GH vs IDXG vs SHC Stock Comparison

Guardant Health, Interpace Biosciences and Sotera Health Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GH Guardant Health, Inc.
$182.59 +3.0% 1M +162.4% 1Y
Market cap
$24.40B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.18B
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Labs Healthcare
3 wins
SHC Sotera Health Co
$18.65 +1.1% 1M +12.6% 1Y
Market cap
$5.32B
P/E
32.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.22B
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Labs Healthcare
1 win

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Interpace Biosciences leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Interpace Biosciences 4, Guardant Health 3, Sotera Health 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGHIDXGSHCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $24.40B $137.12M $5.32B GH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -53.5x 5.6x 32.6x IDXG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 20.3x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +42.7% -20.5% +8.1% GH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -38.3% 67.6% 13.4% IDXG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 9.1% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 3.3x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +162.4% +334.2% +12.6% IDXG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.4%/yr — -5.5%/yr GH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 57.3% 182.0% 28.4% SHC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 28/100 66/100 59/100 IDXG

Percentile Scorecard

GHIDXGSHC

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

AxisGHIDXGSHC
Valuation 18 #76 of 92 59 #38 of 92 52 #45 of 92
Growth 48 #46 of 87 47 #47 of 87 67 #29 of 87
Profitability 7 #80 of 86 92 #8 of 86 82 #16 of 86
Financial Health 53 #46 of 97 67 #33 of 97 35 #63 of 97
Shareholder Returns 15 #47 of 55 – –
Overall 28 66 59
  • GH ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • IDXG ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • SHC ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGHIDXGSHCSPY
1 month +3.0%-22.9%+1.1% +0.9%
3 months +26.7%+219.4%+6.4% +5.9%
6 months +118.9%+148.7%+20.7% +8.5%
Year to date +78.8%+302.4%+5.7% +13.3%
1 year +162.4%+334.2%+12.6% +12.4%
3 years +631.5%—+49.1% +88.1%
3 years, per year +94.2%—+14.2% +23.5%
5 years +56.3%—-24.5% +68.2%
5 years, per year +9.4%—-5.5% +11.0%

Risk

MeasureGHIDXGSHCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 57.3%182.0%28.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.9%84.2%27.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.04-0.051.01 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.831.840.44 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -86.7%-81.1%-78.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.5%-35.0%-4.7% -0.9%
52-week high $187.22$7.62$19.57 $779.14
52-week low $69.58$0.83$13.13 $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.

MultipleGHIDXGSHC
P/E now vs peer median -53.5xmedian 25.6x 5.6xmedian 25.6x 32.6xmedian 25.6x
P/S now vs peer median 20.6xmedian 1.6x 3.8xmedian 1.6x 4.4xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -54.1xmedian 16.3x 28.8xmedian 16.3x 13.1xmedian 16.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -101.3xmedian 21.3x 33.4xmedian 21.3x 47.2xmedian 21.3x
P/B now vs peer median -109.5xmedian 3.3x 5.9xmedian 3.3x 8.0xmedian 3.3x
PEG now vs peer median -5.39median 0.68 0.18median 0.68 0.87median 0.68

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 monthsGHIDXGSHC
Revenue $1.18B $36.14M $1.22B
Gross profit $769.16M $23.04M $668.51M
Operating income -$470.26M $4.17M $411.34M
Net income -$453.44M $24.45M $163.48M
Free cash flow -$240.72M $4.10M $112.70M
R&D $375.79M $594.00K –
EPS (diluted) $-3.41 $0.88 $0.57
Cash & equivalents $1.05B $2.70M $356.72M
Total debt – – $2.14B
Shares (diluted) 132.87M 27.71M 288.15M
Enterprise value $20.46B $127.84M $4.01B

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
MetricGHIDXGSHC
P/E -53.5x 5.6x 32.6x
P/FCF -101.3x 33.4x 47.2x
P/Operating cash flow -131.7x 30.8x 18.2x
P/S 20.6x 3.8x 4.4x
P/B -109.5x 5.9x 8.0x
P/Tangible book -98.3x 5.9x 13.5x
EV/EBITDA -54.1x 28.8x 13.1x
EV/EBIT -49.6x 32.3x 17.3x
EV/Revenue 19.7x 3.7x 5.8x
EV/FCF -97.0x 32.8x 63.0x
EV/Operating cash flow -126.1x 30.2x 24.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -5.39 0.18 0.87

