Sci Engineered Materials Inc's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Sci Engineered Materials Inc (SCIA) against its publicly traded competitors: sales growth, net income, profitability, valuation and market share, plus each peer's market capitalization, revenue, income and employees. Free below: the top 5 peers. Subscriber access adds the full competitor list and CSV downloads.
Key Findings: Sci Engineered Materials Inc vs Its Competitors
- TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 34M vs -M combined for its competitors (100.0% combined share).
- Trending: Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is decelerating (-5.3% annualized vs trailing 12 months).
- Scale: Sci Engineered Materials Inc ranks #97 of 143 companies by market capitalization in the Industrial Machinery and Components industry, holding 0.0% of industry market cap.
- Peer revenue share: Sci Engineered Materials Inc accounted for 100.0% of combined revenue among its tracked peer group, up from 100.0% a year earlier.
- Peer differentiation: Revenue per employee of $1.36M compares with $0.52M for the peer group (2.6x).
- Structure: Sci Engineered Materials Inc operates in the following segments: Single Reportable Segment.
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
SCIA Sales vs. its Competitors, Q3 2026
Sci Engineered Materials Inc generated 100.00 % of the combined sales of its peer group, up from 100.00 % a year earlier.
API endpoints for this dataset
For context: the Industrial Machinery and Components industry grew revenue 15.7% year over year, combined, vs 86.0% for Sci Engineered Materials Inc. Sci Engineered Materials Inc's share of combined industry revenue moved from 0.00% to 0.01%, a gain of 0.00 percentage points.
Sci Engineered Materials Inc's Competitor Quality Breadth
Group definitions: see Methodology: Performance Group Definitions.
| Entity | Profitable | Expanding | Above Industry Growth | Distressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sci Engineered Materials inc | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Competitors combined (3) | ||||
| High-Confidence Competitors (1) | ||||
| Similar-Size Competitors (10) | ||||
| Similar Growth & Profitability (8) | 50.00 % (4 of 8) | 100.00 % (8 of 8) | 100.00 % (8 of 8) | 0.00 % (0 of 8) |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Altman Z-Score is not shown here: it is not populated in the underlying data for any company. Percentages are of companies in each group that report the relevant metric, not of the full group size.
SCIA Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
SCIA Stock Performance relative to High-Confidence Competitors
SCIA Stock Performance relative to Similar-Size Competitors
SCIA Stock Performance relative to Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors
5 Best-Performing Tracked Competitors, Trailing 12 Months
| # | Competitor | TTM Share Price Return | vs U.S.A. 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Materion Corporation | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 2 | Viavi Solutions Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 3 | Solesence Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
TTM share price return and U.S.A. 500 outperformance for Sci Engineered Materials Inc's best-performing competitors requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months.
Sci Engineered Materials Inc's Comment on Competition and Industry Peers
Publicly Traded Peers of Sci Engineered Materials inc
Revenue and income for trailing 12 months, in millions of $, except employees| Company | Market Cap | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
 Sci Engineered Materials inc |
42.28 | 34.05 |
 Viavi Solutions Inc |
6,533.87 | 1,516.80 |
 Materion Corporation |
3,922.27 | 2,096.53 |
 Solesence Inc |
60.55 | 55.47 |
| SUBTOTAL | 10,558.96 | 3,702.85 |
Sources: see Methodology: Peer & Competitor Identification, Sourcing.
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Sci Engineered Materials Inc's Competitors Named by the Company
Competitive relationships identified from Sci Engineered Materials Inc reports and corroborating sources, each with a basis and confidence.| Competitor | Basis | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Process Materials, Inc. | Company report | 85% |
| Materion | Company report | 85% |
| Vacuum Engineering & Materials | Company report | 85% |
| Johnson Matthey | Company report | 85% |
| Colonial Metals | Company report | 85% |
| DX Advanced Materials | Company report | 85% |
| Six Nine Metals | Company report | 85% |
| Kurt Lesker | Company report | 85% |
| Tosoh | Company report | 85% |
| Silicon-HQ | Company report | 85% |
| Viavi Solutions Inc | Company report | 85% |
Company report basis, confidence, active dates and source counts for Sci Engineered Materials Inc's named competitors require a Commercial License.
Methodology: see Methodology: Peer & Competitor Identification, Sourcing.
