NEO vs SHC vs GRAL Stock Comparison

Neogenomics, Sotera Health and Grail 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
SHC Sotera Health Co
$18.65 +1.1% 1M +12.6% 1Y
Market cap
$5.32B
P/E
32.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.22B
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Labs Healthcare
5 wins
GRAL GRAIL, Inc.
$157.88 +19.0% 1M +82.8% 1Y
Market cap
$7.05B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$157.21M
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Labs Healthcare
3 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

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

QuestionNEOSHCGRALLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.32B $5.32B $7.05B GRAL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -71.6x 32.6x -17.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 89.9x 20.3x — SHC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.1% +8.1% +17.1% GRAL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.1% 13.4% -249.1% SHC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 9.1% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.3x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +81.4% +12.6% +82.8% GRAL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -17.1%/yr -5.5%/yr — SHC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 53.8% 28.4% 111.4% SHC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 59/100 43/100 SHC

Percentile Scorecard

NEOSHCGRAL

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

AxisNEOSHCGRAL
Valuation 32 #63 of 92 52 #45 of 92 8 #85 of 92
Growth 57 #38 of 87 67 #29 of 87 58 #37 of 87
Profitability 33 #58 of 86 82 #16 of 86 6 #81 of 86
Financial Health 71 #29 of 97 35 #63 of 97 99 #2 of 97
Shareholder Returns 19 #45 of 55 – –
Overall 42 59 43
  • NEO ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • SHC ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • GRAL ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNEOSHCGRALSPY
1 month -6.7%+1.1%+19.0% +0.9%
3 months +17.8%+6.4%+148.9% +5.9%
6 months +100.8%+20.7%+217.7% +8.5%
Year to date +53.0%+5.7%+84.5% +13.3%
1 year +81.4%+12.6%+82.8% +12.4%
3 years +32.2%+49.1%— +88.1%
3 years, per year +9.8%+14.2%— +23.5%
5 years -60.9%-24.5%— +68.2%
5 years, per year -17.1%-5.5%— +11.0%
10 years +123.5%—— +263.4%
10 years, per year +8.4%—— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureNEOSHCGRALSPY
Volatility, 1Y 53.8%28.4%111.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.5%27.1%126.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.071.012.69 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.510.440.74 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.7%-78.2%-62.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.6%-4.7%0.0% -0.9%
52-week high $19.91$19.57$157.88 $779.14
52-week low $7.19$13.13$43.03 $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.

MultipleNEOSHCGRAL
P/E now vs peer median -71.6xmedian 25.6x 32.6xmedian 25.6x -17.4xmedian 25.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 1.6x 4.4xmedian 1.6x 44.9xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 130.9xmedian 16.3x 13.1xmedian 16.3x -15.3xmedian 16.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -81.3xmedian 21.3x 47.2xmedian 21.3x -23.8xmedian 21.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 3.3x 8.0xmedian 3.3x 2.8xmedian 3.3x
PEG now vs peer median -2.31median 0.68 0.87median 0.68 —median 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 monthsNEOSHCGRAL
Revenue $787.75M $1.22B $157.21M
Gross profit $352.67M $668.51M $75.51M
Operating income -$49.37M $411.34M -$559.25M
Net income -$32.30M $163.48M -$391.59M
Free cash flow -$28.58M $112.70M -$296.16M
R&D $39.33M – $190.72M
EPS (diluted) $-0.25 $0.57 $-9.08
Cash & equivalents $139.28M $356.72M $55.65M
Total debt – $2.14B –
Shares (diluted) 128.59M 288.15M 43.11M
Enterprise value $1.73B $4.01B $3.92B

