GRFS vs QGEN vs TECH Stock Comparison

Grifols, Qiagen and Bio-Techne Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GRFS Grifols SA
$8.10 +10.2% 1M -13.6% 1Y
Market cap
$5.61B
P/E
12.1x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Biotechnology Healthcare
3 wins
QGEN Qiagen N.V.
$50.18 +13.6% 1M -1.5% 1Y
Market cap
$10.91B
P/E
26.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.10B
Div. yield
–
Life Sciences Tools Healthcare
4 wins
TECH BIO-TECHNE Corp
$72.60 0.0% 1M +13.0% 1Y
Market cap
$11.33B
P/E
62.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.22B
Div. yield
0.00%
Life Sciences Tools Healthcare
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionGRFSQGENTECHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.61B $10.91B $11.33B TECH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.1x 26.7x 62.3x GRFS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.6x 21.4x 33.6x GRFS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +3.0% -0.4% QGEN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 19.5% 15.0% QGEN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 7.9% 8.3% TECH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.3x -0.2x TECH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -13.6% -1.5% +13.0% TECH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.4%/yr -3.8%/yr -10.8%/yr QGEN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.4% 35.8% 43.5% GRFS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 71/100 66/100 QGEN

Percentile Scorecard

GRFSQGENTECH

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

AxisGRFSQGENTECH
Valuation 99 #7 of 625 76 #56 of 227 58 #96 of 227
Growth – 31 #151 of 219 40 #131 of 219
Profitability – 93 #16 of 206 94 #14 of 206
Financial Health 14 #564 of 656 63 #89 of 238 86 #34 of 238
Shareholder Returns 56 #161 of 365 94 #9 of 134 51 #66 of 134
Overall 56 71 66
  • GRFS ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • QGEN ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • TECH 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

PeriodGRFSQGENTECHSPY
1 month +10.2%+13.6%0.0% -0.2%
3 months +1.2%+18.8%+0.7% +3.9%
6 months +0.4%+47.5%+35.7% +8.2%
Year to date -13.4%+6.0%+23.4% +12.9%
1 year -13.6%-1.5%+13.0% +12.3%
3 years +3.3%+24.5%+21.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year +1.1%+7.6%+6.8% +23.3%
5 years -39.0%-17.4%-43.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year -9.4%-3.8%-10.8% +10.9%
10 years -44.7%+74.3%+187.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year -5.8%+5.7%+11.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGRFSQGENTECHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.4%35.8%43.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.1%30.4%43.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.950.470.77 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.42-0.040.30 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.8%-48.2%-67.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.7%-9.8%-0.1% -1.2%
52-week high $9.72$55.66$72.69 $779.14
52-week low $7.02$32.63$43.30 $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.

MultipleGRFSQGENTECH
P/E now vs peer median 12.1xmedian 17.2x 26.6xmedian 29.6x 62.3xmedian 29.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 9.0x 5.2xmedian 2.9x 9.3xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 16.3x 18.0xmedian 17.4x 32.3xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 18.7x 11.0xmedian 22.3x 43.1xmedian 22.3x
P/B now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 2.2x 3.2xmedian 2.3x 5.4xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.33 3.60median 1.04 -4.77median 1.04

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 monthsGRFSQGENTECH
Revenue – $2.10B $1.22B
Gross profit – $1.31B $799.07M
Operating income – $445.43M $251.89M
Net income – $409.32M $181.86M
Free cash flow – $991.33M $263.22M
R&D – $194.67M $94.77M
EPS (diluted) – $1.87 $1.16
Cash & equivalents $969.15M $768.50M $264.71M
Total debt $44.00B $6.86B $200.00M
Shares (diluted) 681.57M 218.88M 157.01M
Enterprise value $1.95B $6.69B $10.54B

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
MetricGRFSQGENTECH
P/E 12.1x 26.6x 62.3x
P/FCF 7.8x 11.0x 43.1x
P/Operating cash flow – 16.6x 38.8x
P/S 0.6x 5.2x 9.3x
P/B 0.6x 3.2x 5.4x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 3.6x 6.3x
EV/EBITDA – 18.0x 32.3x
EV/EBIT – 26.3x 44.7x
EV/Revenue – 5.6x 9.3x
EV/FCF – 11.8x 42.8x
EV/Operating cash flow – 17.9x 38.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 3.60 -4.77

