CRL vs GH vs DNA Stock Comparison

Charles River Laboratories International, Guardant Health and Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GH Guardant Health, Inc.
$169.08 -4.1% 1M +143.8% 1Y
Market cap
$23.05B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.18B
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Labs Healthcare
4 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Guardant Health leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Guardant Health 4, Charles River Laboratories International 2, Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCRLGHDNALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.13B $23.05B $618.15M GH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -71.8x -50.8x -2.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 31.7x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.7% +42.7% -46.8% GH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -6.0% -38.3% -260.0% CRL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.6% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 6.3x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +80.8% +143.8% -24.5% GH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.9%/yr +9.1%/yr -54.8%/yr GH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.9% 57.4% 100.8% CRL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 27/100 48/100 DNA

Percentile Scorecard

CRLGHDNA

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

AxisCRLGHDNA
Valuation 60 #5 of 11 17 #77 of 93 10 #10 of 11
Growth 10 #10 of 11 48 #46 of 88 70 #4 of 11
Profitability 70 #4 of 11 7 #81 of 87 10 #10 of 11
Financial Health 42 #8 of 13 50 #51 of 100 100 #1 of 13
Shareholder Returns – 15 #48 of 56 –
Overall 45 27 48
  • CRL ranked among 13 companies in Pharma Services
  • GH ranked among 103 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • DNA ranked among 13 companies in Pharma Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCRLGHDNASPY
1 month +24.5%-4.1%+16.5% -1.0%
3 months +52.4%+14.8%+35.6% +2.9%
6 months +103.3%+90.2%+26.8% +6.4%
Year to date +73.1%+65.5%+20.1% +11.4%
1 year +80.8%+143.8%-24.5% +13.1%
3 years +88.0%+541.9%-84.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year +23.4%+85.9%-45.9% +21.5%
5 years -17.9%+54.6%-98.1% +67.7%
5 years, per year -3.9%+9.1%-54.8% +10.9%
10 years +320.4%—— +255.2%
10 years, per year +15.4%—— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCRLGHDNASPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.9%57.4%100.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.8%48.6%102.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.251.012.97 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.762.50-0.24 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -77.8%-86.7%-99.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-9.7%-33.4% -2.5%
52-week high $345.24$187.22$14.98 $779.14
52-week low $149.93$69.35$5.48 $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.

MultipleCRLGHDNA
P/E now vs peer median -69.5xmedian 36.1x -49.5xmedian 25.3x -2.1xmedian 36.1x
P/S now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 2.7x 19.1xmedian 1.6x 5.7xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 48.7xmedian 37.4x -49.9xmedian 14.6x -2.3xmedian 37.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 44.5xmedian 21.1x -93.8xmedian 22.7x -3.6xmedian 21.1x
P/B now vs peer median 5.8xmedian 2.9x -101.4xmedian 3.3x 1.5xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.92median 2.05 -4.99median 0.66 -0.05median 2.05

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 monthsCRLGHDNA
Revenue $4.00B $1.18B $111.86M
Gross profit $1.31B $769.16M $92.92M
Operating income $90.14M -$470.26M -$290.69M
Net income -$239.23M -$453.44M -$290.80M
Free cash flow $370.61M -$240.72M -$174.80M
R&D – $375.79M $215.61M
EPS (diluted) $-4.97 $-3.41 $-5.24
Cash & equivalents $192.03M $1.05B $84.54M
Total debt $9.60B – –
Shares (diluted) 48.02M 132.87M 55.46M
Enterprise value $16.33B $19.11B -$143.93M

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
MetricCRLGHDNA
P/E -69.5x -49.5x -2.1x
P/FCF 44.5x -93.8x -3.6x
P/Operating cash flow 28.3x -122.0x -3.7x
P/S 4.1x 19.1x 5.7x
P/B 5.8x -101.4x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 6.4x -91.0x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA 48.7x -49.9x -2.3x
EV/EBIT 209.7x -45.8x -1.9x
EV/Revenue 4.7x 18.2x 4.9x
EV/FCF 51.0x -89.5x -3.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 32.5x -116.3x -3.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.92 -4.99 -0.05

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRLGHDNA
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.7% 42.7% -46.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.5% 32.4% -30.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.1% 47.7% -49.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -5.5% – -28.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -27.6% -2.1% 2.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -48.2% 4.8% 39.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -268.7% -9.6% 7.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -35.5% 3.7% 38.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -253.8% -2.4% 8.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -36.2% 9.9% 40.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -26.1% 22.4% 28.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.3% 18.1% 16.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -35.9% 11.4% 36.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.6% 14.4% 22.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRLGHDNA
Gross margin 32.7% 65.0% 83.1%
EBITDA margin 9.7% -36.5% -211.6%
Operating margin 2.3% -39.7% -259.9%
Pretax margin -4.6% -38.4% -264.1%
Net margin -6.0% -38.3% -260.0%
FCF margin 9.3% -20.3% -156.3%
Operating cash flow margin 14.6% -15.7% -152.2%
Return on equity -8.2% – -67.4%
Return on assets -3.1% -23.7% -28.7%
Return on invested capital 1.6% – –
Return on capital employed 1.4% -29.9% -31.0%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.6x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.4x 0.4x 0.6x
Stock comp / revenue 2.1% 16.2% 61.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRLGHDNA
Debt / assets 34.8% – –
Debt / equity 0.9x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 6.3x – –
Debt / FCF 7.1x – –
Liabilities / assets 62.2% 111.7% 57.5%
Equity / assets 37.8% -11.7% 42.5%
Interest coverage 0.8x -97.6x –
Current ratio 1.3x 4.0x 4.6x
Quick ratio 0.8x 3.5x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.2x 3.1x 1.2x
Altman Z-score 3.00 4.44 -8.75

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRLGHDNA
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 2.0% -1.8% –
Shareholder yield 2.0% -1.8% –
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.

ConsensusCRLGHDNA
Forward P/E 31.7xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $10.90FY2026 $-3.34FY2026 $-4.06FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +6.0%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +20.5% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.82BFY2026 $1.42BFY2026 $88.21MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.9%FY2026 +44.5%FY2026 -48.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.7% +27.0% +5.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRLGHDNA
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 55.2%
Institutions holding 570 594 182
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.7% -2.6% +12.3%
Institutions buying 270 353 100
Institutions selling 204 180 39
Buyers to sellers 1.32 1.96 2.56

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.

CRLGHDNA
CRL 1.00 0.32 0.35
GH 0.32 1.00 0.34
DNA 0.35 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRL, GH and DNA?

Guardant Health (GH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Charles River Laboratories International (CRL) $17.13B, Guardant Health (GH) $23.05B, Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings (DNA) $618.15M.

Which company is growing faster?

Guardant Health (GH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Charles River Laboratories International (CRL) -0.7%, Guardant Health (GH) +42.7%, Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings (DNA) -46.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Charles River Laboratories International (CRL) has the highest net margin (Charles River Laboratories International (CRL) -6.0%, Guardant Health (GH) -38.3%, Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings (DNA) -260.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Guardant Health (GH) returned the most: Charles River Laboratories International (CRL) +80.8%, Guardant Health (GH) +143.8%, Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings (DNA) -24.5%. Over five years, Guardant Health (GH) compounded fastest (Charles River Laboratories International (CRL) -3.9%/yr, Guardant Health (GH) +9.1%/yr, Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings (DNA) -54.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Charles River Laboratories International (CRL) has been the steadiest (Charles River Laboratories International (CRL) 45.9%, Guardant Health (GH) 57.4%, Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings (DNA) 100.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CRL, GH and DNA?

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