LXFR vs SSYS vs STKH Stock Comparison

Luxfer Holdings, Stratasys and Steakholder Foods Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LXFR Luxfer Holdings Plc
$17.25 -0.2% 1M +30.2% 1Y
Market cap
$462.00M
P/E
74.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$355.20M
Div. yield
–
Metal Fabrication Industrials
6 wins
SSYS Stratasys Ltd.
$7.15 -14.9% 1M -38.0% 1Y
Market cap
$579.37M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$547.27M
Div. yield
–
3D Printing Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Luxfer Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Luxfer Holdings 6, Stratasys 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLXFRSSYSSTKHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $462.00M $579.37M $53.33K SSYS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 74.5x -12.6x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.4x 71.5x — LXFR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -11.8% -3.1% — SSYS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.7% -8.4% — LXFR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.2% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.2x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +30.2% -38.0% -89.5% LXFR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.0%/yr -25.7%/yr -83.4%/yr LXFR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.2% 47.7% 225.6% LXFR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 37/100 — LXFR

Percentile Scorecard

LXFRSSYSSTKH

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

AxisLXFRSSYSSTKH
Valuation 57 #87 of 203 36 #131 of 203 –
Growth 19 #152 of 188 21 #148 of 188 –
Profitability 39 #113 of 184 13 #161 of 184 –
Financial Health 68 #71 of 217 79 #46 of 217 75 #55 of 217
Shareholder Returns 77 #36 of 153 – –
Overall 52 37 –
  • LXFR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • SSYS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • STKH ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLXFRSSYSSTKHSPY
1 month -0.2%-14.9%-76.7% +0.9%
3 months +1.1%-6.8%-86.0% +5.9%
6 months +21.1%-15.6%-79.5% +8.5%
Year to date +27.5%-17.6%-83.5% +13.3%
1 year +30.2%-38.0%-89.5% +12.4%
3 years +101.8%-30.2%-99.9% +88.1%
3 years, per year +26.4%-11.3%-88.9% +23.5%
5 years -14.2%-77.3%-100.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year -3.0%-25.7%-83.4% +11.0%
10 years —-62.4%— +263.4%
10 years, per year —-9.3%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureLXFRSSYSSTKHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.2%47.7%225.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.1%46.6%172.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.962.231.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.91-0.80-0.40 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.3%-83.4%-100.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.6%-38.5%-91.2% -0.9%
52-week high $19.08$11.62$4.30 $779.14
52-week low $11.51$6.80$0.38 $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.

MultipleLXFRSSYSSTKH
P/E now vs peer median 74.5xmedian 25.4x -12.7xmedian 25.4x —median 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.9x 1.1xmedian 1.9x —median 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.5xmedian 14.3x -12.2xmedian 14.3x —median 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.4xmedian 21.8x -26.5xmedian 21.8x —median 21.8x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.2x 0.8xmedian 2.2x 0.0xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 56.42median 1.41 -29.23median 1.41 —median 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 monthsLXFRSSYSSTKH
Revenue $355.20M $547.27M –
Gross profit $89.00M $221.15M –
Operating income $22.40M -$83.46M –
Net income $6.20M -$115.18M –
Free cash flow $18.90M -$23.24M –
R&D $5.60M $77.20M –
EPS (diluted) $0.23 $-0.56 –
Cash & equivalents $19.90M $92.53M $1.06M
Total debt $57.70M – –
Shares (diluted) 27.30M 82.30M 124.02K
Enterprise value $407.50M -$370.44M -$6.84M

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
MetricLXFRSSYSSTKH
P/E 74.5x -12.7x –
P/FCF 24.4x -26.5x –
P/Operating cash flow 15.4x -134.4x –
P/S 1.3x 1.1x –
P/B 2.1x 0.8x 0.0x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 0.8x 0.0x
EV/EBITDA 15.5x -12.2x –
EV/EBIT 22.3x -4.8x –
EV/Revenue 1.4x 0.7x –
EV/FCF 26.4x -17.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow 16.6x -88.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 56.42 -29.23 –

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLXFRSSYSSTKH
Debt / assets 15.1% – –
Debt / equity 0.3x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.2x – –
Debt / FCF 3.1x – –
Liabilities / assets 42.1% 22.0% 27.9%
Equity / assets 57.9% 78.0% 72.1%
Interest coverage 6.6x – –
Current ratio 2.5x 3.5x 1.8x
Quick ratio 1.1x 2.3x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.3x 1.3x 1.2x
Altman Z-score 3.56 -0.98 –

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusLXFRSSYSSTKH
Forward P/E 17.4xFY2026 71.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.99FY2026 $0.10FY2026 $-550.39FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -10.8%FY2026 -33.3%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +41.4% +100.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $386.72MFY2026 $582.47MFY2026 $57.45MFY2025
Revenue growth, next FY +4.2%FY2026 +5.7%FY2026 +574,390.0%FY2025
Revenue growth, the year after +2.6% +6.8% -42.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLXFRSSYSSTKH
Held by institutions 91.6% 50.8% –
Institutions holding 136 150 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.6% +7.3% –
Institutions buying 76 79 –
Institutions selling 41 29 –
Buyers to sellers 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.

LXFRSSYSSTKH
LXFR 1.00 0.40 0.02
SSYS 0.40 1.00 0.01
STKH 0.02 0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LXFR, SSYS and STKH?

Stratasys (SSYS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) $462.00M, Stratasys (SSYS) $579.37M, Steakholder Foods (STKH) $53.33K.

Which company is growing faster?

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

Which company is more profitable?

Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) has the highest net margin (Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) 1.7%, Stratasys (SSYS) -8.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) returned the most: Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) +30.2%, Stratasys (SSYS) -38.0%, Steakholder Foods (STKH) -89.5%. Over five years, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) compounded fastest (Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) -3.0%/yr, Stratasys (SSYS) -25.7%/yr, Steakholder Foods (STKH) -83.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) has been the steadiest (Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) 33.2%, Stratasys (SSYS) 47.7%, Steakholder Foods (STKH) 225.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) 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.