Which Additive Manufacturing Companies are Publicly Traded?

It is no secret that additive manufacturing has been growing rapidly over the past few years, especially since it proved its resiliency during the COVID-19 crisis. Though one sign of this of course has been the significant investment in the industry as well as a number of mergers and acquisitions, another is the increased number of publicly traded (public) 3D printing companies. A public company is defined as one whose ownership is distributed through shares on a stock exchange. This can be on a number of different stock markets, in the United States there are multiple but the two most significant are the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Nasdaq. Meanwhile, in Europe, you can find the London Stock Exchange, Deutsche Börse, Euronext, Swiss Exchange, and more, with even more in Asia. And over the past couple of years, we have had a sharp increase in the number of public 3D printing companies. You will find below a list of all the companies working in 3D printing that are currently publicly traded, listed alphabetically. Check out the list and let us know if there are any we are missing!

3D Systems

A long-time player in additive manufacturing, 3D Systems is listed on the NYSE, with its stock price currently valued at $10.74. The company was one of the first 3D printing companies to go public and has since experienced wide fluctuations in its share price. 3D Systems has mastered a wide range of processes, from SLA to metal 3D printing to SLS and, more recently, FDM, thanks to its acquisitions of Titan Robotics and Kumovis. Since its founding, 3D Systems has raised more than $260 million and acquired over 30 companies.

Autodesk

Founded back in 1982, Autodesk is one of the main players in the additive manufacturing sector today. As a publisher of modeling software, such as Fusion 360 and Autodesk Inventor, the San Francisco-based company now supports many large companies in their projects. Listed on the NASDAQ with a share price estimated at $196.38, Autodesk has, since its founding, acquired many companies such as Netfabb. To stay in touch with its community and users of the company’s various software products, the company has also launched Autodesk University, a mix of physical and virtual events.