QDEL vs HTFL vs CV Stock Comparison

QuidelOrtho, Heartflow and CapsoVision Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
QDEL QuidelOrtho Corp
$13.76 +29.8% 1M -50.8% 1Y
Market cap
$939.81M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
-$211.90M
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Equipment Healthcare
HTFL Heartflow, Inc.
$60.53 +21.5% 1M +61.3% 1Y
Market cap
$5.25B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$202.91M
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Equipment Healthcare
6 wins
CV CapsoVision, Inc
$6.95 +3.9% 1M +48.7% 1Y
Market cap
$347.72M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$14.41M
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Equipment Healthcare

Head to Head

6 decided of 12

Heartflow leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Heartflow 6). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionQDELHTFLCVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $939.81M $5.25B $347.72M HTFL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.9x -52.2x -12.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.3x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -30.8% +42.5% +14.6% HTFL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -49.4% -190.2% HTFL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -50.8% +61.3% +48.7% HTFL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -36.5%/yr — — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 92.9% 76.8% 96.0% HTFL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 22/100 56/100 37/100 HTFL

Percentile Scorecard

QDELHTFLCV

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

AxisQDELHTFLCV
Valuation 47 #120 of 227 9 #207 of 227 5 #215 of 227
Growth 1 #216 of 218 74 #57 of 218 43 #124 of 218
Profitability – 49 #103 of 202 24 #153 of 202
Financial Health 10 #209 of 233 91 #22 of 233 75 #58 of 233
Shareholder Returns 29 #93 of 130 – –
Overall 22 56 37
  • QDEL ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • HTFL ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • CV 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

PeriodQDELHTFLCVSPY
1 month +29.8%+21.5%+3.9% +0.7%
3 months -17.0%+134.3%+3.7% +3.7%
6 months +11.9%+103.4%-1.8% +7.1%
Year to date -51.8%+107.7%-35.0% +12.8%
1 year -50.8%+61.3%+48.7% +11.9%
3 years -77.1%—— +85.2%
3 years, per year -38.9%—— +22.8%
5 years -89.6%—— +67.6%
5 years, per year -36.5%—— +10.9%
10 years -29.3%—— +262.0%
10 years, per year -3.4%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureQDELHTFLCVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 92.9%76.8%96.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 100.7%78.1%89.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.621.890.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.550.800.51 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.3%-48.7%-67.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -61.1%0.0%-51.8% -1.2%
52-week high $35.38$60.53$14.42 $779.14
52-week low $9.96$20.49$4.59 $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.

MultipleQDELHTFLCV
P/E now vs peer median -0.9xmedian 28.7x -52.2xmedian 28.7x -12.7xmedian 28.7x
P/S now vs peer median -4.4xmedian 3.0x 25.9xmedian 3.0x 24.1xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 17.8x —median 17.8x -12.6xmedian 17.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -4.4xmedian 26.4x —median 26.4x —median 26.4x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 2.4x 18.8xmedian 2.4x 26.4xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.01median 0.99 —median 0.99 —median 0.99

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 monthsQDELHTFLCV
Revenue -$211.90M $202.91M $14.41M
Gross profit – $160.45M $7.55M
Operating income – -$64.46M -$27.71M
Net income -$1.05B -$100.19M -$27.42M
Free cash flow -$211.20M – –
R&D – $77.26M $20.51M
EPS (diluted) $-15.35 $-1.16 $-0.55
Cash & equivalents $123.40M $34.36M –
Total debt $2.89B – –
Shares (diluted) 68.30M 86.40M 49.94M
Enterprise value $408.11M $5.00B $347.72M

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
MetricQDELHTFLCV
P/E -0.9x -52.2x -12.7x
P/FCF -4.4x – –
P/Operating cash flow -16.4x – –
P/S -4.4x 25.9x 24.1x
P/B 0.5x 18.8x 26.4x
P/Tangible book -1.0x 18.8x 26.4x
EV/EBITDA – – -12.6x
EV/EBIT – -77.6x -12.5x
EV/Revenue -17.5x 24.7x 24.1x
EV/FCF -17.6x – –
EV/Operating cash flow -64.8x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.01 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricQDELHTFLCV
Revenue growth (1Y) -30.8% 42.5% 14.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -27.0% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 48.8% 11.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -9.5% -36.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) -124.8% -18.3% -34.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -107.7% – –
EPS growth (1Y) -122.8% 91.4% 93.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -106.5% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -128.5% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -27.1% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -1,725% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -30.1% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricQDELHTFLCV
Gross margin – 79.1% 52.4%
EBITDA margin – – -190.7%
Operating margin – -31.8% -192.3%
Pretax margin – -49.4% -190.1%
Net margin – -49.4% -190.2%
FCF margin – – –
Operating cash flow margin 27.0% – –
Return on equity – -34.5% -207.5%
Return on assets – -28.5% -149.3%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – -20.9% -209.8%
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.6x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.1x – –
Stock comp / revenue -20.9% 9.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricQDELHTFLCV
Debt / assets 50.6% – –
Debt / equity 1.6x – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF -13.7x – –
Liabilities / assets 68.9% 18.8% 29.1%
Equity / assets 31.1% 81.2% 70.9%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.4x 5.1x 3.4x
Quick ratio 0.5x 6.6x –
Cash ratio 0.1x 5.6x –
Altman Z-score – 44.65 22.42

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricQDELHTFLCV
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.6% – –
Shareholder yield -0.6% – 0.0%
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.

ConsensusQDELHTFLCV
Forward P/E 18.3xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.75FY2026 $-0.43FY2026 $-0.58FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -64.6%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +101.3% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.67BFY2026 $261.38MFY2026 $13.91MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.0%FY2026 +48.5%FY2026 +2.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.2% +20.6% +46.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersQDELHTFLCV
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 10.2%
Institutions holding 243 193 50
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.9% +133.0% +27.6%
Institutions buying 143 140 36
Institutions selling 65 38 8
Buyers to sellers 2.20 3.68 4.50

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.

QDELHTFLCV
QDEL 1.00 0.16 0.20
HTFL 0.16 1.00 0.04
CV 0.20 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, QDEL, HTFL and CV?

Heartflow (HTFL) is the largest by market capitalisation: QuidelOrtho (QDEL) $939.81M, Heartflow (HTFL) $5.25B, CapsoVision (CV) $347.72M.

Which company is growing faster?

Heartflow (HTFL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: QuidelOrtho (QDEL) -30.8%, Heartflow (HTFL) +42.5%, CapsoVision (CV) +14.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Heartflow (HTFL) has the highest net margin (Heartflow (HTFL) -49.4%, CapsoVision (CV) -190.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Heartflow (HTFL) returned the most: QuidelOrtho (QDEL) -50.8%, Heartflow (HTFL) +61.3%, CapsoVision (CV) +48.7%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Heartflow (HTFL) has been the steadiest (QuidelOrtho (QDEL) 92.9%, Heartflow (HTFL) 76.8%, CapsoVision (CV) 96.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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