EVO vs ICLR vs NEO Stock Comparison

Evotec SE, Icon and Neogenomics Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EVO Evotec SE
$1.57 +1.3% 1M -61.9% 1Y
Market cap
$562.92M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Contract Research Healthcare
ICLR Icon Plc
$182.98 +6.2% 1M +0.5% 1Y
Market cap
$15.84B
P/E
35.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.23B
Div. yield
–
Contract Research Healthcare
5 wins
NEO Neogenomics Inc
$17.27 -10.7% 1M +70.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.30B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$766.30M
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Labs Healthcare
3 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Icon leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Icon 5, Neogenomics 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEVOICLRNEOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $562.92M $15.84B $2.30B ICLR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 35.3x -44.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 17.9x 86.4x ICLR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +1.8% +11.2% NEO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 5.4% -6.8% ICLR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 4.7% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.3x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -61.9% +0.5% +70.0% NEO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -8.6%/yr -17.8%/yr ICLR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 58.0% 73.7% 53.8% NEO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 81/100 50/100 ICLR

Percentile Scorecard

EVOICLRNEO

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

AxisEVOICLRNEO
Valuation – 100 #1 of 11 32 #63 of 92
Growth – 70 #4 of 11 67 #29 of 87
Profitability – 80 #3 of 11 32 #59 of 86
Financial Health 92 #2 of 13 75 #4 of 13 71 #29 of 97
Shareholder Returns – – 49 #29 of 56
Overall – 81 50
  • EVO ranked among 13 companies in Pharma Services
  • ICLR ranked among 13 companies in Pharma Services
  • NEO ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEVOICLRNEOSPY
1 month +1.3%+6.2%-10.7% -0.2%
3 months -19.9%+1.5%+28.9% +3.9%
6 months -47.3%+78.5%+91.5% +8.2%
Year to date -49.0%+0.4%+46.9% +12.9%
1 year -61.9%+0.5%+70.0% +12.3%
3 years -81.2%-22.2%+26.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year -42.8%-8.0%+8.3% +23.3%
5 years —-36.1%-62.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year —-8.6%-17.8% +10.9%
10 years —+127.4%+111.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+8.6%+7.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureEVOICLRNEOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 58.0%73.7%53.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 65.3%87.6%53.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.501.441.06 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.070.011.30 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.6%-76.9%-89.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -62.2%-9.8%-13.3% -1.2%
52-week high $4.15$202.92$19.91 $779.14
52-week low $1.35$80.08$7.19 $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.

MultipleEVOICLRNEO
P/E now vs peer median —median 32.1x 32.0xmedian 32.1x -43.2xmedian 24.6x
P/S now vs peer median —median 2.6x 1.7xmedian 2.6x 2.9xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 38.1x 15.2xmedian 38.1x -921.7xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 21.5x 16.3xmedian 21.5x -300.4xmedian 21.6x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 3.1x 1.5xmedian 3.1x 2.8xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.03 -13.47median 2.03 -1.77median 0.66

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 monthsEVOICLRNEO
Revenue – $8.23B $766.30M
Gross profit – $1.93B $336.53M
Operating income – $718.25M -$68.44M
Net income – $448.66M -$51.88M
Free cash flow – $857.06M -$7.36M
R&D – – $38.17M
EPS (diluted) – $5.68 $-0.40
Cash & equivalents $397.89M $808.98M $145.54M
Total debt $1.96B $3.38B –
Shares (diluted) – 78.97M 130.83M
Enterprise value -$1.05B $12.61B $1.68B

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
MetricEVOICLRNEO
P/E – 32.0x -43.2x
P/FCF – 16.3x -300.4x
P/Operating cash flow – 13.6x 100.2x
P/S – 1.7x 2.9x
P/B 0.7x 1.5x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 0.7x 2.3x 4.3x
EV/EBITDA – 15.2x -921.7x
EV/EBIT – 23.1x -30.2x
EV/Revenue – 2.0x 2.7x
EV/FCF – 19.3x -280.6x
EV/Operating cash flow – 16.1x 93.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -13.47 -1.77

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEVOICLRNEO
Revenue growth (1Y) – 1.8% 11.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 0.9% 11.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -13.4% 11.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -6.5% 15.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 53.9% 40.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -7.0% 19.4%
Net income growth (1Y) – 55.9% 50.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -4.4% 23.2%
EPS growth (1Y) – 30.1% 51.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -2.4% 24.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -9.9% 56.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 15.8% 38.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -11.1% 61.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 18.4% 51.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEVOICLRNEO
Gross margin – 23.4% 43.9%
EBITDA margin – 13.3% -0.3%
Operating margin – 8.7% -8.9%
Pretax margin – 6.3% -7.1%
Net margin – 5.4% -6.8%
FCF margin – 10.4% -1.0%
Operating cash flow margin – 12.5% 2.9%
Return on equity – 7.6% -6.4%
Return on assets – 4.3% -3.8%
Return on invested capital – 4.7% –
Return on capital employed – 5.3% -5.5%
Asset turnover – 0.5x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 2.3x -0.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.1% 4.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEVOICLRNEO
Debt / assets 30.2% 20.8% –
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.3x –
Debt / FCF – 3.9x –
Liabilities / assets 57.7% 43.8% 41.9%
Equity / assets 42.3% 56.2% 58.1%
Interest coverage – 3.4x -26.5x
Current ratio 2.3x 1.3x 3.6x
Quick ratio 1.6x 0.9x 3.0x
Cash ratio 1.2x 0.3x 1.4x
Altman Z-score – 2.07 2.52

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEVOICLRNEO
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – 2.7% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 2.7% -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.

ConsensusEVOICLRNEO
Forward P/E – 17.9xFY2026 86.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.72FY2026 $10.25FY2026 $0.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -18.2%FY2026 +66.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +22.2% +80.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $682.51MFY2026 $8.52BFY2026 $778.61MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -26.0%FY2026 +3.2%FY2026 +7.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +23.4% -3.2% +6.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEVOICLRNEO
Held by institutions 0.9% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 35 422 266
Change in shares held, QoQ -60.2% +5.5% +8.1%
Institutions buying 18 233 156
Institutions selling 7 138 62
Buyers to sellers 2.57 1.69 2.52

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.

EVOICLRNEO
EVO 1.00 0.21 0.22
ICLR 0.21 1.00 0.25
NEO 0.22 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EVO, ICLR and NEO?

Icon (ICLR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Evotec SE (EVO) $562.92M, Icon (ICLR) $15.84B, Neogenomics (NEO) $2.30B.

Which company is growing faster?

Neogenomics (NEO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Icon (ICLR) +1.8%, Neogenomics (NEO) +11.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Icon (ICLR) has the highest net margin (Icon (ICLR) 5.4%, Neogenomics (NEO) -6.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Neogenomics (NEO) returned the most: Evotec SE (EVO) -61.9%, Icon (ICLR) +0.5%, Neogenomics (NEO) +70.0%. Over five years, Icon (ICLR) compounded fastest (Icon (ICLR) -8.6%/yr, Neogenomics (NEO) -17.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Neogenomics (NEO) has been the steadiest (Evotec SE (EVO) 58.0%, Icon (ICLR) 73.7%, Neogenomics (NEO) 53.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EVO, ICLR and NEO?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Icon (ICLR) 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.