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGHIDXGSHC
Revenue growth (1Y) 42.7% -20.5% 8.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 32.4% -1.0% 7.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 47.7% -19.0% 7.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -0.1% 8.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.1% -27.2% 21.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.8% 46.4% 23.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -9.6% 435.6% 580.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.7% 54.2% 37.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -2.4% -14.5% 574.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 9.9% 31.2% 37.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 22.4% -11.8% 9.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.1% 62.1% 61.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 11.4% -6.8% 0.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.4% 54.9% 32.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGHIDXGSHC
Gross margin 65.0% 63.7% 55.0%
EBITDA margin -36.5% 12.9% 44.6%
Operating margin -39.7% 11.5% 33.8%
Pretax margin -38.4% 11.1% 21.7%
Net margin -38.3% 67.6% 13.4%
FCF margin -20.3% 11.4% 9.3%
Operating cash flow margin -15.7% 12.3% 24.0%
Return on equity – 105.5% 25.4%
Return on assets -23.7% 72.0% 5.0%
Return on invested capital – – 9.1%
Return on capital employed -29.9% 14.4% 13.5%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.1x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.4x 0.2x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 16.2% 0.1% 3.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGHIDXGSHC
Debt / assets – – 64.7%
Debt / equity – – 3.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 3.3x
Debt / FCF – – 19.0x
Liabilities / assets 111.7% 32.7% 79.9%
Equity / assets -11.7% 67.3% 20.1%
Interest coverage -97.6x – –
Current ratio 4.0x 2.2x 2.8x
Quick ratio 3.5x 1.8x 2.4x
Cash ratio 3.1x 0.5x 1.5x
Altman Z-score 4.94 0.42 1.95

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGHIDXGSHC
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -1.6% – –
Shareholder yield -1.6% – –
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.

ConsensusGHIDXGSHC
Forward P/E – – 20.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-3.33FY2026 $-0.72FY2023 $0.92FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +7.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +21.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.42BFY2026 – $1.33BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +44.5%FY2026 – +14.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +27.0% – -4.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGHIDXGSHC
Held by institutions 100.0% – 100.0%
Institutions holding 594 – 316
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.6% – +5.9%
Institutions buying 353 – 220
Institutions selling 180 – 64
Buyers to sellers 1.96 – 3.44

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.

GHIDXGSHC
GH 1.00 -0.03 0.28
IDXG -0.03 1.00 -0.01
SHC 0.28 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GH, IDXG and SHC?

Guardant Health (GH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Guardant Health (GH) $24.40B, Interpace Biosciences (IDXG) $137.12M, Sotera Health (SHC) $5.32B.

Which stock is cheaper, GH, IDXG and SHC?

Interpace Biosciences (IDXG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Guardant Health (GH) -53.5x, Interpace Biosciences (IDXG) 5.6x, Sotera Health (SHC) 32.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Guardant Health (GH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Guardant Health (GH) +42.7%, Interpace Biosciences (IDXG) -20.5%, Sotera Health (SHC) +8.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Interpace Biosciences (IDXG) has the highest net margin (Guardant Health (GH) -38.3%, Interpace Biosciences (IDXG) 67.6%, Sotera Health (SHC) 13.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Interpace Biosciences (IDXG) returned the most: Guardant Health (GH) +162.4%, Interpace Biosciences (IDXG) +334.2%, Sotera Health (SHC) +12.6%. Over five years, Guardant Health (GH) compounded fastest (Guardant Health (GH) +9.4%/yr, Sotera Health (SHC) -5.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sotera Health (SHC) has been the steadiest (Guardant Health (GH) 57.3%, Interpace Biosciences (IDXG) 182.0%, Sotera Health (SHC) 28.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GH, IDXG and SHC?

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