IDXG vs SHC vs CAI Stock Comparison

Interpace Biosciences, Sotera Health and Caris Life Sciences Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SHC Sotera Health Co
$18.70 +0.5% 1M +12.8% 1Y
Market cap
$5.14B
P/E
31.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.22B
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Labs Healthcare
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Caris Life Sciences leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Caris Life Sciences 5, Interpace Biosciences 3, Sotera Health 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIDXGSHCCAILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $148.20M $5.14B $9.62B CAI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 6.1x 31.4x 91.5x IDXG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 20.3x 328.5x SHC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -20.5% +8.1% +85.4% CAI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 67.6% 13.4% 10.6% IDXG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 9.1% 15.6% CAI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.3x -2.2x CAI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +420.0% +12.8% +22.8% IDXG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -5.4%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 182.5% 28.4% 69.7% SHC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 60/100 71/100 CAI

Percentile Scorecard

IDXGSHCCAI

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

AxisIDXGSHCCAI
Valuation 57 #40 of 92 52 #45 of 92 25 #69 of 92
Growth 49 #45 of 87 67 #29 of 87 99 #2 of 87
Profitability 92 #8 of 86 85 #14 of 86 89 #10 of 86
Financial Health 67 #33 of 97 37 #62 of 97 81 #19 of 97
Shareholder Returns – – 61 #22 of 55
Overall 66 60 71
  • IDXG ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • SHC ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • CAI ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodIDXGSHCCAISPY
1 month -10.9%+0.5%+14.5% +0.7%
3 months +297.2%+4.8%+124.6% +3.7%
6 months +188.9%+20.2%+90.2% +7.1%
Year to date +365.0%+6.0%+34.0% +12.8%
1 year +420.0%+12.8%+22.8% +11.9%
3 years —+48.3%— +85.2%
3 years, per year —+14.0%— +22.8%
5 years —-24.3%— +67.6%
5 years, per year —-5.4%— +10.9%

Risk

MeasureIDXGSHCCAISPY
Volatility, 1Y 182.5%28.4%69.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 84.4%27.1%69.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.091.011.39 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.300.450.33 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.1%-78.2%-63.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.9%-4.4%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $7.62$19.57$36.14 $779.14
52-week low $0.83$13.13$14.55 $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.

MultipleIDXGSHCCAI
P/E now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 26.0x 32.7xmedian 26.0x 97.2xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 1.6x 4.4xmedian 1.6x 10.3xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 33.3xmedian 15.4x 13.1xmedian 15.4x 54.5xmedian 15.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 38.6xmedian 21.5x 47.4xmedian 21.5x 82.4xmedian 21.5x
P/B now vs peer median 6.8xmedian 3.2x 8.0xmedian 3.2x 17.3xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.21median 0.87 0.87median 0.87 —median 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 monthsIDXGSHCCAI
Revenue $36.14M $1.22B $989.61M
Gross profit $23.04M $668.51M $689.36M
Operating income $4.17M $411.34M $153.26M
Net income $24.45M $163.48M $105.14M
Free cash flow $4.10M $112.70M $123.96M
R&D $594.00K – $117.14M
EPS (diluted) $0.88 $0.57 $0.37
Cash & equivalents $2.70M $356.72M $690.92M
Total debt – $2.14B $393.15M
Shares (diluted) 27.71M 288.15M 282.89M
Enterprise value $138.93M $3.82B $6.44B