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
MetricNEOSHCGRAL
P/E -71.6x 32.6x -17.4x
P/FCF -81.3x 47.2x -23.8x
P/Operating cash flow 542.6x 18.2x -23.9x
P/S 2.9x 4.4x 44.9x
P/B 2.9x 8.0x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 4.3x 13.5x 9.3x
EV/EBITDA 130.9x 13.1x -15.3x
EV/EBIT -44.2x 17.3x -11.1x
EV/Revenue 2.8x 5.8x 39.4x
EV/FCF -76.4x 63.0x -20.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 510.1x 24.3x -21.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.31 0.87 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNEOSHCGRAL
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.1% 8.1% 17.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.1% 7.6% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.4% 7.1% 30.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.7% 8.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 59.2% 21.8% 11.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 24.7% 23.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) 71.5% 580.5% 11.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 30.5% 37.7% –
EPS growth (1Y) 71.6% 574.9% 26.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 31.1% 37.5% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -68.7% 9.8% 20.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 29.7% 61.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -67.7% 0.0% 20.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.8% 32.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNEOSHCGRAL
Gross margin 44.8% 55.0% 48.0%
EBITDA margin 2.1% 44.6% -257.6%
Operating margin -6.3% 33.8% -355.7%
Pretax margin -4.6% 21.7% -336.8%
Net margin -4.1% 13.4% -249.1%
FCF margin -3.6% 9.3% -188.4%
Operating cash flow margin 0.5% 24.0% -187.5%
Return on equity -4.1% 25.4% -15.5%
Return on assets -2.4% 5.0% -13.9%
Return on invested capital – 9.1% –
Return on capital employed -4.0% 13.5% -20.4%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.4x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.1x 1.8x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 4.4% 3.1% 40.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNEOSHCGRAL
Debt / assets – 64.7% –
Debt / equity – 3.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.3x –
Debt / FCF – 19.0x –
Liabilities / assets 41.9% 79.9% 10.6%
Equity / assets 58.1% 20.1% 89.4%
Interest coverage -15.2x – –
Current ratio 3.5x 2.8x 10.9x
Quick ratio 3.0x 2.4x 10.6x
Cash ratio 1.2x 1.5x 10.3x
Altman Z-score 2.66 1.95 8.68

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNEOSHCGRAL
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.6% – –
Shareholder yield -0.6% – –
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.

ConsensusNEOSHCGRAL
Forward P/E 89.9xFY2026 20.3xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.20FY2026 $0.92FY2026 $-9.05FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +66.7%FY2026 +7.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +80.0% +21.7% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $778.61MFY2026 $1.33BFY2026 $169.78MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.1%FY2026 +14.8%FY2026 +15.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.5% -4.2% +38.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNEOSHCGRAL
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 85.4%
Institutions holding 266 316 372
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.1% +5.9% +8.4%
Institutions buying 156 220 182
Institutions selling 62 64 100
Buyers to sellers 2.52 3.44 1.82

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.

NEOSHCGRAL
NEO 1.00 0.44 0.30
SHC 0.44 1.00 0.22
GRAL 0.30 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NEO, SHC and GRAL?

Grail (GRAL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Neogenomics (NEO) $2.32B, Sotera Health (SHC) $5.32B, Grail (GRAL) $7.05B.

Which company is growing faster?

Grail (GRAL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Neogenomics (NEO) +11.1%, Sotera Health (SHC) +8.1%, Grail (GRAL) +17.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sotera Health (SHC) has the highest net margin (Neogenomics (NEO) -4.1%, Sotera Health (SHC) 13.4%, Grail (GRAL) -249.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Grail (GRAL) returned the most: Neogenomics (NEO) +81.4%, Sotera Health (SHC) +12.6%, Grail (GRAL) +82.8%. Over five years, Sotera Health (SHC) compounded fastest (Neogenomics (NEO) -17.1%/yr, Sotera Health (SHC) -5.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sotera Health (SHC) has been the steadiest (Neogenomics (NEO) 53.8%, Sotera Health (SHC) 28.4%, Grail (GRAL) 111.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NEO, SHC and GRAL?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Sotera Health (SHC) 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.