BNR vs CAI vs NTRA Stock Comparison

Burning Rock Biotech, Caris Life Sciences and Natera Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BNR Burning Rock Biotech Ltd
$11.05 -41.7% 1M -11.7% 1Y
Market cap
$95.43M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$72.00M
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Labs Healthcare
1 win
NTRA Natera, Inc.
$436.00 +5.2% 1M +126.1% 1Y
Market cap
$59.05B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.71B
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Labs Healthcare
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Caris Life Sciences leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Caris Life Sciences 5, Natera 4, Burning Rock Biotech 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBNRCAINTRALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $95.43M $9.62B $59.05B NTRA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -9.7x 91.5x -306.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 3.3x 328.5x — BNR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.9% +85.4% +37.8% CAI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -13.6% 10.6% -7.1% CAI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -12.3% 15.6% -11.7% CAI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -2.2x 4.5x CAI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -11.7% +22.8% +126.1% NTRA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -39.9%/yr — +30.7%/yr NTRA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 128.1% 69.7% 47.9% NTRA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 71/100 51/100 CAI

Percentile Scorecard

BNRCAINTRA

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

AxisBNRCAINTRA
Valuation 40 #56 of 92 25 #69 of 92 17 #77 of 92
Growth 72 #25 of 87 99 #2 of 87 71 #26 of 87
Profitability 29 #61 of 86 89 #10 of 86 32 #59 of 86
Financial Health 83 #17 of 97 81 #19 of 97 85 #15 of 97
Shareholder Returns – 61 #22 of 55 52 #27 of 55
Overall 56 71 51
  • BNR ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • CAI ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • NTRA ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBNRCAINTRASPY
1 month -41.7%+14.5%+5.2% +0.7%
3 months +24.9%+124.6%+61.7% +3.7%
6 months -35.0%+90.2%+111.5% +7.1%
Year to date -45.2%+34.0%+90.3% +12.8%
1 year -11.7%+22.8%+126.1% +11.9%
3 years +10.5%—+1,061.1% +85.2%
3 years, per year +3.4%—+126.6% +22.8%
5 years -92.2%—+280.6% +67.6%
5 years, per year -39.9%—+30.7% +10.9%
10 years ——+5,023.4% +262.0%
10 years, per year ——+48.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBNRCAINTRASPY
Volatility, 1Y 128.1%69.7%47.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 125.8%69.4%44.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.021.391.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.090.332.63 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -98.6%-63.0%-76.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -73.1%0.0%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $41.06$36.14$436.00 $779.14
52-week low $7.04$14.55$182.65 $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.

MultipleBNRCAINTRA
P/E now vs peer median -10.0xmedian 26.0x 97.2xmedian 26.0x -324.7xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.6x 10.3xmedian 1.6x 23.1xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 15.4x 54.5xmedian 15.4x -274.7xmedian 15.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -60.1xmedian 21.5x 82.4xmedian 21.5x 743.7xmedian 21.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 3.2x 17.3xmedian 3.2x 34.4xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.18median 0.87 —median 0.87 -9.78median 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 monthsBNRCAINTRA
Revenue $72.00M $989.61M $2.71B
Gross profit $53.66M $689.36M $1.71B
Operating income -$9.36M $153.26M -$289.67M
Net income -$11.22M $105.14M -$192.36M
Free cash flow -$1.93M $123.96M $84.20M
R&D $19.39M $117.14M $787.38M
EPS (diluted) $-0.92 $0.37 $-1.34
Cash & equivalents $61.43M $690.92M $1.10B
Total debt $1.09M $393.15M $80.29M
Shares (diluted) 10.63M 282.89M 143.28M
Enterprise value -$164.21M $6.44B $54.73B

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
MetricBNRCAINTRA
P/E -10.0x 97.2x -324.7x
P/FCF -60.1x 82.4x 743.7x
P/Operating cash flow -60.1x 60.6x 274.3x
P/S 1.6x 10.3x 23.1x
P/B 1.6x 17.3x 34.4x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 17.3x 42.8x
EV/EBITDA – 54.5x -274.7x
EV/EBIT -5.9x 64.0x -212.6x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 9.9x 22.8x
EV/FCF -28.5x 79.2x 731.6x
EV/Operating cash flow -28.5x 58.2x 269.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.18 – -9.78

