NEOG vs RTGN vs QDEL Stock Comparison

Neogen, RetinalGenix Technologies and QuidelOrtho Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NEOG Neogen Corp
$12.12 -11.7% 1M +96.8% 1Y
Market cap
$2.68B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$883.99M
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Equipment Healthcare
5 wins
QDEL QuidelOrtho Corp
$14.01 +29.4% 1M -50.3% 1Y
Market cap
$939.81M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
-$211.90M
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Equipment Healthcare
1 win

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Neogen leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Neogen 5, QuidelOrtho 1, RetinalGenix Technologies 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNEOGRTGNQDELLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.68B $75.19M $939.81M NEOG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -47.7x -35.9x -0.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 37.9x — 18.7x QDEL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.3% — -30.8% NEOG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -6.3% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -0.2% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.4x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +96.8% +6.4% -50.3% NEOG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -22.1%/yr — -36.2%/yr NEOG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.7% 25.4% 92.9% RTGN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 36/100 22/100 NEOG

Percentile Scorecard

NEOGRTGNQDEL

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

AxisNEOGRTGNQDEL
Valuation 73 #63 of 227 62 #86 of 227 46 #124 of 227
Growth 50 #111 of 219 56 #96 of 219 1 #217 of 219
Profitability 63 #76 of 205 – –
Financial Health 46 #128 of 237 0 #236 of 237 10 #213 of 237
Shareholder Returns 55 #61 of 135 26 #100 of 135 31 #94 of 135
Overall 57 36 22
  • NEOG ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • RTGN ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • QDEL 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

PeriodNEOGRTGNQDELSPY
1 month -11.7%0.0%+29.4% +0.9%
3 months +28.9%-0.2%-15.1% +5.9%
6 months +34.5%+24.7%+21.9% +8.5%
Year to date +73.4%+24.7%-50.9% +13.3%
1 year +96.8%+6.4%-50.3% +12.4%
3 years -20.9%-11.1%-77.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year -7.5%-3.9%-38.8% +23.5%
5 years -71.4%—-89.4% +68.2%
5 years, per year -22.1%—-36.2% +11.0%
10 years -38.0%—-28.0% +263.4%
10 years, per year -4.7%—-3.2% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureNEOGRTGNQDELSPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.7%25.4%92.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.7%—100.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.44-0.042.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.740.25-0.54 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -90.6%-92.0%-94.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.3%-0.2%-60.4% -0.9%
52-week high $13.98$4.00$35.38 $779.14
52-week low $5.41$3.20$9.96 $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.

MultipleNEOGRTGNQDEL
P/E now vs peer median -47.1xmedian 28.8x -35.9xmedian 28.8x -0.9xmedian 28.8x
P/S now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 3.0x —median 3.0x -4.5xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 29.3xmedian 17.4x —median 17.4x —median 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 53.1xmedian 25.7x -157.3xmedian 25.7x -4.5xmedian 25.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 2.4x -28.5xmedian 2.4x 0.5xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 1.68median 1.03 -1.63median 1.03 0.01median 1.03

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 monthsNEOGRTGNQDEL
Revenue $883.99M – -$211.90M
Gross profit $418.98M – –
Operating income -$7.38M – –
Net income -$56.10M -$2.09M -$1.05B
Free cash flow $49.80M -$477.94K -$211.20M
R&D $19.76M $238.87K –
EPS (diluted) $-0.26 $-0.11 $-15.35
Cash & equivalents $172.00M $27.23K $123.40M
Total debt $774.20M $245.00K $2.89B
Shares (diluted) 218.10M 18.81M 68.30M
Enterprise value $2.01B $75.14M $408.11M

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
MetricNEOGRTGNQDEL
P/E -47.1x -35.9x -0.9x
P/FCF 53.1x -157.3x -4.5x
P/Operating cash flow 31.0x -157.3x -16.7x
P/S 3.0x – -4.5x
P/B 1.3x -28.5x 0.5x
P/Tangible book 3.3x -28.5x -1.1x
EV/EBITDA 29.3x – –
EV/EBIT -440.3x – –
EV/Revenue 3.7x – -17.6x
EV/FCF 65.2x -157.4x -17.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 38.1x -157.4x -65.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.68 -1.63 0.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNEOGRTGNQDEL
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.3% – -30.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.3% – -27.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.8% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -3.1% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 99.3% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -29.0% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 94.6% 24.0% -124.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -28.3% 19.7% -107.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 94.6% 25.9% -122.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -28.0% 22.0% -106.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -1.9% 37.1% -128.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.9% -17.6% -27.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 1,631% 37.1% -1,725%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 126.1% -17.6% -30.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNEOGRTGNQDEL
Gross margin 47.4% – –
EBITDA margin 12.5% – –
Operating margin -0.8% – –
Pretax margin -7.7% – –
Net margin -6.3% – –
FCF margin 5.6% – –
Operating cash flow margin 9.6% – 27.0%
Return on equity -2.7% – –
Return on assets -1.7% – –
Return on invested capital -0.2% – –
Return on capital employed -0.2% – –
Asset turnover 0.3x – 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.5x 0.2x 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% – -20.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNEOGRTGNQDEL
Debt / assets 23.4% 152.1% 50.6%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.0x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.4x – –
Debt / FCF 15.5x -0.1x -13.7x
Liabilities / assets 36.8% 8,297% 68.9%
Equity / assets 63.2% -8,197% 31.1%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 3.9x 0.0x 1.4x
Quick ratio 2.1x 0.0x 0.5x
Cash ratio 1.2x 0.0x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.49 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNEOGRTGNQDEL
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.1% -0.8% -0.5%
Shareholder yield -0.1% -0.8% -0.5%
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.

ConsensusNEOGRTGNQDEL
Forward P/E 37.9xFY2026 – 18.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.32FY2026 – $0.75FY2026
EPS growth, next FY 0.0%FY2026 – -64.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +31.3% – +101.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $847.28MFY2026 – $2.67BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.7%FY2026 – -2.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.5% – +0.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNEOGRTGNQDEL
Held by institutions 100.0% – 100.0%
Institutions holding 315 – 243
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.6% – +2.9%
Institutions buying 151 – 143
Institutions selling 106 – 65
Buyers to sellers 1.42 – 2.20

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.

NEOGRTGNQDEL
NEOG 1.00 -0.10 0.20
RTGN -0.10 1.00 -0.02
QDEL 0.20 -0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NEOG, RTGN and QDEL?

Neogen (NEOG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Neogen (NEOG) $2.68B, RetinalGenix Technologies (RTGN) $75.19M, QuidelOrtho (QDEL) $939.81M.

Which company is growing faster?

Neogen (NEOG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Neogen (NEOG) -0.3%, QuidelOrtho (QDEL) -30.8%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Neogen (NEOG) returned the most: Neogen (NEOG) +96.8%, RetinalGenix Technologies (RTGN) +6.4%, QuidelOrtho (QDEL) -50.3%. Over five years, Neogen (NEOG) compounded fastest (Neogen (NEOG) -22.1%/yr, QuidelOrtho (QDEL) -36.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, RetinalGenix Technologies (RTGN) has been the steadiest (Neogen (NEOG) 55.7%, RetinalGenix Technologies (RTGN) 25.4%, QuidelOrtho (QDEL) 92.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NEOG, RTGN and QDEL?

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