SSYS vs VELO vs LECO Stock Comparison

Stratasys, Velo3D and Lincoln Electric Holdings Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SSYS Stratasys Ltd.
$7.03 -17.4% 1M -36.7% 1Y
Market cap
$605.35M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$547.27M
Div. yield
–
3D Printing Industrials
VELO Velo3D, Inc.
$7.07 -34.5% 1M +29.0% 1Y
Market cap
$227.29M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$57.32M
Div. yield
–
3D Printing Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Lincoln Electric Holdings leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Lincoln Electric Holdings 8, Velo3D 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSSYSVELOLECOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $605.35M $227.29M $15.40B LECO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -12.5x -3.6x 26.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 70.3x — 24.5x LECO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.1% +31.0% +11.1% VELO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -8.4% -100.9% 12.4% LECO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -48.6% 22.6% LECO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.6x 1.0x LECO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 1.11% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -36.7% +29.0% +21.3% VELO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -25.9%/yr -73.5%/yr +14.8%/yr LECO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.6% 166.2% 30.8% LECO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 37/100 39/100 56/100 LECO

Percentile Scorecard

SSYSVELOLECO

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

AxisSSYSVELOLECO
Valuation 35 #132 of 203 19 #164 of 203 36 #131 of 203
Growth 22 #147 of 188 52 #91 of 188 46 #103 of 188
Profitability 13 #160 of 183 5 #174 of 183 95 #11 of 183
Financial Health 79 #46 of 216 78 #48 of 216 45 #120 of 216
Shareholder Returns – – 59 #63 of 152
Overall 37 39 56
  • SSYS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • VELO ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • LECO ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSSYSVELOLECOSPY
1 month -17.4%-34.5%+5.0% +0.7%
3 months -12.5%-27.1%+13.6% +3.7%
6 months -20.7%-49.5%+7.3% +7.1%
Year to date -19.0%-48.5%+18.7% +12.8%
1 year -36.7%+29.0%+21.3% +11.9%
3 years -31.8%-98.9%+62.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year -12.0%-78.1%+17.7% +22.8%
5 years -77.7%-99.9%+99.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year -25.9%-73.5%+14.8% +10.9%
10 years -63.0%—+334.1% +262.0%
10 years, per year -9.5%—+15.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSSYSVELOLECOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.6%166.2%30.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.4%145.8%31.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.234.171.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.770.170.69 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -83.4%-100.0%-35.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -39.5%-76.9%-4.9% -1.2%
52-week high $11.62$30.61$298.88 $779.14
52-week low $6.80$4.15$220.64 $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.

MultipleSSYSVELOLECO
P/E now vs peer median -12.5xmedian 25.8x -3.6xmedian 25.8x 26.9xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.9x 4.0xmedian 1.9x 3.3xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -11.8xmedian 14.6x -2.8xmedian 14.6x 17.9xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -26.1xmedian 22.2x —median 22.2x 30.1xmedian 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 2.2x 1.6xmedian 2.2x 9.9xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -28.74median 1.45 -0.04median 1.45 3.85median 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 monthsSSYSVELOLECO
Revenue $547.27M $57.32M $4.64B
Gross profit $221.15M -$3.66M $1.65B
Operating income -$83.46M -$54.46M $802.52M
Net income -$115.18M -$57.86M $575.27M
Free cash flow -$23.24M – $511.89M
R&D $77.20M $12.92M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.56 $-1.96 $10.48
Cash & equivalents $92.53M $91.14M $283.24M
Total debt – $8.17M $1.15B
Shares (diluted) 82.30M 29.45M 54.87M
Enterprise value -$344.46M $112.55M $14.27B

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
MetricSSYSVELOLECO
P/E -12.5x -3.6x 26.9x
P/FCF -26.1x – 30.1x
P/Operating cash flow -132.1x – 23.1x
P/S 1.1x 4.0x 3.3x
P/B 0.7x 1.6x 9.9x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 1.6x 9.9x
EV/EBITDA -11.8x -2.8x 17.9x
EV/EBIT -4.7x -2.7x 20.3x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 2.5x 3.5x
EV/FCF -16.9x – 31.8x
EV/Operating cash flow -85.7x – 24.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -28.74 -0.04 3.85

