PRE vs VREX vs PHG Stock Comparison

Prenetics Global, Varex Imaging and Koninklijke Philips Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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PRE Prenetics Global Ltd
$18.43 -19.8% 1M +40.9% 1Y
Market cap
$257.43M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$185.92M
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Equipment Healthcare
1 win
VREX Varex Imaging Corp
$18.46 +0.1% 1M +54.9% 1Y
Market cap
$776.79M
P/E
35.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$865.00M
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Equipment Healthcare
2 wins
PHG Koninklijke Philips Nv
$26.42 +5.8% 1M -8.5% 1Y
Market cap
$25.56B
P/E
13.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.60B
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Equipment Healthcare
8 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Koninklijke Philips leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Koninklijke Philips 8, Varex Imaging 2, Prenetics Global 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPREVREXPHGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $257.43M $776.79M $25.56B PHG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.6x 35.1x 13.9x PHG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 21.2x 13.3x PHG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +513.0% +5.3% +6.1% PRE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -38.2% 2.6% 8.9% PHG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 6.9% 11.5% PHG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.5x 1.8x PHG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +40.9% +54.9% -8.5% VREX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -30.7%/yr -7.3%/yr -11.1%/yr VREX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 81.0% 57.5% 28.7% PHG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 51/100 80/100 PHG

Percentile Scorecard

PREVREXPHG

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

AxisPREVREXPHG
Valuation 35 #148 of 227 87 #31 of 227 98 #6 of 227
Growth 68 #70 of 219 23 #168 of 219 95 #11 of 219
Profitability 43 #118 of 206 66 #70 of 206 95 #11 of 206
Financial Health 57 #102 of 238 42 #139 of 238 31 #165 of 238
Shareholder Returns – 35 #88 of 134 79 #29 of 134
Overall 51 51 80
  • PRE ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • VREX ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • PHG 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

PeriodPREVREXPHGSPY
1 month -19.8%+0.1%+5.8% -0.2%
3 months +0.9%+65.9%+3.4% +3.9%
6 months +0.3%+52.9%-2.6% +8.2%
Year to date +17.0%+58.5%-2.4% +12.9%
1 year +40.9%+54.9%-8.5% +12.3%
3 years +228.9%+6.7%+42.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +48.8%+2.2%+12.6% +23.3%
5 years -84.0%-31.4%-44.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year -30.7%-7.3%-11.1% +10.9%
10 years ——-11.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year ——-1.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePREVREXPHGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 81.0%57.5%28.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 74.2%50.0%28.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.521.110.81 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.500.95-0.30 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -97.6%-78.8%-75.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.8%-0.6%-19.7% -1.2%
52-week high $26.25$18.58$32.91 $779.14
52-week low $11.79$9.32$23.81 $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.

MultiplePREVREXPHG
P/E now vs peer median -3.6xmedian 29.6x 35.2xmedian 29.6x 13.6xmedian 29.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 2.9x 0.9xmedian 2.9x 1.2xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -4.2xmedian 17.4x 10.2xmedian 17.4x 8.1xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -6.0xmedian 22.3x -38.5xmedian 22.3x 5.9xmedian 22.3x
P/B now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 2.3x 1.5xmedian 2.3x 1.9xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -0.07median 1.04 -9.17median 1.04 0.32median 1.04

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 monthsPREVREXPHG
Revenue $185.92M $865.00M $20.60B
Gross profit $88.89M $296.90M $16.03B
Operating income -$61.83M $72.20M $2.65B
Net income -$71.99M $22.40M $1.39B
Free cash flow -$51.49M -$20.20M $4.34B
R&D $4.11M $91.40M $2.00B
EPS (diluted) $-5.06 $0.52 $1.91
Cash & equivalents $59.05M $99.20M $2.04B
Total debt – $347.10M $9.51B
Shares (diluted) 14.05M 42.60M 962.50M
Enterprise value $121.26M $308.59M $14.67B

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
MetricPREVREXPHG
P/E -3.6x 35.2x 13.6x
P/FCF -6.0x -38.5x 5.9x
P/Operating cash flow -6.0x 68.9x 9.6x
P/S 1.7x 0.9x 1.2x
P/B 3.3x 1.5x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 3.3x 1.6x 2.5x
EV/EBITDA -4.2x 10.2x 8.1x
EV/EBIT -4.1x 14.2x 12.4x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 1.2x 1.6x
EV/FCF -4.9x -50.8x 7.6x
EV/Operating cash flow -4.9x 90.8x 12.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.07 -9.17 0.32

