NEOG vs GEHC vs VREX Stock Comparison

Neogen, GE HealthCare Technologies and Varex Imaging Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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NEOG Neogen Corp
$12.26 -3.7% 1M +96.8% 1Y
Market cap
$2.63B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$883.99M
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Equipment Healthcare
1 win
VREX Varex Imaging Corp
$18.44 -0.2% 1M +53.4% 1Y
Market cap
$780.53M
P/E
35.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$865.00M
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Equipment Healthcare
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

GE HealthCare Technologies leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (GE HealthCare Technologies 9, Neogen 1, Varex Imaging 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNEOGGEHCVREXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.63B $36.01B $780.53M GEHC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -46.9x 16.7x 35.3x GEHC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 36.9x 15.6x 21.2x GEHC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.3% +6.9% +5.3% GEHC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -6.3% 10.0% 2.6% GEHC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -0.2% 10.8% 6.9% GEHC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.4x 2.0x 2.5x GEHC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +96.8% -1.2% +53.4% NEOG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -22.0%/yr — -7.2%/yr VREX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.7% 35.4% 57.2% GEHC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 58/100 51/100 GEHC

Percentile Scorecard

NEOGGEHCVREX

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

AxisNEOGGEHCVREX
Valuation 73 #62 of 227 91 #22 of 227 85 #34 of 227
Growth 49 #111 of 218 36 #141 of 218 24 #166 of 218
Profitability 63 #76 of 202 79 #44 of 202 67 #67 of 202
Financial Health 47 #125 of 233 30 #164 of 233 43 #133 of 233
Shareholder Returns 55 #59 of 130 54 #60 of 130 35 #85 of 130
Overall 57 58 51
  • NEOG ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • GEHC ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • VREX 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

PeriodNEOGGEHCVREXSPY
1 month -3.7%+15.0%-0.2% +0.7%
3 months +6.3%+9.3%+66.6% +3.7%
6 months +30.4%+25.6%+58.3% +7.1%
Year to date +75.4%-6.8%+58.3% +12.8%
1 year +96.8%-1.2%+53.4% +11.9%
3 years -18.6%+21.0%+3.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year -6.6%+6.6%+1.0% +22.8%
5 years -71.0%—-31.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year -22.0%—-7.2% +10.9%
10 years -37.3%—— +262.0%
10 years, per year -4.6%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNEOGGEHCVREXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.7%35.4%57.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.7%35.8%49.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.440.681.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.74-0.040.93 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -90.6%-37.4%-78.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.3%-13.3%-0.8% -1.2%
52-week high $13.98$88.16$18.58 $779.14
52-week low $5.41$59.49$9.32 $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.

MultipleNEOGGEHCVREX
P/E now vs peer median -47.7xmedian 28.7x 16.0xmedian 28.7x 35.1xmedian 28.7x
P/S now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 3.0x 1.6xmedian 3.0x 0.9xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 29.6xmedian 17.8x 11.9xmedian 17.8x 10.1xmedian 17.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 53.7xmedian 26.4x 18.3xmedian 26.4x -38.5xmedian 26.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 2.4x 3.0xmedian 2.4x 1.5xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 1.70median 0.99 1.30median 0.99 -9.16median 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 monthsNEOGGEHCVREX
Revenue $883.99M $21.64B $865.00M
Gross profit $418.98M $8.64B $296.90M
Operating income -$7.38M $2.89B $72.20M
Net income -$56.10M $2.21B $22.40M
Free cash flow $49.80M $1.89B -$20.20M
R&D $19.76M $1.31B $91.40M
EPS (diluted) $-0.26 $4.75 $0.52
Cash & equivalents $172.00M $2.86B $99.20M
Total debt $774.20M $9.97B $347.10M
Shares (diluted) 218.10M 453.00M 42.60M
Enterprise value $1.97B $24.24B $312.33M

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
MetricNEOGGEHCVREX
P/E -47.7x 16.0x 35.1x
P/FCF 53.7x 18.3x -38.5x
P/Operating cash flow 31.4x 14.3x 68.8x
P/S 3.0x 1.6x 0.9x
P/B 1.3x 3.0x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 3.4x 3.5x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA 29.6x 11.9x 10.1x
EV/EBIT -444.4x 14.4x 14.2x
EV/Revenue 3.7x 1.9x 1.2x
EV/FCF 65.8x 22.1x -50.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 38.4x 17.3x 90.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.70 1.30 -9.16

