DHR vs STE vs JANL Stock Comparison

Danaher, Steris and Janel Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DHR Danaher Corp /De/
$234.94 +6.2% 1M +9.9% 1Y
Market cap
$165.26B
P/E
38.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.61B
Div. yield
0.65%
Life Sciences Tools Healthcare
2 wins
STE STERIS plc
$248.23 +17.6% 1M +2.6% 1Y
Market cap
$24.20B
P/E
30.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.04B
Div. yield
1.04%
Medical Devices Healthcare
4 wins
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

12 decided of 12

Janel leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Janel 6, Steris 4, Danaher 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDHRSTEJANLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $165.26B $24.20B $51.01M DHR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 38.2x 30.1x 9.3x JANL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.8x 21.5x — STE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.5% +8.4% +16.0% JANL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 16.9% 13.3% 2.3% DHR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.8% 9.3% 10.2% JANL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 0.9x -0.6x JANL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.65% 1.04% — STE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +9.9% +2.6% +34.4% JANL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.3%/yr +2.0%/yr +15.4%/yr JANL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.8% 27.4% 77.8% STE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 76/100 72/100 STE

Percentile Scorecard

DHRSTEJANL

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

AxisDHRSTEJANL
Valuation 71 #67 of 229 82 #43 of 229 94 #9 of 137
Growth 26 #164 of 221 70 #68 of 221 89 #15 of 127
Profitability 86 #31 of 209 89 #24 of 209 65 #45 of 125
Financial Health 48 #126 of 240 64 #87 of 240 42 #86 of 147
Shareholder Returns 72 #41 of 146 77 #35 of 146 –
Overall 61 76 72
  • DHR ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • STE ranked among 248 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

PeriodDHRSTEJANLSPY
1 month +6.2%+17.6%-15.7% -1.0%
3 months +17.7%+6.8%-25.9% -0.4%
6 months +34.3%+15.7%-16.9% +4.5%
Year to date +2.6%-2.1%+7.5% +12.4%
1 year +9.9%+2.6%+34.4% +13.6%
3 years +18.7%+14.3%+53.3% +76.4%
3 years, per year +5.9%+4.6%+15.3% +20.8%
5 years -19.6%+10.5%+104.8% +63.7%
5 years, per year -4.3%+2.0%+15.4% +10.4%
10 years +205.4%+279.9%+777.6% +267.7%
10 years, per year +11.8%+14.3%+24.3% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureDHRSTEJANLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.8%27.4%77.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.0%25.8%144.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.500.490.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.320.100.44 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.8%-36.5%-62.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.9%-7.6%-25.9% -1.6%
52-week high $242.05$268.65$58.00 $779.14
52-week low $161.91$199.40$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.

MultipleDHRSTEJANL
P/E now vs peer median 38.2xmedian 28.5x 30.1xmedian 28.5x 9.3xmedian 14.5x
P/S now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 2.9x 4.0xmedian 2.9x 0.2xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 23.7xmedian 18.5x 15.7xmedian 18.5x 3.7xmedian 8.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.9xmedian 26.7x 26.1xmedian 26.7x 1.1xmedian 12.9x
P/B now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 2.3x 3.4xmedian 2.3x 1.5xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -4.76median 0.93 0.34median 0.93 0.24median 0.64

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 monthsDHRSTEJANL
Revenue $25.61B $6.04B $237.21M
Gross profit $15.01B $2.68B $75.34M
Operating income $5.22B $1.14B $7.29M
Net income $4.33B $808.10M $6.91M
Free cash flow $5.73B $925.60M $45.13M
R&D $1.67B $115.10M –
EPS (diluted) $6.13 $8.22 $4.49
Cash & equivalents $5.68B $482.30M $33.70M
Total debt $26.48B $1.89B $26.49M
Shares (diluted) 706.80M 97.90M 1.22M
Enterprise value $144.92B $22.55B -$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
MetricDHRSTEJANL
P/E 38.2x 30.1x 9.3x
P/FCF 28.9x 26.1x 1.1x
P/Operating cash flow 24.1x 18.8x 1.1x
P/S 6.5x 4.0x 0.2x
P/B 3.1x 3.4x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 5.1x 4.3x -12.4x
EV/EBITDA 23.7x 15.7x 3.7x
EV/EBIT 35.7x 22.4x 6.0x
EV/Revenue 7.3x 4.2x 0.2x
EV/FCF 32.5x 27.7x 1.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 27.1x 19.9x 1.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -4.76 0.34 0.24

