SSYS vs LECO vs DDD Stock Comparison

Stratasys, Lincoln Electric Holdings and 3D Systems Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SSYS Stratasys Ltd.
$6.97 -15.6% 1M -41.9% 1Y
Market cap
$585.09M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$547.27M
Div. yield
–
3D Printing Industrials
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
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Lincoln Electric Holdings leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Lincoln Electric Holdings 9, 3D Systems 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSSYSLECODDDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $585.09M $15.41B $450.63M LECO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -12.8x 27.8x -8.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 69.7x 22.3x — LECO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.1% +9.3% -6.2% LECO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -8.4% 12.4% -14.2% LECO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 21.4% -17.8% LECO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.0x 1.0x DDD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -41.9% +7.0% -5.8% LECO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -25.6%/yr +12.4%/yr -35.8%/yr LECO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.8% 29.6% 84.2% LECO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 58/100 31/100 LECO

Percentile Scorecard

SSYSLECODDD

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

AxisSSYSLECODDD
Valuation 35 #132 of 203 39 #124 of 203 16 #170 of 203
Growth 23 #145 of 187 51 #93 of 187 59 #78 of 187
Profitability 14 #160 of 185 95 #10 of 185 11 #164 of 185
Financial Health 80 #45 of 219 46 #118 of 219 65 #78 of 219
Shareholder Returns – 57 #67 of 153 5 #145 of 153
Overall 38 58 31
  • SSYS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • LECO ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • DDD ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSSYSLECODDDSPY
1 month -15.6%-4.8%-17.4% -0.8%
3 months -13.5%+0.7%+12.2% +3.5%
6 months -19.0%-1.0%+33.5% +7.0%
Year to date -19.7%+7.9%+66.7% +12.2%
1 year -41.9%+7.0%-5.8% +13.0%
3 years -32.0%+49.8%-17.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year -12.1%+14.4%-6.1% +23.1%
5 years -77.1%+79.7%-89.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year -25.6%+12.4%-35.8% +11.0%
10 years -65.0%+293.7%-79.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year -10.0%+14.7%-14.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSSYSLECODDDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.8%29.6%84.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.9%31.2%75.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.221.162.82 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.880.24-0.07 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -83.4%-35.3%-96.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.5%-13.5%-24.0% -1.8%
52-week high $11.91$298.88$3.88 $779.14
52-week low $6.80$220.64$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.

MultipleSSYSLECODDD
P/E now vs peer median -12.4xmedian 26.0x 25.5xmedian 26.0x -8.0xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.9x 3.1xmedian 1.9x 1.3xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -11.7xmedian 14.0x 17.2xmedian 14.0x -11.7xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -25.8xmedian 21.4x 26.0xmedian 21.4x -9.4xmedian 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 2.2x 9.1xmedian 2.2x 1.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -28.49median 1.26 3.63median 1.26 -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 monthsSSYSLECODDD
Revenue $547.27M $4.48B $387.64M
Gross profit $221.15M $1.61B $131.01M
Operating income -$83.46M $767.80M -$61.26M
Net income -$115.18M $553.55M -$54.85M
Free cash flow -$23.24M $542.40M -$52.40M
R&D $77.20M – $47.60M
EPS (diluted) $-0.56 $10.05 $-0.37
Cash & equivalents $92.53M $242.44M $127.95M
Total debt – $1.15B $91.18M
Shares (diluted) 82.30M 55.10M 148.97M
Enterprise value -$364.73M $14.27B $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
MetricSSYSLECODDD
P/E -12.4x 25.5x -8.0x
P/FCF -25.8x 26.0x -9.4x
P/Operating cash flow -131.0x 20.5x -11.6x
P/S 1.1x 3.1x 1.3x
P/B 0.7x 9.1x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 9.1x 1.9x
EV/EBITDA -11.7x 17.2x -11.7x
EV/EBIT -4.6x 19.5x -7.4x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 3.3x 1.2x
EV/FCF -16.7x 27.7x -8.7x
EV/Operating cash flow -84.6x 21.8x -10.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -28.49 3.63 -0.30

