NEO vs GH vs CAI Stock Comparison

Neogenomics, Guardant Health and Caris Life Sciences Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NEO Neogenomics Inc
$17.27 -10.7% 1M +70.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.31B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$766.30M
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Labs Healthcare
2 wins
GH Guardant Health, Inc.
$178.06 +0.5% 1M +151.3% 1Y
Market cap
$24.68B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.18B
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Labs Healthcare
3 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

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

QuestionNEOGHCAILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.31B $24.68B $10.24B GH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -44.5x -54.4x 97.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 86.4x — 306.1x NEO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.2% +42.7% +85.4% CAI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -6.8% -38.3% 10.6% CAI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 15.6% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -2.2x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +70.0% +151.3% +11.3% GH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -17.8%/yr +8.5%/yr — GH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 53.8% 57.4% 69.5% NEO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 28/100 70/100 CAI

Percentile Scorecard

NEOGHCAI

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

AxisNEOGHCAI
Valuation 32 #63 of 92 18 #76 of 92 23 #71 of 92
Growth 67 #29 of 87 49 #45 of 87 99 #2 of 87
Profitability 32 #59 of 86 7 #80 of 86 89 #10 of 86
Financial Health 71 #29 of 97 52 #47 of 97 81 #19 of 97
Shareholder Returns 49 #29 of 56 15 #48 of 56 56 #25 of 56
Overall 50 28 70
  • NEO ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • GH 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

PeriodNEOGHCAISPY
1 month -10.7%+0.5%+5.3% -0.2%
3 months +28.9%+24.0%+116.0% +3.9%
6 months +91.5%+114.3%+82.6% +8.2%
Year to date +46.9%+74.3%+24.8% +12.9%
1 year +70.0%+151.3%+11.3% +12.3%
3 years +26.9%+613.4%— +87.4%
3 years, per year +8.3%+92.6%— +23.3%
5 years -62.5%+50.7%— +67.9%
5 years, per year -17.8%+8.5%— +10.9%
10 years +111.4%—— +261.1%
10 years, per year +7.8%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNEOGHCAISPY
Volatility, 1Y 53.8%57.4%69.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.3%48.7%69.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.061.031.39 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.302.640.16 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.7%-86.7%-63.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.3%-4.9%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $19.91$187.22$33.67 $779.14
52-week low $7.19$69.58$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.

MultipleNEOGHCAI
P/E now vs peer median -43.2xmedian 24.6x -52.2xmedian 24.6x 90.6xmedian 24.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 1.6x 20.1xmedian 1.6x 9.6xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -921.7xmedian 14.6x -52.7xmedian 14.6x 50.6xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -300.4xmedian 21.6x -98.8xmedian 21.6x 76.8xmedian 21.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 3.2x -106.8xmedian 3.2x 16.1xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median -1.77median 0.66 -5.25median 0.66 —median 0.66

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 monthsNEOGHCAI
Revenue $766.30M $1.18B $989.61M
Gross profit $336.53M $769.16M $689.36M
Operating income -$68.44M -$470.26M $153.26M
Net income -$51.88M -$453.44M $105.14M
Free cash flow -$7.36M -$240.72M $123.96M
R&D $38.17M $375.79M $117.14M
EPS (diluted) $-0.40 $-3.41 $0.37
Cash & equivalents $145.54M $1.05B $690.92M
Total debt – – $393.15M
Shares (diluted) 130.83M 132.87M 282.89M
Enterprise value $1.69B $20.74B $7.07B

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
MetricNEOGHCAI
P/E -43.2x -52.2x 90.6x
P/FCF -300.4x -98.8x 76.8x
P/Operating cash flow 100.2x -128.5x 56.4x
P/S 2.9x 20.1x 9.6x
P/B 2.8x -106.8x 16.1x
P/Tangible book 4.3x -95.9x 16.1x
EV/EBITDA -921.7x -52.7x 50.6x
EV/EBIT -30.2x -48.4x 59.5x
EV/Revenue 2.7x 19.2x 9.2x
EV/FCF -280.6x -94.5x 73.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 93.6x -122.8x 54.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.77 -5.25 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNEOGHCAI
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.2% 42.7% 85.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.6% 32.4% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.2% 47.7% 141.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.1% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 40.5% -2.1% 188.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 19.4% 4.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) 50.1% -9.6% 137.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 23.2% 3.7% –
EPS growth (1Y) 51.2% -2.4% 103.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.3% 9.9% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 56.9% 22.4% 227.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 38.3% 18.1% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 61.6% 11.4% 188.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 51.4% 14.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNEOGHCAI
Gross margin 43.9% 65.0% 69.7%
EBITDA margin -0.3% -36.5% 18.2%
Operating margin -8.9% -39.7% 15.5%
Pretax margin -7.1% -38.4% 10.6%
Net margin -6.8% -38.3% 10.6%
FCF margin -1.0% -20.3% 12.5%
Operating cash flow margin 2.9% -15.7% 17.0%
Return on equity -6.4% – 17.7%
Return on assets -3.8% -23.7% 8.8%
Return on invested capital – – 15.6%
Return on capital employed -5.5% -29.9% 15.3%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.6x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.4x 0.4x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 4.7% 16.2% 6.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNEOGHCAI
Debt / assets – – 32.0%
Debt / equity – – 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -2.2x
Debt / FCF – – 3.2x
Liabilities / assets 41.9% 111.7% 51.9%
Equity / assets 58.1% -11.7% 48.1%
Interest coverage -26.5x -97.6x 3.3x
Current ratio 3.6x 4.0x 5.5x
Quick ratio 3.0x 3.5x 4.8x
Cash ratio 1.4x 3.1x 4.1x
Altman Z-score 2.52 4.77 8.11

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNEOGHCAI
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.1% -1.7% 0.1%
Shareholder yield -0.1% -1.7% 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.

ConsensusNEOGHCAI
Forward P/E 86.4xFY2026 – 306.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.20FY2026 $-3.33FY2026 $0.11FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +66.7%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +80.0% – +236.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $778.61MFY2026 $1.42BFY2026 $1.06BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.1%FY2026 +44.5%FY2026 +30.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.5% +27.0% +21.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNEOGHCAI
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 52.0%
Institutions holding 266 594 245
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.1% -2.6% -6.3%
Institutions buying 156 353 175
Institutions selling 62 180 47
Buyers to sellers 2.52 1.96 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.

NEOGHCAI
NEO 1.00 0.38 0.41
GH 0.38 1.00 0.41
CAI 0.41 0.41 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NEO, GH and CAI?

Guardant Health (GH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Neogenomics (NEO) $2.31B, Guardant Health (GH) $24.68B, Caris Life Sciences (CAI) $10.24B.

Which company is growing faster?

Caris Life Sciences (CAI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Neogenomics (NEO) +11.2%, Guardant Health (GH) +42.7%, Caris Life Sciences (CAI) +85.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Caris Life Sciences (CAI) has the highest net margin (Neogenomics (NEO) -6.8%, Guardant Health (GH) -38.3%, Caris Life Sciences (CAI) 10.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Guardant Health (GH) returned the most: Neogenomics (NEO) +70.0%, Guardant Health (GH) +151.3%, Caris Life Sciences (CAI) +11.3%. Over five years, Guardant Health (GH) compounded fastest (Neogenomics (NEO) -17.8%/yr, Guardant Health (GH) +8.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Neogenomics (NEO) has been the steadiest (Neogenomics (NEO) 53.8%, Guardant Health (GH) 57.4%, Caris Life Sciences (CAI) 69.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NEO, GH 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, Guardant Health (GH) leads on 3. 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.