DNA vs IQV vs TMO Stock Comparison

Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings, Iqvia Holdings and Thermo Fisher Scientific Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IQV Iqvia Holdings Inc.
$279.38 +4.2% 1M +27.0% 1Y
Market cap
$45.49B
P/E
33.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.98B
Div. yield
–
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6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Iqvia Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Iqvia Holdings 6, Thermo Fisher Scientific 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDNAIQVTMOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $618.15M $45.49B $254.18B TMO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2.1x 33.1x 36.5x IQV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 23.0x 26.1x IQV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -46.8% +8.2% +7.2% IQV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -260.0% 8.1% 15.0% TMO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 8.3% 7.9% IQV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 4.1x 3.5x TMO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -24.5% +27.0% +17.8% IQV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -54.8%/yr +1.7%/yr +1.9%/yr TMO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 100.8% 40.3% 29.8% TMO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 65/100 59/100 IQV

Percentile Scorecard

DNAIQVTMO

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

AxisDNAIQVTMO
Valuation 10 #10 of 11 80 #3 of 11 60 #93 of 228
Growth 70 #4 of 11 80 #3 of 11 35 #144 of 222
Profitability 10 #10 of 11 90 #2 of 11 83 #37 of 210
Financial Health 100 #1 of 13 8 #12 of 13 28 #174 of 241
Shareholder Returns – – 88 #18 of 138
Overall 48 65 59
  • DNA ranked among 13 companies in Pharma Services
  • 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

PeriodDNAIQVTMOSPY
1 month +16.5%+4.2%+1.2% -1.0%
3 months +35.6%+34.4%+18.6% +2.9%
6 months +26.8%+72.2%+43.5% +6.4%
Year to date +20.1%+23.9%+16.3% +11.4%
1 year -24.5%+27.0%+17.8% +13.1%
3 years -84.1%+49.6%+47.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year -45.9%+14.4%+13.7% +21.5%
5 years -98.1%+8.8%+10.1% +67.7%
5 years, per year -54.8%+1.7%+1.9% +10.9%
10 years —+277.4%+347.3% +255.2%
10 years, per year —+14.2%+16.2% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureDNAIQVTMOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 100.8%40.3%29.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 102.7%39.3%28.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.970.730.59 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.240.670.60 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -99.1%-51.5%-41.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.4%0.0%-3.3% -2.5%
52-week high $14.98$279.38$696.55 $779.14
52-week low $5.48$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.

MultipleDNAIQVTMO
P/E now vs peer median -2.1xmedian 36.1x 33.7xmedian 36.1x 35.9xmedian 30.7x
P/S now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 2.7x 2.7xmedian 2.7x 5.4xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -2.3xmedian 37.4x 17.6xmedian 37.4x 25.9xmedian 17.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.6xmedian 21.1x 21.1xmedian 21.1x 34.0xmedian 23.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 2.9x 7.3xmedian 2.9x 4.7xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median -0.05median 2.05 2.84median 2.05 4.27median 0.96

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 monthsDNAIQVTMO
Revenue $111.86M $16.98B $46.34B
Gross profit $92.92M $5.60B $18.91B
Operating income -$290.69M $2.20B $8.15B
Net income -$290.80M $1.38B $6.99B
Free cash flow -$174.80M $2.18B $7.32B
R&D $215.61M – $1.40B
EPS (diluted) $-5.24 $8.22 $18.78
Cash & equivalents $84.54M $1.91B $4.06B
Total debt – $16.00B $42.55B
Shares (diluted) 55.46M 167.30M 371.00M
Enterprise value -$143.93M $37.19B $233.20B

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
MetricDNAIQVTMO
P/E -2.1x 33.7x 35.9x
P/FCF -3.6x 21.1x 34.0x
P/Operating cash flow -3.7x 16.3x 27.6x
P/S 5.7x 2.7x 5.4x
P/B 1.5x 7.3x 4.7x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 29.6x 7.3x
EV/EBITDA -2.3x 17.6x 25.9x
EV/EBIT -1.9x 27.2x 35.3x
EV/Revenue 4.9x 3.5x 6.2x
EV/FCF -3.2x 27.4x 39.3x
EV/Operating cash flow -3.2x 21.3x 31.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.05 2.84 4.27

