LXFR Industrials

Luxfer Holdings PLC

$17.20-0.12%

Price as of close on Nov 3, 2026 · Financials updated Oct 9, 2026

Basics

Sector: Industrials
Industry: Specialty Industrial Machinery
Country: United States
Market cap: 464.3M USD
Enterprise value: 507.9M USD
Full-time employees: 1,350

Overall health

Drawback: less profitable than most peersless profitable than peers
Drawback: growing more slowly than most peersgrowing more slowly than peers
Drawback: its share price swings more than most peers’ (beta 1.11 vs a peer median of 0.64)bigger price swings (beta 1.11 vs peers 0.64)
About average: valuation and risk (debt, liquidity and share-price swings)valuation and risk

Ranks #1,791 of 2,308 industrials companies (bottom 23%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Stock pay outran buybacks. Stock-based pay expense $10M vs $8M spent repurchasing shares over the 3 fiscal years to 2025.
Over three fiscal years Luxfer recorded $10M of stock-based pay expense and spent $8M repurchasing shares (repurchases can include shares withheld to cover employees' taxes). Repurchases were smaller than the stock pay, so they did little to offset new employee shares.Over three fiscal years Luxfer recorded $10M of stock-based pay expense and spent $8M repurchasing shares. Repurchases were smaller than the stock pay, so they did little to offset new employee shares.
Annual revenue fell three years running. Fiscal-year revenue down each year from 2022 to 2025.
Luxfer's fiscal-year revenue declined in each of the three years to 2025.
Sales growing faster than profits. Since 2022: revenue −9.2%, operating profit −46%.
Since 2022, Luxfer's revenue changed −9.2% while operating profit fell 46%: costs rose faster than sales.
Cash flow well above reported profit. Free cash flow is 2.1× reported profit.
Free cash flow is 2.1× reported profit. Large non-cash charges, such as depreciation, amortization or stock-based pay, reduce reported profit without using cash.

StockQuotient Score

36/ 100

Oct 5 36 → Nov 4 36

Valuation

Is the price right?

41/100

Moderate

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major changeValuation also moves with the share price every day.

Why

Held back by:

▼ Earnings yield

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Sector-normalized EBITDA, earnings, and free cash flow yields.

Earnings yield1.7%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value30% base weight · Z-score -0.69Sector median: 0.0377 · MAD: 0.0294

EBITDA yield6.9%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value50% base weight · Z-score -0.02Sector median: 0.0695 · MAD: 0.0425

Free cash flow yield3.7%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026 · operating cash flow − capital spendingReported value20% base weight · Z-score -0.01Sector median: 0.0370 · MAD: 0.0370

Other data (not scored)

Book yield48.4%

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.5027 · MAD: 0.2823

Growth

Is it growing?

8/100

Weak

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: ▼ Weaker

12-month revenue fell 2.9%

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ EPS growth
▼ Revenue growth
▼ 3-yr revenue

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Revenue and earnings-per-share growth over one year, and revenue growth over three years.

Earnings per share growth-67.1%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -2.99Sector median: 0.0709 · MAD: 0.2481

3-year revenue growth-5.6%

SEC filings · 3 years to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -1.56Sector median: 0.0421 · MAD: 0.0625

Revenue growth-11.5%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -2.08Sector median: 0.0439 · MAD: 0.0766

Profitability

Does it earn well?

40/100

Moderate

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major change

Why

Held back by:

▼ ROA

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Return on invested capital, operating margin, and return on assets.

Operating margin6.9%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.16Sector median: 0.0773 · MAD: 0.0507

Return on assets2.1%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.44Sector median: 0.0311 · MAD: 0.0241

Return on invested capital7.3%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.03Sector median: 0.0715 · MAD: 0.0558

Other data (not scored)

Gross margin24.9%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.2573 · MAD: 0.1038

Return on equity3.6%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.0802 · MAD: 0.0639

Risk

Debt, liquidity, price swings

Moderate

Moderate relative risk

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major change

Why

Mixed versus peers:

▲ Current ratio
▲ Debt / equity
▼ Beta

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Relative to sector peers: 0 = lower relative risk · 1 = moderate · 2 = higher. Based on leverage, beta and liquidity.

