CDXS vs QGEN vs SGMOQ Stock Comparison

Codexis, Qiagen and Sangamo Therapeutics Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CDXS Codexis, Inc.
$1.26 -7.4% 1M -51.4% 1Y
Market cap
$110.63M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$77.68M
Div. yield
–
Life Sciences Tools Healthcare
2 wins
QGEN Qiagen N.V.
$50.33 +11.8% 1M -0.3% 1Y
Market cap
$10.95B
P/E
26.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.10B
Div. yield
–
Life Sciences Tools Healthcare
7 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Qiagen leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Qiagen 7, Codexis 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCDXSQGENSGMOQLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $110.63M $10.95B $33.62M QGEN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.6x 26.7x -0.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 21.4x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +35.9% +3.0% -31.6% CDXS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -39.6% 19.5% -310.8% QGEN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -35.1% 7.9% — QGEN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 1.3x — CDXS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -51.4% -0.3% -81.0% QGEN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -48.5%/yr -4.2%/yr -57.2%/yr QGEN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 86.7% 35.7% 182.7% QGEN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 71/100 25/100 QGEN

Percentile Scorecard

CDXSQGENSGMOQ

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

AxisCDXSQGENSGMOQ
Valuation 41 #134 of 227 76 #55 of 227 8 #574 of 625
Growth 66 #75 of 219 30 #153 of 219 42 #347 of 602
Profitability 44 #116 of 205 93 #16 of 205 43 #311 of 549
Financial Health 30 #166 of 237 63 #88 of 237 4 #626 of 654
Shareholder Returns 40 #81 of 135 94 #9 of 135 –
Overall 44 71 25
  • CDXS ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • QGEN ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • SGMOQ ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCDXSQGENSGMOQSPY
1 month -7.4%+11.8%-14.3% +0.9%
3 months -14.3%+20.3%+71.4% +5.9%
6 months -55.2%+49.7%-40.0% +8.5%
Year to date -22.7%+6.3%-71.4% +13.3%
1 year -51.4%-0.3%-81.0% +12.4%
3 years -18.7%+24.9%-74.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year -6.7%+7.7%-36.6% +23.5%
5 years -96.4%-19.1%-98.6% +68.2%
5 years, per year -48.5%-4.2%-57.2% +11.0%
10 years -72.0%+75.6%-96.8% +263.4%
10 years, per year -12.0%+5.8%-29.1% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCDXSQGENSGMOQSPY
Volatility, 1Y 86.7%35.7%182.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 91.1%30.5%254.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.850.472.08 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.59-0.01-0.44 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -97.7%-48.2%-99.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -55.8%-9.6%-81.0% -0.9%
52-week high $2.85$55.66$0.63 $779.14
52-week low $0.98$32.63$0.04 $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.

MultipleCDXSQGENSGMOQ
P/E now vs peer median -3.7xmedian 28.8x 26.7xmedian 28.8x -0.3xmedian 17.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 3.0x 5.2xmedian 3.0x 0.9xmedian 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -4.8xmedian 17.4x 18.1xmedian 17.4x -0.1xmedian 17.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -9.5xmedian 25.7x 11.0xmedian 25.7x -0.3xmedian 19.0x
P/B now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 2.4x 3.3xmedian 2.4x -2.4xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.14median 1.03 3.61median 1.03 -0.01median 0.34

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 monthsCDXSQGENSGMOQ
Revenue $77.68M $2.10B $39.55M
Gross profit $67.60M $1.31B –
Operating income -$27.66M $445.43M -$121.24M
Net income -$30.72M $409.32M -$122.93M
Free cash flow -$12.18M $991.33M -$97.29M
R&D $48.74M $194.67M $112.67M
EPS (diluted) $-0.34 $1.87 $-0.44
Cash & equivalents $27.17M $768.50M $20.95M
Total debt $40.88M $6.86B –
Shares (diluted) 91.05M 218.88M 280.20M
Enterprise value -$146.42M $6.72B -$80.48M

