GRAL vs CAI vs BLLN Stock Comparison

Grail, Caris Life Sciences and BillionToOne Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GRAL GRAIL, Inc.
$157.88 +19.0% 1M +82.8% 1Y
Market cap
$7.05B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$157.21M
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Labs Healthcare
1 win
CAI Caris Life Sciences, Inc.
$35.45 +11.7% 1M +16.7% 1Y
Market cap
$10.02B
P/E
95.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$989.61M
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Labs Healthcare
6 wins
BLLN BillionToOne, Inc.
$114.00 -6.3% 1M
Market cap
$5.34B
P/E
176.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$397.41M
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Labs Healthcare
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Caris Life Sciences leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Caris Life Sciences 6, BillionToOne 3, Grail 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGRALCAIBLLNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.05B $10.02B $5.34B CAI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -17.4x 95.4x 176.0x CAI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 322.3x 150.0x BLLN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.1% +85.4% +90.1% BLLN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -249.1% 10.6% 7.6% CAI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 15.6% 7.0% CAI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -2.2x -9.1x BLLN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +82.8% +16.7% — GRAL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — — — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 111.4% 69.7% 94.3% CAI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 70/100 57/100 CAI

Percentile Scorecard

GRALCAIBLLN

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

AxisGRALCAIBLLN
Valuation 8 #85 of 92 24 #70 of 92 21 #73 of 92
Growth 58 #37 of 87 99 #2 of 87 100 #1 of 87
Profitability 6 #81 of 86 91 #9 of 86 61 #34 of 86
Financial Health 99 #2 of 97 81 #19 of 97 96 #5 of 97
Shareholder Returns – 56 #25 of 55 7 #51 of 55
Overall 43 70 57
  • GRAL ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • CAI ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • BLLN ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGRALCAIBLLNSPY
1 month +19.0%+11.7%-6.3% +0.9%
3 months +148.9%+127.4%-14.0% +5.9%
6 months +217.7%+99.5%+54.7% +8.5%
Year to date +84.5%+31.4%+39.3% +13.3%
1 year +82.8%+16.7%— +12.4%

Risk

MeasureGRALCAIBLLNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 111.4%69.7%94.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 126.1%69.3%107.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.691.401.66 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.740.24— 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.9%-63.0%-50.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%0.0%-24.0% -0.9%
52-week high $157.88$35.45$149.97 $779.14
52-week low $43.03$14.55$64.03 $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.

MultipleGRALCAIBLLN
P/E now vs peer median -17.4xmedian 25.6x 95.4xmedian 25.6x 176.0xmedian 25.6x
P/S now vs peer median 44.9xmedian 1.6x 10.1xmedian 1.6x 13.4xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -15.3xmedian 16.3x 53.4xmedian 16.3x 97.1xmedian 16.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -23.8xmedian 21.3x 80.8xmedian 21.3x 160.9xmedian 21.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 3.3x 16.9xmedian 3.3x 9.9xmedian 3.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.68 —median 0.68 —median 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 monthsGRALCAIBLLN
Revenue $157.21M $989.61M $397.41M
Gross profit $75.51M $689.36M $283.22M
Operating income -$559.25M $153.26M $43.30M
Net income -$391.59M $105.14M $37.71M
Free cash flow -$296.16M $123.96M $33.18M
R&D $190.72M $117.14M $59.21M
EPS (diluted) $-9.08 $0.37 $0.55
Cash & equivalents $55.65M $690.92M $548.63M
Total debt – $393.15M $91.03M
Shares (diluted) 43.11M 282.89M 54.46M
Enterprise value $3.92B $6.84B $3.56B

