CTKB vs TXG vs TECH Stock Comparison

Cytek Biosciences, 10x Genomics and Bio-Techne Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
TXG 10x Genomics, Inc.
$81.55 -9.4% 1M +532.2% 1Y
Market cap
$10.62B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$616.91M
Div. yield
–
Life Sciences Tools Healthcare
1 win
TECH BIO-TECHNE Corp
$72.71 +0.5% 1M +17.2% 1Y
Market cap
$11.35B
P/E
62.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.22B
Div. yield
0.44%
Life Sciences Tools Healthcare
5 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Bio-Techne leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Bio-Techne 5, Cytek Biosciences 1, 10x Genomics 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCTKBTXGTECHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $818.89M $10.62B $11.35B TECH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -10.1x -141.1x 62.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 33.7x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.4% -4.3% -0.4% CTKB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -39.0% -12.2% 15.0% TECH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 8.3% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -0.2x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 0.44% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +57.1% +532.2% +17.2% TXG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -22.7%/yr -12.8%/yr -11.1%/yr TECH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.7% 74.1% 43.4% TECH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 62/100 66/100 TECH

Percentile Scorecard

CTKBTXGTECH

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

AxisCTKBTXGTECH
Valuation 54 #104 of 227 46 #124 of 227 59 #93 of 227
Growth 4 #210 of 218 66 #75 of 218 40 #131 of 218
Profitability 46 #110 of 202 61 #79 of 202 94 #13 of 202
Financial Health 52 #112 of 233 67 #77 of 233 87 #32 of 233
Shareholder Returns 47 #70 of 130 68 #42 of 130 50 #65 of 130
Overall 41 62 66
  • CTKB ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • TXG ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • TECH 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

PeriodCTKBTXGTECHSPY
1 month +9.4%-9.4%+0.5% +0.7%
3 months +46.2%+65.0%+0.9% +3.7%
6 months +38.2%+269.8%+31.4% +7.1%
Year to date +24.8%+400.0%+23.6% +12.8%
1 year +57.1%+532.2%+17.2% +11.9%
3 years +53.7%+128.1%+28.4% +85.2%
3 years, per year +15.4%+31.7%+8.7% +22.8%
5 years -72.4%-49.4%-44.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year -22.7%-12.8%-11.1% +10.9%
10 years ——+187.9% +262.0%
10 years, per year ——+11.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCTKBTXGTECHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.7%74.1%43.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 54.8%66.2%43.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.862.250.77 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.037.180.40 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -90.3%-96.1%-67.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-16.6%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $6.30$97.74$72.71 $779.14
52-week low $3.36$12.44$43.30 $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.

MultipleCTKBTXGTECH
P/E now vs peer median -10.1xmedian 28.7x -141.1xmedian 28.7x 62.4xmedian 28.7x
P/S now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 3.0x 17.2xmedian 3.0x 9.3xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -20.2xmedian 17.8x -238.1xmedian 17.8x 32.3xmedian 17.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -67.8xmedian 26.4x 87.5xmedian 26.4x 43.1xmedian 26.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 2.4x 12.9xmedian 2.4x 5.4xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.07median 0.99 -5.26median 0.99 -4.78median 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 monthsCTKBTXGTECH
Revenue $206.71M $616.91M $1.22B
Gross profit $110.03M $432.03M $799.07M
Operating income -$44.65M -$88.38M $251.89M
Net income -$80.58M -$75.13M $181.86M
Free cash flow -$12.08M $121.44M $263.22M
R&D $37.26M $226.80M $94.77M
EPS (diluted) $-0.62 $-0.58 $1.16
Cash & equivalents $73.85M – $264.71M
Total debt – – $200.00M
Shares (diluted) 129.46M 129.98M 157.01M
Enterprise value $495.16M $10.43B $10.56B

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
MetricCTKBTXGTECH
P/E -10.1x -141.1x 62.4x
P/FCF -67.8x 87.5x 43.1x
P/Operating cash flow -135.6x 83.6x 38.9x
P/S 4.0x 17.2x 9.3x
P/B 2.5x 12.9x 5.4x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 13.9x 6.3x
EV/EBITDA -20.2x -238.1x 32.3x
EV/EBIT -16.7x -119.6x 44.8x
EV/Revenue 3.6x 17.1x 9.3x
EV/FCF -61.7x 87.1x 42.9x
EV/Operating cash flow -123.4x 83.2x 38.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.07 -5.26 -4.78

