BIO vs CTKB vs TMO Stock Comparison

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Cytek Biosciences and Thermo Fisher Scientific Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CTKB Cytek Biosciences, Inc.
$5.98 +5.8% 1M +44.1% 1Y
Market cap
$777.30M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$206.71M
Div. yield
–
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Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Thermo Fisher Scientific leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Thermo Fisher Scientific 6, Bio-Rad Laboratories 2, Cytek Biosciences 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBIOCTKBTMOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.19B $777.30M $256.36B TMO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 45.8x -9.6x 36.4x TMO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 38.3x — 26.8x TMO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.4% +5.4% +8.3% TMO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.6% -39.0% — BIO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.4% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 0.27% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +13.3% +44.1% +23.0% CTKB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.6%/yr -23.4%/yr +2.3%/yr TMO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.0% 55.8% 29.8% TMO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 41/100 51/100 BIO

Percentile Scorecard

BIOCTKBTMO

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

AxisBIOCTKBTMO
Valuation 78 #51 of 227 54 #104 of 227 50 #113 of 227
Growth 20 #176 of 219 3 #212 of 219 41 #130 of 219
Profitability 71 #61 of 206 45 #114 of 206 70 #63 of 206
Financial Health 68 #77 of 238 53 #112 of 238 –
Shareholder Returns 80 #28 of 134 47 #71 of 134 44 #76 of 134
Overall 63 41 51
  • BIO ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • CTKB ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • TMO 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

PeriodBIOCTKBTMOSPY
1 month +0.0%+5.8%+2.9% -0.2%
3 months +15.2%+34.1%+20.3% +3.9%
6 months +36.4%+30.9%+47.4% +8.2%
Year to date +25.7%+18.4%+19.7% +12.9%
1 year +13.3%+44.1%+23.0% +12.3%
3 years +40.7%+38.1%+60.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year +12.1%+11.4%+17.1% +23.3%
5 years -51.7%-73.7%+11.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year -13.6%-23.4%+2.3% +10.9%
10 years +141.8%—+364.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year +9.2%—+16.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBIOCTKBTMOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.0%55.8%29.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.8%55.0%28.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.760.870.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.360.790.77 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -72.7%-90.3%-41.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.4%-1.8%-0.5% -1.2%
52-week high $390.34$6.09$696.55 $779.14
52-week low $241.71$3.36$438.34 $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.

MultipleBIOCTKBTMO
P/E now vs peer median 45.8xmedian 29.6x -9.6xmedian 29.6x 36.4xmedian 29.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 2.9x 3.8xmedian 2.9x 5.4xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 17.4x -19.0xmedian 17.4x —median 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.8xmedian 22.3x -64.3xmedian 22.3x 34.0xmedian 22.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 2.3x 2.4xmedian 2.3x 4.7xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.24median 1.04 0.07median 1.04 4.80median 1.04

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 monthsBIOCTKBTMO
Revenue $2.59B $206.71M $47.35B
Gross profit $1.34B $110.03M –
Operating income $53.10M -$44.65M $8.47B
Net income $222.40M -$80.58M $7.09B
Free cash flow $353.10M -$12.08M –
R&D $265.70M $37.26M $1.40B
EPS (diluted) $8.29 $-0.62 $19.06
Cash & equivalents $517.00M $73.85M $5.46B
Total debt $1.20B – –
Shares (diluted) 26.81M 129.46M 371.00M
Enterprise value $4.04B $453.57M $256.48B

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
MetricBIOCTKBTMO
P/E 45.8x -9.6x 36.4x
P/FCF 28.8x -64.3x 34.0x
P/Operating cash flow 20.7x -128.7x 27.5x
P/S 3.9x 3.8x 5.4x
P/B 1.4x 2.4x 4.7x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 2.5x 7.0x
EV/EBITDA – -19.0x –
EV/EBIT 184.0x -15.8x –
EV/Revenue 3.8x 3.4x 5.4x
EV/FCF 27.7x -58.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow 19.8x -116.5x 27.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.24 0.07 4.80

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBIOCTKBTMO
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.4% 5.4% 8.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.2% 5.6% 2.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.4% 3.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -3.5% 1.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -76.3% -66.2% 12.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -47.4% -31.0% 7.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -30.3% -1,159% 7.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 36.1% -139.7% 6.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -29.3% -1,134% 9.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 36.9% -141.6% 7.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -7.8% -139.7% 21.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.8% -66.7% 4.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -4.8% -211.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.9% -3.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBIOCTKBTMO
Gross margin 51.9% 53.2% –
EBITDA margin – -17.9% –
Operating margin 2.1% -21.6% –
Pretax margin 13.5% -19.7% –
Net margin 8.6% -39.0% –
FCF margin 13.6% -5.8% –
Operating cash flow margin 19.0% -2.9% 19.7%
Return on equity 3.2% -24.8% 13.2%
Return on assets 2.2% -18.0% 6.2%
Return on invested capital 0.4% – –
Return on capital employed 0.6% -12.3% –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.5x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.2x 0.1x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 10.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBIOCTKBTMO
Debt / assets 11.7% – –
Debt / equity 0.2x – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF 3.4x – –
Liabilities / assets 30.0% 28.0% –
Equity / assets 70.0% 72.0% 47.9%
Interest coverage 1.1x -143.1x –
Current ratio 3.1x 4.5x 1.8x
Quick ratio 2.1x 1.5x –
Cash ratio 1.7x 0.9x –
Altman Z-score 3.59 4.24 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBIOCTKBTMO
Dividend yield – – 0.3%
Net buyback yield 1.2% -0.2% –
Shareholder yield 1.2% -0.2% 0.3%
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.

ConsensusBIOCTKBTMO
Forward P/E 38.3xFY2026 – 26.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.95FY2026 $-0.32FY2026 $25.91FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +0.3%FY2026 – +13.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -0.2% – +2.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.69BFY2026 $197.36MFY2026 $50.12BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.2%FY2026 -2.1%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.3% +9.9% -2.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBIOCTKBTMO
Held by institutions 89.5% 62.8% 90.2%
Institutions holding 403 156 2,622
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.9% -4.1% +0.8%
Institutions buying 177 75 1,142
Institutions selling 155 64 1,144
Buyers to sellers 1.14 1.17 1.00

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.

BIOCTKBTMO
BIO 1.00 0.35 0.57
CTKB 0.35 1.00 0.47
TMO 0.57 0.47 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BIO, CTKB and TMO?

Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) $10.19B, Cytek Biosciences (CTKB) $777.30M, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) $256.36B.

Which stock is cheaper, BIO, CTKB and TMO?

Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) 45.8x, Cytek Biosciences (CTKB) -9.6x, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 36.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) is cheapest (Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) 38.3x, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 26.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) +1.4%, Cytek Biosciences (CTKB) +5.4%, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) +8.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) has the highest net margin (Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) 8.6%, Cytek Biosciences (CTKB) -39.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cytek Biosciences (CTKB) returned the most: Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) +13.3%, Cytek Biosciences (CTKB) +44.1%, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) +23.0%. Over five years, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) compounded fastest (Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) -13.6%/yr, Cytek Biosciences (CTKB) -23.4%/yr, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) +2.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 0.27%. Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) and Cytek Biosciences (CTKB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) has been the steadiest (Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) 37.0%, Cytek Biosciences (CTKB) 55.8%, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 29.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BIO, CTKB and TMO?

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