IDXG vs CAI vs DGX Stock Comparison

Interpace Biosciences, Caris Life Sciences and Quest Diagnostics Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DGX Quest Diagnostics Inc
$253.03 +9.1% 1M +44.8% 1Y
Market cap
$27.68B
P/E
24.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.84B
Div. yield
0.01%
Diagnostic Labs Healthcare
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Caris Life Sciences leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Caris Life Sciences 4, Quest Diagnostics 3, Interpace Biosciences 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIDXGCAIDGXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $148.20M $9.72B $27.68B DGX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 6.1x 92.5x 24.5x IDXG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 328.5x 23.1x DGX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -20.5% +85.4% +9.1% CAI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 67.6% 10.6% 9.5% IDXG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 15.6% 9.9% CAI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -2.2x 2.1x CAI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +420.0% +22.8% +44.8% IDXG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — — +11.5%/yr –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 182.5% 69.7% 23.8% DGX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 71/100 64/100 CAI

Percentile Scorecard

IDXGCAIDGX

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

AxisIDXGCAIDGX
Valuation 57 #40 of 92 25 #69 of 92 68 #30 of 92
Growth 49 #45 of 87 99 #2 of 87 40 #53 of 87
Profitability 92 #8 of 86 89 #10 of 86 81 #17 of 86
Financial Health 67 #33 of 97 81 #19 of 97 54 #45 of 97
Shareholder Returns – 61 #22 of 55 78 #13 of 55
Overall 66 71 64
  • IDXG ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • CAI ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • DGX ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodIDXGCAIDGXSPY
1 month -10.9%+14.5%+9.1% +0.7%
3 months +297.2%+124.6%+7.9% +3.7%
6 months +188.9%+90.2%+30.3% +7.1%
Year to date +365.0%+34.0%+45.8% +12.8%
1 year +420.0%+22.8%+44.8% +11.9%
3 years ——+95.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year ——+25.1% +22.8%
5 years ——+72.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year ——+11.5% +10.9%
10 years ——+214.6% +262.0%
10 years, per year ——+12.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureIDXGCAIDGXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 182.5%69.7%23.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 84.4%69.4%18.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.091.39-0.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.300.331.88 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.1%-63.0%-30.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.9%0.0%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $7.62$36.14$253.03 $779.14
52-week low $0.83$14.55$173.49 $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.

MultipleIDXGCAIDGX
P/E now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 26.0x 97.2xmedian 26.0x 24.7xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 1.6x 10.3xmedian 1.6x 2.4xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 33.3xmedian 15.4x 54.5xmedian 15.4x 14.1xmedian 15.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 38.6xmedian 21.5x 82.4xmedian 21.5x 20.2xmedian 21.5x
P/B now vs peer median 6.8xmedian 3.2x 17.3xmedian 3.2x 3.5xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.21median 0.87 —median 0.87 1.69median 0.87

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 monthsIDXGCAIDGX
Revenue $36.14M $989.61M $11.84B
Gross profit $23.04M $689.36M $3.92B
Operating income $4.17M $153.26M $1.72B
Net income $24.45M $105.14M $1.18B
Free cash flow $4.10M $123.96M $1.38B
R&D $594.00K $117.14M –
EPS (diluted) $0.88 $0.37 $10.08
Cash & equivalents $2.70M $690.92M $797.00M
Total debt – $393.15M $5.55B
Shares (diluted) 27.71M 282.89M 112.00M
Enterprise value $138.93M $6.55B $25.45B

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
MetricIDXGCAIDGX
P/E 6.5x 97.2x 24.7x
P/FCF 38.6x 82.4x 20.2x
P/Operating cash flow 35.6x 60.6x 14.3x
P/S 4.4x 10.3x 2.4x
P/B 6.8x 17.3x 3.5x
P/Tangible book 6.8x 17.3x 4.4x
EV/EBITDA 33.3x 54.5x 14.1x
EV/EBIT 37.4x 64.0x 18.9x
EV/Revenue 4.3x 9.9x 2.8x
EV/FCF 38.0x 79.2x 23.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 34.9x 58.2x 16.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.21 – 1.69

