CDXS vs TMO vs BIO Stock Comparison

Codexis, Thermo Fisher Scientific and Bio-Rad Laboratories Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CDXS Codexis, Inc.
$1.28 -3.0% 1M -50.8% 1Y
Market cap
$120.65M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$77.68M
Div. yield
–
Life Sciences Tools Healthcare
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Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Thermo Fisher Scientific leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Thermo Fisher Scientific 6, Bio-Rad Laboratories 3, Codexis 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCDXSTMOBIOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $120.65M $261.27B $10.25B TMO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.9x 36.9x 46.1x TMO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 26.8x 38.3x TMO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +35.9% +8.3% +1.4% CDXS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -39.6% — 8.6% BIO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -35.1% — 0.4% BIO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -50.8% +23.0% +13.3% TMO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -48.4%/yr +2.3%/yr -13.6%/yr TMO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 86.7% 29.8% 37.0% TMO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 51/100 63/100 BIO

Percentile Scorecard

CDXSTMOBIO

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

AxisCDXSTMOBIO
Valuation 40 #137 of 227 50 #113 of 227 78 #51 of 227
Growth 67 #73 of 219 41 #130 of 219 20 #176 of 219
Profitability 43 #117 of 206 70 #63 of 206 71 #61 of 206
Financial Health 30 #166 of 238 – 68 #77 of 238
Shareholder Returns 42 #78 of 134 44 #76 of 134 80 #28 of 134
Overall 45 51 63
  • CDXS ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • TMO ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • BIO ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCDXSTMOBIOSPY
1 month -3.0%+2.9%+0.0% -0.2%
3 months -14.7%+20.3%+15.2% +3.9%
6 months -54.6%+47.4%+36.4% +8.2%
Year to date -21.5%+19.7%+25.7% +12.9%
1 year -50.8%+23.0%+13.3% +12.3%
3 years -17.4%+60.7%+40.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year -6.2%+17.1%+12.1% +23.3%
5 years -96.3%+11.8%-51.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year -48.4%+2.3%-13.6% +10.9%
10 years -71.6%+364.6%+141.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year -11.8%+16.6%+9.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCDXSTMOBIOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 86.7%29.8%37.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 91.1%28.3%35.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.850.620.76 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.590.770.36 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -97.7%-41.5%-72.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -55.1%-0.5%-2.4% -1.2%
52-week high $2.85$696.55$390.34 $779.14
52-week low $0.98$438.34$241.71 $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.

MultipleCDXSTMOBIO
P/E now vs peer median -3.8xmedian 29.6x 36.4xmedian 29.6x 45.8xmedian 29.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 2.9x 5.4xmedian 2.9x 3.9xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -4.9xmedian 17.4x —median 17.4x —median 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -9.6xmedian 22.3x 34.0xmedian 22.3x 28.8xmedian 22.3x
P/B now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 2.3x 4.7xmedian 2.3x 1.4xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -0.14median 1.04 4.80median 1.04 1.24median 1.04

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 monthsCDXSTMOBIO
Revenue $77.68M $47.35B $2.59B
Gross profit $67.60M – $1.34B
Operating income -$27.66M $8.47B $53.10M
Net income -$30.72M $7.09B $222.40M
Free cash flow -$12.18M – $353.10M
R&D $48.74M $1.40B $265.70M
EPS (diluted) $-0.34 $19.06 $8.29
Cash & equivalents $27.17M $5.46B $517.00M
Total debt $40.88M – $1.20B
Shares (diluted) 91.05M 371.00M 26.81M
Enterprise value -$136.40M $261.27B $4.11B

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
MetricCDXSTMOBIO
P/E -3.8x 36.4x 45.8x
P/FCF -9.6x 34.0x 28.8x
P/Operating cash flow -11.2x 27.5x 20.7x
P/S 1.5x 5.4x 3.9x
P/B 3.5x 4.7x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 3.5x 7.0x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA -4.9x – –
EV/EBIT -3.7x – 184.0x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 5.4x 3.8x
EV/FCF -8.5x – 27.7x
EV/Operating cash flow -9.9x 27.5x 19.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.14 4.80 1.24

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCDXSTMOBIO
Revenue growth (1Y) 35.9% 8.3% 1.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -7.8% 2.9% -2.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 52.4% – -0.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -2.6% – -3.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 51.7% 12.8% -76.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 22.8% 7.2% -47.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 52.7% 7.9% -30.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 18.5% 6.2% 36.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 55.7% 9.7% -29.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.2% 7.6% 36.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 83.0% 21.9% -7.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -152.3% 4.5% 19.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 82.0% – -4.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.3% – 31.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCDXSTMOBIO
Gross margin 87.0% – 51.9%
EBITDA margin -27.0% – –
Operating margin -35.6% – 2.1%
Pretax margin -39.5% – 13.5%
Net margin -39.6% – 8.6%
FCF margin -15.7% – 13.6%
Operating cash flow margin -13.4% 19.7% 19.0%
Return on equity -80.6% 13.2% 3.2%
Return on assets -24.6% 6.2% 2.2%
Return on invested capital -35.1% – 0.4%
Return on capital employed -27.3% – 0.6%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.4x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x 1.3x 2.2x
Stock comp / revenue 9.9% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCDXSTMOBIO
Debt / assets 34.0% – 11.7%
Debt / equity 1.2x – 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x – –
Debt / FCF -3.4x – 3.4x
Liabilities / assets 72.5% – 30.0%
Equity / assets 27.5% 47.9% 70.0%
Interest coverage – – 1.1x
Current ratio 3.1x 1.8x 3.1x
Quick ratio 2.9x – 2.1x
Cash ratio 2.3x – 1.7x
Altman Z-score -6.14 – 3.59

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCDXSTMOBIO
Dividend yield – 0.3% –
Net buyback yield -0.3% – 1.2%
Shareholder yield -0.3% 0.3% 1.2%
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.

ConsensusCDXSTMOBIO
Forward P/E – 26.8xFY2026 38.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.37FY2026 $25.91FY2026 $9.95FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +13.3%FY2026 +0.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +2.0% -0.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $77.93MFY2026 $50.12BFY2026 $2.69BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.7%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026 +4.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.2% -2.8% -6.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCDXSTMOBIO
Held by institutions 71.0% 90.2% 89.5%
Institutions holding 148 2,622 403
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.4% +0.8% -2.9%
Institutions buying 88 1,142 177
Institutions selling 36 1,144 155
Buyers to sellers 2.44 1.00 1.14

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.

CDXSTMOBIO
CDXS 1.00 0.07 0.12
TMO 0.07 1.00 0.57
BIO 0.12 0.57 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CDXS, TMO and BIO?

Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Codexis (CDXS) $120.65M, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) $261.27B, Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) $10.25B.

Which stock is cheaper, CDXS, TMO and BIO?

Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Codexis (CDXS) -3.9x, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 36.9x, Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) 46.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) is cheapest (Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 26.8x, Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) 38.3x). 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%, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) +8.3%, Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) +1.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) has the highest net margin (Codexis (CDXS) -39.6%, Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) 8.6%). On return on invested capital, Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) leads (Codexis (CDXS) -35.1%, Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) 0.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) returned the most: Codexis (CDXS) -50.8%, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) +23.0%, Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) +13.3%. Over five years, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) compounded fastest (Codexis (CDXS) -48.4%/yr, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) +2.3%/yr, Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) -13.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) has been the steadiest (Codexis (CDXS) 86.7%, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 29.8%, Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) 37.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CDXS, TMO and BIO?

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