DHR vs CTKB vs JANL Stock Comparison

Danaher, Cytek Biosciences and Janel Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DHR Danaher Corp /De/
$226.38 +5.0% 1M +6.7% 1Y
Market cap
$162.10B
P/E
37.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.61B
Div. yield
–
Life Sciences Tools Healthcare
3 wins
CTKB Cytek Biosciences, Inc.
$5.40 +0.4% 1M +34.7% 1Y
Market cap
$761.95M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$207.65M
Div. yield
–
Life Sciences Tools Healthcare
1 win
JANL Janel Corp
$43.00 -15.7% 1M +34.4% 1Y
Market cap
$51.01M
P/E
9.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$237.21M
Div. yield
–
Logistics Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Janel leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Janel 6, Danaher 3, Cytek Biosciences 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDHRCTKBJANLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $162.10B $761.95M $51.01M DHR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 37.4x -9.4x 9.3x JANL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.8x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.5% +5.5% +16.0% JANL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 16.9% -39.1% 2.3% DHR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.8% — 10.2% JANL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.6x — -0.6x JANL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +6.7% +34.7% +34.4% CTKB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.0%/yr -26.2%/yr +15.4%/yr JANL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.0% 56.6% 77.8% DHR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 39/100 73/100 JANL

Percentile Scorecard

DHRCTKBJANL

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

AxisDHRCTKBJANL
Valuation 71 #68 of 229 54 #107 of 229 93 #10 of 137
Growth 24 #169 of 221 5 #211 of 221 88 #16 of 127
Profitability 86 #31 of 210 45 #116 of 210 66 #43 of 125
Financial Health 48 #126 of 240 52 #115 of 240 43 #85 of 147
Shareholder Returns 73 #41 of 147 42 #86 of 147 –
Overall 60 39 73
  • DHR ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • CTKB ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • JANL ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDHRCTKBJANLSPY
1 month +5.0%+0.4%-15.7% -5.9%
3 months +13.2%+29.8%-25.9% -4.6%
6 months +28.9%+9.8%-16.9% +0.2%
Year to date -1.1%+6.9%+7.5% +7.5%
1 year +6.7%+34.7%+34.4% +8.2%
3 years +15.8%+23.9%+53.3% +68.3%
3 years, per year +5.0%+7.4%+15.3% +19.0%
5 years -22.5%-78.1%+104.8% +56.5%
5 years, per year -5.0%-26.2%+15.4% +9.4%
10 years +194.2%—+777.6% +251.5%
10 years, per year +11.4%—+24.3% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureDHRCTKBJANLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.0%56.6%77.8% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.4%56.1%144.5% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.530.960.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.220.610.44 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.8%-90.3%-62.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.5%-14.3%-25.9% -5.9%
52-week high $242.05$6.30$58.00 $779.14
52-week low $161.91$3.36$30.50 $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.

MultipleDHRCTKBJANL
P/E now vs peer median 36.8xmedian 26.9x -8.7xmedian 26.9x 9.3xmedian 14.1x
P/S now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 2.9x 3.4xmedian 2.9x 0.2xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 22.9xmedian 17.5x -17.8xmedian 17.5x 3.7xmedian 7.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.8xmedian 26.4x -52.4xmedian 26.4x 1.1xmedian 11.7x
P/B now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 2.3x 2.2xmedian 2.3x 1.5xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -4.59median 0.88 0.11median 0.88 0.24median 0.68

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 monthsDHRCTKBJANL
Revenue $25.61B $207.65M $237.21M
Gross profit $15.01B $113.69M $75.34M
Operating income $5.22B -$43.88M $7.29M
Net income $4.33B -$81.20M $6.91M
Free cash flow $5.73B -$13.48M $45.13M
R&D $1.67B $37.66M –
EPS (diluted) $6.13 $-0.62 $4.49
Cash & equivalents $5.68B $66.81M $33.70M
Total debt $26.48B – $26.49M
Shares (diluted) 706.80M 130.36M 1.22M
Enterprise value $141.75B $464.74M -$3.12M