Sci Engineered Materials Inc's Business Segment Mix vs Peers
Revenue by operating segment or division, as named and reported by each company. Segment names are the filer's own and are not standardized across companies. Do not assume a same-named or similarly-named segment is defined identically between two companies. Shares are of each company's own total revenue and are not required to sum to 100% (intersegment revenue, unallocated items).| Company | Largest Segment |
|---|---|
| Sci Engineered Materials inc | Single Reportable Segment 100.00 % |
| Viavi Solutions Inc | Network and Service Enablement 80.14 % |
| Materion Corporation | Electronic Materials 59.34 % |
Source: operating segment revenue as reported in each company's reports (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API, leaf-level reportable segments only (parent roll-up segments are excluded where sub-segments are separately disclosed).
Sci Engineered Materials Inc's Productivity vs Peers Comparison
Revenue and income per employee, trailing 12 months, in $; market cap in millions of $| Company | Market Cap | Revenue / Employee | Income / Employee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sci Engineered Materials inc | 42 | 1,361,837 | 122,227 |
| Viavi Solutions Inc | 6,534 | 369,951 | -7,415 |
| Materion Corporation | 3,922 | 727,962 | 56,018 |
| Solesence Inc | 61 | 482,374 | -16,357 |
| PEERS TOTAL | 10,517 | 517,097 | 18,189 |
Sci Engineered Materials Inc's Geographic Revenue Exposure vs Peers
Revenue by country/region as reported in each company's most recent report. Disclosure granularity varies by filer (some report by country, others by broad region) and is shown as disclosed.| Company | Largest Market |
|---|---|
| Viavi Solutions Inc | United States 38.10 % |
Source: revenue geography as reported in each company's reports (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API. Percentages are of that company's own total consolidated revenue for its most recent reported period.
Sci Engineered Materials Inc's Position in Industry Market Structure
Market-capitalization share and concentration across all 127 companies in Sci Engineered Materials Inc's industry classification, broader than the peer set above. Market cap in millions of $.Sci Engineered Materials Inc ranks #97 of 127 companies by market capitalization in its industry, holding 0.00 % of total industry market cap. The industry's Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) is 1,541, indicating a moderately concentrated market structure (see Methodology: Market Structure & Concentration).
| Rank | Company | Market Cap | Industry Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asml Holding Nv | 554,085 | 32.86 % |
| 2 | Lam Research Corporation | 252,775 | 14.99 % |
| 3 | Deere and Co | 181,816 | 10.78 % |
| 4 | Eaton Corporation Plc | 133,100 | 7.89 % |
| 5 | Illinois Tool Works Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 6 | Bloom Energy Corporation | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 7 | Carrier Global Corporation | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 8 | Ingersoll Rand Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 9 | Dover Corp | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 10 | Woodward Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 97 | Sci Engineered Materials inc | 42 | 0.00 % |
Market cap and industry share for the rest of Sci Engineered Materials Inc's industry peers requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation) across CSIMarket's industry classification, market capitalization as of 2026-11-06.
Sci Engineered Materials Inc's Same-Size Peers & Stock Performance
Peers chosen by closeness in market-cap rank within the same industry classification (not the named-competitor list above). Trailing 12-month total return, 3-month price momentum, beta and Sharpe ratio vs the broad U.S. market.| Rank | Company | Market Cap | TTM Return |
|---|---|---|---|
| 92 | Byrna Technologies Inc | 87 | -80.67 % |
| 93 | Net Power Inc | 72 | -78.14 % |
| 94 | Sono Tek Corp | 68 | -5.43 % |
| 95 | Tecogen Inc | 52 | -81.75 % |
| 96 | Trio tech International | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 97 | Sci Engineered Materials inc | 42 | 111.58 % |
| 98 | Fuel Tech Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 99 | Fusion Fuel Green Plc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 100 | Aura Systems Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 101 | Cvd Equipment Corporation | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 102 | Dragonfly Energy Holdings Corp | 1,234 | 12.3% |
Market cap, return, momentum, beta and Sharpe ratio for the rest of Sci Engineered Materials Inc's same-size peers requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation); returns and risk metrics as of 2026-11-06. Beta and Sharpe ratio are versus the broad U.S. equity market, not this industry.