Beta1.11

Yahoo Finance · 5-year monthly beta vs the marketReported value33% base weight · Z-score -1.68Sector median: 0.6440 · MAD: 0.2745

Current ratio2.33×

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported value33% base weight · Z-score 1.34Sector median: 1.6180 · MAD: 0.5360

Debt / equity0.26×

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.41Sector median: 0.4019 · MAD: 0.3378

Valuation, growth and profitability scores: higher is better. Risk: 0 is lower, 2 is higher. Risk is a relative proxy, not a bankruptcy probability. Scores depend on available sector peers.

Questions investors ask about Luxfer

Is Luxfer getting weaker?: Its latest SEC filing (Jul 28, 2026) got weaker in some ways: 12-month revenue fell 2.9%. Its overall score is unchanged at 36/100 since Oct 28, 2026.
How is Luxfer valued vs its peers?: Priced about in line with its peers. Valuation scores 41/100 against 2,459 industrials peers. Earnings yield 1.7% vs a peer median of 3.8% (weaker than 69% of peers).Earnings yield 1.7% vs peers 3.8% (weaker than 69% of peers).
Is Luxfer growing?: More slowly than most of its peers. Growth scores 8/100 against 2,459 industrials peers. Earnings per share growth -67.1% vs a peer median of 7.1% (weaker than 95% of peers).Earnings per share growth -67.1% vs peers 7.1% (weaker than 95% of peers).
How profitable is Luxfer?: About as profitable as its peers. Profitability scores 40/100 against 2,459 industrials peers. Return on assets 2.1% vs a peer median of 3.1% (weaker than 62% of peers).Return on assets 2.1% vs peers 3.1% (weaker than 62% of peers).
How risky is Luxfer?: Moderate risk relative to 2,459 industrials peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Current ratio 2.33× vs a peer median of 1.62× (stronger than 73% of peers).Current ratio 2.33× vs peers 1.62× (stronger than 73% of peers). Beta 1.11 vs a peer median of 0.64 (weaker than 80% of peers).Beta 1.11 vs peers 0.64 (weaker than 80% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Latest filing: what changed

Quarter ended Jun 28, 2026 · filed Jul 28, 2026 · compared with the quarter ended Mar 29, 2026

Got weaker

12-month revenue fell 2.9%

	Previous quarter	Latest quarter	Change
Revenue (12 months)	371.5M USD	360.9M USD	−2.9%
Net income (12 months)	5.8M USD	8.0M USD	+37.9%
Operating margin	6.1%	6.9%	+0.8 pts
Free cash flow (12 months)	15.9M USD	16.8M USD	+5.7%
Debt	57.7M USD	58.3M USD	+1.0%
Cash	14.8M USD	11.5M USD	−22.3%

From the company’s own SEC filings, as filed. Twelve-month figures roll forward one quarter at a time.

Industry valuation context

Industry: Specialty Industrial Machinery · 42 companies

Valuations in Specialty Industrial Machinery are above their usual range since 2016.

75% of months since 2016 were valued lower than now.
46% of companies are in the most expensive fifth of their own price-to-sales history.
Over 24 months, company values +21% and earnings +11% (medians): prices and earnings moved broadly together.
Median price-to-sales is +32% vs the whole market, against a usual −5%.

2016Shaded: most expensive fifth of its range2026

Financials

Fiscal years from SEC annual filings · change vs the prior year

Key ratios	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	Change
Gross margin	25.7%	22.4%	18.9%	21.9%	23.2%	▲ 1.3 pts
Operating margin	9.7%	10.6%	1.0%	7.7%	6.2%	▼ 1.4 pts
Net margin	8.0%	6.4%	-0.5%	4.7%	2.0%	▼ 2.7 pts
Return on assets (ROA)	8.1%	6.6%	-0.5%	4.8%	2.1%	▼ 2.7 pts
Return on equity (ROE)	14.3%	13.0%	-0.9%	8.4%	3.4%	▼ 5.0 pts
Free cash flow margin	4.5%	1.8%	4.2%	10.4%	6.8%	▼ 3.6 pts
Current ratio	1.95×	1.82×	2.60×	1.88×	1.67×	▼ 11%
Quick ratio	0.87×	0.82×	1.13×	0.98×	0.73×	▼ 26%
Debt to equity	0.29×	0.39×	0.34×	0.21×	0.17×	▼ 15%
Interest coverage	11.68×	11.49×	0.67×	5.79×	7.74×	▲ 34%

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Bringing the fundamentals into focus…

Overall health

Drawback: less profitable than most peersless profitable than peers

Drawback: growing more slowly than most peersgrowing more slowly than peers

Drawback: its share price swings more than most peers’ (beta 1.11 vs a peer median of 0.64)bigger price swings (beta 1.11 vs peers 0.64)

About average: valuation and risk (debt, liquidity and share-price swings)valuation and risk

Ranks #1,791 of 2,308 industrials companies (bottom 23%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Stock pay outran buybacks. Stock-based pay expense $10M vs $8M spent repurchasing shares over the 3 fiscal years to 2025.

