ILMN vs QGEN vs RVTY Stock Comparison

Illumina, Qiagen and Revvity Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ILMN Illumina, Inc.
$290.06 +6.6% 1M +205.2% 1Y
Market cap
$35.91B
P/E
40.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.54B
Div. yield
–
Life Sciences Tools Healthcare
3 wins
QGEN Qiagen N.V.
$50.38 +13.5% 1M +1.4% 1Y
Market cap
$10.91B
P/E
26.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.10B
Div. yield
–
Life Sciences Tools Healthcare
7 wins
RVTY Revvity, Inc.
$165.78 +8.6% 1M +74.0% 1Y
Market cap
$17.52B
P/E
73.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.91B
Div. yield
0.00%
Life Sciences Tools Healthcare
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Qiagen leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Qiagen 7, Illumina 3, Revvity 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionILMNQGENRVTYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $35.91B $10.91B $17.52B ILMN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 40.1x 26.6x 73.7x QGEN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 58.1x 21.4x 32.5x QGEN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.8% +3.0% +4.1% ILMN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 19.5% 8.2% QGEN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 7.9% 3.1% QGEN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.3x 2.8x QGEN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +205.2% +1.4% +74.0% ILMN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.4%/yr -4.1%/yr -1.3%/yr RVTY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 50.3% 35.7% 39.8% QGEN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 71/100 58/100 QGEN

Percentile Scorecard

ILMNQGENRVTY

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

AxisILMNQGENRVTY
Valuation 41 #134 of 227 77 #54 of 227 69 #72 of 227
Growth 63 #81 of 218 31 #151 of 218 28 #157 of 218
Profitability 100 #1 of 202 93 #16 of 202 81 #40 of 202
Financial Health – 63 #87 of 233 47 #124 of 233
Shareholder Returns – 93 #10 of 130 66 #45 of 130
Overall 68 71 58
  • ILMN ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • QGEN ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • RVTY 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

PeriodILMNQGENRVTYSPY
1 month +6.6%+13.5%+8.6% +0.7%
3 months +41.4%+21.5%+46.0% +3.7%
6 months +128.9%+45.7%+91.4% +7.1%
Year to date +121.1%+6.4%+71.3% +12.8%
1 year +205.2%+1.4%+74.0% +11.9%
3 years +176.4%+27.0%+102.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year +40.4%+8.3%+26.4% +22.8%
5 years -28.2%-19.1%-6.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year -6.4%-4.1%-1.3% +10.9%
10 years +115.1%+75.8%+226.3% +262.0%
10 years, per year +8.0%+5.8%+12.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureILMNQGENRVTYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 50.3%35.7%39.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.0%30.5%36.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.830.471.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 4.080.041.86 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.9%-48.2%-59.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.2%-9.5%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $293.69$55.66$165.78 $779.14
52-week low $95.03$32.63$82.26 $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.

MultipleILMNQGENRVTY
P/E now vs peer median 48.9xmedian 28.7x 26.7xmedian 28.7x 77.9xmedian 28.7x
P/S now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 3.0x 5.2xmedian 3.0x 6.4xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 17.8x 18.1xmedian 17.8x 26.7xmedian 17.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 43.8xmedian 26.4x 11.0xmedian 26.4x 32.5xmedian 26.4x
P/B now vs peer median 13.9xmedian 2.4x 3.3xmedian 2.4x 2.6xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 1.18median 0.99 3.62median 0.99 -2.50median 0.99

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 monthsILMNQGENRVTY
Revenue $4.54B $2.10B $2.91B
Gross profit $3.08B $1.31B $1.60B
Operating income $960.00M $445.43M $358.85M
Net income – $409.32M $237.55M
Free cash flow – $991.33M $568.85M
R&D $975.00M $194.67M $215.83M
EPS (diluted) $5.85 $1.87 $2.13
Cash & equivalents $1.29B $768.50M $1.02B
Total debt – $6.86B $3.21B
Shares (diluted) 153.00M 218.88M 111.63M
Enterprise value $35.91B $6.68B $13.78B

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
MetricILMNQGENRVTY
P/E 48.9x 26.7x 77.9x
P/FCF 43.8x 11.0x 32.5x
P/Operating cash flow 35.6x 16.7x 29.0x
P/S 9.7x 5.2x 6.4x
P/B 13.9x 3.3x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 15.9x 3.6x 3.7x
EV/EBITDA – 18.1x 26.7x
EV/EBIT – 26.4x 57.6x
EV/Revenue 9.7x 5.6x 7.1x
EV/FCF – 11.9x 36.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 35.6x 18.0x 32.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.18 3.62 -2.50

