BIO vs TWST vs TXG Stock Comparison

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Twist Bioscience and 10x Genomics Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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TWST Twist Bioscience Corp
$159.85 -12.6% 1M +367.7% 1Y
Market cap
$10.90B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$431.80M
Div. yield
–
Life Sciences Tools Healthcare
3 wins
TXG 10x Genomics, Inc.
$78.02 -9.0% 1M +474.1% 1Y
Market cap
$10.89B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$616.91M
Div. yield
–
Life Sciences Tools Healthcare
1 win

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Bio-Rad Laboratories leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Bio-Rad Laboratories 4, Twist Bioscience 3, 10x Genomics 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBIOTWSTTXGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.29B $10.90B $10.89B TWST
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 46.2x -79.7x -145.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 38.3x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.4% +19.2% -4.3% TWST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.6% -31.7% -12.2% BIO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.4% -31.1% — BIO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.3x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +13.3% +367.7% +474.1% TXG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.6%/yr +5.6%/yr -13.9%/yr TWST
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.0% 78.8% 73.9% BIO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 50/100 61/100 BIO

Percentile Scorecard

BIOTWSTTXG

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

AxisBIOTWSTTXG
Valuation 78 #51 of 227 29 #162 of 227 43 #130 of 227
Growth 20 #176 of 219 55 #99 of 219 66 #76 of 219
Profitability 71 #61 of 206 41 #123 of 206 63 #77 of 206
Financial Health 68 #77 of 238 73 #64 of 238 68 #78 of 238
Shareholder Returns 80 #28 of 134 52 #65 of 134 68 #44 of 134
Overall 63 50 61
  • BIO ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • TWST ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • TXG 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

PeriodBIOTWSTTXGSPY
1 month +0.0%-12.6%-9.0% -0.2%
3 months +15.2%+80.5%+65.8% +3.9%
6 months +36.4%+170.2%+265.1% +8.2%
Year to date +25.7%+403.9%+378.4% +12.9%
1 year +13.3%+367.7%+474.1% +12.3%
3 years +40.7%+957.9%+114.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year +12.1%+119.6%+28.9% +23.3%
5 years -51.7%+31.4%-52.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year -13.6%+5.6%-13.9% +10.9%
10 years +141.8%—— +261.1%
10 years, per year +9.2%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBIOTWSTTXGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.0%78.8%73.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.8%69.5%66.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.762.692.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.364.676.41 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -72.7%-91.5%-96.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.4%-22.0%-20.2% -1.2%
52-week high $390.34$205.00$97.74 $779.14
52-week low $241.71$25.45$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.

MultipleBIOTWSTTXG
P/E now vs peer median 45.8xmedian 29.6x -72.9xmedian 29.6x -135.0xmedian 29.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 2.9x 23.2xmedian 2.9x 16.5xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 17.4x -82.5xmedian 17.4x -227.8xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.8xmedian 22.3x -102.1xmedian 22.3x 83.7xmedian 22.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 2.3x 22.5xmedian 2.3x 12.3xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.24median 1.04 -4.61median 1.04 -5.03median 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 monthsBIOTWSTTXG
Revenue $2.59B $431.80M $616.91M
Gross profit $1.34B $224.39M $432.03M
Operating income $53.10M -$144.98M -$88.38M
Net income $222.40M -$136.80M -$75.13M
Free cash flow $353.10M -$98.12M $121.44M
R&D $265.70M $71.86M $226.80M
EPS (diluted) $8.29 $-2.19 $-0.58
Cash & equivalents $517.00M $117.44M –
Total debt $1.20B $15.00M –
Shares (diluted) 26.81M 62.40M 129.98M
Enterprise value $4.14B $10.13B $10.70B

