CAI vs SHC vs BLLN Stock Comparison

Caris Life Sciences, Sotera Health and BillionToOne Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SHC Sotera Health Co
$18.49 +0.8% 1M +10.7% 1Y
Market cap
$5.29B
P/E
32.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.22B
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Labs Healthcare
4 wins
BLLN BillionToOne, Inc.
$114.07 -7.3% 1M
Market cap
$5.31B
P/E
176.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$397.41M
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Labs Healthcare
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Caris Life Sciences leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Caris Life Sciences 4, Sotera Health 4, BillionToOne 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCAISHCBLLNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.13B $5.29B $5.31B CAI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 96.3x 32.4x 176.8x SHC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 306.1x 20.1x 150.1x SHC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +85.4% +8.1% +90.1% BLLN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.6% 13.4% 7.6% SHC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.6% 9.1% 7.0% CAI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.2x 3.3x -9.1x BLLN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +11.3% +10.7% — CAI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -5.8%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 69.5% 28.4% 94.5% SHC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 59/100 57/100 CAI

Percentile Scorecard

CAISHCBLLN

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

AxisCAISHCBLLN
Valuation 23 #71 of 92 52 #45 of 92 20 #74 of 92
Growth 99 #2 of 87 66 #30 of 87 100 #1 of 87
Profitability 89 #10 of 86 82 #16 of 86 60 #35 of 86
Financial Health 81 #19 of 97 37 #62 of 97 97 #4 of 97
Shareholder Returns 56 #25 of 56 – 7 #52 of 56
Overall 70 59 57
  • CAI ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • SHC 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

PeriodCAISHCBLLNSPY
1 month +5.3%+0.8%-7.3% -0.2%
3 months +116.0%+4.1%-14.6% +3.9%
6 months +82.6%+19.0%+45.8% +8.2%
Year to date +24.8%+4.8%+39.4% +12.9%
1 year +11.3%+10.7%— +12.3%
3 years —+47.8%— +87.4%
3 years, per year —+13.9%— +23.3%
5 years —-25.6%— +67.9%
5 years, per year —-5.8%— +10.9%

Risk

MeasureCAISHCBLLNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 69.5%28.4%94.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 69.3%27.0%107.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.391.011.66 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.160.38— 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -63.0%-78.2%-50.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-5.5%-23.9% -1.2%
52-week high $33.67$19.57$149.97 $779.14
52-week low $14.55$13.13$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.

MultipleCAISHCBLLN
P/E now vs peer median 90.6xmedian 24.6x 32.3xmedian 24.6x 176.1xmedian 24.6x
P/S now vs peer median 9.6xmedian 1.6x 4.3xmedian 1.6x 13.4xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 50.6xmedian 14.6x 13.0xmedian 14.6x 97.2xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 76.8xmedian 21.6x 46.8xmedian 21.6x 161.0xmedian 21.6x
P/B now vs peer median 16.1xmedian 3.2x 7.9xmedian 3.2x 10.0xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.66 0.86median 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 monthsCAISHCBLLN
Revenue $989.61M $1.22B $397.41M
Gross profit $689.36M $668.51M $283.22M
Operating income $153.26M $411.34M $43.30M
Net income $105.14M $163.48M $37.71M
Free cash flow $123.96M $112.70M $33.18M
R&D $117.14M – $59.21M
EPS (diluted) $0.37 $0.57 $0.55
Cash & equivalents $690.92M $356.72M $548.63M
Total debt $393.15M $2.14B $91.03M
Shares (diluted) 282.89M 288.15M 54.46M
Enterprise value $6.95B $3.98B $3.54B

