SSYS vs PRLB vs STKH Stock Comparison

Stratasys, Proto Labs and Steakholder Foods Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SSYS Stratasys Ltd.
$7.16 -13.3% 1M -39.9% 1Y
Market cap
$616.55M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$547.27M
Div. yield
–
3D Printing Industrials
PRLB Proto Labs Inc
$89.35 -7.2% 1M +64.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.14B
P/E
70.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$560.54M
Div. yield
–
3D Printing Industrials
8 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Proto Labs leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Proto Labs 8). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSSYSPRLBSTKHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $616.55M $2.14B $50.85K PRLB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -12.7x 70.3x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 71.6x 39.0x — PRLB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.1% +10.2% — PRLB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -8.4% 5.4% — PRLB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -39.9% +64.4% -89.4% PRLB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -25.4%/yr +8.8%/yr -83.1%/yr PRLB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.8% 46.9% 225.6% PRLB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 37/100 59/100 — PRLB

Percentile Scorecard

SSYSPRLBSTKH

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

AxisSSYSPRLBSTKH
Valuation 36 #131 of 203 32 #138 of 203 –
Growth 22 #147 of 188 83 #32 of 188 –
Profitability 13 #160 of 183 50 #93 of 183 –
Financial Health 80 #45 of 217 95 #11 of 217 74 #57 of 217
Shareholder Returns – 35 #100 of 153 –
Overall 37 59 –
  • SSYS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • PRLB ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • STKH ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSSYSPRLBSTKHSPY
1 month -13.3%-7.2%-76.2% -0.2%
3 months -9.9%+19.3%-88.6% +3.9%
6 months -16.5%+40.3%-76.6% +8.2%
Year to date -17.5%+76.6%-82.3% +12.9%
1 year -39.9%+64.4%-89.4% +12.3%
3 years -30.1%+283.8%-99.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year -11.3%+56.6%-88.6% +23.3%
5 years -76.9%+52.4%-100.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year -25.4%+8.8%-83.1% +10.9%
10 years -63.2%+90.7%— +261.1%
10 years, per year -9.5%+6.7%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSSYSPRLBSTKHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.8%46.9%225.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.9%39.0%172.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.222.071.65 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.831.37-0.40 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -83.4%-65.6%-100.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -39.9%-9.4%-90.5% -1.2%
52-week high $11.91$98.64$4.30 $779.14
52-week low $6.80$46.81$0.40 $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.

MultipleSSYSPRLBSTKH
P/E now vs peer median -12.7xmedian 25.2x 70.3xmedian 25.2x —median 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.9x 3.8xmedian 1.9x —median 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -12.2xmedian 14.0x 28.7xmedian 14.0x —median 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -26.5xmedian 21.7x 37.7xmedian 21.7x —median 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 2.3x 3.1xmedian 2.3x 0.0xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -29.27median 1.32 2.20median 1.32 —median 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 monthsSSYSPRLBSTKH
Revenue $547.27M $560.54M –
Gross profit $221.15M $254.60M –
Operating income -$83.46M $36.81M –
Net income -$115.18M $30.48M –
Free cash flow -$23.24M $56.66M –
R&D $77.20M $42.36M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.56 $1.25 –
Cash & equivalents $92.53M $127.92M $1.06M
Shares (diluted) 82.30M 24.42M 124.02K
Enterprise value -$333.27M $1.61B -$6.85M

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
MetricSSYSPRLBSTKH
P/E -12.7x 70.3x –
P/FCF -26.5x 37.7x –
P/Operating cash flow -134.6x 27.2x –
P/S 1.1x 3.8x –
P/B 0.8x 3.1x 0.0x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 3.2x 0.0x
EV/EBITDA -12.2x 28.7x –
EV/EBIT -4.8x 54.2x –
EV/Revenue 0.7x 3.6x –
EV/FCF -17.4x 35.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow -88.2x 25.4x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -29.27 2.20 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSSYSPRLBSTKH
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.1% 10.2% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.6% 4.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -12.3% 13.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -6.6% 6.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -30.0% 121.9% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -9.0% 33.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) -17.1% 105.8% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -37.3% 31.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) 59.7% 103.1% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 0.4% 32.0% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -172.1% 10.6% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 61.1% 7.7% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -116.2% -14.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.4% 11.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSSYSPRLBSTKH
Gross margin 40.4% 45.4% –
EBITDA margin -6.1% 12.4% –
Operating margin -15.3% 6.6% –
Pretax margin -13.1% 7.6% –
Net margin -8.4% 5.4% –
FCF margin -4.2% 10.1% –
Operating cash flow margin -0.8% 14.0% –
Return on equity -14.0% 4.4% –
Return on assets -10.9% 3.9% –
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed -9.3% 5.2% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.7x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.0x 2.6x –
Stock comp / revenue 4.3% 2.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSSYSPRLBSTKH
Debt / assets – – –
Debt / equity – – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 22.0% 12.6% 27.9%
Equity / assets 78.0% 87.4% 72.1%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 3.5x 3.6x 1.8x
Quick ratio 2.3x 3.2x 1.2x
Cash ratio 1.3x 2.0x 1.2x
Altman Z-score -0.97 14.49 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSSYSPRLBSTKH
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – 0.6% –
Shareholder yield – 0.6% –
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.

ConsensusSSYSPRLBSTKH
Forward P/E 71.6xFY2026 39.0xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.10FY2026 $2.29FY2026 $-550.39FY2026
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 $57.45MFY2025
Revenue growth, next FY +5.7%FY2026 +14.9%FY2026 +574,390.0%FY2025
Revenue growth, the year after +6.8% +4.8% -42.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSSYSPRLBSTKH
Held by institutions 50.8% 93.7% –
Institutions holding 150 276 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.3% +1.7% –
Institutions buying 79 145 –
Institutions selling 29 89 –
Buyers to sellers 2.72 1.63 –

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.

SSYSPRLBSTKH
SSYS 1.00 0.66 0.01
PRLB 0.66 1.00 -0.01
STKH 0.01 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SSYS, PRLB and STKH?

Proto Labs (PRLB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Stratasys (SSYS) $616.55M, Proto Labs (PRLB) $2.14B, Steakholder Foods (STKH) $50.85K.

Which company is growing faster?

Proto Labs (PRLB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Stratasys (SSYS) -3.1%, Proto Labs (PRLB) +10.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Proto Labs (PRLB) has the highest net margin (Stratasys (SSYS) -8.4%, Proto Labs (PRLB) 5.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Proto Labs (PRLB) returned the most: Stratasys (SSYS) -39.9%, Proto Labs (PRLB) +64.4%, Steakholder Foods (STKH) -89.4%. Over five years, Proto Labs (PRLB) compounded fastest (Stratasys (SSYS) -25.4%/yr, Proto Labs (PRLB) +8.8%/yr, Steakholder Foods (STKH) -83.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Proto Labs (PRLB) has been the steadiest (Stratasys (SSYS) 47.8%, Proto Labs (PRLB) 46.9%, Steakholder Foods (STKH) 225.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 8. 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.