PHG vs NEOG vs QDEL Stock Comparison

Koninklijke Philips, Neogen and QuidelOrtho Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PHG Koninklijke Philips Nv
$27.05 +7.7% 1M -0.9% 1Y
Market cap
$25.75B
P/E
14.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.60B
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Equipment Healthcare
9 wins
NEOG Neogen Corp
$12.12 -11.7% 1M +96.8% 1Y
Market cap
$2.67B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$883.99M
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Equipment Healthcare
1 win
QDEL QuidelOrtho Corp
$14.01 +29.4% 1M -50.3% 1Y
Market cap
$938.78M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
-$211.90M
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Equipment Healthcare

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionPHGNEOGQDELLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $25.75B $2.67B $938.78M PHG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.0x -47.7x -0.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.7x 37.9x 18.7x PHG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.1% -0.3% -30.8% PHG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.9% -6.3% — PHG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.5% -0.2% — PHG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 5.4x — PHG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -0.9% +96.8% -50.3% NEOG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -10.6%/yr -22.1%/yr -36.2%/yr PHG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.3% 55.7% 92.9% PHG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 80/100 57/100 22/100 PHG

Percentile Scorecard

PHGNEOGQDEL

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

AxisPHGNEOGQDEL
Valuation 98 #6 of 227 73 #63 of 227 46 #124 of 227
Growth 95 #11 of 219 50 #111 of 219 1 #217 of 219
Profitability 96 #9 of 205 63 #76 of 205 –
Financial Health 31 #163 of 237 46 #128 of 237 10 #213 of 237
Shareholder Returns 79 #29 of 135 55 #61 of 135 31 #94 of 135
Overall 80 57 22
  • PHG ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • NEOG 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

PeriodPHGNEOGQDELSPY
1 month +7.7%-11.7%+29.4% +0.9%
3 months +3.6%+28.9%-15.1% +5.9%
6 months +5.7%+34.5%+21.9% +8.5%
Year to date -0.1%+73.4%-50.9% +13.3%
1 year -0.9%+96.8%-50.3% +12.4%
3 years +46.2%-20.9%-77.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year +13.5%-7.5%-38.8% +23.5%
5 years -42.8%-71.4%-89.4% +68.2%
5 years, per year -10.6%-22.1%-36.2% +11.0%
10 years -10.4%-38.0%-28.0% +263.4%
10 years, per year -1.1%-4.7%-3.2% +13.8%

Risk

MeasurePHGNEOGQDELSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.3%55.7%92.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.7%46.7%100.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.821.442.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.031.74-0.54 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -75.6%-90.6%-94.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.8%-13.3%-60.4% -0.9%
52-week high $32.91$13.98$35.38 $779.14
52-week low $23.81$5.41$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.

MultiplePHGNEOGQDEL
P/E now vs peer median 13.9xmedian 28.8x -47.1xmedian 28.8x -0.9xmedian 28.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 3.0x 3.0xmedian 3.0x -4.5xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 17.4x 29.3xmedian 17.4x —median 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 25.7x 53.1xmedian 25.7x -4.5xmedian 25.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 2.4x 1.3xmedian 2.4x 0.5xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.33median 1.03 1.68median 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 monthsPHGNEOGQDEL
Revenue $20.60B $883.99M -$211.90M
Gross profit $16.03B $418.98M –
Operating income $2.65B -$7.38M –
Net income $1.39B -$56.10M -$1.05B
Free cash flow $4.34B $49.80M -$211.20M
R&D $2.00B $19.76M –
EPS (diluted) $1.91 $-0.26 $-15.35
Cash & equivalents $2.04B $172.00M $123.40M
Total debt $9.51B $774.20M $2.89B
Shares (diluted) 962.50M 218.10M 68.30M
Enterprise value $14.86B $2.01B $407.08M

