GH vs NTRA vs SHC Stock Comparison

Guardant Health, Natera and Sotera Health Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GH Guardant Health, Inc.
$169.08 -4.1% 1M +143.8% 1Y
Market cap
$23.05B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.18B
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Labs Healthcare
2 wins
NTRA Natera, Inc.
$403.95 +3.4% 1M +107.2% 1Y
Market cap
$58.02B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.71B
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Labs Healthcare
2 wins
SHC Sotera Health Co
$18.10 -1.0% 1M +7.1% 1Y
Market cap
$5.26B
P/E
32.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.22B
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Labs Healthcare
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Sotera Health leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Sotera Health 5, Natera 2, Guardant Health 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGHNTRASHCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $23.05B $58.02B $5.26B NTRA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -50.8x -301.5x 32.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 19.7x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +42.7% +37.8% +8.1% GH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -38.3% -7.1% 13.4% SHC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -11.7% 9.1% SHC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 4.5x 3.3x SHC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +143.8% +107.2% +7.1% GH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.1%/yr +28.6%/yr -7.0%/yr NTRA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 57.4% 47.9% 28.4% SHC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 27/100 50/100 58/100 SHC

Percentile Scorecard

GHNTRASHC

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

AxisGHNTRASHC
Valuation 17 #77 of 93 16 #78 of 93 50 #47 of 93
Growth 48 #46 of 88 71 #26 of 88 67 #30 of 88
Profitability 7 #81 of 87 33 #59 of 87 80 #18 of 87
Financial Health 50 #51 of 100 86 #15 of 100 35 #65 of 100
Shareholder Returns 15 #48 of 56 44 #32 of 56 –
Overall 27 50 58
  • GH ranked among 103 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • NTRA ranked among 103 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • SHC ranked among 103 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGHNTRASHCSPY
1 month -4.1%+3.4%-1.0% -1.0%
3 months +14.8%+54.2%+4.3% +2.9%
6 months +90.2%+98.3%+16.2% +6.4%
Year to date +65.5%+76.3%+2.6% +11.4%
1 year +143.8%+107.2%+7.1% +13.1%
3 years +541.9%+890.3%+39.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year +85.9%+114.9%+11.6% +21.5%
5 years +54.6%+251.5%-30.4% +67.7%
5 years, per year +9.1%+28.6%-7.0% +10.9%
10 years —+3,943.5%— +255.2%
10 years, per year —+44.8%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureGHNTRASHCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 57.4%47.9%28.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.6%44.1%26.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.011.210.99 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.502.240.25 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -86.7%-76.4%-78.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.7%-5.1%-7.5% -2.5%
52-week high $187.22$425.64$19.57 $779.14
52-week low $69.35$182.65$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.

MultipleGHNTRASHC
P/E now vs peer median -49.5xmedian 25.3x -300.8xmedian 25.3x 31.6xmedian 25.3x
P/S now vs peer median 19.1xmedian 1.6x 21.4xmedian 1.6x 4.2xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -49.9xmedian 14.6x -254.2xmedian 14.6x 12.8xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -93.8xmedian 22.7x 689.0xmedian 22.7x 45.8xmedian 22.7x
P/B now vs peer median -101.4xmedian 3.3x 31.8xmedian 3.3x 7.8xmedian 3.3x
PEG now vs peer median -4.99median 0.66 -9.07median 0.66 0.84median 0.66

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 monthsGHNTRASHC
Revenue $1.18B $2.71B $1.22B
Gross profit $769.16M $1.71B $668.51M
Operating income -$470.26M -$289.67M $411.34M
Net income -$453.44M -$192.36M $163.48M
Free cash flow -$240.72M $84.20M $112.70M
R&D $375.79M $787.38M –
EPS (diluted) $-3.41 $-1.34 $0.57
Cash & equivalents $1.05B $1.10B $356.72M
Total debt – $321.26M $2.14B
Shares (diluted) 132.87M 143.28M 288.15M
Enterprise value $19.11B $53.70B $3.94B

