GRAL vs SHC vs YDES Stock Comparison

Grail, Sotera Health and YD Bio 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
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
4 wins
YDES YD Bio Ltd
$6.28 -11.7% 1M -60.3% 1Y
Market cap
$444.56M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Biotechnology Healthcare

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

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

QuestionGRALSHCYDESLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.05B $5.32B $444.56M GRAL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -17.4x 32.6x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 20.3x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.1% +8.1% — GRAL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -249.1% 13.4% — SHC
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 +82.8% +12.6% -60.3% GRAL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -5.5%/yr -9.1%/yr SHC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 111.4% 28.4% 134.8% SHC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 59/100 — SHC

Percentile Scorecard

GRALSHCYDES

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

AxisGRALSHCYDES
Valuation 8 #85 of 92 52 #45 of 92 –
Growth 58 #37 of 87 67 #29 of 87 –
Profitability 6 #81 of 86 82 #16 of 86 –
Financial Health 99 #2 of 97 35 #63 of 97 39 #402 of 654
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 43 59 –
  • GRAL ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • SHC ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • YDES ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGRALSHCYDESSPY
1 month +19.0%+1.1%-11.7% +0.9%
3 months +148.9%+6.4%+176.7% +5.9%
6 months +217.7%+20.7%+21.0% +8.5%
Year to date +84.5%+5.7%-48.5% +13.3%
1 year +82.8%+12.6%-60.3% +12.4%
3 years —+49.1%-42.9% +88.1%
3 years, per year —+14.2%-17.1% +23.5%
5 years —-24.5%-38.1% +68.2%
5 years, per year —-5.5%-9.1% +11.0%

Risk

MeasureGRALSHCYDESSPY
Volatility, 1Y 111.4%28.4%134.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 126.1%27.1%132.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.691.010.37 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.740.44-0.45 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.9%-78.2%-91.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-4.7%-60.3% -0.9%
52-week high $157.88$19.57$15.80 $779.14
52-week low $43.03$13.13$1.90 $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.

MultipleGRALSHCYDES
P/E now vs peer median -17.4xmedian 25.6x 32.6xmedian 25.6x —median 17.4x
P/S now vs peer median 44.9xmedian 1.6x 4.4xmedian 1.6x —median 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -15.3xmedian 16.3x 13.1xmedian 16.3x —median 17.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -23.8xmedian 21.3x 47.2xmedian 21.3x —median 19.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 3.3x 8.0xmedian 3.3x 99.4xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.68 0.87median 0.68 —median 0.34

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 monthsGRALSHCYDES
Revenue $157.21M $1.22B –
Gross profit $75.51M $668.51M –
Operating income -$559.25M $411.34M –
Net income -$391.59M $163.48M –
Free cash flow -$296.16M $112.70M –
R&D $190.72M – –
EPS (diluted) $-9.08 $0.57 –
Cash & equivalents $55.65M $356.72M $2.66M
Total debt – $2.14B –
Shares (diluted) 43.11M 288.15M 66.72M
Enterprise value $3.92B $4.01B $432.29M

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
MetricGRALSHCYDES
P/E -17.4x 32.6x –
P/FCF -23.8x 47.2x –
P/Operating cash flow -23.9x 18.2x –
P/S 44.9x 4.4x –
P/B 2.8x 8.0x 99.4x
P/Tangible book 9.3x 13.5x 222.2x
EV/EBITDA -15.3x 13.1x –
EV/EBIT -11.1x 17.3x –
EV/Revenue 39.4x 5.8x –
EV/FCF -20.9x 63.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow -21.0x 24.3x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.87 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGRALSHCYDES
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.1% 8.1% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 7.6% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 30.2% 7.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 8.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.6% 21.8% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 23.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) 11.6% 580.5% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 37.7% –
EPS growth (1Y) 26.6% 574.9% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 37.5% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 20.3% 9.8% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 61.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 20.3% 0.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 32.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGRALSHCYDES
Gross margin 48.0% 55.0% –
EBITDA margin -257.6% 44.6% –
Operating margin -355.7% 33.8% –
Pretax margin -336.8% 21.7% –
Net margin -249.1% 13.4% –
FCF margin -188.4% 9.3% –
Operating cash flow margin -187.5% 24.0% –
Return on equity -15.5% 25.4% –
Return on assets -13.9% 5.0% –
Return on invested capital – 9.1% –
Return on capital employed -20.4% 13.5% –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.4x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 1.8x –
Stock comp / revenue 40.9% 3.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGRALSHCYDES
Debt / assets – 64.7% –
Debt / equity – 3.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.3x –
Debt / FCF – 19.0x –
Liabilities / assets 10.6% 79.9% 55.5%
Equity / assets 89.4% 20.1% 44.5%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 10.9x 2.8x 5.2x
Quick ratio 10.6x 2.4x 2.7x
Cash ratio 10.3x 1.5x 2.5x
Altman Z-score 8.68 1.95 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGRALSHCYDES
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – – –
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.

ConsensusGRALSHCYDES
Forward P/E – 20.3xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-9.05FY2026 $0.92FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY – +7.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +21.7% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $169.78MFY2026 $1.33BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +15.4%FY2026 +14.8%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +38.2% -4.2% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGRALSHCYDES
Held by institutions 85.4% 100.0% –
Institutions holding 372 316 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.4% +5.9% –
Institutions buying 182 220 –
Institutions selling 100 64 –
Buyers to sellers 1.82 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.

GRALSHCYDES
GRAL 1.00 0.22 0.08
SHC 0.22 1.00 -0.01
YDES 0.08 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GRAL, SHC and YDES?

Grail (GRAL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Grail (GRAL) $7.05B, Sotera Health (SHC) $5.32B, YD Bio (YDES) $444.56M.

Which company is growing faster?

Grail (GRAL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Grail (GRAL) +17.1%, Sotera Health (SHC) +8.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sotera Health (SHC) has the highest net margin (Grail (GRAL) -249.1%, Sotera Health (SHC) 13.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Grail (GRAL) returned the most: Grail (GRAL) +82.8%, Sotera Health (SHC) +12.6%, YD Bio (YDES) -60.3%. Over five years, Sotera Health (SHC) compounded fastest (Sotera Health (SHC) -5.5%/yr, YD Bio (YDES) -9.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sotera Health (SHC) has been the steadiest (Grail (GRAL) 111.4%, Sotera Health (SHC) 28.4%, YD Bio (YDES) 134.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GRAL, SHC and YDES?

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 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.