DHR vs TMO vs TXG Stock Comparison

Danaher, Thermo Fisher Scientific and 10x Genomics Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DHR Danaher Corp /De/
$236.99 +4.8% 1M +10.7% 1Y
Market cap
$166.58B
P/E
41.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.11B
Div. yield
0.64%
Life Sciences Tools Healthcare
3 wins
TXG 10x Genomics, Inc.
$81.55 -9.4% 1M +532.2% 1Y
Market cap
$10.62B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$616.91M
Div. yield
–
Life Sciences Tools Healthcare
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Thermo Fisher Scientific leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Thermo Fisher Scientific 5, Danaher 3, 10x Genomics 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDHRTMOTXGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $166.58B $262.26B $10.62B TMO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 41.7x 37.2x -141.1x TMO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.0x 27.4x — DHR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.6% +8.3% -4.3% TMO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.9% — -12.2% DHR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.7% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.9x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.64% 0.26% — DHR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +10.7% +27.0% +532.2% TXG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.3%/yr +2.3%/yr -12.8%/yr TMO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.6% 29.8% 74.1% TMO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 51/100 62/100 TXG

Percentile Scorecard

DHRTMOTXG

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

AxisDHRTMOTXG
Valuation 70 #70 of 227 50 #113 of 227 46 #124 of 227
Growth 23 #169 of 218 41 #130 of 218 66 #75 of 218
Profitability 88 #26 of 202 70 #61 of 202 61 #79 of 202
Financial Health 46 #127 of 233 – 67 #77 of 233
Shareholder Returns 77 #31 of 130 44 #73 of 130 68 #42 of 130
Overall 60 51 62
  • DHR ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • TMO 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

PeriodDHRTMOTXGSPY
1 month +4.8%+4.4%-9.4% +0.7%
3 months +20.7%+23.0%+65.0% +3.7%
6 months +32.4%+48.1%+269.8% +7.1%
Year to date +3.5%+22.4%+400.0% +12.8%
1 year +10.7%+27.0%+532.2% +11.9%
3 years +28.0%+63.4%+128.1% +85.2%
3 years, per year +8.6%+17.8%+31.7% +22.8%
5 years -24.0%+12.0%-49.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year -5.3%+2.3%-12.8% +10.9%
10 years +203.1%+381.8%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +11.7%+17.0%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDHRTMOTXGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.6%29.8%74.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.7%28.4%66.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.450.622.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.350.917.18 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.8%-41.5%-96.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.1%0.0%-16.6% -1.2%
52-week high $242.05$709.29$97.74 $779.14
52-week low $161.91$438.34$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.

MultipleDHRTMOTXG
P/E now vs peer median 41.7xmedian 28.7x 37.2xmedian 28.7x -141.1xmedian 28.7x
P/S now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 3.0x 5.5xmedian 3.0x 17.2xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 24.6xmedian 17.8x —median 17.8x -238.1xmedian 17.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 30.5xmedian 26.4x 34.0xmedian 26.4x 87.5xmedian 26.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 2.4x 4.8xmedian 2.4x 12.9xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median -3.33median 0.99 4.91median 0.99 -5.26median 0.99

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 monthsDHRTMOTXG
Revenue $25.11B $47.35B $616.91M
Gross profit $14.69B – $432.03M
Operating income $5.13B $8.47B -$88.38M
Net income $4.00B $7.09B -$75.13M
Free cash flow $5.47B – $121.44M
R&D $1.62B $1.40B $226.80M
EPS (diluted) $5.66 $19.06 $-0.58
Cash & equivalents $4.35B $5.46B –
Total debt $26.56B – –
Shares (diluted) 707.60M 371.00M 129.98M
Enterprise value $150.40B $262.39B $10.43B

