SSYS vs STKH vs DDD Stock Comparison

Stratasys, Steakholder Foods and 3D Systems Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SSYS Stratasys Ltd.
$7.16 -13.3% 1M -39.9% 1Y
Market cap
$580.19M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$547.27M
Div. yield
–
3D Printing Industrials
6 wins
DDD 3D Systems Corp
$3.03 -15.1% 1M -1.3% 1Y
Market cap
$445.41M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$387.64M
Div. yield
–
3D Printing Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Stratasys leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Stratasys 6, 3D Systems 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSSYSSTKHDDDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $580.19M $43.85K $445.41M SSYS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -12.7x — -8.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 71.6x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.1% — -6.2% SSYS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -8.4% — -14.2% SSYS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — -17.8% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 1.0x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -39.9% -89.4% -1.3% DDD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -25.4%/yr -83.1%/yr -35.9%/yr SSYS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.8% 225.6% 84.1% SSYS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 37/100 — 31/100 SSYS

Percentile Scorecard

SSYSSTKHDDD

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

AxisSSYSSTKHDDD
Valuation 36 #131 of 203 – 15 #172 of 203
Growth 22 #147 of 188 – 57 #81 of 188
Profitability 13 #160 of 183 – 11 #163 of 183
Financial Health 80 #45 of 217 74 #57 of 217 65 #77 of 217
Shareholder Returns – – 5 #145 of 153
Overall 37 – 31
  • SSYS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • STKH 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

PeriodSSYSSTKHDDDSPY
1 month -13.3%-76.2%-15.1% -0.2%
3 months -9.9%-88.6%+19.8% +3.9%
6 months -16.5%-76.6%+37.7% +8.2%
Year to date -17.5%-82.3%+71.2% +12.9%
1 year -39.9%-89.4%-1.3% +12.3%
3 years -30.1%-99.9%-14.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year -11.3%-88.6%-5.2% +23.3%
5 years -76.9%-100.0%-89.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year -25.4%-83.1%-35.9% +10.9%
10 years -63.2%—-78.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year -9.5%—-14.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSSYSSTKHDDDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.8%225.6%84.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.9%172.2%75.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.221.652.82 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.83-0.40-0.02 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -83.4%-100.0%-96.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -39.9%-90.5%-21.9% -1.2%
52-week high $11.91$4.30$3.88 $779.14
52-week low $6.80$0.40$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.

MultipleSSYSSTKHDDD
P/E now vs peer median -12.7xmedian 25.2x —median 25.2x -8.2xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.9x —median 1.9x 1.3xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -12.2xmedian 14.0x —median 14.0x -12.1xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -26.5xmedian 21.7x —median 21.7x -9.6xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 2.3x 0.0xmedian 2.3x 1.8xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -29.27median 1.32 —median 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 monthsSSYSSTKHDDD
Revenue $547.27M – $387.64M
Gross profit $221.15M – $131.01M
Operating income -$83.46M – -$61.26M
Net income -$115.18M – -$54.85M
Free cash flow -$23.24M – -$52.40M
R&D $77.20M – $47.60M
EPS (diluted) $-0.56 – $-0.37
Cash & equivalents $92.53M $1.06M $127.95M
Total debt – – $91.18M
Shares (diluted) 82.30M 124.02K 148.97M
Enterprise value -$369.62M -$6.85M $41.20M

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
MetricSSYSSTKHDDD
P/E -12.7x – -8.2x
P/FCF -26.5x – -9.6x
P/Operating cash flow -134.6x – -11.9x
P/S 1.1x – 1.3x
P/B 0.8x 0.0x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 0.0x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA -12.2x – -12.1x
EV/EBIT -4.8x – -7.6x
EV/Revenue 0.7x – 1.2x
EV/FCF -17.4x – -8.9x
EV/Operating cash flow -88.2x – -11.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -29.27 – -0.31

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSSYSSTKHDDD
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.1% – -6.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.6% – -9.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -12.3% – -9.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -6.6% – -13.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -30.0% – 76.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -9.0% – 21.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -17.1% – 62.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -37.3% – 23.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 59.7% – 53.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 0.4% – 26.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -172.1% – 38.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 61.1% – 18.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -116.2% – 36.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.4% – 20.0%

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSSYSSTKHDDD
Debt / assets – – 17.0%
Debt / equity – – 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 1.0x
Debt / FCF – – -1.7x
Liabilities / assets 22.0% 27.9% 48.9%
Equity / assets 78.0% 72.1% 51.1%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 3.5x 1.8x 3.4x
Quick ratio 2.3x 1.2x 1.9x
Cash ratio 1.3x 1.2x 1.2x
Altman Z-score -0.97 – -1.45

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSSYSSTKHDDD
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – -10.6%
Shareholder yield – – -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.

ConsensusSSYSSTKHDDD
Forward P/E 71.6xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.10FY2026 $-550.39FY2026 $-0.14FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -33.3%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +100.0% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $582.47MFY2026 $57.45MFY2025 $368.77MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.7%FY2026 +574,390.0%FY2025 -4.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.8% -42.2% +7.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSSYSSTKHDDD
Held by institutions 50.8% – 71.1%
Institutions holding 150 – 210
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.3% – +34.8%
Institutions buying 79 – 126
Institutions selling 29 – 37
Buyers to sellers 2.72 – 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.

SSYSSTKHDDD
SSYS 1.00 0.01 0.60
STKH 0.01 1.00 0.02
DDD 0.60 0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SSYS, STKH and DDD?

Stratasys (SSYS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Stratasys (SSYS) $580.19M, Steakholder Foods (STKH) $43.85K, 3D Systems (DDD) $445.41M.

Which company is growing faster?

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

Which company is more profitable?

Stratasys (SSYS) has the highest net margin (Stratasys (SSYS) -8.4%, 3D Systems (DDD) -14.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year 3D Systems (DDD) returned the most: Stratasys (SSYS) -39.9%, Steakholder Foods (STKH) -89.4%, 3D Systems (DDD) -1.3%. Over five years, Stratasys (SSYS) compounded fastest (Stratasys (SSYS) -25.4%/yr, Steakholder Foods (STKH) -83.1%/yr, 3D Systems (DDD) -35.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Stratasys (SSYS) has been the steadiest (Stratasys (SSYS) 47.8%, Steakholder Foods (STKH) 225.6%, 3D Systems (DDD) 84.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SSYS, STKH 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, Stratasys (SSYS) 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.