PRLB vs LXFR vs ATI Stock Comparison

Proto Labs, Luxfer Holdings and Ati Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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PRLB Proto Labs Inc
$69.26 -29.4% 1M +29.5% 1Y
Market cap
$1.58B
P/E
45.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$579.49M
Div. yield
–
3D Printing Industrials
2 wins
LXFR Luxfer Holdings Plc
$17.20 -0.3% 1M +38.4% 1Y
Market cap
$463.53M
P/E
74.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$355.20M
Div. yield
–
Metal Fabrication Industrials
3 wins
ATI Ati Inc
$180.34 -6.3% 1M +82.9% 1Y
Market cap
$24.24B
P/E
43.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.01B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ati leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Ati 6, Luxfer Holdings 3, Proto Labs 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPRLBLXFRATILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.58B $463.53M $24.24B ATI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 45.2x 74.8x 43.6x ATI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.2x 17.4x 37.7x LXFR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.8% -11.8% +9.4% PRLB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.0% 1.7% 11.1% ATI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 5.2% 16.5% ATI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.2x 1.4x LXFR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +29.5% +38.4% +82.9% ATI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.7%/yr -4.0%/yr +61.2%/yr ATI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 50.2% 32.5% 42.4% LXFR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 52/100 58/100 PRLB

Percentile Scorecard

PRLBLXFRATI

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

AxisPRLBLXFRATI
Valuation 46 #111 of 204 60 #83 of 204 16 #80 of 95
Growth 80 #40 of 191 18 #156 of 191 88 #12 of 93
Profitability 51 #94 of 189 38 #117 of 189 86 #13 of 89
Financial Health 94 #15 of 221 66 #77 of 221 53 #46 of 96
Shareholder Returns 26 #117 of 158 78 #36 of 158 48 #39 of 74
Overall 59 52 58
  • PRLB ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • LXFR ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • ATI ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPRLBLXFRATISPY
1 month -29.4%-0.3%-6.3% -2.0%
3 months -21.8%+0.9%-10.0% -2.2%
6 months +2.3%+10.2%+16.1% +4.2%
Year to date +36.9%+27.1%+57.1% +10.6%
1 year +29.5%+38.4%+82.9% +10.4%
3 years +118.6%+99.5%+332.5% +73.6%
3 years, per year +29.8%+25.9%+63.0% +20.2%
5 years +8.5%-18.4%+987.0% +61.6%
5 years, per year +1.7%-4.0%+61.2% +10.1%
10 years +54.8%—+1,245.8% +261.3%
10 years, per year +4.5%—+29.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePRLBLXFRATISPY
Volatility, 1Y 50.2%32.5%42.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.7%37.7%41.5% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.250.901.65 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.591.181.96 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.4%-67.3%-38.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.8%-9.9%-22.2% -3.2%
52-week high $98.64$19.08$231.79 $779.14
52-week low $46.81$11.51$94.80 $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.

MultiplePRLBLXFRATI
P/E now vs peer median 47.5xmedian 25.4x 74.2xmedian 25.4x 44.2xmedian 20.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 1.9x 1.3xmedian 1.9x 4.9xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.1xmedian 14.5x 15.5xmedian 14.5x 25.8xmedian 12.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 34.0xmedian 23.6x 24.4xmedian 23.6x 58.2xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 2.2x 2.1xmedian 2.2x 11.5xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 1.44median 1.21 56.26median 1.21 3.33median 1.73

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 monthsPRLBLXFRATI
Revenue $579.49M $355.20M $5.01B
Gross profit $261.97M $89.00M $1.23B
Operating income $42.44M $22.40M $826.30M
Net income $35.02M $6.20M $568.60M
Free cash flow $48.61M $18.90M $421.10M
R&D $42.67M $5.60M –
EPS (diluted) $1.43 $0.23 $4.01
Cash & equivalents $133.78M $19.90M $442.30M
Total debt – $57.70M $1.86B
Shares (diluted) 24.44M 27.30M 138.40M
Enterprise value $1.03B $409.03M $22.20B

