GEHC vs HTFL vs VREX Stock Comparison

GE HealthCare Technologies, Heartflow and Varex Imaging Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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HTFL Heartflow, Inc.
$56.71 +19.7% 1M +42.1% 1Y
Market cap
$4.93B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$202.91M
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Equipment Healthcare
2 wins
VREX Varex Imaging Corp
$18.42 -0.2% 1M +55.1% 1Y
Market cap
$775.90M
P/E
35.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$865.00M
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Equipment Healthcare
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

GE HealthCare Technologies leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (GE HealthCare Technologies 7, Heartflow 2, Varex Imaging 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGEHCHTFLVREXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $32.60B $4.93B $775.90M GEHC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.4x -49.2x 35.1x GEHC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.0x — 21.2x GEHC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.5% +42.5% +5.3% HTFL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.3% -49.4% 2.6% GEHC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.1% — 6.9% GEHC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x — 2.5x GEHC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.5% +42.1% +55.1% VREX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — — -7.3%/yr –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.9% 76.9% 57.5% GEHC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 56/100 50/100 HTFL

Percentile Scorecard

GEHCHTFLVREX

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

AxisGEHCHTFLVREX
Valuation 88 #29 of 228 8 #211 of 228 87 #31 of 228
Growth 22 #173 of 222 77 #52 of 222 23 #172 of 222
Profitability 77 #49 of 210 48 #109 of 210 66 #72 of 210
Financial Health 27 #177 of 241 91 #22 of 241 41 #142 of 241
Shareholder Returns 61 #55 of 138 – 36 #89 of 138
Overall 55 56 50
  • GEHC ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • HTFL ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • VREX 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

PeriodGEHCHTFLVREXSPY
1 month +8.1%+19.7%-0.2% -1.0%
3 months +17.9%+135.1%+68.7% +2.9%
6 months +3.8%+86.3%+47.0% +6.4%
Year to date -12.9%+94.5%+58.1% +11.4%
1 year -7.5%+42.1%+55.1% +13.1%
3 years +10.5%—+2.5% +79.4%
3 years, per year +3.4%—+0.8% +21.5%
5 years ——-31.4% +67.7%
5 years, per year ——-7.3% +10.9%

Risk

MeasureGEHCHTFLVREXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.9%76.9%57.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.0%77.6%50.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.671.861.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.220.550.96 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.4%-48.7%-78.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.0%0.0%-0.9% -2.5%
52-week high $88.16$56.71$18.58 $779.14
52-week low $59.49$20.49$9.32 $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.

MultipleGEHCHTFLVREX
P/E now vs peer median 16.3xmedian 30.7x -48.9xmedian 30.7x 35.1xmedian 30.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 3.0x 24.2xmedian 3.0x 0.9xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.0xmedian 17.7x —median 17.7x 10.1xmedian 17.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.4xmedian 23.7x —median 23.7x -38.4xmedian 23.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 2.4x 17.6xmedian 2.4x 1.5xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 2.43median 0.96 —median 0.96 -9.15median 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 monthsGEHCHTFLVREX
Revenue $21.27B $202.91M $865.00M
Gross profit $8.41B $160.45M $296.90M
Operating income $2.73B -$64.46M $72.20M
Net income $2.05B -$100.19M $22.40M
Free cash flow $1.58B – -$20.20M
R&D $1.28B $77.26M $91.40M
EPS (diluted) $4.37 $-1.16 $0.52
Cash & equivalents $2.11B $34.36M $99.20M
Total debt $10.09B – $347.10M
Shares (diluted) 454.00M 86.40M 42.60M
Enterprise value $19.65B $4.69B $307.70M

