NEOG vs GEHC Stock Comparison

Neogen and GE HealthCare Technologies Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NEOG Neogen Corp
$12.21 -11.3% 1M +97.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.72B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$883.99M
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Equipment Healthcare
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

GE HealthCare Technologies leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (GE HealthCare Technologies 7, Neogen 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNEOGGEHCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.72B $32.18B GEHC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -48.5x 16.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 38.2x 14.1x GEHC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.3% +6.5% GEHC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -6.3% 9.3% GEHC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -0.2% 10.1% GEHC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.4x 2.4x GEHC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +97.3% -7.9% NEOG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -21.6%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.7% 34.9% GEHC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 54/100 NEOG

Percentile Scorecard

NEOGGEHC

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

AxisNEOGGEHC
Valuation 73 #63 of 228 87 #30 of 228
Growth 49 #114 of 221 23 #171 of 221
Profitability 61 #81 of 208 77 #48 of 208
Financial Health 46 #129 of 239 27 #175 of 239
Shareholder Returns 57 #59 of 137 57 #60 of 137
Overall 57 54
  • NEOG ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • GEHC ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNEOGGEHCSPY
1 month -11.3%+8.0% -0.8%
3 months +30.7%+17.8% +3.5%
6 months +29.2%+2.1% +7.0%
Year to date +74.7%-12.2% +12.2%
1 year +97.3%-7.9% +13.0%
3 years -20.3%+14.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year -7.3%+4.5% +23.1%
5 years -70.3%— +68.6%
5 years, per year -21.6%— +11.0%
10 years -36.4%— +258.0%
10 years, per year -4.4%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureNEOGGEHCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.7%34.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.5%36.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.440.68 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.75-0.23 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -90.6%-37.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.7%-18.4% -1.8%
52-week high $13.98$88.16 $779.14
52-week low $5.41$59.49 $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.

MultipleNEOGGEHC
P/E now vs peer median -47.5xmedian 30.6x 16.4xmedian 30.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 3.0x 1.5xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 29.5xmedian 17.5x 12.1xmedian 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 53.5xmedian 23.3x 20.6xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 2.4x 3.0xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 1.69median 0.87 2.45median 0.87

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 monthsNEOGGEHC
Revenue $883.99M $21.27B
Gross profit $418.98M $8.41B
Operating income -$7.38M $2.73B
Net income -$56.10M $2.05B
Free cash flow $49.80M $1.58B
R&D $19.76M $1.28B
EPS (diluted) $-0.26 $4.37
Cash & equivalents $172.00M $2.11B
Total debt $774.20M $10.09B
Shares (diluted) 218.10M 454.00M
Enterprise value $2.06B $19.24B

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
MetricNEOGGEHC
P/E -47.5x 16.4x
P/FCF 53.5x 20.6x
P/Operating cash flow 31.2x 15.5x
P/S 3.0x 1.5x
P/B 1.3x 3.0x
P/Tangible book 3.4x 3.6x
EV/EBITDA 29.5x 12.1x
EV/EBIT -443.0x 14.8x
EV/Revenue 3.7x 1.9x
EV/FCF 65.6x 25.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 38.3x 19.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.69 2.45

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNEOGGEHC
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.3% 6.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.3% 3.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.8% 1.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -3.1% 3.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 99.3% -0.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -29.0% 2.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 94.6% -11.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -28.3% 2.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 94.6% -10.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -28.0% 6.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -1.9% 5.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.9% 0.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 1,631% 0.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 126.1% -2.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNEOGGEHC
Gross margin 47.4% 39.5%
EBITDA margin 12.5% 15.7%
Operating margin -0.8% 12.9%
Pretax margin -7.7% 12.5%
Net margin -6.3% 9.3%
FCF margin 5.6% 7.4%
Operating cash flow margin 9.6% 9.9%
Return on equity -2.7% 18.9%
Return on assets -1.7% 5.5%
Return on invested capital -0.2% 10.1%
Return on capital employed -0.2% 9.5%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.5x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNEOGGEHC
Debt / assets 23.4% 27.1%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.4x 2.4x
Debt / FCF 15.5x 6.4x
Liabilities / assets 36.8% 70.5%
Equity / assets 63.2% 29.5%
Interest coverage – 6.4x
Current ratio 3.9x 1.3x
Quick ratio 2.1x 0.9x
Cash ratio 1.2x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 1.50 1.86

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNEOGGEHC
Dividend yield – 0.2%
Net buyback yield -0.1% 1.2%
Shareholder yield -0.1% 1.4%
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.

ConsensusNEOGGEHC
Forward P/E 38.2xFY2026 14.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.32FY2026 $5.09FY2026
EPS growth, next FY 0.0%FY2026 +10.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +31.3% -0.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $847.28MFY2026 $22.47BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.7%FY2026 +8.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.5% +7.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNEOGGEHC
Held by institutions 100.0% 87.0%
Institutions holding 315 1,221
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.6% +1.7%
Institutions buying 151 538
Institutions selling 106 461
Buyers to sellers 1.42 1.17

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.

NEOGGEHC
NEOG 1.00 0.28
GEHC 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NEOG and GEHC?

GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Neogen (NEOG) $2.72B, GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) $32.18B.

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) +6.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) has the highest net margin (Neogen (NEOG) -6.3%, GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) 9.3%). On return on invested capital, GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) leads (Neogen (NEOG) -0.2%, GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) 10.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Neogen (NEOG) returned the most: Neogen (NEOG) +97.3%, GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) -7.9%. 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) 34.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do NEOG and GEHC move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.28, a weak relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, NEOG and GEHC?

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 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.