DHR vs IQV vs TMO Stock Comparison

Danaher, Iqvia Holdings and Thermo Fisher Scientific Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DHR Danaher Corp /De/
$232.95 +3.7% 1M +4.5% 1Y
Market cap
$163.13B
P/E
40.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.11B
Div. yield
–
Life Sciences Tools Healthcare
2 wins
IQV Iqvia Holdings Inc.
$274.30 +1.7% 1M +24.4% 1Y
Market cap
$45.19B
P/E
32.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.98B
Div. yield
–
Contract Research Healthcare
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Iqvia Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Iqvia Holdings 5, Thermo Fisher Scientific 4, Danaher 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDHRIQVTMOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $163.13B $45.19B $258.75B TMO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 40.7x 32.9x 36.6x IQV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.6x 22.6x 26.4x IQV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.6% +8.2% +8.3% TMO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.9% 8.1% — DHR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.7% 8.3% — IQV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 4.1x — DHR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +4.5% +24.4% +19.6% IQV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.3%/yr +1.5%/yr +2.3%/yr TMO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.7% 40.4% 29.9% TMO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 65/100 51/100 IQV

Percentile Scorecard

DHRIQVTMO

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

AxisDHRIQVTMO
Valuation 67 #75 of 228 80 #3 of 11 49 #116 of 228
Growth 21 #176 of 221 80 #3 of 11 40 #133 of 221
Profitability 88 #26 of 208 90 #2 of 11 70 #63 of 208
Financial Health 46 #130 of 239 8 #12 of 13 –
Shareholder Returns 76 #34 of 137 – 44 #77 of 137
Overall 59 65 51
  • DHR ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • IQV ranked among 13 companies in Pharma Services
  • TMO 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

PeriodDHRIQVTMOSPY
1 month +3.7%+1.7%+1.7% -0.8%
3 months +18.5%+28.5%+22.4% +3.5%
6 months +29.0%+67.4%+46.3% +7.0%
Year to date +1.8%+21.7%+18.2% +12.2%
1 year +4.5%+24.4%+19.6% +13.0%
3 years +24.0%+52.4%+58.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +7.4%+15.1%+16.7% +23.1%
5 years -23.7%+7.9%+11.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year -5.3%+1.5%+2.3% +11.0%
10 years +199.7%+275.1%+362.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year +11.6%+14.1%+16.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureDHRIQVTMOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.7%40.4%29.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.8%39.4%28.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.450.740.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.150.600.66 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.8%-51.5%-41.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.8%-1.8%-1.7% -1.8%
52-week high $242.05$279.38$696.55 $779.14
52-week low $161.91$156.66$438.34 $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.

MultipleDHRIQVTMO
P/E now vs peer median 41.0xmedian 30.6x 33.1xmedian 36.5x 35.9xmedian 30.6x
P/S now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 3.0x 2.7xmedian 2.7x 5.3xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 24.3xmedian 17.5x 17.3xmedian 37.7x —median 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 30.0xmedian 23.3x 20.7xmedian 20.7x 34.0xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 2.4x 7.2xmedian 2.9x 4.6xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median -3.28median 0.87 2.79median 2.04 4.74median 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 monthsDHRIQVTMO
Revenue $25.11B $16.98B $47.35B
Gross profit $14.69B $5.60B –
Operating income $5.13B $2.20B $8.47B
Net income $4.00B $1.38B $7.09B
Free cash flow $5.47B $2.18B –
R&D $1.62B – $1.40B
EPS (diluted) $5.66 $8.22 $19.06
Cash & equivalents $4.35B $1.91B $5.46B
Total debt $26.56B $16.00B –
Shares (diluted) 707.60M 167.30M 371.00M
Enterprise value $146.93B $36.90B $258.75B

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
MetricDHRIQVTMO
P/E 41.0x 33.1x 35.9x
P/FCF 30.0x 20.7x 34.0x
P/Operating cash flow 24.7x 16.0x 27.2x
P/S 6.5x 2.7x 5.3x
P/B 3.1x 7.2x 4.6x
P/Tangible book 5.2x 29.1x 6.9x
EV/EBITDA 24.3x 17.3x –
EV/EBIT 36.3x 26.8x –
EV/Revenue 7.4x 3.5x 5.3x
EV/FCF 34.0x 27.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow 28.0x 21.0x 27.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -3.28 2.79 4.74

