DHR vs TWST vs TXG Stock Comparison

Danaher, Twist Bioscience and 10x Genomics Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DHR Danaher Corp /De/
$226.38 +5.0% 1M +6.7% 1Y
Market cap
$159.24B
P/E
36.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.61B
Div. yield
0.67%
Life Sciences Tools Healthcare
4 wins
TWST Twist Bioscience Corp
$120.61 -27.8% 1M +282.6% 1Y
Market cap
$7.56B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$431.80M
Div. yield
–
Life Sciences Tools Healthcare
3 wins
TXG 10x Genomics, Inc.
$58.06 -28.0% 1M +330.4% 1Y
Market cap
$7.56B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$616.91M
Div. yield
–
Life Sciences Tools Healthcare
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Danaher leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Danaher 4, Twist Bioscience 3, 10x Genomics 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDHRTWSTTXGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $159.24B $7.56B $7.56B DHR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 36.8x -55.0x -100.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.8x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.5% +19.2% -4.3% TWST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 16.9% -31.7% -12.2% DHR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.8% -31.1% — DHR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 1.3x — TWST
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.67% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +6.7% +282.6% +330.4% TXG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.0%/yr -2.4%/yr -20.1%/yr TWST
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.0% 83.7% 78.2% DHR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 49/100 61/100 TXG

Percentile Scorecard

DHRTWSTTXG

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

AxisDHRTWSTTXG
Valuation 71 #68 of 229 28 #166 of 229 45 #126 of 229
Growth 24 #169 of 221 55 #101 of 221 65 #78 of 221
Profitability 86 #31 of 210 38 #130 of 210 61 #82 of 210
Financial Health 48 #126 of 240 74 #64 of 240 68 #77 of 240
Shareholder Returns 73 #41 of 147 51 #72 of 147 64 #53 of 147
Overall 60 49 61
  • DHR ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • TWST 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

PeriodDHRTWSTTXGSPY
1 month +5.0%-27.8%-28.0% -5.9%
3 months +13.2%+10.6%+27.3% -4.6%
6 months +28.9%+106.0%+159.0% +0.2%
Year to date -1.1%+280.2%+256.0% +7.5%
1 year +6.7%+282.6%+330.4% +8.2%
3 years +15.8%+580.6%+50.2% +68.3%
3 years, per year +5.0%+89.6%+14.5% +19.0%
5 years -22.5%-11.2%-67.4% +56.5%
5 years, per year -5.0%-2.4%-20.1% +9.4%
10 years +194.2%—— +251.5%
10 years, per year +11.4%—— +13.4%

Risk

MeasureDHRTWSTTXGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.0%83.7%78.2% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.4%79.6%75.5% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.532.912.51 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.223.384.23 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.8%-91.3%-95.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.5%-41.2%-40.6% -5.9%
52-week high $242.05$205.00$97.74 $779.14
52-week low $161.91$25.45$13.00 $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.

MultipleDHRTWSTTXG
P/E now vs peer median 36.8xmedian 26.9x -55.0xmedian 26.9x -100.5xmedian 26.9x
P/S now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 2.9x 17.5xmedian 2.9x 12.3xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 22.9xmedian 17.5x -61.9xmedian 17.5x -169.2xmedian 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.8xmedian 26.4x -77.0xmedian 26.4x 62.3xmedian 26.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 2.3x 17.0xmedian 2.3x 9.2xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -4.59median 0.88 -3.48median 0.88 -3.74median 0.88

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 monthsDHRTWSTTXG
Revenue $25.61B $431.80M $616.91M
Gross profit $15.01B $224.39M $432.03M
Operating income $5.22B -$144.98M -$88.38M
Net income $4.33B -$136.80M -$75.13M
Free cash flow $5.73B -$98.12M $121.44M
R&D $1.67B $71.86M $226.80M
EPS (diluted) $6.13 $-2.19 $-0.58
Cash & equivalents $5.68B $117.44M –
Total debt $26.48B $15.00M –
Shares (diluted) 706.80M 62.40M 129.98M
Enterprise value $138.90B $6.79B $7.37B