Growth

14 metrics
MetricILMNQGENRVTY
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.8% 3.0% 4.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.7% 2.0% 0.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.5% 1.7% 2.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.4% 1.3% -0.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 23.1% -4.9% -5.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 30.0% 3.3% -3.7%
Net income growth (1Y) – 143.9% -16.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 6.7% -33.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 28.3% 12.5% -12.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 41.3% 7.4% -31.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.6% -3.0% 6.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 47.5% 8.0% 86.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 2.3% 9.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 10.5% 64.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricILMNQGENRVTY
Gross margin – 62.2% 55.0%
EBITDA margin – 31.0% 26.6%
Operating margin – 21.2% 12.3%
Pretax margin – 22.0% 9.0%
Net margin – 19.5% 8.2%
FCF margin – 47.2% 19.5%
Operating cash flow margin 27.1% 31.2% 21.9%
Return on equity 29.9% 12.2% 3.3%
Return on assets 13.3% 7.0% 2.0%
Return on invested capital – 7.9% 3.1%
Return on capital employed – 8.5% 3.3%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.4x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.6x 2.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 2.1% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricILMNQGENRVTY
Debt / assets – 27.9% 26.6%
Debt / equity – 0.5x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.3x 2.8x
Debt / FCF – 1.7x 5.6x
Liabilities / assets – 43.0% 40.0%
Equity / assets 46.2% 57.0% 60.0%
Interest coverage – 11.3x 3.7x
Current ratio 2.6x 2.8x 1.8x
Quick ratio – 2.0x 1.4x
Cash ratio – 1.4x 0.8x
Altman Z-score – 4.08 3.46

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricILMNQGENRVTY
Dividend yield – 5.2% 0.2%
Net buyback yield – 0.6% 2.5%
Shareholder yield – 5.8% 2.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 13.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 5.6%
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.

ConsensusILMNQGENRVTY
Forward P/E 58.1xFY2026 21.4xFY2026 32.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.99FY2026 $2.35FY2026 $5.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +3.1%FY2026 -1.3%FY2026 +0.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +25.7% +17.4% +11.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.52BFY2026 $2.25BFY2026 $2.98BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.1%FY2026 +7.8%FY2026 +4.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.0% -2.8% -2.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersILMNQGENRVTY
Held by institutions 100.0% 67.3% 100.0%
Institutions holding 934 338 546
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.0% +16.5% -1.3%
Institutions buying 464 216 302
Institutions selling 330 86 161
Buyers to sellers 1.41 2.51 1.88

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.

ILMNQGENRVTY
ILMN 1.00 0.42 0.55
QGEN 0.42 1.00 0.48
RVTY 0.55 0.48 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ILMN, QGEN and RVTY?

Illumina (ILMN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Illumina (ILMN) $35.91B, Qiagen (QGEN) $10.91B, Revvity (RVTY) $17.52B.

Which stock is cheaper, ILMN, QGEN and RVTY?

Qiagen (QGEN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Illumina (ILMN) 40.1x, Qiagen (QGEN) 26.6x, Revvity (RVTY) 73.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Qiagen (QGEN) is cheapest (Illumina (ILMN) 58.1x, Qiagen (QGEN) 21.4x, Revvity (RVTY) 32.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Illumina (ILMN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Illumina (ILMN) +5.8%, Qiagen (QGEN) +3.0%, Revvity (RVTY) +4.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Qiagen (QGEN) has the highest net margin (Qiagen (QGEN) 19.5%, Revvity (RVTY) 8.2%). On return on invested capital, Qiagen (QGEN) leads (Qiagen (QGEN) 7.9%, Revvity (RVTY) 3.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Illumina (ILMN) returned the most: Illumina (ILMN) +205.2%, Qiagen (QGEN) +1.4%, Revvity (RVTY) +74.0%. Over five years, Revvity (RVTY) compounded fastest (Illumina (ILMN) -6.4%/yr, Qiagen (QGEN) -4.1%/yr, Revvity (RVTY) -1.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Illumina (ILMN) 0.00%, Qiagen (QGEN) 0.00%, Revvity (RVTY) 0.00%. Illumina (ILMN) and Qiagen (QGEN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Qiagen (QGEN) has been the steadiest (Illumina (ILMN) 50.3%, Qiagen (QGEN) 35.7%, Revvity (RVTY) 39.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ILMN, QGEN and RVTY?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Qiagen (QGEN) leads on 7. 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.