SSYS vs NNDM vs PRLB Stock Comparison

Stratasys, Nano Dimension and Proto Labs Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SSYS Stratasys Ltd.
$7.03 -17.4% 1M -36.7% 1Y
Market cap
$549.59M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$547.27M
Div. yield
–
3D Printing Industrials
1 win
NNDM Nano Dimension Ltd.
$1.39 -12.0% 1M -14.2% 1Y
Market cap
$281.56M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$120.89M
Div. yield
–
3D Printing Industrials
1 win
PRLB Proto Labs Inc
$77.76 -18.6% 1M +47.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.64B
P/E
46.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$579.49M
Div. yield
–
3D Printing Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Proto Labs leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Proto Labs 6, Nano Dimension 1, Stratasys 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSSYSNNDMPRLBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $549.59M $281.56M $1.64B PRLB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -12.0x -0.7x 46.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 70.3x — 34.0x PRLB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.1% +73.5% +11.8% NNDM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -8.4% -349.5% 6.0% PRLB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -28.1% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.4x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -36.7% -14.2% +47.6% PRLB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -25.9%/yr -25.1%/yr +5.4%/yr PRLB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.6% 52.9% 49.5% SSYS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 37/100 48/100 59/100 PRLB

Percentile Scorecard

SSYSNNDMPRLB

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

AxisSSYSNNDMPRLB
Valuation 35 #132 of 203 39 #125 of 203 41 #121 of 203
Growth 22 #147 of 188 56 #83 of 188 80 #38 of 188
Profitability 13 #160 of 183 7 #171 of 183 50 #92 of 183
Financial Health 79 #46 of 216 91 #20 of 216 95 #11 of 216
Shareholder Returns – – 27 #111 of 152
Overall 37 48 59
  • SSYS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • NNDM ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • PRLB ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSSYSNNDMPRLBSPY
1 month -17.4%-12.0%-18.6% +0.7%
3 months -12.5%-9.7%+3.7% +3.7%
6 months -20.7%-19.7%+20.0% +7.1%
Year to date -19.0%-9.7%+53.7% +12.8%
1 year -36.7%-14.2%+47.6% +11.9%
3 years -31.8%-45.9%+232.2% +85.2%
3 years, per year -12.0%-18.5%+49.2% +22.8%
5 years -77.7%-76.4%+30.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year -25.9%-25.1%+5.4% +10.9%
10 years -63.0%-98.0%+74.9% +262.0%
10 years, per year -9.5%-32.3%+5.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSSYSNNDMPRLBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.6%52.9%49.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.4%57.5%45.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.231.102.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.77-0.270.96 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -83.4%-80.4%-65.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -39.5%-35.0%-21.2% -1.2%
52-week high $11.62$2.14$98.64 $779.14
52-week low $6.80$1.23$46.81 $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.

MultipleSSYSNNDMPRLB
P/E now vs peer median -12.5xmedian 25.8x -0.7xmedian 25.8x 53.3xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.9x 2.4xmedian 1.9x 3.2xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -11.8xmedian 14.6x 0.4xmedian 14.6x 22.8xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -26.1xmedian 22.2x -5.7xmedian 22.2x 38.2xmedian 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 2.2x 0.6xmedian 2.2x 2.6xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -28.74median 1.45 0.00median 1.45 1.61median 1.45

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 monthsSSYSNNDMPRLB
Revenue $547.27M $120.89M $579.49M
Gross profit $221.15M $46.88M $261.97M
Operating income -$83.46M -$143.53M $42.44M
Net income -$115.18M -$139.91M $35.02M
Free cash flow -$23.24M -$51.44M $48.61M
R&D $77.20M $29.99M $42.67M
EPS (diluted) $-0.56 $-2.02 $1.43
Cash & equivalents $92.53M $349.11M $133.78M
Total debt – $14.82M –
Shares (diluted) 82.30M 209.34M 24.44M
Enterprise value -$400.22M -$929.61M $1.08B