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBNRCAINTRA
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.9% 85.4% 37.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.7% – 42.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.7% 141.2% 43.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -2.7% – 68.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 54.6% 188.2% 1.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 56.1% – 17.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 43.6% 137.7% 24.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 52.7% – 27.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 51.7% 103.0% 27.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 55.6% – 33.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 92.5% 227.3% 22.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 67.4% – 38.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 86.5% 188.2% -26.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 67.4% – 30.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBNRCAINTRA
Gross margin 74.5% 69.7% 63.2%
EBITDA margin – 18.2% -8.3%
Operating margin -13.0% 15.5% -10.7%
Pretax margin -13.3% 10.6% -9.3%
Net margin -13.6% 10.6% -7.1%
FCF margin -2.7% 12.5% 3.1%
Operating cash flow margin -2.7% 17.0% 8.4%
Return on equity -15.1% 17.7% -10.7%
Return on assets -10.0% 8.8% -7.3%
Return on invested capital -12.3% 15.6% -11.7%
Return on capital employed -11.7% 15.3% -13.9%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.8x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.2x 1.6x -1.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 6.6% 14.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBNRCAINTRA
Debt / assets 0.2% 32.0% 3.0%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.7x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – -2.2x 4.5x
Debt / FCF -0.1x 3.2x 1.0x
Liabilities / assets 33.8% 51.9% 31.5%
Equity / assets 66.2% 48.1% 68.5%
Interest coverage – 3.3x -75.9x
Current ratio 3.1x 5.5x 3.0x
Quick ratio 2.8x 4.8x 2.8x
Cash ratio 1.9x 4.1x 2.0x
Altman Z-score -5.05 8.76 44.55

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusBNRCAINTRA
Forward P/E 3.3xFY2026 328.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $3.38FY2026 $0.11FY2026 $-1.48FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +236.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $171.24MFY2026 $1.06BFY2026 $3.07BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +121.9%FY2026 +30.1%FY2026 +32.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +21.6% +7.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBNRCAINTRA
Held by institutions 16.5% 52.0% 95.5%
Institutions holding 17 246 848
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.5% -6.3% +2.7%
Institutions buying 9 175 514
Institutions selling 4 47 240
Buyers to sellers 2.25 3.72 2.14

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.

BNRCAINTRA
BNR 1.00 0.10 0.09
CAI 0.10 1.00 0.56
NTRA 0.09 0.56 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BNR, CAI and NTRA?

Natera (NTRA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Burning Rock Biotech (BNR) $95.43M, Caris Life Sciences (CAI) $9.62B, Natera (NTRA) $59.05B.

Which company is growing faster?

Caris Life Sciences (CAI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Burning Rock Biotech (BNR) -3.9%, Caris Life Sciences (CAI) +85.4%, Natera (NTRA) +37.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Caris Life Sciences (CAI) has the highest net margin (Burning Rock Biotech (BNR) -13.6%, Caris Life Sciences (CAI) 10.6%, Natera (NTRA) -7.1%). On return on invested capital, Caris Life Sciences (CAI) leads (Burning Rock Biotech (BNR) -12.3%, Caris Life Sciences (CAI) 15.6%, Natera (NTRA) -11.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Natera (NTRA) returned the most: Burning Rock Biotech (BNR) -11.7%, Caris Life Sciences (CAI) +22.8%, Natera (NTRA) +126.1%. Over five years, Natera (NTRA) compounded fastest (Burning Rock Biotech (BNR) -39.9%/yr, Natera (NTRA) +30.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Natera (NTRA) has been the steadiest (Burning Rock Biotech (BNR) 128.1%, Caris Life Sciences (CAI) 69.7%, Natera (NTRA) 47.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BNR, CAI and NTRA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Caris Life Sciences (CAI) leads on 5. 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.