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
MetricDHRTWSTTXG
P/E 36.8x -55.0x -100.5x
P/FCF 27.8x -77.0x 62.3x
P/Operating cash flow 23.2x -142.4x 59.5x
P/S 6.2x 17.5x 12.3x
P/B 3.0x 17.0x 9.2x
P/Tangible book 4.9x 17.5x 9.9x
EV/EBITDA 22.9x -61.9x -169.2x
EV/EBIT 34.5x -51.1x -85.0x
EV/Revenue 7.0x 17.2x 12.2x
EV/FCF 31.4x -75.5x 61.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 26.2x -139.6x 59.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -4.59 -3.48 -3.74

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDHRTWSTTXG
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.5% 19.2% -4.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.3% 22.4% 2.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.9% 25.8% -3.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.2% 35.1% 1.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 13.1% -1.8% 12.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -3.8% 13.5% 20.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 23.6% -60.6% 11.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -9.9% 13.2% 24.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 24.8% -57.5% 14.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -8.0% 15.8% 26.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 8.6% -3.8% 89.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.3% 24.4% 135.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 14.2% -42.8% 113.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.8% 15.9% 44.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDHRTWSTTXG
Gross margin 58.6% 52.0% 70.0%
EBITDA margin 30.7% -27.7% -7.2%
Operating margin 20.4% -33.6% -14.3%
Pretax margin 18.8% -31.5% -12.1%
Net margin 16.9% -31.7% -12.2%
FCF margin 22.4% -22.7% 19.7%
Operating cash flow margin 26.8% -12.3% 20.6%
Return on equity 8.2% -30.4% -9.2%
Return on assets 4.7% -20.3% -7.3%
Return on invested capital 5.8% -31.1% –
Return on capital employed 6.2% -26.2% -9.8%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 0.4x -1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 15.4% 16.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDHRTWSTTXG
Debt / assets 28.4% 2.2% –
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 1.3x –
Debt / FCF 4.6x -0.2x –
Liabilities / assets 42.5% 33.7% 19.9%
Equity / assets 57.5% 66.3% 80.1%
Interest coverage 14.5x – –
Current ratio 1.6x 2.7x 5.7x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.9x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.6x 1.4x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 3.68 17.32 21.06

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDHRTWSTTXG
Dividend yield 0.7% – –
Net buyback yield 0.6% -0.2% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 1.2% -0.2% -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.

ConsensusDHRTWSTTXG
Forward P/E 24.8xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $9.12FY2026 $-2.02FY2026 $-0.79FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.9%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +7.9% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $27.01BFY2026 $469.36MFY2026 $580.42MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.9%FY2026 +24.6%FY2026 -9.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.9% +21.5% +24.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDHRTWSTTXG
Held by institutions 81.9% 100.0% 98.4%
Institutions holding 2,120 337 391
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.1% -0.8% +2.4%
Institutions buying 841 190 198
Institutions selling 1,016 102 137
Buyers to sellers 0.83 1.86 1.45

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.

DHRTWSTTXG
DHR 1.00 0.37 0.36
TWST 0.37 1.00 0.65
TXG 0.36 0.65 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DHR, TWST and TXG?

Danaher (DHR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Danaher (DHR) $159.24B, Twist Bioscience (TWST) $7.56B, 10x Genomics (TXG) $7.56B.

Which company is growing faster?

Twist Bioscience (TWST) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Danaher (DHR) +5.5%, Twist Bioscience (TWST) +19.2%, 10x Genomics (TXG) -4.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Danaher (DHR) has the highest net margin (Danaher (DHR) 16.9%, Twist Bioscience (TWST) -31.7%, 10x Genomics (TXG) -12.2%). On return on invested capital, Danaher (DHR) leads (Danaher (DHR) 5.8%, Twist Bioscience (TWST) -31.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year 10x Genomics (TXG) returned the most: Danaher (DHR) +6.7%, Twist Bioscience (TWST) +282.6%, 10x Genomics (TXG) +330.4%. Over five years, Twist Bioscience (TWST) compounded fastest (Danaher (DHR) -5.0%/yr, Twist Bioscience (TWST) -2.4%/yr, 10x Genomics (TXG) -20.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Danaher (DHR) 0.67%. Twist Bioscience (TWST) 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) 31.0%, Twist Bioscience (TWST) 83.7%, 10x Genomics (TXG) 78.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DHR, TWST 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 4. 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.