CDXS vs TXG vs ILMN Stock Comparison

Codexis, 10x Genomics and Illumina Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CDXS Codexis, Inc.
$1.28 -3.0% 1M -50.8% 1Y
Market cap
$117.00M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$77.68M
Div. yield
–
Life Sciences Tools Healthcare
2 wins
TXG 10x Genomics, Inc.
$78.02 -9.0% 1M +474.1% 1Y
Market cap
$10.89B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$616.91M
Div. yield
–
Life Sciences Tools Healthcare
1 win
ILMN Illumina, Inc.
$279.47 +3.5% 1M +178.5% 1Y
Market cap
$43.74B
P/E
53.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.49B
Div. yield
–
Life Sciences Tools Healthcare
6 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Illumina leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Illumina 6, Codexis 2, 10x Genomics 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCDXSTXGILMNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $117.00M $10.89B $43.74B ILMN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.8x -145.0x 53.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 56.0x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +35.9% -4.3% +4.9% CDXS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -39.6% -12.2% 18.4% ILMN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -35.1% — 15.1% ILMN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x — 0.7x CDXS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -50.8% +474.1% +178.5% TXG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -48.4%/yr -13.9%/yr -7.0%/yr ILMN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 86.7% 73.9% 50.4% ILMN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 61/100 66/100 ILMN

Percentile Scorecard

CDXSTXGILMN

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

AxisCDXSTXGILMN
Valuation 40 #137 of 227 43 #130 of 227 51 #111 of 227
Growth 67 #73 of 219 66 #76 of 219 45 #120 of 219
Profitability 43 #117 of 206 63 #77 of 206 97 #8 of 206
Financial Health 30 #166 of 238 68 #78 of 238 51 #117 of 238
Shareholder Returns 42 #78 of 134 68 #44 of 134 84 #23 of 134
Overall 45 61 66
  • CDXS ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • TXG ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • ILMN 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

PeriodCDXSTXGILMNSPY
1 month -3.0%-9.0%+3.5% -0.2%
3 months -14.7%+65.8%+44.8% +3.9%
6 months -54.6%+265.1%+120.2% +8.2%
Year to date -21.5%+378.4%+113.1% +12.9%
1 year -50.8%+474.1%+178.5% +12.3%
3 years -17.4%+114.3%+163.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year -6.2%+28.9%+38.1% +23.3%
5 years -96.3%-52.6%-30.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year -48.4%-13.9%-7.0% +10.9%
10 years -71.6%—+106.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year -11.8%—+7.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCDXSTXGILMNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 86.7%73.9%50.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 91.1%66.1%39.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.852.220.82 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.596.413.54 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -97.7%-96.1%-82.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -55.1%-20.2%-4.8% -1.2%
52-week high $2.85$97.74$293.69 $779.14
52-week low $0.98$12.44$95.03 $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.

MultipleCDXSTXGILMN
P/E now vs peer median -3.8xmedian 29.6x -135.0xmedian 29.6x 51.2xmedian 29.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 2.9x 16.5xmedian 2.9x 9.4xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -4.9xmedian 17.4x -227.8xmedian 17.4x 37.3xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -9.6xmedian 22.3x 83.7xmedian 22.3x 45.3xmedian 22.3x
P/B now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 2.3x 12.3xmedian 2.3x 14.9xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -0.14median 1.04 -5.03median 1.04 1.70median 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 monthsCDXSTXGILMN
Revenue $77.68M $616.91M $4.49B
Gross profit $67.60M $432.03M $2.98B
Operating income -$27.66M -$88.38M $882.00M
Net income -$30.72M -$75.13M $825.00M
Free cash flow -$12.18M $121.44M $931.00M
R&D $48.74M $226.80M $960.00M
EPS (diluted) $-0.34 $-0.58 $5.39
Cash & equivalents $27.17M – $1.04B
Total debt $40.88M – $1.99B
Shares (diluted) 91.05M 129.98M 153.00M
Enterprise value -$140.05M $10.70B $38.51B