Over three fiscal years Luxfer recorded $10M of stock-based pay expense and spent $8M repurchasing shares (repurchases can include shares withheld to cover employees' taxes). Repurchases were smaller than the stock pay, so they did little to offset new employee shares.Over three fiscal years Luxfer recorded $10M of stock-based pay expense and spent $8M repurchasing shares. Repurchases were smaller than the stock pay, so they did little to offset new employee shares.

Annual revenue fell three years running. Fiscal-year revenue down each year from 2022 to 2025.

Luxfer's fiscal-year revenue declined in each of the three years to 2025.

Sales growing faster than profits. Since 2022: revenue −9.2%, operating profit −46%.

Since 2022, Luxfer's revenue changed −9.2% while operating profit fell 46%: costs rose faster than sales.

Cash flow well above reported profit. Free cash flow is 2.1× reported profit.

Free cash flow is 2.1× reported profit. Large non-cash charges, such as depreciation, amortization or stock-based pay, reduce reported profit without using cash.

Questions investors ask about Luxfer

Is Luxfer getting weaker?

Its latest SEC filing (Jul 28, 2026) got weaker in some ways: 12-month revenue fell 2.9%. Its overall score is unchanged at 36/100 since Oct 28, 2026.

How is Luxfer valued vs its peers?

Priced about in line with its peers. Valuation scores 41/100 against 2,459 industrials peers. Earnings yield 1.7% vs a peer median of 3.8% (weaker than 69% of peers).Earnings yield 1.7% vs peers 3.8% (weaker than 69% of peers).

Is Luxfer growing?

More slowly than most of its peers. Growth scores 8/100 against 2,459 industrials peers. Earnings per share growth -67.1% vs a peer median of 7.1% (weaker than 95% of peers).Earnings per share growth -67.1% vs peers 7.1% (weaker than 95% of peers).

How profitable is Luxfer?

About as profitable as its peers. Profitability scores 40/100 against 2,459 industrials peers. Return on assets 2.1% vs a peer median of 3.1% (weaker than 62% of peers).Return on assets 2.1% vs peers 3.1% (weaker than 62% of peers).

How risky is Luxfer?

Moderate risk relative to 2,459 industrials peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Current ratio 2.33× vs a peer median of 1.62× (stronger than 73% of peers).Current ratio 2.33× vs peers 1.62× (stronger than 73% of peers). Beta 1.11 vs a peer median of 0.64 (weaker than 80% of peers).Beta 1.11 vs peers 0.64 (weaker than 80% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Previous quarter

Latest quarter

Change

Revenue (12 months)

371.5M USD

360.9M USD

−2.9%

Net income (12 months)

5.8M USD

8.0M USD

+37.9%

Operating margin

6.1%

6.9%

+0.8 pts

Free cash flow (12 months)

15.9M USD

16.8M USD

+5.7%

Debt

57.7M USD

58.3M USD

+1.0%

Cash

14.8M USD

11.5M USD

−22.3%

Key ratios

FY 2021

FY 2022

FY 2023

FY 2024

FY 2025

Change

Gross margin

25.7%

22.4%

18.9%

21.9%

23.2%

▲ 1.3 pts

Operating margin

9.7%

10.6%

1.0%

7.7%

6.2%

▼ 1.4 pts

Net margin

8.0%

6.4%

-0.5%

4.7%

2.0%

▼ 2.7 pts

Return on assets (ROA)

8.1%

6.6%

-0.5%

4.8%

2.1%

▼ 2.7 pts

Return on equity (ROE)

14.3%

13.0%

-0.9%

8.4%

3.4%

▼ 5.0 pts

Free cash flow margin

4.5%

1.8%

4.2%

10.4%

6.8%

▼ 3.6 pts

Current ratio

1.95×

1.82×

2.60×

1.88×

1.67×

▼ 11%

Quick ratio

0.87×

0.82×

1.13×

0.98×

0.73×

▼ 26%

Debt to equity

0.29×

0.39×

0.34×

0.21×

0.17×

▼ 15%

Interest coverage

11.68×

11.49×

0.67×

5.79×

7.74×

▲ 34%