GEHC vs QDEL vs RTGN Stock Comparison

GE HealthCare Technologies, QuidelOrtho and RetinalGenix Technologies Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
QDEL QuidelOrtho Corp
$14.01 +29.4% 1M -50.3% 1Y
Market cap
$939.81M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
-$211.90M
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Equipment Healthcare

Head to Head

6 decided of 12

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

QuestionGEHCQDELRTGNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $34.64B $939.81M $75.19M GEHC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.1x -0.9x -35.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.9x 18.7x — GEHC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.9% -30.8% — GEHC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.0% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.8% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.0x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -4.5% -50.3% +6.4% RTGN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -36.2%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.5% 92.9% 25.4% RTGN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 22/100 36/100 GEHC

Percentile Scorecard

GEHCQDELRTGN

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

AxisGEHCQDELRTGN
Valuation 91 #21 of 227 46 #124 of 227 62 #86 of 227
Growth 35 #143 of 219 1 #217 of 219 56 #96 of 219
Profitability 79 #44 of 205 – –
Financial Health 28 #170 of 237 10 #213 of 237 0 #236 of 237
Shareholder Returns 54 #63 of 135 31 #94 of 135 26 #100 of 135
Overall 57 22 36
  • GEHC ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • QDEL ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • RTGN 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

PeriodGEHCQDELRTGNSPY
1 month +13.5%+29.4%0.0% +0.9%
3 months +5.5%-15.1%-0.2% +5.9%
6 months +27.4%+21.9%+24.7% +8.5%
Year to date -7.6%-50.9%+24.7% +13.3%
1 year -4.5%-50.3%+6.4% +12.4%
3 years +20.2%-77.0%-11.1% +88.1%
3 years, per year +6.3%-38.8%-3.9% +23.5%
5 years —-89.4%— +68.2%
5 years, per year —-36.2%— +11.0%
10 years —-28.0%— +263.4%
10 years, per year —-3.2%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureGEHCQDELRTGNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.5%92.9%25.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.9%100.7%— 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.682.62-0.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.13-0.540.25 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.4%-94.3%-92.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.0%-60.4%-0.2% -0.9%
52-week high $88.16$35.38$4.00 $779.14
52-week low $59.49$9.96$3.20 $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.

MultipleGEHCQDELRTGN
P/E now vs peer median 15.9xmedian 28.8x -0.9xmedian 28.8x -35.9xmedian 28.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 3.0x -4.5xmedian 3.0x —median 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.8xmedian 17.4x —median 17.4x —median 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.1xmedian 25.7x -4.5xmedian 25.7x -157.3xmedian 25.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 2.4x 0.5xmedian 2.4x -28.5xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 1.29median 1.03 0.01median 1.03 -1.63median 1.03

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 monthsGEHCQDELRTGN
Revenue $21.64B -$211.90M –
Gross profit $8.64B – –
Operating income $2.89B – –
Net income $2.21B -$1.05B -$2.09M
Free cash flow $1.89B -$211.20M -$477.94K
R&D $1.31B – $238.87K
EPS (diluted) $4.75 $-15.35 $-0.11
Cash & equivalents $2.86B $123.40M $27.23K
Total debt $9.97B $2.89B $245.00K
Shares (diluted) 453.00M 68.30M 18.81M
Enterprise value $22.87B $408.11M $75.14M

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
MetricGEHCQDELRTGN
P/E 15.9x -0.9x -35.9x
P/FCF 18.1x -4.5x -157.3x
P/Operating cash flow 14.2x -16.7x -157.3x
P/S 1.6x -4.5x –
P/B 2.9x 0.5x -28.5x
P/Tangible book 3.5x -1.1x -28.5x
EV/EBITDA 11.8x – –
EV/EBIT 14.3x – –
EV/Revenue 1.9x -17.6x –
EV/FCF 21.9x -17.6x -157.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.1x -65.1x -157.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.29 0.01 -1.63

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGEHCQDELRTGN
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.9% -30.8% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.9% -27.0% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.6% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.9% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 5.4% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.6% – –
Net income growth (1Y) -3.5% -124.8% 24.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.6% -107.7% 19.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -2.0% -122.8% 25.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.3% -106.5% 22.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 30.5% -128.5% 37.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.5% -27.1% -17.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 34.9% -1,725% 37.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.7% -30.1% -17.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGEHCQDELRTGN
Gross margin 39.9% – –
EBITDA margin 16.2% – –
Operating margin 13.3% – –
Pretax margin 12.8% – –
Net margin 10.0% – –
FCF margin 8.7% – –
Operating cash flow margin 11.2% 27.0% –
Return on equity 19.5% – –
Return on assets 5.8% – –
Return on invested capital 10.8% – –
Return on capital employed 10.0% – –
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 0.1x 0.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% -20.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGEHCQDELRTGN
Debt / assets 26.0% 50.6% 152.1%
Debt / equity 0.9x 1.6x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.0x – –
Debt / FCF 5.3x -13.7x -0.1x
Liabilities / assets 69.7% 68.9% 8,297%
Equity / assets 30.3% 31.1% -8,197%
Interest coverage 6.6x – –
Current ratio 1.3x 1.4x 0.0x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.5x 0.0x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.1x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 1.91 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGEHCQDELRTGN
Dividend yield 0.2% – –
Net buyback yield 0.8% -0.5% -0.8%
Shareholder yield 1.0% -0.5% -0.8%
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.

ConsensusGEHCQDELRTGN
Forward P/E 14.9xFY2026 18.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $5.09FY2026 $0.75FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +10.9%FY2026 -64.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -0.4% +101.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $22.47BFY2026 $2.67BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +8.9%FY2026 -2.0%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +7.5% +0.2% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGEHCQDELRTGN
Held by institutions 87.0% 100.0% –
Institutions holding 1,221 243 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% +2.9% –
Institutions buying 538 143 –
Institutions selling 461 65 –
Buyers to sellers 1.17 2.20 –

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.

GEHCQDELRTGN
GEHC 1.00 0.26 -0.02
QDEL 0.26 1.00 -0.02
RTGN -0.02 -0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GEHC, QDEL and RTGN?

GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) is the largest by market capitalisation: GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) $34.64B, QuidelOrtho (QDEL) $939.81M, RetinalGenix Technologies (RTGN) $75.19M.

Which company is growing faster?

GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) +6.9%, QuidelOrtho (QDEL) -30.8%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year RetinalGenix Technologies (RTGN) returned the most: GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) -4.5%, QuidelOrtho (QDEL) -50.3%, RetinalGenix Technologies (RTGN) +6.4%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, RetinalGenix Technologies (RTGN) has been the steadiest (GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) 35.5%, QuidelOrtho (QDEL) 92.9%, RetinalGenix Technologies (RTGN) 25.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GEHC, QDEL and RTGN?

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 4. 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.