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
MetricCDXSQGENSGMOQ
P/E -3.7x 26.7x -0.3x
P/FCF -9.5x 11.0x -0.3x
P/Operating cash flow -11.1x 16.7x -0.3x
P/S 1.5x 5.2x 0.9x
P/B 3.5x 3.3x -2.4x
P/Tangible book 3.5x 3.6x -2.4x
EV/EBITDA -4.8x 18.1x -0.1x
EV/EBIT -3.7x 26.4x -0.1x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 5.6x 0.3x
EV/FCF -8.3x 11.9x -0.1x
EV/Operating cash flow -9.7x 18.0x -0.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.14 3.61 -0.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCDXSQGENSGMOQ
Revenue growth (1Y) 35.9% 3.0% -31.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -7.8% 2.0% -29.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 52.4% 1.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -2.6% 1.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 51.7% -4.9% -16.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 22.8% 3.3% 15.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 52.7% 143.9% -25.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 18.5% 6.7% 13.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 55.7% 12.5% 10.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.2% 7.4% 29.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 83.0% -3.0% -44.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -152.3% 8.0% 24.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 82.0% 2.3% -44.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.3% 10.5% 26.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCDXSQGENSGMOQ
Gross margin 87.0% 62.2% –
EBITDA margin -27.0% 31.0% -296.4%
Operating margin -35.6% 21.2% -306.5%
Pretax margin -39.5% 22.0% -312.2%
Net margin -39.6% 19.5% -310.8%
FCF margin -15.7% 47.2% -246.0%
Operating cash flow margin -13.4% 31.2% -245.8%
Return on equity -80.6% 12.2% –
Return on assets -24.6% 7.0% -165.7%
Return on invested capital -35.1% 7.9% –
Return on capital employed -27.3% 8.5% -382.1%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.4x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x 1.6x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 9.9% 2.1% 23.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCDXSQGENSGMOQ
Debt / assets 34.0% 27.9% –
Debt / equity 1.2x 0.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 1.3x –
Debt / FCF -3.4x 1.7x –
Liabilities / assets 72.5% 43.0% 123.9%
Equity / assets 27.5% 57.0% -23.9%
Interest coverage – 11.3x –
Current ratio 3.1x 2.8x 0.8x
Quick ratio 2.9x 2.0x 0.5x
Cash ratio 2.3x 1.4x 0.5x
Altman Z-score -6.15 4.08 -44.03

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCDXSQGENSGMOQ
Dividend yield – 5.2% –
Net buyback yield -0.3% 0.6% -220.1%
Shareholder yield -0.3% 5.8% -220.1%
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.

ConsensusCDXSQGENSGMOQ
Forward P/E – 21.4xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.37FY2026 $2.35FY2026 $-0.31FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -1.3%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +17.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $77.93MFY2026 $2.25BFY2026 $9.62MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.7%FY2026 +7.8%FY2026 -75.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.2% -2.8% +606.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCDXSQGENSGMOQ
Held by institutions 71.0% 0.0% –
Institutions holding 148 1 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.4% – –
Institutions buying 88 0 –
Institutions selling 36 0 –
Buyers to sellers 2.44 – –

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.

CDXSQGENSGMOQ
CDXS 1.00 -0.01 0.07
QGEN -0.01 1.00 0.01
SGMOQ 0.07 0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CDXS, QGEN and SGMOQ?

Qiagen (QGEN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Codexis (CDXS) $110.63M, Qiagen (QGEN) $10.95B, Sangamo Therapeutics (SGMOQ) $33.62M.

Which company is growing faster?

Codexis (CDXS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Codexis (CDXS) +35.9%, Qiagen (QGEN) +3.0%, Sangamo Therapeutics (SGMOQ) -31.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Qiagen (QGEN) has the highest net margin (Codexis (CDXS) -39.6%, Qiagen (QGEN) 19.5%, Sangamo Therapeutics (SGMOQ) -310.8%). On return on invested capital, Qiagen (QGEN) leads (Codexis (CDXS) -35.1%, Qiagen (QGEN) 7.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Qiagen (QGEN) returned the most: Codexis (CDXS) -51.4%, Qiagen (QGEN) -0.3%, Sangamo Therapeutics (SGMOQ) -81.0%. Over five years, Qiagen (QGEN) compounded fastest (Codexis (CDXS) -48.5%/yr, Qiagen (QGEN) -4.2%/yr, Sangamo Therapeutics (SGMOQ) -57.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Qiagen (QGEN) has been the steadiest (Codexis (CDXS) 86.7%, Qiagen (QGEN) 35.7%, Sangamo Therapeutics (SGMOQ) 182.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CDXS, QGEN and SGMOQ?

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