CTKB vs A vs RGEN Stock Comparison

Cytek Biosciences, Agilent Technologies and Repligen Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CTKB Cytek Biosciences, Inc.
$6.30 +9.4% 1M +57.1% 1Y
Market cap
$818.89M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$206.71M
Div. yield
–
Life Sciences Tools Healthcare
1 win
A Agilent Technologies, Inc.
$181.16 +3.5% 1M +26.5% 1Y
Market cap
$51.08B
P/E
35.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.37B
Div. yield
0.57%
Life Sciences Tools Healthcare
6 wins
RGEN Repligen Corp
$188.64 -3.0% 1M +27.0% 1Y
Market cap
$10.64B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$805.61M
Div. yield
–
Life Sciences Tools Healthcare
1 win

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Agilent Technologies leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Agilent Technologies 6, Repligen 1, Cytek Biosciences 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCTKBARGENLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $818.89M $51.08B $10.64B A
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -10.1x 35.5x -901.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 27.7x 97.2x A
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.4% +8.6% +13.8% RGEN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -39.0% 19.5% — A
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 13.1% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.1x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.57% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +57.1% +26.5% +27.0% CTKB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -22.7%/yr +2.8%/yr -8.3%/yr A
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.7% 32.4% 46.1% A
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 62/100 57/100 A

Percentile Scorecard

CTKBARGEN

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

AxisCTKBARGEN
Valuation 54 #104 of 227 58 #97 of 227 42 #132 of 227
Growth 4 #210 of 218 37 #138 of 218 32 #149 of 218
Profitability 46 #110 of 202 92 #18 of 202 69 #63 of 202
Financial Health 52 #112 of 233 55 #105 of 233 84 #39 of 233
Shareholder Returns 47 #70 of 130 71 #38 of 130 –
Overall 41 62 57
  • CTKB ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • A ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • RGEN 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

PeriodCTKBARGENSPY
1 month +9.4%+3.5%-3.0% +0.7%
3 months +46.2%+30.6%+31.4% +3.7%
6 months +38.2%+56.8%+59.4% +7.1%
Year to date +24.8%+33.1%+15.1% +12.8%
1 year +57.1%+26.5%+27.0% +11.9%
3 years +53.7%+79.1%+65.2% +85.2%
3 years, per year +15.4%+21.4%+18.2% +22.8%
5 years -72.4%+15.0%-35.1% +67.6%
5 years, per year -22.7%+2.8%-8.3% +10.9%
10 years —+319.2%+560.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+15.4%+20.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCTKBARGENSPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.7%32.4%46.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 54.8%27.5%46.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.860.881.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.030.820.59 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -90.3%-39.6%-66.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-0.2%-3.0% -1.2%
52-week high $6.30$181.54$194.57 $779.14
52-week low $3.36$110.24$102.87 $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.

MultipleCTKBARGEN
P/E now vs peer median -10.1xmedian 28.7x 35.5xmedian 28.7x -901.6xmedian 28.7x
P/S now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 3.0x 6.9xmedian 3.0x 13.2xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -20.2xmedian 17.8x 27.9xmedian 17.8x —median 17.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -67.8xmedian 26.4x 40.3xmedian 26.4x 98.1xmedian 26.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 2.4x 6.9xmedian 2.4x 5.1xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.07median 0.99 3.61median 0.99 31.72median 0.99

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 monthsCTKBARGEN
Revenue $206.71M $7.37B $805.61M
Gross profit $110.03M $3.97B –
Operating income -$44.65M $1.64B $18.24M
Net income -$80.58M $1.44B $26.59M
Free cash flow -$12.08M $1.27B –
R&D $37.26M $485.00M $56.43M
EPS (diluted) $-0.62 $5.09 $-0.21
Cash & equivalents $73.85M $1.76B $726.96M
Total debt – $3.95B –
Shares (diluted) 129.46M 283.00M 56.64M
Enterprise value $495.16M $43.97B $10.64B

