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Luxfer Holdings PLC (LXFR)

Industrials | Specialty Industrial Machinery | Riverside, United States | NYSE
17.24 USD -0.01 (-0.058%) ⇩ (Oct. 15, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 17.24

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★☆☆☆Dividends:★★☆☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 7:27 a.m. EDT

The investment case for Luxfer is currently fractured by a stark divergence between its deteriorating operational reality and its attractive yield. While the stock offers a 3% dividend yield, the payout ratio of 130% signals that the company is distributing more cash than it earns, a dangerous trend that threatens the sustainability of this income stream. Fundamentally, the business is struggling; revenue has contracted by over 10%, and the company has endured four consecutive years of negative annual returns, culminating in a flat-to-downward trajectory despite a modest cumulative gain over the last decade. This multi-year decline suggests the market has already priced in a structural deterioration in the business model. Technically, the stock is range-bound near its 50-day average, showing no immediate momentum to spark a rally. The options market reflects this uncertainty, with traders buying protection at lower levels while speculating on a distant rebound. Although the forward P/E looks cheap at 12x, this is likely a 'value trap' reflecting the lack of earnings growth rather than a bargain. Until the revenue contraction halts and the payout ratio becomes sustainable, the risk of capital erosion outweighs the appeal of the dividend.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.003558
MSTL0.005935
AutoARIMA0.009109
AutoETS0.009138

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 43%
H-stat 1.66
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.024
Excess Kurtosis 0.56
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-07-16
Last Dividend Date 2026-07-16
Debt to Equity Ratio 31.163
Revenue per Share 13.53
Market Cap 465,362,816
Trailing P/E 43.10
Forward P/E 12.10
Beta 1.11
Profit Margins 2.69%
Website https://www.luxfer.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 7:27 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy put volume at deep strikes (10.0) and significant open interest at the 15.0 strike, suggesting a fear of further downside. Conversely, call activity is concentrated at the 25.0 strike, indicating a speculative bet on a recovery to 2027 levels, while near-term ATM call interest remains thin.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.79% 3.66% 4.02% 3.85%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-07-17 0.130 0.787402
2026-04-17 0.130 1.005414
2026-01-23 0.130 0.854701
2025-10-17 0.130 1.016419
2025-07-18 0.130 1.086048
2025-04-17 0.130 1.319797
2025-01-27 0.130 0.927909
2024-10-18 0.130 0.998464
2024-07-19 0.130 1.082431
2024-04-18 0.130 1.384451
2024-01-18 0.130 1.610905
2023-10-12 0.130 1.301301
2023-07-13 0.130 0.966543
2023-04-13 0.130 0.830671
2023-01-12 0.130 0.853578
2022-10-13 0.130 0.878378
2022-07-14 0.130 0.892857
2022-04-13 0.130 0.767414
2022-01-13 0.125 0.680087
2021-10-14 0.125 0.594389
2021-07-15 0.125 0.577634
2021-04-15 0.125 0.595238
2021-01-14 0.125 0.706215
2020-10-15 0.125 0.955657
2020-07-16 0.125 0.925241
2020-04-16 0.125 0.934929
2020-01-16 0.125 0.701853
2019-10-17 0.125 0.767813
2019-07-18 0.125 0.588512
2019-04-11 0.125 0.501807
2019-01-17 0.125 0.657549
2018-10-18 0.125 0.551389
2018-07-12 0.125 0.677140
2018-04-12 0.125 0.933532
2018-01-18 0.125 0.831670
2017-10-13 0.125 1.008878
2017-07-13 0.125 0.972763
2017-04-11 0.125 1.097454
2017-01-18 0.125 1.121076
2016-10-19 0.125 1.300728
2016-10-12 0.125 1.253761
2016-07-13 0.125 1.041667
2016-04-13 0.125 1.106195
2016-01-13 0.125 1.247505
2015-10-14 0.100 0.902527
2015-07-15 0.100 0.788022
2015-04-15 0.100 0.766871
2015-01-21 0.100 0.725163
2014-10-15 0.100 0.677966
2014-07-16 0.100 0.517331
2014-04-15 0.100 0.501505
2014-01-22 0.100 0.468165
2013-10-16 0.100 0.556793
2013-07-17 0.100 0.597372
2013-04-17 0.100 0.634921
2013-01-23 0.100 0.769231
Additional Data
dividendYield 3.01
exDividendDate 2026-07-17
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.52
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.030144926
lastDividendValue 0.13
lastDividendDate 2026-07-17
dividendDate 2026-08-05

