STKH vs ATI vs LECO Stock Comparison

Steakholder Foods, Ati and Lincoln Electric Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ATI Ati Inc
$166.15 -10.4% 1M +81.2% 1Y
Market cap
$22.62B
P/E
47.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.72B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Lincoln Electric Holdings leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Lincoln Electric Holdings 7, Ati 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSTKHATILECOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $50.85K $22.62B $15.29B ATI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 47.6x 26.7x LECO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 34.8x 24.3x LECO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +4.6% +11.1% LECO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 10.1% 12.4% LECO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 14.9% 22.6% LECO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.6x 1.0x LECO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 1.12% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -89.4% +81.2% +16.6% ATI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -83.1%/yr +58.3%/yr +15.0%/yr ATI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 225.6% 41.9% 30.8% LECO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 59/100 54/100 ATI

Percentile Scorecard

STKHATILECO

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

AxisSTKHATILECO
Valuation – 15 #80 of 94 36 #130 of 203
Growth – 89 #11 of 91 44 #106 of 188
Profitability – 91 #9 of 86 94 #12 of 183
Financial Health 74 #57 of 217 50 #48 of 95 44 #121 of 217
Shareholder Returns – 49 #36 of 70 54 #71 of 153
Overall – 59 54
  • STKH ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • ATI ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • LECO ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSTKHATILECOSPY
1 month -76.2%-10.4%+3.9% -0.2%
3 months -88.6%-11.2%+5.7% +3.9%
6 months -76.6%+9.5%+8.6% +8.2%
Year to date -82.3%+44.8%+17.8% +12.9%
1 year -89.4%+81.2%+16.6% +12.3%
3 years -99.9%+342.0%+63.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year -88.6%+64.2%+17.8% +23.3%
5 years -100.0%+892.5%+101.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year -83.1%+58.3%+15.0% +10.9%
10 years —+1,133.5%+331.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+28.6%+15.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSTKHATILECOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 225.6%41.9%30.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 172.2%40.5%31.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.651.651.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.401.940.54 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -100.0%-38.0%-35.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -90.5%-28.3%-5.5% -1.2%
52-week high $4.30$231.79$298.88 $779.14
52-week low $0.40$91.71$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.

MultipleSTKHATILECO
P/E now vs peer median —median 25.2x 47.6xmedian 22.0x 26.7xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median —median 1.9x 4.8xmedian 1.4x 3.3xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.0x 27.0xmedian 12.4x 17.8xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 21.7x 43.0xmedian 15.1x 29.9xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 2.3x 11.3xmedian 1.6x 9.8xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.32 5.37median 1.66 3.82median 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 monthsSTKHATILECO
Revenue – $4.72B $4.64B
Gross profit – $1.10B $1.65B
Operating income – $716.80M $802.52M
Net income – $488.90M $575.27M
Free cash flow – $526.30M $511.89M
EPS (diluted) – $3.44 $10.48
Cash & equivalents $1.06M $783.00M $283.24M
Total debt – $2.19B $1.15B
Shares (diluted) 124.02K 138.30M 54.87M
Enterprise value -$6.85M $20.77B $14.16B

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
MetricSTKHATILECO
P/E – 47.6x 26.7x
P/FCF – 43.0x 29.9x
P/Operating cash flow – 28.1x 22.9x
P/S – 4.8x 3.3x
P/B 0.0x 11.3x 9.8x
P/Tangible book 0.0x 11.3x 9.8x
EV/EBITDA – 27.0x 17.8x
EV/EBIT – 33.5x 20.1x
EV/Revenue – 5.1x 3.5x
EV/FCF – 45.7x 31.6x
EV/Operating cash flow – 29.8x 24.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 5.37 3.82

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSTKHATILECO
Revenue growth (1Y) – 4.6% 11.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 4.5% 4.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 15.7% 7.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 12.6% 5.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 8.8% 12.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 16.4% 7.0%
Net income growth (1Y) – 12.9% 9.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 5.8% 4.9%
EPS growth (1Y) – 17.9% 11.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 8.9% 7.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 69.9% 0.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 0.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 123.6% -6.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -3.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSTKHATILECO
Gross margin – 23.4% 35.5%
EBITDA margin – 18.9% 19.5%
Operating margin – 15.2% 17.3%
Pretax margin – 12.7% 16.2%
Net margin – 10.1% 12.4%
FCF margin – 11.2% 11.0%
Operating cash flow margin – 17.1% 14.4%
Return on equity – 25.2% 37.0%
Return on assets – 8.9% 14.9%
Return on invested capital – 14.9% 22.6%
Return on capital employed – 17.6% 27.7%
Asset turnover – 0.9x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.6x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.6% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSTKHATILECO
Debt / assets – 38.2% 29.5%
Debt / equity – 1.1x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.6x 1.0x
Debt / FCF – 4.2x 2.2x
Liabilities / assets 27.9% 65.2% 60.1%
Equity / assets 72.1% 34.8% 39.9%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.8x 2.3x 1.9x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.1x 1.0x
Cash ratio 1.2x 0.6x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – 5.43 7.74

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSTKHATILECO
Dividend yield – – 1.1%
Net buyback yield – 1.2% 1.8%
Shareholder yield – 1.2% 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.

ConsensusSTKHATILECO
Forward P/E – 34.8xFY2026 24.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-550.39FY2026 $4.78FY2026 $11.62FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +47.5%FY2026 +17.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +23.4% +0.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $57.45MFY2025 $5.24BFY2026 $4.84BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +574,390.0%FY2025 +14.2%FY2026 +14.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -42.2% +13.3% +5.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSTKHATILECO
Held by institutions – 93.5% 81.3%
Institutions holding – 785 701
Change in shares held, QoQ – +0.9% +5.5%
Institutions buying – 478 297
Institutions selling – 217 266
Buyers to sellers – 2.20 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.

STKHATILECO
STKH 1.00 -0.05 0.08
ATI -0.05 1.00 0.41
LECO 0.08 0.41 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, STKH, ATI and LECO?

Ati (ATI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Steakholder Foods (STKH) $50.85K, Ati (ATI) $22.62B, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) $15.29B.

Which stock is cheaper, STKH, ATI and LECO?

Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ati (ATI) 47.6x, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) 26.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) is cheapest (Ati (ATI) 34.8x, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) 24.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ati (ATI) +4.6%, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) +11.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) has the highest net margin (Ati (ATI) 10.1%, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) 12.4%). On return on invested capital, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) leads (Ati (ATI) 14.9%, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) 22.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ati (ATI) returned the most: Steakholder Foods (STKH) -89.4%, Ati (ATI) +81.2%, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) +16.6%. Over five years, Ati (ATI) compounded fastest (Steakholder Foods (STKH) -83.1%/yr, Ati (ATI) +58.3%/yr, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) +15.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Ati (ATI) 0.00%, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) 1.12%. Steakholder Foods (STKH) and Ati (ATI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) has been the steadiest (Steakholder Foods (STKH) 225.6%, Ati (ATI) 41.9%, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) 30.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, STKH, ATI 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 7. 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.