DHR vs TECH vs TXG Stock Comparison

Danaher, Bio-Techne and 10x Genomics Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DHR Danaher Corp /De/
$232.95 +3.7% 1M +4.5% 1Y
Market cap
$163.14B
P/E
40.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.11B
Div. yield
–
Life Sciences Tools Healthcare
7 wins
TECH BIO-TECHNE Corp
$72.69 +0.1% 1M +10.3% 1Y
Market cap
$11.33B
P/E
62.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.22B
Div. yield
0.00%
Life Sciences Tools Healthcare
3 wins
TXG 10x Genomics, Inc.
$72.96 -14.9% 1M +429.8% 1Y
Market cap
$9.66B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$616.91M
Div. yield
–
Life Sciences Tools Healthcare
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Danaher leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Danaher 7, Bio-Techne 3, 10x Genomics 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDHRTECHTXGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $163.14B $11.33B $9.66B DHR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 40.7x 62.3x -128.6x DHR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.8x 33.5x — DHR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.6% -0.4% -4.3% DHR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.9% 15.0% -12.2% DHR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.7% 8.3% — TECH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.9x -0.2x — TECH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +4.5% +10.3% +429.8% TXG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.3%/yr -10.6%/yr -14.4%/yr DHR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.7% 43.6% 73.8% DHR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 66/100 61/100 TECH

Percentile Scorecard

DHRTECHTXG

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

AxisDHRTECHTXG
Valuation 67 #75 of 228 58 #96 of 228 43 #130 of 228
Growth 21 #176 of 221 39 #136 of 221 66 #76 of 221
Profitability 88 #26 of 208 94 #14 of 208 63 #77 of 208
Financial Health 46 #130 of 239 86 #35 of 239 68 #78 of 239
Shareholder Returns 76 #34 of 137 52 #67 of 137 67 #46 of 137
Overall 59 66 61
  • DHR ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • TECH ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • TXG 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

PeriodDHRTECHTXGSPY
1 month +3.7%+0.1%-14.9% -0.8%
3 months +18.5%+1.5%+58.9% +3.5%
6 months +29.0%+31.9%+227.5% +7.0%
Year to date +1.8%+23.6%+347.3% +12.2%
1 year +4.5%+10.3%+429.8% +13.0%
3 years +24.0%+22.1%+100.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year +7.4%+6.9%+26.1% +23.1%
5 years -23.7%-43.0%-54.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year -5.3%-10.6%-14.4% +11.0%
10 years +199.7%+186.5%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +11.6%+11.1%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureDHRTECHTXGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.7%43.6%73.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.8%43.6%66.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.450.772.21 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.150.245.82 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.8%-67.0%-96.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.8%0.0%-25.4% -1.8%
52-week high $242.05$72.69$97.74 $779.14
52-week low $161.91$43.30$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.

MultipleDHRTECHTXG
P/E now vs peer median 41.0xmedian 30.6x 62.3xmedian 30.6x -126.2xmedian 30.6x
P/S now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 3.0x 9.3xmedian 3.0x 15.4xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 24.3xmedian 17.5x 32.3xmedian 17.5x -212.9xmedian 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 30.0xmedian 23.3x 43.1xmedian 23.3x 78.3xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 2.4x 5.4xmedian 2.4x 11.5xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median -3.28median 0.87 -4.77median 0.87 -4.70median 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 monthsDHRTECHTXG
Revenue $25.11B $1.22B $616.91M
Gross profit $14.69B $799.07M $432.03M
Operating income $5.13B $251.89M -$88.38M
Net income $4.00B $181.86M -$75.13M
Free cash flow $5.47B $263.22M $121.44M
R&D $1.62B $94.77M $226.80M
EPS (diluted) $5.66 $1.16 $-0.58
Cash & equivalents $4.35B $264.71M –
Total debt $26.56B $200.00M –
Shares (diluted) 707.60M 157.01M 129.98M
Enterprise value $146.95B $10.54B $9.46B

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
MetricDHRTECHTXG
P/E 41.0x 62.3x -126.2x
P/FCF 30.0x 43.1x 78.3x
P/Operating cash flow 24.7x 38.8x 74.8x
P/S 6.5x 9.3x 15.4x
P/B 3.1x 5.4x 11.5x
P/Tangible book 5.2x 6.3x 12.4x
EV/EBITDA 24.3x 32.3x -212.9x
EV/EBIT 36.3x 44.8x -107.0x
EV/Revenue 7.4x 9.3x 15.3x
EV/FCF 34.0x 42.9x 77.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 28.0x 38.6x 74.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -3.28 -4.77 -4.70

