SSYS vs LXFR vs DDD Stock Comparison

Stratasys, Luxfer Holdings and 3D Systems Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SSYS Stratasys Ltd.
$7.16 -13.3% 1M -39.9% 1Y
Market cap
$583.84M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$547.27M
Div. yield
–
3D Printing Industrials
2 wins
LXFR Luxfer Holdings Plc
$17.27 +0.1% 1M +28.9% 1Y
Market cap
$461.73M
P/E
57.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$363.20M
Div. yield
–
Metal Fabrication Industrials
7 wins
DDD 3D Systems Corp
$3.03 -15.1% 1M -1.3% 1Y
Market cap
$443.92M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$387.64M
Div. yield
–
3D Printing Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Luxfer Holdings leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Luxfer Holdings 7, Stratasys 2, 3D Systems 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSSYSLXFRDDDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $583.84M $461.73M $443.92M SSYS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -12.7x 57.7x -8.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 71.6x 17.4x — LXFR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.1% -10.6% -6.2% SSYS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -8.4% 2.2% -14.2% LXFR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 4.6% -17.8% LXFR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.4x 1.0x DDD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -39.9% +28.9% -1.3% LXFR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -25.4%/yr -3.0%/yr -35.9%/yr LXFR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.8% 33.2% 84.1% LXFR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 37/100 50/100 31/100 LXFR

Percentile Scorecard

SSYSLXFRDDD

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

AxisSSYSLXFRDDD
Valuation 36 #131 of 203 58 #85 of 203 15 #172 of 203
Growth 22 #147 of 188 16 #159 of 188 57 #81 of 188
Profitability 13 #160 of 183 39 #113 of 183 11 #163 of 183
Financial Health 80 #45 of 217 59 #90 of 217 65 #77 of 217
Shareholder Returns – 81 #30 of 153 5 #145 of 153
Overall 37 50 31
  • SSYS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • LXFR 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

PeriodSSYSLXFRDDDSPY
1 month -13.3%+0.1%-15.1% -0.2%
3 months -9.9%+1.1%+19.8% +3.9%
6 months -16.5%+29.9%+37.7% +8.2%
Year to date -17.5%+27.6%+71.2% +12.9%
1 year -39.9%+28.9%-1.3% +12.3%
3 years -30.1%+102.0%-14.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year -11.3%+26.4%-5.2% +23.3%
5 years -76.9%-13.9%-89.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year -25.4%-3.0%-35.9% +10.9%
10 years -63.2%—-78.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year -9.5%—-14.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSSYSLXFRDDDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.8%33.2%84.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.9%39.2%75.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.220.962.82 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.830.87-0.02 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -83.4%-67.3%-96.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -39.9%-9.5%-21.9% -1.2%
52-week high $11.91$19.08$3.88 $779.14
52-week low $6.80$11.51$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.

MultipleSSYSLXFRDDD
P/E now vs peer median -12.7xmedian 25.2x 57.7xmedian 25.2x -8.2xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.9x 1.3xmedian 1.9x 1.3xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -12.2xmedian 14.0x 15.5xmedian 14.0x -12.1xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -26.5xmedian 21.7x 27.5xmedian 21.7x -9.6xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 2.3x 2.1xmedian 2.3x 1.8xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -29.27median 1.32 -2.97median 1.32 -0.31median 1.32

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 monthsSSYSLXFRDDD
Revenue $547.27M $363.20M $387.64M
Gross profit $221.15M $90.20M $131.01M
Operating income -$83.46M $22.70M -$61.26M
Net income -$115.18M $8.00M -$54.85M
Free cash flow -$23.24M $16.80M -$52.40M
R&D $77.20M $5.10M $47.60M
EPS (diluted) $-0.56 $0.29 $-0.37
Cash & equivalents $92.53M $11.50M $127.95M
Total debt – – $91.18M
Shares (diluted) 82.30M 27.22M 148.97M
Enterprise value -$365.98M $421.13M $39.71M

