PHG vs VREX vs GEHC Stock Comparison

Koninklijke Philips, Varex Imaging and GE HealthCare Technologies Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PHG Koninklijke Philips Nv
$26.56 +6.4% 1M -7.9% 1Y
Market cap
$25.07B
P/E
13.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.60B
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Equipment Healthcare
6 wins
VREX Varex Imaging Corp
$18.41 -0.2% 1M +53.5% 1Y
Market cap
$776.53M
P/E
35.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$865.00M
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Equipment Healthcare
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Koninklijke Philips leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Koninklijke Philips 6, GE HealthCare Technologies 3, Varex Imaging 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPHGVREXGEHCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $25.07B $776.53M $32.18B GEHC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.6x 35.1x 16.2x PHG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.4x 21.2x 14.1x PHG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.1% +5.3% +6.5% GEHC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.9% 2.6% 9.3% GEHC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.5% 6.9% 10.1% PHG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 2.5x 2.4x PHG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.9% +53.5% -7.9% VREX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -10.8%/yr -7.0%/yr — VREX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.8% 57.6% 34.9% PHG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 80/100 51/100 54/100 PHG

Percentile Scorecard

PHGVREXGEHC

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

AxisPHGVREXGEHC
Valuation 98 #6 of 228 87 #31 of 228 87 #30 of 228
Growth 96 #11 of 221 23 #170 of 221 23 #171 of 221
Profitability 96 #10 of 208 66 #71 of 208 77 #48 of 208
Financial Health 31 #166 of 239 41 #141 of 239 27 #175 of 239
Shareholder Returns 79 #29 of 137 36 #88 of 137 57 #60 of 137
Overall 80 51 54
  • PHG ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • VREX 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

PeriodPHGVREXGEHCSPY
1 month +6.4%-0.2%+8.0% -0.8%
3 months +6.2%+67.7%+17.8% +3.5%
6 months -3.6%+44.8%+2.1% +7.0%
Year to date -1.9%+58.0%-12.2% +12.2%
1 year -7.9%+53.5%-7.9% +13.0%
3 years +43.6%+6.4%+14.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +12.8%+2.1%+4.5% +23.1%
5 years -43.6%-30.3%— +68.6%
5 years, per year -10.8%-7.0%— +11.0%
10 years -11.6%—— +258.0%
10 years, per year -1.2%—— +13.6%

Risk

MeasurePHGVREXGEHCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.8%57.6%34.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.8%50.0%36.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.811.110.68 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.270.93-0.23 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -75.6%-78.8%-37.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.3%-0.9%-18.4% -1.8%
52-week high $32.91$18.58$88.16 $779.14
52-week low $23.81$9.32$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.

MultiplePHGVREXGEHC
P/E now vs peer median 13.7xmedian 30.6x 35.1xmedian 30.6x 16.4xmedian 30.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 3.0x 0.9xmedian 3.0x 1.5xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 17.5x 10.1xmedian 17.5x 12.1xmedian 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 23.3x -38.4xmedian 23.3x 20.6xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 2.4x 1.5xmedian 2.4x 3.0xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.32median 0.87 -9.15median 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 monthsPHGVREXGEHC
Revenue $20.60B $865.00M $21.27B
Gross profit $16.03B $296.90M $8.41B
Operating income $2.65B $72.20M $2.73B
Net income $1.39B $22.40M $2.05B
Free cash flow $4.34B -$20.20M $1.58B
R&D $2.00B $91.40M $1.28B
EPS (diluted) $1.91 $0.52 $4.37
Cash & equivalents $2.04B $99.20M $2.11B
Total debt $9.51B $347.10M $10.09B
Shares (diluted) 962.50M 42.60M 454.00M
Enterprise value $14.18B $308.33M $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
MetricPHGVREXGEHC
P/E 13.7x 35.1x 16.4x
P/FCF 5.9x -38.4x 20.6x
P/Operating cash flow 9.6x 68.7x 15.5x
P/S 1.2x 0.9x 1.5x
P/B 2.0x 1.5x 3.0x
P/Tangible book 2.5x 1.6x 3.6x
EV/EBITDA 8.1x 10.1x 12.1x
EV/EBIT 12.4x 14.2x 14.8x
EV/Revenue 1.6x 1.2x 1.9x
EV/FCF 7.6x -50.7x 25.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.4x 90.6x 19.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.32 -9.15 2.45

