CAI vs CCEL vs BLLN Stock Comparison

Caris Life Sciences, Cryo Cell International and BillionToOne Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CAI Caris Life Sciences, Inc.
$36.14 +14.5% 1M +22.8% 1Y
Market cap
$10.21B
P/E
97.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$989.61M
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Labs Healthcare
7 wins
BLLN BillionToOne, Inc.
$114.84 -2.8% 1M
Market cap
$5.38B
P/E
177.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$397.41M
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Labs Healthcare
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Caris Life Sciences leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Caris Life Sciences 7, BillionToOne 2, Cryo Cell International 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCAICCELBLLNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.21B $41.76M $5.38B CAI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 97.2x -21.5x 177.3x CAI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 328.5x 47.1x 151.1x CCEL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +85.4% -2.0% +90.1% BLLN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.6% -6.2% 7.6% CAI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.6% — 7.0% CAI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.2x 4.1x -9.1x BLLN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +22.8% +17.7% — CAI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -16.2%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 69.7% 72.3% 94.1% CAI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 46/100 57/100 CAI

Percentile Scorecard

CAICCELBLLN

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

AxisCAICCELBLLN
Valuation 25 #69 of 92 82 #17 of 92 21 #73 of 92
Growth 99 #2 of 87 6 #82 of 87 100 #1 of 87
Profitability 89 #10 of 86 53 #41 of 86 60 #35 of 86
Financial Health 81 #19 of 97 25 #73 of 97 97 #4 of 97
Shareholder Returns 61 #22 of 55 63 #21 of 55 7 #51 of 55
Overall 71 46 57
  • CAI ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • CCEL ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • BLLN ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCAICCELBLLNSPY
1 month +14.5%+27.9%-2.8% +0.7%
3 months +124.6%+54.6%-17.7% +3.7%
6 months +90.2%+51.5%+53.0% +7.1%
Year to date +34.0%+50.6%+40.3% +12.8%
1 year +22.8%+17.7%— +11.9%
3 years —+2.8%— +85.2%
3 years, per year —+0.9%— +22.8%
5 years —-58.7%— +67.6%
5 years, per year —-16.2%— +10.9%
10 years —+25.4%— +262.0%
10 years, per year —+2.3%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCAICCELBLLNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 69.7%72.3%94.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 69.4%77.3%107.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.390.561.66 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.330.25— 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -63.0%-79.2%-50.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%0.0%-23.4% -1.2%
52-week high $36.14$5.18$149.97 $779.14
52-week low $14.55$2.89$64.03 $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.

MultipleCAICCELBLLN
P/E now vs peer median 97.2xmedian 26.0x -21.5xmedian 26.0x 177.3xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 10.3xmedian 1.6x 1.3xmedian 1.6x 13.5xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 54.5xmedian 15.4x 39.5xmedian 15.4x 97.9xmedian 15.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 82.4xmedian 21.5x 9.0xmedian 21.5x 162.1xmedian 21.5x
P/B now vs peer median 17.3xmedian 3.2x -2.5xmedian 3.2x 10.0xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.87 0.52median 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 monthsCAICCELBLLN
Revenue $989.61M $31.13M $397.41M
Gross profit $689.36M $24.45M $283.22M
Operating income $153.26M $189.42K $43.30M
Net income $105.14M -$1.95M $37.71M
Free cash flow $123.96M $4.65M $33.18M
R&D $117.14M $303.95K $59.21M
EPS (diluted) $0.37 $-0.24 $0.55
Cash & equivalents $690.92M $1.43M $548.63M
Total debt $393.15M $40.59M $91.03M
Shares (diluted) 282.89M 8.07M 54.46M
Enterprise value $7.04B $28.18M $3.60B