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
MetricSSYSNNDMPRLB
P/E -12.5x -0.7x 53.3x
P/FCF -26.1x -5.7x 38.2x
P/Operating cash flow -132.1x -5.8x 25.7x
P/S 1.1x 2.4x 3.2x
P/B 0.7x 0.6x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 0.6x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA -11.8x 0.4x 22.8x
EV/EBIT -4.7x 0.4x 40.2x
EV/Revenue 0.7x -0.4x 2.9x
EV/FCF -16.9x 1.0x 35.1x
EV/Operating cash flow -85.7x 1.0x 23.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -28.74 0.00 1.61

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSSYSNNDMPRLB
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.1% 73.5% 11.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.6% 32.6% 5.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -12.3% 88.5% 14.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -6.6% 27.7% 6.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -30.0% -9.4% 152.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -9.0% -35.0% 34.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -17.1% -154.9% 136.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -37.3% 0.6% 32.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 59.7% -112.0% 133.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 0.4% -428.7% 33.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -172.1% 25.6% -4.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 61.1% 21.5% 2.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -116.2% 28.4% -28.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.4% 17.8% -1.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSSYSNNDMPRLB
Gross margin 40.4% 38.8% 45.2%
EBITDA margin -6.1% -117.1% 12.9%
Operating margin -15.3% -118.7% 7.3%
Pretax margin -13.1% -121.7% 8.3%
Net margin -8.4% -349.5% 6.0%
FCF margin -4.2% -42.6% 8.4%
Operating cash flow margin -0.8% -41.9% 12.5%
Return on equity -14.0% -33.8% 5.0%
Return on assets -10.9% -28.9% 4.4%
Return on invested capital – -28.1% –
Return on capital employed -9.3% -27.7% 5.9%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.2x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.0x 0.4x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue 4.3% 6.6% 2.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSSYSNNDMPRLB
Debt / assets – 0.6% –
Debt / equity – 0.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.4x –
Debt / FCF – -0.1x –
Liabilities / assets 22.0% 13.5% 13.1%
Equity / assets 78.0% 86.5% 86.9%
Interest coverage – -341.7x –
Current ratio 3.5x 10.7x 3.6x
Quick ratio 2.3x 8.0x 3.3x
Cash ratio 1.3x 7.5x 2.0x
Altman Z-score -1.00 – 12.13

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSSYSNNDMPRLB
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – 0.3%
Shareholder yield – – 0.3%
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.

ConsensusSSYSNNDMPRLB
Forward P/E 70.3xFY2026 – 34.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.10FY2026 – $2.29FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -33.3%FY2026 – +38.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +100.0% – +10.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $582.47MFY2026 – $612.40MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.7%FY2026 – +14.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.8% – +4.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSSYSNNDMPRLB
Held by institutions 50.8% 31.9% 93.7%
Institutions holding 150 108 277
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.3% +13.9% +1.7%
Institutions buying 79 51 146
Institutions selling 29 25 89
Buyers to sellers 2.72 2.04 1.64

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.

SSYSNNDMPRLB
SSYS 1.00 0.38 0.64
NNDM 0.38 1.00 0.31
PRLB 0.64 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SSYS, NNDM and PRLB?

Proto Labs (PRLB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Stratasys (SSYS) $549.59M, Nano Dimension (NNDM) $281.56M, Proto Labs (PRLB) $1.64B.

Which company is growing faster?

Nano Dimension (NNDM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Stratasys (SSYS) -3.1%, Nano Dimension (NNDM) +73.5%, Proto Labs (PRLB) +11.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Proto Labs (PRLB) has the highest net margin (Stratasys (SSYS) -8.4%, Nano Dimension (NNDM) -349.5%, Proto Labs (PRLB) 6.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Proto Labs (PRLB) returned the most: Stratasys (SSYS) -36.7%, Nano Dimension (NNDM) -14.2%, Proto Labs (PRLB) +47.6%. Over five years, Proto Labs (PRLB) compounded fastest (Stratasys (SSYS) -25.9%/yr, Nano Dimension (NNDM) -25.1%/yr, Proto Labs (PRLB) +5.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Stratasys (SSYS) has been the steadiest (Stratasys (SSYS) 47.6%, Nano Dimension (NNDM) 52.9%, Proto Labs (PRLB) 49.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.