LUXFER HOLDINGS PLC (LXFR)
Industrials · specialty industrial materials · NYSE
Luxfer is an industrial materials technology firm engineering high-performance, lightweight gas cylinders and advanced components for critical safety, defense, and industrial applications.
What LUXFER HOLDINGS PLC does
Luxfer Holdings PLC is a global materials technology company that specializes in the design, manufacture, and supply of high-performance gas cylinders and advanced material components. The company serves a diverse range of industries including defense, emergency response, healthcare, transportation, and general industrial sectors. Its core technologies focus on lightweighting and high-pressure containment solutions.
Themes: industrial engineering, lightweight materials technology, high-pressure containment, emergency response equipment, medical gas storage, defense technology
Fundamentals
- Price$17.20 as of 2026-08-21 close
- Market cap$460M as of 2026-08-21
- 1-year return+37.3% 2025-08-21 close $12.53 → 2026-08-21 close $17.20
- P/E57.15 as of 2026-08-24
- Net margin+2.2% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+24.8% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE+3.5% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity0.26 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)-10.1% as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue CAGR (3y)-3.2% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.12 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2024-07-30 most recent in our data — SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02); no newer announcement filed
Dividend: yield +6.2%; at least 5 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer.
How LXFR compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiotop 25% 357 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- net profit marginmiddle range 457 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating marginmiddle range 457 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross marginmiddle range 455 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitymiddle range 460 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- 3-year revenue CAGRbottom 25% 426 covered Industrials peers
- indicated dividend yieldtop 10% 267 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)middle range 414 covered Industrials peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Industrials companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Dividend coverage (FY2025)
Exceeded at least one reported measure. In FY2025, LXFR's dividend exceeded at least one reported measure of what it earned or generated (earnings payout 181%, free-cash-flow payout 53%). A payout above 100% in one year is not necessarily unsustainable, but it is not fully covered by that measure.
- Earnings payout181% dividends / net income
- Free-cash-flow payout53% dividends / (operating cash flow − capex)
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2025 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How LUXFER HOLDINGS PLC looks technically
LUXFER HOLDINGS PLC (LXFR) is trading 16.5% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 61 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. There is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 10, below the 25 that marks a real trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 55, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). It just made a new 20-day high, its first since 2026-07-15, pushing above its recent trading range. Day-to-day price swings are unusually narrow versus its own recent history — a "Bollinger squeeze" (in the tightest 2% of the past ~6 months), which often precedes a bigger move. Trading volume is running unusually high — about 2.6× its 30-day average, a sign of heightened interest.
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 16.5% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +16.5% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $17.39 | $17.39 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $14.77 | $14.77 |
| Swing structure | each recent peak has been lower than the one before it and each dip deeper — the pattern chart-watchers call a downtrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes next | lower highs and lower lows |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing high 25 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 25 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a five-part downward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 3 of five; the labelling fails if price closes above 17.4. It is one of several labellings that fit, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. The same swings also read as a three-part correction in leg C. | possible downward five-wave sequence, in wave 3 (one of several readings) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 61 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 61 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | there is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 10, below the 25 that marks a real trend) | 10.3 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 55, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 54.5 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading near the top of its 14-day range ($17.05 to $17.21) — its "stochastic" reading is 94 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been climbing within that range over the last few sessions. Read that with care: its whole 14-day range is only about 0.9% of the price, so being at one end of it is a smaller move than it sounds — a company pinned near an agreed takeover price does this. | 93.8 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, is in positive territory (momentum leaning bullish) | 17 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $19.45 | $19.45 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 11.6% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -11.6% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 52.8% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +52.8% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 11.6% below its highest point of the past year | 11.6% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it just made a new 20-day high, its first since 2026-07-15, pushing above its recent trading range | 1 session |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day high about 45 trading days ago | 45 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $28.06 (set on 2018-11-08) | $28.06 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($11.51 to $19.08), and it has given back roughly a quarter of its rise from last year’s low — 25% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $14.16 to $14.40. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 24.8% |
