GEHC vs PHG vs POSC Stock Comparison

GE HealthCare Technologies, Koninklijke Philips and Positron Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PHG Koninklijke Philips Nv
$26.42 +5.8% 1M -8.5% 1Y
Market cap
$25.63B
P/E
13.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.60B
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Equipment Healthcare
5 wins
POSC Positron Corp
$1.72 -7.0% 1M +14.7% 1Y
Market cap
$56.50M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$462.27K
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Equipment Healthcare
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Koninklijke Philips leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Koninklijke Philips 5, Positron 4, GE HealthCare Technologies 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGEHCPHGPOSCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $34.48B $25.63B $56.50M GEHC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.4x 13.9x -11.5x PHG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.0x 13.3x — PHG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.5% +6.1% +202.2% POSC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.3% 8.9% -1,060.5% GEHC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.1% 11.5% — PHG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 1.8x -0.3x POSC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -9.2% -8.5% +14.7% POSC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -11.1%/yr +23.5%/yr POSC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.9% 28.7% 86.7% PHG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 80/100 13/100 PHG

Percentile Scorecard

GEHCPHGPOSC

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

AxisGEHCPHGPOSC
Valuation 87 #30 of 227 98 #6 of 227 21 #180 of 227
Growth 23 #169 of 219 95 #11 of 219 19 #178 of 219
Profitability 77 #48 of 206 95 #11 of 206 4 #197 of 206
Financial Health 27 #173 of 238 31 #165 of 238 4 #228 of 238
Shareholder Returns 57 #58 of 134 79 #29 of 134 19 #109 of 134
Overall 54 80 13
  • GEHC ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • PHG ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • POSC ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGEHCPHGPOSCSPY
1 month +6.7%+5.8%-7.0% -0.2%
3 months +10.9%+3.4%+7.5% +3.9%
6 months +3.8%-2.6%-7.0% +8.2%
Year to date -13.3%-2.4%+3.0% +12.9%
1 year -9.2%-8.5%+14.7% +12.3%
3 years +12.7%+42.8%+37.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +4.1%+12.6%+11.2% +23.3%
5 years —-44.3%+186.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year —-11.1%+23.5% +10.9%
10 years —-11.3%+5,633.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year —-1.2%+49.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGEHCPHGPOSCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.9%28.7%86.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.9%28.7%87.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.670.810.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.26-0.300.17 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.4%-75.6%-65.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.3%-19.7%-32.8% -1.2%
52-week high $88.16$32.91$2.56 $779.14
52-week low $59.49$23.81$1.31 $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.

MultipleGEHCPHGPOSC
P/E now vs peer median 16.2xmedian 29.6x 13.6xmedian 29.6x -11.5xmedian 29.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 2.9x 1.2xmedian 2.9x 122.2xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.0xmedian 17.4x 8.1xmedian 17.4x -12.2xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.3xmedian 22.3x 5.9xmedian 22.3x -13.6xmedian 22.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 2.3x 1.9xmedian 2.3x -85.5xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 2.42median 1.04 0.32median 1.04 —median 1.04

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 monthsGEHCPHGPOSC
Revenue $21.27B $20.60B $462.27K
Gross profit $8.41B $16.03B -$1.33M
Operating income $2.73B $2.65B -$4.82M
Net income $2.05B $1.39B -$4.90M
Free cash flow $1.58B $4.34B -$4.16M
R&D $1.28B $2.00B –
EPS (diluted) $4.37 $1.91 $-0.15
Cash & equivalents $2.11B $2.04B $357.17K
Total debt $10.09B $9.51B $2.00M
Shares (diluted) 454.00M 962.50M 32.85M
Enterprise value $21.54B $14.74B $49.22M

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
MetricGEHCPHGPOSC
P/E 16.2x 13.6x -11.5x
P/FCF 20.3x 5.9x -13.6x
P/Operating cash flow 15.3x 9.6x -13.6x
P/S 1.5x 1.2x 122.2x
P/B 2.9x 1.9x -85.5x
P/Tangible book 3.5x 2.5x -85.5x
EV/EBITDA 12.0x 8.1x -12.2x
EV/EBIT 14.7x 12.4x -12.1x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 1.6x 125.8x
EV/FCF 25.4x 7.6x -14.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.1x 12.4x -14.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.42 0.32 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGEHCPHGPOSC
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.5% 6.1% 202.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.8% 2.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.3% 82.4% -15.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.7% 6.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -0.9% 121.3% -17.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.9% 52.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) -11.5% 293.5% -18.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.9% 35.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) -10.6% 539.4% -12.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.7% 42.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 5.1% 116.7% -17.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.2% 53.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 0.6% 54.2% -17.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.8% 45.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGEHCPHGPOSC
Gross margin 39.5% 77.8% -288.1%
EBITDA margin 15.7% 19.8% -1,030%
Operating margin 12.9% 12.9% -1,042%
Pretax margin 12.5% 11.9% -1,060%
Net margin 9.3% 8.9% -1,060%
FCF margin 7.4% 21.1% -900.4%
Operating cash flow margin 9.9% 12.9% -900.4%
Return on equity 18.9% 12.7% –
Return on assets 5.5% 5.4% -216.9%
Return on invested capital 10.1% 11.5% –
Return on capital employed 9.5% 11.8% -61,094%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.7x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 1.9x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGEHCPHGPOSC
Debt / assets 27.1% 31.2% 115.8%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.7x -3.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 1.8x -0.3x
Debt / FCF 6.4x 2.2x -0.5x
Liabilities / assets 70.5% 57.1% 138.2%
Equity / assets 29.5% 42.9% -38.2%
Interest coverage 6.4x 6.2x -43.8x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.3x 0.5x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.7x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 1.85 – -114.72

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGEHCPHGPOSC
Dividend yield 0.2% 3.7% –
Net buyback yield 1.2% -0.5% -5.3%
Shareholder yield 1.4% 3.3% -5.3%
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.

ConsensusGEHCPHGPOSC
Forward P/E 14.0xFY2026 13.3xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $5.09FY2026 $1.98FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +10.9%FY2026 +6.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -0.4% -10.1% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $22.47BFY2026 $21.63BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +8.9%FY2026 +1.8%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +7.5% -8.2% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGEHCPHGPOSC
Held by institutions 87.0% 5.4% –
Institutions holding 1,221 363 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% +0.8% –
Institutions buying 538 266 –
Institutions selling 461 76 –
Buyers to sellers 1.17 3.50 –

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.

GEHCPHGPOSC
GEHC 1.00 0.55 -0.02
PHG 0.55 1.00 0.02
POSC -0.02 0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GEHC, PHG and POSC?

GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) is the largest by market capitalisation: GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) $34.48B, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) $25.63B, Positron (POSC) $56.50M.

Which stock is cheaper, GEHC, PHG and POSC?

Koninklijke Philips (PHG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) 17.4x, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) 13.9x, Positron (POSC) -11.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) is cheapest (GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) 14.0x, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) 13.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Positron (POSC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) +6.5%, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) +6.1%, Positron (POSC) +202.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) has the highest net margin (GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) 9.3%, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) 8.9%, Positron (POSC) -1,060.5%). On return on invested capital, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) leads (GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) 10.1%, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) 11.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Positron (POSC) returned the most: GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) -9.2%, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) -8.5%, Positron (POSC) +14.7%. Over five years, Positron (POSC) compounded fastest (Koninklijke Philips (PHG) -11.1%/yr, Positron (POSC) +23.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) has been the steadiest (GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) 34.9%, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) 28.7%, Positron (POSC) 86.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GEHC, PHG and POSC?

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