BIO vs A vs RVTY Stock Comparison

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Agilent Technologies and Revvity Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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A Agilent Technologies, Inc.
$175.96 +1.8% 1M +18.9% 1Y
Market cap
$49.29B
P/E
34.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.37B
Div. yield
0.01%
Life Sciences Tools Healthcare
10 wins
RVTY Revvity, Inc.
$160.32 +6.1% 1M +62.1% 1Y
Market cap
$17.77B
P/E
74.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.91B
Div. yield
0.00%
Life Sciences Tools Healthcare
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Agilent Technologies leads on 10 of the 12 questions below (Agilent Technologies 10, Revvity 1, Bio-Rad Laboratories 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBIOARVTYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.95B $49.29B $17.77B A
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 44.8x 34.2x 74.8x A
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 37.5x 26.9x 31.4x A
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.4% +8.6% +4.1% A
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.6% 19.5% 8.2% A
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.4% 13.1% 3.1% A
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.1x 2.8x A
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% A
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +9.7% +18.9% +62.1% RVTY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.4%/yr +2.5%/yr -1.6%/yr A
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.0% 32.4% 39.9% A
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 62/100 58/100 BIO

Percentile Scorecard

BIOARVTY

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

AxisBIOARVTY
Valuation 78 #50 of 228 58 #97 of 228 68 #73 of 228
Growth 20 #178 of 221 36 #141 of 221 27 #161 of 221
Profitability 70 #64 of 208 91 #20 of 208 79 #45 of 208
Financial Health 69 #75 of 239 55 #108 of 239 47 #128 of 239
Shareholder Returns 83 #24 of 137 71 #40 of 137 69 #43 of 137
Overall 64 62 58
  • BIO ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • A ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • RVTY 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

PeriodBIOARVTYSPY
1 month -2.1%+1.8%+6.1% -0.8%
3 months +17.8%+27.6%+48.4% +3.5%
6 months +29.8%+52.2%+84.7% +7.0%
Year to date +23.0%+29.3%+65.7% +12.2%
1 year +9.7%+18.9%+62.1% +13.0%
3 years +37.7%+71.2%+63.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +11.3%+19.6%+17.9% +23.1%
5 years -51.2%+13.3%-7.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year -13.4%+2.5%-1.6% +11.0%
10 years +138.2%+305.7%+216.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year +9.1%+15.0%+12.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBIOARVTYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.0%32.4%39.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.8%27.5%35.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.760.881.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.260.581.56 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -72.7%-39.6%-59.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.5%-1.0%0.0% -1.8%
52-week high $390.34$177.72$160.32 $779.14
52-week low $241.71$110.24$82.26 $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.

MultipleBIOARVTY
P/E now vs peer median 44.8xmedian 30.6x 34.5xmedian 30.6x 75.3xmedian 30.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 3.0x 6.7xmedian 3.0x 6.1xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 17.5x 27.1xmedian 17.5x 25.9xmedian 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.2xmedian 23.3x 39.2xmedian 23.3x 31.4xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 2.4x 6.7xmedian 2.4x 2.5xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 1.21median 0.87 3.51median 0.87 -2.42median 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 monthsBIOARVTY
Revenue $2.59B $7.37B $2.91B
Gross profit $1.34B $3.97B $1.60B
Operating income $53.10M $1.64B $358.85M
Net income $222.40M $1.44B $237.55M
Free cash flow $353.10M $1.27B $568.85M
R&D $265.70M $485.00M $215.83M
EPS (diluted) $8.29 $5.09 $2.13
Cash & equivalents $517.00M $1.76B $1.02B
Total debt $1.20B $3.95B $3.21B
Shares (diluted) 26.81M 283.00M 111.63M
Enterprise value $3.81B $42.17B $14.03B

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
MetricBIOARVTY
P/E 44.8x 34.5x 75.3x
P/FCF 28.2x 39.2x 31.4x
P/Operating cash flow 20.2x 30.8x 28.0x
P/S 3.8x 6.7x 6.1x
P/B 1.4x 6.7x 2.5x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 7.7x 3.6x
EV/EBITDA – 27.1x 25.9x
EV/EBIT 179.9x 31.6x 55.9x
EV/Revenue 3.7x 7.0x 6.9x
EV/FCF 27.1x 40.9x 35.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.4x 32.2x 31.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.21 3.51 -2.42

