DHR vs CTKB vs TXG Stock Comparison

Danaher, Cytek Biosciences and 10x Genomics Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DHR Danaher Corp /De/
$232.08 +3.3% 1M +5.0% 1Y
Market cap
$165.60B
P/E
41.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.11B
Div. yield
–
Life Sciences Tools Healthcare
4 wins
CTKB Cytek Biosciences, Inc.
$5.98 +5.8% 1M +44.1% 1Y
Market cap
$794.24M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$206.71M
Div. yield
–
Life Sciences Tools Healthcare
1 win
TXG 10x Genomics, Inc.
$78.02 -9.0% 1M +474.1% 1Y
Market cap
$10.89B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$616.91M
Div. yield
–
Life Sciences Tools Healthcare
2 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Danaher leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Danaher 4, 10x Genomics 2, Cytek Biosciences 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDHRCTKBTXGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $165.60B $794.24M $10.89B DHR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 41.4x -9.9x -145.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.5x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.6% +5.4% -4.3% CTKB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.9% -39.0% -12.2% DHR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.7% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.9x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +5.0% +44.1% +474.1% TXG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.3%/yr -23.4%/yr -13.9%/yr DHR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.6% 55.8% 73.9% DHR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 41/100 61/100 TXG

Percentile Scorecard

DHRCTKBTXG

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

AxisDHRCTKBTXG
Valuation 67 #76 of 227 54 #104 of 227 43 #130 of 227
Growth 21 #174 of 219 3 #212 of 219 66 #76 of 219
Profitability 88 #25 of 206 45 #114 of 206 63 #77 of 206
Financial Health 46 #129 of 238 53 #112 of 238 68 #78 of 238
Shareholder Returns 75 #34 of 134 47 #71 of 134 68 #44 of 134
Overall 59 41 61
  • DHR ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • CTKB ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • TXG 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

PeriodDHRCTKBTXGSPY
1 month +3.3%+5.8%-9.0% -0.2%
3 months +16.6%+34.1%+65.8% +3.9%
6 months +29.7%+30.9%+265.1% +8.2%
Year to date +1.4%+18.4%+378.4% +12.9%
1 year +5.0%+44.1%+474.1% +12.3%
3 years +23.5%+38.1%+114.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year +7.3%+11.4%+28.9% +23.3%
5 years -23.8%-73.7%-52.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year -5.3%-23.4%-13.9% +10.9%
10 years +196.3%—— +261.1%
10 years, per year +11.5%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDHRCTKBTXGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.6%55.8%73.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.6%55.0%66.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.450.872.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.160.796.41 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.8%-90.3%-96.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.1%-1.8%-20.2% -1.2%
52-week high $242.05$6.09$97.74 $779.14
52-week low $161.91$3.36$12.44 $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.

MultipleDHRCTKBTXG
P/E now vs peer median 40.9xmedian 29.6x -9.6xmedian 29.6x -135.0xmedian 29.6x
P/S now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 2.9x 3.8xmedian 2.9x 16.5xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 24.2xmedian 17.4x -19.0xmedian 17.4x -227.8xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 29.8xmedian 22.3x -64.3xmedian 22.3x 83.7xmedian 22.3x
P/B now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 2.3x 2.4xmedian 2.3x 12.3xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -3.26median 1.04 0.07median 1.04 -5.03median 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 monthsDHRCTKBTXG
Revenue $25.11B $206.71M $616.91M
Gross profit $14.69B $110.03M $432.03M
Operating income $5.13B -$44.65M -$88.38M
Net income $4.00B -$80.58M -$75.13M
Free cash flow $5.47B -$12.08M $121.44M
R&D $1.62B $37.26M $226.80M
EPS (diluted) $5.66 $-0.62 $-0.58
Cash & equivalents $4.35B $73.85M –
Total debt $26.56B – –
Shares (diluted) 707.60M 129.46M 129.98M
Enterprise value $149.41B $470.51M $10.70B

