ADPT vs GH vs TEM Stock Comparison

Adaptive Biotechnologies, Guardant Health and Tempus AI Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GH Guardant Health, Inc.
$173.25 -2.3% 1M +140.1% 1Y
Market cap
$23.60B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.18B
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Labs Healthcare
4 wins
TEM Tempus AI, Inc.
$67.16 -21.0% 1M -24.7% 1Y
Market cap
$12.96B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.43B
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Labs Healthcare
2 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Guardant Health leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Guardant Health 4, Tempus AI 2, Adaptive Biotechnologies 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionADPTGHTEMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.41B $23.60B $12.96B GH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -69.1x -52.0x -50.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +50.1% +42.7% +50.4% TEM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -20.7% -38.3% -17.8% TEM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — -52.0% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +52.6% +140.1% -24.7% GH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.1%/yr +9.1%/yr — GH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 67.8% 57.4% 76.6% GH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 28/100 26/100 ADPT

Percentile Scorecard

ADPTGHTEM

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisADPTGHTEM
Valuation 14 #80 of 93 17 #77 of 93 9 #85 of 93
Growth 85 #14 of 88 48 #46 of 88 26 #65 of 88
Profitability 23 #67 of 87 7 #81 of 87 11 #78 of 87
Financial Health 65 #36 of 100 51 #50 of 100 57 #44 of 100
Shareholder Returns 24 #43 of 56 15 #48 of 56 –
Overall 42 28 26
  • ADPT ranked among 103 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • GH ranked among 103 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • TEM ranked among 103 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodADPTGHTEMSPY
1 month -10.7%-2.3%-21.0% -0.8%
3 months +16.5%+19.1%+56.5% +3.5%
6 months +84.9%+95.8%+27.5% +7.0%
Year to date +61.8%+69.6%+13.7% +12.2%
1 year +52.6%+140.1%-24.7% +13.0%
3 years +518.1%+594.1%— +86.3%
3 years, per year +83.6%+90.8%— +23.1%
5 years -18.8%+54.3%— +68.6%
5 years, per year -4.1%+9.1%— +11.0%

Risk

MeasureADPTGHTEMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 67.8%57.4%76.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 63.7%48.7%66.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.661.022.54 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.782.44-0.32 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.6%-86.7%-59.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.0%-7.5%-26.7% -1.8%
52-week high $29.84$187.22$91.58 $779.14
52-week low $12.41$69.58$41.55 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleADPTGHTEM
P/E now vs peer median -65.8xmedian 25.1x -50.8xmedian 25.1x -47.5xmedian 25.1x
P/S now vs peer median 13.6xmedian 1.6x 19.6xmedian 1.6x 8.2xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -178.2xmedian 14.5x -51.2xmedian 14.5x —median 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -173.9xmedian 22.4x -96.2xmedian 22.4x -44.7xmedian 22.4x
P/B now vs peer median 27.7xmedian 3.1x -103.9xmedian 3.1x 26.4xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median -2.00median 0.66 -5.11median 0.66 —median 0.66

