EVO vs TMO vs IQV Stock Comparison

Evotec SE, Thermo Fisher Scientific and Iqvia Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EVO Evotec SE
$1.57 +1.3% 1M -61.9% 1Y
Market cap
$570.03M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
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IQV Iqvia Holdings Inc.
$271.68 +0.7% 1M +25.0% 1Y
Market cap
$45.78B
P/E
32.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.31B
Div. yield
–
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5 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

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

QuestionEVOTMOIQVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $570.03M $262.11B $45.78B TMO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 37.1x 32.8x IQV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 26.8x 22.4x IQV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +8.3% +8.8% IQV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — 8.1% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 8.2% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 3.9x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -61.9% +23.0% +25.0% IQV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +2.3%/yr +1.1%/yr TMO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 58.0% 29.8% 40.3% TMO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 51/100 71/100 IQV

Percentile Scorecard

EVOTMOIQV

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

AxisEVOTMOIQV
Valuation – 50 #113 of 227 80 #3 of 11
Growth – 41 #130 of 219 80 #3 of 11
Profitability – 70 #63 of 206 90 #2 of 11
Financial Health 92 #2 of 13 – 33 #9 of 13
Shareholder Returns – 44 #76 of 134 –
Overall – 51 71
  • EVO ranked among 13 companies in Pharma Services
  • TMO ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • IQV ranked among 13 companies in Pharma Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEVOTMOIQVSPY
1 month +1.3%+2.9%+0.7% -0.2%
3 months -19.9%+20.3%+11.7% +3.9%
6 months -47.3%+47.4%+70.9% +8.2%
Year to date -49.0%+19.7%+20.5% +12.9%
1 year -61.9%+23.0%+25.0% +12.3%
3 years -81.2%+60.7%+51.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year -42.8%+17.1%+14.7% +23.3%
5 years —+11.8%+5.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year —+2.3%+1.1% +10.9%
10 years —+364.6%+276.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+16.6%+14.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureEVOTMOIQVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 58.0%29.8%40.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 65.3%28.3%39.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.500.620.74 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.070.770.62 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.6%-41.5%-51.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -62.2%-0.5%-2.8% -1.2%
52-week high $4.15$696.55$279.38 $779.14
52-week low $1.35$438.34$156.66 $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.

MultipleEVOTMOIQV
P/E now vs peer median —median 32.1x 36.4xmedian 29.6x 32.1xmedian 32.1x
P/S now vs peer median —median 2.6x 5.4xmedian 2.9x 2.6xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 38.1x —median 17.4x 16.9xmedian 38.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 21.5x 34.0xmedian 22.3x 21.5xmedian 21.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 3.1x 4.7xmedian 2.3x 6.6xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.03 4.80median 1.04 2.78median 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 monthsEVOTMOIQV
Revenue – $47.35B $17.31B
Gross profit – – $5.72B
Operating income – $8.47B $2.22B
Net income – $7.09B $1.40B
Free cash flow – – $2.08B
R&D – $1.40B –
EPS (diluted) – $19.06 $8.35
Cash & equivalents $397.89M $5.46B $2.25B
Total debt $1.96B – $16.07B
Shares (diluted) – 371.00M 167.00M
Enterprise value -$1.04B $262.11B $37.03B

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
MetricEVOTMOIQV
P/E – 36.4x 32.1x
P/FCF – 34.0x 21.5x
P/Operating cash flow – 27.5x 16.4x
P/S – 5.4x 2.6x
P/B 0.7x 4.7x 6.6x
P/Tangible book 0.7x 7.0x 21.8x
EV/EBITDA – – 16.9x
EV/EBIT – – 26.3x
EV/Revenue – 5.4x 3.4x
EV/FCF – – 28.1x
EV/Operating cash flow – 27.5x 21.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 4.80 2.78

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEVOTMOIQV
Revenue growth (1Y) – 8.3% 8.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 2.9% 5.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 6.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 3.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 12.8% 1.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 7.2% 6.2%
Net income growth (1Y) – 7.9% 9.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 6.2% 7.8%
EPS growth (1Y) – 9.7% 11.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 7.6% 11.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 21.9% -2.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 4.5% 11.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – -6.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 16.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEVOTMOIQV
Gross margin – – 33.1%
EBITDA margin – – 20.0%
Operating margin – – 12.8%
Pretax margin – – 9.0%
Net margin – – 8.1%
FCF margin – – 12.0%
Operating cash flow margin – 19.7% 15.8%
Return on equity – 13.2% 21.4%
Return on assets – 6.2% 4.6%
Return on invested capital – – 8.2%
Return on capital employed – – 9.9%
Asset turnover – 0.4x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.3x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue – – 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEVOTMOIQV
Debt / assets 30.2% – 52.7%
Debt / equity 0.7x – 2.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 3.9x
Debt / FCF – – 7.7x
Liabilities / assets 57.7% – 77.7%
Equity / assets 42.3% 47.9% 22.3%
Interest coverage – – 2.8x
Current ratio 2.3x 1.8x 0.8x
Quick ratio 1.6x – 1.0x
Cash ratio 1.2x – 0.3x
Altman Z-score – – 2.27

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEVOTMOIQV
Dividend yield – 0.3% –
Net buyback yield – – 2.6%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.3% 2.6%
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.

ConsensusEVOTMOIQV
Forward P/E – 26.8xFY2026 22.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.72FY2026 $25.91FY2026 $12.14FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +13.3%FY2026 +1.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +2.0% +13.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $682.51MFY2026 $50.12BFY2026 $18.58BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -26.0%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026 +13.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +23.4% -2.8% -3.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEVOTMOIQV
Held by institutions 0.9% 90.2% 94.1%
Institutions holding 35 2,622 1,083
Change in shares held, QoQ -60.2% +0.8% +0.3%
Institutions buying 18 1,142 530
Institutions selling 7 1,144 424
Buyers to sellers 2.57 1.00 1.25

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.

EVOTMOIQV
EVO 1.00 0.27 0.26
TMO 0.27 1.00 0.67
IQV 0.26 0.67 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EVO, TMO and IQV?

Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Evotec SE (EVO) $570.03M, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) $262.11B, Iqvia Holdings (IQV) $45.78B.

Which stock is cheaper, EVO, TMO and IQV?

Iqvia Holdings (IQV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 37.1x, Iqvia Holdings (IQV) 32.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Iqvia Holdings (IQV) is cheapest (Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 26.8x, Iqvia Holdings (IQV) 22.4x). 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: Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) +8.3%, Iqvia Holdings (IQV) +8.8%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Iqvia Holdings (IQV) returned the most: Evotec SE (EVO) -61.9%, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) +23.0%, Iqvia Holdings (IQV) +25.0%. Over five years, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) compounded fastest (Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) +2.3%/yr, Iqvia Holdings (IQV) +1.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) has been the steadiest (Evotec SE (EVO) 58.0%, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 29.8%, Iqvia Holdings (IQV) 40.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EVO, TMO and IQV?

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 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.