GEHC vs VREX vs PHG Stock Comparison

GE HealthCare Technologies, Varex Imaging and Koninklijke Philips Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VREX Varex Imaging Corp
$18.41 -0.2% 1M +53.5% 1Y
Market cap
$776.53M
P/E
35.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$865.00M
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Equipment Healthcare
2 wins
PHG Koninklijke Philips Nv
$26.56 +6.4% 1M -7.9% 1Y
Market cap
$25.07B
P/E
13.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.60B
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Equipment Healthcare
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Koninklijke Philips leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Koninklijke Philips 6, GE HealthCare Technologies 3, Varex Imaging 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGEHCVREXPHGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $32.18B $776.53M $25.07B GEHC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.2x 35.1x 13.6x PHG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.1x 21.2x 13.4x PHG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.5% +5.3% +6.1% GEHC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.3% 2.6% 8.9% GEHC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.1% 6.9% 11.5% PHG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 2.5x 1.8x PHG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.9% +53.5% -7.9% VREX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -7.0%/yr -10.8%/yr VREX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.9% 57.6% 28.8% PHG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 51/100 80/100 PHG

Percentile Scorecard

GEHCVREXPHG

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

AxisGEHCVREXPHG
Valuation 87 #30 of 228 87 #31 of 228 98 #6 of 228
Growth 23 #171 of 221 23 #170 of 221 96 #11 of 221
Profitability 77 #48 of 208 66 #71 of 208 96 #10 of 208
Financial Health 27 #175 of 239 41 #141 of 239 31 #166 of 239
Shareholder Returns 57 #60 of 137 36 #88 of 137 79 #29 of 137
Overall 54 51 80
  • GEHC ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • VREX ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • PHG 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

PeriodGEHCVREXPHGSPY
1 month +8.0%-0.2%+6.4% -0.8%
3 months +17.8%+67.7%+6.2% +3.5%
6 months +2.1%+44.8%-3.6% +7.0%
Year to date -12.2%+58.0%-1.9% +12.2%
1 year -7.9%+53.5%-7.9% +13.0%
3 years +14.1%+6.4%+43.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +4.5%+2.1%+12.8% +23.1%
5 years —-30.3%-43.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year —-7.0%-10.8% +11.0%
10 years ——-11.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year ——-1.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureGEHCVREXPHGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.9%57.6%28.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.0%50.0%28.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.681.110.81 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.230.93-0.27 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.4%-78.8%-75.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.4%-0.9%-19.3% -1.8%
52-week high $88.16$18.58$32.91 $779.14
52-week low $59.49$9.32$23.81 $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.

MultipleGEHCVREXPHG
P/E now vs peer median 16.4xmedian 30.6x 35.1xmedian 30.6x 13.7xmedian 30.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 3.0x 0.9xmedian 3.0x 1.2xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.1xmedian 17.5x 10.1xmedian 17.5x 8.1xmedian 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.6xmedian 23.3x -38.4xmedian 23.3x 5.9xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 2.4x 1.5xmedian 2.4x 2.0xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 2.45median 0.87 -9.15median 0.87 0.32median 0.87

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 monthsGEHCVREXPHG
Revenue $21.27B $865.00M $20.60B
Gross profit $8.41B $296.90M $16.03B
Operating income $2.73B $72.20M $2.65B
Net income $2.05B $22.40M $1.39B
Free cash flow $1.58B -$20.20M $4.34B
R&D $1.28B $91.40M $2.00B
EPS (diluted) $4.37 $0.52 $1.91
Cash & equivalents $2.11B $99.20M $2.04B
Total debt $10.09B $347.10M $9.51B
Shares (diluted) 454.00M 42.60M 962.50M
Enterprise value $19.24B $308.33M $14.18B

