LXFR vs SSYS vs CSTM Stock Comparison

Luxfer Holdings, Stratasys and Constellium Se Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LXFR Luxfer Holdings Plc
$17.26 -0.1% 1M +33.8% 1Y
Market cap
$461.87M
P/E
74.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$355.20M
Div. yield
2.26%
Metal Fabrication Industrials
1 win
SSYS Stratasys Ltd.
$7.03 -17.4% 1M -36.7% 1Y
Market cap
$605.35M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$547.27M
Div. yield
–
3D Printing Industrials
CSTM Constellium Se
$24.00 -2.4% 1M +47.5% 1Y
Market cap
$3.23B
P/E
5.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.05B
Div. yield
–
Metal Fabrication Industrials
10 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Constellium Se leads on 10 of the 12 questions below (Constellium Se 10, Luxfer Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLXFRSSYSCSTMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $461.87M $605.35M $3.23B CSTM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 74.5x -12.5x 5.6x CSTM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.4x 70.3x 5.7x CSTM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -11.8% -3.1% +26.1% CSTM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.7% -8.4% 5.7% CSTM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.2% — 26.9% CSTM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.2x — 1.1x CSTM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.26% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +33.8% -36.7% +47.5% CSTM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.0%/yr -25.9%/yr +5.5%/yr CSTM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.1% 47.6% 44.7% LXFR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 37/100 75/100 CSTM

Percentile Scorecard

LXFRSSYSCSTM

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

AxisLXFRSSYSCSTM
Valuation 57 #87 of 203 35 #132 of 203 98 #5 of 203
Growth 20 #151 of 188 22 #147 of 188 100 #1 of 188
Profitability 40 #111 of 183 13 #160 of 183 67 #61 of 183
Financial Health 66 #74 of 216 79 #46 of 216 21 #172 of 216
Shareholder Returns 83 #27 of 152 – 91 #14 of 152
Overall 53 37 75
  • LXFR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • SSYS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • CSTM ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLXFRSSYSCSTMSPY
1 month -0.1%-17.4%-2.4% +0.7%
3 months +1.4%-12.5%-16.0% +3.7%
6 months +14.7%-20.7%-23.3% +7.1%
Year to date +27.6%-19.0%+27.3% +12.8%
1 year +33.8%-36.7%+47.5% +11.9%
3 years +103.1%-31.8%+50.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +26.7%-12.0%+14.6% +22.8%
5 years -14.2%-77.7%+30.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year -3.0%-25.9%+5.5% +10.9%
10 years —-63.0%+357.1% +262.0%
10 years, per year —-9.5%+16.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLXFRSSYSCSTMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.1%47.6%44.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.1%46.4%41.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.962.231.94 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.02-0.771.06 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.3%-83.4%-66.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.5%-39.5%-33.6% -1.2%
52-week high $19.08$11.62$36.15 $779.14
52-week low $11.51$6.80$14.75 $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.

MultipleLXFRSSYSCSTM
P/E now vs peer median 74.5xmedian 25.8x -12.5xmedian 25.8x 5.6xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.9x 1.1xmedian 1.9x 0.3xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.5xmedian 14.6x -11.8xmedian 14.6x 3.2xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.4xmedian 22.2x -26.1xmedian 22.2x 10.1xmedian 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.2x 0.7xmedian 2.2x 2.4xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 56.45median 1.45 -28.74median 1.45 —median 1.45

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 monthsLXFRSSYSCSTM
Revenue $355.20M $547.27M $10.05B
Gross profit $89.00M $221.15M $1.61B
Operating income $22.40M -$83.46M $1.20B
Net income $6.20M -$115.18M $576.00M
Free cash flow $18.90M -$23.24M $319.00M
R&D $5.60M $77.20M $53.00M
EPS (diluted) $0.23 $-0.56 $4.13
Cash & equivalents $19.90M $92.53M $158.00M
Total debt $57.70M – $1.82B
Shares (diluted) 27.30M 82.30M 138.99M
Enterprise value $407.37M -$344.46M $2.65B

