CAI vs GH vs BLLN Stock Comparison

Caris Life Sciences, Guardant Health and BillionToOne Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GH Guardant Health, Inc.
$173.25 -2.3% 1M +140.1% 1Y
Market cap
$23.64B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.18B
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Labs Healthcare
3 wins
BLLN BillionToOne, Inc.
$111.46 -9.4% 1M
Market cap
$5.37B
P/E
178.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$397.41M
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Labs Healthcare
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Caris Life Sciences leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Caris Life Sciences 4, Guardant Health 3, BillionToOne 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCAIGHBLLNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.58B $23.64B $5.37B GH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 91.2x -52.1x 178.6x CAI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 295.1x — 146.7x BLLN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +85.4% +42.7% +90.1% BLLN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.6% -38.3% 7.6% CAI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.6% — 7.0% CAI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.2x — -9.1x BLLN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +4.5% +140.1% — GH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +9.1%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 69.6% 57.4% 94.7% GH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 28/100 56/100 CAI

Percentile Scorecard

CAIGHBLLN

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

AxisCAIGHBLLN
Valuation 23 #72 of 93 17 #77 of 93 20 #75 of 93
Growth 99 #2 of 88 48 #46 of 88 100 #1 of 88
Profitability 87 #12 of 87 7 #81 of 87 59 #36 of 87
Financial Health 82 #19 of 100 51 #50 of 100 96 #5 of 100
Shareholder Returns 53 #27 of 56 15 #48 of 56 7 #52 of 56
Overall 69 28 56
  • CAI ranked among 103 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • GH ranked among 103 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • BLLN ranked among 103 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCAIGHBLLNSPY
1 month +1.5%-2.3%-9.4% -0.8%
3 months +107.7%+19.1%-12.9% +3.5%
6 months +62.9%+95.8%+36.3% +7.0%
Year to date +20.3%+69.6%+36.2% +12.2%
1 year +4.5%+140.1%— +13.0%
3 years —+594.1%— +86.3%
3 years, per year —+90.8%— +23.1%
5 years —+54.3%— +68.6%
5 years, per year —+9.1%— +11.0%

Risk

MeasureCAIGHBLLNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 69.6%57.4%94.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 69.3%48.7%107.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.381.021.66 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.062.44— 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -63.0%-86.7%-50.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-7.5%-25.7% -1.8%
52-week high $32.46$187.22$149.97 $779.14
52-week low $14.55$69.58$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.

MultipleCAIGHBLLN
P/E now vs peer median 87.3xmedian 25.1x -50.8xmedian 25.1x 172.0xmedian 25.1x
P/S now vs peer median 9.3xmedian 1.6x 19.6xmedian 1.6x 13.1xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 48.7xmedian 14.5x -51.2xmedian 14.5x 94.8xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 74.0xmedian 22.4x -96.2xmedian 22.4x 157.3xmedian 22.4x
P/B now vs peer median 15.5xmedian 3.1x -103.9xmedian 3.1x 9.7xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.66 -5.11median 0.66 —median 0.66

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 monthsCAIGHBLLN
Revenue $989.61M $1.18B $397.41M
Gross profit $689.36M $769.16M $283.22M
Operating income $153.26M -$470.26M $43.30M
Net income $105.14M -$453.44M $37.71M
Free cash flow $123.96M -$240.72M $33.18M
R&D $117.14M $375.79M $59.21M
EPS (diluted) $0.37 $-3.41 $0.55
Cash & equivalents $690.92M $1.05B $548.63M
Total debt $393.15M – $91.03M
Shares (diluted) 282.89M 132.87M 54.46M
Enterprise value $6.41B $19.70B $3.59B

