LXFR vs TS vs CVR Stock Comparison

Luxfer Holdings, Tenaris and Chicago Rivet & Machine 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
TS Tenaris Sa
$60.41 +7.6% 1M +60.2% 1Y
Market cap
$64.57B
P/E
33.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.04B
Div. yield
–
Metal Fabrication Industrials
10 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Tenaris leads on 10 of the 12 questions below (Tenaris 10, Chicago Rivet & Machine 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLXFRTSCVRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $462.14M $64.57B $9.72M TS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 74.5x 33.8x -4.0x TS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.4x 15.2x — TS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -11.8% +2.3% +7.1% CVR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.7% 15.9% -8.9% TS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.2% 12.7% -11.3% TS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.2x -3.1x -0.7x TS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +30.2% +60.2% +6.2% TS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.0%/yr +22.1%/yr -17.8%/yr TS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.2% 28.9% 57.3% TS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 58/100 41/100 TS

Percentile Scorecard

LXFRTSCVR

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

AxisLXFRTSCVR
Valuation 57 #87 of 203 42 #118 of 203 37 #129 of 203
Growth 19 #152 of 188 17 #157 of 188 63 #70 of 188
Profitability 39 #113 of 184 81 #36 of 184 14 #158 of 184
Financial Health 68 #71 of 217 99 #4 of 217 78 #49 of 217
Shareholder Returns 77 #36 of 153 53 #72 of 153 13 #134 of 153
Overall 52 58 41
  • LXFR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • TS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • CVR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLXFRTSCVRSPY
1 month -0.2%+7.6%-0.5% +0.9%
3 months +1.1%+8.2%-3.8% +5.9%
6 months +21.1%-4.9%-10.6% +8.5%
Year to date +27.5%+57.1%-27.4% +13.3%
1 year +30.2%+60.2%+6.2% +12.4%
3 years +101.8%+92.3%-43.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year +26.4%+24.4%-17.1% +23.5%
5 years -14.2%+171.1%-62.5% +68.2%
5 years, per year -3.0%+22.1%-17.8% +11.0%
10 years —+112.2%-65.5% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+7.8%-10.1% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureLXFRTSCVRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.2%28.9%57.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.1%29.4%61.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.960.330.58 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.912.080.11 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.3%-33.7%-71.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.6%-5.6%-31.1% -0.9%
52-week high $19.08$64.02$14.66 $779.14
52-week low $11.51$37.70$8.71 $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.

MultipleLXFRTSCVR
P/E now vs peer median 74.5xmedian 25.4x 33.4xmedian 25.4x -4.0xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.9x 5.4xmedian 1.9x 0.4xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.5xmedian 14.3x 19.6xmedian 14.3x -9.7xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.4xmedian 21.8x 23.3xmedian 21.8x -6.9xmedian 21.8x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.2x 3.8xmedian 2.2x 0.6xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 56.42median 1.41 —median 1.41 0.04median 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 monthsLXFRTSCVR
Revenue $355.20M $12.04B $27.43M
Gross profit $89.00M $4.08B $3.01M
Operating income $22.40M $2.23B -$2.26M
Net income $6.20M $1.97B -$2.44M
Free cash flow $18.90M $2.78B -$1.42M
R&D $5.60M – –
EPS (diluted) $0.23 – $-2.53
Cash & equivalents $19.90M $9.02B $770.75K
Total debt $57.70M $1.27B $3.50M
Shares (diluted) 27.30M – 966.13K
Enterprise value $407.64M $35.61B $4.10M

