SSYS vs XMTR: How Stratasys and Xometry Compare (2026)

Same yardstick, side by side (as of July 2026). Valuation lined up like this is most meaningful for two names in the same corner of the market, which these are. Figures are approximate; verify before investing.

Reading it: SSYS is the cheaper of the two on forward earnings, but cheaper is not the same as better. Pair the valuation with growth (how far the forward P/E sits below the trailing P/E) and risk (beta) before you decide.

The metrics above tell you which is the marginally better business. The bigger risk for most people is not picking the slightly worse stock, it is over-concentrating. SSYS and XMTR share themes, so owning both, or adding either to what you already hold, can quietly push a large share of your portfolio into one bet.

This is the part a generic comparison page cannot answer, because it depends on what you own. Connect your brokerage and Walnut shows your real, combined SSYS and XMTR exposure, flags overlap with your existing positions, and tells you if adding one would tip you past a concentration you are comfortable with, read-only by default, with your login staying at your broker. Walnut is not an investment adviser.

Stratasys designs and sells industrial 3D printers and the materials that run on them, focused on polymer additive manufacturing for prototyping, tooling and end-use parts.

Full SSYS guide

Xometry operates an online marketplace for custom manufacturing, matching buyers who upload a CAD file with a network of independent machine shops and fabricators, and using its own pricing engine to quote instantly.

Full XMTR guide

Both fit overlapping themes, but they are not interchangeable. The useful comparison is which set of drivers and risks you want exposure to.

• SSYS drivers: Shift from prototyping toward production parts; Recurring materials revenue.
• XMTR drivers: Marketplace economics; Data advantage compounds.

A faster-growing, richer-valued name usually swings harder, so it suits a longer horizon and a higher tolerance for volatility; a steadier, more cash-generative business suits a more conservative or income-minded investor. The honest test is which set of risks you could hold through a drawdown: The additive manufacturing industry has repeatedly grown more slowly than forecast, and Stratasys has faced years of flat or declining revenue as a result. For XMTR, marketplace gross margins are structurally lower than a manufacturer's because Xometry pays the supplier for the work.

Growth-minded investors who believe the theme has years to run tend to accept the richer multiple for more upside; value-minded investors lean toward the cheaper forward earnings and steadier profile. Pick SSYS if you believe its drivers more; XMTR if you believe its. Many investors hold both, but since they share themes, that is a concentrated bet, not diversification. Decide deliberately and check overlap. For the full detail, see the SSYS and XMTR guides.

SSYS. Stratasys is best understood as a company whose addressable market is real but has arrived far more slowly than the sector's early enthusiasm implied. Verify current revenue, margin and cash position before drawing conclusions.

XMTR. Xometry is a marketplace rather than a manufacturer, so judge it on take rate, supplier retention and the trajectory toward profitability rather than on factory utilisation. Verify current figures.

Headline figures (approximate, July 2026): SSYS shows business model Industrial 3D printers plus recurring proprietary materials, primary markets Aerospace, medical, dental, automotive prototyping and tooling, revenue trend Broadly flat to declining in recent years; verify current figures, profitability Has operated around or below breakeven; verify the latest quarter; XMTR shows business model Asset-light manufacturing marketplace with instant quoting, key metrics Take rate, active buyers, supplier network size, capital intensity Low, since production is outsourced to the network, profitability Has prioritised growth; verify the latest quarter.

SSYS and XMTR are related but distinct: same themes, different businesses and risks. Neither wins in the abstract; the right pick is whichever thesis you actually believe, sized so you are not over-concentrated in one theme. Walnut can show your combined SSYS and XMTR exposure against your real portfolio. It is not an investment adviser.