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGRFSQGENTECH
Revenue growth (1Y) – 3.0% -0.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 2.0% 2.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 1.7% 1.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 1.3% 1.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -4.9% 146.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 3.3% -5.5%
Net income growth (1Y) – 143.9% 147.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 6.7% -14.0%
EPS growth (1Y) – 12.5% 152.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 7.4% -13.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -3.0% 1.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 8.0% 4.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 2.3% 2.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 10.5% 6.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGRFSQGENTECH
Gross margin – 62.2% 65.8%
EBITDA margin – 31.0% 28.7%
Operating margin – 21.2% 20.7%
Pretax margin – 22.0% 19.8%
Net margin – 19.5% 15.0%
FCF margin – 47.2% 21.7%
Operating cash flow margin – 31.2% 24.0%
Return on equity – 12.2% 8.7%
Return on assets – 7.0% 7.1%
Return on invested capital – 7.9% 8.3%
Return on capital employed – 8.5% 10.5%
Asset turnover – 0.4x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.6x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue – 2.1% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGRFSQGENTECH
Debt / assets 48.9% 27.9% 7.7%
Debt / equity 1.3x 0.5x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.3x -0.2x
Debt / FCF – 1.7x 0.8x
Liabilities / assets 61.4% 43.0% 18.5%
Equity / assets 38.6% 57.0% 81.5%
Interest coverage – 11.3x 26.2x
Current ratio 2.5x 2.8x 4.5x
Quick ratio 0.8x 2.0x 2.9x
Cash ratio 0.4x 1.4x 1.6x
Altman Z-score – 4.07 15.89

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGRFSQGENTECH
Dividend yield 1.4% 5.3% 0.4%
Net buyback yield – 0.6% -0.3%
Shareholder yield 1.4% 5.8% 0.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 27.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 19.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -0.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -0.2%

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.

ConsensusGRFSQGENTECH
Forward P/E 8.6xFY2026 21.4xFY2026 33.6xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $0.94FY2026 $2.35FY2026 $2.16FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +10.6%FY2026 -1.3%FY2026 +11.9%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +26.6% +17.4% +5.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.88BFY2026 $2.25BFY2026 $1.19BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +0.0%FY2026 +7.8%FY2026 -2.1%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +10.3% -2.8% +13.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGRFSQGENTECH
Held by institutions 21.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 166 1 597
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.5% – -0.6%
Institutions buying 73 0 293
Institutions selling 65 0 241
Buyers to sellers 1.12 – 1.22

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.

GRFSQGENTECH
GRFS 1.00 0.18 0.19
QGEN 0.18 1.00 0.30
TECH 0.19 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GRFS, QGEN and TECH?

Bio-Techne (TECH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Grifols (GRFS) $5.61B, Qiagen (QGEN) $10.91B, Bio-Techne (TECH) $11.33B.

Which stock is cheaper, GRFS, QGEN and TECH?

Grifols (GRFS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Grifols (GRFS) 12.1x, Qiagen (QGEN) 26.7x, Bio-Techne (TECH) 62.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Grifols (GRFS) is cheapest (Grifols (GRFS) 8.6x, Qiagen (QGEN) 21.4x, Bio-Techne (TECH) 33.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Qiagen (QGEN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Qiagen (QGEN) +3.0%, Bio-Techne (TECH) -0.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Qiagen (QGEN) has the highest net margin (Qiagen (QGEN) 19.5%, Bio-Techne (TECH) 15.0%). On return on invested capital, Bio-Techne (TECH) leads (Qiagen (QGEN) 7.9%, Bio-Techne (TECH) 8.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Bio-Techne (TECH) returned the most: Grifols (GRFS) -13.6%, Qiagen (QGEN) -1.5%, Bio-Techne (TECH) +13.0%. Over five years, Qiagen (QGEN) compounded fastest (Grifols (GRFS) -9.4%/yr, Qiagen (QGEN) -3.8%/yr, Bio-Techne (TECH) -10.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Grifols (GRFS) 0.00%, Qiagen (QGEN) 0.00%, Bio-Techne (TECH) 0.00%. Grifols (GRFS) and Qiagen (QGEN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Grifols (GRFS) has been the steadiest (Grifols (GRFS) 32.4%, Qiagen (QGEN) 35.8%, Bio-Techne (TECH) 43.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GRFS, QGEN and TECH?

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