BNR vs DGX vs GRAL Stock Comparison

Burning Rock Biotech, Quest Diagnostics and Grail Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BNR Burning Rock Biotech Ltd
$11.05 -41.7% 1M -11.7% 1Y
Market cap
$97.70M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$72.00M
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Labs Healthcare
1 win
DGX Quest Diagnostics Inc
$253.03 +9.1% 1M +44.8% 1Y
Market cap
$27.68B
P/E
24.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.84B
Div. yield
0.01%
Diagnostic Labs Healthcare
6 wins
GRAL GRAIL, Inc.
$158.92 +16.4% 1M +86.5% 1Y
Market cap
$6.25B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$157.21M
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Labs Healthcare
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Quest Diagnostics leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Quest Diagnostics 6, Grail 2, Burning Rock Biotech 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBNRDGXGRALLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $97.70M $27.68B $6.25B DGX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -10.0x 24.5x -16.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 3.3x 23.1x — BNR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.9% +9.1% +17.1% GRAL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -13.6% 9.5% -249.1% DGX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -12.3% 9.9% — DGX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.1x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -11.7% +44.8% +86.5% GRAL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -39.9%/yr +11.5%/yr — DGX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 128.1% 23.8% 111.4% DGX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 64/100 43/100 DGX

Percentile Scorecard

BNRDGXGRAL

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

AxisBNRDGXGRAL
Valuation 40 #56 of 92 68 #30 of 92 8 #85 of 92
Growth 72 #25 of 87 40 #53 of 87 59 #36 of 87
Profitability 29 #61 of 86 81 #17 of 86 6 #81 of 86
Financial Health 83 #17 of 97 54 #45 of 97 99 #2 of 97
Shareholder Returns – 78 #13 of 55 –
Overall 56 64 43
  • BNR ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • DGX ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • GRAL ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBNRDGXGRALSPY
1 month -41.7%+9.1%+16.4% +0.7%
3 months +24.9%+7.9%+123.4% +3.7%
6 months -35.0%+30.3%+191.7% +7.1%
Year to date -45.2%+45.8%+85.7% +12.8%
1 year -11.7%+44.8%+86.5% +11.9%
3 years +10.5%+95.5%— +85.2%
3 years, per year +3.4%+25.1%— +22.8%
5 years -92.2%+72.4%— +67.6%
5 years, per year -39.9%+11.5%— +10.9%
10 years —+214.6%— +262.0%
10 years, per year —+12.1%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBNRDGXGRALSPY
Volatility, 1Y 128.1%23.8%111.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 125.8%18.6%126.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.02-0.092.69 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.091.880.78 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -98.6%-30.3%-62.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -73.1%0.0%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $41.06$253.03$158.92 $779.14
52-week low $7.04$173.49$43.03 $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.

MultipleBNRDGXGRAL
P/E now vs peer median -10.0xmedian 26.0x 24.7xmedian 26.0x -17.5xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.6x 2.4xmedian 1.6x 45.2xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 15.4x 14.1xmedian 15.4x -15.4xmedian 15.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -60.1xmedian 21.5x 20.2xmedian 21.5x -24.0xmedian 21.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 3.2x 3.5xmedian 3.2x 2.8xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.18median 0.87 1.69median 0.87 —median 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 monthsBNRDGXGRAL
Revenue $72.00M $11.84B $157.21M
Gross profit $53.66M $3.92B $75.51M
Operating income -$9.36M $1.72B -$559.25M
Net income -$11.22M $1.18B -$391.59M
Free cash flow -$1.93M $1.38B -$296.16M
R&D $19.39M – $190.72M
EPS (diluted) $-0.92 $10.08 $-9.08
Cash & equivalents $61.43M $797.00M $55.65M
Total debt $1.09M $5.55B –
Shares (diluted) 10.63M 112.00M 43.11M
Enterprise value -$161.95M $25.45B $3.12B

