AIRJ vs IDXX vs VLTO Stock Comparison

AirJoule Technologies, Idexx Laboratories and Veralto Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VLTO Veralto Corp
$116.55 +20.8% 1M +16.6% 1Y
Market cap
$28.46B
P/E
28.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.80B
Div. yield
–
Water Treatment Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Idexx Laboratories leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Idexx Laboratories 6, Veralto 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAIRJIDXXVLTOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $162.83M $53.32B $28.46B IDXX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.9x 45.1x 28.4x VLTO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 42.6x 25.2x VLTO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +11.9% +6.4% IDXX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 25.4% 17.3% IDXX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 45.4% 17.1% IDXX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.4x 0.8x IDXX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -57.7% -6.9% +16.6% VLTO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +1.0%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 86.6% 35.9% 24.4% VLTO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 76/100 75/100 IDXX

Percentile Scorecard

AIRJIDXXVLTO

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

AxisAIRJIDXXVLTO
Valuation 53 #10 of 20 74 #164 of 634 79 #5 of 20
Growth 12 #16 of 18 70 #182 of 608 71 #6 of 18
Profitability 44 #10 of 17 97 #16 of 557 100 #1 of 17
Financial Health 100 #1 of 21 47 #349 of 654 55 #10 of 21
Shareholder Returns 27 #9 of 12 92 #32 of 403 73 #4 of 12
Overall 47 76 75
  • AIRJ ranked among 21 companies in Environmental Equipment
  • IDXX ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • VLTO ranked among 21 companies in Environmental Equipment

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAIRJIDXXVLTOSPY
1 month -45.0%+30.1%+20.8% -5.9%
3 months -62.4%+13.7%+18.9% -4.6%
6 months -39.7%+17.2%+31.4% +0.2%
Year to date -46.7%-0.9%+16.8% +7.5%
1 year -57.7%-6.9%+16.6% +8.2%
3 years -80.3%+58.6%+70.7% +68.3%
3 years, per year -41.9%+16.6%+19.5% +19.0%
5 years —+5.2%— +56.5%
5 years, per year —+1.0%— +9.4%
10 years —+531.5%— +251.5%
10 years, per year —+20.2%— +13.4%

Risk

MeasureAIRJIDXXVLTOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 86.6%35.9%24.4% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 77.8%32.5%21.8% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.580.800.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.67-0.190.68 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -92.8%-50.9%-27.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -67.2%-12.5%-0.4% -5.9%
52-week high $6.40$766.68$117.02 $779.14
52-week low $2.10$504.70$82.23 $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.

MultipleAIRJIDXXVLTO
P/E now vs peer median -1.7xmedian 36.2x 44.7xmedian 17.8x 28.4xmedian 36.2x
P/S now vs peer median —median 2.5x 11.3xmedian 8.1x 4.9xmedian 2.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -8.1xmedian 22.1x 32.1xmedian 15.7x 21.6xmedian 22.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -21.2xmedian 25.4x 40.5xmedian 21.0x 26.0xmedian 25.4x
P/B now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 1.8x 28.3xmedian 2.0x 8.8xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.01median 2.08 2.95median 0.36 5.09median 2.08

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 monthsAIRJIDXXVLTO
Revenue – $4.66B $5.80B
Gross profit – $2.92B $3.49B
Operating income -$13.96M $1.51B $1.27B
Net income -$84.79M $1.18B $1.00B
Free cash flow -$7.26M $1.30B $1.09B
R&D $607.33K $266.87M $278.00M
EPS (diluted) $-1.22 $14.96 $4.08
Cash & equivalents $41.42M $197.54M $1.79B
Total debt – $848.88M $2.92B
Shares (diluted) 69.74M 79.05M 245.30M
Enterprise value $42.46M $52.55B $21.10B

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
MetricAIRJIDXXVLTO
P/E -1.7x 44.7x 28.4x
P/FCF -21.2x 40.5x 26.0x
P/Operating cash flow -21.3x 37.2x 24.5x
P/S – 11.3x 4.9x
P/B 0.6x 28.3x 8.8x
P/Tangible book -0.6x 30.2x 11.8x
EV/EBITDA -8.1x 32.1x 21.6x
EV/EBIT -8.1x 35.5x 23.3x
EV/Revenue – 11.5x 5.1x
EV/FCF -15.5x 41.0x 27.0x
EV/Operating cash flow -15.6x 37.7x 25.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.01 2.95 5.09

