DHR vs GRFS vs CTKB Stock Comparison

Danaher, Grifols and Cytek Biosciences Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DHR Danaher Corp /De/
$234.09 +2.9% 1M +7.9% 1Y
Market cap
$164.54B
P/E
41.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.11B
Div. yield
0.65%
Life Sciences Tools Healthcare
5 wins
GRFS Grifols SA
$8.12 +9.6% 1M -13.2% 1Y
Market cap
$5.53B
P/E
12.2x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
1.35%
Biotechnology Healthcare
3 wins
CTKB Cytek Biosciences, Inc.
$6.14 +7.0% 1M +46.2% 1Y
Market cap
$798.09M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$206.71M
Div. yield
–
Life Sciences Tools Healthcare
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Danaher leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Danaher 5, Grifols 3, Cytek Biosciences 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDHRGRFSCTKBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $164.54B $5.53B $798.09M DHR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 41.2x 12.2x -9.9x GRFS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.7x 8.6x — GRFS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.6% — +5.4% CTKB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.9% — -39.0% DHR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.7% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.9x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.65% 1.35% — GRFS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +7.9% -13.2% +46.2% CTKB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.6%/yr -9.1%/yr -23.1%/yr DHR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.6% 32.4% 55.8% DHR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 56/100 41/100 DHR

Percentile Scorecard

DHRGRFSCTKB

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

AxisDHRGRFSCTKB
Valuation 69 #72 of 227 99 #6 of 625 54 #104 of 227
Growth 22 #172 of 219 – 4 #211 of 219
Profitability 88 #26 of 205 – 46 #112 of 205
Financial Health 46 #129 of 237 14 #564 of 654 53 #112 of 237
Shareholder Returns 75 #34 of 135 56 #162 of 367 47 #72 of 135
Overall 60 56 41
  • DHR ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • GRFS ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • CTKB 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

PeriodDHRGRFSCTKBSPY
1 month +2.9%+9.6%+7.0% +0.9%
3 months +19.1%-0.4%+40.2% +5.9%
6 months +30.9%+2.7%+38.3% +8.5%
Year to date +2.3%-13.2%+21.6% +13.3%
1 year +7.9%-13.2%+46.2% +12.4%
3 years +24.6%+3.6%+41.8% +88.1%
3 years, per year +7.6%+1.2%+12.4% +23.5%
5 years -24.9%-38.1%-73.1% +68.2%
5 years, per year -5.6%-9.1%-23.1% +11.0%
10 years +199.4%-44.0%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +11.6%-5.6%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureDHRGRFSCTKBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.6%32.4%55.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.7%34.2%55.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.450.950.87 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.26-0.410.83 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.8%-58.8%-90.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.3%-16.5%0.0% -0.9%
52-week high $242.05$9.72$6.14 $779.14
52-week low $161.91$7.02$3.36 $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.

MultipleDHRGRFSCTKB
P/E now vs peer median 41.2xmedian 28.8x 12.2xmedian 17.4x -9.9xmedian 28.8x
P/S now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 3.0x 0.7xmedian 9.1x 3.9xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 24.4xmedian 17.4x —median 17.1x -19.6xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 30.1xmedian 25.7x 7.8xmedian 19.0x -66.1xmedian 25.7x
P/B now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 2.4x 0.6xmedian 2.2x 2.5xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median -3.29median 1.03 —median 0.34 0.07median 1.03

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 monthsDHRGRFSCTKB
Revenue $25.11B – $206.71M
Gross profit $14.69B – $110.03M
Operating income $5.13B – -$44.65M
Net income $4.00B – -$80.58M
Free cash flow $5.47B – -$12.08M
R&D $1.62B – $37.26M
EPS (diluted) $5.66 – $-0.62
Cash & equivalents $4.35B $969.15M $73.85M
Total debt $26.56B $44.00B –
Shares (diluted) 707.60M 681.57M 129.46M
Enterprise value $148.36B $4.61B $474.37M

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
MetricDHRGRFSCTKB
P/E 41.2x 12.2x -9.9x
P/FCF 30.1x 7.8x -66.1x
P/Operating cash flow 24.8x – -132.2x
P/S 6.6x 0.7x 3.9x
P/B 3.1x 0.6x 2.5x
P/Tangible book 5.3x 1.0x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA 24.4x – -19.6x
EV/EBIT 36.4x – -16.2x
EV/Revenue 7.4x – 3.5x
EV/FCF 34.2x – -60.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 28.1x – -119.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -3.29 – 0.07

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDHRGRFSCTKB
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.6% – 5.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.5% – 5.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.6% – 3.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.9% – 1.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 16.1% – -66.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -7.1% – -31.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 17.3% – -1,159%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -14.3% – -139.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 19.2% – -1,134%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -12.5% – -141.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 7.6% – -139.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.6% – -66.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 12.4% – -211.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.0% – -3.9%

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDHRGRFSCTKB
Debt / assets 28.8% 48.9% –
Debt / equity 0.5x 1.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.9x – –
Debt / FCF 4.9x – –
Liabilities / assets 43.1% 61.4% 28.0%
Equity / assets 56.9% 38.6% 72.0%
Interest coverage 17.6x – -143.1x
Current ratio 1.7x 2.5x 4.5x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.8x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.4x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 3.74 – 4.34

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDHRGRFSCTKB
Dividend yield 0.6% 1.4% –
Net buyback yield 1.8% – -0.2%
Shareholder yield 2.4% 1.4% -0.2%
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.

ConsensusDHRGRFSCTKB
Forward P/E 25.7xFY2026 8.6xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $9.11FY2026 $0.94FY2026 $-0.32FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.8%FY2026 +10.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +8.0% +26.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $27.01BFY2026 $8.88BFY2026 $197.36MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.9%FY2026 +0.0%FY2026 -2.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.9% +10.3% +9.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDHRGRFSCTKB
Held by institutions 81.9% 21.0% 62.8%
Institutions holding 2,117 166 156
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.1% -0.5% -4.1%
Institutions buying 839 73 75
Institutions selling 1,015 65 64
Buyers to sellers 0.83 1.12 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.

DHRGRFSCTKB
DHR 1.00 0.20 0.41
GRFS 0.20 1.00 0.15
CTKB 0.41 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DHR, GRFS and CTKB?

Danaher (DHR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Danaher (DHR) $164.54B, Grifols (GRFS) $5.53B, Cytek Biosciences (CTKB) $798.09M.

Which stock is cheaper, DHR, GRFS and CTKB?

Grifols (GRFS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Danaher (DHR) 41.2x, Grifols (GRFS) 12.2x, Cytek Biosciences (CTKB) -9.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Grifols (GRFS) is cheapest (Danaher (DHR) 25.7x, Grifols (GRFS) 8.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

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%.

Which company is more profitable?

Danaher (DHR) has the highest net margin (Danaher (DHR) 15.9%, Cytek Biosciences (CTKB) -39.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cytek Biosciences (CTKB) returned the most: Danaher (DHR) +7.9%, Grifols (GRFS) -13.2%, Cytek Biosciences (CTKB) +46.2%. Over five years, Danaher (DHR) compounded fastest (Danaher (DHR) -5.6%/yr, Grifols (GRFS) -9.1%/yr, Cytek Biosciences (CTKB) -23.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Grifols (GRFS) has the highest dividend yield: Danaher (DHR) 0.65%, Grifols (GRFS) 1.35%. Cytek Biosciences (CTKB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Danaher (DHR) has been the steadiest (Danaher (DHR) 30.6%, Grifols (GRFS) 32.4%, Cytek Biosciences (CTKB) 55.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 5. 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.