BDX vs STE vs TXG Stock Comparison

Becton Dickinson, Steris and 10x Genomics Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BDX Becton Dickinson & Co
$196.39 +6.8% 1M +5.7% 1Y
Market cap
$53.66B
P/E
57.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$23.25B
Div. yield
–
Medical Supplies Healthcare
3 wins
STE STERIS plc
$230.10 +10.1% 1M -4.4% 1Y
Market cap
$22.36B
P/E
27.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.04B
Div. yield
0.01%
Medical Devices Healthcare
7 wins
TXG 10x Genomics, Inc.
$72.96 -14.9% 1M +429.8% 1Y
Market cap
$10.23B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$616.91M
Div. yield
–
Life Sciences Tools Healthcare
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Steris leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Steris 7, Becton Dickinson 3, 10x Genomics 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBDXSTETXGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $53.66B $22.36B $10.23B BDX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 57.0x 27.8x -136.2x STE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.1x 19.9x — BDX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.4% +8.4% -4.3% BDX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.0% 13.3% -12.2% STE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.3% 9.3% — STE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.2x 0.9x — STE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +5.7% -4.4% +429.8% TXG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.3%/yr -0.2%/yr -14.4%/yr STE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.9% 26.3% 73.8% STE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 76/100 61/100 STE

Percentile Scorecard

BDXSTETXG

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

AxisBDXSTETXG
Valuation 90 #24 of 228 84 #38 of 228 43 #130 of 228
Growth 47 #117 of 221 71 #64 of 221 66 #76 of 221
Profitability 78 #46 of 208 87 #27 of 208 63 #77 of 208
Financial Health 27 #176 of 239 63 #89 of 239 68 #78 of 239
Shareholder Returns 95 #8 of 137 73 #38 of 137 67 #46 of 137
Overall 67 76 61
  • BDX ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • STE ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • TXG ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBDXSTETXGSPY
1 month +6.8%+10.1%-14.9% -0.8%
3 months +23.6%+5.3%+58.9% +3.5%
6 months +30.7%+3.6%+227.5% +7.0%
Year to date +1.2%-9.2%+347.3% +12.2%
1 year +5.7%-4.4%+429.8% +13.0%
3 years -21.9%+9.9%+100.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year -7.9%+3.2%+26.1% +23.1%
5 years -19.8%-0.9%-54.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year -4.3%-0.2%-14.4% +11.0%
10 years +17.2%+238.8%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +1.6%+13.0%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBDXSTETXGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.9%26.3%73.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.1%25.7%66.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.340.402.21 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.18-0.175.82 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.4%-36.5%-96.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.5%-14.3%-25.4% -1.8%
52-week high $210.02$268.65$97.74 $779.14
52-week low $140.71$199.40$12.44 $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.

MultipleBDXSTETXG
P/E now vs peer median 57.3xmedian 30.6x 27.9xmedian 30.6x -126.2xmedian 30.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 3.0x 3.7xmedian 3.0x 15.4xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.0xmedian 17.5x 14.6xmedian 17.5x -212.9xmedian 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.7xmedian 23.3x 24.2xmedian 23.3x 78.3xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 2.4x 3.1xmedian 2.4x 11.5xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median -3.93median 0.87 0.31median 0.87 -4.70median 0.87

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 monthsBDXSTETXG
Revenue $23.25B $6.04B $616.91M
Gross profit $10.91B $2.68B $432.03M
Operating income $2.48B $1.14B -$88.38M
Net income $941.00M $808.10M -$75.13M
Free cash flow $3.20B $925.60M $121.44M
R&D $1.37B $115.10M $226.80M
EPS (diluted) $3.42 $8.22 $-0.58
Cash & equivalents $708.00M $482.30M –
Total debt $72.81B $1.89B –
Shares (diluted) 275.16M 97.90M 129.98M
Enterprise value $50.81B $20.69B $10.03B

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
MetricBDXSTETXG
P/E 57.3x 27.9x -126.2x
P/FCF 16.7x 24.2x 78.3x
P/Operating cash flow 13.5x 17.4x 74.8x
P/S 2.3x 3.7x 15.4x
P/B 2.2x 3.1x 11.5x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 4.0x 12.4x
EV/EBITDA 14.0x 14.6x -212.9x
EV/EBIT 28.0x 20.9x -107.0x
EV/Revenue 3.0x 3.9x 15.3x
EV/FCF 21.7x 25.8x 77.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.6x 18.5x 74.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -3.93 0.31 -4.70

