CAI vs GH vs IDXG Stock Comparison

Caris Life Sciences, Guardant Health and Interpace Biosciences Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
2 wins
GH Guardant Health, Inc.
$185.31 +4.3% 1M +156.4% 1Y
Market cap
$24.76B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.18B
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Labs Healthcare
2 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Interpace Biosciences leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Interpace Biosciences 3, Guardant Health 2, Caris Life Sciences 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCAIGHIDXGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.21B $24.76B $158.45M GH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 97.2x -54.3x 6.5x IDXG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 328.5x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +85.4% +42.7% -20.5% CAI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.6% -38.3% 67.6% IDXG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.6% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.2x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +22.8% +156.4% +420.0% IDXG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +9.7%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 69.7% 57.3% 182.5% GH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 28/100 66/100 CAI

Percentile Scorecard

CAIGHIDXG

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

AxisCAIGHIDXG
Valuation 25 #69 of 92 18 #76 of 92 57 #40 of 92
Growth 99 #2 of 87 48 #46 of 87 49 #45 of 87
Profitability 89 #10 of 86 7 #80 of 86 92 #8 of 86
Financial Health 81 #19 of 97 55 #44 of 97 67 #33 of 97
Shareholder Returns 61 #22 of 55 15 #47 of 55 –
Overall 71 28 66
  • CAI ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • GH ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • IDXG ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCAIGHIDXGSPY
1 month +14.5%+4.3%-10.9% +0.7%
3 months +124.6%+21.6%+297.2% +3.7%
6 months +90.2%+112.8%+188.9% +7.1%
Year to date +34.0%+81.4%+365.0% +12.8%
1 year +22.8%+156.4%+420.0% +11.9%
3 years —+631.6%— +85.2%
3 years, per year —+94.2%— +22.8%
5 years —+58.7%— +67.6%
5 years, per year —+9.7%— +10.9%

Risk

MeasureCAIGHIDXGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 69.7%57.3%182.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 69.4%48.9%84.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.391.03-0.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.332.732.30 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -63.0%-86.7%-81.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-1.0%-24.9% -1.2%
52-week high $36.14$187.22$7.62 $779.14
52-week low $14.55$72.27$0.83 $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.

MultipleCAIGHIDXG
P/E now vs peer median 97.2xmedian 26.0x -54.3xmedian 26.0x 6.5xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 10.3xmedian 1.6x 20.9xmedian 1.6x 4.4xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 54.5xmedian 15.4x -54.9xmedian 15.4x 33.3xmedian 15.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 82.4xmedian 21.5x -102.9xmedian 21.5x 38.6xmedian 21.5x
P/B now vs peer median 17.3xmedian 3.2x -111.1xmedian 3.2x 6.8xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.87 -5.47median 0.87 0.21median 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 monthsCAIGHIDXG
Revenue $989.61M $1.18B $36.14M
Gross profit $689.36M $769.16M $23.04M
Operating income $153.26M -$470.26M $4.17M
Net income $105.14M -$453.44M $24.45M
Free cash flow $123.96M -$240.72M $4.10M
R&D $117.14M $375.79M $594.00K
EPS (diluted) $0.37 $-3.41 $0.88
Cash & equivalents $690.92M $1.05B $2.70M
Total debt $393.15M – –
Shares (diluted) 282.89M 132.87M 27.71M
Enterprise value $7.04B $20.82B $149.17M

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
MetricCAIGHIDXG
P/E 97.2x -54.3x 6.5x
P/FCF 82.4x -102.9x 38.6x
P/Operating cash flow 60.6x -133.7x 35.6x
P/S 10.3x 20.9x 4.4x
P/B 17.3x -111.1x 6.8x
P/Tangible book 17.3x -99.8x 6.8x
EV/EBITDA 54.5x -54.9x 33.3x
EV/EBIT 64.0x -50.4x 37.4x
EV/Revenue 9.9x 20.0x 4.3x
EV/FCF 79.2x -98.5x 38.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 58.2x -128.0x 34.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -5.47 0.21

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCAIGHIDXG
Revenue growth (1Y) 85.4% 42.7% -20.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 32.4% -1.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 141.2% 47.7% -19.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – -0.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 188.2% -2.1% -27.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 4.8% 46.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 137.7% -9.6% 435.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 3.7% 54.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 103.0% -2.4% -14.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 9.9% 31.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 227.3% 22.4% -11.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 18.1% 62.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 188.2% 11.4% -6.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 14.4% 54.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCAIGHIDXG
Gross margin 69.7% 65.0% 63.7%
EBITDA margin 18.2% -36.5% 12.9%
Operating margin 15.5% -39.7% 11.5%
Pretax margin 10.6% -38.4% 11.1%
Net margin 10.6% -38.3% 67.6%
FCF margin 12.5% -20.3% 11.4%
Operating cash flow margin 17.0% -15.7% 12.3%
Return on equity 17.7% – 105.5%
Return on assets 8.8% -23.7% 72.0%
Return on invested capital 15.6% – –
Return on capital employed 15.3% -29.9% 14.4%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.6x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 0.4x 0.2x
Stock comp / revenue 6.6% 16.2% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCAIGHIDXG
Debt / assets 32.0% – –
Debt / equity 0.7x – –
Net debt / EBITDA -2.2x – –
Debt / FCF 3.2x – –
Liabilities / assets 51.9% 111.7% 32.7%
Equity / assets 48.1% -11.7% 67.3%
Interest coverage 3.3x -97.6x –
Current ratio 5.5x 4.0x 2.2x
Quick ratio 4.8x 3.5x 1.8x
Cash ratio 4.1x 3.1x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 8.76 5.05 1.56

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCAIGHIDXG
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 0.1% -1.6% –
Shareholder yield 0.1% -1.6% –
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.

ConsensusCAIGHIDXG
Forward P/E 328.5xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.11FY2026 $-3.33FY2026 $-0.72FY2023
EPS growth, the year after +236.4% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.06BFY2026 $1.42BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +30.1%FY2026 +44.5%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +21.6% +27.0% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCAIGHIDXG
Held by institutions 52.0% 100.0% –
Institutions holding 246 595 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -6.3% -2.6% –
Institutions buying 175 354 –
Institutions selling 47 180 –
Buyers to sellers 3.72 1.97 –

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.

CAIGHIDXG
CAI 1.00 0.43 -0.02
GH 0.43 1.00 -0.03
IDXG -0.02 -0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CAI, GH and IDXG?

Guardant Health (GH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Caris Life Sciences (CAI) $10.21B, Guardant Health (GH) $24.76B, Interpace Biosciences (IDXG) $158.45M.

Which stock is cheaper, CAI, GH and IDXG?

Interpace Biosciences (IDXG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Caris Life Sciences (CAI) 97.2x, Guardant Health (GH) -54.3x, Interpace Biosciences (IDXG) 6.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Caris Life Sciences (CAI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Caris Life Sciences (CAI) +85.4%, Guardant Health (GH) +42.7%, Interpace Biosciences (IDXG) -20.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Interpace Biosciences (IDXG) has the highest net margin (Caris Life Sciences (CAI) 10.6%, Guardant Health (GH) -38.3%, Interpace Biosciences (IDXG) 67.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Interpace Biosciences (IDXG) returned the most: Caris Life Sciences (CAI) +22.8%, Guardant Health (GH) +156.4%, Interpace Biosciences (IDXG) +420.0%. 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) 69.7%, Guardant Health (GH) 57.3%, Interpace Biosciences (IDXG) 182.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CAI, GH and IDXG?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Interpace Biosciences (IDXG) leads on 3. 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.