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
MetricLXFRSSYSCSTM
P/E 74.5x -12.5x 5.6x
P/FCF 24.4x -26.1x 10.1x
P/Operating cash flow 15.4x -132.1x 5.1x
P/S 1.3x 1.1x 0.3x
P/B 2.1x 0.7x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 0.8x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA 15.5x -11.8x 3.2x
EV/EBIT 22.3x -4.7x 4.1x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 0.7x 0.5x
EV/FCF 26.4x -16.9x 15.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.7x -85.7x 7.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 56.45 -28.74 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLXFRSSYSCSTM
Revenue growth (1Y) -11.8% -3.1% 26.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.9% -4.6% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -3.1% -12.3% 54.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.9% -6.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 0.0% -30.0% 82.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -4.2% -9.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) -56.6% -17.1% 400.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 1.7% -37.3% –
EPS growth (1Y) -56.9% 59.7% 413.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 1.3% 0.4% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -31.4% -172.1% 92.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.7% 61.1% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -47.6% -116.2% 897.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.2% 36.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLXFRSSYSCSTM
Gross margin 25.1% 40.4% 16.1%
EBITDA margin 9.1% -6.1% 15.3%
Operating margin 6.3% -15.3% 11.9%
Pretax margin 5.2% -13.1% 8.1%
Net margin 1.7% -8.4% 5.7%
FCF margin 5.3% -4.2% 3.2%
Operating cash flow margin 8.4% -0.8% 6.3%
Return on equity 2.8% -14.0% 44.4%
Return on assets 1.6% -10.9% 9.7%
Return on invested capital 5.2% – 26.9%
Return on capital employed 7.3% -9.3% 31.0%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.5x 1.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.8x 0.0x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 4.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLXFRSSYSCSTM
Debt / assets 15.1% – 31.0%
Debt / equity 0.3x – 1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.2x – 1.1x
Debt / FCF 3.1x – 5.7x
Liabilities / assets 42.1% 22.0% 77.1%
Equity / assets 57.9% 78.0% 22.9%
Interest coverage 6.6x – 11.0x
Current ratio 2.5x 3.5x 1.5x
Quick ratio 1.1x 2.3x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.3x 1.3x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 3.56 -1.00 3.22

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLXFRSSYSCSTM
Dividend yield 2.3% – –
Net buyback yield 0.6% – 3.7%
Shareholder yield 2.8% – 3.7%
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.

ConsensusLXFRSSYSCSTM
Forward P/E 17.4xFY2026 70.3xFY2026 5.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.99FY2026 $0.10FY2026 $4.18FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -10.8%FY2026 -33.3%FY2026 +237.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +41.4% +100.0% -32.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $386.72MFY2026 $582.47MFY2026 $10.71BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.2%FY2026 +5.7%FY2026 +26.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.6% +6.8% +1.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLXFRSSYSCSTM
Held by institutions 91.6% 50.8% 88.6%
Institutions holding 137 150 385
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.6% +7.3% -4.5%
Institutions buying 76 79 255
Institutions selling 41 29 108
Buyers to sellers 1.85 2.72 2.36

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.

LXFRSSYSCSTM
LXFR 1.00 0.40 0.33
SSYS 0.40 1.00 0.47
CSTM 0.33 0.47 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LXFR, SSYS and CSTM?

Constellium Se (CSTM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) $461.87M, Stratasys (SSYS) $605.35M, Constellium Se (CSTM) $3.23B.

Which stock is cheaper, LXFR, SSYS and CSTM?

Constellium Se (CSTM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) 74.5x, Stratasys (SSYS) -12.5x, Constellium Se (CSTM) 5.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Constellium Se (CSTM) is cheapest (Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) 17.4x, Stratasys (SSYS) 70.3x, Constellium Se (CSTM) 5.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Constellium Se (CSTM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) -11.8%, Stratasys (SSYS) -3.1%, Constellium Se (CSTM) +26.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Constellium Se (CSTM) has the highest net margin (Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) 1.7%, Stratasys (SSYS) -8.4%, Constellium Se (CSTM) 5.7%). On return on invested capital, Constellium Se (CSTM) leads (Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) 5.2%, Constellium Se (CSTM) 26.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Constellium Se (CSTM) returned the most: Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) +33.8%, Stratasys (SSYS) -36.7%, Constellium Se (CSTM) +47.5%. Over five years, Constellium Se (CSTM) compounded fastest (Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) -3.0%/yr, Stratasys (SSYS) -25.9%/yr, Constellium Se (CSTM) +5.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) 2.26%. Stratasys (SSYS) and Constellium Se (CSTM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) has been the steadiest (Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) 33.1%, Stratasys (SSYS) 47.6%, Constellium Se (CSTM) 44.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Constellium Se (CSTM) leads on 10. 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.