MLSS vs XRAY vs DDD Stock Comparison

Milestone Scientific, Dentsply Sirona and 3D Systems Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
XRAY DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.
$9.22 -1.9% 1M -29.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.87B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.64B
Div. yield
–
Dental Healthcare
6 wins
DDD 3D Systems Corp
$2.95 -17.4% 1M -5.8% 1Y
Market cap
$450.63M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$387.64M
Div. yield
–
3D Printing Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Dentsply Sirona leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Dentsply Sirona 6, 3D Systems 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMLSSXRAYDDDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $28.89M $1.87B $450.63M XRAY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — -3.4x -8.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 6.2x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -27.5% -0.8% -6.2% XRAY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -15.0% -14.2% DDD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -8.7% -17.8% XRAY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 50.9x 1.0x DDD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -26.6% -29.7% -5.8% DDD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -31.5%/yr -30.4%/yr -35.8%/yr XRAY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 81.5% 48.1% 84.2% XRAY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 57/100 31/100 XRAY

Percentile Scorecard

MLSSXRAYDDD

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

AxisMLSSXRAYDDD
Valuation – 86 #32 of 228 16 #170 of 203
Growth – 44 #125 of 221 59 #78 of 187
Profitability – 57 #90 of 208 11 #164 of 185
Financial Health – 13 #209 of 239 65 #78 of 219
Shareholder Returns – 86 #20 of 137 5 #145 of 153
Overall – 57 31
  • MLSS ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • XRAY ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • DDD ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMLSSXRAYDDDSPY
1 month -26.8%-1.9%-17.4% -0.8%
3 months -26.8%-29.2%+12.2% +3.5%
6 months -11.8%-22.9%+33.5% +7.0%
Year to date +9.9%-19.3%+66.7% +12.2%
1 year -26.6%-29.7%-5.8% +13.0%
3 years -66.3%-69.9%-17.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year -30.4%-33.0%-6.1% +23.1%
5 years -84.8%-83.7%-89.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year -31.5%-30.4%-35.8% +11.0%
10 years -83.8%-83.5%-79.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year -16.6%-16.5%-14.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureMLSSXRAYDDDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 81.5%48.1%84.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 83.3%46.9%75.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.281.192.82 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.33-0.62-0.07 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -90.9%-85.8%-96.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -45.5%-37.2%-24.0% -1.8%
52-week high $0.55$14.68$3.88 $779.14
52-week low $0.25$8.42$1.77 $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.

MultipleMLSSXRAYDDD
P/E now vs peer median —median 30.6x -3.4xmedian 30.6x -8.0xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 3.0x 0.5xmedian 3.0x 1.3xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 17.5x 98.0xmedian 17.5x -11.7xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 23.3x 12.8xmedian 23.3x -9.4xmedian 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.4x 1.4xmedian 2.4x 1.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.87 -0.20median 0.87 -0.30median 1.26

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 monthsMLSSXRAYDDD
Revenue $6.58M $3.64B $387.64M
Gross profit – $1.80B $131.01M
Operating income – -$310.00M -$61.26M
Net income – -$546.00M -$54.85M
Free cash flow – $143.00M -$52.40M
R&D – $166.00M $47.60M
EPS (diluted) – $-2.72 $-0.37
Cash & equivalents – $239.00M $127.95M
Total debt – $2.22B $91.18M
Shares (diluted) 93.13M 200.50M 148.97M
Enterprise value $28.89M $754.19M $46.42M

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
MetricMLSSXRAYDDD
P/E – -3.4x -8.0x
P/FCF – 12.8x -9.4x
P/Operating cash flow – 5.8x -11.6x
P/S 4.0x 0.5x 1.3x
P/B – 1.4x 1.8x
P/Tangible book – 3.8x 1.9x
EV/EBITDA – 98.0x -11.7x
EV/EBIT – -12.3x -7.4x
EV/Revenue 4.0x 1.0x 1.2x
EV/FCF – 26.7x -8.7x
EV/Operating cash flow – 12.0x -10.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -0.20 -0.30

