EXPD vs JANL vs QGEN Stock Comparison

Expeditors International Of Washington, Janel and Qiagen Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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JANL Janel Corp
$43.00 -15.7% 1M +34.4% 1Y
Market cap
$51.01M
P/E
9.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$237.21M
Div. yield
–
Logistics Industrials
6 wins
QGEN Qiagen N.V.
$50.82 +11.0% 1M +9.3% 1Y
Market cap
$11.02B
P/E
27.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.10B
Div. yield
5.19%
Life Sciences Tools Healthcare
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Janel leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Janel 6, Expeditors International Of Washington 3, Qiagen 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEXPDJANLQGENLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $25.70B $51.01M $11.02B EXPD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.2x 9.3x 27.0x JANL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.8x — 21.6x QGEN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.8% +16.0% +3.0% JANL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.6% 2.3% 19.5% QGEN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 10.2% 7.9% JANL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.6x 1.3x JANL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.80% — 5.19% QGEN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +45.6% +34.4% +9.3% EXPD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.6%/yr +15.4%/yr -3.4%/yr JANL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.3% 77.8% 35.4% EXPD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 72/100 71/100 JANL

Percentile Scorecard

EXPDJANLQGEN

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

AxisEXPDJANLQGEN
Valuation 13 #120 of 137 94 #9 of 137 75 #58 of 229
Growth 35 #83 of 127 89 #15 of 127 30 #156 of 221
Profitability 63 #47 of 125 65 #45 of 125 93 #16 of 209
Financial Health 58 #63 of 147 42 #86 of 147 64 #86 of 240
Shareholder Returns 40 #53 of 88 – 94 #10 of 146
Overall 42 72 71
  • EXPD ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • JANL ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • QGEN 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

PeriodEXPDJANLQGENSPY
1 month +1.8%-15.7%+11.0% -1.0%
3 months +8.9%-25.9%+21.2% -0.4%
6 months +30.7%-16.9%+47.6% +4.5%
Year to date +32.7%+7.5%+7.4% +12.4%
1 year +45.6%+34.4%+9.3% +13.6%
3 years +75.0%+53.3%+16.1% +76.4%
3 years, per year +20.5%+15.3%+5.1% +20.8%
5 years +57.9%+104.8%-16.1% +63.7%
5 years, per year +9.6%+15.4%-3.4% +10.4%
10 years +288.7%+777.6%+64.8% +267.7%
10 years, per year +14.5%+24.3%+5.1% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureEXPDJANLQGENSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.3%77.8%35.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.5%144.5%30.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.530.100.43 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.560.440.26 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.0%-62.3%-48.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.2%-25.9%-8.7% -1.6%
52-week high $204.17$58.00$55.66 $779.14
52-week low $134.54$30.50$32.63 $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.

MultipleEXPDJANLQGEN
P/E now vs peer median 28.2xmedian 14.5x 9.3xmedian 14.5x 27.0xmedian 28.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.0x 0.2xmedian 1.0x 5.2xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.9xmedian 8.2x 3.7xmedian 8.2x 18.2xmedian 18.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.8xmedian 12.9x 1.1xmedian 12.9x 11.1xmedian 26.7x
P/B now vs peer median 12.1xmedian 1.2x 1.5xmedian 1.2x 3.3xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 240.54median 0.64 0.24median 0.64 6.60median 0.93

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 monthsEXPDJANLQGEN
Revenue $12.04B $237.21M $2.10B
Gross profit $3.94B $75.34M $1.31B
Operating income $1.18B $7.29M $445.43M
Net income $921.33M $6.91M $409.32M
Free cash flow $923.86M $45.13M $991.33M
R&D – – $194.67M
EPS (diluted) $6.99 $4.49 $1.87
Cash & equivalents $1.03B $33.70M $768.50M
Total debt – $26.49M $1.64B
Shares (diluted) 131.37M 1.22M 218.88M
Enterprise value $20.85B -$3.12M $6.80B

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
MetricEXPDJANLQGEN
P/E 28.2x 9.3x 27.0x
P/FCF 27.8x 1.1x 11.1x
P/Operating cash flow 26.4x 1.1x 16.8x
P/S 2.1x 0.2x 5.2x
P/B 12.1x 1.5x 3.3x
P/Tangible book 12.1x -12.4x 3.7x
EV/EBITDA 19.9x 3.7x 18.2x
EV/EBIT 20.8x 6.0x 26.7x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 0.2x 5.7x
EV/FCF 26.7x 1.0x 12.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.4x 1.0x 18.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 240.54 0.24 6.60