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
MetricCDXSTXGILMN
P/E -3.8x -135.0x 51.2x
P/FCF -9.6x 83.7x 45.3x
P/Operating cash flow -11.2x 80.0x 38.5x
P/S 1.5x 16.5x 9.4x
P/B 3.5x 12.3x 14.9x
P/Tangible book 3.5x 13.3x 17.4x
EV/EBITDA -4.9x -227.8x 37.3x
EV/EBIT -3.7x -114.4x 48.8x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 16.4x 9.6x
EV/FCF -8.5x 83.3x 46.2x
EV/Operating cash flow -9.9x 79.6x 39.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.14 -5.03 1.70

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCDXSTXGILMN
Revenue growth (1Y) 35.9% -4.3% 4.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -7.8% 2.8% -1.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 52.4% -3.5% 4.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -2.6% 1.1% 2.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 51.7% 12.1% -31.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 22.8% 20.9% 28.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 52.7% 11.2% -34.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 18.5% 24.2% 30.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 55.7% 14.9% -32.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.2% 26.8% 30.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 83.0% 89.8% -5.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -152.3% 135.5% 38.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 82.0% 113.5% -9.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.3% 44.7% 105.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCDXSTXGILMN
Gross margin 87.0% 70.0% 66.4%
EBITDA margin -27.0% -7.2% 25.7%
Operating margin -35.6% -14.3% 19.6%
Pretax margin -39.5% -12.1% 22.6%
Net margin -39.6% -12.2% 18.4%
FCF margin -15.7% 19.7% 20.7%
Operating cash flow margin -13.4% 20.6% 24.4%
Return on equity -80.6% -9.2% 29.9%
Return on assets -24.6% -7.3% 12.5%
Return on invested capital -35.1% – 15.1%
Return on capital employed -27.3% -9.8% 17.5%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x -1.7x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 9.9% 16.0% 5.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCDXSTXGILMN
Debt / assets 34.0% – 29.9%
Debt / equity 1.2x – 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x – 0.7x
Debt / FCF -3.4x – 2.1x
Liabilities / assets 72.5% 19.9% 57.3%
Equity / assets 27.5% 80.1% 42.7%
Interest coverage – – 8.9x
Current ratio 3.1x 5.7x 1.8x
Quick ratio 2.9x 0.8x 1.2x
Cash ratio 2.3x 0.4x 0.7x
Altman Z-score -6.14 28.69 7.97

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCDXSTXGILMN
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.3% -0.1% 1.2%
Shareholder yield -0.3% -0.1% 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.

ConsensusCDXSTXGILMN
Forward P/E – – 56.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.37FY2026 $-0.79FY2026 $4.99FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +3.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +25.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $77.93MFY2026 $580.42MFY2026 $4.52BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.7%FY2026 -9.7%FY2026 +4.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.2% +24.6% +12.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCDXSTXGILMN
Held by institutions 71.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 148 389 933
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.4% +2.4% +0.0%
Institutions buying 88 197 463
Institutions selling 36 137 330
Buyers to sellers 2.44 1.44 1.40

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.

CDXSTXGILMN
CDXS 1.00 0.10 0.02
TXG 0.10 1.00 0.51
ILMN 0.02 0.51 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CDXS, TXG and ILMN?

Illumina (ILMN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Codexis (CDXS) $117.00M, 10x Genomics (TXG) $10.89B, Illumina (ILMN) $43.74B.

Which company is growing faster?

Codexis (CDXS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Codexis (CDXS) +35.9%, 10x Genomics (TXG) -4.3%, Illumina (ILMN) +4.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Illumina (ILMN) has the highest net margin (Codexis (CDXS) -39.6%, 10x Genomics (TXG) -12.2%, Illumina (ILMN) 18.4%). On return on invested capital, Illumina (ILMN) leads (Codexis (CDXS) -35.1%, Illumina (ILMN) 15.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year 10x Genomics (TXG) returned the most: Codexis (CDXS) -50.8%, 10x Genomics (TXG) +474.1%, Illumina (ILMN) +178.5%. Over five years, Illumina (ILMN) compounded fastest (Codexis (CDXS) -48.4%/yr, 10x Genomics (TXG) -13.9%/yr, Illumina (ILMN) -7.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Illumina (ILMN) has been the steadiest (Codexis (CDXS) 86.7%, 10x Genomics (TXG) 73.9%, Illumina (ILMN) 50.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CDXS, TXG and ILMN?

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