SSYS vs PERF vs LXFR Stock Comparison

Stratasys, Perfect and Luxfer Holdings 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
1 win
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
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
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Perfect leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Perfect 5, Luxfer Holdings 5, Stratasys 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSSYSPERFLXFRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $583.84M $170.12M $461.73M SSYS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -12.7x 35.3x 57.7x PERF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 71.6x 28.6x 17.4x LXFR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.1% +10.4% -10.6% PERF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -8.4% 8.1% 2.2% PERF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 0.8% 4.6% LXFR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -67.9x 1.4x PERF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -39.9% +1.0% +28.9% LXFR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -25.4%/yr — -3.0%/yr LXFR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.8% 47.8% 33.2% LXFR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 37/100 61/100 50/100 PERF

Percentile Scorecard

SSYSPERFLXFR

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

AxisSSYSPERFLXFR
Valuation 36 #131 of 203 82 #6 of 29 58 #85 of 203
Growth 22 #147 of 188 35 #18 of 27 16 #159 of 188
Profitability 13 #160 of 183 36 #17 of 26 39 #113 of 183
Financial Health 80 #45 of 217 90 #4 of 31 59 #90 of 217
Shareholder Returns – – 81 #30 of 153
Overall 37 61 50
  • SSYS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • PERF ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software
  • LXFR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSSYSPERFLXFRSPY
1 month -13.3%+4.2%+0.1% -0.2%
3 months -9.9%+4.2%+1.1% +3.9%
6 months -16.5%+22.0%+29.9% +8.2%
Year to date -17.5%+10.5%+27.6% +12.9%
1 year -39.9%+1.0%+28.9% +12.3%
3 years -30.1%-27.3%+102.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year -11.3%-10.1%+26.4% +23.3%
5 years -76.9%—-13.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year -25.4%—-3.0% +10.9%
10 years -63.2%—— +261.1%
10 years, per year -9.5%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSSYSPERFLXFRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.8%47.8%33.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.9%47.4%39.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.220.220.96 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.830.020.87 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -83.4%-88.2%-67.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -39.9%-4.3%-9.5% -1.2%
52-week high $11.91$2.09$19.08 $779.14
52-week low $6.80$1.30$11.51 $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.

MultipleSSYSPERFLXFR
P/E now vs peer median -12.7xmedian 25.2x 35.3xmedian 31.0x 57.7xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.9x 2.4xmedian 2.4x 1.3xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -12.2xmedian 14.0x 7.0xmedian 11.3x 15.5xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -26.5xmedian 21.7x 15.6xmedian 15.6x 27.5xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 2.3x 1.1xmedian 3.0x 2.1xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -29.27median 1.32 1.33median 0.74 -2.97median 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 monthsSSYSPERFLXFR
Revenue $547.27M $71.07M $363.20M
Gross profit $221.15M $56.66M $90.20M
Operating income -$83.46M $1.26M $22.70M
Net income -$115.18M $8.43M $8.00M
Free cash flow -$23.24M $10.88M $16.80M
R&D $77.20M $14.93M $5.10M
EPS (diluted) $-0.56 $0.06 $0.29
Cash & equivalents $92.53M $125.62M $11.50M
Total debt – $7.81M –
Shares (diluted) 82.30M 101.85M 27.22M
Enterprise value -$365.98M -$417.85M $421.13M

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
MetricSSYSPERFLXFR
P/E -12.7x 35.3x 57.7x
P/FCF -26.5x 15.6x 27.5x
P/Operating cash flow -134.6x 16.2x 17.8x
P/S 1.1x 2.4x 1.3x
P/B 0.8x 1.1x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 1.1x 2.2x
EV/EBITDA -12.2x 7.0x 15.5x
EV/EBIT -4.8x 12.6x 22.4x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 0.2x 1.4x
EV/FCF -17.4x 1.5x 30.3x
EV/Operating cash flow -88.2x 1.5x 19.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -29.27 1.33 -2.97

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSSYSPERFLXFR
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.1% 10.4% -10.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.6% 13.4% -5.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -12.3% 14.5% -1.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -6.6% 12.4% -0.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -30.0% 157.8% -33.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -9.0% 26.4% -14.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -17.1% 37.7% -67.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -37.3% 26.9% -19.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 59.7% -1.4% -67.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 0.4% 26.4% -19.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -172.1% -32.0% -42.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 61.1% – 6.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -116.2% -31.0% -52.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.4% – 14.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSSYSPERFLXFR
Gross margin 40.4% 79.7% 24.8%
EBITDA margin -6.1% 3.2% 9.0%
Operating margin -15.3% 1.8% 6.3%
Pretax margin -13.1% 10.0% 5.4%
Net margin -8.4% 8.1% 2.2%
FCF margin -4.2% 15.3% 4.6%
Operating cash flow margin -0.8% 14.8% 7.2%
Return on equity -14.0% 5.4% 3.6%
Return on assets -10.9% 4.3% 2.0%
Return on invested capital – 0.8% 4.6%
Return on capital employed -9.3% 0.8% 7.3%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.4x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.0x 1.2x 3.3x
Stock comp / revenue 4.3% 1.1% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSSYSPERFLXFR
Debt / assets – 4.0% 15.0%
Debt / equity – 0.0x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – -67.9x 1.4x
Debt / FCF – 0.7x 3.5x
Liabilities / assets 22.0% 19.4% 42.8%
Equity / assets 78.0% 80.6% 57.2%
Interest coverage – 66.4x 7.3x
Current ratio 3.5x 4.6x 2.3x
Quick ratio 2.3x 4.6x 1.0x
Cash ratio 1.3x 4.4x 0.1x
Altman Z-score -0.97 1.28 3.50

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSSYSPERFLXFR
Dividend yield – – 2.3%
Net buyback yield – – 0.7%
Shareholder yield – – 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.

ConsensusSSYSPERFLXFR
Forward P/E 71.6xFY2026 28.6xFY2026 17.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.10FY2026 $0.07FY2026 $0.99FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -33.3%FY2026 +40.0%FY2026 -10.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +100.0% +14.3% +41.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $582.47MFY2026 $76.52MFY2026 $386.72MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.7%FY2026 +10.7%FY2026 +4.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.8% +8.1% +2.6%

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

SSYSPERFLXFR
SSYS 1.00 0.02 0.40
PERF 0.02 1.00 -0.08
LXFR 0.40 -0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SSYS, PERF and LXFR?

Stratasys (SSYS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Stratasys (SSYS) $583.84M, Perfect (PERF) $170.12M, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) $461.73M.

Which stock is cheaper, SSYS, PERF and LXFR?

Perfect (PERF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Stratasys (SSYS) -12.7x, Perfect (PERF) 35.3x, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) 57.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) is cheapest (Stratasys (SSYS) 71.6x, Perfect (PERF) 28.6x, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) 17.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Perfect (PERF) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Stratasys (SSYS) -3.1%, Perfect (PERF) +10.4%, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) -10.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Perfect (PERF) has the highest net margin (Stratasys (SSYS) -8.4%, Perfect (PERF) 8.1%, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) 2.2%). On return on invested capital, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) leads (Perfect (PERF) 0.8%, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) 4.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) returned the most: Stratasys (SSYS) -39.9%, Perfect (PERF) +1.0%, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) +28.9%. Over five years, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) compounded fastest (Stratasys (SSYS) -25.4%/yr, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) -3.0%/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%, Perfect (PERF) 47.8%, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) 33.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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