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
MetricIDXGSHCCAI
P/E 6.5x 32.7x 97.2x
P/FCF 38.6x 47.4x 82.4x
P/Operating cash flow 35.6x 18.3x 60.6x
P/S 4.4x 4.4x 10.3x
P/B 6.8x 8.0x 17.3x
P/Tangible book 6.8x 13.5x 17.3x
EV/EBITDA 33.3x 13.1x 54.5x
EV/EBIT 37.4x 17.3x 64.0x
EV/Revenue 4.3x 5.9x 9.9x
EV/FCF 38.0x 63.2x 79.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 34.9x 24.4x 58.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.21 0.87 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIDXGSHCCAI
Revenue growth (1Y) -20.5% 8.1% 85.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.0% 7.6% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -19.0% 7.1% 141.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.1% 8.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -27.2% 21.8% 188.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 46.4% 23.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) 435.6% 580.5% 137.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 54.2% 37.7% –
EPS growth (1Y) -14.5% 574.9% 103.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 31.2% 37.5% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -11.8% 9.8% 227.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 62.1% 61.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -6.8% 0.0% 188.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 54.9% 32.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIDXGSHCCAI
Gross margin 63.7% 55.0% 69.7%
EBITDA margin 12.9% 44.6% 18.2%
Operating margin 11.5% 33.8% 15.5%
Pretax margin 11.1% 21.7% 10.6%
Net margin 67.6% 13.4% 10.6%
FCF margin 11.4% 9.3% 12.5%
Operating cash flow margin 12.3% 24.0% 17.0%
Return on equity 105.5% 25.4% 17.7%
Return on assets 72.0% 5.0% 8.8%
Return on invested capital – 9.1% 15.6%
Return on capital employed 14.4% 13.5% 15.3%
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.4x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.2x 1.8x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% 3.1% 6.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIDXGSHCCAI
Debt / assets – 64.7% 32.0%
Debt / equity – 3.2x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.3x -2.2x
Debt / FCF – 19.0x 3.2x
Liabilities / assets 32.7% 79.9% 51.9%
Equity / assets 67.3% 20.1% 48.1%
Interest coverage – – 3.3x
Current ratio 2.2x 2.8x 5.5x
Quick ratio 1.8x 2.4x 4.8x
Cash ratio 0.5x 1.5x 4.1x
Altman Z-score 1.56 1.95 8.76

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIDXGSHCCAI
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – 0.1%
Shareholder yield – – 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.

ConsensusIDXGSHCCAI
Forward P/E – 20.3xFY2026 328.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.72FY2023 $0.92FY2026 $0.11FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +7.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +21.7% +236.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $1.33BFY2026 $1.06BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +14.8%FY2026 +30.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -4.2% +21.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIDXGSHCCAI
Held by institutions – 100.0% 52.0%
Institutions holding – 316 246
Change in shares held, QoQ – +5.9% -6.3%
Institutions buying – 220 175
Institutions selling – 64 47
Buyers to sellers – 3.44 3.72

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.

IDXGSHCCAI
IDXG 1.00 -0.01 -0.02
SHC -0.01 1.00 0.39
CAI -0.02 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IDXG, SHC and CAI?

Caris Life Sciences (CAI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Interpace Biosciences (IDXG) $148.20M, Sotera Health (SHC) $5.14B, Caris Life Sciences (CAI) $9.62B.

Which stock is cheaper, IDXG, SHC and CAI?

Interpace Biosciences (IDXG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Interpace Biosciences (IDXG) 6.1x, Sotera Health (SHC) 31.4x, Caris Life Sciences (CAI) 91.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sotera Health (SHC) is cheapest (Sotera Health (SHC) 20.3x, Caris Life Sciences (CAI) 328.5x). 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%, Sotera Health (SHC) +8.1%, Caris Life Sciences (CAI) +85.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Interpace Biosciences (IDXG) has the highest net margin (Interpace Biosciences (IDXG) 67.6%, Sotera Health (SHC) 13.4%, Caris Life Sciences (CAI) 10.6%). On return on invested capital, Caris Life Sciences (CAI) leads (Sotera Health (SHC) 9.1%, Caris Life Sciences (CAI) 15.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Interpace Biosciences (IDXG) returned the most: Interpace Biosciences (IDXG) +420.0%, Sotera Health (SHC) +12.8%, Caris Life Sciences (CAI) +22.8%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sotera Health (SHC) has been the steadiest (Interpace Biosciences (IDXG) 182.5%, Sotera Health (SHC) 28.4%, Caris Life Sciences (CAI) 69.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.