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
MetricDHRCTKBTXG
P/E 40.9x -9.6x -135.0x
P/FCF 29.8x -64.3x 83.7x
P/Operating cash flow 24.6x -128.7x 80.0x
P/S 6.5x 3.8x 16.5x
P/B 3.1x 2.4x 12.3x
P/Tangible book 5.2x 2.5x 13.3x
EV/EBITDA 24.2x -19.0x -227.8x
EV/EBIT 36.1x -15.8x -114.4x
EV/Revenue 7.4x 3.4x 16.4x
EV/FCF 33.9x -58.2x 83.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 27.9x -116.5x 79.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -3.26 0.07 -5.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDHRCTKBTXG
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.6% 5.4% -4.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.5% 5.6% 2.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.6% 3.1% -3.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.9% 1.4% 1.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 16.1% -66.2% 12.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -7.1% -31.0% 20.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 17.3% -1,159% 11.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -14.3% -139.7% 24.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 19.2% -1,134% 14.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -12.5% -141.6% 26.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 7.6% -139.7% 89.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.6% -66.7% 135.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 12.4% -211.1% 113.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.0% -3.9% 44.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDHRCTKBTXG
Gross margin 58.5% 53.2% 70.0%
EBITDA margin 30.5% -17.9% -7.2%
Operating margin 20.4% -21.6% -14.3%
Pretax margin 19.0% -19.7% -12.1%
Net margin 15.9% -39.0% -12.2%
FCF margin 21.8% -5.8% 19.7%
Operating cash flow margin 26.4% -2.9% 20.6%
Return on equity 7.6% -24.8% -9.2%
Return on assets 4.5% -18.0% -7.3%
Return on invested capital 5.7% – –
Return on capital employed 6.4% -12.3% -9.8%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.5x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 0.1x -1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 10.3% 16.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDHRCTKBTXG
Debt / assets 28.8% – –
Debt / equity 0.5x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.9x – –
Debt / FCF 4.9x – –
Liabilities / assets 43.1% 28.0% 19.9%
Equity / assets 56.9% 72.0% 80.1%
Interest coverage 17.6x -143.1x –
Current ratio 1.7x 4.5x 5.7x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.5x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.9x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 3.72 4.24 28.69

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDHRCTKBTXG
Dividend yield 0.7% – –
Net buyback yield 1.8% -0.2% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 2.4% -0.2% -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.

ConsensusDHRCTKBTXG
Forward P/E 25.5xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $9.11FY2026 $-0.32FY2026 $-0.79FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.8%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +8.0% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $27.01BFY2026 $197.36MFY2026 $580.42MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.9%FY2026 -2.1%FY2026 -9.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.9% +9.9% +24.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDHRCTKBTXG
Held by institutions 81.9% 62.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 2,116 156 389
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.1% -4.1% +2.4%
Institutions buying 838 75 197
Institutions selling 1,015 64 137
Buyers to sellers 0.83 1.17 1.44

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.

DHRCTKBTXG
DHR 1.00 0.41 0.33
CTKB 0.41 1.00 0.40
TXG 0.33 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DHR, CTKB and TXG?

Danaher (DHR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Danaher (DHR) $165.60B, Cytek Biosciences (CTKB) $794.24M, 10x Genomics (TXG) $10.89B.

Which company is growing faster?

Cytek Biosciences (CTKB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Danaher (DHR) +4.6%, Cytek Biosciences (CTKB) +5.4%, 10x Genomics (TXG) -4.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Danaher (DHR) has the highest net margin (Danaher (DHR) 15.9%, Cytek Biosciences (CTKB) -39.0%, 10x Genomics (TXG) -12.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year 10x Genomics (TXG) returned the most: Danaher (DHR) +5.0%, Cytek Biosciences (CTKB) +44.1%, 10x Genomics (TXG) +474.1%. Over five years, Danaher (DHR) compounded fastest (Danaher (DHR) -5.3%/yr, Cytek Biosciences (CTKB) -23.4%/yr, 10x Genomics (TXG) -13.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Danaher (DHR) has been the steadiest (Danaher (DHR) 30.6%, Cytek Biosciences (CTKB) 55.8%, 10x Genomics (TXG) 73.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 4. 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.