CV vs HTFL vs QDEL Stock Comparison

CapsoVision, Heartflow and QuidelOrtho Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CV CapsoVision, Inc
$6.95 +3.9% 1M +48.7% 1Y
Market cap
$341.07M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$14.41M
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Equipment Healthcare
HTFL Heartflow, Inc.
$60.53 +21.5% 1M +61.3% 1Y
Market cap
$5.09B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$202.91M
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Equipment Healthcare
6 wins
QDEL QuidelOrtho Corp
$13.76 +29.8% 1M -50.8% 1Y
Market cap
$894.76M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
-$211.90M
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Equipment Healthcare

Head to Head

6 decided of 12

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

QuestionCVHTFLQDELLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $341.07M $5.09B $894.76M HTFL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -12.4x -50.8x -0.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 18.3x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.6% +42.5% -30.8% HTFL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -190.2% -49.4% — HTFL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +48.7% +61.3% -50.8% HTFL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — — -36.5%/yr –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 96.0% 76.8% 92.9% HTFL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 37/100 56/100 22/100 HTFL

Percentile Scorecard

CVHTFLQDEL

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

AxisCVHTFLQDEL
Valuation 5 #215 of 227 9 #207 of 227 47 #120 of 227
Growth 43 #124 of 218 74 #57 of 218 1 #216 of 218
Profitability 24 #153 of 202 49 #103 of 202 –
Financial Health 75 #58 of 233 91 #22 of 233 10 #209 of 233
Shareholder Returns – – 29 #93 of 130
Overall 37 56 22
  • CV ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • HTFL ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • QDEL 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

PeriodCVHTFLQDELSPY
1 month +3.9%+21.5%+29.8% +0.7%
3 months +3.7%+134.3%-17.0% +3.7%
6 months -1.8%+103.4%+11.9% +7.1%
Year to date -35.0%+107.7%-51.8% +12.8%
1 year +48.7%+61.3%-50.8% +11.9%
3 years ——-77.1% +85.2%
3 years, per year ——-38.9% +22.8%
5 years ——-89.6% +67.6%
5 years, per year ——-36.5% +10.9%
10 years ——-29.3% +262.0%
10 years, per year ——-3.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCVHTFLQDELSPY
Volatility, 1Y 96.0%76.8%92.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 89.6%78.1%100.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.621.892.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.510.80-0.55 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.8%-48.7%-94.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -51.8%0.0%-61.1% -1.2%
52-week high $14.42$60.53$35.38 $779.14
52-week low $4.59$20.49$9.96 $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.

MultipleCVHTFLQDEL
P/E now vs peer median -12.7xmedian 28.7x -52.2xmedian 28.7x -0.9xmedian 28.7x
P/S now vs peer median 24.1xmedian 3.0x 25.9xmedian 3.0x -4.4xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -12.6xmedian 17.8x —median 17.8x —median 17.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 26.4x —median 26.4x -4.4xmedian 26.4x
P/B now vs peer median 26.4xmedian 2.4x 18.8xmedian 2.4x 0.5xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.99 —median 0.99 0.01median 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 monthsCVHTFLQDEL
Revenue $14.41M $202.91M -$211.90M
Gross profit $7.55M $160.45M –
Operating income -$27.71M -$64.46M –
Net income -$27.42M -$100.19M -$1.05B
Free cash flow – – -$211.20M
R&D $20.51M $77.26M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.55 $-1.16 $-15.35
Cash & equivalents – $34.36M $123.40M
Total debt – – $2.89B
Shares (diluted) 49.94M 86.40M 68.30M
Enterprise value $341.07M $4.84B $363.06M

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
MetricCVHTFLQDEL
P/E -12.7x -52.2x -0.9x
P/FCF – – -4.4x
P/Operating cash flow – – -16.4x
P/S 24.1x 25.9x -4.4x
P/B 26.4x 18.8x 0.5x
P/Tangible book 26.4x 18.8x -1.0x
EV/EBITDA -12.6x – –
EV/EBIT -12.5x -77.6x –
EV/Revenue 24.1x 24.7x -17.5x
EV/FCF – – -17.6x
EV/Operating cash flow – – -64.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – 0.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCVHTFLQDEL
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.6% 42.5% -30.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – -27.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.1% 48.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -36.1% -9.5% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) -34.9% -18.3% -124.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – -107.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 93.8% 91.4% -122.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – -106.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – -128.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -27.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – -1,725%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -30.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCVHTFLQDEL
Gross margin 52.4% 79.1% –
EBITDA margin -190.7% – –
Operating margin -192.3% -31.8% –
Pretax margin -190.1% -49.4% –
Net margin -190.2% -49.4% –
FCF margin – – –
Operating cash flow margin – – 27.0%
Return on equity -207.5% -34.5% –
Return on assets -149.3% -28.5% –
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed -209.8% -20.9% –
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.6x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 9.6% -20.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCVHTFLQDEL
Debt / assets – – 50.6%
Debt / equity – – 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – -13.7x
Liabilities / assets 29.1% 18.8% 68.9%
Equity / assets 70.9% 81.2% 31.1%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 3.4x 5.1x 1.4x
Quick ratio – 6.6x 0.5x
Cash ratio – 5.6x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 22.42 44.65 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCVHTFLQDEL
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – -0.6%
Shareholder yield 0.0% – -0.6%
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.

ConsensusCVHTFLQDEL
Forward P/E – – 18.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.58FY2026 $-0.43FY2026 $0.75FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – -64.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +101.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.91MFY2026 $261.38MFY2026 $2.67BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.7%FY2026 +48.5%FY2026 -2.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +46.0% +20.6% +0.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCVHTFLQDEL
Held by institutions 10.2% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 50 193 243
Change in shares held, QoQ +27.6% +133.0% +2.9%
Institutions buying 36 140 143
Institutions selling 8 38 65
Buyers to sellers 4.50 3.68 2.20

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.

CVHTFLQDEL
CV 1.00 0.04 0.20
HTFL 0.04 1.00 0.16
QDEL 0.20 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CV, HTFL and QDEL?

Heartflow (HTFL) is the largest by market capitalisation: CapsoVision (CV) $341.07M, Heartflow (HTFL) $5.09B, QuidelOrtho (QDEL) $894.76M.

Which company is growing faster?

Heartflow (HTFL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: CapsoVision (CV) +14.6%, Heartflow (HTFL) +42.5%, QuidelOrtho (QDEL) -30.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Heartflow (HTFL) has the highest net margin (CapsoVision (CV) -190.2%, Heartflow (HTFL) -49.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Heartflow (HTFL) returned the most: CapsoVision (CV) +48.7%, Heartflow (HTFL) +61.3%, QuidelOrtho (QDEL) -50.8%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Heartflow (HTFL) has been the steadiest (CapsoVision (CV) 96.0%, Heartflow (HTFL) 76.8%, QuidelOrtho (QDEL) 92.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CV, HTFL and QDEL?

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