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
MetricGHNTRASHC
P/E -49.5x -300.8x 31.6x
P/FCF -93.8x 689.0x 45.8x
P/Operating cash flow -122.0x 254.2x 17.7x
P/S 19.1x 21.4x 4.2x
P/B -101.4x 31.8x 7.8x
P/Tangible book -91.0x 39.7x 13.1x
EV/EBITDA -49.9x -254.2x 12.8x
EV/EBIT -45.8x -196.7x 16.9x
EV/Revenue 18.2x 21.1x 5.7x
EV/FCF -89.5x 676.9x 61.6x
EV/Operating cash flow -116.3x 249.7x 23.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -4.99 -9.07 0.84

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGHNTRASHC
Revenue growth (1Y) 42.7% 37.8% 8.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 32.4% 42.7% 7.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 47.7% 43.6% 7.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 68.1% 8.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.1% 1.3% 21.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.8% 17.3% 23.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -9.6% 24.0% 580.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.7% 27.8% 37.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -2.4% 27.7% 574.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 9.9% 33.2% 37.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 22.4% 22.2% 9.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.1% 38.6% 61.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 11.4% -26.8% 0.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.4% 30.4% 32.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGHNTRASHC
Gross margin 65.0% 63.2% 55.0%
EBITDA margin -36.5% -8.3% 44.6%
Operating margin -39.7% -10.7% 33.8%
Pretax margin -38.4% -9.3% 21.7%
Net margin -38.3% -7.1% 13.4%
FCF margin -20.3% 3.1% 9.3%
Operating cash flow margin -15.7% 8.4% 24.0%
Return on equity – -10.7% 25.4%
Return on assets -23.7% -7.3% 5.0%
Return on invested capital – -11.7% 9.1%
Return on capital employed -29.9% -13.9% 13.5%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.0x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.4x -1.2x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 16.2% 14.1% 3.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGHNTRASHC
Debt / assets – 3.0% 64.7%
Debt / equity – 0.0x 3.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 4.5x 3.3x
Debt / FCF – 1.0x 19.0x
Liabilities / assets 111.7% 31.5% 79.9%
Equity / assets -11.7% 68.5% 20.1%
Interest coverage -97.6x -75.9x –
Current ratio 4.0x 3.0x 2.8x
Quick ratio 3.5x 2.8x 2.4x
Cash ratio 3.1x 2.0x 1.5x
Altman Z-score 4.44 41.25 1.91

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGHNTRASHC
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -1.8% -0.1% –
Shareholder yield -1.8% -0.1% –
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.

ConsensusGHNTRASHC
Forward P/E – – 19.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-3.34FY2026 $-1.47FY2026 $0.92FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +7.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +21.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.42BFY2026 $3.07BFY2026 $1.33BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +44.5%FY2026 +32.8%FY2026 +14.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +27.0% +6.9% -4.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGHNTRASHC
Held by institutions 100.0% 95.5% 100.0%
Institutions holding 594 847 316
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.6% +2.7% +5.9%
Institutions buying 353 513 220
Institutions selling 180 240 64
Buyers to sellers 1.96 2.14 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.

GHNTRASHC
GH 1.00 0.54 0.28
NTRA 0.54 1.00 0.36
SHC 0.28 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GH, NTRA and SHC?

Natera (NTRA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Guardant Health (GH) $23.05B, Natera (NTRA) $58.02B, Sotera Health (SHC) $5.26B.

Which company is growing faster?

Guardant Health (GH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Guardant Health (GH) +42.7%, Natera (NTRA) +37.8%, Sotera Health (SHC) +8.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sotera Health (SHC) has the highest net margin (Guardant Health (GH) -38.3%, Natera (NTRA) -7.1%, Sotera Health (SHC) 13.4%). On return on invested capital, Sotera Health (SHC) leads (Natera (NTRA) -11.7%, Sotera Health (SHC) 9.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Guardant Health (GH) returned the most: Guardant Health (GH) +143.8%, Natera (NTRA) +107.2%, Sotera Health (SHC) +7.1%. Over five years, Natera (NTRA) compounded fastest (Guardant Health (GH) +9.1%/yr, Natera (NTRA) +28.6%/yr, Sotera Health (SHC) -7.0%/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) 57.4%, Natera (NTRA) 47.9%, Sotera Health (SHC) 28.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GH, NTRA 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, Sotera Health (SHC) 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.