BDX vs JANL vs QGEN Stock Comparison

Becton Dickinson, Janel and Qiagen Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BDX Becton Dickinson & Co
$195.18 +6.1% 1M +6.0% 1Y
Market cap
$53.16B
P/E
57.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$23.25B
Div. yield
2.15%
Medical Supplies Healthcare
4 wins
JANL Janel Corp
$48.00 0.0% 1M +33.3% 1Y
Market cap
$56.94M
P/E
10.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$237.21M
Div. yield
–
Logistics Industrials
6 wins
QGEN Qiagen N.V.
$50.33 +11.8% 1M -0.3% 1Y
Market cap
$10.92B
P/E
26.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.10B
Div. yield
5.25%
Life Sciences Tools Healthcare
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Janel leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Janel 6, Becton Dickinson 4, Qiagen 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBDXJANLQGENLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $53.16B $56.94M $10.92B BDX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 57.0x 10.4x 26.7x JANL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.0x — 21.4x BDX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.4% +16.0% +3.0% BDX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.0% 2.3% 19.5% QGEN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.3% 10.2% 7.9% JANL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.2x -0.6x 1.3x JANL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.15% — 5.25% QGEN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +6.0% +33.3% -0.3% JANL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.0%/yr +16.9%/yr -4.2%/yr JANL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.8% 77.9% 35.7% BDX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 74/100 71/100 JANL

Percentile Scorecard

BDXJANLQGEN

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

AxisBDXJANLQGEN
Valuation 90 #23 of 227 97 #5 of 136 76 #55 of 227
Growth 48 #115 of 219 91 #12 of 122 30 #153 of 219
Profitability 78 #45 of 205 66 #40 of 116 93 #16 of 205
Financial Health 27 #173 of 237 41 #85 of 143 63 #88 of 237
Shareholder Returns 96 #7 of 135 – 94 #9 of 135
Overall 68 74 71
  • BDX ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • JANL ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • QGEN 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

PeriodBDXJANLQGENSPY
1 month +6.1%0.0%+11.8% +0.9%
3 months +15.9%-17.2%+20.3% +5.9%
6 months +34.3%-7.2%+49.7% +8.5%
Year to date +0.6%+20.0%+6.3% +13.3%
1 year +6.0%+33.3%-0.3% +12.4%
3 years -22.4%+88.2%+24.9% +88.1%
3 years, per year -8.1%+23.5%+7.7% +23.5%
5 years -18.5%+118.2%-19.1% +68.2%
5 years, per year -4.0%+16.9%-4.2% +11.0%
10 years +16.3%+710.8%+75.6% +263.4%
10 years, per year +1.5%+23.3%+5.8% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureBDXJANLQGENSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.8%77.9%35.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.1%145.2%30.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.340.220.47 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.190.43-0.01 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.4%-62.3%-48.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.1%-17.2%-9.6% -0.9%
52-week high $210.02$58.00$55.66 $779.14
52-week low $140.71$30.50$32.63 $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.

MultipleBDXJANLQGEN
P/E now vs peer median 57.0xmedian 28.8x 10.4xmedian 16.1x 26.7xmedian 28.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 3.0x 0.2xmedian 0.9x 5.2xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.9xmedian 17.4x 4.2xmedian 8.6x 18.1xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.6xmedian 25.7x 1.3xmedian 11.6x 11.0xmedian 25.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 2.4x 1.7xmedian 1.2x 3.3xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median -3.90median 1.03 0.27median 0.80 3.61median 1.03

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 monthsBDXJANLQGEN
Revenue $23.25B $237.21M $2.10B
Gross profit $10.91B $75.34M $1.31B
Operating income $2.48B $7.29M $445.43M
Net income $941.00M $6.91M $409.32M
Free cash flow $3.20B $45.13M $991.33M
R&D $1.37B – $194.67M
EPS (diluted) $3.42 $4.49 $1.87
Cash & equivalents $708.00M $33.70M $768.50M
Total debt $72.81B $26.49M $6.86B
Shares (diluted) 275.16M 1.22M 218.88M
Enterprise value $50.31B $2.81M $6.69B

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
MetricBDXJANLQGEN
P/E 57.0x 10.4x 26.7x
P/FCF 16.6x 1.3x 11.0x
P/Operating cash flow 13.4x 1.2x 16.7x
P/S 2.3x 0.2x 5.2x
P/B 2.2x 1.7x 3.3x
P/Tangible book 2.2x -13.8x 3.6x
EV/EBITDA 13.9x 4.2x 18.1x
EV/EBIT 27.9x 6.8x 26.4x
EV/Revenue 3.0x 0.2x 5.6x
EV/FCF 21.6x 1.1x 11.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.5x 1.1x 18.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -3.90 0.27 3.61