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDHRTECHTXG
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.6% -0.4% -4.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.5% 2.2% 2.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.6% 1.1% -3.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.9% 1.3% 1.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 16.1% 146.3% 12.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -7.1% -5.5% 20.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 17.3% 147.8% 11.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -14.3% -14.0% 24.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 19.2% 152.0% 14.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -12.5% -13.1% 26.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 7.6% 1.6% 89.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.6% 4.7% 135.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 12.4% 2.6% 113.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.0% 6.8% 44.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDHRTECHTXG
Gross margin 58.5% 65.8% 70.0%
EBITDA margin 30.5% 28.7% -7.2%
Operating margin 20.4% 20.7% -14.3%
Pretax margin 19.0% 19.8% -12.1%
Net margin 15.9% 15.0% -12.2%
FCF margin 21.8% 21.7% 19.7%
Operating cash flow margin 26.4% 24.0% 20.6%
Return on equity 7.6% 8.7% -9.2%
Return on assets 4.5% 7.1% -7.3%
Return on invested capital 5.7% 8.3% –
Return on capital employed 6.4% 10.5% -9.8%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.5x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.6x -1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 0.5% 16.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDHRTECHTXG
Debt / assets 28.8% 7.7% –
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.9x -0.2x –
Debt / FCF 4.9x 0.8x –
Liabilities / assets 43.1% 18.5% 19.9%
Equity / assets 56.9% 81.5% 80.1%
Interest coverage 17.6x 26.2x –
Current ratio 1.7x 4.5x 5.7x
Quick ratio 1.0x 2.9x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.5x 1.6x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 3.72 15.91 26.75

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDHRTECHTXG
Dividend yield 0.7% 0.4% –
Net buyback yield 1.8% -0.3% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 2.4% 0.1% -0.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 27.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 19.0% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -0.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -0.2% –

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.

ConsensusDHRTECHTXG
Forward P/E 25.8xFY2026 33.5xFY2027 –
EPS, next fiscal year $9.03FY2026 $2.17FY2027 $-0.78FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +15.8%FY2026 +12.4%FY2027 –
EPS growth, the year after +8.9% +4.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $27.12BFY2026 $1.19BFY2027 $580.49MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.4%FY2026 -2.1%FY2027 -9.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.6% +13.5% +24.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDHRTECHTXG
Held by institutions 81.9% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 2,115 597 389
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.1% -0.6% +2.4%
Institutions buying 837 293 197
Institutions selling 1,015 241 137
Buyers to sellers 0.82 1.22 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.

DHRTECHTXG
DHR 1.00 0.39 0.33
TECH 0.39 1.00 0.35
TXG 0.33 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DHR, TECH and TXG?

Danaher (DHR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Danaher (DHR) $163.14B, Bio-Techne (TECH) $11.33B, 10x Genomics (TXG) $9.66B.

Which stock is cheaper, DHR, TECH and TXG?

Danaher (DHR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Danaher (DHR) 40.7x, Bio-Techne (TECH) 62.3x, 10x Genomics (TXG) -128.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Danaher (DHR) is cheapest (Danaher (DHR) 25.8x, Bio-Techne (TECH) 33.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Danaher (DHR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Danaher (DHR) +4.6%, Bio-Techne (TECH) -0.4%, 10x Genomics (TXG) -4.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Danaher (DHR) has the highest net margin (Danaher (DHR) 15.9%, Bio-Techne (TECH) 15.0%, 10x Genomics (TXG) -12.2%). On return on invested capital, Bio-Techne (TECH) leads (Danaher (DHR) 5.7%, Bio-Techne (TECH) 8.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year 10x Genomics (TXG) returned the most: Danaher (DHR) +4.5%, Bio-Techne (TECH) +10.3%, 10x Genomics (TXG) +429.8%. Over five years, Danaher (DHR) compounded fastest (Danaher (DHR) -5.3%/yr, Bio-Techne (TECH) -10.6%/yr, 10x Genomics (TXG) -14.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Danaher (DHR) 0.00%, Bio-Techne (TECH) 0.00%, 10x Genomics (TXG) 0.00%. Danaher (DHR) and 10x Genomics (TXG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Danaher (DHR) has been the steadiest (Danaher (DHR) 30.7%, Bio-Techne (TECH) 43.6%, 10x Genomics (TXG) 73.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DHR, TECH 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 7. 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.