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
MetricSSYSLXFRDDD
P/E -12.7x 57.7x -8.2x
P/FCF -26.5x 27.5x -9.6x
P/Operating cash flow -134.6x 17.8x -11.9x
P/S 1.1x 1.3x 1.3x
P/B 0.8x 2.1x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 2.2x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA -12.2x 15.5x -12.1x
EV/EBIT -4.8x 22.4x -7.6x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 1.4x 1.2x
EV/FCF -17.4x 30.3x -8.9x
EV/Operating cash flow -88.2x 19.6x -11.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -29.27 -2.97 -0.31

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSSYSLXFRDDD
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.1% -10.6% -6.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.6% -5.4% -9.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -12.3% -1.3% -9.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -6.6% -0.1% -13.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -30.0% -33.6% 76.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -9.0% -14.7% 21.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -17.1% -67.1% 62.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -37.3% -19.3% 23.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 59.7% -67.2% 53.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 0.4% -19.4% 26.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -172.1% -42.4% 38.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 61.1% 6.7% 18.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -116.2% -52.8% 36.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.4% 14.8% 20.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSSYSLXFRDDD
Gross margin 40.4% 24.8% 33.8%
EBITDA margin -6.1% 9.0% -10.0%
Operating margin -15.3% 6.3% -15.8%
Pretax margin -13.1% 5.4% -11.7%
Net margin -8.4% 2.2% -14.2%
FCF margin -4.2% 4.6% -13.5%
Operating cash flow margin -0.8% 7.2% -10.9%
Return on equity -14.0% 3.6% -21.7%
Return on assets -10.9% 2.0% -10.5%
Return on invested capital – 4.6% -17.8%
Return on capital employed -9.3% 7.3% -14.7%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.9x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.0x 3.3x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 4.3% 1.1% 3.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSSYSLXFRDDD
Debt / assets – 15.0% 17.0%
Debt / equity – 0.3x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.4x 1.0x
Debt / FCF – 3.5x -1.7x
Liabilities / assets 22.0% 42.8% 48.9%
Equity / assets 78.0% 57.2% 51.1%
Interest coverage – 7.3x –
Current ratio 3.5x 2.3x 3.4x
Quick ratio 2.3x 1.0x 1.9x
Cash ratio 1.3x 0.1x 1.2x
Altman Z-score -0.97 3.50 -1.45

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSSYSLXFRDDD
Dividend yield – 2.3% –
Net buyback yield – 0.7% -10.6%
Shareholder yield – 3.0% -10.6%
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.

ConsensusSSYSLXFRDDD
Forward P/E 71.6xFY2026 17.4xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.10FY2026 $0.99FY2026 $-0.14FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -33.3%FY2026 -10.8%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +100.0% +41.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $582.47MFY2026 $386.72MFY2026 $368.77MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.7%FY2026 +4.2%FY2026 -4.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.8% +2.6% +7.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSSYSLXFRDDD
Held by institutions 50.8% 91.6% 71.1%
Institutions holding 150 136 210
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.3% -1.6% +34.8%
Institutions buying 79 76 126
Institutions selling 29 41 37
Buyers to sellers 2.72 1.85 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.

SSYSLXFRDDD
SSYS 1.00 0.40 0.60
LXFR 0.40 1.00 0.25
DDD 0.60 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SSYS, LXFR and DDD?

Stratasys (SSYS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Stratasys (SSYS) $583.84M, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) $461.73M, 3D Systems (DDD) $443.92M.

Which company is growing faster?

Stratasys (SSYS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Stratasys (SSYS) -3.1%, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) -10.6%, 3D Systems (DDD) -6.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) has the highest net margin (Stratasys (SSYS) -8.4%, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) 2.2%, 3D Systems (DDD) -14.2%). On return on invested capital, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) leads (Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) 4.6%, 3D Systems (DDD) -17.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) returned the most: Stratasys (SSYS) -39.9%, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) +28.9%, 3D Systems (DDD) -1.3%. Over five years, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) compounded fastest (Stratasys (SSYS) -25.4%/yr, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) -3.0%/yr, 3D Systems (DDD) -35.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) has been the steadiest (Stratasys (SSYS) 47.8%, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) 33.2%, 3D Systems (DDD) 84.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SSYS, LXFR 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, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) leads on 7. 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.