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
MetricCAIGHBLLN
P/E 87.3x -50.8x 172.0x
P/FCF 74.0x -96.2x 157.3x
P/Operating cash flow 54.4x -125.0x 115.1x
P/S 9.3x 19.6x 13.1x
P/B 15.5x -103.9x 9.7x
P/Tangible book 15.5x -93.3x 9.7x
EV/EBITDA 48.7x -51.2x 94.8x
EV/EBIT 57.2x -47.0x 110.0x
EV/Revenue 8.9x 18.7x 12.0x
EV/FCF 70.8x -91.8x 143.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 52.0x -119.3x 105.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -5.11 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCAIGHBLLN
Revenue growth (1Y) 85.4% 42.7% 90.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 32.4% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 141.2% 47.7% 122.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 188.2% -2.1% 253.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 4.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) 137.7% -9.6% 223.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 3.7% –
EPS growth (1Y) 103.0% -2.4% 118.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 9.9% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 227.3% 22.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 18.1% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 188.2% 11.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 14.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCAIGHBLLN
Gross margin 69.7% 65.0% 71.3%
EBITDA margin 18.2% -36.5% 12.6%
Operating margin 15.5% -39.7% 10.9%
Pretax margin 10.6% -38.4% 9.5%
Net margin 10.6% -38.3% 7.6%
FCF margin 12.5% -20.3% 8.3%
Operating cash flow margin 17.0% -15.7% 11.4%
Return on equity 17.7% – 7.2%
Return on assets 8.8% -23.7% 5.3%
Return on invested capital 15.6% – 7.0%
Return on capital employed 15.3% -29.9% 6.6%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 0.4x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 6.6% 16.2% 6.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCAIGHBLLN
Debt / assets 32.0% – 12.5%
Debt / equity 0.7x – 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -2.2x – -9.1x
Debt / FCF 3.2x – 2.7x
Liabilities / assets 51.9% 111.7% 26.4%
Equity / assets 48.1% -11.7% 73.6%
Interest coverage 3.3x -97.6x 1,056x
Current ratio 5.5x 4.0x 11.7x
Quick ratio 4.8x 3.5x 11.2x
Cash ratio 4.1x 3.1x 9.8x
Altman Z-score 7.79 4.59 17.48

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCAIGHBLLN
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 0.1% -1.7% -5.8%
Shareholder yield 0.1% -1.7% -5.8%
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.

ConsensusCAIGHBLLN
Forward P/E 295.1xFY2026 – 146.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.11FY2026 $-3.33FY2026 $0.76FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +442.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +236.4% – +22.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.06BFY2026 $1.42BFY2026 $481.76MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +30.1%FY2026 +44.5%FY2026 +57.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.6% +27.0% +27.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCAIGHBLLN
Held by institutions 52.0% 100.0% 32.6%
Institutions holding 245 594 155
Change in shares held, QoQ -6.3% -2.6% +34.7%
Institutions buying 175 353 127
Institutions selling 47 180 13
Buyers to sellers 3.72 1.96 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.

CAIGHBLLN
CAI 1.00 0.41 0.10
GH 0.41 1.00 0.30
BLLN 0.10 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CAI, GH and BLLN?

Guardant Health (GH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Caris Life Sciences (CAI) $9.58B, Guardant Health (GH) $23.64B, BillionToOne (BLLN) $5.37B.

Which stock is cheaper, CAI, GH and BLLN?

Caris Life Sciences (CAI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Caris Life Sciences (CAI) 91.2x, Guardant Health (GH) -52.1x, BillionToOne (BLLN) 178.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, BillionToOne (BLLN) is cheapest (Caris Life Sciences (CAI) 295.1x, BillionToOne (BLLN) 146.7x). 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%, Guardant Health (GH) +42.7%, BillionToOne (BLLN) +90.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Caris Life Sciences (CAI) has the highest net margin (Caris Life Sciences (CAI) 10.6%, Guardant Health (GH) -38.3%, 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 Guardant Health (GH) returned the most: Caris Life Sciences (CAI) +4.5%, Guardant Health (GH) +140.1%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Guardant Health (GH) has been the steadiest (Caris Life Sciences (CAI) 69.6%, Guardant Health (GH) 57.4%, BillionToOne (BLLN) 94.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CAI, GH 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 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.