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
MetricPRLBLXFRATI
P/E 47.5x 74.2x 44.2x
P/FCF 34.0x 24.4x 58.2x
P/Operating cash flow 22.9x 15.3x 33.5x
P/S 2.9x 1.3x 4.9x
P/B 2.4x 2.1x 11.5x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 2.2x 11.5x
EV/EBITDA 20.1x 15.5x 25.8x
EV/EBIT 35.4x 22.2x 31.4x
EV/Revenue 2.6x 1.4x 5.2x
EV/FCF 30.9x 26.4x 61.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.8x 16.6x 35.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.44 56.26 3.33

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPRLBLXFRATI
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.8% -11.8% 9.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.4% -5.9% 6.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.5% -3.1% 24.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.8% 2.9% 16.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 152.4% 0.0% 21.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 34.6% -4.2% 21.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 136.0% -56.6% 23.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 32.6% 1.7% 9.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 133.6% -56.9% 26.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 33.1% 1.3% 13.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -4.2% -31.4% 7.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.7% 0.7% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -28.2% -47.6% -5.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.8% 0.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPRLBLXFRATI
Gross margin 45.2% 25.1% 24.5%
EBITDA margin 12.9% 9.1% 20.0%
Operating margin 7.3% 6.3% 16.5%
Pretax margin 8.3% 5.2% 13.9%
Net margin 6.0% 1.7% 11.1%
FCF margin 8.4% 5.3% 8.4%
Operating cash flow margin 12.5% 8.4% 14.6%
Return on equity 5.0% 2.8% 27.5%
Return on assets 4.4% 1.6% 10.1%
Return on invested capital – 5.2% 16.5%
Return on capital employed 5.9% 7.3% 18.1%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.9x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 4.8x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 2.5% 1.1% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPRLBLXFRATI
Debt / assets – 15.1% 33.4%
Debt / equity – 0.3x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.2x 1.4x
Debt / FCF – 3.1x 4.4x
Liabilities / assets 13.1% 42.1% 61.7%
Equity / assets 86.9% 57.9% 38.3%
Interest coverage – 6.6x –
Current ratio 3.6x 2.5x 2.8x
Quick ratio 3.3x 1.1x 1.2x
Cash ratio 2.0x 0.3x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 10.99 3.56 6.32

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPRLBLXFRATI
Dividend yield – 2.3% –
Net buyback yield 0.4% 0.6% 0.8%
Shareholder yield 0.4% 2.8% 0.8%
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.

ConsensusPRLBLXFRATI
Forward P/E 30.2xFY2026 17.4xFY2026 37.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.29FY2026 $0.99FY2026 $4.78FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +38.0%FY2026 -10.8%FY2026 +47.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.0% +41.4% +23.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $612.40MFY2026 $386.72MFY2026 $5.24BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.9%FY2026 +4.2%FY2026 +14.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.8% +2.6% +13.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPRLBLXFRATI
Held by institutions 93.7% 91.6% 93.5%
Institutions holding 279 138 788
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% -1.6% +0.9%
Institutions buying 147 76 481
Institutions selling 89 42 217
Buyers to sellers 1.65 1.81 2.22

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.

PRLBLXFRATI
PRLB 1.00 0.34 0.40
LXFR 0.34 1.00 0.33
ATI 0.40 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PRLB, LXFR and ATI?

Ati (ATI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Proto Labs (PRLB) $1.58B, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) $463.53M, Ati (ATI) $24.24B.

Which stock is cheaper, PRLB, LXFR and ATI?

Ati (ATI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Proto Labs (PRLB) 45.2x, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) 74.8x, Ati (ATI) 43.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) is cheapest (Proto Labs (PRLB) 30.2x, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) 17.4x, Ati (ATI) 37.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Proto Labs (PRLB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Proto Labs (PRLB) +11.8%, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) -11.8%, Ati (ATI) +9.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ati (ATI) has the highest net margin (Proto Labs (PRLB) 6.0%, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) 1.7%, Ati (ATI) 11.1%). On return on invested capital, Ati (ATI) leads (Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) 5.2%, Ati (ATI) 16.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ati (ATI) returned the most: Proto Labs (PRLB) +29.5%, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) +38.4%, Ati (ATI) +82.9%. Over five years, Ati (ATI) compounded fastest (Proto Labs (PRLB) +1.7%/yr, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) -4.0%/yr, Ati (ATI) +61.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) has been the steadiest (Proto Labs (PRLB) 50.2%, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) 32.5%, Ati (ATI) 42.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PRLB, LXFR and ATI?

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