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.34870994
Address1 3,016 Kansas Avenue
All Time High 28.06
All Time Low 7.55
Ask 17.27
Ask Size 4,900
Audit Risk 4
Average Daily Volume10 Day 437,530
Average Daily Volume3 Month 404,568
Average Volume 404,568
Average Volume10Days 437,530
Beta 1.106
Bid 17.25
Bid Size 2,800
Board Risk 2
Book Value 8.322
City Riverside
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 2
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 17.24
Current Ratio 2.334
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 17.265
Day Low 17.24
Debt To Equity 31.163
Display Name Luxfer
Dividend Date 1,785,888,000
Dividend Yield 3.01
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,785,355,200
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,785,355,200
Earnings Growth 0.846
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.846
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,268,800
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,131,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,131,200
Ebitda 45,600,000
Ebitda Margins 0.12635
Enterprise To Ebitda 11.387
Enterprise To Revenue 1.439
Enterprise Value 519,229,312
Eps Current Year 1.02
Eps Forward 1.425
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.4
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,784,246,400
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 20
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 17.1972
Fifty Day Average Change 0.042798996
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.0024887188
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 34.870995
Fifty Two Week High 19.45
Fifty Two Week High Change -2.210001
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.11362472
Fifty Two Week Low 11.26
Fifty Two Week Low Change 5.9799995
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.5310834
Fifty Two Week Range 11.26 - 19.45
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,349,271,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 3.68
Float Shares 26,225,662
Forward Eps 1.425
Forward P E 12.098246
Free Cashflow 29,437,500
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 1,350
Fullday Change -0.010000229
Fullday Change Percent -0.057972338
Fullday Price 17.24
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,790,812,800
Gross Margins 0.2721
Gross Profits 98,200,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.01969
Held Percent Institutions 0.93693
Implied Shares Outstanding 26,993,204
Industry Specialty Industrial Machinery
Industry Disp Specialty Industrial Machinery
Industry Key specialty-industrial-machinery
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,784,246,400
Last Dividend Value 0.13
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary Luxfer Holdings PLC, together with its subsidiaries, develops and manufactures high-performance materials, components, and high-pressure gas containment devices. The company operates through two segments: Gas Cylinders and Elektron. The Gas Cylinders segment manufactures and markets specialized highly engineered containment solutions using aluminum alloys and carbon composite technologies. It offers carbon composite high-pressure, aerospace and aviation, space-related, aluminum and composite medical gas, and specialty aluminum cylinders used for emergency response, healthcare, alternative fuel transportation, aerospace comprising commercial aviation, defense, and space markets. The Elektron segment focuses on specialty materials based primarily on magnesium and zirconium. This segment offers advanced lightweight magnesium alloys; magnesium powders for use in countermeasure flares, defense applications, infrared decoys, and heater meals; and zirconium-based chemicals and oxides used as catalysts converters, industrial catalysis, advanced ceramics, specialty glass, fuel cell components, pharmaceuticals, and other performance-critical applications. The company operates in the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, Canada, Germany, rest of Europe, the Asia Pacific, and the rest of the world. Luxfer Holdings PLC was founded in 1898 and is based in Riverside, California.
Long Name Luxfer Holdings PLC
Market us_market
Market Cap 465,362,816
Market State POSTPOST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_137758
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,604,800
Net Income To Common 15,100,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 466,172,633
Number Of Analyst Opinions 2
Open 17.25
Operating Cashflow 33,400,000
Operating Margins 0.09718
Overall Risk 1
Payout Ratio 1.3
Peg Ratio 1.7
Phone 414-269-2419
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 17.24
Post Market Time 1,792,094,441
Previous Close 17.25
Price Eps Current Year 16.90196
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 2.0716176
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.2894509
Profit Margins 0.02688
Quick Ratio 0.96
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.0100002
Regular Market Change Percent -0.0579723
Regular Market Day High 17.265
Regular Market Day Low 17.24
Regular Market Day Range 17.24 - 17.265
Regular Market Open 17.25
Regular Market Previous Close 17.25
Regular Market Price 17.24
Regular Market Time 1,792,094,403
Regular Market Volume 758,295
Return On Assets 0.05725
Return On Equity 0.0656
Revenue Growth -0.102
Revenue Per Share 13.53
Sand P52 Week Change 0.16207206
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Share Holder Rights Risk 1
Shares Outstanding 26,993,204
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0177
Shares Short 477,609
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 548,814
Short Name Luxfer Holdings PLC
Short Percent Of Float 0.020499999
Short Ratio 1.23
Source Interval 15
State CA
Symbol LXFR
Target High Price 20.5
Target Low Price 17.0
Target Mean Price 18.75
Target Median Price 18.75
Total Cash 11,500,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.43
Total Debt 69,400,000
Total Revenue 360,900,000
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.52
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.030144926
Trailing Eps 0.4
Trailing P E 43.1
Trailing Peg Ratio 1.7015
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 15.62995
Two Hundred Day Average Change 1.6100502
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.10301058
Type Disp Equity
Volume 758,295
Website https://www.luxfer.com
Zip 92,507