ALRTF vs GEHC vs VREX Stock Comparison

ALR Technologies SG, GE HealthCare Technologies and Varex Imaging Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VREX Varex Imaging Corp
$18.44 -0.2% 1M +53.4% 1Y
Market cap
$775.90M
P/E
35.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$865.00M
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Equipment Healthcare
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

GE HealthCare Technologies leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (GE HealthCare Technologies 9, Varex Imaging 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALRTFGEHCVREXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.91M $34.59B $775.90M GEHC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.6x 16.1x 35.1x GEHC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 15.0x 21.2x GEHC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +6.9% +5.3% GEHC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 10.0% 2.6% GEHC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 10.8% 6.9% GEHC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.0x 2.5x GEHC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months 0.0% -1.2% +53.4% VREX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -16.8%/yr — -7.2%/yr VREX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 420.1% 35.4% 57.2% GEHC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 58/100 51/100 GEHC

Percentile Scorecard

ALRTFGEHCVREX

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

AxisALRTFGEHCVREX
Valuation 47 #121 of 227 91 #22 of 227 85 #34 of 227
Growth – 36 #141 of 218 24 #166 of 218
Profitability – 79 #44 of 202 67 #67 of 202
Financial Health 0 #233 of 233 30 #164 of 233 43 #133 of 233
Shareholder Returns – 54 #60 of 130 35 #85 of 130
Overall – 58 51
  • ALRTF ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • GEHC ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • VREX ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodALRTFGEHCVREXSPY
1 month 0.0%+15.0%-0.2% +0.7%
3 months 0.0%+9.3%+66.6% +3.7%
6 months 0.0%+25.6%+58.3% +7.1%
Year to date 0.0%-6.8%+58.3% +12.8%
1 year 0.0%-1.2%+53.4% +11.9%
3 years -50.0%+21.0%+3.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year -20.6%+6.6%+1.0% +22.8%
5 years -60.0%—-31.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year -16.8%—-7.2% +10.9%

Risk

MeasureALRTFGEHCVREXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 420.1%35.4%57.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 1,100.3%35.8%49.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -2.610.681.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.00-0.040.93 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.3%-37.4%-78.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-13.3%-0.8% -1.2%
52-week high $0.02$88.16$18.58 $779.14
52-week low $0.01$59.49$9.32 $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.

MultipleALRTFGEHCVREX
P/E now vs peer median -0.6xmedian 28.7x 16.0xmedian 28.7x 35.1xmedian 28.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 3.0x 1.6xmedian 3.0x 0.9xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 17.8x 11.9xmedian 17.8x 10.1xmedian 17.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -6.9xmedian 26.4x 18.3xmedian 26.4x -38.5xmedian 26.4x
P/B now vs peer median -0.3xmedian 2.4x 3.0xmedian 2.4x 1.5xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.99 1.30median 0.99 -9.16median 0.99

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 monthsALRTFGEHCVREX
Revenue – $21.64B $865.00M
Gross profit – $8.64B $296.90M
Operating income – $2.89B $72.20M
Net income – $2.21B $22.40M
Free cash flow – $1.89B -$20.20M
R&D – $1.31B $91.40M
EPS (diluted) – $4.75 $0.52
Cash & equivalents $20.31K $2.86B $99.20M
Total debt $111.80M $9.97B $347.10M
Shares (diluted) 606.99M 453.00M 42.60M
Enterprise value $12.84M $22.82B $307.70M

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
MetricALRTFGEHCVREX
P/E -0.6x 16.0x 35.1x
P/FCF -6.9x 18.3x -38.5x
P/Operating cash flow – 14.3x 68.8x
P/S 0.7x 1.6x 0.9x
P/B -0.3x 3.0x 1.5x
P/Tangible book -0.3x 3.5x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA – 11.9x 10.1x
EV/EBIT – 14.4x 14.2x
EV/Revenue – 1.9x 1.2x
EV/FCF – 22.1x -50.7x
EV/Operating cash flow – 17.3x 90.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.30 -9.16

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALRTFGEHCVREX
Revenue growth (1Y) – 6.9% 5.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 3.9% -1.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 4.6% 6.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 3.9% 1.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 5.4% 297.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 4.6% -2.3%
Net income growth (1Y) – -3.5% 116.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 7.6% -9.2%
EPS growth (1Y) – -2.0% 116.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 12.3% -3.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 30.5% -81.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 4.5% -47.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 34.9% -155.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 2.7% -33.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALRTFGEHCVREX
Gross margin – 39.9% 34.3%
EBITDA margin – 16.2% 11.7%
Operating margin – 13.3% 8.3%
Pretax margin – 12.8% 3.2%
Net margin – 10.0% 2.6%
FCF margin – 8.7% -2.3%
Operating cash flow margin – 11.2% 1.3%
Return on equity – 19.5% 4.5%
Return on assets – 5.8% 2.1%
Return on invested capital – 10.8% 6.9%
Return on capital employed – 10.0% 8.0%
Asset turnover – 0.6x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.1x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.7% 1.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALRTFGEHCVREX
Debt / assets 68,140% 26.0% 31.6%
Debt / equity -0.8x 0.9x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.0x 2.5x
Debt / FCF – 5.3x -17.2x
Liabilities / assets 84,236% 69.7% 53.6%
Equity / assets -84,136% 30.3% 46.4%
Interest coverage – 6.6x 1.9x
Current ratio – 1.3x 3.4x
Quick ratio – 0.9x 1.3x
Cash ratio – 0.3x 0.5x
Altman Z-score – 1.92 2.29

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALRTFGEHCVREX
Dividend yield – 0.2% –
Net buyback yield – 0.8% -0.4%
Shareholder yield – 1.0% -0.4%
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.

ConsensusALRTFGEHCVREX
Forward P/E – 15.0xFY2026 21.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $5.09FY2026 $0.87FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +10.9%FY2026 -3.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -0.4% +14.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $22.47BFY2026 $829.68MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +8.9%FY2026 -1.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +7.5% +2.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALRTFGEHCVREX
Held by institutions – 87.0% 95.2%
Institutions holding – 1,222 187
Change in shares held, QoQ – +1.7% -2.7%
Institutions buying – 539 99
Institutions selling – 461 58
Buyers to sellers – 1.17 1.71

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.

ALRTFGEHCVREX
ALRTF 1.00 -0.04 -0.05
GEHC -0.04 1.00 0.25
VREX -0.05 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALRTF, GEHC and VREX?

GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) is the largest by market capitalisation: ALR Technologies SG (ALRTF) $12.91M, GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) $34.59B, Varex Imaging (VREX) $775.90M.

Which stock is cheaper, ALRTF, GEHC and VREX?

GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (ALR Technologies SG (ALRTF) -0.6x, GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) 16.1x, Varex Imaging (VREX) 35.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) is cheapest (GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) 15.0x, Varex Imaging (VREX) 21.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) +6.9%, Varex Imaging (VREX) +5.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) has the highest net margin (GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) 10.0%, Varex Imaging (VREX) 2.6%). On return on invested capital, GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) leads (GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) 10.8%, Varex Imaging (VREX) 6.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Varex Imaging (VREX) returned the most: ALR Technologies SG (ALRTF) 0.0%, GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) -1.2%, Varex Imaging (VREX) +53.4%. Over five years, Varex Imaging (VREX) compounded fastest (ALR Technologies SG (ALRTF) -16.8%/yr, Varex Imaging (VREX) -7.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) has been the steadiest (ALR Technologies SG (ALRTF) 420.1%, GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) 35.4%, Varex Imaging (VREX) 57.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ALRTF, GEHC and VREX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) leads on 9. 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.