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
MetricCTKBARGEN
P/E -10.1x 35.5x -901.6x
P/FCF -67.8x 40.3x 98.1x
P/Operating cash flow -135.6x 31.7x 82.0x
P/S 4.0x 6.9x 13.2x
P/B 2.5x 6.9x 5.1x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 7.9x 6.0x
EV/EBITDA -20.2x 27.9x –
EV/EBIT -16.7x 32.5x –
EV/Revenue 3.6x 7.2x 13.2x
EV/FCF -61.7x 42.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow -123.4x 33.1x 82.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.07 3.61 31.72

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCTKBARGEN
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.4% 8.6% 13.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 1.8% 7.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.1% 11.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.4% 3.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -66.2% 13.5% 2,185%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -31.0% 5.1% -40.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -1,159% 18.0% 1,430%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -139.7% 8.3% -35.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -1,134% 18.9% -777.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -141.6% 9.8% -28.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -139.7% 7.6% -0.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -66.7% -1.9% -4.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -211.1% 16.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.9% -3.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCTKBARGEN
Gross margin 53.2% 53.8% –
EBITDA margin -17.9% 25.9% –
Operating margin -21.6% 22.2% –
Pretax margin -19.7% 22.5% –
Net margin -39.0% 19.5% –
FCF margin -5.8% 17.2% –
Operating cash flow margin -2.9% 21.8% 16.1%
Return on equity -24.8% 19.9% 1.3%
Return on assets -18.0% 10.7% 0.9%
Return on invested capital – 13.1% –
Return on capital employed -12.3% 14.6% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.1x 1.1x 4.9x
Stock comp / revenue 10.3% 1.8% 4.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCTKBARGEN
Debt / assets – 28.3% –
Debt / equity – 0.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.1x –
Debt / FCF – 3.1x –
Liabilities / assets 28.0% 47.3% 28.5%
Equity / assets 72.0% 52.7% 71.5%
Interest coverage -143.1x 15.5x –
Current ratio 4.5x 2.1x 9.9x
Quick ratio 1.5x 1.4x –
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.8x –
Altman Z-score 4.44 5.95 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCTKBARGEN
Dividend yield – 0.6% –
Net buyback yield -0.2% 0.6% –
Shareholder yield -0.2% 1.2% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – 19.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 22.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 2.1% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 3.1% –

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.

ConsensusCTKBARGEN
Forward P/E – 27.7xFY2026 97.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.32FY2026 $6.54FY2026 $1.94FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +17.0%FY2026 +13.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +0.3% +29.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $197.36MFY2026 $7.87BFY2026 $773.94MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.1%FY2026 +15.3%FY2026 +4.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.9% -5.6% +35.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCTKBARGEN
Held by institutions 62.8% 92.6% 100.0%
Institutions holding 156 1,125 483
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.1% +3.2% +1.2%
Institutions buying 75 602 273
Institutions selling 64 350 141
Buyers to sellers 1.17 1.72 1.94

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.

CTKBARGEN
CTKB 1.00 0.45 0.52
A 0.45 1.00 0.62
RGEN 0.52 0.62 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CTKB, A and RGEN?

Agilent Technologies (A) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cytek Biosciences (CTKB) $818.89M, Agilent Technologies (A) $51.08B, Repligen (RGEN) $10.64B.

Which company is growing faster?

Repligen (RGEN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cytek Biosciences (CTKB) +5.4%, Agilent Technologies (A) +8.6%, Repligen (RGEN) +13.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Agilent Technologies (A) has the highest net margin (Cytek Biosciences (CTKB) -39.0%, Agilent Technologies (A) 19.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cytek Biosciences (CTKB) returned the most: Cytek Biosciences (CTKB) +57.1%, Agilent Technologies (A) +26.5%, Repligen (RGEN) +27.0%. Over five years, Agilent Technologies (A) compounded fastest (Cytek Biosciences (CTKB) -22.7%/yr, Agilent Technologies (A) +2.8%/yr, Repligen (RGEN) -8.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Agilent Technologies (A) 0.57%. Cytek Biosciences (CTKB) and Repligen (RGEN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Agilent Technologies (A) has been the steadiest (Cytek Biosciences (CTKB) 55.7%, Agilent Technologies (A) 32.4%, Repligen (RGEN) 46.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CTKB, A and RGEN?

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