| From the all-time high | it is 38.7% below its all-time high | -38.7% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 1.9% below a resistance level at $17.52 — a price it turned at twice since 2026-07-14, most recently on 2026-07-27. Since 2024-08-21 it has 13 such levels below the current price and 1 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | +1.9% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $7.55 (set on 2024-02-13) | $7.55 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 127.8% above its all-time low | +127.8% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are unusually narrow versus its own recent history — a "Bollinger squeeze" (in the tightest 2% of the past ~6 months), which often precedes a bigger move | 2nd percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $0.1813 between its high and its low — about 1.1% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $0.1813 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $17.01 and $17.17 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $17.01 – $17.09 – $17.17 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 1.1% in a typical session — among the calmest in the catalog. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 1.1% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 13.4 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (16.5% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 13.4 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is running unusually high — about 2.6× its 30-day average, a sign of heightened interest | 2.55× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | not available for this company yet | n/a |
Candlestick patterns
1
| Since a doji | 1 session ago it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | 1 session ago |
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Price gaps
1
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-21 0.3% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | +0.3% |
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Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it has closed higher 3 sessions in a row, a +0.58% move over the run — an unbroken run of up days, which describes what has already happened and says nothing about the next session | 3 sessions up |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 0.3 percentage points (the stock gained 2.0% while the market gained 2.3%) | -0.3% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock beat the market by 5.0 percentage points (the stock gained 8.1% while the market gained 3.1%) | +5.0% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 1.2 percentage points (the stock gained 9.9% while the market gained 11.1%) | -1.2% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock beat the market by 16.8 percentage points (the stock gained 37.3% while the market gained 20.5%) | +16.8% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 4 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average, a fresh 20-day high, MACD momentum is positive — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 4 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 2 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: lagging the market over 6 months, near the top of its 14-day range (overbought) — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 2 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading inside the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-16 and projected forward over today's price, the zone traders read as unresolved — neither side has established a trend, and the band is where that gets settled. The band itself is moderate, spanning 5.2% of the share price. | 0.0% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 11% above the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $15.53 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 158 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +10.7% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 1% above the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-07-28 (its 10-Q), so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $17.09 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 19 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +0.7% |
Price levels it has turned at before
LXFR last closed at $17.20 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 13 prices below its last close and 1 above; the 3 nearest below and the nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $17.52 | Resistance | 1.9% above the last close | turned there twice · 2026-07-14 to 2026-07-27 |
| $16.60 | Support | 3.5% below the last close | turned there twice · 2026-06-05 to 2026-07-08 |
| $16.01 | Support | 6.9% below the last close | turned there four times · 2026-01-22 to 2026-07-20 |
| $14.71 | Support | 14.5% below the last close | turned there three times · 2025-01-31 to 2026-05-12 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a five-part downward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 3 of five.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes above $17.40.
This is one of several labellings that fit the same swings, so treat it as a reading rather than the reading. It was chosen from 2 labellings that survived the rules, counting shorter readings of the same bars.
On past moves of this shape the leg has usually ended somewhere between $14.82 and $15.80 — that is where it has tended to end if the count holds, not a forecast of where the price goes.
Alternate reading: The same swings also read as a three-part correction in leg C, which fails on a close above $17.40.
This labelling was already in place when we began recording count changes on 2026-08-13, so how long it has stood is not something we can say yet.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading above the 200-day moving average · Unusually heavy trading volume · Broke out to a new 20-day high · Broke out to a new 20-day high on heavy volume · in a Bollinger Band volatility squeeze · trendless / choppy (low ADX) | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · breakout · bollinger bands · volume and relative volume
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Mean price target$18.75 range $17.00 – $20.50