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEXPDJANLQGEN
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.8% 16.0% 3.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.6% 2.7% 2.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.5% 19.3% 1.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.5% 8.3% 1.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 6.0% 15.5% -4.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -5.0% 22.0% 3.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 7.9% 114.0% 143.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -4.3% 43.8% 6.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 12.0% 106.0% 6.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 0.1% 39.1% 4.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 12.9% 151.6% -3.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.5% 46.5% 8.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 14.0% 159.9% 2.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -20.0% 47.2% 10.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEXPDJANLQGEN
Gross margin 32.7% 31.8% 62.2%
EBITDA margin 10.3% 4.9% 31.0%
Operating margin 9.8% 3.1% 21.2%
Pretax margin 10.2% 3.5% 22.0%
Net margin 7.6% 2.3% 19.5%
FCF margin 7.7% 19.0% 47.2%
Operating cash flow margin 8.1% 19.2% 31.2%
Return on equity 41.8% 21.6% 12.2%
Return on assets 18.6% 4.0% 7.0%
Return on invested capital – 10.2% 7.9%
Return on capital employed 49.3% 17.7% 8.5%
Asset turnover 2.4x 1.4x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 6.6x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.1% 2.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEXPDJANLQGEN
Debt / assets – 13.8% 27.9%
Debt / equity – 0.8x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.6x 1.3x
Debt / FCF – 0.6x 1.7x
Liabilities / assets 58.7% 82.7% 43.0%
Equity / assets 41.3% 17.3% 57.0%
Interest coverage – – 11.3x
Current ratio 1.6x 0.8x 2.8x
Quick ratio 1.4x 0.7x 2.0x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.3x 1.4x
Altman Z-score 9.19 1.46 4.11

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEXPDJANLQGEN
Dividend yield 0.8% – 5.2%
Net buyback yield 3.2% – 0.6%
Shareholder yield 4.0% – 5.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 34.0% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 33.9% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 1.6% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -0.3% – –

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.

ConsensusEXPDJANLQGEN
Forward P/E 26.8xFY2026 – 21.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.38FY2026 – $2.35FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +24.0%FY2026 – -1.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +6.9% – +17.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $12.65BFY2026 – $2.25BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.3%FY2026 – +7.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.2% – -2.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEXPDJANLQGEN
Held by institutions 96.4% – 67.3%
Institutions holding 962 – 338
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.7% – +16.5%
Institutions buying 450 – 216
Institutions selling 357 – 86
Buyers to sellers 1.26 – 2.51

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.

EXPDJANLQGEN
EXPD 1.00 0.04 0.08
JANL 0.04 1.00 -0.05
QGEN 0.08 -0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EXPD, JANL and QGEN?

Expeditors International Of Washington (EXPD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Expeditors International Of Washington (EXPD) $25.70B, Janel (JANL) $51.01M, Qiagen (QGEN) $11.02B.

Which stock is cheaper, EXPD, JANL and QGEN?

Janel (JANL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Expeditors International Of Washington (EXPD) 28.2x, Janel (JANL) 9.3x, Qiagen (QGEN) 27.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Qiagen (QGEN) is cheapest (Expeditors International Of Washington (EXPD) 26.8x, Qiagen (QGEN) 21.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Janel (JANL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Expeditors International Of Washington (EXPD) +6.8%, Janel (JANL) +16.0%, Qiagen (QGEN) +3.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Qiagen (QGEN) has the highest net margin (Expeditors International Of Washington (EXPD) 7.6%, Janel (JANL) 2.3%, Qiagen (QGEN) 19.5%). On return on invested capital, Janel (JANL) leads (Janel (JANL) 10.2%, Qiagen (QGEN) 7.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Expeditors International Of Washington (EXPD) returned the most: Expeditors International Of Washington (EXPD) +45.6%, Janel (JANL) +34.4%, Qiagen (QGEN) +9.3%. Over five years, Janel (JANL) compounded fastest (Expeditors International Of Washington (EXPD) +9.6%/yr, Janel (JANL) +15.4%/yr, Qiagen (QGEN) -3.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Qiagen (QGEN) has the highest dividend yield: Expeditors International Of Washington (EXPD) 0.80%, Qiagen (QGEN) 5.19%. Janel (JANL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Expeditors International Of Washington (EXPD) has been the steadiest (Expeditors International Of Washington (EXPD) 29.3%, Janel (JANL) 77.8%, Qiagen (QGEN) 35.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EXPD, JANL and QGEN?

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