STKH vs PRLB vs VELO Stock Comparison

Steakholder Foods, Proto Labs and Velo3D Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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PRLB Proto Labs Inc
$91.00 -6.1% 1M +70.1% 1Y
Market cap
$2.18B
P/E
71.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$560.54M
Div. yield
–
3D Printing Industrials
6 wins
VELO Velo3D, Inc.
$6.99 -36.3% 1M +20.3% 1Y
Market cap
$224.72M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$57.32M
Div. yield
–
3D Printing Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Proto Labs leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Proto Labs 6, Velo3D 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSTKHPRLBVELOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $47.13K $2.18B $224.72M PRLB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 71.6x -3.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 39.7x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +10.2% +31.0% VELO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 5.4% -100.9% PRLB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — -48.6% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 1.6x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -89.5% +70.1% +20.3% PRLB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -83.4%/yr +8.8%/yr -73.6%/yr PRLB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 225.6% 46.9% 166.3% PRLB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 60/100 39/100 PRLB

Percentile Scorecard

STKHPRLBVELO

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

AxisSTKHPRLBVELO
Valuation – 32 #138 of 203 19 #164 of 203
Growth – 83 #32 of 188 52 #91 of 188
Profitability – 49 #94 of 184 5 #175 of 184
Financial Health 75 #55 of 217 95 #11 of 217 79 #47 of 217
Shareholder Returns – 38 #96 of 153 –
Overall – 60 39
  • STKH ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • PRLB ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • VELO ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSTKHPRLBVELOSPY
1 month -76.7%-6.1%-36.3% +0.9%
3 months -86.0%+27.6%-17.2% +5.9%
6 months -79.5%+46.2%-45.8% +8.5%
Year to date -83.5%+79.9%-49.1% +13.3%
1 year -89.5%+70.1%+20.3% +12.4%
3 years -99.9%+290.9%-98.9% +88.1%
3 years, per year -88.9%+57.6%-77.9% +23.5%
5 years -100.0%+52.1%-99.9% +68.2%
5 years, per year -83.4%+8.8%-73.6% +11.0%
10 years —+104.7%— +263.4%
10 years, per year —+7.4%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureSTKHPRLBVELOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 225.6%46.9%166.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 172.3%39.1%145.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.642.084.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.401.500.12 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -100.0%-65.6%-100.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -91.2%-7.7%-77.2% -0.9%
52-week high $4.30$98.64$30.61 $779.14
52-week low $0.38$46.81$4.15 $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.

MultipleSTKHPRLBVELO
P/E now vs peer median —median 25.4x 71.6xmedian 25.4x -3.6xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median —median 1.9x 3.9xmedian 1.9x 3.9xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.3x 29.3xmedian 14.3x -2.7xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 21.8x 38.4xmedian 21.8x —median 21.8x
P/B now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 2.2x 3.1xmedian 2.2x 1.5xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.41 2.24median 1.41 -0.04median 1.41

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 monthsSTKHPRLBVELO
Revenue – $560.54M $57.32M
Gross profit – $254.60M -$3.66M
Operating income – $36.81M -$54.46M
Net income – $30.48M -$57.86M
Free cash flow – $56.66M –
R&D – $42.36M $12.92M
EPS (diluted) – $1.25 $-1.96
Cash & equivalents $1.06M $127.92M $91.14M
Total debt – – $8.17M
Shares (diluted) 124.02K 24.42M 29.45M
Enterprise value -$6.85M $1.65B $109.98M

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
MetricSTKHPRLBVELO
P/E – 71.6x -3.6x
P/FCF – 38.4x –
P/Operating cash flow – 27.7x –
P/S – 3.9x 3.9x
P/B 0.0x 3.1x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 0.0x 3.2x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA – 29.3x -2.7x
EV/EBIT – 55.3x -2.6x
EV/Revenue – 3.6x 2.5x
EV/FCF – 35.9x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 25.9x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 2.24 -0.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSTKHPRLBVELO
Revenue growth (1Y) – 10.2% 31.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 4.9% -16.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 13.3% -233.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 6.8% -40.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 121.9% 11.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 33.2% 18.8%
Net income growth (1Y) – 105.8% 29.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 31.6% 20.3%
EPS growth (1Y) – 103.1% 66.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 32.0% 81.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 10.6% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 7.7% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -14.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 11.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSTKHPRLBVELO
Gross margin – 45.4% -6.4%
EBITDA margin – 12.4% -90.9%
Operating margin – 6.6% -95.0%
Pretax margin – 7.6% -100.8%
Net margin – 5.4% -100.9%
FCF margin – 10.1% –
Operating cash flow margin – 14.0% –
Return on equity – 4.4% -62.7%
Return on assets – 3.9% -37.9%
Return on invested capital – – -48.6%
Return on capital employed – 5.2% -42.5%
Asset turnover – 0.7x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 2.6x –
Stock comp / revenue – 2.6% 15.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSTKHPRLBVELO
Debt / assets – – 4.1%
Debt / equity – – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 1.6x
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 27.9% 12.6% 26.8%
Equity / assets 72.1% 87.4% 73.2%
Interest coverage – – -15.7x
Current ratio 1.8x 3.6x 6.3x
Quick ratio 1.2x 3.2x 4.5x
Cash ratio 1.2x 2.0x 3.7x
Altman Z-score – 14.72 -0.92

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSTKHPRLBVELO
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.

ConsensusSTKHPRLBVELO
Forward P/E – 39.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-550.39FY2026 $2.29FY2026 $-1.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +38.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +10.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $57.45MFY2025 $612.40MFY2026 $68.16MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +574,390.0%FY2025 +14.9%FY2026 +48.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -42.2% +4.8% +26.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSTKHPRLBVELO
Held by institutions – 93.7% 41.1%
Institutions holding – 276 135
Change in shares held, QoQ – +1.7% +84.8%
Institutions buying – 145 115
Institutions selling – 89 15
Buyers to sellers – 1.63 7.67

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.

STKHPRLBVELO
STKH 1.00 -0.01 0.03
PRLB -0.01 1.00 0.34
VELO 0.03 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, STKH, PRLB and VELO?

Proto Labs (PRLB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Steakholder Foods (STKH) $47.13K, Proto Labs (PRLB) $2.18B, Velo3D (VELO) $224.72M.

Which company is growing faster?

Velo3D (VELO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Proto Labs (PRLB) +10.2%, Velo3D (VELO) +31.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Proto Labs (PRLB) has the highest net margin (Proto Labs (PRLB) 5.4%, Velo3D (VELO) -100.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Proto Labs (PRLB) returned the most: Steakholder Foods (STKH) -89.5%, Proto Labs (PRLB) +70.1%, Velo3D (VELO) +20.3%. Over five years, Proto Labs (PRLB) compounded fastest (Steakholder Foods (STKH) -83.4%/yr, Proto Labs (PRLB) +8.8%/yr, Velo3D (VELO) -73.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Proto Labs (PRLB) has been the steadiest (Steakholder Foods (STKH) 225.6%, Proto Labs (PRLB) 46.9%, Velo3D (VELO) 166.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.