SSYS vs PERF vs GE Stock Comparison

Stratasys, Perfect and General Electric 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
PERF Perfect Corp.
$2.00 +4.2% 1M +1.0% 1Y
Market cap
$170.12M
P/E
35.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$71.07M
Div. yield
–
Creative Software Technology
5 wins
GE General Electric Co
$288.37 -11.9% 1M -5.1% 1Y
Market cap
$308.38B
P/E
33.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$52.58B
Div. yield
0.01%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

General Electric leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (General Electric 6, Perfect 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSSYSPERFGELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $585.09M $170.12M $308.38B GE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -12.8x 35.3x 33.9x GE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 69.7x 28.6x 38.0x PERF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.1% +10.4% +19.6% GE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -8.4% 8.1% 17.3% GE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 0.8% -38.7% PERF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -67.9x -0.7x PERF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -41.9% +1.0% -5.1% PERF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -25.6%/yr — +34.9%/yr GE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.8% 47.8% 33.1% GE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 61/100 45/100 PERF

Percentile Scorecard

SSYSPERFGE

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

AxisSSYSPERFGE
Valuation 35 #132 of 203 82 #6 of 29 33 #67 of 100
Growth 23 #145 of 187 35 #18 of 27 33 #65 of 97
Profitability 14 #160 of 185 36 #17 of 26 60 #39 of 96
Financial Health 80 #45 of 219 90 #4 of 31 18 #86 of 105
Shareholder Returns – – 83 #12 of 64
Overall 38 61 45
  • SSYS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • PERF ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software
  • GE ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSSYSPERFGESPY
1 month -15.6%+4.2%-11.9% -0.8%
3 months -13.5%+4.2%-20.3% +3.5%
6 months -19.0%+22.0%+1.3% +7.0%
Year to date -19.7%+10.5%-6.4% +12.2%
1 year -41.9%+1.0%-5.1% +13.0%
3 years -32.0%-27.3%+239.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year -12.1%-10.1%+50.4% +23.1%
5 years -77.1%—+345.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year -25.6%—+34.9% +11.0%
10 years -65.0%—+108.4% +258.0%
10 years, per year -10.0%—+7.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSSYSPERFGESPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.8%47.8%33.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.9%47.4%35.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.220.221.20 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.880.02-0.15 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -83.4%-88.2%-45.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.5%-4.3%-24.3% -1.8%
52-week high $11.91$2.09$381.07 $779.14
52-week low $6.80$1.30$273.25 $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.

MultipleSSYSPERFGE
P/E now vs peer median -12.4xmedian 26.0x 35.3xmedian 31.9x 32.8xmedian 26.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.9x 2.4xmedian 2.4x 5.7xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -11.7xmedian 14.0x 7.0xmedian 11.5x -20.2xmedian 15.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -25.8xmedian 21.4x 15.6xmedian 14.2x 37.3xmedian 25.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 2.2x 1.1xmedian 3.0x 16.8xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median -28.49median 1.26 1.33median 0.77 -114.79median 0.94

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 monthsSSYSPERFGE
Revenue $547.27M $71.07M $52.58B
Gross profit $221.15M $56.66M $18.52B
Operating income -$83.46M $1.26M -$16.58B
Net income -$115.18M $8.43M $9.13B
Free cash flow -$23.24M $10.88M $7.99B
R&D $77.20M $14.93M $1.81B
EPS (diluted) $-0.56 $0.06 $8.74
Cash & equivalents $92.53M $125.62M $8.76B
Total debt – $7.81M $19.33B
Shares (diluted) 82.30M 101.85M 1.04B
Enterprise value -$364.73M -$417.85M $266.90B

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
MetricSSYSPERFGE
P/E -12.4x 35.3x 32.8x
P/FCF -25.8x 15.6x 37.3x
P/Operating cash flow -131.0x 16.2x 31.6x
P/S 1.1x 2.4x 5.7x
P/B 0.7x 1.1x 16.8x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 1.1x 21.7x
EV/EBITDA -11.7x 7.0x -20.2x
EV/EBIT -4.6x 12.6x -18.6x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 0.2x 5.9x
EV/FCF -16.7x 1.5x 38.6x
EV/Operating cash flow -84.6x 1.5x 32.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -28.49 1.33 -114.79

