DHR vs BIO vs TWST Stock Comparison

Danaher, Bio-Rad Laboratories and Twist Bioscience Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DHR Danaher Corp /De/
$232.08 +3.3% 1M +5.0% 1Y
Market cap
$163.13B
P/E
40.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.11B
Div. yield
0.65%
Life Sciences Tools Healthcare
6 wins
TWST Twist Bioscience Corp
$159.85 -12.6% 1M +367.7% 1Y
Market cap
$10.02B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$431.80M
Div. yield
–
Life Sciences Tools Healthcare
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Danaher leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Danaher 6, Twist Bioscience 4, Bio-Rad Laboratories 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDHRBIOTWSTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $163.13B $10.19B $10.02B DHR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 40.9x 45.8x -72.9x DHR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.5x 38.3x — DHR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.6% +1.4% +19.2% TWST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.9% 8.6% -31.7% DHR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.7% 0.4% -31.1% DHR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.9x — 1.3x TWST
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.65% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +5.0% +13.3% +367.7% TWST
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.3%/yr -13.6%/yr +5.6%/yr TWST
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.6% 37.0% 78.8% DHR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 63/100 50/100 BIO

Percentile Scorecard

DHRBIOTWST

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

AxisDHRBIOTWST
Valuation 67 #76 of 227 78 #51 of 227 29 #162 of 227
Growth 21 #174 of 219 20 #176 of 219 55 #99 of 219
Profitability 88 #25 of 206 71 #61 of 206 41 #123 of 206
Financial Health 46 #129 of 238 68 #77 of 238 73 #64 of 238
Shareholder Returns 75 #34 of 134 80 #28 of 134 52 #65 of 134
Overall 59 63 50
  • DHR ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • BIO ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • TWST 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

PeriodDHRBIOTWSTSPY
1 month +3.3%+0.0%-12.6% -0.2%
3 months +16.6%+15.2%+80.5% +3.9%
6 months +29.7%+36.4%+170.2% +8.2%
Year to date +1.4%+25.7%+403.9% +12.9%
1 year +5.0%+13.3%+367.7% +12.3%
3 years +23.5%+40.7%+957.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year +7.3%+12.1%+119.6% +23.3%
5 years -23.8%-51.7%+31.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year -5.3%-13.6%+5.6% +10.9%
10 years +196.3%+141.8%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +11.5%+9.2%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDHRBIOTWSTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.6%37.0%78.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.6%35.8%69.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.450.762.69 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.160.364.67 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.8%-72.7%-91.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.1%-2.4%-22.0% -1.2%
52-week high $242.05$390.34$205.00 $779.14
52-week low $161.91$241.71$25.45 $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.

MultipleDHRBIOTWST
P/E now vs peer median 40.9xmedian 29.6x 45.8xmedian 29.6x -72.9xmedian 29.6x
P/S now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 2.9x 3.9xmedian 2.9x 23.2xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 24.2xmedian 17.4x —median 17.4x -82.5xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 29.8xmedian 22.3x 28.8xmedian 22.3x -102.1xmedian 22.3x
P/B now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 2.3x 1.4xmedian 2.3x 22.5xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -3.26median 1.04 1.24median 1.04 -4.61median 1.04

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 monthsDHRBIOTWST
Revenue $25.11B $2.59B $431.80M
Gross profit $14.69B $1.34B $224.39M
Operating income $5.13B $53.10M -$144.98M
Net income $4.00B $222.40M -$136.80M
Free cash flow $5.47B $353.10M -$98.12M
R&D $1.62B $265.70M $71.86M
EPS (diluted) $5.66 $8.29 $-2.19
Cash & equivalents $4.35B $517.00M $117.44M
Total debt $26.56B $1.20B $15.00M
Shares (diluted) 707.60M 26.81M 62.40M
Enterprise value $146.95B $4.04B $9.25B

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
MetricDHRBIOTWST
P/E 40.9x 45.8x -72.9x
P/FCF 29.8x 28.8x -102.1x
P/Operating cash flow 24.6x 20.7x -188.8x
P/S 6.5x 3.9x 23.2x
P/B 3.1x 1.4x 22.5x
P/Tangible book 5.2x 1.5x 23.1x
EV/EBITDA 24.2x – -82.5x
EV/EBIT 36.1x 184.0x -68.1x
EV/Revenue 7.4x 3.8x 22.9x
EV/FCF 33.9x 27.7x -100.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 27.9x 19.8x -185.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -3.26 1.24 -4.61

