CTKB vs DHR vs SGMOQ Stock Comparison

Cytek Biosciences, Danaher and Sangamo Therapeutics Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CTKB Cytek Biosciences, Inc.
$5.88 -3.4% 1M +50.4% 1Y
Market cap
$702.63M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$207.65M
Div. yield
–
Life Sciences Tools Healthcare
1 win
DHR Danaher Corp /De/
$234.94 +6.2% 1M +9.9% 1Y
Market cap
$159.25B
P/E
36.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.61B
Div. yield
–
Life Sciences Tools Healthcare
6 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

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

QuestionCTKBDHRSGMOQLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $702.63M $159.25B $49.71M DHR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -8.7x 36.8x -0.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 25.8x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.5% +5.5% -45.8% DHR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -39.1% 16.9% -356.9% DHR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 5.8% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.6x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +50.4% +9.9% -79.3% CTKB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -25.0%/yr -4.3%/yr -59.4%/yr DHR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.9% 30.8% 182.5% DHR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 61/100 22/100 DHR

Percentile Scorecard

CTKBDHRSGMOQ

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

AxisCTKBDHRSGMOQ
Valuation 54 #106 of 229 71 #67 of 229 10 #570 of 634
Growth 5 #210 of 221 26 #164 of 221 31 #417 of 607
Profitability 44 #117 of 209 86 #31 of 209 42 #322 of 557
Financial Health 52 #116 of 240 48 #126 of 240 4 #629 of 654
Shareholder Returns 44 #82 of 146 72 #41 of 146 –
Overall 40 61 22
  • CTKB ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • DHR ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • SGMOQ ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCTKBDHRSGMOQSPY
1 month -3.4%+6.2%-20.0% -1.0%
3 months +40.7%+17.7%+33.3% -0.4%
6 months +19.0%+34.3%+9.1% +4.5%
Year to date +16.4%+2.6%-71.4% +12.4%
1 year +50.4%+9.9%-79.3% +13.6%
3 years +33.9%+18.7%-73.9% +76.4%
3 years, per year +10.2%+5.9%-36.1% +20.8%
5 years -76.2%-19.6%-98.9% +63.7%
5 years, per year -25.0%-4.3%-59.4% +10.4%
10 years —+205.4%-96.3% +267.7%
10 years, per year —+11.8%-28.0% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureCTKBDHRSGMOQSPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.9%30.8%182.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 54.9%32.0%260.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.840.502.03 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.900.32-0.43 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -90.3%-50.8%-99.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.7%-2.9%-79.3% -1.6%
52-week high $6.30$242.05$0.58 $779.14
52-week low $3.36$161.91$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.

MultipleCTKBDHRSGMOQ
P/E now vs peer median -9.4xmedian 28.5x 38.2xmedian 28.5x -0.4xmedian 18.0x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 2.9x 6.5xmedian 2.9x 1.4xmedian 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -19.5xmedian 18.5x 23.7xmedian 18.5x -0.2xmedian 16.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -57.0xmedian 26.7x 28.9xmedian 26.7x -0.5xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 2.3x 3.1xmedian 2.3x -2.6xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.12median 0.93 -4.76median 0.93 -0.02median 0.38

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 monthsCTKBDHRSGMOQ
Revenue $207.65M $25.61B $34.56M
Gross profit $113.69M $15.01B –
Operating income -$43.88M $5.22B -$123.56M
Net income -$81.20M $4.33B -$123.33M
Free cash flow -$13.48M $5.73B -$90.46M
R&D $37.66M $1.67B $113.23M
EPS (diluted) $-0.62 $6.13 $-0.32
Cash & equivalents $66.81M $5.68B $27.60M
Total debt – $26.48B –
Shares (diluted) 130.36M 706.80M 389.62M
Enterprise value $405.43M $138.90B -$66.79M

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
MetricCTKBDHRSGMOQ
P/E -9.4x 38.2x -0.4x
P/FCF -57.0x 28.9x -0.5x
P/Operating cash flow -116.7x 24.1x -0.6x
P/S 3.7x 6.5x 1.4x
P/B 2.4x 3.1x -2.6x
P/Tangible book 2.5x 5.1x -2.6x
EV/EBITDA -19.5x 23.7x -0.2x
EV/EBIT -16.0x 35.7x -0.2x
EV/Revenue 3.4x 7.3x 0.6x
EV/FCF -52.1x 32.5x -0.2x
EV/Operating cash flow -106.5x 27.1x -0.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.12 -4.76 -0.02