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
MetricCAISHCBLLN
P/E 90.6x 32.3x 176.1x
P/FCF 76.8x 46.8x 161.0x
P/Operating cash flow 56.4x 18.1x 117.8x
P/S 9.6x 4.3x 13.4x
P/B 16.1x 7.9x 10.0x
P/Tangible book 16.1x 13.3x 10.0x
EV/EBITDA 50.6x 13.0x 97.2x
EV/EBIT 59.5x 17.2x 112.8x
EV/Revenue 9.2x 5.8x 12.3x
EV/FCF 73.5x 62.6x 147.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 54.1x 24.2x 107.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.86 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCAISHCBLLN
Revenue growth (1Y) 85.4% 8.1% 90.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 7.6% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 141.2% 7.1% 122.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 8.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 188.2% 21.8% 253.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 23.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) 137.7% 580.5% 223.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 37.7% –
EPS growth (1Y) 103.0% 574.9% 118.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 37.5% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 227.3% 9.8% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 61.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 188.2% 0.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 32.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCAISHCBLLN
Gross margin 69.7% 55.0% 71.3%
EBITDA margin 18.2% 44.6% 12.6%
Operating margin 15.5% 33.8% 10.9%
Pretax margin 10.6% 21.7% 9.5%
Net margin 10.6% 13.4% 7.6%
FCF margin 12.5% 9.3% 8.3%
Operating cash flow margin 17.0% 24.0% 11.4%
Return on equity 17.7% 25.4% 7.2%
Return on assets 8.8% 5.0% 5.3%
Return on invested capital 15.6% 9.1% 7.0%
Return on capital employed 15.3% 13.5% 6.6%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.4x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.8x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 6.6% 3.1% 6.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCAISHCBLLN
Debt / assets 32.0% 64.7% 12.5%
Debt / equity 0.7x 3.2x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -2.2x 3.3x -9.1x
Debt / FCF 3.2x 19.0x 2.7x
Liabilities / assets 51.9% 79.9% 26.4%
Equity / assets 48.1% 20.1% 73.6%
Interest coverage 3.3x – 1,056x
Current ratio 5.5x 2.8x 11.7x
Quick ratio 4.8x 2.4x 11.2x
Cash ratio 4.1x 1.5x 9.8x
Altman Z-score 8.11 1.94 17.86

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCAISHCBLLN
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 0.1% – -5.7%
Shareholder yield 0.1% – -5.7%
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.

ConsensusCAISHCBLLN
Forward P/E 306.1xFY2026 20.1xFY2026 150.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.11FY2026 $0.92FY2026 $0.76FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +7.0%FY2026 +442.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +236.4% +21.7% +22.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.06BFY2026 $1.33BFY2026 $481.76MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +30.1%FY2026 +14.8%FY2026 +57.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.6% -4.2% +27.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCAISHCBLLN
Held by institutions 52.0% 100.0% 32.6%
Institutions holding 245 316 155
Change in shares held, QoQ -6.3% +5.9% +34.7%
Institutions buying 175 220 127
Institutions selling 47 64 13
Buyers to sellers 3.72 3.44 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.

CAISHCBLLN
CAI 1.00 0.38 0.10
SHC 0.38 1.00 0.14
BLLN 0.10 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CAI, SHC and BLLN?

Caris Life Sciences (CAI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Caris Life Sciences (CAI) $10.13B, Sotera Health (SHC) $5.29B, BillionToOne (BLLN) $5.31B.

Which stock is cheaper, CAI, SHC and BLLN?

Sotera Health (SHC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Caris Life Sciences (CAI) 96.3x, Sotera Health (SHC) 32.4x, BillionToOne (BLLN) 176.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sotera Health (SHC) is cheapest (Caris Life Sciences (CAI) 306.1x, Sotera Health (SHC) 20.1x, BillionToOne (BLLN) 150.1x). 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%, Sotera Health (SHC) +8.1%, BillionToOne (BLLN) +90.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sotera Health (SHC) has the highest net margin (Caris Life Sciences (CAI) 10.6%, Sotera Health (SHC) 13.4%, BillionToOne (BLLN) 7.6%). On return on invested capital, Caris Life Sciences (CAI) leads (Caris Life Sciences (CAI) 15.6%, Sotera Health (SHC) 9.1%, BillionToOne (BLLN) 7.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Caris Life Sciences (CAI) returned the most: Caris Life Sciences (CAI) +11.3%, Sotera Health (SHC) +10.7%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sotera Health (SHC) has been the steadiest (Caris Life Sciences (CAI) 69.5%, Sotera Health (SHC) 28.4%, BillionToOne (BLLN) 94.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CAI, SHC 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.