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
MetricCAICCELBLLN
P/E 97.2x -21.5x 177.3x
P/FCF 82.4x 9.0x 162.1x
P/Operating cash flow 60.6x 8.5x 118.6x
P/S 10.3x 1.3x 13.5x
P/B 17.3x -2.5x 10.0x
P/Tangible book 17.3x -2.4x 10.0x
EV/EBITDA 54.5x 39.5x 97.9x
EV/EBIT 64.0x 246.3x 113.6x
EV/Revenue 9.9x 1.5x 12.4x
EV/FCF 79.2x 10.0x 148.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 58.2x 9.5x 108.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.52 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCAICCELBLLN
Revenue growth (1Y) 85.4% -2.0% 90.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -0.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 141.2% -0.1% 122.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 2.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 188.2% -95.6% 253.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -64.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) 137.7% -310.8% 223.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -40.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) 103.0% -311.2% 118.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -41.0% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 227.3% -22.6% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -15.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 188.2% -24.8% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 17.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCAICCELBLLN
Gross margin 69.7% 78.5% 71.3%
EBITDA margin 18.2% 3.8% 12.6%
Operating margin 15.5% 0.6% 10.9%
Pretax margin 10.6% -6.1% 9.5%
Net margin 10.6% -6.2% 7.6%
FCF margin 12.5% 14.9% 8.3%
Operating cash flow margin 17.0% 15.8% 11.4%
Return on equity 17.7% – 7.2%
Return on assets 8.8% -3.2% 5.3%
Return on invested capital 15.6% – 7.0%
Return on capital employed 15.3% 0.4% 6.6%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.5x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x -2.5x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 6.6% 1.2% 6.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCAICCELBLLN
Debt / assets 32.0% 14.6% 12.5%
Debt / equity 0.7x -0.6x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -2.2x 4.1x -9.1x
Debt / FCF 3.2x 2.0x 2.7x
Liabilities / assets 51.9% 126.3% 26.4%
Equity / assets 48.1% -26.3% 73.6%
Interest coverage 3.3x 0.1x 1,056x
Current ratio 5.5x 0.9x 11.7x
Quick ratio 4.8x 0.8x 11.2x
Cash ratio 4.1x 0.3x 9.8x
Altman Z-score 8.76 -0.04 17.97

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCAICCELBLLN
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 0.1% 0.4% -5.6%
Shareholder yield 0.1% 0.4% -5.6%
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.

ConsensusCAICCELBLLN
Forward P/E 328.5xFY2026 47.1xFY2026 151.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.11FY2026 $0.11FY2026 $0.76FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +442.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +236.4% -81.8% +22.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.06BFY2026 $29.11MFY2026 $481.76MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +30.1%FY2026 -7.9%FY2026 +57.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.6% +1.1% +27.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCAICCELBLLN
Held by institutions 52.0% 6.9% 36.1%
Institutions holding 246 12 155
Change in shares held, QoQ -6.3% +4.2% +34.7%
Institutions buying 175 6 127
Institutions selling 47 2 13
Buyers to sellers 3.72 3.00 9.77

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.

CAICCELBLLN
CAI 1.00 0.11 0.10
CCEL 0.11 1.00 0.04
BLLN 0.10 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CAI, CCEL and BLLN?

Caris Life Sciences (CAI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Caris Life Sciences (CAI) $10.21B, Cryo Cell International (CCEL) $41.76M, BillionToOne (BLLN) $5.38B.

Which stock is cheaper, CAI, CCEL and BLLN?

Caris Life Sciences (CAI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Caris Life Sciences (CAI) 97.2x, Cryo Cell International (CCEL) -21.5x, BillionToOne (BLLN) 177.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cryo Cell International (CCEL) is cheapest (Caris Life Sciences (CAI) 328.5x, Cryo Cell International (CCEL) 47.1x, BillionToOne (BLLN) 151.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

BillionToOne (BLLN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Caris Life Sciences (CAI) +85.4%, Cryo Cell International (CCEL) -2.0%, BillionToOne (BLLN) +90.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Caris Life Sciences (CAI) has the highest net margin (Caris Life Sciences (CAI) 10.6%, Cryo Cell International (CCEL) -6.2%, BillionToOne (BLLN) 7.6%). On return on invested capital, Caris Life Sciences (CAI) leads (Caris Life Sciences (CAI) 15.6%, BillionToOne (BLLN) 7.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Caris Life Sciences (CAI) returned the most: Caris Life Sciences (CAI) +22.8%, Cryo Cell International (CCEL) +17.7%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Caris Life Sciences (CAI) has been the steadiest (Caris Life Sciences (CAI) 69.7%, Cryo Cell International (CCEL) 72.3%, BillionToOne (BLLN) 94.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CAI, CCEL and BLLN?

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 7. 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.