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
MetricGEHCVREXPHG
P/E 16.4x 35.1x 13.7x
P/FCF 20.6x -38.4x 5.9x
P/Operating cash flow 15.5x 68.7x 9.6x
P/S 1.5x 0.9x 1.2x
P/B 3.0x 1.5x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 3.6x 1.6x 2.5x
EV/EBITDA 12.1x 10.1x 8.1x
EV/EBIT 14.8x 14.2x 12.4x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 1.2x 1.6x
EV/FCF 25.6x -50.7x 7.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.3x 90.6x 12.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.45 -9.15 0.32

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGEHCVREXPHG
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.5% 5.3% 6.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.8% -1.2% 2.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.3% 6.1% 82.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.7% 1.2% 6.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -0.9% 297.8% 121.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.9% -2.3% 52.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -11.5% 116.7% 293.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.9% -9.2% 35.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -10.6% 116.1% 539.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.7% -3.8% 42.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 5.1% -81.1% 116.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.2% -47.6% 53.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 0.6% -155.5% 54.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.8% -33.5% 45.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGEHCVREXPHG
Gross margin 39.5% 34.3% 77.8%
EBITDA margin 15.7% 11.7% 19.8%
Operating margin 12.9% 8.3% 12.9%
Pretax margin 12.5% 3.2% 11.9%
Net margin 9.3% 2.6% 8.9%
FCF margin 7.4% -2.3% 21.1%
Operating cash flow margin 9.9% 1.3% 12.9%
Return on equity 18.9% 4.5% 12.7%
Return on assets 5.5% 2.1% 5.4%
Return on invested capital 10.1% 6.9% 11.5%
Return on capital employed 9.5% 8.0% 11.8%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.8x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 0.5x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 1.7% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGEHCVREXPHG
Debt / assets 27.1% 31.6% 31.2%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.7x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 2.5x 1.8x
Debt / FCF 6.4x -17.2x 2.2x
Liabilities / assets 70.5% 53.6% 57.1%
Equity / assets 29.5% 46.4% 42.9%
Interest coverage 6.4x 1.9x 6.2x
Current ratio 1.3x 3.4x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.3x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.5x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 1.86 2.28 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGEHCVREXPHG
Dividend yield 0.2% – 3.7%
Net buyback yield 1.2% -0.4% -0.5%
Shareholder yield 1.4% -0.4% 3.3%
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.

ConsensusGEHCVREXPHG
Forward P/E 14.1xFY2026 21.2xFY2026 13.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.09FY2026 $0.87FY2026 $1.98FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.9%FY2026 -3.3%FY2026 +6.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -0.4% +14.9% -10.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $22.47BFY2026 $829.68MFY2026 $21.63BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.9%FY2026 -1.8%FY2026 +1.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.5% +2.3% -8.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGEHCVREXPHG
Held by institutions 87.0% 95.2% 5.4%
Institutions holding 1,221 186 363
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% -2.7% +0.8%
Institutions buying 538 98 266
Institutions selling 461 58 76
Buyers to sellers 1.17 1.69 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.

GEHCVREXPHG
GEHC 1.00 0.26 0.54
VREX 0.26 1.00 0.29
PHG 0.54 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GEHC, VREX and PHG?

GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) is the largest by market capitalisation: GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) $32.18B, Varex Imaging (VREX) $776.53M, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) $25.07B.

Which stock is cheaper, GEHC, VREX and PHG?

Koninklijke Philips (PHG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) 16.2x, Varex Imaging (VREX) 35.1x, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) 13.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) is cheapest (GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) 14.1x, Varex Imaging (VREX) 21.2x, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) 13.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) +6.5%, Varex Imaging (VREX) +5.3%, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) +6.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) has the highest net margin (GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) 9.3%, Varex Imaging (VREX) 2.6%, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) 8.9%). On return on invested capital, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) leads (GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) 10.1%, Varex Imaging (VREX) 6.9%, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) 11.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Varex Imaging (VREX) returned the most: GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) -7.9%, Varex Imaging (VREX) +53.5%, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) -7.9%. Over five years, Varex Imaging (VREX) compounded fastest (Varex Imaging (VREX) -7.0%/yr, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) -10.8%/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%, Varex Imaging (VREX) 57.6%, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) 28.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.