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNEOGGEHCVREX
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.3% 6.9% 5.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.3% 3.9% -1.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.8% 4.6% 6.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -3.1% 3.9% 1.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 99.3% 5.4% 297.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -29.0% 4.6% -2.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 94.6% -3.5% 116.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -28.3% 7.6% -9.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 94.6% -2.0% 116.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -28.0% 12.3% -3.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -1.9% 30.5% -81.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.9% 4.5% -47.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 1,631% 34.9% -155.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 126.1% 2.7% -33.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNEOGGEHCVREX
Gross margin 47.4% 39.9% 34.3%
EBITDA margin 12.5% 16.2% 11.7%
Operating margin -0.8% 13.3% 8.3%
Pretax margin -7.7% 12.8% 3.2%
Net margin -6.3% 10.0% 2.6%
FCF margin 5.6% 8.7% -2.3%
Operating cash flow margin 9.6% 11.2% 1.3%
Return on equity -2.7% 19.5% 4.5%
Return on assets -1.7% 5.8% 2.1%
Return on invested capital -0.2% 10.8% 6.9%
Return on capital employed -0.2% 10.0% 8.0%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.6x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.5x 1.1x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 0.7% 1.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNEOGGEHCVREX
Debt / assets 23.4% 26.0% 31.6%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.9x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.4x 2.0x 2.5x
Debt / FCF 15.5x 5.3x -17.2x
Liabilities / assets 36.8% 69.7% 53.6%
Equity / assets 63.2% 30.3% 46.4%
Interest coverage – 6.6x 1.9x
Current ratio 3.9x 1.3x 3.4x
Quick ratio 2.1x 0.9x 1.3x
Cash ratio 1.2x 0.3x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 1.50 1.92 2.29

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNEOGGEHCVREX
Dividend yield – 0.2% –
Net buyback yield -0.1% 0.8% -0.4%
Shareholder yield -0.1% 1.0% -0.4%
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.

ConsensusNEOGGEHCVREX
Forward P/E 36.9xFY2026 15.6xFY2026 21.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.32FY2026 $5.09FY2026 $0.87FY2026
EPS growth, next FY 0.0%FY2026 +10.9%FY2026 -3.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +31.3% -0.4% +14.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $847.28MFY2026 $22.47BFY2026 $829.68MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.7%FY2026 +8.9%FY2026 -1.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.5% +7.5% +2.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNEOGGEHCVREX
Held by institutions 100.0% 87.0% 95.2%
Institutions holding 315 1,222 187
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.6% +1.7% -2.7%
Institutions buying 151 539 99
Institutions selling 106 461 58
Buyers to sellers 1.42 1.17 1.71

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.

NEOGGEHCVREX
NEOG 1.00 0.27 0.25
GEHC 0.27 1.00 0.25
VREX 0.25 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NEOG, GEHC and VREX?

GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Neogen (NEOG) $2.63B, GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) $36.01B, Varex Imaging (VREX) $780.53M.

Which stock is cheaper, NEOG, GEHC and VREX?

GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Neogen (NEOG) -46.9x, GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) 16.7x, Varex Imaging (VREX) 35.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) is cheapest (Neogen (NEOG) 36.9x, GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) 15.6x, Varex Imaging (VREX) 21.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Neogen (NEOG) -0.3%, GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) +6.9%, Varex Imaging (VREX) +5.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) has the highest net margin (Neogen (NEOG) -6.3%, GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) 10.0%, Varex Imaging (VREX) 2.6%). On return on invested capital, GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) leads (Neogen (NEOG) -0.2%, GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) 10.8%, Varex Imaging (VREX) 6.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Neogen (NEOG) returned the most: Neogen (NEOG) +96.8%, GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) -1.2%, Varex Imaging (VREX) +53.4%. Over five years, Varex Imaging (VREX) compounded fastest (Neogen (NEOG) -22.0%/yr, Varex Imaging (VREX) -7.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) has been the steadiest (Neogen (NEOG) 55.7%, GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) 35.4%, Varex Imaging (VREX) 57.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NEOG, GEHC and VREX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) leads on 9. 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.