NEO vs CAI vs DGX Stock Comparison

Neogenomics, Caris Life Sciences and Quest Diagnostics Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NEO Neogenomics Inc
$17.99 -6.7% 1M +81.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.32B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$787.75M
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Labs Healthcare
1 win
CAI Caris Life Sciences, Inc.
$35.45 +11.7% 1M +16.7% 1Y
Market cap
$10.02B
P/E
95.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$989.61M
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Labs Healthcare
5 wins
DGX Quest Diagnostics Inc
$245.73 +3.4% 1M +37.8% 1Y
Market cap
$27.03B
P/E
23.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.84B
Div. yield
1.38%
Diagnostic Labs Healthcare
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Quest Diagnostics leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Quest Diagnostics 5, Caris Life Sciences 5, Neogenomics 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNEOCAIDGXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.32B $10.02B $27.03B DGX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -71.6x 95.4x 23.9x DGX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 89.9x 322.3x 22.4x DGX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.1% +85.4% +9.1% CAI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.1% 10.6% 9.5% CAI
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% 1.38% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +81.4% +16.7% +37.8% NEO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -17.1%/yr — +10.9%/yr DGX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 53.8% 69.7% 23.7% DGX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 70/100 64/100 CAI

Percentile Scorecard

NEOCAIDGX

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

AxisNEOCAIDGX
Valuation 32 #63 of 92 24 #70 of 92 70 #28 of 92
Growth 57 #38 of 87 99 #2 of 87 38 #54 of 87
Profitability 33 #58 of 86 91 #9 of 86 79 #19 of 86
Financial Health 71 #29 of 97 81 #19 of 97 55 #44 of 97
Shareholder Returns 19 #45 of 55 56 #25 of 55 76 #14 of 55
Overall 42 70 64
  • NEO 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

PeriodNEOCAIDGXSPY
1 month -6.7%+11.7%+3.4% +0.9%
3 months +17.8%+127.4%+4.5% +5.9%
6 months +100.8%+99.5%+29.8% +8.5%
Year to date +53.0%+31.4%+41.6% +13.3%
1 year +81.4%+16.7%+37.8% +12.4%
3 years +32.2%—+92.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year +9.8%—+24.4% +23.5%
5 years -60.9%—+67.4% +68.2%
5 years, per year -17.1%—+10.9% +11.0%
10 years +123.5%—+205.5% +263.4%
10 years, per year +8.4%—+11.8% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureNEOCAIDGXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 53.8%69.7%23.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.5%69.3%18.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.071.40-0.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.510.241.59 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.7%-63.0%-30.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.6%0.0%-0.7% -0.9%
52-week high $19.91$35.45$247.47 $779.14
52-week low $7.19$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.

MultipleNEOCAIDGX
P/E now vs peer median -71.6xmedian 25.6x 95.4xmedian 25.6x 23.9xmedian 25.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 1.6x 10.1xmedian 1.6x 2.3xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 130.9xmedian 16.3x 53.4xmedian 16.3x 13.8xmedian 16.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -81.3xmedian 21.3x 80.8xmedian 21.3x 19.7xmedian 21.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 3.3x 16.9xmedian 3.3x 3.4xmedian 3.3x
PEG now vs peer median -2.31median 0.68 —median 0.68 1.64median 0.68

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 monthsNEOCAIDGX
Revenue $787.75M $989.61M $11.84B
Gross profit $352.67M $689.36M $3.92B
Operating income -$49.37M $153.26M $1.72B
Net income -$32.30M $105.14M $1.18B
Free cash flow -$28.58M $123.96M $1.38B
R&D $39.33M $117.14M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.25 $0.37 $10.08
Cash & equivalents $139.28M $690.92M $797.00M
Total debt – $393.15M $5.55B
Shares (diluted) 128.59M 282.89M 112.00M
Enterprise value $1.73B $6.84B $25.12B

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
MetricNEOCAIDGX
P/E -71.6x 95.4x 23.9x
P/FCF -81.3x 80.8x 19.7x
P/Operating cash flow 542.6x 59.4x 13.9x
P/S 2.9x 10.1x 2.3x
P/B 2.9x 16.9x 3.4x
P/Tangible book 4.3x 16.9x 4.3x
EV/EBITDA 130.9x 53.4x 13.8x
EV/EBIT -44.2x 62.8x 18.4x
EV/Revenue 2.8x 9.7x 2.7x
EV/FCF -76.4x 77.6x 23.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 510.1x 57.1x 16.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.31 – 1.64