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPHGVREXGEHC
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.1% 5.3% 6.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.3% -1.2% 3.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 82.4% 6.1% 1.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.7% 1.2% 3.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 121.3% 297.8% -0.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 52.0% -2.3% 2.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 293.5% 116.7% -11.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 35.6% -9.2% 2.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 539.4% 116.1% -10.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 42.2% -3.8% 6.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 116.7% -81.1% 5.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 53.6% -47.6% 0.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 54.2% -155.5% 0.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 45.6% -33.5% -2.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPHGVREXGEHC
Gross margin 77.8% 34.3% 39.5%
EBITDA margin 19.8% 11.7% 15.7%
Operating margin 12.9% 8.3% 12.9%
Pretax margin 11.9% 3.2% 12.5%
Net margin 8.9% 2.6% 9.3%
FCF margin 21.1% -2.3% 7.4%
Operating cash flow margin 12.9% 1.3% 9.9%
Return on equity 12.7% 4.5% 18.9%
Return on assets 5.4% 2.1% 5.5%
Return on invested capital 11.5% 6.9% 10.1%
Return on capital employed 11.8% 8.0% 9.5%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.8x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 0.5x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 1.7% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPHGVREXGEHC
Debt / assets 31.2% 31.6% 27.1%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.7x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 2.5x 2.4x
Debt / FCF 2.2x -17.2x 6.4x
Liabilities / assets 57.1% 53.6% 70.5%
Equity / assets 42.9% 46.4% 29.5%
Interest coverage 6.2x 1.9x 6.4x
Current ratio 1.3x 3.4x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.3x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.5x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – 2.28 1.86

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPHGVREXGEHC
Dividend yield 3.7% – 0.2%
Net buyback yield -0.5% -0.4% 1.2%
Shareholder yield 3.3% -0.4% 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.

ConsensusPHGVREXGEHC
Forward P/E 13.4xFY2026 21.2xFY2026 14.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.98FY2026 $0.87FY2026 $5.09FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +6.5%FY2026 -3.3%FY2026 +10.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -10.1% +14.9% -0.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $21.63BFY2026 $829.68MFY2026 $22.47BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.8%FY2026 -1.8%FY2026 +8.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -8.2% +2.3% +7.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPHGVREXGEHC
Held by institutions 5.4% 95.2% 87.0%
Institutions holding 363 186 1,221
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.8% -2.7% +1.7%
Institutions buying 266 98 538
Institutions selling 76 58 461
Buyers to sellers 3.50 1.69 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.

PHGVREXGEHC
PHG 1.00 0.29 0.54
VREX 0.29 1.00 0.26
GEHC 0.54 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PHG, VREX and GEHC?

GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Koninklijke Philips (PHG) $25.07B, Varex Imaging (VREX) $776.53M, GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) $32.18B.

Which stock is cheaper, PHG, VREX and GEHC?

Koninklijke Philips (PHG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Koninklijke Philips (PHG) 13.6x, Varex Imaging (VREX) 35.1x, GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) 16.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) is cheapest (Koninklijke Philips (PHG) 13.4x, Varex Imaging (VREX) 21.2x, GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) 14.1x). 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: Koninklijke Philips (PHG) +6.1%, Varex Imaging (VREX) +5.3%, GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) +6.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) has the highest net margin (Koninklijke Philips (PHG) 8.9%, Varex Imaging (VREX) 2.6%, GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) 9.3%). On return on invested capital, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) leads (Koninklijke Philips (PHG) 11.5%, Varex Imaging (VREX) 6.9%, GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) 10.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Varex Imaging (VREX) returned the most: Koninklijke Philips (PHG) -7.9%, Varex Imaging (VREX) +53.5%, GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) -7.9%. Over five years, Varex Imaging (VREX) compounded fastest (Koninklijke Philips (PHG) -10.8%/yr, Varex Imaging (VREX) -7.0%/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) 28.8%, Varex Imaging (VREX) 57.6%, GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) 34.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PHG, VREX 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, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) leads on 6. 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.