GEHC vs VREX vs QDEL Stock Comparison

GE HealthCare Technologies, Varex Imaging and QuidelOrtho Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VREX Varex Imaging Corp
$18.45 -0.1% 1M +48.1% 1Y
Market cap
$776.32M
P/E
35.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$865.00M
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Equipment Healthcare
2 wins
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

11 decided of 12

GE HealthCare Technologies leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (GE HealthCare Technologies 9, Varex Imaging 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGEHCVREXQDELLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $34.64B $776.32M $939.81M GEHC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.1x 35.1x -0.9x GEHC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.9x 21.2x 18.7x GEHC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.9% +5.3% -30.8% GEHC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.0% 2.6% — GEHC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.8% 6.9% — GEHC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.0x 2.5x — GEHC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -4.5% +48.1% -50.3% VREX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -7.2%/yr -36.2%/yr VREX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.5% 57.4% 92.9% GEHC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 51/100 22/100 GEHC

Percentile Scorecard

GEHCVREXQDEL

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

AxisGEHCVREXQDEL
Valuation 91 #21 of 227 86 #32 of 227 46 #124 of 227
Growth 35 #143 of 219 24 #167 of 219 1 #217 of 219
Profitability 79 #44 of 205 67 #69 of 205 –
Financial Health 28 #170 of 237 42 #138 of 237 10 #213 of 237
Shareholder Returns 54 #63 of 135 34 #89 of 135 31 #94 of 135
Overall 57 51 22
  • GEHC ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • VREX ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • QDEL 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

PeriodGEHCVREXQDELSPY
1 month +13.5%-0.1%+29.4% +0.9%
3 months +5.5%+68.5%-15.1% +5.9%
6 months +27.4%+67.3%+21.9% +8.5%
Year to date -7.6%+58.4%-50.9% +13.3%
1 year -4.5%+48.1%-50.3% +12.4%
3 years +20.2%+6.6%-77.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year +6.3%+2.2%-38.8% +23.5%
5 years —-31.3%-89.4% +68.2%
5 years, per year —-7.2%-36.2% +11.0%
10 years ——-28.0% +263.4%
10 years, per year ——-3.2% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureGEHCVREXQDELSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.5%57.4%92.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.9%49.8%100.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.681.102.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.130.84-0.54 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.4%-78.8%-94.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.0%-0.7%-60.4% -0.9%
52-week high $88.16$18.58$35.38 $779.14
52-week low $59.49$9.32$9.96 $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.

MultipleGEHCVREXQDEL
P/E now vs peer median 15.9xmedian 28.8x 35.1xmedian 28.8x -0.9xmedian 28.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 3.0x 0.9xmedian 3.0x -4.5xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.8xmedian 17.4x 10.2xmedian 17.4x —median 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.1xmedian 25.7x -38.5xmedian 25.7x -4.5xmedian 25.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 2.4x 1.5xmedian 2.4x 0.5xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 1.29median 1.03 -9.17median 1.03 0.01median 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 monthsGEHCVREXQDEL
Revenue $21.64B $865.00M -$211.90M
Gross profit $8.64B $296.90M –
Operating income $2.89B $72.20M –
Net income $2.21B $22.40M -$1.05B
Free cash flow $1.89B -$20.20M -$211.20M
R&D $1.31B $91.40M –
EPS (diluted) $4.75 $0.52 $-15.35
Cash & equivalents $2.86B $99.20M $123.40M
Total debt $9.97B $347.10M $2.89B
Shares (diluted) 453.00M 42.60M 68.30M
Enterprise value $22.87B $308.12M $408.11M