Sci Engineered Materials Inc's Profitability & Cost Structure
Trailing 12-month margins from SEC-filed financials. Operating margin is compared to the Industrial Machinery and Components industry median; gross margin, EBITDA margin and capital intensity are compared to the live industry average (176 companies). See the full Industrial Machinery and Components industry profitability benchmarks.| Metric | Company | Industry | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 21.94 % | 23.01 % (avg) | -1.1 pp |
| Operating Margin | 10.34 % | industry median | -1.6 pp |
| EBITDA Margin | 13.84 % | 0.74 % (avg) | +13.1 pp |
| Capital Intensity (Capex / Revenue) | 4.66 % | 7.36 % (avg) | -2.7 pp |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. SG&A and R&D as a share of revenue have limited coverage as this data is backfilled and appear only where reported. Higher capital intensity is not inherently negative; it reflects the industry's asset requirements.
Sci Engineered Materials Inc's Valuation vs Competitive Position
Valuation multiples vs the Industrial Machinery and Components industry average (176 companies, excluding loss-making/negative-equity outliers), alongside returns on capital for context on whether a premium or discount lines up with measurably stronger or weaker returns. See the full Industrial Machinery and Components industry valuation benchmarks.| Metric | Company | Industry Average | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | 12.4x | 35.3x | -22.9x |
| EV / EBITDA | 5.9x | 17.3x | -11.4x |
| P/B | 2.5x | 3.9x | -1.4x |
| Return on Equity | 20.12 % | industry aggregate | -0.49 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | 11.10 % | -0.88 % (avg) | 11.98 % |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. A valuation premium or discount is not, by itself, a judgment of over- or under-valuation. Compare it against the return and growth context shown elsewhere on this page.
Sci Engineered Materials Inc's Multi-Year Financial Trajectory
Fiscal-year revenue growth, operating margin, return on invested capital and P/E, as reported in company reports.| Metric | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | 67.05 % | 13.98 % | -15.86 % | 23.42 % | 74.50 % | 16.13 % | -19.02 % | -13.76 % |
| Operating Margin | 8.23 % | 2.55 % | 4.74 % | 13.22 % | 10.57 % | 9.15 % | 9.27 % | 9.61 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | 15.03 % | 3.97 % | 5.41 % | 13.09 % | 15.29 % | 12.15 % | 8.05 % | 6.37 % |
| P/E | 13.3x | 19.4x | - | 10.8x | 8.0x | 8.9x | 11.8x | 12.3x |
Source: CSIMarket API, fiscal-year figures. P/E is this company's own historical ratio at each fiscal year end and can swing sharply around an earnings trough: that is real, not a data error.
Sci Engineered Materials Inc's Strategic Group Map
Sci Engineered Materials Inc is shown in red; its closest peers by combined growth, margin and ROIC are labeled. See Methodology: Strategic Group Map for how this chart is built.
Sci Engineered Materials Inc's trailing-12-month revenue growth of 103.3% and operating margin of 10.3% compares with an average of 72.7% growth and 8.6% margin across its 8 closest peers by combined growth, margin and ROIC -- Sci Engineered Materials Inc sits above that peer average on growth and above it on margin.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Extreme outlier values (from near-zero-revenue companies) are excluded from the plotted cloud but never from the highlighted company or its labeled peers.
Sci Engineered Materials Inc's BCG Growth-Share Matrix
See Methodology: BCG Growth-Share Matrix for how relative share and growth are calculated and thresholded.
Sci Engineered Materials Inc falls in the Dog quadrant: relative market share of 0.00x vs its largest competitor, in an industry growing revenue 7.5% (median, trailing 12 months).
Source: CSIMarket API (market-cap share and industry revenue growth). The 10% growth and 1.0x share lines are standard textbook thresholds, not derived from this industry's own distribution.
Sci Engineered Materials Inc's Competitive Forces (Porter's Five Forces)
Only the forces this data can support honestly are shown; the other three are marked as such rather than guessed.| Force | Assessment | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Competitive Rivalry | Moderate | Industry HHI of 1,541 (see Industry Market Structure & Concentration above) |
| Barriers to Entry | Lower than typical for the industry | Capital intensity (capex / revenue) of 4.66 % vs industry average 7.36 % (see Profitability & Cost Structure above) |
Note: see Methodology: Porter's Five Forces. Supplier power and buyer power are covered on Sci Engineered Materials Inc's dedicated Suppliers and Customers pages, not here.