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIDXGCAIDGX
Revenue growth (1Y) -20.5% 85.4% 9.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.0% – 8.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -19.0% 141.2% 8.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.1% – 8.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -27.2% 188.2% 12.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 46.4% – 15.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 435.6% 137.7% 15.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 54.2% – 12.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -14.5% 103.0% 17.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 31.2% – 14.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -11.8% 227.3% 3.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 62.1% – 21.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -6.8% 188.2% -1.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 54.9% – 32.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIDXGCAIDGX
Gross margin 63.7% 69.7% 33.1%
EBITDA margin 12.9% 18.2% 19.5%
Operating margin 11.5% 15.5% 14.6%
Pretax margin 11.1% 10.6% 12.6%
Net margin 67.6% 10.6% 9.5%
FCF margin 11.4% 12.5% 11.6%
Operating cash flow margin 12.3% 17.0% 16.5%
Return on equity 105.5% 17.7% 15.0%
Return on assets 72.0% 8.8% 6.9%
Return on invested capital – 15.6% 9.9%
Return on capital employed 14.4% 15.3% 11.3%
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.8x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.2x 1.6x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% 6.6% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIDXGCAIDGX
Debt / assets – 32.0% 32.2%
Debt / equity – 0.7x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – -2.2x 2.1x
Debt / FCF – 3.2x 4.0x
Liabilities / assets 32.7% 51.9% 53.8%
Equity / assets 67.3% 48.1% 46.2%
Interest coverage – 3.3x 6.5x
Current ratio 2.2x 5.5x 1.7x
Quick ratio 1.8x 4.8x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.5x 4.1x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 1.56 8.76 3.77

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIDXGCAIDGX
Dividend yield – – 1.3%
Net buyback yield – 0.1% 1.2%
Shareholder yield – 0.1% 2.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 31.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 26.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 6.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 6.1%

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.

ConsensusIDXGCAIDGX
Forward P/E – 328.5xFY2026 23.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.72FY2023 $0.11FY2026 $10.96FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +11.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +236.4% +6.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $1.06BFY2026 $11.25BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +30.1%FY2026 +1.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +21.6% +7.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIDXGCAIDGX
Held by institutions – 52.0% 94.4%
Institutions holding – 246 1,097
Change in shares held, QoQ – -6.3% +2.7%
Institutions buying – 175 550
Institutions selling – 47 341
Buyers to sellers – 3.72 1.61

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.

IDXGCAIDGX
IDXG 1.00 -0.02 -0.04
CAI -0.02 1.00 0.23
DGX -0.04 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IDXG, CAI and DGX?

Quest Diagnostics (DGX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Interpace Biosciences (IDXG) $148.20M, Caris Life Sciences (CAI) $9.72B, Quest Diagnostics (DGX) $27.68B.

Which stock is cheaper, IDXG, CAI and DGX?

Interpace Biosciences (IDXG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Interpace Biosciences (IDXG) 6.1x, Caris Life Sciences (CAI) 92.5x, Quest Diagnostics (DGX) 24.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Quest Diagnostics (DGX) is cheapest (Caris Life Sciences (CAI) 328.5x, Quest Diagnostics (DGX) 23.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Caris Life Sciences (CAI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Interpace Biosciences (IDXG) -20.5%, Caris Life Sciences (CAI) +85.4%, Quest Diagnostics (DGX) +9.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Interpace Biosciences (IDXG) has the highest net margin (Interpace Biosciences (IDXG) 67.6%, Caris Life Sciences (CAI) 10.6%, Quest Diagnostics (DGX) 9.5%). On return on invested capital, Caris Life Sciences (CAI) leads (Caris Life Sciences (CAI) 15.6%, Quest Diagnostics (DGX) 9.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Interpace Biosciences (IDXG) returned the most: Interpace Biosciences (IDXG) +420.0%, Caris Life Sciences (CAI) +22.8%, Quest Diagnostics (DGX) +44.8%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Interpace Biosciences (IDXG) 0.00%, Caris Life Sciences (CAI) 0.00%, Quest Diagnostics (DGX) 0.01%. Interpace Biosciences (IDXG) and Caris Life Sciences (CAI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Quest Diagnostics (DGX) has been the steadiest (Interpace Biosciences (IDXG) 182.5%, Caris Life Sciences (CAI) 69.7%, Quest Diagnostics (DGX) 23.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IDXG, CAI and DGX?

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 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.