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
MetricGEHCVREXQDEL
P/E 15.9x 35.1x -0.9x
P/FCF 18.1x -38.5x -4.5x
P/Operating cash flow 14.2x 68.8x -16.7x
P/S 1.6x 0.9x -4.5x
P/B 2.9x 1.5x 0.5x
P/Tangible book 3.5x 1.6x -1.1x
EV/EBITDA 11.8x 10.2x –
EV/EBIT 14.3x 14.2x –
EV/Revenue 1.9x 1.2x -17.6x
EV/FCF 21.9x -50.8x -17.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.1x 90.8x -65.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.29 -9.17 0.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGEHCVREXQDEL
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.9% 5.3% -30.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.9% -1.2% -27.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.6% 6.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.9% 1.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 5.4% 297.8% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.6% -2.3% –
Net income growth (1Y) -3.5% 116.7% -124.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.6% -9.2% -107.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -2.0% 116.1% -122.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.3% -3.8% -106.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 30.5% -81.1% -128.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.5% -47.6% -27.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 34.9% -155.5% -1,725%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.7% -33.5% -30.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGEHCVREXQDEL
Gross margin 39.9% 34.3% –
EBITDA margin 16.2% 11.7% –
Operating margin 13.3% 8.3% –
Pretax margin 12.8% 3.2% –
Net margin 10.0% 2.6% –
FCF margin 8.7% -2.3% –
Operating cash flow margin 11.2% 1.3% 27.0%
Return on equity 19.5% 4.5% –
Return on assets 5.8% 2.1% –
Return on invested capital 10.8% 6.9% –
Return on capital employed 10.0% 8.0% –
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.8x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 0.5x 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 1.7% -20.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGEHCVREXQDEL
Debt / assets 26.0% 31.6% 50.6%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.7x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.0x 2.5x –
Debt / FCF 5.3x -17.2x -13.7x
Liabilities / assets 69.7% 53.6% 68.9%
Equity / assets 30.3% 46.4% 31.1%
Interest coverage 6.6x 1.9x –
Current ratio 1.3x 3.4x 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.3x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.5x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.91 2.29 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGEHCVREXQDEL
Dividend yield 0.2% – –
Net buyback yield 0.8% -0.4% -0.5%
Shareholder yield 1.0% -0.4% -0.5%
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.

ConsensusGEHCVREXQDEL
Forward P/E 14.9xFY2026 21.2xFY2026 18.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.09FY2026 $0.87FY2026 $0.75FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.9%FY2026 -3.3%FY2026 -64.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -0.4% +14.9% +101.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $22.47BFY2026 $829.68MFY2026 $2.67BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.9%FY2026 -1.8%FY2026 -2.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.5% +2.3% +0.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGEHCVREXQDEL
Held by institutions 87.0% 95.2% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,221 186 243
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% -2.7% +2.9%
Institutions buying 538 98 143
Institutions selling 461 58 65
Buyers to sellers 1.17 1.69 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.

GEHCVREXQDEL
GEHC 1.00 0.25 0.26
VREX 0.25 1.00 0.23
QDEL 0.26 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GEHC, VREX and QDEL?

GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) is the largest by market capitalisation: GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) $34.64B, Varex Imaging (VREX) $776.32M, QuidelOrtho (QDEL) $939.81M.

Which stock is cheaper, GEHC, VREX and QDEL?

GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) 16.1x, Varex Imaging (VREX) 35.1x, QuidelOrtho (QDEL) -0.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) is cheapest (GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) 14.9x, Varex Imaging (VREX) 21.2x, QuidelOrtho (QDEL) 18.7x). 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) +6.9%, Varex Imaging (VREX) +5.3%, QuidelOrtho (QDEL) -30.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) has the highest net margin (GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) 10.0%, Varex Imaging (VREX) 2.6%). On return on invested capital, GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) leads (GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) 10.8%, Varex Imaging (VREX) 6.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Varex Imaging (VREX) returned the most: GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) -4.5%, Varex Imaging (VREX) +48.1%, QuidelOrtho (QDEL) -50.3%. Over five years, Varex Imaging (VREX) compounded fastest (Varex Imaging (VREX) -7.2%/yr, QuidelOrtho (QDEL) -36.2%/yr). 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) 35.5%, Varex Imaging (VREX) 57.4%, QuidelOrtho (QDEL) 92.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 9. 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.