DHR vs CDXS vs BIO Stock Comparison

Danaher, Codexis and Bio-Rad Laboratories Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DHR Danaher Corp /De/
$232.95 +3.7% 1M +4.5% 1Y
Market cap
$163.62B
P/E
40.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.11B
Div. yield
–
Life Sciences Tools Healthcare
7 wins
CDXS Codexis, Inc.
$1.30 -1.5% 1M -51.9% 1Y
Market cap
$115.64M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$77.68M
Div. yield
–
Life Sciences Tools Healthcare
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Danaher leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Danaher 7, Codexis 2, Bio-Rad Laboratories 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDHRCDXSBIOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $163.62B $115.64M $10.18B DHR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 40.9x -3.8x 45.8x DHR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.6x — 37.5x DHR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.6% +35.9% +1.4% CDXS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.9% -39.6% 8.6% DHR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.7% -35.1% 0.4% DHR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 0.7x — CDXS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +4.5% -51.9% +9.7% BIO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.3%/yr -47.8%/yr -13.4%/yr DHR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.7% 86.8% 37.0% DHR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 44/100 64/100 BIO

Percentile Scorecard

DHRCDXSBIO

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

AxisDHRCDXSBIO
Valuation 67 #75 of 228 40 #138 of 228 78 #50 of 228
Growth 21 #176 of 221 67 #74 of 221 20 #178 of 221
Profitability 88 #26 of 208 43 #119 of 208 70 #64 of 208
Financial Health 46 #130 of 239 30 #167 of 239 69 #75 of 239
Shareholder Returns 76 #34 of 137 43 #79 of 137 83 #24 of 137
Overall 59 44 64
  • DHR ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • CDXS ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • BIO ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDHRCDXSBIOSPY
1 month +3.7%-1.5%-2.1% -0.8%
3 months +18.5%-16.1%+17.8% +3.5%
6 months +29.0%-50.9%+29.8% +7.0%
Year to date +1.8%-20.2%+23.0% +12.2%
1 year +4.5%-51.9%+9.7% +13.0%
3 years +24.0%-16.1%+37.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +7.4%-5.7%+11.3% +23.1%
5 years -23.7%-96.1%-51.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year -5.3%-47.8%-13.4% +11.0%
10 years +199.7%-70.5%+138.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year +11.6%-11.5%+9.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureDHRCDXSBIOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.7%86.8%37.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.8%91.4%35.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.451.860.76 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.15-0.600.26 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.8%-97.7%-72.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.8%-54.4%-4.5% -1.8%
52-week high $242.05$2.85$390.34 $779.14
52-week low $161.91$0.98$241.71 $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.

MultipleDHRCDXSBIO
P/E now vs peer median 41.0xmedian 30.6x -3.9xmedian 30.6x 44.8xmedian 30.6x
P/S now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 3.0x 1.5xmedian 3.0x 3.8xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 24.3xmedian 17.5x -5.0xmedian 17.5x —median 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 30.0xmedian 23.3x -9.8xmedian 23.3x 28.2xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 2.4x 3.6xmedian 2.4x 1.4xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median -3.28median 0.87 -0.15median 0.87 1.21median 0.87

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 monthsDHRCDXSBIO
Revenue $25.11B $77.68M $2.59B
Gross profit $14.69B $67.60M $1.34B
Operating income $5.13B -$27.66M $53.10M
Net income $4.00B -$30.72M $222.40M
Free cash flow $5.47B -$12.18M $353.10M
R&D $1.62B $48.74M $265.70M
EPS (diluted) $5.66 $-0.34 $8.29
Cash & equivalents $4.35B $27.17M $517.00M
Total debt $26.56B $40.88M $1.20B
Shares (diluted) 707.60M 91.05M 26.81M
Enterprise value $147.42B -$141.41M $4.04B

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
MetricDHRCDXSBIO
P/E 41.0x -3.9x 44.8x
P/FCF 30.0x -9.8x 28.2x
P/Operating cash flow 24.7x -11.4x 20.2x
P/S 6.5x 1.5x 3.8x
P/B 3.1x 3.6x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 5.2x 3.6x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 24.3x -5.0x –
EV/EBIT 36.3x -3.8x 179.9x
EV/Revenue 7.4x 1.3x 3.7x
EV/FCF 34.0x -8.6x 27.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 28.0x -10.1x 19.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -3.28 -0.15 1.21