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSSYSLECODDD
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.1% 9.3% -6.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.6% 4.2% -9.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -12.3% 8.0% -9.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -6.6% 6.2% -13.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -30.0% 13.0% 76.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -9.0% 7.0% 21.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -17.1% 10.1% 62.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -37.3% 5.0% 23.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 59.7% 11.8% 53.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 0.4% 7.0% 26.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -172.1% 10.1% 38.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 61.1% 6.8% 18.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -116.2% 7.4% 36.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.4% 3.7% 20.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSSYSLECODDD
Gross margin 40.4% 36.0% 33.8%
EBITDA margin -6.1% 19.4% -10.0%
Operating margin -15.3% 17.1% -15.8%
Pretax margin -13.1% 16.1% -11.7%
Net margin -8.4% 12.4% -14.2%
FCF margin -4.2% 12.1% -13.5%
Operating cash flow margin -0.8% 15.3% -10.9%
Return on equity -14.0% 36.1% -21.7%
Return on assets -10.9% 14.4% -10.5%
Return on invested capital – 21.4% -17.8%
Return on capital employed -9.3% 25.9% -14.7%
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.2x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.0x 1.2x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 4.3% 0.5% 3.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSSYSLECODDD
Debt / assets – 30.2% 17.0%
Debt / equity – 0.7x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.0x 1.0x
Debt / FCF – 2.1x -1.7x
Liabilities / assets 22.0% 59.2% 48.9%
Equity / assets 78.0% 40.8% 51.1%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 3.5x 2.0x 3.4x
Quick ratio 2.3x 1.0x 1.9x
Cash ratio 1.3x 0.3x 1.2x
Altman Z-score -1.02 7.53 -1.48

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSSYSLECODDD
Dividend yield – 1.2% –
Net buyback yield – 1.6% -10.9%
Shareholder yield – 2.8% -10.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 30.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 31.5% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.3% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 7.0% –

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.

ConsensusSSYSLECODDD
Forward P/E 69.7xFY2026 22.3xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.10FY2026 $11.62FY2026 $-0.14FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -33.3%FY2026 +17.7%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +100.0% +0.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $582.47MFY2026 $4.84BFY2026 $368.77MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.7%FY2026 +14.5%FY2026 -4.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.8% +5.5% +7.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSSYSLECODDD
Held by institutions 50.8% 81.3% 71.1%
Institutions holding 150 701 210
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.3% +5.5% +34.8%
Institutions buying 79 297 126
Institutions selling 29 266 37
Buyers to sellers 2.72 1.12 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.

SSYSLECODDD
SSYS 1.00 0.40 0.60
LECO 0.40 1.00 0.30
DDD 0.60 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SSYS, LECO and DDD?

Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Stratasys (SSYS) $585.09M, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) $15.41B, 3D Systems (DDD) $450.63M.

Which company is growing faster?

Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Stratasys (SSYS) -3.1%, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) +9.3%, 3D Systems (DDD) -6.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) has the highest net margin (Stratasys (SSYS) -8.4%, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) 12.4%, 3D Systems (DDD) -14.2%). On return on invested capital, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) leads (Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) 21.4%, 3D Systems (DDD) -17.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) returned the most: Stratasys (SSYS) -41.9%, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) +7.0%, 3D Systems (DDD) -5.8%. Over five years, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) compounded fastest (Stratasys (SSYS) -25.6%/yr, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) +12.4%/yr, 3D Systems (DDD) -35.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Stratasys (SSYS) 0.00%, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) 0.01%, 3D Systems (DDD) 0.00%. Stratasys (SSYS) and 3D Systems (DDD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) has been the steadiest (Stratasys (SSYS) 47.8%, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) 29.6%, 3D Systems (DDD) 84.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SSYS, LECO 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, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) leads on 9. 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.