NTZ vs MLKN vs FLXS Stock Comparison

Natuzzi S P A, Millerknoll and Flexsteel Industries Prices as of Sep 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NTZ Natuzzi S P A
$1.00 -22.5% 1M -65.8% 1Y
Market cap
$11.01M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$316.59M
Div. yield
–
Furniture Consumer Discretionary
MLKN Millerknoll, Inc.
$20.76 +3.5% 1M +21.8% 1Y
Market cap
$1.43B
P/E
14.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.81B
Div. yield
–
Furniture Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
FLXS Flexsteel Industries Inc
$67.39 -24.6% 1M +87.2% 1Y
Market cap
$375.57M
P/E
12.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$462.71M
Div. yield
–
Furniture Consumer Discretionary
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Millerknoll leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Millerknoll 5, Flexsteel Industries 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNTZMLKNFLXSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.01M $1.43B $375.57M MLKN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.2x 14.6x 12.0x FLXS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 9.9x 13.5x MLKN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -5.0% +1.2% +3.4% FLXS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -14.1% 2.6% — MLKN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -56.2% 5.6% — MLKN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.7x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -65.8% +21.8% +87.2% FLXS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -41.9%/yr -11.7%/yr +19.6%/yr FLXS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 75.6% 48.9% 50.6% MLKN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 15/100 63/100 68/100 FLXS

Percentile Scorecard

NTZMLKNFLXS

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

AxisNTZMLKNFLXS
Valuation 34 #28 of 42 83 #8 of 42 81 #9 of 42
Growth 0 #42 of 42 71 #13 of 42 81 #9 of 42
Profitability 10 #36 of 40 64 #15 of 40 85 #7 of 40
Financial Health 14 #38 of 44 35 #29 of 44 67 #15 of 44
Shareholder Returns – 63 #11 of 28 26 #21 of 28
Overall 15 63 68
  • NTZ ranked among 45 companies in Household Durables
  • MLKN ranked among 45 companies in Household Durables
  • FLXS ranked among 45 companies in Household Durables

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNTZMLKNFLXSSPY
1 month -22.5%+3.5%-24.6% -0.2%
3 months -56.1%-12.0%-13.5% +3.9%
6 months -65.8%+21.3%+20.3% +8.2%
Year to date -57.6%+13.6%+70.7% +12.9%
1 year -65.8%+21.8%+87.2% +12.3%
3 years -85.9%-8.2%+241.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year -48.0%-2.8%+50.6% +23.3%
5 years -93.4%-46.3%+144.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year -41.9%-11.7%+19.6% +10.9%
10 years —-25.5%+65.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year —-2.9%+5.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNTZMLKNFLXSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 75.6%48.9%50.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 87.6%53.6%46.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.441.220.83 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.870.451.72 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -95.2%-67.8%-56.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -75.0%-15.2%-24.6% -1.2%
52-week high $4.00$24.49$89.37 $779.14
52-week low $1.00$13.88$34.19 $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.

MultipleNTZMLKNFLXS
P/E now vs peer median -0.2xmedian 16.0x 14.7xmedian 16.0x 11.1xmedian 16.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 0.6x 0.4xmedian 0.6x 0.6xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.8x 6.2xmedian 9.8x —median 9.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -0.6xmedian 11.9x 12.4xmedian 11.9x 7.5xmedian 11.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.2x 1.1xmedian 1.2x 2.1xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.00median 0.64 0.31median 0.64 0.42median 0.64

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 monthsNTZMLKNFLXS
Revenue $316.59M $3.81B $462.71M
Gross profit $102.21M $1.51B $112.59M
Operating income -$31.78M $196.60M $40.46M
Net income -$57.71M $101.20M $31.23M
Free cash flow -$17.77M $115.50M –
R&D – $105.00M –
EPS (diluted) $-4.08 $1.40 $5.72
Cash & equivalents $21.59M $178.60M $4.41M
Total debt $133.16M $1.31B –
Shares (diluted) 10.97M 70.04M 5.46M
Enterprise value -$73.25M $726.74M $375.57M

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
MetricNTZMLKNFLXS
P/E -0.2x 14.7x 11.1x
P/FCF -0.6x 12.4x 7.5x
P/Operating cash flow -0.6x 6.0x 6.0x
P/S 0.0x 0.4x 0.6x
P/B 0.5x 1.1x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 0.5x 1.5x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA – 6.2x –
EV/EBIT -0.5x 13.0x –
EV/Revenue 0.1x 0.7x 0.6x
EV/FCF -0.9x 22.1x –
EV/Operating cash flow -0.9x 10.7x 6.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.00 0.31 0.42