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDHRSTEJANL
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.5% 8.4% 16.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.3% 9.0% 2.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.9% 9.1% 19.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.2% 9.6% 8.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 13.1% 23.1% 15.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -3.8% 11.2% 22.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 23.6% 24.6% 114.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -9.9% 89.1% 43.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 24.8% 25.7% 106.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -8.0% 89.8% 39.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 8.6% 1.9% 151.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.3% 16.9% 46.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 14.2% 1.8% 159.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.8% 23.3% 47.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDHRSTEJANL
Gross margin 58.6% 44.4% 31.8%
EBITDA margin 30.7% 27.0% 4.9%
Operating margin 20.4% 18.9% 3.1%
Pretax margin 18.8% 18.0% 3.5%
Net margin 16.9% 13.3% 2.3%
FCF margin 22.4% 15.3% 19.0%
Operating cash flow margin 26.8% 21.3% 19.2%
Return on equity 8.2% 11.2% 21.6%
Return on assets 4.7% 7.5% 4.0%
Return on invested capital 5.8% 9.3% 10.2%
Return on capital employed 6.2% 12.1% 17.7%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.6x 1.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.6x 6.6x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 1.0% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDHRSTEJANL
Debt / assets 28.4% 17.6% 13.8%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.3x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 0.9x -0.6x
Debt / FCF 4.6x 2.0x 0.6x
Liabilities / assets 42.5% 32.7% 82.7%
Equity / assets 57.5% 67.3% 17.3%
Interest coverage 14.5x 18.8x –
Current ratio 1.6x 1.9x 0.8x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.2x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.4x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 3.77 5.59 1.46

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDHRSTEJANL
Dividend yield 0.6% 1.0% –
Net buyback yield 0.5% 1.4% –
Shareholder yield 1.2% 2.4% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – 30.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 26.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 9.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 9.7% –

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.

ConsensusDHRSTEJANL
Forward P/E 25.8xFY2026 21.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $9.11FY2026 $11.56FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +16.8%FY2026 +13.7%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +8.0% +13.2% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $27.01BFY2026 $6.62BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +9.9%FY2026 +11.5%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after -1.9% -0.3% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDHRSTEJANL
Held by institutions 81.9% 97.1% –
Institutions holding 2,120 831 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.1% +1.1% –
Institutions buying 842 406 –
Institutions selling 1,015 301 –
Buyers to sellers 0.83 1.35 –

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.

DHRSTEJANL
DHR 1.00 0.37 -0.05
STE 0.37 1.00 -0.07
JANL -0.05 -0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DHR, STE and JANL?

Danaher (DHR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Danaher (DHR) $165.26B, Steris (STE) $24.20B, Janel (JANL) $51.01M.

Which stock is cheaper, DHR, STE and JANL?

Janel (JANL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Danaher (DHR) 38.2x, Steris (STE) 30.1x, Janel (JANL) 9.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Steris (STE) is cheapest (Danaher (DHR) 25.8x, Steris (STE) 21.5x). 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%, Steris (STE) +8.4%, Janel (JANL) +16.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Danaher (DHR) has the highest net margin (Danaher (DHR) 16.9%, Steris (STE) 13.3%, Janel (JANL) 2.3%). On return on invested capital, Janel (JANL) leads (Danaher (DHR) 5.8%, Steris (STE) 9.3%, Janel (JANL) 10.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Janel (JANL) returned the most: Danaher (DHR) +9.9%, Steris (STE) +2.6%, Janel (JANL) +34.4%. Over five years, Janel (JANL) compounded fastest (Danaher (DHR) -4.3%/yr, Steris (STE) +2.0%/yr, Janel (JANL) +15.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Steris (STE) has the highest dividend yield: Danaher (DHR) 0.65%, Steris (STE) 1.04%. Janel (JANL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Steris (STE) has been the steadiest (Danaher (DHR) 30.8%, Steris (STE) 27.4%, Janel (JANL) 77.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DHR, STE 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.