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAIRJIDXXVLTO
Revenue growth (1Y) – 11.9% 6.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 9.1% 5.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 13.7% 6.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 10.8% 6.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -11.3% 15.3% -0.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -46.4% 11.8% 3.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -322.5% 15.1% 9.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -288.6% 12.8% 5.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -292.0% 17.4% 12.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -176.6% 15.1% 5.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 18.3% 30.4% 10.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -47.2% 19.6% 3.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 18.2% 35.3% 10.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -47.4% 24.2% 3.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAIRJIDXXVLTO
Gross margin – 62.7% 60.2%
EBITDA margin – 35.7% 23.6%
Operating margin – 32.3% 21.8%
Pretax margin – 31.7% 20.3%
Net margin – 25.4% 17.3%
FCF margin – 28.0% 18.8%
Operating cash flow margin – 30.4% 19.9%
Return on equity -34.6% 67.9% 31.7%
Return on assets -28.1% 33.1% 11.9%
Return on invested capital – 45.4% 17.1%
Return on capital employed -4.7% 65.2% 18.8%
Asset turnover – 1.3x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.1x 1.2x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.4% 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAIRJIDXXVLTO
Debt / assets – 22.9% 35.5%
Debt / equity – 0.5x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.4x 0.8x
Debt / FCF – 0.7x 2.7x
Liabilities / assets 19.0% 49.6% 60.7%
Equity / assets 81.0% 50.4% 39.3%
Interest coverage – 43.5x 13.2x
Current ratio 19.7x 1.2x 2.0x
Quick ratio 18.9x 0.7x 1.7x
Cash ratio 18.9x 0.2x 1.1x
Altman Z-score – 22.69 5.28

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAIRJIDXXVLTO
Dividend yield – – 0.4%
Net buyback yield -23.6% 1.8% 1.8%
Shareholder yield -23.6% 1.8% 2.2%
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.

ConsensusAIRJIDXXVLTO
Forward P/E – 42.6xFY2026 25.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.05FY2026 $15.74FY2026 $4.62FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +20.3%FY2026 +18.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +12.5% +8.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $168.27KFY2026 $5.02BFY2026 $5.73BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +205.9%FY2026 +16.8%FY2026 +4.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3,073.8% +0.6% +17.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAIRJIDXXVLTO
Held by institutions 24.6% 93.6% 96.1%
Institutions holding 119 1,291 977
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.4% +4.1% +3.3%
Institutions buying 84 589 398
Institutions selling 19 496 387
Buyers to sellers 4.42 1.19 1.03

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.

AIRJIDXXVLTO
AIRJ 1.00 0.02 -0.07
IDXX 0.02 1.00 0.36
VLTO -0.07 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AIRJ, IDXX and VLTO?

Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) is the largest by market capitalisation: AirJoule Technologies (AIRJ) $162.83M, Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) $53.32B, Veralto (VLTO) $28.46B.

Which stock is cheaper, AIRJ, IDXX and VLTO?

Veralto (VLTO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (AirJoule Technologies (AIRJ) -1.9x, Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) 45.1x, Veralto (VLTO) 28.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Veralto (VLTO) is cheapest (Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) 42.6x, Veralto (VLTO) 25.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) +11.9%, Veralto (VLTO) +6.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) has the highest net margin (Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) 25.4%, Veralto (VLTO) 17.3%). On return on invested capital, Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) leads (Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) 45.4%, Veralto (VLTO) 17.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Veralto (VLTO) returned the most: AirJoule Technologies (AIRJ) -57.7%, Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) -6.9%, Veralto (VLTO) +16.6%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Veralto (VLTO) has been the steadiest (AirJoule Technologies (AIRJ) 86.6%, Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) 35.9%, Veralto (VLTO) 24.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AIRJ, IDXX and VLTO?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) leads on 6. 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.