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
MetricDHRTMOTXG
P/E 41.7x 37.2x -141.1x
P/FCF 30.5x 34.0x 87.5x
P/Operating cash flow 25.1x 28.1x 83.6x
P/S 6.6x 5.5x 17.2x
P/B 3.2x 4.8x 12.9x
P/Tangible book 5.3x 7.1x 13.9x
EV/EBITDA 24.6x – -238.1x
EV/EBIT 36.8x – -119.6x
EV/Revenue 7.5x 5.5x 17.1x
EV/FCF 34.5x – 87.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 28.5x 28.1x 83.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -3.33 4.91 -5.26

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDHRTMOTXG
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.6% 8.3% -4.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.5% 2.9% 2.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.6% – -3.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.9% – 1.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 16.1% 12.8% 12.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -7.1% 7.2% 20.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 17.3% 7.9% 11.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -14.3% 6.2% 24.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 19.2% 9.7% 14.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -12.5% 7.6% 26.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 7.6% 21.9% 89.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.6% 4.5% 135.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 12.4% – 113.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.0% – 44.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDHRTMOTXG
Gross margin 58.5% – 70.0%
EBITDA margin 30.5% – -7.2%
Operating margin 20.4% – -14.3%
Pretax margin 19.0% – -12.1%
Net margin 15.9% – -12.2%
FCF margin 21.8% – 19.7%
Operating cash flow margin 26.4% 19.7% 20.6%
Return on equity 7.6% 13.2% -9.2%
Return on assets 4.5% 6.2% -7.3%
Return on invested capital 5.7% – –
Return on capital employed 6.4% – -9.8%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.4x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.3x -1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% – 16.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDHRTMOTXG
Debt / assets 28.8% – –
Debt / equity 0.5x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.9x – –
Debt / FCF 4.9x – –
Liabilities / assets 43.1% – 19.9%
Equity / assets 56.9% 47.9% 80.1%
Interest coverage 17.6x – –
Current ratio 1.7x 1.8x 5.7x
Quick ratio 1.0x – 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.5x – 0.4x
Altman Z-score 3.77 – 30.04

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDHRTMOTXG
Dividend yield 0.6% 0.3% –
Net buyback yield 1.7% – -0.1%
Shareholder yield 2.4% 0.3% -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.

ConsensusDHRTMOTXG
Forward P/E 26.0xFY2026 27.4xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $9.11FY2026 $25.91FY2026 $-0.79FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.8%FY2026 +13.3%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +8.0% +2.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $27.01BFY2026 $50.12BFY2026 $580.42MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.9%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026 -9.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.9% -2.8% +24.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDHRTMOTXG
Held by institutions 81.9% 90.2% 100.0%
Institutions holding 2,118 2,624 390
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.1% +0.8% +2.4%
Institutions buying 840 1,144 197
Institutions selling 1,015 1,144 137
Buyers to sellers 0.83 1.00 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.

DHRTMOTXG
DHR 1.00 0.72 0.33
TMO 0.72 1.00 0.50
TXG 0.33 0.50 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DHR, TMO and TXG?

Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Danaher (DHR) $166.58B, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) $262.26B, 10x Genomics (TXG) $10.62B.

Which stock is cheaper, DHR, TMO and TXG?

Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Danaher (DHR) 41.7x, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 37.2x, 10x Genomics (TXG) -141.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Danaher (DHR) is cheapest (Danaher (DHR) 26.0x, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 27.4x). 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%, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) +8.3%, 10x Genomics (TXG) -4.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year 10x Genomics (TXG) returned the most: Danaher (DHR) +10.7%, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) +27.0%, 10x Genomics (TXG) +532.2%. Over five years, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) compounded fastest (Danaher (DHR) -5.3%/yr, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) +2.3%/yr, 10x Genomics (TXG) -12.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Danaher (DHR) has the highest dividend yield: Danaher (DHR) 0.64%, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 0.26%. 10x Genomics (TXG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) has been the steadiest (Danaher (DHR) 30.6%, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 29.8%, 10x Genomics (TXG) 74.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DHR, TMO 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, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 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.