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNEOCAIDGX
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.1% 85.4% 9.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.1% – 8.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.4% 141.2% 8.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.7% – 8.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 59.2% 188.2% 12.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 24.7% – 15.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 71.5% 137.7% 15.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 30.5% – 12.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 71.6% 103.0% 17.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 31.1% – 14.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -68.7% 227.3% 3.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 29.7% – 21.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -67.7% 188.2% -1.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.8% – 32.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNEOCAIDGX
Gross margin 44.8% 69.7% 33.1%
EBITDA margin 2.1% 18.2% 19.5%
Operating margin -6.3% 15.5% 14.6%
Pretax margin -4.6% 10.6% 12.6%
Net margin -4.1% 10.6% 9.5%
FCF margin -3.6% 12.5% 11.6%
Operating cash flow margin 0.5% 17.0% 16.5%
Return on equity -4.1% 17.7% 15.0%
Return on assets -2.4% 8.8% 6.9%
Return on invested capital – 15.6% 9.9%
Return on capital employed -4.0% 15.3% 11.3%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.8x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.1x 1.6x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 4.4% 6.6% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNEOCAIDGX
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 41.9% 51.9% 53.8%
Equity / assets 58.1% 48.1% 46.2%
Interest coverage -15.2x 3.3x 6.5x
Current ratio 3.5x 5.5x 1.7x
Quick ratio 3.0x 4.8x 1.4x
Cash ratio 1.2x 4.1x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 2.66 8.58 3.72

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNEOCAIDGX
Dividend yield – – 1.4%
Net buyback yield -0.6% 0.1% 1.2%
Shareholder yield -0.6% 0.1% 2.6%
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.

ConsensusNEOCAIDGX
Forward P/E 89.9xFY2026 322.3xFY2026 22.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.20FY2026 $0.11FY2026 $10.96FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +66.7%FY2026 – +11.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +80.0% +236.4% +6.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $778.61MFY2026 $1.06BFY2026 $11.25BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.1%FY2026 +30.1%FY2026 +1.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.5% +21.6% +7.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNEOCAIDGX
Held by institutions 100.0% 52.0% 94.4%
Institutions holding 266 245 1,096
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.1% -6.3% +2.7%
Institutions buying 156 175 549
Institutions selling 62 47 341
Buyers to sellers 2.52 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.

NEOCAIDGX
NEO 1.00 0.42 0.25
CAI 0.42 1.00 0.22
DGX 0.25 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NEO, CAI and DGX?

Quest Diagnostics (DGX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Neogenomics (NEO) $2.32B, Caris Life Sciences (CAI) $10.02B, Quest Diagnostics (DGX) $27.03B.

Which stock is cheaper, NEO, CAI and DGX?

Quest Diagnostics (DGX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Neogenomics (NEO) -71.6x, Caris Life Sciences (CAI) 95.4x, Quest Diagnostics (DGX) 23.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Quest Diagnostics (DGX) is cheapest (Neogenomics (NEO) 89.9x, Caris Life Sciences (CAI) 322.3x, Quest Diagnostics (DGX) 22.4x). 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: Neogenomics (NEO) +11.1%, Caris Life Sciences (CAI) +85.4%, Quest Diagnostics (DGX) +9.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Caris Life Sciences (CAI) has the highest net margin (Neogenomics (NEO) -4.1%, 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 Neogenomics (NEO) returned the most: Neogenomics (NEO) +81.4%, Caris Life Sciences (CAI) +16.7%, Quest Diagnostics (DGX) +37.8%. Over five years, Quest Diagnostics (DGX) compounded fastest (Neogenomics (NEO) -17.1%/yr, Quest Diagnostics (DGX) +10.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Caris Life Sciences (CAI) 0.00%, Quest Diagnostics (DGX) 1.38%. Neogenomics (NEO) 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 (Neogenomics (NEO) 53.8%, Caris Life Sciences (CAI) 69.7%, Quest Diagnostics (DGX) 23.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NEO, 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, Quest Diagnostics (DGX) 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.