DNA vs TMO vs MEDP Stock Comparison

Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings, Thermo Fisher Scientific and Medpace Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MEDP Medpace Holdings, Inc.
$673.79 +8.9% 1M +13.0% 1Y
Market cap
$19.28B
P/E
37.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.84B
Div. yield
–
Contract Research Healthcare
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Thermo Fisher Scientific leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Thermo Fisher Scientific 5, Medpace Holdings 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDNATMOMEDPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $832.69M $262.53B $19.28B TMO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2.9x 37.1x 37.2x TMO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 26.8x 37.9x TMO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -46.8% +8.3% +20.4% MEDP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -260.0% — 18.2% MEDP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -15.8% +23.0% +13.0% TMO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -54.4%/yr +2.3%/yr +25.1%/yr MEDP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 101.5% 29.8% 45.5% TMO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 51/100 75/100 MEDP

Percentile Scorecard

DNATMOMEDP

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

AxisDNATMOMEDP
Valuation 10 #10 of 11 50 #113 of 227 50 #6 of 11
Growth 50 #6 of 11 41 #130 of 219 100 #1 of 11
Profitability 10 #10 of 11 70 #63 of 206 100 #1 of 11
Financial Health 100 #1 of 13 – 50 #7 of 13
Shareholder Returns – 44 #76 of 134 –
Overall 43 51 75
  • DNA ranked among 13 companies in Pharma Services
  • TMO ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • MEDP ranked among 13 companies in Pharma Services

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodDNATMOMEDPSPY
1 month +5.7%+2.9%+8.9% -0.2%
3 months +46.4%+20.3%+18.0% +3.9%
6 months +43.6%+47.4%+64.5% +8.2%
Year to date +35.6%+19.7%+20.0% +12.9%
1 year -15.8%+23.0%+13.0% +12.3%
3 years -79.1%+60.7%+169.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year -40.7%+17.1%+39.1% +23.3%
5 years -98.0%+11.8%+206.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year -54.4%+2.3%+25.1% +10.9%
10 years —+364.6%+2,244.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+16.6%+37.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDNATMOMEDPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 101.5%29.8%45.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 103.1%28.3%54.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.030.620.67 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.160.770.28 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -99.1%-41.5%-42.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.8%-0.5%-0.4% -1.2%
52-week high $14.98$696.55$676.77 $779.14
52-week low $5.48$438.34$393.42 $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.

MultipleDNATMOMEDP
P/E now vs peer median -2.4xmedian 32.1x 36.4xmedian 29.6x 36.4xmedian 32.1x
P/S now vs peer median 6.4xmedian 2.6x 5.4xmedian 2.9x 6.6xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -2.7xmedian 38.1x —median 17.4x 28.6xmedian 38.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -4.1xmedian 21.5x 34.0xmedian 22.3x 28.2xmedian 21.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 3.1x 4.7xmedian 2.3x 32.2xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.02median 2.03 4.80median 1.04 1.28median 2.03

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 monthsDNATMOMEDP
Revenue $111.86M $47.35B $2.84B
Gross profit $92.92M – $827.16M
Operating income -$290.69M $8.47B $607.14M
Net income -$290.80M $7.09B $517.83M
Free cash flow -$174.80M – $667.63M
R&D $215.61M $1.40B –
EPS (diluted) $-5.24 $19.06 $18.25
Cash & equivalents $84.54M $5.46B $705.32M
Shares (diluted) 55.46M 371.00M 28.37M
Enterprise value $70.60M $262.53B $16.92B

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
MetricDNATMOMEDP
P/E -2.4x 36.4x 36.4x
P/FCF -4.1x 34.0x 28.2x
P/Operating cash flow -4.2x 27.5x 26.1x
P/S 6.4x 5.4x 6.6x
P/B 1.7x 4.7x 32.2x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 7.0x 34.1x
EV/EBITDA -2.7x – 28.6x
EV/EBIT -2.2x – 29.9x
EV/Revenue 5.7x 5.4x 6.4x
EV/FCF -3.6x – 27.2x
EV/Operating cash flow -3.7x 27.5x 25.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.02 4.80 1.28

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDNATMOMEDP
Revenue growth (1Y) -46.8% 8.3% 20.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -30.0% 2.9% 16.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -49.3% – 12.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -28.2% – 18.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 2.4% 12.8% 19.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 39.1% 7.2% 23.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 7.7% 7.9% 19.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 38.0% 6.2% 23.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 8.7% 9.7% 21.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -102.3% 7.6% 28.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 28.4% 21.9% 1.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.9% 4.5% 20.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 36.2% – -1.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.1% – 20.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDNATMOMEDP
Gross margin 83.1% – 29.1%
EBITDA margin -211.6% – 22.4%
Operating margin -259.9% – 21.4%
Pretax margin -264.1% – 22.1%
Net margin -260.0% – 18.2%
FCF margin -156.3% – 23.5%
Operating cash flow margin -152.2% 19.7% 25.5%
Return on equity -67.4% 13.2% 101.7%
Return on assets -28.7% 6.2% 23.8%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed -31.0% – 88.8%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.4x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.6x 1.3x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 61.5% – 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDNATMOMEDP
Debt / assets – – –
Debt / equity – – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 57.5% – 74.6%
Equity / assets 42.5% 47.9% 25.4%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 4.6x 1.8x 0.8x
Quick ratio 1.4x – 0.8x
Cash ratio 1.2x – 0.5x
Altman Z-score -8.66 – 8.33

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDNATMOMEDP
Dividend yield – 0.3% –
Net buyback yield – – 1.3%
Shareholder yield – 0.3% 1.3%
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.

ConsensusDNATMOMEDP
Forward P/E – 26.8xFY2026 37.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-4.06FY2026 $25.91FY2026 $17.80FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +13.3%FY2026 +16.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +2.0% +6.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $88.21MFY2026 $50.12BFY2026 $2.94BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -48.2%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026 +16.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.8% -2.8% +6.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDNATMOMEDP
Held by institutions 55.2% 90.2% 87.8%
Institutions holding 182 2,622 693
Change in shares held, QoQ +12.3% +0.8% +3.2%
Institutions buying 100 1,142 279
Institutions selling 39 1,144 302
Buyers to sellers 2.56 1.00 0.92

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.

DNATMOMEDP
DNA 1.00 0.31 0.30
TMO 0.31 1.00 0.62
MEDP 0.30 0.62 1.00

Add a Peer

Largest companies in the same industry

Related Comparisons

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DNA, TMO and MEDP?

Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings (DNA) $832.69M, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) $262.53B, Medpace Holdings (MEDP) $19.28B.

Which stock is cheaper, DNA, TMO and MEDP?

Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings (DNA) -2.9x, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 37.1x, Medpace Holdings (MEDP) 37.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) is cheapest (Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 26.8x, Medpace Holdings (MEDP) 37.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Medpace Holdings (MEDP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings (DNA) -46.8%, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) +8.3%, Medpace Holdings (MEDP) +20.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Medpace Holdings (MEDP) has the highest net margin (Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings (DNA) -260.0%, Medpace Holdings (MEDP) 18.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) returned the most: Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings (DNA) -15.8%, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) +23.0%, Medpace Holdings (MEDP) +13.0%. Over five years, Medpace Holdings (MEDP) compounded fastest (Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings (DNA) -54.4%/yr, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) +2.3%/yr, Medpace Holdings (MEDP) +25.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) has been the steadiest (Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings (DNA) 101.5%, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 29.8%, Medpace Holdings (MEDP) 45.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DNA, TMO and MEDP?

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.