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
MetricDHRCTKBJANL
P/E 36.8x -8.7x 9.3x
P/FCF 27.8x -52.4x 1.1x
P/Operating cash flow 23.2x -107.1x 1.1x
P/S 6.2x 3.4x 0.2x
P/B 3.0x 2.2x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 4.9x 2.3x -12.4x
EV/EBITDA 22.9x -17.8x 3.7x
EV/EBIT 34.5x -14.6x 6.0x
EV/Revenue 7.0x 3.1x 0.2x
EV/FCF 31.4x -47.4x 1.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 26.2x -97.0x 1.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -4.59 0.11 0.24

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDHRCTKBJANL
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.5% 5.5% 16.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.3% 4.3% 2.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.9% 8.0% 19.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.2% 2.4% 8.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 13.1% -38.0% 15.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -3.8% -16.7% 22.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 23.6% -533.4% 114.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -9.9% -80.0% 43.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 24.8% -519.7% 106.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -8.0% -81.8% 39.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 8.6% -243.6% 151.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.3% -75.0% 46.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 14.2% -128.7% 159.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.8% -20.4% 47.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDHRCTKBJANL
Gross margin 58.6% 54.7% 31.8%
EBITDA margin 30.7% -17.3% 4.9%
Operating margin 20.4% -21.1% 3.1%
Pretax margin 18.8% -19.2% 3.5%
Net margin 16.9% -39.1% 2.3%
FCF margin 22.4% -6.5% 19.0%
Operating cash flow margin 26.8% -3.2% 19.2%
Return on equity 8.2% -25.2% 21.6%
Return on assets 4.7% -18.2% 4.0%
Return on invested capital 5.8% – 10.2%
Return on capital employed 6.2% -12.1% 17.7%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.5x 1.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 0.1x 6.6x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 9.9% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDHRCTKBJANL
Debt / assets 28.4% – 13.8%
Debt / equity 0.5x – 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.6x – -0.6x
Debt / FCF 4.6x – 0.6x
Liabilities / assets 42.5% 28.0% 82.7%
Equity / assets 57.5% 72.0% 17.3%
Interest coverage 14.5x -562.6x –
Current ratio 1.6x 4.5x 0.8x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.5x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.8x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 3.68 3.89 1.46

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDHRCTKBJANL
Dividend yield 0.7% – –
Net buyback yield 0.6% -0.4% –
Shareholder yield 1.2% -0.4% –
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.

ConsensusDHRCTKBJANL
Forward P/E 24.8xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $9.12FY2026 $-0.32FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +16.9%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +7.9% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $27.01BFY2026 $197.36MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +9.9%FY2026 -2.1%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after -1.9% +9.9% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDHRCTKBJANL
Held by institutions 81.9% 62.8% –
Institutions holding 2,120 156 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.1% -4.1% –
Institutions buying 841 75 –
Institutions selling 1,016 64 –
Buyers to sellers 0.83 1.17 –

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.

DHRCTKBJANL
DHR 1.00 0.45 -0.05
CTKB 0.45 1.00 0.03
JANL -0.05 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DHR, CTKB and JANL?

Danaher (DHR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Danaher (DHR) $162.10B, Cytek Biosciences (CTKB) $761.95M, Janel (JANL) $51.01M.

Which stock is cheaper, DHR, CTKB and JANL?

Janel (JANL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Danaher (DHR) 37.4x, Cytek Biosciences (CTKB) -9.4x, Janel (JANL) 9.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Janel (JANL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Danaher (DHR) +5.5%, Cytek Biosciences (CTKB) +5.5%, Janel (JANL) +16.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Danaher (DHR) has the highest net margin (Danaher (DHR) 16.9%, Cytek Biosciences (CTKB) -39.1%, Janel (JANL) 2.3%). On return on invested capital, Janel (JANL) leads (Danaher (DHR) 5.8%, Janel (JANL) 10.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cytek Biosciences (CTKB) returned the most: Danaher (DHR) +6.7%, Cytek Biosciences (CTKB) +34.7%, Janel (JANL) +34.4%. Over five years, Janel (JANL) compounded fastest (Danaher (DHR) -5.0%/yr, Cytek Biosciences (CTKB) -26.2%/yr, Janel (JANL) +15.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Danaher (DHR) has been the steadiest (Danaher (DHR) 31.0%, Cytek Biosciences (CTKB) 56.6%, Janel (JANL) 77.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DHR, CTKB and JANL?

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