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDNAIQVTMO
Revenue growth (1Y) -46.8% 8.2% 7.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -30.0% 5.0% 2.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -49.3% 4.1% 6.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -28.2% 3.1% 3.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 2.4% 1.0% 10.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 39.1% 6.0% 6.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 7.7% 11.5% 6.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 38.0% 7.8% 6.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 8.7% 15.1% 7.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 40.8% 11.9% 8.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 28.4% 7.7% 18.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.9% 7.9% 5.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 36.2% 8.7% 18.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.1% 11.3% 7.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDNAIQVTMO
Gross margin 83.1% 33.0% 40.8%
EBITDA margin -211.6% 20.1% 23.9%
Operating margin -259.9% 13.0% 17.6%
Pretax margin -264.1% 9.3% 16.5%
Net margin -260.0% 8.1% 15.0%
FCF margin -156.3% 12.9% 15.8%
Operating cash flow margin -152.2% 16.6% 19.5%
Return on equity -67.4% 21.8% 13.4%
Return on assets -28.7% 4.6% 6.2%
Return on invested capital – 8.3% 7.9%
Return on capital employed -31.0% 10.5% 8.3%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.6x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.6x 2.0x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 61.5% 1.6% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDNAIQVTMO
Debt / assets – 53.5% 37.6%
Debt / equity – 2.5x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – 4.1x 3.5x
Debt / FCF – 7.3x 5.8x
Liabilities / assets 57.5% 78.9% 53.4%
Equity / assets 42.5% 21.1% 46.6%
Interest coverage – 2.9x 5.6x
Current ratio 4.6x 0.7x 1.6x
Quick ratio 1.4x 0.8x 1.0x
Cash ratio 1.2x 0.2x 0.3x
Altman Z-score -8.75 2.25 3.98

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDNAIQVTMO
Dividend yield – – 0.3%
Net buyback yield – 2.5% 2.0%
Shareholder yield – 2.5% 2.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 9.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 9.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 8.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 10.8%

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.

ConsensusDNAIQVTMO
Forward P/E – 23.0xFY2026 26.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-4.06FY2026 $12.14FY2026 $25.77FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +1.8%FY2026 +12.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +13.4% +1.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $88.21MFY2026 $18.58BFY2026 $49.99BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -48.2%FY2026 +13.9%FY2026 +12.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.8% -3.5% -2.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDNAIQVTMO
Held by institutions 55.2% 94.1% 90.2%
Institutions holding 182 1,083 2,621
Change in shares held, QoQ +12.3% +0.3% +0.8%
Institutions buying 100 530 1,141
Institutions selling 39 424 1,144
Buyers to sellers 2.56 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.

DNAIQVTMO
DNA 1.00 0.20 0.31
IQV 0.20 1.00 0.67
TMO 0.31 0.67 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DNA, IQV and TMO?

Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings (DNA) $618.15M, Iqvia Holdings (IQV) $45.49B, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) $254.18B.

Which stock is cheaper, DNA, IQV and TMO?

Iqvia Holdings (IQV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings (DNA) -2.1x, Iqvia Holdings (IQV) 33.1x, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 36.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Iqvia Holdings (IQV) is cheapest (Iqvia Holdings (IQV) 23.0x, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 26.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Iqvia Holdings (IQV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings (DNA) -46.8%, Iqvia Holdings (IQV) +8.2%, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) +7.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) has the highest net margin (Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings (DNA) -260.0%, Iqvia Holdings (IQV) 8.1%, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 15.0%). On return on invested capital, Iqvia Holdings (IQV) leads (Iqvia Holdings (IQV) 8.3%, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 7.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Iqvia Holdings (IQV) returned the most: Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings (DNA) -24.5%, Iqvia Holdings (IQV) +27.0%, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) +17.8%. Over five years, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) compounded fastest (Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings (DNA) -54.8%/yr, Iqvia Holdings (IQV) +1.7%/yr, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) +1.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings (DNA) 0.00%, Iqvia Holdings (IQV) 0.00%, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 0.00%. Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings (DNA) and Iqvia Holdings (IQV) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) has been the steadiest (Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings (DNA) 100.8%, Iqvia Holdings (IQV) 40.3%, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 29.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DNA, 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 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.