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBDXJANLQGEN
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.4% 16.0% 3.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.9% 2.7% 2.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 23.7% 19.3% 1.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.5% 8.3% 1.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 13.0% 15.5% -4.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.3% 22.0% 3.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -40.6% 114.0% 143.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -17.3% 43.8% 6.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -38.0% 106.0% 12.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -14.6% 39.1% 7.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 43.5% 151.6% -3.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.5% 46.5% 8.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 54.2% 159.9% 2.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.5% 47.2% 10.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBDXJANLQGEN
Gross margin 46.9% 31.8% 62.2%
EBITDA margin 21.4% 4.9% 31.0%
Operating margin 10.7% 3.1% 21.2%
Pretax margin 8.4% 3.5% 22.0%
Net margin 4.0% 2.3% 19.5%
FCF margin 13.8% 19.0% 47.2%
Operating cash flow margin 17.0% 19.2% 31.2%
Return on equity 3.9% 21.6% 12.2%
Return on assets 1.9% 4.0% 7.0%
Return on invested capital 5.3% 10.2% 7.9%
Return on capital employed 6.0% 17.7% 8.5%
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.4x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.2x 6.6x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 0.1% 2.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBDXJANLQGEN
Debt / assets 33.1% 13.8% 27.9%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.8x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.2x -0.6x 1.3x
Debt / FCF 5.2x 0.6x 1.7x
Liabilities / assets 51.9% 82.7% 43.0%
Equity / assets 48.1% 17.3% 57.0%
Interest coverage 4.2x – 11.3x
Current ratio 0.9x 0.8x 2.8x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.7x 2.0x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.3x 1.4x
Altman Z-score 2.29 1.49 4.08

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBDXJANLQGEN
Dividend yield 2.2% – 5.2%
Net buyback yield 4.7% – 0.6%
Shareholder yield 6.9% – 5.8%
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.

ConsensusBDXJANLQGEN
Forward P/E 15.0xFY2026 – 21.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.99FY2026 – $2.35FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +14.8%FY2026 – -1.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -2.9% – +17.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.11BFY2026 – $2.25BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -17.1%FY2026 – +7.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.6% – -2.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBDXJANLQGEN
Held by institutions 96.1% – 0.0%
Institutions holding 1,442 – 1
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% – –
Institutions buying 688 – 0
Institutions selling 543 – 0
Buyers to sellers 1.27 – –

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.

BDXJANLQGEN
BDX 1.00 -0.17 0.18
JANL -0.17 1.00 -0.05
QGEN 0.18 -0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BDX, JANL and QGEN?

Becton Dickinson (BDX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Becton Dickinson (BDX) $53.16B, Janel (JANL) $56.94M, Qiagen (QGEN) $10.92B.

Which stock is cheaper, BDX, JANL and QGEN?

Janel (JANL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Becton Dickinson (BDX) 57.0x, Janel (JANL) 10.4x, Qiagen (QGEN) 26.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Becton Dickinson (BDX) is cheapest (Becton Dickinson (BDX) 15.0x, Qiagen (QGEN) 21.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Becton Dickinson (BDX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Becton Dickinson (BDX) +17.4%, Janel (JANL) +16.0%, Qiagen (QGEN) +3.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Qiagen (QGEN) has the highest net margin (Becton Dickinson (BDX) 4.0%, Janel (JANL) 2.3%, Qiagen (QGEN) 19.5%). On return on invested capital, Janel (JANL) leads (Becton Dickinson (BDX) 5.3%, Janel (JANL) 10.2%, Qiagen (QGEN) 7.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Janel (JANL) returned the most: Becton Dickinson (BDX) +6.0%, Janel (JANL) +33.3%, Qiagen (QGEN) -0.3%. Over five years, Janel (JANL) compounded fastest (Becton Dickinson (BDX) -4.0%/yr, Janel (JANL) +16.9%/yr, Qiagen (QGEN) -4.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Qiagen (QGEN) has the highest dividend yield: Becton Dickinson (BDX) 2.15%, Qiagen (QGEN) 5.25%. Janel (JANL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Becton Dickinson (BDX) has been the steadiest (Becton Dickinson (BDX) 31.8%, Janel (JANL) 77.9%, Qiagen (QGEN) 35.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BDX, JANL and QGEN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Janel (JANL) 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.