BIO vs TMO vs DHR Stock Comparison

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Thermo Fisher Scientific and Danaher Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DHR Danaher Corp /De/
$232.95 +3.7% 1M +4.5% 1Y
Market cap
$163.62B
P/E
40.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.11B
Div. yield
–
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3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Thermo Fisher Scientific leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Thermo Fisher Scientific 6, Danaher 3, Bio-Rad Laboratories 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBIOTMODHRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.18B $257.69B $163.62B TMO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 45.8x 36.4x 40.9x TMO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 37.5x 26.4x 25.6x DHR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.4% +8.3% +4.6% TMO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.6% — 15.9% DHR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.4% — 5.7% DHR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 2.9x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +9.7% +19.6% +4.5% TMO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.4%/yr +2.3%/yr -5.3%/yr TMO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.0% 29.9% 30.7% TMO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 51/100 59/100 BIO

Percentile Scorecard

BIOTMODHR

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

AxisBIOTMODHR
Valuation 78 #50 of 228 49 #116 of 228 67 #75 of 228
Growth 20 #178 of 221 40 #133 of 221 21 #176 of 221
Profitability 70 #64 of 208 70 #63 of 208 88 #26 of 208
Financial Health 69 #75 of 239 – 46 #130 of 239
Shareholder Returns 83 #24 of 137 44 #77 of 137 76 #34 of 137
Overall 64 51 59
  • BIO ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • TMO ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • DHR 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

PeriodBIOTMODHRSPY
1 month -2.1%+1.7%+3.7% -0.8%
3 months +17.8%+22.4%+18.5% +3.5%
6 months +29.8%+46.3%+29.0% +7.0%
Year to date +23.0%+18.2%+1.8% +12.2%
1 year +9.7%+19.6%+4.5% +13.0%
3 years +37.7%+58.7%+24.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year +11.3%+16.7%+7.4% +23.1%
5 years -51.2%+11.8%-23.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year -13.4%+2.3%-5.3% +11.0%
10 years +138.2%+362.6%+199.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year +9.1%+16.6%+11.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBIOTMODHRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.0%29.9%30.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.8%28.3%31.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.760.620.45 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.260.660.15 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -72.7%-41.5%-50.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.5%-1.7%-3.8% -1.8%
52-week high $390.34$696.55$242.05 $779.14
52-week low $241.71$438.34$161.91 $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.

MultipleBIOTMODHR
P/E now vs peer median 44.8xmedian 30.6x 35.9xmedian 30.6x 41.0xmedian 30.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 3.0x 5.3xmedian 3.0x 6.5xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 17.5x —median 17.5x 24.3xmedian 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.2xmedian 23.3x 34.0xmedian 23.3x 30.0xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 2.4x 4.6xmedian 2.4x 3.1xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 1.21median 0.87 4.74median 0.87 -3.28median 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 monthsBIOTMODHR
Revenue $2.59B $47.35B $25.11B
Gross profit $1.34B – $14.69B
Operating income $53.10M $8.47B $5.13B
Net income $222.40M $7.09B $4.00B
Free cash flow $353.10M – $5.47B
R&D $265.70M $1.40B $1.62B
EPS (diluted) $8.29 $19.06 $5.66
Cash & equivalents $517.00M $5.46B $4.35B
Total debt $1.20B – $26.56B
Shares (diluted) 26.81M 371.00M 707.60M
Enterprise value $4.04B $257.69B $147.42B

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
MetricBIOTMODHR
P/E 44.8x 35.9x 41.0x
P/FCF 28.2x 34.0x 30.0x
P/Operating cash flow 20.2x 27.2x 24.7x
P/S 3.8x 5.3x 6.5x
P/B 1.4x 4.6x 3.1x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 6.9x 5.2x
EV/EBITDA – – 24.3x
EV/EBIT 179.9x – 36.3x
EV/Revenue 3.7x 5.3x 7.4x
EV/FCF 27.1x – 34.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.4x 27.2x 28.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.21 4.74 -3.28

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBIOTMODHR
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.4% 8.3% 4.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.2% 2.9% -0.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.4% – 2.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -3.5% – -0.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -76.3% 12.8% 16.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -47.4% 7.2% -7.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -30.3% 7.9% 17.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 36.1% 6.2% -14.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -29.3% 9.7% 19.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 36.9% 7.6% -12.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -7.8% 21.9% 7.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.8% 4.5% -7.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -4.8% – 12.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.9% – -9.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBIOTMODHR
Gross margin 51.9% – 58.5%
EBITDA margin – – 30.5%
Operating margin 2.1% – 20.4%
Pretax margin 13.5% – 19.0%
Net margin 8.6% – 15.9%
FCF margin 13.6% – 21.8%
Operating cash flow margin 19.0% 19.7% 26.4%
Return on equity 3.2% 13.2% 7.6%
Return on assets 2.2% 6.2% 4.5%
Return on invested capital 0.4% – 5.7%
Return on capital employed 0.6% – 6.4%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.4x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.2x 1.3x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue – – 1.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBIOTMODHR
Debt / assets 11.7% – 28.8%
Debt / equity 0.2x – 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 2.9x
Debt / FCF 3.4x – 4.9x
Liabilities / assets 30.0% – 43.1%
Equity / assets 70.0% 47.9% 56.9%
Interest coverage 1.1x – 17.6x
Current ratio 3.1x 1.8x 1.7x
Quick ratio 2.1x – 1.0x
Cash ratio 1.7x – 0.5x
Altman Z-score 3.55 – 3.72

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBIOTMODHR
Dividend yield – 0.3% 0.7%
Net buyback yield 1.2% – 1.8%
Shareholder yield 1.2% 0.3% 2.4%
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.

ConsensusBIOTMODHR
Forward P/E 37.5xFY2026 26.4xFY2026 25.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.95FY2026 $25.91FY2026 $9.11FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +0.3%FY2026 +13.3%FY2026 +16.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -0.2% +2.0% +8.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.69BFY2026 $50.12BFY2026 $27.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.2%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026 +9.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.3% -2.8% -1.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBIOTMODHR
Held by institutions 89.5% 90.2% 81.9%
Institutions holding 403 2,621 2,115
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.9% +0.8% +1.1%
Institutions buying 177 1,141 837
Institutions selling 155 1,144 1,015
Buyers to sellers 1.14 1.00 0.82

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.

BIOTMODHR
BIO 1.00 0.57 0.50
TMO 0.57 1.00 0.72
DHR 0.50 0.72 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BIO, TMO and DHR?

Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) $10.18B, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) $257.69B, Danaher (DHR) $163.62B.

Which stock is cheaper, BIO, TMO and DHR?

Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) 45.8x, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 36.4x, Danaher (DHR) 40.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Danaher (DHR) is cheapest (Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) 37.5x, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 26.4x, Danaher (DHR) 25.6x). 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%, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) +8.3%, Danaher (DHR) +4.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Danaher (DHR) has the highest net margin (Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) 8.6%, Danaher (DHR) 15.9%). On return on invested capital, Danaher (DHR) leads (Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) 0.4%, Danaher (DHR) 5.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) returned the most: Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) +9.7%, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) +19.6%, Danaher (DHR) +4.5%. Over five years, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) compounded fastest (Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) -13.4%/yr, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) +2.3%/yr, Danaher (DHR) -5.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) has been the steadiest (Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) 37.0%, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 29.9%, Danaher (DHR) 30.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.