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
MetricBIOTWSTTXG
P/E 45.8x -72.9x -135.0x
P/FCF 28.8x -102.1x 83.7x
P/Operating cash flow 20.7x -188.8x 80.0x
P/S 3.9x 23.2x 16.5x
P/B 1.4x 22.5x 12.3x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 23.1x 13.3x
EV/EBITDA – -82.5x -227.8x
EV/EBIT 184.0x -68.1x -114.4x
EV/Revenue 3.8x 22.9x 16.4x
EV/FCF 27.7x -100.6x 83.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.8x -185.9x 79.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.24 -4.61 -5.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBIOTWSTTXG
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.4% 19.2% -4.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.2% 22.4% 2.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.4% 25.8% -3.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -3.5% 35.1% 1.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -76.3% -1.8% 12.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -47.4% 13.5% 20.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -30.3% -60.6% 11.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 36.1% 13.2% 24.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -29.3% -57.5% 14.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 36.9% 15.8% 26.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -7.8% -3.8% 89.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.8% 24.4% 135.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -4.8% -42.8% 113.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.9% 15.9% 44.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBIOTWSTTXG
Gross margin 51.9% 52.0% 70.0%
EBITDA margin – -27.7% -7.2%
Operating margin 2.1% -33.6% -14.3%
Pretax margin 13.5% -31.5% -12.1%
Net margin 8.6% -31.7% -12.2%
FCF margin 13.6% -22.7% 19.7%
Operating cash flow margin 19.0% -12.3% 20.6%
Return on equity 3.2% -30.4% -9.2%
Return on assets 2.2% -20.3% -7.3%
Return on invested capital 0.4% -31.1% –
Return on capital employed 0.6% -26.2% -9.8%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.2x 0.4x -1.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 15.4% 16.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBIOTWSTTXG
Debt / assets 11.7% 2.2% –
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.3x –
Debt / FCF 3.4x -0.2x –
Liabilities / assets 30.0% 33.7% 19.9%
Equity / assets 70.0% 66.3% 80.1%
Interest coverage 1.1x – –
Current ratio 3.1x 2.7x 5.7x
Quick ratio 2.1x 1.9x 0.8x
Cash ratio 1.7x 1.4x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 3.59 23.83 28.69

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBIOTWSTTXG
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 1.2% -0.1% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 1.2% -0.1% -0.1%
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.

ConsensusBIOTWSTTXG
Forward P/E 38.3xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $9.95FY2026 $-2.02FY2026 $-0.79FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +0.3%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after -0.2% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.69BFY2026 $469.33MFY2026 $580.42MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.2%FY2026 +24.6%FY2026 -9.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.3% +21.5% +24.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBIOTWSTTXG
Held by institutions 89.5% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 403 335 389
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.9% -0.8% +2.4%
Institutions buying 177 188 197
Institutions selling 155 102 137
Buyers to sellers 1.14 1.84 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.

BIOTWSTTXG
BIO 1.00 0.43 0.41
TWST 0.43 1.00 0.60
TXG 0.41 0.60 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BIO, TWST and TXG?

Twist Bioscience (TWST) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) $10.29B, Twist Bioscience (TWST) $10.90B, 10x Genomics (TXG) $10.89B.

Which company is growing faster?

Twist Bioscience (TWST) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) +1.4%, Twist Bioscience (TWST) +19.2%, 10x Genomics (TXG) -4.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) has the highest net margin (Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) 8.6%, Twist Bioscience (TWST) -31.7%, 10x Genomics (TXG) -12.2%). On return on invested capital, Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) leads (Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) 0.4%, Twist Bioscience (TWST) -31.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year 10x Genomics (TXG) returned the most: Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) +13.3%, Twist Bioscience (TWST) +367.7%, 10x Genomics (TXG) +474.1%. Over five years, Twist Bioscience (TWST) compounded fastest (Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) -13.6%/yr, Twist Bioscience (TWST) +5.6%/yr, 10x Genomics (TXG) -13.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) has been the steadiest (Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) 37.0%, Twist Bioscience (TWST) 78.8%, 10x Genomics (TXG) 73.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BIO, TWST 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, Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) leads on 4. 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.