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
MetricBNRDGXGRAL
P/E -10.0x 24.7x -17.5x
P/FCF -60.1x 20.2x -24.0x
P/Operating cash flow -60.1x 14.3x -24.1x
P/S 1.6x 2.4x 45.2x
P/B 1.6x 3.5x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 4.4x 9.3x
EV/EBITDA – 14.1x -15.4x
EV/EBIT -5.9x 18.9x -11.2x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 2.8x 39.7x
EV/FCF -28.5x 23.7x -21.1x
EV/Operating cash flow -28.5x 16.7x -21.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.18 1.69 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBNRDGXGRAL
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.9% 9.1% 17.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.7% 8.4% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.7% 8.5% 30.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -2.7% 8.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 54.6% 12.5% 11.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 56.1% 15.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) 43.6% 15.0% 11.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 52.7% 12.9% –
EPS growth (1Y) 51.7% 17.6% 26.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 55.6% 14.6% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 92.5% 3.5% 20.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 67.4% 21.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 86.5% -1.3% 20.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 67.4% 32.1% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBNRDGXGRAL
Gross margin 74.5% 33.1% 48.0%
EBITDA margin – 19.5% -257.6%
Operating margin -13.0% 14.6% -355.7%
Pretax margin -13.3% 12.6% -336.8%
Net margin -13.6% 9.5% -249.1%
FCF margin -2.7% 11.6% -188.4%
Operating cash flow margin -2.7% 16.5% -187.5%
Return on equity -15.1% 15.0% -15.5%
Return on assets -10.0% 6.9% -13.9%
Return on invested capital -12.3% 9.9% –
Return on capital employed -11.7% 11.3% -20.4%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.7x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.2x 1.7x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.7% 40.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBNRDGXGRAL
Debt / assets 0.2% 32.2% –
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.1x –
Debt / FCF -0.1x 4.0x –
Liabilities / assets 33.8% 53.8% 10.6%
Equity / assets 66.2% 46.2% 89.4%
Interest coverage – 6.5x –
Current ratio 3.1x 1.7x 10.9x
Quick ratio 2.8x 1.4x 10.6x
Cash ratio 1.9x 0.4x 10.3x
Altman Z-score -5.05 3.77 8.78

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBNRDGXGRAL
Dividend yield – 1.3% –
Net buyback yield – 1.2% –
Shareholder yield – 2.5% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – 31.3% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 26.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 6.3% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 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.

ConsensusBNRDGXGRAL
Forward P/E 3.3xFY2026 23.1xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $3.38FY2026 $10.96FY2026 $-9.05FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +11.3%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +6.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $171.24MFY2026 $11.25BFY2026 $169.78MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +121.9%FY2026 +1.9%FY2026 +15.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +7.7% +38.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBNRDGXGRAL
Held by institutions 16.5% 94.4% 85.4%
Institutions holding 17 1,097 373
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.5% +2.7% +8.4%
Institutions buying 9 550 183
Institutions selling 4 341 100
Buyers to sellers 2.25 1.61 1.83

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.

BNRDGXGRAL
BNR 1.00 -0.03 0.20
DGX -0.03 1.00 0.08
GRAL 0.20 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BNR, DGX and GRAL?

Quest Diagnostics (DGX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Burning Rock Biotech (BNR) $97.70M, Quest Diagnostics (DGX) $27.68B, Grail (GRAL) $6.25B.

Which company is growing faster?

Grail (GRAL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Burning Rock Biotech (BNR) -3.9%, Quest Diagnostics (DGX) +9.1%, Grail (GRAL) +17.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Quest Diagnostics (DGX) has the highest net margin (Burning Rock Biotech (BNR) -13.6%, Quest Diagnostics (DGX) 9.5%, Grail (GRAL) -249.1%). On return on invested capital, Quest Diagnostics (DGX) leads (Burning Rock Biotech (BNR) -12.3%, Quest Diagnostics (DGX) 9.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Grail (GRAL) returned the most: Burning Rock Biotech (BNR) -11.7%, Quest Diagnostics (DGX) +44.8%, Grail (GRAL) +86.5%. Over five years, Quest Diagnostics (DGX) compounded fastest (Burning Rock Biotech (BNR) -39.9%/yr, Quest Diagnostics (DGX) +11.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Burning Rock Biotech (BNR) 0.00%, Quest Diagnostics (DGX) 0.01%, Grail (GRAL) 0.00%. Burning Rock Biotech (BNR) and Grail (GRAL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Quest Diagnostics (DGX) has been the steadiest (Burning Rock Biotech (BNR) 128.1%, Quest Diagnostics (DGX) 23.8%, Grail (GRAL) 111.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BNR, DGX and GRAL?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Quest Diagnostics (DGX) 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.