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
MetricLXFRTSCVR
P/E 74.5x 33.4x -4.0x
P/FCF 24.4x 23.3x -6.9x
P/Operating cash flow 15.4x 28.9x -9.8x
P/S 1.3x 5.4x 0.4x
P/B 2.1x 3.8x 0.6x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 3.8x 0.6x
EV/EBITDA 15.5x 19.6x -9.7x
EV/EBIT 22.3x 25.1x -4.6x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 4.7x 0.4x
EV/FCF 26.4x 20.1x -7.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.6x 25.0x -10.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 56.42 – 0.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLXFRTSCVR
Revenue growth (1Y) -11.8% 2.3% 7.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.9% -6.7% -5.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -3.1% 2.7% 96.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.9% -13.9% 65.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 0.0% 0.0% 48.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -4.2% -20.6% -103.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -56.6% -3.3% 51.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 1.7% -18.8% -104.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -56.9% – 51.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 1.3% – -104.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -31.4% -11.7% 53.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.7% -9.6% 31.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -47.6% -13.2% 42.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.2% -7.8% 32.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLXFRTSCVR
Gross margin 25.1% 33.9% 11.0%
EBITDA margin 9.1% 23.7% -4.0%
Operating margin 6.3% 18.5% -8.3%
Pretax margin 5.2% 20.5% -8.3%
Net margin 1.7% 15.9% -8.9%
FCF margin 5.3% 23.1% -5.2%
Operating cash flow margin 8.4% 18.6% -3.6%
Return on equity 2.8% 11.4% -12.1%
Return on assets 1.6% 9.7% -9.1%
Return on invested capital 5.2% 12.7% -11.3%
Return on capital employed 7.3% 11.0% -11.6%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.6x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.8x 1.1x 0.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLXFRTSCVR
Debt / assets 15.1% 1.5% 6.4%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.0x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.2x -3.1x -0.7x
Debt / FCF 3.1x 0.1x -1.1x
Liabilities / assets 42.1% 15.2% 26.0%
Equity / assets 57.9% 84.8% 74.0%
Interest coverage 6.6x 45.4x –
Current ratio 2.5x – 3.0x
Quick ratio 1.1x 70.8x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.3x 58.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 3.56 – 3.41

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLXFRTSCVR
Dividend yield 2.3% 2.9% 0.6%
Net buyback yield 0.6% -1.5% –
Shareholder yield 2.8% 1.4% 0.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – -3.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – -6.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -52.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -53.2%

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.

ConsensusLXFRTSCVR
Forward P/E 17.4xFY2026 15.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.99FY2026 $3.97FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY -10.8%FY2026 +8.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +41.4% +1.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $386.72MFY2026 $12.99BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +4.2%FY2026 +8.4%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +2.6% -6.1% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLXFRTSCVR
Held by institutions 91.6% 3.6% 13.4%
Institutions holding 136 283 9
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.6% -2.4% -10.4%
Institutions buying 76 154 2
Institutions selling 41 78 2
Buyers to sellers 1.85 1.97 1.00

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.

LXFRTSCVR
LXFR 1.00 0.16 0.05
TS 0.16 1.00 0.05
CVR 0.05 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LXFR, TS and CVR?

Tenaris (TS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) $462.14M, Tenaris (TS) $64.57B, Chicago Rivet & Machine (CVR) $9.72M.

Which stock is cheaper, LXFR, TS and CVR?

Tenaris (TS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) 74.5x, Tenaris (TS) 33.8x, Chicago Rivet & Machine (CVR) -4.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Tenaris (TS) is cheapest (Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) 17.4x, Tenaris (TS) 15.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Chicago Rivet & Machine (CVR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) -11.8%, Tenaris (TS) +2.3%, Chicago Rivet & Machine (CVR) +7.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tenaris (TS) has the highest net margin (Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) 1.7%, Tenaris (TS) 15.9%, Chicago Rivet & Machine (CVR) -8.9%). On return on invested capital, Tenaris (TS) leads (Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) 5.2%, Tenaris (TS) 12.7%, Chicago Rivet & Machine (CVR) -11.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tenaris (TS) returned the most: Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) +30.2%, Tenaris (TS) +60.2%, Chicago Rivet & Machine (CVR) +6.2%. Over five years, Tenaris (TS) compounded fastest (Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) -3.0%/yr, Tenaris (TS) +22.1%/yr, Chicago Rivet & Machine (CVR) -17.8%/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%, Tenaris (TS) 0.00%, Chicago Rivet & Machine (CVR) 0.01%. Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) and Tenaris (TS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Tenaris (TS) has been the steadiest (Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) 33.2%, Tenaris (TS) 28.9%, Chicago Rivet & Machine (CVR) 57.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LXFR, TS and CVR?

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