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-22. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for LXFR
- Consensus EPS estimate$0.275 next reporting period, as of 2026-08-22
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Significant exposure to foreign currency translation fluctuations impacting comprehensive income.","Dependence on global economic conditions affecting industrial and transportation demand.","Ongoing restructuring and asset disposal activities intended to optimize the business."]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of LXFR's 10-Q filed 2026-04-28 against the prior one filed 2025-10-28.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Added 2026 operating objectives including 'Completion of recently launched centers of excellence programs involving footprint optimization, manufacturing excellence through automation and margin improvement' (filed 2026-04-28)
- Added 'Continued evaluation of strategic alternatives in response to the strategic review in 2024' as an operating objective (filed 2026-04-28)
- Added First Quarter 2026 vs 2025 consolidated results of operations table with new line items: 'Other costs' ($0.6 million in 2026) (filed 2026-04-28)
- Added discussion of net sales adjustments for foreign exchange tailwinds of $1.2 million in First Quarter 2026 (filed 2026-04-28)
- Added discussion of excluding Graphic Arts sales of $6.5 million in First Quarter 2025 for comparison purposes (filed 2026-04-28)
- Added specific revenue drivers: 'Higher sales of magnesium aerospace alloys' and 'Increase in sales of Alternative Fuel cylinders' (filed 2026-04-28)
- Added specific revenue headwinds: 'Lower sales of SCBA cylinders' and 'Reduced sales of zirconium powders used for pharmaceutical products and automotive catalysis' (filed 2026-04-28)
- Added gross profit discussion noting '3.7 percentage point increase in gross profit as a percentage of sales' excluding Graphic Arts (filed 2026-04-28)
- Removed:
- Removed 2025 operating objective 'Addressing continuing general macro uncertainty and continuing to build resilience into the outlook' (filed 2025-10-28)
- Removed 2025 operating objective 'Ongoing focus on cost control and productivity improvements across the business to drive margin improvement, as well as new product launches to stimulate top line growth' (filed 2025-10-28)
- Removed 2025 operating objective wording 'securing alternative sources and processes for rare earth materials' in favor of broader 'alternative sourcing arrangements for rare earth materials' (filed 2026-04-28)
- Removed Third Quarter 2025 vs 2024 consolidated results table (filed 2025-10-28)
- Removed year-to-date (nine months) 2025 vs 2024 consolidated results table (filed 2025-10-28)
- Removed line items from older results: 'Disposal related costs', 'Gain on disposal of assets held-for-sale', 'Other income' (filed 2025-10-28)
- Reworded:
- Changed operating objective from 'Execution of selected capital investment projects' to 'Execution of select capital investment projects' (filed 2026-04-28)
- Changed operating objective from 'maintaining our infrastructure' to 'improving our infrastructure' (filed 2026-04-28)
- Changed year reference from 2025 to 2026 in operating objectives section (filed 2026-04-28)
- Changed comparison period from Third Quarter and Year-to-date 2025 vs 2024 to First Quarter 2026 vs 2025 (filed 2026-04-28)
- Notes:
- Older filing excerpt appears truncated at year-to-date section; full comparison of all MD&A sections not possible
- Newer filing excerpt also appears truncated mid-sentence in SG&A expenses discussion
- Comparison limited to sections provided; other MD&A content not shown in either source
Risk Factors
The two filings could not be meaningfully compared for this section.
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
0 open-market purchases and 5 open-market sales by insiders in the last 90 days.
- Last 90 days0 buys · 5 sells ($321588) — 5 selling insiders
- Last 180 days0 buys · 5 sells ($321588) — 5 selling insiders
Activity heuristic: net selling (a transparent product heuristic from the counts above, not a prediction or advice)
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-06-11. As of 2026-08-24.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about LXFR's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Short interest (FINRA)
LXFR had 387,350 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
LXFR had 1.45% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 1 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 387,350
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 1.45%
- Prior settlement (shares) 433,283
- Reported change -10.6%
- Days to cover (reported) 1
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Worthington Enterprises (WOR)
- Hexagon Composites (HEX.OL)
- Steelcase (SCS)
- Quantum Fuel Systems
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Frequently asked questions
What does LUXFER HOLDINGS PLC (LXFR) do?
Luxfer Holdings PLC is a global materials technology company that specializes in the design, manufacture, and supply of high-performance gas cylinders and advanced material components. The company serves a diverse range of industries including defense, emergency response, healthcare, transportation, and general industrial sectors. Its core technologies focus on lightweighting and high-pressure containment solutions.
What sector is LUXFER HOLDINGS PLC (LXFR) in?
LUXFER HOLDINGS PLC (LXFR) is classified in the Industrials sector. Its industry is specialty industrial materials. It trades on NYSE.
Does LXFR pay a dividend?
Yes — LUXFER HOLDINGS PLC (LXFR) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 6.17% and at least 5 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC EDGAR XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer (market data, as of 2026-08-24). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are LUXFER HOLDINGS PLC's (LXFR) competitors?
Notable peers of LUXFER HOLDINGS PLC (LXFR) include Worthington Enterprises, Hexagon Composites, Steelcase and Quantum Fuel Systems. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is LUXFER HOLDINGS PLC (LXFR) overbought or oversold right now?
LUXFER HOLDINGS PLC (LXFR) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 55, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on LXFR come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-21.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.