Best 3D Printing Stocks to Buy in 2026 and How to Invest in Them

3D printing stocks are shares of companies that make 3D printers, materials, or provide printing services. The industry, also called additive manufacturing, boomed in the early 2010s, then cooled as hype outpaced results.

But 3D printing is far from dead. Today it’s a fast-growing niche reshaping manufacturing. The market was valued at $19.3 billion in 2024 and is projected to surpass $100 billion by 2032. Here’s what investors should know about 3D printing stocks.

Since its initial public offering (IPO) in 2016, Nano Dimension (NNDM -1.55%) has provided investors with an opportunity to invest in a 3D printing company that specializes in the additive manufacturing of electronics, as well as ceramics and metals. Its product portfolio grew even more robust with the acquisition of 3D printing peer Desktop Metal -- an all-cash transaction that had been slowed by litigation but seems poised to move forward. Nano Dimension further strengthened its position with the $116 million acquisition of Markforged in April 2025. According to management, the transaction provides Nano Dimension with "a strong foothold in metal and composite manufacturing solutions and a leap forward in AI-enhanced manufacturing."

As its name implies, Desktop Metal develops 3D printing hardware and accompanying design software for metal and carbon fiber parts. The company's smaller systems can handle prototyping and one-off parts, and larger printers are production-grade-designed for manufacturing facilities. Desktop Metal serves companies operating in automotive, consumer goods, and heavy industrial equipment businesses.

Management contended in an investor presentation that as a result of acquiring Desktop Metal, Nano Dimension will become the "first AM [additive manufacturing] provider covering the full gamut of customer needs from prototyping to production across a range of critical and high-performance applications."

In the third quarter of 2025, Nano Dimension reported revenue of $26.9 million, a whopping 81% year-over-year increase. At the bottom of the income statement, the company reported a $29.5 million net loss, which it largely attributed to the integration of Markforged.

2. Stratasys

Stratasys (SSYS +0.14%) was part of the early 2010s 3D printing stock boom and bust, but its business has endured. Currently, management is looking to strengthen the company's financial health with a cost-savings initiative that is showing success. In the third quarter of 2025, Stratasys reported an adjusted net income margin of 1.1%, an expansion from the 0.3% adjusted net income margin it reported during the same period in 2024.

Stratasys serves a diverse set of customers, including aerospace and automotive parts manufacturers, medical and dental companies, and makers of basic consumer products. And these relationships aren't superficial either. Stratsys has a partnership with General Motors (GM +1.44%) that has lasted over two decades.

The company took a major step in diversifying its offerings in November 2025, when it began a partnership with Tritone Technologies -- a collaboration that diversifies Stratasys' business to now offer industrial metal 3D printing solutions. In addition to a wide array of 3D printer models, Stratasys develops software to help users accelerate the time between design and final printing.  

It isn't the highest-growth name on this list, but the company expects stronger operating cash flow in 2025, and its balance sheet remains strong, boasting a net cash position of $255 million as of Sept. 30, 2025.

3. Xometry

3D Systems (DDD +1.46%) was another early player in the 3D printing industry, and while it suffered through the boom-and-bust period of the early 2010s, its business has held steady for much of the past decade.

The company develops printers and design software for all sorts of materials and industries (medical device makers, dental labs, semiconductor designers, aerospace, and automotive manufacturers). It claims leadership among independent 3D printing companies (as measured by sales). As the 3D printing industry expands in the coming years, 3D Systems thinks it will be able to attract lots of new business with its extensive experience and global reach.

As an established tech outfit in the manufacturing sector, 3D Systems offers investors the prospect of more stable growth, along with profitability. In early 2025, management revealed a cost-saving initiative that is expected to produce annualized savings of $50 million in expenses. There are signs that the initiative is bearing fruit. Through the first three quarters of 2025, 3D Systems reported $171.7 million in operating expenses compared to $376.8 million during the same period in 2024. Management projects further improvements, forecasting operating expenses in the low $40 million range at the end of 2025.

5. PTC

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