PRLB vs LXFR vs NNDM Stock Comparison

Proto Labs, Luxfer Holdings and Nano Dimension Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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PRLB Proto Labs Inc
$66.43 -32.7% 1M +37.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.59B
P/E
45.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$579.49M
Div. yield
–
3D Printing Industrials
5 wins
LXFR Luxfer Holdings Plc
$17.31 +0.3% 1M +40.0% 1Y
Market cap
$463.21M
P/E
74.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$355.20M
Div. yield
2.25%
Metal Fabrication Industrials
5 wins
NNDM Nano Dimension Ltd.
$1.32 -18.0% 1M -17.0% 1Y
Market cap
$278.31M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$120.89M
Div. yield
–
3D Printing Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Proto Labs leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Proto Labs 5, Luxfer Holdings 5, Nano Dimension 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPRLBLXFRNNDMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.59B $463.21M $278.31M PRLB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 45.6x 74.7x -0.7x PRLB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 29.0x 17.5x — LXFR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.8% -11.8% +73.5% NNDM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.0% 1.7% -349.5% PRLB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 5.2% -28.1% LXFR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.2x 2.4x LXFR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 2.25% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +37.6% +40.0% -17.0% LXFR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.5%/yr -4.7%/yr -25.6%/yr PRLB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 49.3% 32.5% 52.3% LXFR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 52/100 49/100 PRLB

Percentile Scorecard

PRLBLXFRNNDM

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

AxisPRLBLXFRNNDM
Valuation 47 #108 of 204 59 #84 of 204 39 #124 of 204
Growth 80 #40 of 191 17 #158 of 191 57 #83 of 191
Profitability 51 #94 of 189 38 #117 of 189 6 #177 of 189
Financial Health 94 #14 of 221 66 #77 of 221 92 #19 of 221
Shareholder Returns 27 #116 of 159 79 #34 of 159 –
Overall 60 52 49
  • PRLB ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • LXFR ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • NNDM ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPRLBLXFRNNDMSPY
1 month -32.7%+0.3%-18.0% -1.0%
3 months -26.5%+1.2%-15.4% -0.4%
6 months -3.6%+9.4%-30.5% +4.5%
Year to date +31.3%+27.9%-14.3% +12.4%
1 year +37.6%+40.0%-17.0% +13.6%
3 years +109.6%+100.8%-48.6% +76.4%
3 years, per year +28.0%+26.2%-19.9% +20.8%
5 years +7.8%-21.4%-77.2% +63.7%
5 years, per year +1.5%-4.7%-25.6% +10.4%
10 years +48.4%—-98.0% +267.7%
10 years, per year +4.0%—-32.4% +13.9%

Risk

MeasurePRLBLXFRNNDMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 49.3%32.5%52.3% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 45.7%37.9%57.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.110.901.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.761.23-0.32 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.0%-67.3%-79.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.7%-9.3%-38.3% -1.6%
52-week high $98.64$19.08$2.14 $779.14
52-week low $46.81$11.51$1.23 $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.

MultiplePRLBLXFRNNDM
P/E now vs peer median 45.6xmedian 25.5x 74.7xmedian 25.5x -0.7xmedian 25.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 1.9x 1.3xmedian 1.9x 2.3xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.2xmedian 14.4x 15.6xmedian 14.4x 0.5xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 32.6xmedian 23.3x 24.5xmedian 23.3x -5.4xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 2.2x 2.1xmedian 2.2x 0.6xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.38median 1.16 56.62median 1.16 0.00median 1.16

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 monthsPRLBLXFRNNDM
Revenue $579.49M $355.20M $120.89M
Gross profit $261.97M $89.00M $46.88M
Operating income $42.44M $22.40M -$143.53M
Net income $35.02M $6.20M -$139.91M
Free cash flow $48.61M $18.90M -$51.44M
R&D $42.67M $5.60M $29.99M
EPS (diluted) $1.43 $0.23 $-2.02
Cash & equivalents $133.78M $19.90M $349.11M
Total debt – $57.70M $3.43M
Shares (diluted) 24.44M 27.30M 209.34M
Enterprise value $1.03B $408.71M -$932.86M