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCTKBDHRSGMOQ
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.5% 5.5% -45.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.3% 1.3% -47.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.0% 3.9% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.4% 1.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -38.0% 13.1% -50.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -16.7% -3.8% 3.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -533.4% 23.6% -55.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -80.0% -9.9% 1.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -519.7% 24.8% 13.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -81.8% -8.0% 25.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -243.6% 8.6% -102.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -75.0% -5.3% 26.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -128.7% 14.2% -101.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -20.4% -5.8% 29.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCTKBDHRSGMOQ
Gross margin 54.7% 58.6% –
EBITDA margin -17.3% 30.7% -346.8%
Operating margin -21.1% 20.4% -357.5%
Pretax margin -19.2% 18.8% -358.9%
Net margin -39.1% 16.9% -356.9%
FCF margin -6.5% 22.4% -261.8%
Operating cash flow margin -3.2% 26.8% -261.4%
Return on equity -25.2% 8.2% –
Return on assets -18.2% 4.7% -206.0%
Return on invested capital – 5.8% –
Return on capital employed -12.1% 6.2% -1,838%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.3x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.1x 1.6x 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 9.9% 1.3% 21.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCTKBDHRSGMOQ
Debt / assets – 28.4% –
Debt / equity – 0.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.6x –
Debt / FCF – 4.6x –
Liabilities / assets 28.0% 42.5% 131.6%
Equity / assets 72.0% 57.5% -31.6%
Interest coverage -562.6x 14.5x –
Current ratio 4.5x 1.6x 0.7x
Quick ratio 1.5x 1.1x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.6x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 4.19 3.77 -44.88

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCTKBDHRSGMOQ
Dividend yield – 0.6% –
Net buyback yield -0.3% 0.5% -182.5%
Shareholder yield -0.3% 1.2% -182.5%
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.

ConsensusCTKBDHRSGMOQ
Forward P/E – 25.8xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.32FY2026 $9.11FY2026 $-0.31FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +16.8%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +8.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $197.36MFY2026 $27.01BFY2026 $9.62MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.1%FY2026 +9.9%FY2026 -75.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.9% -1.9% +606.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCTKBDHRSGMOQ
Held by institutions 62.8% 81.9% –
Institutions holding 156 2,120 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.1% +1.1% –
Institutions buying 75 842 –
Institutions selling 64 1,015 –
Buyers to sellers 1.17 0.83 –

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.

CTKBDHRSGMOQ
CTKB 1.00 0.44 -0.01
DHR 0.44 1.00 0.01
SGMOQ -0.01 0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CTKB, DHR and SGMOQ?

Danaher (DHR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cytek Biosciences (CTKB) $702.63M, Danaher (DHR) $159.25B, Sangamo Therapeutics (SGMOQ) $49.71M.

Which company is growing faster?

Danaher (DHR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cytek Biosciences (CTKB) +5.5%, Danaher (DHR) +5.5%, Sangamo Therapeutics (SGMOQ) -45.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Danaher (DHR) has the highest net margin (Cytek Biosciences (CTKB) -39.1%, Danaher (DHR) 16.9%, Sangamo Therapeutics (SGMOQ) -356.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cytek Biosciences (CTKB) returned the most: Cytek Biosciences (CTKB) +50.4%, Danaher (DHR) +9.9%, Sangamo Therapeutics (SGMOQ) -79.3%. Over five years, Danaher (DHR) compounded fastest (Cytek Biosciences (CTKB) -25.0%/yr, Danaher (DHR) -4.3%/yr, Sangamo Therapeutics (SGMOQ) -59.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Danaher (DHR) has been the steadiest (Cytek Biosciences (CTKB) 55.9%, Danaher (DHR) 30.8%, Sangamo Therapeutics (SGMOQ) 182.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CTKB, DHR 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, Danaher (DHR) 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.