PRLB vs LXFR vs NNDM Stock Comparison

Proto Labs, Luxfer Holdings and Nano Dimension Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PRLB Proto Labs Inc
$85.54 -4.2% 1M +54.8% 1Y
Market cap
$2.07B
P/E
67.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$560.54M
Div. yield
–
3D Printing Industrials
5 wins
LXFR Luxfer Holdings Plc
$17.28 +0.1% 1M +27.2% 1Y
Market cap
$461.99M
P/E
57.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$363.20M
Div. yield
–
Metal Fabrication Industrials
5 wins
NNDM Nano Dimension Ltd.
$1.35 -14.0% 1M -21.1% 1Y
Market cap
$294.13M
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 $2.07B $461.99M $294.13M PRLB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 67.8x 57.7x -0.7x LXFR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 37.4x 17.5x — LXFR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.2% -10.6% +73.5% NNDM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.4% 2.2% -349.5% PRLB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 4.6% -28.1% LXFR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.4x 2.4x LXFR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +54.8% +27.2% -21.1% PRLB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.7%/yr -3.9%/yr -24.7%/yr PRLB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.8% 33.2% 53.1% LXFR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 50/100 48/100 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 34 #135 of 203 58 #86 of 203 39 #125 of 203
Growth 83 #32 of 188 14 #161 of 188 55 #85 of 188
Profitability 52 #91 of 187 39 #114 of 187 7 #174 of 187
Financial Health 96 #11 of 222 59 #91 of 222 91 #20 of 222
Shareholder Returns 32 #104 of 153 80 #32 of 153 –
Overall 59 50 48
  • PRLB ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • LXFR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • NNDM ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPRLBLXFRNNDMSPY
1 month -4.2%+0.1%-14.0% -1.0%
3 months +9.2%+1.3%-8.2% +2.9%
6 months +32.4%+31.5%-25.0% +6.4%
Year to date +69.1%+27.7%-12.3% +11.4%
1 year +54.8%+27.2%-21.1% +13.1%
3 years +251.1%+95.9%-53.0% +79.4%
3 years, per year +52.0%+25.1%-22.2% +21.5%
5 years +19.7%-18.1%-75.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year +3.7%-3.9%-24.7% +10.9%
10 years +59.8%—-97.9% +255.2%
10 years, per year +4.8%—-32.1% +13.5%

Risk

MeasurePRLBLXFRNNDMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.8%33.2%53.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.7%39.2%57.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.030.941.08 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.170.82-0.40 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.4%-67.3%-80.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.3%-9.4%-36.9% -2.5%
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 67.3xmedian 25.9x 57.8xmedian 25.9x -0.7xmedian 25.9x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 1.9x 1.3xmedian 1.9x 2.4xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 27.4xmedian 13.7x 15.5xmedian 13.7x 0.4xmedian 13.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 36.1xmedian 21.1x 27.5xmedian 21.1x -5.5xmedian 21.1x
P/B now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 2.3x 2.1xmedian 2.3x 0.6xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 2.10median 1.19 -2.98median 1.19 0.00median 1.19

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 $560.54M $363.20M $120.89M
Gross profit $254.60M $90.20M $46.88M
Operating income $36.81M $22.70M -$143.53M
Net income $30.48M $8.00M -$139.91M
Free cash flow $56.66M $16.80M -$51.44M
R&D $42.36M $5.10M $29.99M
EPS (diluted) $1.25 $0.29 $-2.02
Cash & equivalents $127.92M $11.50M $349.11M
Total debt – – $14.82M
Shares (diluted) 24.42M 27.22M 209.34M
Enterprise value $1.54B $421.39M -$917.04M

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 67.3x 57.8x -0.7x
P/FCF 36.1x 27.5x -5.5x
P/Operating cash flow 26.1x 17.8x -5.6x
P/S 3.7x 1.3x 2.4x
P/B 3.0x 2.1x 0.6x
P/Tangible book 3.0x 2.2x 0.6x
EV/EBITDA 27.4x 15.5x 0.4x
EV/EBIT 51.7x 22.4x 0.4x
EV/Revenue 3.4x 1.4x -0.5x
EV/FCF 33.6x 30.3x 1.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.2x 19.6x 1.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.10 -2.98 0.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPRLBLXFRNNDM
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.2% -10.6% 73.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.9% -5.4% 32.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.3% -1.3% 88.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.8% -0.1% 27.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 121.9% -33.6% -9.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 33.2% -14.7% -35.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 105.8% -67.1% -154.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 31.6% -19.3% 0.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 103.1% -67.2% -112.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 32.0% -19.4% -428.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 10.6% -42.4% 25.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.7% 6.7% 21.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -14.0% -52.8% 28.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.9% 14.8% 17.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPRLBLXFRNNDM
Gross margin 45.4% 24.8% 38.8%
EBITDA margin 12.4% 9.0% -117.1%
Operating margin 6.6% 6.3% -118.7%
Pretax margin 7.6% 5.4% -121.7%
Net margin 5.4% 2.2% -349.5%
FCF margin 10.1% 4.6% -42.6%
Operating cash flow margin 14.0% 7.2% -41.9%
Return on equity 4.4% 3.6% -33.8%
Return on assets 3.9% 2.0% -28.9%
Return on invested capital – 4.6% -28.1%
Return on capital employed 5.2% 7.3% -27.7%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.9x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.6x 3.3x 0.4x
Stock comp / revenue 2.6% 1.1% 6.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPRLBLXFRNNDM
Debt / assets – 15.0% 0.6%
Debt / equity – 0.3x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.4x 2.4x
Debt / FCF – 3.5x -0.1x
Liabilities / assets 12.6% 42.8% 13.5%
Equity / assets 87.4% 57.2% 86.5%
Interest coverage – 7.3x -341.7x
Current ratio 3.6x 2.3x 10.7x
Quick ratio 3.2x 1.0x 8.0x
Cash ratio 2.0x 0.1x 7.5x
Altman Z-score 13.94 3.50 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPRLBLXFRNNDM
Dividend yield – 2.3% –
Net buyback yield 0.6% 0.7% –
Shareholder yield 0.6% 3.0% –
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 37.4xFY2026 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 +9.6% +41.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $612.12MFY2026 $386.72MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +14.8%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 276 136 107
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% -1.6% +13.9%
Institutions buying 145 76 51
Institutions selling 89 41 25
Buyers to sellers 1.63 1.85 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 0.37 0.31
LXFR 0.37 1.00 0.21
NNDM 0.31 0.21 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) $2.07B, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) $461.99M, Nano Dimension (NNDM) $294.13M.

Which stock is cheaper, PRLB, LXFR and NNDM?

Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Proto Labs (PRLB) 67.8x, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) 57.7x, Nano Dimension (NNDM) -0.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) is cheapest (Proto Labs (PRLB) 37.4x, 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) +10.2%, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) -10.6%, Nano Dimension (NNDM) +73.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Proto Labs (PRLB) has the highest net margin (Proto Labs (PRLB) 5.4%, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) 2.2%, Nano Dimension (NNDM) -349.5%). On return on invested capital, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) leads (Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) 4.6%, Nano Dimension (NNDM) -28.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Proto Labs (PRLB) returned the most: Proto Labs (PRLB) +54.8%, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) +27.2%, Nano Dimension (NNDM) -21.1%. Over five years, Proto Labs (PRLB) compounded fastest (Proto Labs (PRLB) +3.7%/yr, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) -3.9%/yr, Nano Dimension (NNDM) -24.7%/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) 46.8%, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) 33.2%, Nano Dimension (NNDM) 53.1%). 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.