NTRA vs BLLN vs DGX Stock Comparison

Natera, BillionToOne and Quest Diagnostics Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NTRA Natera, Inc.
$363.76 -9.2% 1M +82.0% 1Y
Market cap
$52.51B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.91B
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Labs Healthcare
3 wins
BLLN BillionToOne, Inc.
$112.39 +12.5% 1M
Market cap
$5.35B
P/E
115.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$436.87M
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Labs Healthcare
3 wins
DGX Quest Diagnostics Inc
$254.55 +11.4% 1M +42.8% 1Y
Market cap
$28.01B
P/E
24.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.84B
Div. yield
1.33%
Diagnostic Labs Healthcare
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionNTRABLLNDGXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $52.51B $5.35B $28.01B NTRA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -318.1x 115.6x 24.8x DGX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 147.9x 23.2x DGX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +37.4% +71.9% +9.1% BLLN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -5.7% 10.5% 9.5% BLLN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -9.9% 6.9% 9.9% DGX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.6x -9.1x 2.1x BLLN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 1.33% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +82.0% — +42.8% NTRA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +25.7%/yr — +12.6%/yr NTRA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 49.6% 93.3% 24.1% DGX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 57/100 63/100 DGX

Percentile Scorecard

NTRABLLNDGX

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

AxisNTRABLLNDGX
Valuation 17 #79 of 95 21 #75 of 95 70 #29 of 95
Growth 77 #21 of 88 100 #1 of 88 38 #55 of 88
Profitability 31 #60 of 87 59 #36 of 87 81 #17 of 87
Financial Health 85 #16 of 100 98 #3 of 100 58 #43 of 100
Shareholder Returns 46 #33 of 60 7 #56 of 60 68 #20 of 60
Overall 51 57 63
  • NTRA ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • BLLN ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • DGX ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNTRABLLNDGXSPY
1 month -9.2%+12.5%+11.4% -5.9%
3 months +37.1%+22.6%+6.7% -4.6%
6 months +65.5%+21.0%+33.4% +0.2%
Year to date +58.8%+37.3%+46.7% +7.5%
1 year +82.0%—+42.8% +8.2%
3 years +744.0%—+90.1% +68.3%
3 years, per year +103.7%—+23.9% +19.0%
5 years +213.7%—+81.1% +56.5%
5 years, per year +25.7%—+12.6% +9.4%
10 years +4,204.9%—+213.4% +251.5%
10 years, per year +45.7%—+12.1% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureNTRABLLNDGXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 49.6%93.3%24.1% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.1%106.1%18.6% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.331.49-0.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.65—1.78 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -75.9%-50.8%-30.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.6%-25.1%-0.4% -5.9%
52-week high $436.00$149.97$255.59 $779.14
52-week low $182.65$64.03$173.49 $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.

MultipleNTRABLLNDGX
P/E now vs peer median -318.1xmedian 24.8x 115.6xmedian 24.8x 24.8xmedian 24.8x
P/S now vs peer median 18.1xmedian 1.6x 12.3xmedian 1.6x 2.4xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -283.6xmedian 15.9x 94.0xmedian 15.9x 14.2xmedian 15.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 1,001xmedian 20.9x 157.9xmedian 20.9x 20.4xmedian 20.9x
P/B now vs peer median 28.1xmedian 3.3x 9.4xmedian 3.3x 3.5xmedian 3.3x
PEG now vs peer median -8.87median 0.88 —median 0.88 1.70median 0.88

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 monthsNTRABLLNDGX
Revenue $2.91B $436.87M $11.84B
Gross profit $1.84B $311.95M $3.92B
Operating income -$260.42M $44.69M $1.72B
Net income -$164.72M $49.39M $1.18B
Free cash flow $52.47M $33.91M $1.38B
R&D $856.40M $66.47M –
EPS (diluted) $-1.14 $0.86 $10.08
Cash & equivalents $1.10B $561.51M $797.00M
Total debt $80.30M $89.00M $5.55B
Shares (diluted) 144.07M 53.73M 112.00M
Enterprise value $48.13B $3.21B $26.09B

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
MetricNTRABLLNDGX
P/E -318.1x 115.6x 24.8x
P/FCF 1,001x 157.9x 20.4x
P/Operating cash flow 246.8x 111.7x 14.4x
P/S 18.1x 12.3x 2.4x
P/B 28.1x 9.4x 3.5x
P/Tangible book 34.6x 9.4x 4.4x
EV/EBITDA -283.6x 94.0x 14.2x
EV/EBIT -197.7x 109.2x 19.0x
EV/Revenue 17.7x 11.2x 2.8x
EV/FCF 981.3x 143.9x 23.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 242.0x 101.9x 16.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -8.87 – 1.70

