# Luxfer Holdings PLC (LXFR) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. AMEX, United States. Sector: Industrials / Machinery. Price $17.21, market value $460 million.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 35.1×** (5-yr avg 23.0×, 3-yr avg 32.5×). Luxfer Holdings PLC trades at 35.1× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 23.0×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Industrials median in the September 2026 study was 25.7×. Forward P/E is 12.1×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 1.3×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 1.3×.
- **Price / book: 2.1×**. The shares trade at 2.1× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 3.6%** (5-yr avg 6.7%). Free cash flow equals 3.6% of the market value, below its five-year average of 6.7%, so the shares are pricier on cash than usual.
- **Earnings yield: 2.8%**. The inverse of the P/E: 2.8% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 24.8%**. Luxfer Holdings PLC keeps 24.8% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells, a thin margin typical of retail, distribution and commodity businesses.
- **Operating margin: 6.3%**. 6.3% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 2.0%**. 2.0% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 3.4%**. 3.4% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on invested capital: 7.0%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 7.0%.
- **Return on assets: 2.2%**. Each dollar of assets produces 2.2% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -1.9%** (3-yr -3.2%/yr, 5-yr 3.4%/yr). Revenue fell 1.9% over the last year, against 3.4% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -58.8%** (3-yr -34.1%/yr, 5-yr -17.2%/yr). Earnings per share fell 58.8%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 51.1%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 51.1% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.17**. Debt is 0.17 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Altman Z-score: 4.04**. A Z-score of 4.04 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 6/9**. 6 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 3.02%** ($0.52 per share, trailing). Luxfer Holdings PLC yields 3.02%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 181%** (83% of free cash flow). The dividend exceeds earnings (181% payout), though free cash flow still covers it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 8**. 8 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 0.8%/yr** (1-yr 0.0%). The dividend has grown 0.8% a year over five years.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 32.1%** (YTD 30.6%, 3-mo 2.4%). The shares are up 32.1% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -11.5%** (52.8% above the low). Trading 12% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 56**. An RSI of 56 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.19** (volatility 35%). Beta of 1.19 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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