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.99FY2026 $2.29FY2026 $4.44FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -10.8%FY2026 +38.0%FY2026 -0.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +41.4% +9.6% +7.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $386.72MFY2026 $612.12MFY2026 $2.45BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.2%FY2026 +14.8%FY2026 -14.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.6% +4.8% +12.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLXFRPRLBACA
Held by institutions 91.6% 93.7% 91.8%
Institutions holding 136 276 426
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.6% +1.7% -1.1%
Institutions buying 76 145 230
Institutions selling 41 89 114
Buyers to sellers 1.85 1.63 2.02

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.

LXFRPRLBACA
LXFR 1.00 0.37 0.39
PRLB 0.37 1.00 0.30
ACA 0.39 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LXFR, PRLB and ACA?

Arcosa (ACA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) $461.99M, Proto Labs (PRLB) $2.07B, Arcosa (ACA) $7.33B.

Which stock is cheaper, LXFR, PRLB and ACA?

Arcosa (ACA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) 57.7x, Proto Labs (PRLB) 67.8x, Arcosa (ACA) 14.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) is cheapest (Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) 17.5x, Proto Labs (PRLB) 37.4x, Arcosa (ACA) 33.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Proto Labs (PRLB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) -10.6%, Proto Labs (PRLB) +10.2%, Arcosa (ACA) +9.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Arcosa (ACA) has the highest net margin (Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) 2.2%, Proto Labs (PRLB) 5.4%, Arcosa (ACA) 17.9%). On return on invested capital, Arcosa (ACA) leads (Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) 4.6%, Arcosa (ACA) 6.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Arcosa (ACA) returned the most: Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) +27.2%, Proto Labs (PRLB) +54.8%, Arcosa (ACA) +61.6%. Over five years, Arcosa (ACA) compounded fastest (Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) -3.9%/yr, Proto Labs (PRLB) +3.7%/yr, Arcosa (ACA) +23.0%/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%, Proto Labs (PRLB) 0.00%, Arcosa (ACA) 0.13%. Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) and Proto Labs (PRLB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Arcosa (ACA) has been the steadiest (Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) 33.2%, Proto Labs (PRLB) 46.8%, Arcosa (ACA) 31.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LXFR, PRLB and ACA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Arcosa (ACA) leads on 7. 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.