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSSYSPERFGE
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.1% 10.4% 19.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.6% 13.4% 7.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -12.3% 14.5% 11.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -6.6% 12.4% 10.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -30.0% 157.8% 13.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -9.0% 26.4% -98.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -17.1% 37.7% 13.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -37.3% 26.9% -3.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 59.7% -1.4% 15.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 0.4% 26.4% -0.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -172.1% -32.0% 21.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 61.1% – 6.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -116.2% -31.0% 20.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.4% – 2.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSSYSPERFGE
Gross margin 40.4% 79.7% 35.2%
EBITDA margin -6.1% 3.2% -29.1%
Operating margin -15.3% 1.8% -31.5%
Pretax margin -13.1% 10.0% 20.3%
Net margin -8.4% 8.1% 17.3%
FCF margin -4.2% 15.3% 15.2%
Operating cash flow margin -0.8% 14.8% 17.9%
Return on equity -14.0% 5.4% 51.2%
Return on assets -10.9% 4.3% 7.2%
Return on invested capital – 0.8% -38.7%
Return on capital employed -9.3% 0.8% -19.5%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.4x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.0x 1.2x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 4.3% 1.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSSYSPERFGE
Debt / assets – 4.0% 15.2%
Debt / equity – 0.0x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – -67.9x -0.7x
Debt / FCF – 0.7x 2.4x
Liabilities / assets 22.0% 19.4% 86.0%
Equity / assets 78.0% 80.6% 14.0%
Interest coverage – 66.4x -17.9x
Current ratio 3.5x 4.6x 1.0x
Quick ratio 2.3x 4.6x 0.6x
Cash ratio 1.3x 4.4x 0.2x
Altman Z-score -1.02 1.28 2.63

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSSYSPERFGE
Dividend yield – – 0.6%
Net buyback yield – – 2.9%
Shareholder yield – – 3.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 19.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 21.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 26.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 36.5%

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.

ConsensusSSYSPERFGE
Forward P/E 69.7xFY2026 28.6xFY2026 38.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.10FY2026 $0.07FY2026 $7.59FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -33.3%FY2026 +40.0%FY2026 +19.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +100.0% +14.3% +28.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $582.47MFY2026 $76.52MFY2026 $54.10BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.7%FY2026 +10.7%FY2026 +27.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.8% +8.1% +11.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSSYSPERFGE
Held by institutions 50.8% – 79.4%
Institutions holding 150 – 3,441
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.3% – +1.5%
Institutions buying 79 – 1,829
Institutions selling 29 – 1,148
Buyers to sellers 2.72 – 1.59

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.

SSYSPERFGE
SSYS 1.00 0.03 0.30
PERF 0.03 1.00 -0.07
GE 0.30 -0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SSYS, PERF and GE?

General Electric (GE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Stratasys (SSYS) $585.09M, Perfect (PERF) $170.12M, General Electric (GE) $308.38B.

Which stock is cheaper, SSYS, PERF and GE?

General Electric (GE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Stratasys (SSYS) -12.8x, Perfect (PERF) 35.3x, General Electric (GE) 33.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Perfect (PERF) is cheapest (Stratasys (SSYS) 69.7x, Perfect (PERF) 28.6x, General Electric (GE) 38.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

General Electric (GE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Stratasys (SSYS) -3.1%, Perfect (PERF) +10.4%, General Electric (GE) +19.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

General Electric (GE) has the highest net margin (Stratasys (SSYS) -8.4%, Perfect (PERF) 8.1%, General Electric (GE) 17.3%). On return on invested capital, Perfect (PERF) leads (Perfect (PERF) 0.8%, General Electric (GE) -38.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Perfect (PERF) returned the most: Stratasys (SSYS) -41.9%, Perfect (PERF) +1.0%, General Electric (GE) -5.1%. Over five years, General Electric (GE) compounded fastest (Stratasys (SSYS) -25.6%/yr, General Electric (GE) +34.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Stratasys (SSYS) 0.00%, General Electric (GE) 0.01%. Stratasys (SSYS) and Perfect (PERF) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, General Electric (GE) has been the steadiest (Stratasys (SSYS) 47.8%, Perfect (PERF) 47.8%, General Electric (GE) 33.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SSYS, PERF and GE?

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