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNTRABLLNDGX
Revenue growth (1Y) 37.4% 71.9% 9.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 43.3% – 8.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 41.1% 88.4% 8.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 68.2% – 8.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 26.0% 844.7% 12.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 19.7% – 15.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 46.7% 593.9% 15.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 30.9% – 12.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 49.3% 193.7% 17.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 35.9% – 14.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.5% 794.7% 3.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 40.7% – 21.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -50.5% 934.5% -1.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 29.4% – 32.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNTRABLLNDGX
Gross margin 63.3% 71.4% 33.1%
EBITDA margin -6.2% 11.9% 19.5%
Operating margin -9.0% 10.2% 14.6%
Pretax margin -7.7% 11.4% 12.6%
Net margin -5.7% 10.5% 9.5%
FCF margin 1.8% 7.8% 11.6%
Operating cash flow margin 7.3% 11.0% 16.5%
Return on equity -8.9% 9.0% 15.0%
Return on assets -6.1% 6.6% 6.9%
Return on invested capital -9.9% 6.9% 9.9%
Return on capital employed -12.5% 6.5% 11.3%
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.3x 1.0x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 13.6% 7.0% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNTRABLLNDGX
Debt / assets 2.9% 11.7% 32.2%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.2x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.6x -9.1x 2.1x
Debt / FCF 1.5x 2.6x 4.0x
Liabilities / assets 32.0% 25.5% 53.8%
Equity / assets 68.0% 74.5% 46.2%
Interest coverage -70.8x 1,655x 6.5x
Current ratio 2.8x 11.2x 1.7x
Quick ratio 2.6x 10.7x 1.4x
Cash ratio 1.8x 9.3x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 35.55 17.88 3.78

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNTRABLLNDGX
Dividend yield – – 1.3%
Net buyback yield -0.1% -5.7% 1.2%
Shareholder yield -0.1% -5.7% 2.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 31.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 26.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 6.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 6.1%

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.

ConsensusNTRABLLNDGX
Forward P/E – 147.9xFY2026 23.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.48FY2026 $0.76FY2026 $10.97FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +442.9%FY2026 +11.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +22.4% +6.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.07BFY2026 $481.76MFY2026 $11.25BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +32.8%FY2026 +57.9%FY2026 +1.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.2% +27.1% +7.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNTRABLLNDGX
Held by institutions 95.5% 32.6% 94.4%
Institutions holding 850 155 1,098
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.7% +34.7% +2.7%
Institutions buying 515 127 549
Institutions selling 240 13 342
Buyers to sellers 2.15 9.77 1.61

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.

NTRABLLNDGX
NTRA 1.00 0.34 0.20
BLLN 0.34 1.00 0.10
DGX 0.20 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NTRA, BLLN and DGX?

Natera (NTRA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Natera (NTRA) $52.51B, BillionToOne (BLLN) $5.35B, Quest Diagnostics (DGX) $28.01B.

Which stock is cheaper, NTRA, BLLN and DGX?

Quest Diagnostics (DGX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Natera (NTRA) -318.1x, BillionToOne (BLLN) 115.6x, Quest Diagnostics (DGX) 24.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Quest Diagnostics (DGX) is cheapest (BillionToOne (BLLN) 147.9x, Quest Diagnostics (DGX) 23.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

BillionToOne (BLLN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Natera (NTRA) +37.4%, BillionToOne (BLLN) +71.9%, Quest Diagnostics (DGX) +9.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

BillionToOne (BLLN) has the highest net margin (Natera (NTRA) -5.7%, BillionToOne (BLLN) 10.5%, Quest Diagnostics (DGX) 9.5%). On return on invested capital, Quest Diagnostics (DGX) leads (Natera (NTRA) -9.9%, BillionToOne (BLLN) 6.9%, Quest Diagnostics (DGX) 9.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Natera (NTRA) returned the most: Natera (NTRA) +82.0%, Quest Diagnostics (DGX) +42.8%. Over five years, Natera (NTRA) compounded fastest (Natera (NTRA) +25.7%/yr, Quest Diagnostics (DGX) +12.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Quest Diagnostics (DGX) 1.33%. Natera (NTRA) and BillionToOne (BLLN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Quest Diagnostics (DGX) has been the steadiest (Natera (NTRA) 49.6%, BillionToOne (BLLN) 93.3%, Quest Diagnostics (DGX) 24.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NTRA, BLLN and DGX?

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