BNR vs EVO vs ICLR Stock Comparison

Burning Rock Biotech, Evotec SE and Icon Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BNR Burning Rock Biotech Ltd
$11.87 -36.2% 1M +1.5% 1Y
Market cap
$108.24M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$72.00M
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Labs Healthcare
2 wins
EVO Evotec SE
$1.57 +1.3% 1M -61.9% 1Y
Market cap
$570.03M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Contract Research Healthcare
1 win
ICLR Icon Plc
$182.98 +6.2% 1M +0.5% 1Y
Market cap
$16.01B
P/E
35.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.23B
Div. yield
–
Contract Research Healthcare
6 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionBNREVOICLRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $108.24M $570.03M $16.01B ICLR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -11.1x — 35.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 3.5x — 17.9x BNR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.9% — +1.8% ICLR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -13.6% — 5.4% ICLR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -12.3% — 4.7% ICLR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 2.3x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +1.5% -61.9% +0.5% BNR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -39.3%/yr — -8.6%/yr ICLR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 127.8% 58.0% 73.7% EVO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 — 81/100 ICLR

Percentile Scorecard

BNREVOICLR

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

AxisBNREVOICLR
Valuation 39 #57 of 92 – 100 #1 of 11
Growth 72 #25 of 87 – 70 #4 of 11
Profitability 28 #62 of 86 – 80 #3 of 11
Financial Health 82 #18 of 97 92 #2 of 13 75 #4 of 13
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 55 – 81
  • BNR ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • EVO ranked among 13 companies in Pharma Services
  • ICLR ranked among 13 companies in Pharma Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBNREVOICLRSPY
1 month -36.2%+1.3%+6.2% -0.2%
3 months +30.6%-19.9%+1.5% +3.9%
6 months -28.7%-47.3%+78.5% +8.2%
Year to date -41.1%-49.0%+0.4% +12.9%
1 year +1.5%-61.9%+0.5% +12.3%
3 years +12.5%-81.2%-22.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year +4.0%-42.8%-8.0% +23.3%
5 years -91.8%—-36.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year -39.3%—-8.6% +10.9%
10 years ——+127.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year ——+8.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBNREVOICLRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 127.8%58.0%73.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 125.5%65.3%87.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.991.501.44 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.01-1.070.01 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -98.6%-94.6%-76.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -71.1%-62.2%-9.8% -1.2%
52-week high $41.06$4.15$202.92 $779.14
52-week low $7.04$1.35$80.08 $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.

MultipleBNREVOICLR
P/E now vs peer median -10.8xmedian 24.6x —median 32.1x 32.0xmedian 32.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.6x —median 2.6x 1.7xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.6x —median 38.1x 15.2xmedian 38.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -64.5xmedian 21.6x —median 21.5x 16.3xmedian 21.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 3.2x 0.7xmedian 3.1x 1.5xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median -0.19median 0.66 —median 2.03 -13.47median 2.03

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 monthsBNREVOICLR
Revenue $72.00M – $8.23B
Gross profit $53.66M – $1.93B
Operating income -$9.36M – $718.25M
Net income -$11.22M – $448.66M
Free cash flow -$1.93M – $857.06M
R&D $19.39M – –
EPS (diluted) $-0.92 – $5.68
Cash & equivalents $61.43M $397.89M $808.98M
Total debt $1.09M $1.96B $3.38B
Shares (diluted) 10.63M – 78.97M
Enterprise value -$151.40M -$1.04B $12.78B

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
MetricBNREVOICLR
P/E -10.8x – 32.0x
P/FCF -64.5x – 16.3x
P/Operating cash flow -64.5x – 13.6x
P/S 1.7x – 1.7x
P/B 1.7x 0.7x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 0.7x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA – – 15.2x
EV/EBIT -6.8x – 23.1x
EV/Revenue 0.9x – 2.0x
EV/FCF -32.9x – 19.3x
EV/Operating cash flow -32.9x – 16.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.19 – -13.47

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBNREVOICLR
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.9% – 1.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.7% – 0.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.7% – -13.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -2.7% – -6.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 54.6% – 53.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 56.1% – -7.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 43.6% – 55.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 52.7% – -4.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 51.7% – 30.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 55.6% – -2.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 92.5% – -9.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 67.4% – 15.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 86.5% – -11.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 67.4% – 18.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBNREVOICLR
Gross margin 74.5% – 23.4%
EBITDA margin – – 13.3%
Operating margin -13.0% – 8.7%
Pretax margin -13.3% – 6.3%
Net margin -13.6% – 5.4%
FCF margin -2.7% – 10.4%
Operating cash flow margin -2.7% – 12.5%
Return on equity -15.1% – 7.6%
Return on assets -10.0% – 4.3%
Return on invested capital -12.3% – 4.7%
Return on capital employed -11.7% – 5.3%
Asset turnover 0.6x – 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.2x – 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue – – 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBNREVOICLR
Debt / assets 0.2% 30.2% 20.8%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.7x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 2.3x
Debt / FCF -0.1x – 3.9x
Liabilities / assets 33.8% 57.7% 43.8%
Equity / assets 66.2% 42.3% 56.2%
Interest coverage – – 3.4x
Current ratio 3.1x 2.3x 1.3x
Quick ratio 2.8x 1.6x 0.9x
Cash ratio 1.9x 1.2x 0.3x
Altman Z-score -4.91 – 2.07

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBNREVOICLR
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – 2.7%
Shareholder yield – 0.0% 2.7%
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.

ConsensusBNREVOICLR
Forward P/E 3.5xFY2026 – 17.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.38FY2026 $-0.72FY2026 $10.25FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – -18.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +22.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $171.24MFY2026 $682.51MFY2026 $8.52BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +121.9%FY2026 -26.0%FY2026 +3.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +23.4% -3.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBNREVOICLR
Held by institutions 16.5% 0.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 17 35 422
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.5% -60.2% +5.5%
Institutions buying 9 18 233
Institutions selling 4 7 138
Buyers to sellers 2.25 2.57 1.69

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.

BNREVOICLR
BNR 1.00 0.12 0.04
EVO 0.12 1.00 0.21
ICLR 0.04 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BNR, EVO and ICLR?

Icon (ICLR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Burning Rock Biotech (BNR) $108.24M, Evotec SE (EVO) $570.03M, Icon (ICLR) $16.01B.

Which company is growing faster?

Icon (ICLR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Burning Rock Biotech (BNR) -3.9%, Icon (ICLR) +1.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Icon (ICLR) has the highest net margin (Burning Rock Biotech (BNR) -13.6%, Icon (ICLR) 5.4%). On return on invested capital, Icon (ICLR) leads (Burning Rock Biotech (BNR) -12.3%, Icon (ICLR) 4.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Burning Rock Biotech (BNR) returned the most: Burning Rock Biotech (BNR) +1.5%, Evotec SE (EVO) -61.9%, Icon (ICLR) +0.5%. Over five years, Icon (ICLR) compounded fastest (Burning Rock Biotech (BNR) -39.3%/yr, Icon (ICLR) -8.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Evotec SE (EVO) has been the steadiest (Burning Rock Biotech (BNR) 127.8%, Evotec SE (EVO) 58.0%, Icon (ICLR) 73.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BNR, EVO and ICLR?

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