CDXS vs DHR vs TECH Stock Comparison

Codexis, Danaher and Bio-Techne Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CDXS Codexis, Inc.
$1.30 -1.5% 1M -51.9% 1Y
Market cap
$115.64M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$77.68M
Div. yield
–
Life Sciences Tools Healthcare
1 win
DHR Danaher Corp /De/
$232.95 +3.7% 1M +4.5% 1Y
Market cap
$163.62B
P/E
40.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.11B
Div. yield
–
Life Sciences Tools Healthcare
6 wins
TECH BIO-TECHNE Corp
$72.69 +0.1% 1M +10.3% 1Y
Market cap
$11.32B
P/E
62.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.22B
Div. yield
0.00%
Life Sciences Tools Healthcare
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Danaher leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Danaher 6, Bio-Techne 4, Codexis 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCDXSDHRTECHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $115.64M $163.62B $11.32B DHR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.8x 40.9x 62.3x DHR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 25.6x 33.7x DHR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +35.9% +4.6% -0.4% CDXS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -39.6% 15.9% 15.0% DHR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -35.1% 5.7% 8.3% TECH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 2.9x -0.2x TECH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -51.9% +4.5% +10.3% TECH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -47.8%/yr -5.3%/yr -10.6%/yr DHR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 86.8% 30.7% 43.6% DHR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 59/100 66/100 TECH

Percentile Scorecard

CDXSDHRTECH

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

AxisCDXSDHRTECH
Valuation 40 #138 of 228 67 #75 of 228 58 #96 of 228
Growth 67 #74 of 221 21 #176 of 221 39 #136 of 221
Profitability 43 #119 of 208 88 #26 of 208 94 #14 of 208
Financial Health 30 #167 of 239 46 #130 of 239 86 #35 of 239
Shareholder Returns 43 #79 of 137 76 #34 of 137 52 #67 of 137
Overall 44 59 66
  • CDXS ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • DHR ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • TECH ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCDXSDHRTECHSPY
1 month -1.5%+3.7%+0.1% -0.8%
3 months -16.1%+18.5%+1.5% +3.5%
6 months -50.9%+29.0%+31.9% +7.0%
Year to date -20.2%+1.8%+23.6% +12.2%
1 year -51.9%+4.5%+10.3% +13.0%
3 years -16.1%+24.0%+22.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year -5.7%+7.4%+6.9% +23.1%
5 years -96.1%-23.7%-43.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year -47.8%-5.3%-10.6% +11.0%
10 years -70.5%+199.7%+186.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year -11.5%+11.6%+11.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCDXSDHRTECHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 86.8%30.7%43.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 91.4%31.8%43.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.860.450.77 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.600.150.24 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -97.7%-50.8%-67.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -54.4%-3.8%0.0% -1.8%
52-week high $2.85$242.05$72.69 $779.14
52-week low $0.98$161.91$43.30 $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.

MultipleCDXSDHRTECH
P/E now vs peer median -3.9xmedian 30.6x 41.0xmedian 30.6x 62.3xmedian 30.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 3.0x 6.5xmedian 3.0x 9.3xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -5.0xmedian 17.5x 24.3xmedian 17.5x 32.3xmedian 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -9.8xmedian 23.3x 30.0xmedian 23.3x 43.1xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 2.4x 3.1xmedian 2.4x 5.4xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median -0.15median 0.87 -3.28median 0.87 -4.77median 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 monthsCDXSDHRTECH
Revenue $77.68M $25.11B $1.22B
Gross profit $67.60M $14.69B $799.07M
Operating income -$27.66M $5.13B $251.89M
Net income -$30.72M $4.00B $181.86M
Free cash flow -$12.18M $5.47B $263.22M
R&D $48.74M $1.62B $94.77M
EPS (diluted) $-0.34 $5.66 $1.16
Cash & equivalents $27.17M $4.35B $264.71M
Total debt $40.88M $26.56B $200.00M
Shares (diluted) 91.05M 707.60M 157.01M
Enterprise value -$141.41M $147.42B $10.53B

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
MetricCDXSDHRTECH
P/E -3.9x 41.0x 62.3x
P/FCF -9.8x 30.0x 43.1x
P/Operating cash flow -11.4x 24.7x 38.8x
P/S 1.5x 6.5x 9.3x
P/B 3.6x 3.1x 5.4x
P/Tangible book 3.6x 5.2x 6.3x
EV/EBITDA -5.0x 24.3x 32.3x
EV/EBIT -3.8x 36.3x 44.8x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 7.4x 9.3x
EV/FCF -8.6x 34.0x 42.9x
EV/Operating cash flow -10.1x 28.0x 38.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.15 -3.28 -4.77