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSSYSVELOLECO
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.1% 31.0% 11.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.6% -16.6% 4.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -12.3% -233.7% 7.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -6.6% -40.7% 5.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -30.0% 11.9% 12.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -9.0% 18.8% 7.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -17.1% 29.0% 9.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -37.3% 20.3% 4.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 59.7% 66.1% 11.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 0.4% 81.3% 7.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -172.1% – 0.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 61.1% – 0.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -116.2% – -6.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.4% – -3.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSSYSVELOLECO
Gross margin 40.4% -6.4% 35.5%
EBITDA margin -6.1% -90.9% 19.5%
Operating margin -15.3% -95.0% 17.3%
Pretax margin -13.1% -100.8% 16.2%
Net margin -8.4% -100.9% 12.4%
FCF margin -4.2% – 11.0%
Operating cash flow margin -0.8% – 14.4%
Return on equity -14.0% -62.7% 37.0%
Return on assets -10.9% -37.9% 14.9%
Return on invested capital – -48.6% 22.6%
Return on capital employed -9.3% -42.5% 27.7%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.4x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.0x – 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 4.3% 15.9% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSSYSVELOLECO
Debt / assets – 4.1% 29.5%
Debt / equity – 0.1x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.6x 1.0x
Debt / FCF – – 2.2x
Liabilities / assets 22.0% 26.8% 60.1%
Equity / assets 78.0% 73.2% 39.9%
Interest coverage – -15.7x –
Current ratio 3.5x 6.3x 1.9x
Quick ratio 2.3x 4.5x 1.0x
Cash ratio 1.3x 3.7x 0.3x
Altman Z-score -1.00 -0.89 7.76

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSSYSVELOLECO
Dividend yield – – 1.1%
Net buyback yield – – 1.8%
Shareholder yield – – 2.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 30.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 33.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 3.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 6.3%

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.

ConsensusSSYSVELOLECO
Forward P/E 70.3xFY2026 – 24.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.10FY2026 $-1.10FY2026 $11.62FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -33.3%FY2026 – +17.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +100.0% – +0.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $582.47MFY2026 $68.16MFY2026 $4.84BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.7%FY2026 +48.3%FY2026 +14.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.8% +26.5% +5.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSSYSVELOLECO
Held by institutions 50.8% 41.1% 81.3%
Institutions holding 150 135 702
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.3% +84.8% +5.5%
Institutions buying 79 115 298
Institutions selling 29 15 266
Buyers to sellers 2.72 7.67 1.12

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.

SSYSVELOLECO
SSYS 1.00 0.40 0.40
VELO 0.40 1.00 0.23
LECO 0.40 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SSYS, VELO and LECO?

Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Stratasys (SSYS) $605.35M, Velo3D (VELO) $227.29M, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) $15.40B.

Which company is growing faster?

Velo3D (VELO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Stratasys (SSYS) -3.1%, Velo3D (VELO) +31.0%, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) +11.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) has the highest net margin (Stratasys (SSYS) -8.4%, Velo3D (VELO) -100.9%, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) 12.4%). On return on invested capital, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) leads (Velo3D (VELO) -48.6%, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) 22.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Velo3D (VELO) returned the most: Stratasys (SSYS) -36.7%, Velo3D (VELO) +29.0%, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) +21.3%. Over five years, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) compounded fastest (Stratasys (SSYS) -25.9%/yr, Velo3D (VELO) -73.5%/yr, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) +14.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) 1.11%. Stratasys (SSYS) and Velo3D (VELO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) has been the steadiest (Stratasys (SSYS) 47.6%, Velo3D (VELO) 166.2%, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) 30.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SSYS, VELO and LECO?

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