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBDXSTETXG
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.4% 8.4% -4.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.9% 9.0% 2.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 23.7% 9.1% -3.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.5% 9.6% 1.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 13.0% 23.1% 12.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.3% 11.2% 20.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -40.6% 24.6% 11.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -17.3% 89.1% 24.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -38.0% 25.7% 14.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -14.6% 89.8% 26.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 43.5% 1.9% 89.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.5% 16.9% 135.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 54.2% 1.8% 113.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.5% 23.3% 44.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBDXSTETXG
Gross margin 46.9% 44.4% 70.0%
EBITDA margin 21.4% 27.0% -7.2%
Operating margin 10.7% 18.9% -14.3%
Pretax margin 8.4% 18.0% -12.1%
Net margin 4.0% 13.3% -12.2%
FCF margin 13.8% 15.3% 19.7%
Operating cash flow margin 17.0% 21.3% 20.6%
Return on equity 3.9% 11.2% -9.2%
Return on assets 1.9% 7.5% -7.3%
Return on invested capital 5.3% 9.3% –
Return on capital employed 6.0% 12.1% -9.8%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.2x 1.6x -1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 1.0% 16.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBDXSTETXG
Debt / assets 33.1% 17.6% –
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.2x 0.9x –
Debt / FCF 5.2x 2.0x –
Liabilities / assets 51.9% 32.7% 19.9%
Equity / assets 48.1% 67.3% 80.1%
Interest coverage 4.2x 18.8x –
Current ratio 0.9x 1.9x 5.7x
Quick ratio 0.3x 1.2x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.4x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 2.29 5.28 26.75

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBDXSTETXG
Dividend yield 2.1% 1.1% –
Net buyback yield 4.7% 1.5% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 6.8% 2.6% -0.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 30.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 26.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 9.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 9.7% –

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.

ConsensusBDXSTETXG
Forward P/E 15.1xFY2026 19.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $12.99FY2026 $11.56FY2026 $-0.79FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +14.8%FY2026 +13.7%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -2.9% +13.2% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.11BFY2026 $6.62BFY2026 $580.42MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -17.1%FY2026 +11.5%FY2026 -9.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.6% -0.3% +24.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBDXSTETXG
Held by institutions 96.1% 97.1% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,442 829 389
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% +1.1% +2.4%
Institutions buying 688 405 197
Institutions selling 543 300 137
Buyers to sellers 1.27 1.35 1.44

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.

BDXSTETXG
BDX 1.00 0.47 0.07
STE 0.47 1.00 0.19
TXG 0.07 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BDX, STE and TXG?

Becton Dickinson (BDX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Becton Dickinson (BDX) $53.66B, Steris (STE) $22.36B, 10x Genomics (TXG) $10.23B.

Which stock is cheaper, BDX, STE and TXG?

Steris (STE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Becton Dickinson (BDX) 57.0x, Steris (STE) 27.8x, 10x Genomics (TXG) -136.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Becton Dickinson (BDX) is cheapest (Becton Dickinson (BDX) 15.1x, Steris (STE) 19.9x). 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%, Steris (STE) +8.4%, 10x Genomics (TXG) -4.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Steris (STE) has the highest net margin (Becton Dickinson (BDX) 4.0%, Steris (STE) 13.3%, 10x Genomics (TXG) -12.2%). On return on invested capital, Steris (STE) leads (Becton Dickinson (BDX) 5.3%, Steris (STE) 9.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year 10x Genomics (TXG) returned the most: Becton Dickinson (BDX) +5.7%, Steris (STE) -4.4%, 10x Genomics (TXG) +429.8%. Over five years, Steris (STE) compounded fastest (Becton Dickinson (BDX) -4.3%/yr, Steris (STE) -0.2%/yr, 10x Genomics (TXG) -14.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Becton Dickinson (BDX) 0.00%, Steris (STE) 0.01%, 10x Genomics (TXG) 0.00%. Becton Dickinson (BDX) and 10x Genomics (TXG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Steris (STE) has been the steadiest (Becton Dickinson (BDX) 31.9%, Steris (STE) 26.3%, 10x Genomics (TXG) 73.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BDX, STE and TXG?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Steris (STE) leads on 7. 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.