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCTKBTXGTECH
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.4% -4.3% -0.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 2.8% 2.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.1% -3.5% 1.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.4% 1.1% 1.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -66.2% 12.1% 146.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -31.0% 20.9% -5.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -1,159% 11.2% 147.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -139.7% 24.2% -14.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -1,134% 14.9% 152.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -141.6% 26.8% -13.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -139.7% 89.8% 1.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -66.7% 135.5% 4.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -211.1% 113.5% 2.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.9% 44.7% 6.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCTKBTXGTECH
Gross margin 53.2% 70.0% 65.8%
EBITDA margin -17.9% -7.2% 28.7%
Operating margin -21.6% -14.3% 20.7%
Pretax margin -19.7% -12.1% 19.8%
Net margin -39.0% -12.2% 15.0%
FCF margin -5.8% 19.7% 21.7%
Operating cash flow margin -2.9% 20.6% 24.0%
Return on equity -24.8% -9.2% 8.7%
Return on assets -18.0% -7.3% 7.1%
Return on invested capital – – 8.3%
Return on capital employed -12.3% -9.8% 10.5%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.1x -1.7x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 10.3% 16.0% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCTKBTXGTECH
Debt / assets – – 7.7%
Debt / equity – – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -0.2x
Debt / FCF – – 0.8x
Liabilities / assets 28.0% 19.9% 18.5%
Equity / assets 72.0% 80.1% 81.5%
Interest coverage -143.1x – 26.2x
Current ratio 4.5x 5.7x 4.5x
Quick ratio 1.5x 0.8x 2.9x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.4x 1.6x
Altman Z-score 4.44 30.04 15.91

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCTKBTXGTECH
Dividend yield – – 0.4%
Net buyback yield -0.2% -0.1% -0.3%
Shareholder yield -0.2% -0.1% 0.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 27.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 19.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -0.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -0.2%

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.

ConsensusCTKBTXGTECH
Forward P/E – – 33.7xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.32FY2026 $-0.79FY2026 $2.16FY2027
EPS growth, next FY – – +11.9%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after – – +5.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $197.36MFY2026 $580.42MFY2026 $1.19BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY -2.1%FY2026 -9.7%FY2026 -2.1%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +9.9% +24.6% +13.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCTKBTXGTECH
Held by institutions 62.8% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 156 390 598
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.1% +2.4% -0.6%
Institutions buying 75 197 293
Institutions selling 64 137 241
Buyers to sellers 1.17 1.44 1.22

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.

CTKBTXGTECH
CTKB 1.00 0.39 0.27
TXG 0.39 1.00 0.34
TECH 0.27 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CTKB, TXG and TECH?

Bio-Techne (TECH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cytek Biosciences (CTKB) $818.89M, 10x Genomics (TXG) $10.62B, Bio-Techne (TECH) $11.35B.

Which company is growing faster?

Cytek Biosciences (CTKB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cytek Biosciences (CTKB) +5.4%, 10x Genomics (TXG) -4.3%, Bio-Techne (TECH) -0.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Bio-Techne (TECH) has the highest net margin (Cytek Biosciences (CTKB) -39.0%, 10x Genomics (TXG) -12.2%, Bio-Techne (TECH) 15.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year 10x Genomics (TXG) returned the most: Cytek Biosciences (CTKB) +57.1%, 10x Genomics (TXG) +532.2%, Bio-Techne (TECH) +17.2%. Over five years, Bio-Techne (TECH) compounded fastest (Cytek Biosciences (CTKB) -22.7%/yr, 10x Genomics (TXG) -12.8%/yr, Bio-Techne (TECH) -11.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Bio-Techne (TECH) 0.44%. Cytek Biosciences (CTKB) and 10x Genomics (TXG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Bio-Techne (TECH) has been the steadiest (Cytek Biosciences (CTKB) 55.7%, 10x Genomics (TXG) 74.1%, Bio-Techne (TECH) 43.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CTKB, TXG and TECH?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Bio-Techne (TECH) leads on 5. 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.