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCDXSDHRTECH
Revenue growth (1Y) 35.9% 4.6% -0.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -7.8% -0.5% 2.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 52.4% 2.6% 1.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -2.6% -0.9% 1.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 51.7% 16.1% 146.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 22.8% -7.1% -5.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 52.7% 17.3% 147.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 18.5% -14.3% -14.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 55.7% 19.2% 152.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.2% -12.5% -13.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 83.0% 7.6% 1.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -152.3% -7.6% 4.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 82.0% 12.4% 2.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.3% -9.0% 6.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCDXSDHRTECH
Gross margin 87.0% 58.5% 65.8%
EBITDA margin -27.0% 30.5% 28.7%
Operating margin -35.6% 20.4% 20.7%
Pretax margin -39.5% 19.0% 19.8%
Net margin -39.6% 15.9% 15.0%
FCF margin -15.7% 21.8% 21.7%
Operating cash flow margin -13.4% 26.4% 24.0%
Return on equity -80.6% 7.6% 8.7%
Return on assets -24.6% 4.5% 7.1%
Return on invested capital -35.1% 5.7% 8.3%
Return on capital employed -27.3% 6.4% 10.5%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.3x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x 1.7x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 9.9% 1.2% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCDXSDHRTECH
Debt / assets 34.0% 28.8% 7.7%
Debt / equity 1.2x 0.5x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 2.9x -0.2x
Debt / FCF -3.4x 4.9x 0.8x
Liabilities / assets 72.5% 43.1% 18.5%
Equity / assets 27.5% 56.9% 81.5%
Interest coverage – 17.6x 26.2x
Current ratio 3.1x 1.7x 4.5x
Quick ratio 2.9x 1.0x 2.9x
Cash ratio 2.3x 0.5x 1.6x
Altman Z-score -6.13 3.72 15.91

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCDXSDHRTECH
Dividend yield – 0.7% 0.4%
Net buyback yield -0.3% 1.8% -0.3%
Shareholder yield -0.3% 2.4% 0.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 27.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 19.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -0.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -0.2%

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.

ConsensusCDXSDHRTECH
Forward P/E – 25.6xFY2026 33.7xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.37FY2026 $9.11FY2026 $2.16FY2027
EPS growth, next FY – +16.8%FY2026 +11.9%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after – +8.0% +5.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $77.93MFY2026 $27.01BFY2026 $1.19BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +10.7%FY2026 +9.9%FY2026 -2.1%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +9.2% -1.9% +13.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCDXSDHRTECH
Held by institutions 71.0% 81.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 148 2,115 597
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.4% +1.1% -0.6%
Institutions buying 88 837 293
Institutions selling 36 1,015 241
Buyers to sellers 2.44 0.82 1.22

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.

CDXSDHRTECH
CDXS 1.00 0.07 0.14
DHR 0.07 1.00 0.39
TECH 0.14 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CDXS, DHR and TECH?

Danaher (DHR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Codexis (CDXS) $115.64M, Danaher (DHR) $163.62B, Bio-Techne (TECH) $11.32B.

Which stock is cheaper, CDXS, DHR and TECH?

Danaher (DHR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Codexis (CDXS) -3.8x, Danaher (DHR) 40.9x, Bio-Techne (TECH) 62.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Danaher (DHR) is cheapest (Danaher (DHR) 25.6x, Bio-Techne (TECH) 33.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Codexis (CDXS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Codexis (CDXS) +35.9%, Danaher (DHR) +4.6%, Bio-Techne (TECH) -0.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Danaher (DHR) has the highest net margin (Codexis (CDXS) -39.6%, Danaher (DHR) 15.9%, Bio-Techne (TECH) 15.0%). On return on invested capital, Bio-Techne (TECH) leads (Codexis (CDXS) -35.1%, Danaher (DHR) 5.7%, Bio-Techne (TECH) 8.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Bio-Techne (TECH) returned the most: Codexis (CDXS) -51.9%, Danaher (DHR) +4.5%, Bio-Techne (TECH) +10.3%. Over five years, Danaher (DHR) compounded fastest (Codexis (CDXS) -47.8%/yr, Danaher (DHR) -5.3%/yr, Bio-Techne (TECH) -10.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Codexis (CDXS) 0.00%, Danaher (DHR) 0.00%, Bio-Techne (TECH) 0.00%. Codexis (CDXS) and Danaher (DHR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Danaher (DHR) has been the steadiest (Codexis (CDXS) 86.8%, Danaher (DHR) 30.7%, Bio-Techne (TECH) 43.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CDXS, DHR and TECH?

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