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBIOARVTY
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.4% 8.6% 4.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.2% 1.8% 0.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.4% 11.2% 2.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -3.5% 3.7% -0.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -76.3% 13.5% -5.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -47.4% 5.1% -3.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -30.3% 18.0% -16.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 36.1% 8.3% -33.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -29.3% 18.9% -12.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 36.9% 9.8% -31.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -7.8% 7.6% 6.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.8% -1.9% 86.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -4.8% 16.5% 9.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.9% -3.7% 64.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBIOARVTY
Gross margin 51.9% 53.8% 55.0%
EBITDA margin – 25.9% 26.6%
Operating margin 2.1% 22.2% 12.3%
Pretax margin 13.5% 22.5% 9.0%
Net margin 8.6% 19.5% 8.2%
FCF margin 13.6% 17.2% 19.5%
Operating cash flow margin 19.0% 21.8% 21.9%
Return on equity 3.2% 19.9% 3.3%
Return on assets 2.2% 10.7% 2.0%
Return on invested capital 0.4% 13.1% 3.1%
Return on capital employed 0.6% 14.6% 3.3%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.5x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.2x 1.1x 2.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.8% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBIOARVTY
Debt / assets 11.7% 28.3% 26.6%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.5x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.1x 2.8x
Debt / FCF 3.4x 3.1x 5.6x
Liabilities / assets 30.0% 47.3% 40.0%
Equity / assets 70.0% 52.7% 60.0%
Interest coverage 1.1x 15.5x 3.7x
Current ratio 3.1x 2.1x 1.8x
Quick ratio 2.1x 1.4x 1.4x
Cash ratio 1.7x 0.8x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 3.55 5.82 3.38

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBIOARVTY
Dividend yield – 0.6% 0.2%
Net buyback yield 1.2% 0.6% 2.6%
Shareholder yield 1.2% 1.2% 2.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 19.9% 13.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 22.6% 5.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 2.1% -6.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 3.1% -6.1%

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.

ConsensusBIOARVTY
Forward P/E 37.5xFY2026 26.9xFY2026 31.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.95FY2026 $6.54FY2026 $5.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +0.3%FY2026 +17.0%FY2026 +0.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -0.3% +0.6% +11.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.69BFY2026 $7.87BFY2026 $2.98BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.2%FY2026 +15.3%FY2026 +4.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.3% -5.6% -2.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBIOARVTY
Held by institutions 89.5% 92.6% 100.0%
Institutions holding 403 1,122 545
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.9% +3.2% -1.3%
Institutions buying 177 599 301
Institutions selling 155 350 161
Buyers to sellers 1.14 1.71 1.87

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.

BIOARVTY
BIO 1.00 0.52 0.53
A 0.52 1.00 0.64
RVTY 0.53 0.64 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BIO, A and RVTY?

Agilent Technologies (A) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) $9.95B, Agilent Technologies (A) $49.29B, Revvity (RVTY) $17.77B.

Which stock is cheaper, BIO, A and RVTY?

Agilent Technologies (A) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) 44.8x, Agilent Technologies (A) 34.2x, Revvity (RVTY) 74.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Agilent Technologies (A) is cheapest (Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) 37.5x, Agilent Technologies (A) 26.9x, Revvity (RVTY) 31.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Agilent Technologies (A) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) +1.4%, Agilent Technologies (A) +8.6%, Revvity (RVTY) +4.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Agilent Technologies (A) has the highest net margin (Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) 8.6%, Agilent Technologies (A) 19.5%, Revvity (RVTY) 8.2%). On return on invested capital, Agilent Technologies (A) leads (Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) 0.4%, Agilent Technologies (A) 13.1%, Revvity (RVTY) 3.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Revvity (RVTY) returned the most: Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) +9.7%, Agilent Technologies (A) +18.9%, Revvity (RVTY) +62.1%. Over five years, Agilent Technologies (A) compounded fastest (Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) -13.4%/yr, Agilent Technologies (A) +2.5%/yr, Revvity (RVTY) -1.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Agilent Technologies (A) has the highest dividend yield: Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) 0.00%, Agilent Technologies (A) 0.01%, Revvity (RVTY) 0.00%. Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Agilent Technologies (A) has been the steadiest (Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) 37.0%, Agilent Technologies (A) 32.4%, Revvity (RVTY) 39.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BIO, A and RVTY?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Agilent Technologies (A) leads on 10. 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.