Sci Engineered Materials Inc's Industry Attractiveness & Competitive Strength
See Methodology: GE/McKinsey Matrix for how the two axes are built.
Sci Engineered Materials Inc falls in the Medium attractiveness / Medium strength cell: Selective.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Each axis score is a simple 1(low)/2(medium)/3(high) average across its three inputs -- a transparent, disclosed simplification, not a validated academic scoring model.
Sci Engineered Materials Inc's SWOT
Every point below is a fixed rule applied to a metric already shown elsewhere on this page (Market Structure, Profitability, Valuation, Run-Rate, Stock Performance, Quality Breadth) not an independent strategic assessment. A blank quadrant means no rule was met, not that none apply.Strengths
- Outperforming the U.S.A. 500 over the trailing 12 months.
Weaknesses
- Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is decelerating (-5.3% annualized vs trailing 12 months).
- Low relative market share vs the industry leader (0.00x).
Opportunities
- Trades at a lower P/E than the industry average (12.4x vs 35.3x) despite a higher return on invested capital -- a possible re-rating opportunity.
Threats
No rule matched.
Methodology: see Methodology: SWOT Analysis.
Sci Engineered Materials Inc's Financial Strength vs Peers Comparison
Quick ratio, working capital, debt to equity and asset turnover, trailing 12 months| Company | Quick Ratio | Working Capital | Debt / Equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sci Engineered Materials inc | 2.00 | 3.02 | - |
| Viavi Solutions Inc | 1.07 | 1.73 | 0.83 |
| Materion Corporation | 0.06 | 3.08 | 0.49 |
| Solesence Inc | 0.05 | 1.67 | 0.79 |
Quick ratio = cash / current liabilities; working capital ratio = current assets / current liabilities; asset turnover = revenue / total assets. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Sci Engineered Materials Inc's Revenue and Income Growth vs Peers
Quarterly revenue and net income growth, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Revenue Y/Y | Income Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sci Engineered Materials inc | Q3 2026 | +86.0 % | +69.0 % |
| Viavi Solutions Inc | Q2 2026 | +52.5 % | +308.8 % |
| Materion Corporation | Q2 2026 | +42.2 % | +337.4 % |
| Solesence Inc | Q2 2026 | -22.9 % | - |
| PEERS TOTAL | +44.8 % | +288.7 % |
Growth is shown only where both periods are positive. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Sci Engineered Materials Inc's Peers' Costs of Sales and Capital Expenditures
Context for revenue growth: peer costs and capex, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Costs Y/Y | Capex Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sci Engineered Materials inc | Q3 2026 | +112.2 % | -43.7 % |
| Viavi Solutions Inc | Q2 2026 | +42.8 % | +101.8 % |
| Materion Corporation | Q2 2026 | +46.0 % | -29.2 % |
| Solesence Inc | Q2 2026 | -24.4 % | -58.9 % |
Sci Engineered Materials Inc's Returns and Turnover vs Peers
ROA, ROI and ROE (trailing 12 months), receivables and inventory turnover| Company | ROA | ROI | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sci Engineered Materials inc | 14.41% | 18.50% | 20.12% |
| Viavi Solutions Inc | - | - | - |
| Materion Corporation | 8.79% | 10.75% | 16.85% |
| Solesence Inc | - | - | - |
ROA = net income / total assets; ROI = net income / investments; ROE = net income / equity; turnover ratios use trailing 12 month revenue (receivables) and cost of sales (inventory).
Sci Engineered Materials Inc's Valuation vs Peers
P/E, price to sales, PEG, price to cash flow and price to book| Company | P/E | Price / Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Sci Engineered Materials inc | 14.11 | 1.24 |
| Viavi Solutions Inc | - | 4.31 |
| Materion Corporation | 63.96 | 1.87 |
| Solesence Inc | 70.10 | 1.09 |
| PEERS AVERAGE | 79.93 | 2.85 |
P/E = price / diluted EPS (trailing 12 months); PEG = P/E divided by EPS growth; the average row divides the peers' combined market cap by their combined income, sales, cash flow and equity.