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMLSSXRAYDDD
Revenue growth (1Y) -27.5% -0.8% -6.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -12.9% -2.5% -9.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -4.9% -9.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -4.8% -13.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 70.1% 76.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 33.9% 21.6%
Net income growth (1Y) – 42.5% 62.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 19.1% 23.3%
EPS growth (1Y) – 42.8% 53.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 17.3% 26.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 12.7% 38.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -1.5% 18.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 3.6% 36.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -10.3% 20.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMLSSXRAYDDD
Gross margin – 49.5% 33.8%
EBITDA margin – 1.1% -10.0%
Operating margin – -8.5% -15.8%
Pretax margin – -9.5% -11.7%
Net margin – -15.0% -14.2%
FCF margin – 3.9% -13.5%
Operating cash flow margin – 8.8% -10.9%
Return on equity – -41.0% -21.7%
Return on assets – -10.5% -10.5%
Return on invested capital – -8.7% -17.8%
Return on capital employed – -7.7% -14.7%
Asset turnover – 0.7x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -0.6x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.9% 3.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMLSSXRAYDDD
Debt / assets – 42.7% 17.0%
Debt / equity – 1.6x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 50.9x 1.0x
Debt / FCF – 15.6x -1.7x
Liabilities / assets – 74.0% 48.9%
Equity / assets – 26.0% 51.1%
Interest coverage – -3.4x –
Current ratio – 1.6x 3.4x
Quick ratio – 0.7x 1.9x
Cash ratio – 0.2x 1.2x
Altman Z-score – 0.55 -1.48

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMLSSXRAYDDD
Dividend yield – 1.7% –
Net buyback yield – – -10.9%
Shareholder yield – 1.7% -10.9%
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.

ConsensusMLSSXRAYDDD
Forward P/E – 6.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.04FY2026 $1.49FY2026 $-0.14FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -6.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +5.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.29MFY2026 $3.68BFY2026 $368.77MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.6%FY2026 +0.0%FY2026 -4.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +27.1% +1.9% +7.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMLSSXRAYDDD
Held by institutions 5.8% 100.0% 71.1%
Institutions holding 31 375 210
Change in shares held, QoQ +18.9% +6.1% +34.8%
Institutions buying 11 206 126
Institutions selling 4 116 37
Buyers to sellers 2.75 1.78 3.41

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.

MLSSXRAYDDD
MLSS 1.00 0.11 0.07
XRAY 0.11 1.00 0.20
DDD 0.07 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MLSS, XRAY and DDD?

Dentsply Sirona (XRAY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Milestone Scientific (MLSS) $28.89M, Dentsply Sirona (XRAY) $1.87B, 3D Systems (DDD) $450.63M.

Which company is growing faster?

Dentsply Sirona (XRAY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Milestone Scientific (MLSS) -27.5%, Dentsply Sirona (XRAY) -0.8%, 3D Systems (DDD) -6.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

3D Systems (DDD) has the highest net margin (Dentsply Sirona (XRAY) -15.0%, 3D Systems (DDD) -14.2%). On return on invested capital, Dentsply Sirona (XRAY) leads (Dentsply Sirona (XRAY) -8.7%, 3D Systems (DDD) -17.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year 3D Systems (DDD) returned the most: Milestone Scientific (MLSS) -26.6%, Dentsply Sirona (XRAY) -29.7%, 3D Systems (DDD) -5.8%. Over five years, Dentsply Sirona (XRAY) compounded fastest (Milestone Scientific (MLSS) -31.5%/yr, Dentsply Sirona (XRAY) -30.4%/yr, 3D Systems (DDD) -35.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Dentsply Sirona (XRAY) has been the steadiest (Milestone Scientific (MLSS) 81.5%, Dentsply Sirona (XRAY) 48.1%, 3D Systems (DDD) 84.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MLSS, XRAY and DDD?

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