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDHRCDXSBIO
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.6% 35.9% 1.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.5% -7.8% -2.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.6% 52.4% -0.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.9% -2.6% -3.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 16.1% 51.7% -76.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -7.1% 22.8% -47.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 17.3% 52.7% -30.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -14.3% 18.5% 36.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 19.2% 55.7% -29.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -12.5% 26.2% 36.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 7.6% 83.0% -7.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.6% -152.3% 19.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 12.4% 82.0% -4.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.0% -26.3% 31.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDHRCDXSBIO
Gross margin 58.5% 87.0% 51.9%
EBITDA margin 30.5% -27.0% –
Operating margin 20.4% -35.6% 2.1%
Pretax margin 19.0% -39.5% 13.5%
Net margin 15.9% -39.6% 8.6%
FCF margin 21.8% -15.7% 13.6%
Operating cash flow margin 26.4% -13.4% 19.0%
Return on equity 7.6% -80.6% 3.2%
Return on assets 4.5% -24.6% 2.2%
Return on invested capital 5.7% -35.1% 0.4%
Return on capital employed 6.4% -27.3% 0.6%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.6x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 0.3x 2.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 9.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDHRCDXSBIO
Debt / assets 28.8% 34.0% 11.7%
Debt / equity 0.5x 1.2x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 0.7x –
Debt / FCF 4.9x -3.4x 3.4x
Liabilities / assets 43.1% 72.5% 30.0%
Equity / assets 56.9% 27.5% 70.0%
Interest coverage 17.6x – 1.1x
Current ratio 1.7x 3.1x 3.1x
Quick ratio 1.0x 2.9x 2.1x
Cash ratio 0.5x 2.3x 1.7x
Altman Z-score 3.72 -6.13 3.55

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDHRCDXSBIO
Dividend yield 0.7% – –
Net buyback yield 1.8% -0.3% 1.2%
Shareholder yield 2.4% -0.3% 1.2%
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.

ConsensusDHRCDXSBIO
Forward P/E 25.6xFY2026 – 37.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.11FY2026 $-0.37FY2026 $9.95FY2026
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 $77.93MFY2026 $2.69BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.9%FY2026 +10.7%FY2026 +4.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.9% +9.2% -6.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDHRCDXSBIO
Held by institutions 81.9% 71.0% 89.5%
Institutions holding 2,115 148 403
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.1% -2.4% -2.9%
Institutions buying 837 88 177
Institutions selling 1,015 36 155
Buyers to sellers 0.82 2.44 1.14

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.

DHRCDXSBIO
DHR 1.00 0.07 0.50
CDXS 0.07 1.00 0.12
BIO 0.50 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DHR, CDXS and BIO?

Danaher (DHR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Danaher (DHR) $163.62B, Codexis (CDXS) $115.64M, Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) $10.18B.

Which stock is cheaper, DHR, CDXS and BIO?

Danaher (DHR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Danaher (DHR) 40.9x, Codexis (CDXS) -3.8x, Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) 45.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Danaher (DHR) is cheapest (Danaher (DHR) 25.6x, Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) 37.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Codexis (CDXS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Danaher (DHR) +4.6%, Codexis (CDXS) +35.9%, Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) +1.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Danaher (DHR) has the highest net margin (Danaher (DHR) 15.9%, Codexis (CDXS) -39.6%, Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) 8.6%). On return on invested capital, Danaher (DHR) leads (Danaher (DHR) 5.7%, Codexis (CDXS) -35.1%, Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) 0.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) returned the most: Danaher (DHR) +4.5%, Codexis (CDXS) -51.9%, Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) +9.7%. Over five years, Danaher (DHR) compounded fastest (Danaher (DHR) -5.3%/yr, Codexis (CDXS) -47.8%/yr, Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) -13.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Danaher (DHR) has been the steadiest (Danaher (DHR) 30.7%, Codexis (CDXS) 86.8%, Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) 37.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 7. 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.