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDHRBIOTWST
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.6% 1.4% 19.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.5% -2.2% 22.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.6% -0.4% 25.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.9% -3.5% 35.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 16.1% -76.3% -1.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -7.1% -47.4% 13.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 17.3% -30.3% -60.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -14.3% 36.1% 13.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 19.2% -29.3% -57.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -12.5% 36.9% 15.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 7.6% -7.8% -3.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.6% 19.8% 24.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 12.4% -4.8% -42.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.0% 31.9% 15.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDHRBIOTWST
Gross margin 58.5% 51.9% 52.0%
EBITDA margin 30.5% – -27.7%
Operating margin 20.4% 2.1% -33.6%
Pretax margin 19.0% 13.5% -31.5%
Net margin 15.9% 8.6% -31.7%
FCF margin 21.8% 13.6% -22.7%
Operating cash flow margin 26.4% 19.0% -12.3%
Return on equity 7.6% 3.2% -30.4%
Return on assets 4.5% 2.2% -20.3%
Return on invested capital 5.7% 0.4% -31.1%
Return on capital employed 6.4% 0.6% -26.2%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.3x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 2.2x 0.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% – 15.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDHRBIOTWST
Debt / assets 28.8% 11.7% 2.2%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.2x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.9x – 1.3x
Debt / FCF 4.9x 3.4x -0.2x
Liabilities / assets 43.1% 30.0% 33.7%
Equity / assets 56.9% 70.0% 66.3%
Interest coverage 17.6x 1.1x –
Current ratio 1.7x 3.1x 2.7x
Quick ratio 1.0x 2.1x 1.9x
Cash ratio 0.5x 1.7x 1.4x
Altman Z-score 3.72 3.59 23.83

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDHRBIOTWST
Dividend yield 0.7% – –
Net buyback yield 1.8% 1.2% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 2.4% 1.2% -0.1%
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.

ConsensusDHRBIOTWST
Forward P/E 25.5xFY2026 38.3xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $9.11FY2026 $9.95FY2026 $-2.02FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.8%FY2026 +0.3%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +8.0% -0.2% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $27.01BFY2026 $2.69BFY2026 $469.33MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.9%FY2026 +4.2%FY2026 +24.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.9% -6.3% +21.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDHRBIOTWST
Held by institutions 81.9% 89.5% 100.0%
Institutions holding 2,116 403 335
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.1% -2.9% -0.8%
Institutions buying 838 177 188
Institutions selling 1,015 155 102
Buyers to sellers 0.83 1.14 1.84

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.

DHRBIOTWST
DHR 1.00 0.50 0.34
BIO 0.50 1.00 0.43
TWST 0.34 0.43 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DHR, BIO and TWST?

Danaher (DHR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Danaher (DHR) $163.13B, Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) $10.19B, Twist Bioscience (TWST) $10.02B.

Which stock is cheaper, DHR, BIO and TWST?

Danaher (DHR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Danaher (DHR) 40.9x, Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) 45.8x, Twist Bioscience (TWST) -72.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Danaher (DHR) is cheapest (Danaher (DHR) 25.5x, Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) 38.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Twist Bioscience (TWST) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Danaher (DHR) +4.6%, Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) +1.4%, Twist Bioscience (TWST) +19.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Danaher (DHR) has the highest net margin (Danaher (DHR) 15.9%, Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) 8.6%, Twist Bioscience (TWST) -31.7%). On return on invested capital, Danaher (DHR) leads (Danaher (DHR) 5.7%, Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) 0.4%, Twist Bioscience (TWST) -31.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Twist Bioscience (TWST) returned the most: Danaher (DHR) +5.0%, Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) +13.3%, Twist Bioscience (TWST) +367.7%. Over five years, Twist Bioscience (TWST) compounded fastest (Danaher (DHR) -5.3%/yr, Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) -13.6%/yr, Twist Bioscience (TWST) +5.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Danaher (DHR) 0.65%. Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) and Twist Bioscience (TWST) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Danaher (DHR) has been the steadiest (Danaher (DHR) 30.6%, Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) 37.0%, Twist Bioscience (TWST) 78.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DHR, BIO and TWST?

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.