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
MetricGEHCHTFLVREX
P/E 16.3x -48.9x 35.1x
P/FCF 20.4x – -38.4x
P/Operating cash flow 15.4x – 68.7x
P/S 1.5x 24.2x 0.9x
P/B 2.9x 17.6x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 3.5x 17.6x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA 12.0x – 10.1x
EV/EBIT 14.7x -72.5x 14.2x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 23.0x 1.2x
EV/FCF 25.5x – -50.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.2x – 90.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.43 – -9.15

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGEHCHTFLVREX
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.5% 42.5% 5.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.8% – -1.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.3% 48.8% 6.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.7% – 1.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -0.9% -9.5% 297.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.9% – -2.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -11.5% -18.3% 116.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.9% – -9.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -10.6% 91.4% 116.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.7% – -3.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 5.1% – -81.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.2% – -47.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 0.6% – -155.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.8% – -33.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGEHCHTFLVREX
Gross margin 39.5% 79.1% 34.3%
EBITDA margin 15.7% – 11.7%
Operating margin 12.9% -31.8% 8.3%
Pretax margin 12.5% -49.4% 3.2%
Net margin 9.3% -49.4% 2.6%
FCF margin 7.4% – -2.3%
Operating cash flow margin 9.9% – 1.3%
Return on equity 18.9% -34.5% 4.5%
Return on assets 5.5% -28.5% 2.1%
Return on invested capital 10.1% – 6.9%
Return on capital employed 9.5% -20.9% 8.0%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.6x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x – 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 9.6% 1.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGEHCHTFLVREX
Debt / assets 27.1% – 31.6%
Debt / equity 0.9x – 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x – 2.5x
Debt / FCF 6.4x – -17.2x
Liabilities / assets 70.5% 18.8% 53.6%
Equity / assets 29.5% 81.2% 46.4%
Interest coverage 6.4x – 1.9x
Current ratio 1.3x 5.1x 3.4x
Quick ratio 0.9x 6.6x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.3x 5.6x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 1.85 41.58 2.28

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGEHCHTFLVREX
Dividend yield 0.3% – –
Net buyback yield 1.2% – -0.4%
Shareholder yield 1.4% – -0.4%
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.

ConsensusGEHCHTFLVREX
Forward P/E 14.0xFY2026 – 21.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.09FY2026 $-0.43FY2026 $0.87FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.9%FY2026 – -3.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -0.6% – +14.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $22.47BFY2026 $261.56MFY2026 $829.68MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.9%FY2026 +48.6%FY2026 -1.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.5% +20.8% +2.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGEHCHTFLVREX
Held by institutions 87.0% 100.0% 95.2%
Institutions holding 1,221 192 186
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% +133.0% -2.7%
Institutions buying 538 140 98
Institutions selling 461 38 58
Buyers to sellers 1.17 3.68 1.69

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.

GEHCHTFLVREX
GEHC 1.00 0.19 0.26
HTFL 0.19 1.00 0.18
VREX 0.26 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GEHC, HTFL and VREX?

GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) is the largest by market capitalisation: GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) $32.60B, Heartflow (HTFL) $4.93B, Varex Imaging (VREX) $775.90M.

Which stock is cheaper, GEHC, HTFL and VREX?

GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) 16.4x, Heartflow (HTFL) -49.2x, Varex Imaging (VREX) 35.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) is cheapest (GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) 14.0x, Varex Imaging (VREX) 21.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Heartflow (HTFL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) +6.5%, Heartflow (HTFL) +42.5%, Varex Imaging (VREX) +5.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) has the highest net margin (GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) 9.3%, Heartflow (HTFL) -49.4%, Varex Imaging (VREX) 2.6%). On return on invested capital, GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) leads (GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) 10.1%, Varex Imaging (VREX) 6.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Varex Imaging (VREX) returned the most: GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) -7.5%, Heartflow (HTFL) +42.1%, Varex Imaging (VREX) +55.1%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) has been the steadiest (GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) 34.9%, Heartflow (HTFL) 76.9%, Varex Imaging (VREX) 57.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GEHC, HTFL and VREX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) leads on 7. 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.