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPREVREXPHG
Revenue growth (1Y) 513.0% 5.3% 6.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 115.5% -1.2% 2.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 413.6% 6.1% 82.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 127.9% 1.2% 6.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -49.2% 297.8% 121.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -1.9% -2.3% 52.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -60.1% 116.7% 293.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -16.5% -9.2% 35.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -28.5% 116.1% 539.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 52.8% -3.8% 42.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -81.1% 116.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -47.6% 53.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -155.5% 54.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -33.5% 45.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPREVREXPHG
Gross margin 47.8% 34.3% 77.8%
EBITDA margin -32.6% 11.7% 19.8%
Operating margin -33.3% 8.3% 12.9%
Pretax margin -24.2% 3.2% 11.9%
Net margin -38.2% 2.6% 8.9%
FCF margin -27.7% -2.3% 21.1%
Operating cash flow margin -27.7% 1.3% 12.9%
Return on equity -67.3% 4.5% 12.7%
Return on assets -43.8% 2.1% 5.4%
Return on invested capital – 6.9% 11.5%
Return on capital employed -48.3% 8.0% 11.8%
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.8x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x 0.5x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 3.4% 1.7% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPREVREXPHG
Debt / assets – 31.6% 31.2%
Debt / equity – 0.7x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.5x 1.8x
Debt / FCF – -17.2x 2.2x
Liabilities / assets 39.5% 53.6% 57.1%
Equity / assets 60.5% 46.4% 42.9%
Interest coverage – 1.9x 6.2x
Current ratio 4.0x 3.4x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.8x 1.3x 0.7x
Cash ratio 1.6x 0.5x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 2.29 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPREVREXPHG
Dividend yield – – 3.7%
Net buyback yield – -0.4% -0.5%
Shareholder yield 0.0% -0.4% 3.3%
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.

ConsensusPREVREXPHG
Forward P/E – 21.2xFY2026 13.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-3.42FY2026 $0.87FY2026 $1.98FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -3.3%FY2026 +6.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +14.9% -10.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $234.43MFY2026 $829.68MFY2026 $21.63BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +153.7%FY2026 -1.8%FY2026 +1.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +65.3% +2.3% -8.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPREVREXPHG
Held by institutions 0.9% 95.2% 5.4%
Institutions holding 1 186 363
Change in shares held, QoQ – -2.7% +0.8%
Institutions buying 0 98 266
Institutions selling 0 58 76
Buyers to sellers – 1.69 3.50

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.

PREVREXPHG
PRE 1.00 0.08 0.08
VREX 0.08 1.00 0.29
PHG 0.08 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PRE, VREX and PHG?

Koninklijke Philips (PHG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Prenetics Global (PRE) $257.43M, Varex Imaging (VREX) $776.79M, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) $25.56B.

Which stock is cheaper, PRE, VREX and PHG?

Koninklijke Philips (PHG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Prenetics Global (PRE) -3.6x, Varex Imaging (VREX) 35.1x, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) 13.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) is cheapest (Varex Imaging (VREX) 21.2x, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) 13.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Prenetics Global (PRE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Prenetics Global (PRE) +513.0%, Varex Imaging (VREX) +5.3%, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) +6.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Koninklijke Philips (PHG) has the highest net margin (Prenetics Global (PRE) -38.2%, Varex Imaging (VREX) 2.6%, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) 8.9%). On return on invested capital, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) leads (Varex Imaging (VREX) 6.9%, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) 11.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Varex Imaging (VREX) returned the most: Prenetics Global (PRE) +40.9%, Varex Imaging (VREX) +54.9%, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) -8.5%. Over five years, Varex Imaging (VREX) compounded fastest (Prenetics Global (PRE) -30.7%/yr, Varex Imaging (VREX) -7.3%/yr, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) -11.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) has been the steadiest (Prenetics Global (PRE) 81.0%, Varex Imaging (VREX) 57.5%, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) 28.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PRE, VREX and PHG?

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 8. 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.