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
MetricPRLBLXFRNNDM
P/E 45.6x 74.7x -0.7x
P/FCF 32.6x 24.5x -5.4x
P/Operating cash flow 22.0x 15.4x -5.5x
P/S 2.7x 1.3x 2.3x
P/B 2.3x 2.1x 0.6x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 2.2x 0.6x
EV/EBITDA 19.2x 15.6x 0.5x
EV/EBIT 33.8x 22.4x 0.5x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 1.4x -0.6x
EV/FCF 29.5x 26.5x 1.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.9x 16.7x 1.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.38 56.62 0.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPRLBLXFRNNDM
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.8% -11.8% 73.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.4% -5.9% 32.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.5% -3.1% 88.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.8% 2.9% 27.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 152.4% 0.0% -9.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 34.6% -4.2% -35.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 136.0% -56.6% -154.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 32.6% 1.7% 0.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 133.6% -56.9% -112.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 33.1% 1.3% -428.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -4.2% -31.4% 25.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.7% 0.7% 21.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -28.2% -47.6% 28.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.8% 0.2% 17.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPRLBLXFRNNDM
Gross margin 45.2% 25.1% 38.8%
EBITDA margin 12.9% 9.1% -117.1%
Operating margin 7.3% 6.3% -118.7%
Pretax margin 8.3% 5.2% -121.7%
Net margin 6.0% 1.7% -349.5%
FCF margin 8.4% 5.3% -42.6%
Operating cash flow margin 12.5% 8.4% -41.9%
Return on equity 5.0% 2.8% -33.8%
Return on assets 4.4% 1.6% -28.9%
Return on invested capital – 5.2% -28.1%
Return on capital employed 5.9% 7.3% -27.7%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.9x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 4.8x 0.4x
Stock comp / revenue 2.5% 1.1% 6.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPRLBLXFRNNDM
Debt / assets – 15.1% 0.6%
Debt / equity – 0.3x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.2x 2.4x
Debt / FCF – 3.1x -0.1x
Liabilities / assets 13.1% 42.1% 13.5%
Equity / assets 86.9% 57.9% 86.5%
Interest coverage – 6.6x -341.7x
Current ratio 3.6x 2.5x 10.7x
Quick ratio 3.3x 1.1x 8.0x
Cash ratio 2.0x 0.3x 7.5x
Altman Z-score 10.60 3.57 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPRLBLXFRNNDM
Dividend yield – 2.3% –
Net buyback yield 0.4% 0.6% –
Shareholder yield 0.4% 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.

ConsensusPRLBLXFRNNDM
Forward P/E 29.0xFY2026 17.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $2.29FY2026 $0.99FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +38.0%FY2026 -10.8%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +10.0% +41.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $612.40MFY2026 $386.72MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +14.9%FY2026 +4.2%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +4.8% +2.6% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPRLBLXFRNNDM
Held by institutions 93.7% 91.6% 31.9%
Institutions holding 279 138 108
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% -1.6% +13.9%
Institutions buying 147 76 51
Institutions selling 89 42 25
Buyers to sellers 1.65 1.81 2.04

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.

PRLBLXFRNNDM
PRLB 1.00 0.34 0.33
LXFR 0.34 1.00 0.24
NNDM 0.33 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PRLB, LXFR and NNDM?

Proto Labs (PRLB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Proto Labs (PRLB) $1.59B, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) $463.21M, Nano Dimension (NNDM) $278.31M.

Which stock is cheaper, PRLB, LXFR and NNDM?

Proto Labs (PRLB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Proto Labs (PRLB) 45.6x, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) 74.7x, Nano Dimension (NNDM) -0.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) is cheapest (Proto Labs (PRLB) 29.0x, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) 17.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Nano Dimension (NNDM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Proto Labs (PRLB) +11.8%, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) -11.8%, Nano Dimension (NNDM) +73.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Proto Labs (PRLB) has the highest net margin (Proto Labs (PRLB) 6.0%, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) 1.7%, Nano Dimension (NNDM) -349.5%). On return on invested capital, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) leads (Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) 5.2%, Nano Dimension (NNDM) -28.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) returned the most: Proto Labs (PRLB) +37.6%, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) +40.0%, Nano Dimension (NNDM) -17.0%. Over five years, Proto Labs (PRLB) compounded fastest (Proto Labs (PRLB) +1.5%/yr, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) -4.7%/yr, Nano Dimension (NNDM) -25.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) 2.25%. Proto Labs (PRLB) and Nano Dimension (NNDM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) has been the steadiest (Proto Labs (PRLB) 49.3%, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) 32.5%, Nano Dimension (NNDM) 52.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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