QDEL vs GEHC vs HTFL Stock Comparison

QuidelOrtho, GE HealthCare Technologies and Heartflow Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
QDEL QuidelOrtho Corp
$14.03 +30.3% 1M -48.0% 1Y
Market cap
$958.25M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
-$211.90M
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Equipment Healthcare
HTFL Heartflow, Inc.
$54.45 +10.4% 1M +46.5% 1Y
Market cap
$4.72B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$202.91M
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Equipment Healthcare
2 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

GE HealthCare Technologies leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (GE HealthCare Technologies 5, Heartflow 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionQDELGEHCHTFLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $958.25M $35.97B $4.72B GEHC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.9x 16.7x -47.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.7x 15.6x — GEHC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -30.8% +6.9% +42.5% HTFL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 10.0% -49.4% GEHC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 10.8% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.0x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.19% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -48.0% +6.1% +46.5% HTFL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -36.8%/yr — — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 93.3% 35.5% 76.8% GEHC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 22/100 56/100 55/100 GEHC

Percentile Scorecard

QDELGEHCHTFL

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

AxisQDELGEHCHTFL
Valuation 46 #123 of 227 87 #30 of 227 9 #207 of 227
Growth 1 #218 of 220 35 #144 of 220 74 #59 of 220
Profitability – 78 #47 of 209 48 #110 of 209
Financial Health 10 #216 of 240 29 #172 of 240 92 #21 of 240
Shareholder Returns 32 #94 of 138 53 #66 of 138 –
Overall 22 56 55
  • QDEL ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • GEHC ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • HTFL 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

PeriodQDELGEHCHTFLSPY
1 month +30.3%+23.7%+10.4% -2.3%
3 months -20.8%+14.1%+103.5% -0.7%
6 months +13.0%+30.4%+88.1% +4.8%
Year to date -50.9%-3.0%+86.8% +10.3%
1 year -48.0%+6.1%+46.5% +10.3%
3 years -78.2%+11.1%— +73.0%
3 years, per year -39.8%+3.6%— +20.1%
5 years -89.9%—— +61.9%
5 years, per year -36.8%—— +10.1%
10 years -25.6%—— +258.6%
10 years, per year -2.9%—— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureQDELGEHCHTFLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 93.3%35.5%76.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 100.8%36.0%78.0% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.580.631.91 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.510.170.61 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.3%-37.4%-48.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -60.3%-9.8%-10.0% -3.5%
52-week high $35.38$88.16$60.53 $779.14
52-week low $9.96$59.49$20.49 $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.

MultipleQDELGEHCHTFL
P/E now vs peer median -0.9xmedian 28.4x 16.7xmedian 28.4x -47.0xmedian 28.4x
P/S now vs peer median -4.5xmedian 3.0x 1.7xmedian 3.0x 23.3xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 18.0x 12.3xmedian 18.0x —median 18.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -4.5xmedian 25.0x 19.0xmedian 25.0x —median 25.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 2.3x 3.1xmedian 2.3x 16.9xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.01median 0.93 1.35median 0.93 —median 0.93

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 monthsQDELGEHCHTFL
Revenue -$211.90M $21.64B $202.91M
Gross profit – $8.64B $160.45M
Operating income – $2.89B -$64.46M
Net income -$1.05B $2.21B -$100.19M
Free cash flow -$211.20M $1.89B –
R&D – $1.31B $77.26M
EPS (diluted) $-15.35 $4.75 $-1.16
Cash & equivalents $123.40M $2.86B $34.36M
Total debt $2.89B $9.97B –
Shares (diluted) 68.30M 453.00M 86.40M
Enterprise value $426.55M $24.43B $4.47B

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
MetricQDELGEHCHTFL
P/E -0.9x 16.7x -47.0x
P/FCF -4.5x 19.0x –
P/Operating cash flow -16.8x 14.9x –
P/S -4.5x 1.7x 23.3x
P/B 0.5x 3.1x 16.9x
P/Tangible book -1.1x 3.7x 16.9x
EV/EBITDA – 12.3x –
EV/EBIT – 14.9x -69.4x
EV/Revenue -17.6x 2.0x 22.1x
EV/FCF -17.6x 22.8x –
EV/Operating cash flow -65.1x 17.8x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.01 1.35 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricQDELGEHCHTFL
Revenue growth (1Y) -30.8% 6.9% 42.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -27.0% 3.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 4.6% 48.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 3.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 5.4% -9.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 4.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) -124.8% -3.5% -18.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -107.7% 7.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) -122.8% -2.0% 91.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -106.5% 12.3% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -128.5% 30.5% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -27.1% 4.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -1,725% 34.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -30.1% 2.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricQDELGEHCHTFL
Gross margin – 39.9% 79.1%
EBITDA margin – 16.2% –
Operating margin – 13.3% -31.8%
Pretax margin – 12.8% -49.4%
Net margin – 10.0% -49.4%
FCF margin – 8.7% –
Operating cash flow margin 27.0% 11.2% –
Return on equity – 19.5% -34.5%
Return on assets – 5.8% -28.5%
Return on invested capital – 10.8% –
Return on capital employed – 10.0% -20.9%
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.1x 1.1x –
Stock comp / revenue -20.9% 0.7% 9.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricQDELGEHCHTFL
Debt / assets 50.6% 26.0% –
Debt / equity 1.6x 0.9x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.0x –
Debt / FCF -13.7x 5.3x –
Liabilities / assets 68.9% 69.7% 18.8%
Equity / assets 31.1% 30.3% 81.2%
Interest coverage – 6.6x –
Current ratio 1.4x 1.3x 5.1x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.9x 6.6x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.3x 5.6x
Altman Z-score – 1.95 39.77

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricQDELGEHCHTFL
Dividend yield – 0.2% –
Net buyback yield -0.5% 0.8% –
Shareholder yield -0.5% 1.0% –
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.

ConsensusQDELGEHCHTFL
Forward P/E 18.7xFY2026 15.6xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.75FY2026 $5.09FY2026 $-0.43FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -64.6%FY2026 +10.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +101.3% -0.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.67BFY2026 $22.47BFY2026 $261.38MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.0%FY2026 +8.9%FY2026 +48.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.2% +7.5% +20.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersQDELGEHCHTFL
Held by institutions 100.0% 87.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 243 1,223 193
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.9% +1.7% +133.0%
Institutions buying 143 539 140
Institutions selling 65 462 38
Buyers to sellers 2.20 1.17 3.68

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.

QDELGEHCHTFL
QDEL 1.00 0.26 0.16
GEHC 0.26 1.00 0.17
HTFL 0.16 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, QDEL, GEHC and HTFL?

GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) is the largest by market capitalisation: QuidelOrtho (QDEL) $958.25M, GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) $35.97B, Heartflow (HTFL) $4.72B.

Which company is growing faster?

Heartflow (HTFL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: QuidelOrtho (QDEL) -30.8%, GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) +6.9%, Heartflow (HTFL) +42.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) has the highest net margin (GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) 10.0%, Heartflow (HTFL) -49.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Heartflow (HTFL) returned the most: QuidelOrtho (QDEL) -48.0%, GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) +6.1%, Heartflow (HTFL) +46.5%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) 0.19%. QuidelOrtho (QDEL) and Heartflow (HTFL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) has been the steadiest (QuidelOrtho (QDEL) 93.3%, GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) 35.5%, Heartflow (HTFL) 76.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, QDEL, GEHC and HTFL?

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