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDHRIQVTMO
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.6% 8.2% 8.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.5% 5.0% 2.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.6% 4.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.9% 3.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 16.1% 1.0% 12.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -7.1% 6.0% 7.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 17.3% 11.5% 7.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -14.3% 7.8% 6.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 19.2% 15.1% 9.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -12.5% 11.9% 7.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 7.6% 7.7% 21.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.6% 7.9% 4.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 12.4% 8.7% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.0% 11.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDHRIQVTMO
Gross margin 58.5% 33.0% –
EBITDA margin 30.5% 20.1% –
Operating margin 20.4% 13.0% –
Pretax margin 19.0% 9.3% –
Net margin 15.9% 8.1% –
FCF margin 21.8% 12.9% –
Operating cash flow margin 26.4% 16.6% 19.7%
Return on equity 7.6% 21.8% 13.2%
Return on assets 4.5% 4.6% 6.2%
Return on invested capital 5.7% 8.3% –
Return on capital employed 6.4% 10.5% –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.6x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 2.0x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 1.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDHRIQVTMO
Debt / assets 28.8% 53.5% –
Debt / equity 0.5x 2.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 4.1x –
Debt / FCF 4.9x 7.3x –
Liabilities / assets 43.1% 78.9% –
Equity / assets 56.9% 21.1% 47.9%
Interest coverage 17.6x 2.9x –
Current ratio 1.7x 0.7x 1.8x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.8x –
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.2x –
Altman Z-score 3.72 2.23 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDHRIQVTMO
Dividend yield 0.7% – 0.3%
Net buyback yield 1.8% 2.6% –
Shareholder yield 2.4% 2.6% 0.3%
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.

ConsensusDHRIQVTMO
Forward P/E 25.6xFY2026 22.6xFY2026 26.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.11FY2026 $12.14FY2026 $25.91FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.8%FY2026 +1.8%FY2026 +13.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.0% +13.3% +2.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $27.01BFY2026 $18.58BFY2026 $50.12BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.9%FY2026 +13.9%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.9% -3.5% -2.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDHRIQVTMO
Held by institutions 81.9% 94.1% 90.2%
Institutions holding 2,115 1,083 2,621
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.1% +0.3% +0.8%
Institutions buying 837 530 1,141
Institutions selling 1,015 424 1,144
Buyers to sellers 0.82 1.25 1.00

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.

DHRIQVTMO
DHR 1.00 0.54 0.72
IQV 0.54 1.00 0.67
TMO 0.72 0.67 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DHR, IQV and TMO?

Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Danaher (DHR) $163.13B, Iqvia Holdings (IQV) $45.19B, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) $258.75B.

Which stock is cheaper, DHR, IQV and TMO?

Iqvia Holdings (IQV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Danaher (DHR) 40.7x, Iqvia Holdings (IQV) 32.9x, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 36.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Iqvia Holdings (IQV) is cheapest (Danaher (DHR) 25.6x, Iqvia Holdings (IQV) 22.6x, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 26.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Danaher (DHR) +4.6%, Iqvia Holdings (IQV) +8.2%, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) +8.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Danaher (DHR) has the highest net margin (Danaher (DHR) 15.9%, Iqvia Holdings (IQV) 8.1%). On return on invested capital, Iqvia Holdings (IQV) leads (Danaher (DHR) 5.7%, Iqvia Holdings (IQV) 8.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Iqvia Holdings (IQV) returned the most: Danaher (DHR) +4.5%, Iqvia Holdings (IQV) +24.4%, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) +19.6%. Over five years, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) compounded fastest (Danaher (DHR) -5.3%/yr, Iqvia Holdings (IQV) +1.5%/yr, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) +2.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) has been the steadiest (Danaher (DHR) 30.7%, Iqvia Holdings (IQV) 40.4%, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 29.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DHR, IQV and TMO?

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