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNTZMLKNFLXS
Revenue growth (1Y) -5.0% 1.2% 3.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -9.0% -1.0% 5.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -11.0% 3.5% 10.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -12.8% 2.1% 15.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -190.1% 121.4% 36.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -84.3% 20.7% 49.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -147.8% 681.6% 33.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -156.1% 44.0% 27.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -93.8% 724.0% 37.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -114.3% 47.5% 26.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -125.3% 21.3% 18.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -61.1% -12.6% 77.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -125.3% 41.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -61.1% -24.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNTZMLKNFLXS
Gross margin 32.3% 39.5% –
EBITDA margin – 10.9% –
Operating margin -10.0% 5.2% –
Pretax margin -14.1% 3.5% –
Net margin -14.1% 2.6% –
FCF margin -5.6% 3.0% –
Operating cash flow margin -5.6% 6.3% 9.9%
Return on equity -203.3% 7.6% 23.5%
Return on assets -19.6% 2.6% 12.6%
Return on invested capital -56.2% 5.6% –
Return on capital employed -23.5% 5.9% –
Asset turnover 1.1x 1.0x 1.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x 2.4x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.7% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNTZMLKNFLXS
Debt / assets 9.2% 32.7% –
Debt / equity 1.3x 1.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.7x –
Debt / FCF -1.5x 11.3x –
Liabilities / assets 92.9% 66.1% 45.5%
Equity / assets 7.1% 33.9% 54.5%
Interest coverage -3.4x 2.9x –
Current ratio 0.8x 1.6x 2.2x
Quick ratio 0.1x 0.8x –
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.3x –
Altman Z-score – 1.82 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNTZMLKNFLXS
Dividend yield – 3.6% 1.3%
Net buyback yield – 0.7% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 4.4% 1.3%
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.

ConsensusNTZMLKNFLXS
Forward P/E – 9.9xFY2026 13.5xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year – $2.10FY2026 $4.99FY2027
EPS growth, next FY – +12.9%FY2026 +1.0%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after – +11.4% +27.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $3.72BFY2026 $463.67MFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY – -3.2%FY2026 +1.0%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after – +17.4% +3.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNTZMLKNFLXS
Held by institutions 22.6% 96.5% 54.4%
Institutions holding 3 244 126
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.2% -0.5% +6.2%
Institutions buying 1 121 72
Institutions selling 1 86 32
Buyers to sellers 1.00 1.41 2.25

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.

NTZMLKNFLXS
NTZ 1.00 -0.04 0.00
MLKN -0.04 1.00 0.25
FLXS 0.00 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NTZ, MLKN and FLXS?

Millerknoll (MLKN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Natuzzi S P A (NTZ) $11.01M, Millerknoll (MLKN) $1.43B, Flexsteel Industries (FLXS) $375.57M.

Which stock is cheaper, NTZ, MLKN and FLXS?

Flexsteel Industries (FLXS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Natuzzi S P A (NTZ) -0.2x, Millerknoll (MLKN) 14.6x, Flexsteel Industries (FLXS) 12.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Millerknoll (MLKN) is cheapest (Millerknoll (MLKN) 9.9x, Flexsteel Industries (FLXS) 13.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Flexsteel Industries (FLXS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Natuzzi S P A (NTZ) -5.0%, Millerknoll (MLKN) +1.2%, Flexsteel Industries (FLXS) +3.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Millerknoll (MLKN) has the highest net margin (Natuzzi S P A (NTZ) -14.1%, Millerknoll (MLKN) 2.6%). On return on invested capital, Millerknoll (MLKN) leads (Natuzzi S P A (NTZ) -56.2%, Millerknoll (MLKN) 5.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Flexsteel Industries (FLXS) returned the most: Natuzzi S P A (NTZ) -65.8%, Millerknoll (MLKN) +21.8%, Flexsteel Industries (FLXS) +87.2%. Over five years, Flexsteel Industries (FLXS) compounded fastest (Natuzzi S P A (NTZ) -41.9%/yr, Millerknoll (MLKN) -11.7%/yr, Flexsteel Industries (FLXS) +19.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Millerknoll (MLKN) has been the steadiest (Natuzzi S P A (NTZ) 75.6%, Millerknoll (MLKN) 48.9%, Flexsteel Industries (FLXS) 50.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NTZ, MLKN and FLXS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Millerknoll (MLKN) leads on 5. 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.