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
MetricPHGNEOGQDEL
P/E 13.9x -47.1x -0.9x
P/FCF 6.0x 53.1x -4.5x
P/Operating cash flow 9.8x 31.0x -16.7x
P/S 1.3x 3.0x -4.5x
P/B 2.0x 1.3x 0.5x
P/Tangible book 2.6x 3.3x -1.1x
EV/EBITDA 8.2x 29.3x –
EV/EBIT 12.6x -440.3x –
EV/Revenue 1.6x 3.7x -17.6x
EV/FCF 7.7x 65.2x -17.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.6x 38.1x -65.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.33 1.68 0.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPHGNEOGQDEL
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.1% -0.3% -30.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.3% -1.3% -27.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 82.4% 1.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.7% -3.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 121.3% 99.3% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 52.0% -29.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) 293.5% 94.6% -124.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 35.6% -28.3% -107.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 539.4% 94.6% -122.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 42.2% -28.0% -106.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 116.7% -1.9% -128.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 53.6% 2.9% -27.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 54.2% 1,631% -1,725%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 45.6% 126.1% -30.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPHGNEOGQDEL
Gross margin 77.8% 47.4% –
EBITDA margin 19.8% 12.5% –
Operating margin 12.9% -0.8% –
Pretax margin 11.9% -7.7% –
Net margin 8.9% -6.3% –
FCF margin 21.1% 5.6% –
Operating cash flow margin 12.9% 9.6% 27.0%
Return on equity 12.7% -2.7% –
Return on assets 5.4% -1.7% –
Return on invested capital 11.5% -0.2% –
Return on capital employed 11.8% -0.2% –
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.3x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x -1.5x 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 1.3% -20.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPHGNEOGQDEL
Debt / assets 31.2% 23.4% 50.6%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.4x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 5.4x –
Debt / FCF 2.2x 15.5x -13.7x
Liabilities / assets 57.1% 36.8% 68.9%
Equity / assets 42.9% 63.2% 31.1%
Interest coverage 6.2x – –
Current ratio 1.3x 3.9x 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.7x 2.1x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.2x 1.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 1.49 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPHGNEOGQDEL
Dividend yield 3.7% – –
Net buyback yield -0.5% -0.1% -0.5%
Shareholder yield 3.2% -0.1% -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.

ConsensusPHGNEOGQDEL
Forward P/E 13.7xFY2026 37.9xFY2026 18.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.98FY2026 $0.32FY2026 $0.75FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +6.5%FY2026 0.0%FY2026 -64.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -10.1% +31.3% +101.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $21.63BFY2026 $847.28MFY2026 $2.67BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.8%FY2026 -2.7%FY2026 -2.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -8.2% -1.5% +0.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPHGNEOGQDEL
Held by institutions 5.4% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 363 315 243
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.8% +1.6% +2.9%
Institutions buying 266 151 143
Institutions selling 76 106 65
Buyers to sellers 3.50 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.

PHGNEOGQDEL
PHG 1.00 0.30 0.24
NEOG 0.30 1.00 0.20
QDEL 0.24 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PHG, NEOG and QDEL?

Koninklijke Philips (PHG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Koninklijke Philips (PHG) $25.75B, Neogen (NEOG) $2.67B, QuidelOrtho (QDEL) $938.78M.

Which company is growing faster?

Koninklijke Philips (PHG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Koninklijke Philips (PHG) +6.1%, Neogen (NEOG) -0.3%, QuidelOrtho (QDEL) -30.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Koninklijke Philips (PHG) has the highest net margin (Koninklijke Philips (PHG) 8.9%, Neogen (NEOG) -6.3%). On return on invested capital, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) leads (Koninklijke Philips (PHG) 11.5%, Neogen (NEOG) -0.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Neogen (NEOG) returned the most: Koninklijke Philips (PHG) -0.9%, Neogen (NEOG) +96.8%, QuidelOrtho (QDEL) -50.3%. Over five years, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) compounded fastest (Koninklijke Philips (PHG) -10.6%/yr, 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, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) has been the steadiest (Koninklijke Philips (PHG) 28.3%, Neogen (NEOG) 55.7%, QuidelOrtho (QDEL) 92.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PHG, NEOG 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, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) 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.