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsADPTGHTEM
Revenue $308.08M $1.18B $1.43B
Gross profit $232.83M $769.16M $916.19M
Operating income -$37.46M -$470.26M -$283.03M
Net income -$63.99M -$453.44M -$254.43M
Free cash flow -$24.03M -$240.72M -$263.22M
R&D $88.21M $375.79M $196.31M
EPS (diluted) $-0.40 $-3.41 $-1.39
Cash & equivalents $169.87M $1.05B $599.61M
Shares (diluted) 159.86M 132.87M 182.40M
Enterprise value $3.41B $19.66B $9.99B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricADPTGHTEM
P/E -65.8x -50.8x -47.5x
P/FCF -173.9x -96.2x -44.7x
P/Operating cash flow -198.9x -125.0x -49.6x
P/S 13.6x 19.6x 8.2x
P/B 27.7x -103.9x 26.4x
P/Tangible book 27.9x -93.3x 88.8x
EV/EBITDA -178.2x -51.2x –
EV/EBIT -102.4x -47.0x -38.7x
EV/Revenue 12.4x 18.7x 7.6x
EV/FCF -159.5x -91.8x -41.6x
EV/Operating cash flow -182.5x -119.3x -46.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.00 -5.11 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricADPTGHTEM
Revenue growth (1Y) 50.1% 42.7% 50.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 17.6% 32.4% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 71.8% 47.7% 58.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 24.2% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 69.1% -2.1% -20.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 41.8% 4.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) 47.2% -9.6% -27.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 30.5% 3.7% –
EPS growth (1Y) 49.9% -2.4% -21.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 32.9% 9.9% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 73.9% 22.4% -356.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 48.6% 18.1% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 71.0% 11.4% -278.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 47.9% 14.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricADPTGHTEM
Gross margin 75.6% 65.0% 64.0%
EBITDA margin -7.0% -36.5% –
Operating margin -12.2% -39.7% -19.8%
Pretax margin -13.1% -38.4% -17.6%
Net margin -20.7% -38.3% -17.8%
FCF margin -7.8% -20.3% -18.4%
Operating cash flow margin -6.8% -15.7% -16.6%
Return on equity -34.1% – -57.3%
Return on assets -11.2% -23.7% -11.0%
Return on invested capital – – -52.0%
Return on capital employed -7.7% -29.9% -15.2%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x 0.4x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 15.9% 16.2% 13.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricADPTGHTEM
Debt / assets – – –
Debt / equity – – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 76.5% 111.7% 81.2%
Equity / assets 23.5% -11.7% 18.8%
Interest coverage -3.3x -97.6x -5.1x
Current ratio 4.8x 4.0x 3.3x
Quick ratio 4.5x 3.5x 3.1x
Cash ratio 3.9x 3.1x 2.1x
Altman Z-score 2.92 4.59 2.85

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricADPTGHTEM
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.5% -1.7% –
Shareholder yield -0.5% -1.7% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusADPTGHTEM
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.57FY2026 $-3.33FY2026 $-0.21FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year $284.03MFY2026 $1.42BFY2026 $1.64BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.5%FY2026 +44.5%FY2026 +29.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +33.8% +27.0% +24.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersADPTGHTEM
Held by institutions 97.2% 100.0% 61.3%
Institutions holding 299 594 483
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.5% -2.6% +5.0%
Institutions buying 160 353 284
Institutions selling 87 180 118
Buyers to sellers 1.84 1.96 2.41

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ADPTGHTEM
ADPT 1.00 0.48 0.57
GH 0.48 1.00 0.46
TEM 0.57 0.46 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ADPT, GH and TEM?

Guardant Health (GH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Adaptive Biotechnologies (ADPT) $4.41B, Guardant Health (GH) $23.60B, Tempus AI (TEM) $12.96B.

Which company is growing faster?

Tempus AI (TEM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Adaptive Biotechnologies (ADPT) +50.1%, Guardant Health (GH) +42.7%, Tempus AI (TEM) +50.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tempus AI (TEM) has the highest net margin (Adaptive Biotechnologies (ADPT) -20.7%, Guardant Health (GH) -38.3%, Tempus AI (TEM) -17.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Guardant Health (GH) returned the most: Adaptive Biotechnologies (ADPT) +52.6%, Guardant Health (GH) +140.1%, Tempus AI (TEM) -24.7%. Over five years, Guardant Health (GH) compounded fastest (Adaptive Biotechnologies (ADPT) -4.1%/yr, Guardant Health (GH) +9.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Guardant Health (GH) has been the steadiest (Adaptive Biotechnologies (ADPT) 67.8%, Guardant Health (GH) 57.4%, Tempus AI (TEM) 76.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ADPT, GH and TEM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Guardant Health (GH) leads on 4. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.