LXFR
Luxfer Holdings PLC
LXFR's fundamentals are weak and it looks expensive: trading at 79x earnings, about three times its usual 23x. Analysts expect earnings growth.
LXFR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy |
LXFR's balance sheet is currently healthy, and its revenue, profitability and cash flow are stable.
LXFR PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 16x | $3.48 | -80% |
| Forward | 17x | $17.34 | — |
| Fair | 23x | $4.99 | -71% |
| Expensive | 47x | $10.26 | -41% |
| Current | 79x | $17.34 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
LXFR's PE is in its expensive range at 79x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 17x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
LXFR Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect LXFR's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady.
LXFR Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.05 | +375% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.22 | -58% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.29 | -68% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.21 | -73% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.28 | -59% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.53 | +56% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.90 | +$1.08 |
| Q1 2025 | $0.78 | +7700% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.68 | +$0.75 |
LXFR's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $0.22 over the past year, against $1.34 in late 2021.
LXFR Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $91.7M | -1.3% |
| Q2 2026 | $95.7M | -8% |
| Q1 2026 | $83.9M | -14% |
| Q4 2025 | $90.7M | -12% |
| Q3 2025 | $92.9M | -6.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $104M | +4.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $97M | +8.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $103.4M | +7.8% |
LXFR's revenue has slid since its 2022 peak: $92M last quarter, down 1.3% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3% | -2.8 points |
| Q2 2026 | 8.2% | +0.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 7.4% | -0.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | 3.6% | -0.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 5.8% | -12 points |
| Q2 2025 | 7.4% | +3.6 points |
| Q1 2025 | 7.8% | +2.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 3.9% | +16 points |
LXFR's operating margin was 3% last quarter, down 2.8 points from the same quarter a year ago.
LXFR Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $12.4M | +20% |
| Q2 2026 | $0 | +$700K |
| Q1 2026 | -$6.1M | -245% |
| Q4 2025 | $12.4M | -45% |
| Q3 2025 | $10.3M | +5.1% |
| Q2 2025 | -$700K | -111% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.2M | +83% |
| Q4 2024 | $22.5M | +60% |
LXFR still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2020 peak: $19M over the past year.
LXFR Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.3% | +73.8K shares |
| 1 year | +0.5% | +136K shares |
| 3 years | +1% | +279K shares |
| 5 years | -2.6% | -739K shares |
| Available history | -2.1% | -588K shares |
LXFR has 27M diluted shares, up 0.5% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | $700,000 |
| Q1 2026 | $700,000 |
| Q4 2025 | $1.2M |
| Q3 2025 | $800,000 |
| Q2 2025 | $600,000 |
| Q1 2025 | $500,000 |
| Q4 2024 | $700,000 |
LXFR spent $3M buying back its own shares over the past year, about the same as the year before.
LXFR Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.3x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 1.5x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 1.3x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 1.0x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 1.0x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 1.0x | Healthy |
LXFR's net debt is about 1.3 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 1.1 years a year ago.
LXFR Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 60.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 78.8 | Neutral |
LXFR's weekly RSI is 61 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 79 (neutral).
LXFR PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | LXFR | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 79x | 24x | 228% above |
| PE % | 91 | 58 | 33 pts above |
LXFR is trading at 79x earnings, a 228% premium to the Industrials sector's median of 24x.
LXFR Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $17.3 | 0.4% above |
| 20 week MA | $17.2 | 1% above |
| 50 week MA | $15.6 | 11% above |
| 100 week MA | $14.0 | 24% above |
| 200 week MA | $13.1 | 32% above |
LXFR is in an uptrend: it's above all five of its weekly moving averages, and 32% above its 200-week average.
LXFR Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $18.5 | $15.6 | -16% |
| 2021 | $15.6 | $19.3 | +24% |
| 2022 | $19.3 | $13.2 | -31% |
| 2023 | $13.2 | $8.94 | -32% |
| 2024 | $8.94 | $13.1 | +46% |
| 2025 | $13.1 | $14.1 | +7.5% |
| 2026 YTD | $14.1 | $17.3 | +23% |
LXFR has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's up 23% so far in 2026.