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
MetricGRALCAIBLLN
P/E -17.4x 95.4x 176.0x
P/FCF -23.8x 80.8x 160.9x
P/Operating cash flow -23.9x 59.4x 117.7x
P/S 44.9x 10.1x 13.4x
P/B 2.8x 16.9x 9.9x
P/Tangible book 9.3x 16.9x 9.9x
EV/EBITDA -15.3x 53.4x 97.1x
EV/EBIT -11.1x 62.8x 112.7x
EV/Revenue 39.4x 9.7x 12.3x
EV/FCF -20.9x 77.6x 147.1x
EV/Operating cash flow -21.0x 57.1x 107.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGRALCAIBLLN
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.1% 85.4% 90.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 30.2% 141.2% 122.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.6% 188.2% 253.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 11.6% 137.7% 223.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – –
EPS growth (1Y) 26.6% 103.0% 118.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 20.3% 227.3% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 20.3% 188.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGRALCAIBLLN
Gross margin 48.0% 69.7% 71.3%
EBITDA margin -257.6% 18.2% 12.6%
Operating margin -355.7% 15.5% 10.9%
Pretax margin -336.8% 10.6% 9.5%
Net margin -249.1% 10.6% 7.6%
FCF margin -188.4% 12.5% 8.3%
Operating cash flow margin -187.5% 17.0% 11.4%
Return on equity -15.5% 17.7% 7.2%
Return on assets -13.9% 8.8% 5.3%
Return on invested capital – 15.6% 7.0%
Return on capital employed -20.4% 15.3% 6.6%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.8x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 1.6x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 40.9% 6.6% 6.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGRALCAIBLLN
Debt / assets – 32.0% 12.5%
Debt / equity – 0.7x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – -2.2x -9.1x
Debt / FCF – 3.2x 2.7x
Liabilities / assets 10.6% 51.9% 26.4%
Equity / assets 89.4% 48.1% 73.6%
Interest coverage – 3.3x 1,056x
Current ratio 10.9x 5.5x 11.7x
Quick ratio 10.6x 4.8x 11.2x
Cash ratio 10.3x 4.1x 9.8x
Altman Z-score 8.68 8.58 17.85

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGRALCAIBLLN
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – 0.1% -5.7%
Shareholder yield – 0.1% -5.7%
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.

ConsensusGRALCAIBLLN
Forward P/E – 322.3xFY2026 150.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-9.05FY2026 $0.11FY2026 $0.76FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +442.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +236.4% +22.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $169.78MFY2026 $1.06BFY2026 $481.76MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +15.4%FY2026 +30.1%FY2026 +57.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +38.2% +21.6% +27.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGRALCAIBLLN
Held by institutions 85.4% 52.0% 36.1%
Institutions holding 372 245 155
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.4% -6.3% +34.7%
Institutions buying 182 175 127
Institutions selling 100 47 13
Buyers to sellers 1.82 3.72 9.77

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.

GRALCAIBLLN
GRAL 1.00 0.34 0.35
CAI 0.34 1.00 0.10
BLLN 0.35 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GRAL, CAI and BLLN?

Caris Life Sciences (CAI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Grail (GRAL) $7.05B, Caris Life Sciences (CAI) $10.02B, BillionToOne (BLLN) $5.34B.

Which stock is cheaper, GRAL, CAI and BLLN?

Caris Life Sciences (CAI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Grail (GRAL) -17.4x, Caris Life Sciences (CAI) 95.4x, BillionToOne (BLLN) 176.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, BillionToOne (BLLN) is cheapest (Caris Life Sciences (CAI) 322.3x, BillionToOne (BLLN) 150.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

BillionToOne (BLLN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Grail (GRAL) +17.1%, Caris Life Sciences (CAI) +85.4%, BillionToOne (BLLN) +90.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Caris Life Sciences (CAI) has the highest net margin (Grail (GRAL) -249.1%, Caris Life Sciences (CAI) 10.6%, BillionToOne (BLLN) 7.6%). On return on invested capital, Caris Life Sciences (CAI) leads (Caris Life Sciences (CAI) 15.6%, BillionToOne (BLLN) 7.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Grail (GRAL) returned the most: Grail (GRAL) +82.8%, Caris Life Sciences (CAI) +16.7%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Caris Life Sciences (CAI) has been the steadiest (Grail (GRAL) 111.4%, Caris Life Sciences (CAI) 69.7%, BillionToOne (BLLN) 94.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GRAL, CAI and BLLN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Caris Life Sciences (CAI) 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.