QDEL vs PHG vs CBLL Stock Comparison

QuidelOrtho, Koninklijke Philips and Ceribell Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
QDEL QuidelOrtho Corp
$14.01 +29.4% 1M -50.3% 1Y
Market cap
$939.81M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
-$211.90M
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Equipment Healthcare
PHG Koninklijke Philips Nv
$27.05 +7.7% 1M -0.9% 1Y
Market cap
$25.74B
P/E
14.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.60B
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Equipment Healthcare
6 wins
CBLL Ceribell, Inc.
$27.22 +11.1% 1M +112.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.06B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$101.96M
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Equipment Healthcare
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionQDELPHGCBLLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $939.81M $25.74B $1.06B PHG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.9x 14.0x -16.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.7x 13.7x — PHG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -30.8% +6.1% +31.7% CBLL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 8.9% -64.7% PHG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 11.5% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.8x 1.6x CBLL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -50.3% -0.9% +112.2% CBLL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -36.2%/yr -10.6%/yr — PHG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 92.9% 28.3% 52.1% PHG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 22/100 80/100 39/100 PHG

Percentile Scorecard

QDELPHGCBLL

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

AxisQDELPHGCBLL
Valuation 46 #124 of 227 98 #6 of 227 24 #173 of 227
Growth 1 #217 of 219 95 #11 of 219 23 #170 of 219
Profitability – 96 #9 of 205 38 #128 of 205
Financial Health 10 #213 of 237 31 #163 of 237 81 #47 of 237
Shareholder Returns 31 #94 of 135 79 #29 of 135 28 #97 of 135
Overall 22 80 39
  • QDEL ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • PHG ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • CBLL 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

PeriodQDELPHGCBLLSPY
1 month +29.4%+7.7%+11.1% +0.9%
3 months -15.1%+3.6%+53.5% +5.9%
6 months +21.9%+5.7%+41.4% +8.5%
Year to date -50.9%-0.1%+24.1% +13.3%
1 year -50.3%-0.9%+112.2% +12.4%
3 years -77.0%+46.2%— +88.1%
3 years, per year -38.8%+13.5%— +23.5%
5 years -89.4%-42.8%— +68.2%
5 years, per year -36.2%-10.6%— +11.0%
10 years -28.0%-10.4%— +263.4%
10 years, per year -3.2%-1.1%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureQDELPHGCBLLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 92.9%28.3%52.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 100.7%27.7%49.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.620.821.21 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.54-0.032.15 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.3%-75.6%-63.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -60.4%-17.8%-1.7% -0.9%
52-week high $35.38$32.91$27.68 $779.14
52-week low $9.96$23.81$10.92 $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.

MultipleQDELPHGCBLL
P/E now vs peer median -0.9xmedian 28.8x 13.9xmedian 28.8x -15.7xmedian 28.8x
P/S now vs peer median -4.5xmedian 3.0x 1.3xmedian 3.0x 10.2xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 17.4x 8.2xmedian 17.4x -13.6xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -4.5xmedian 25.7x 6.0xmedian 25.7x -19.0xmedian 25.7x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 2.4x 2.0xmedian 2.4x 8.1xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.01median 1.03 0.33median 1.03 —median 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 monthsQDELPHGCBLL
Revenue -$211.90M $20.60B $101.96M
Gross profit – $16.03B $90.65M
Operating income – $2.65B -$69.97M
Net income -$1.05B $1.39B -$66.00M
Free cash flow -$211.20M $4.34B -$54.72M
R&D – $2.00B $22.95M
EPS (diluted) $-15.35 $1.91 $-1.74
Cash & equivalents $123.40M $2.04B $32.66M
Total debt $2.89B $9.51B $19.98M
Shares (diluted) 68.30M 962.50M 38.03M
Enterprise value $408.11M $14.86B $458.28M

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
MetricQDELPHGCBLL
P/E -0.9x 13.9x -15.7x
P/FCF -4.5x 6.0x -19.0x
P/Operating cash flow -16.7x 9.8x -19.3x
P/S -4.5x 1.3x 10.2x
P/B 0.5x 2.0x 8.1x
P/Tangible book -1.1x 2.6x 8.1x
EV/EBITDA – 8.2x -13.6x
EV/EBIT – 12.6x -13.3x
EV/Revenue -17.6x 1.6x 9.1x
EV/FCF -17.6x 7.7x -17.0x
EV/Operating cash flow -65.1x 12.6x -17.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.01 0.33 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricQDELPHGCBLL
Revenue growth (1Y) -30.8% 6.1% 31.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -27.0% 2.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 82.4% 33.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 6.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 121.3% -34.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 52.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) -124.8% 293.5% -33.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -107.7% 35.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) -122.8% 539.4% -27.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -106.5% 42.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -128.5% 116.7% -44.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -27.1% 53.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -1,725% 54.2% -41.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -30.1% 45.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricQDELPHGCBLL
Gross margin – 77.8% 88.9%
EBITDA margin – 19.8% -67.1%
Operating margin – 12.9% -68.6%
Pretax margin – 11.9% -64.7%
Net margin – 8.9% -64.7%
FCF margin – 21.1% -53.7%
Operating cash flow margin 27.0% 12.9% -53.0%
Return on equity – 12.7% -49.0%
Return on assets – 5.4% -38.3%
Return on invested capital – 11.5% –
Return on capital employed – 11.8% -45.1%
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.7x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.1x 1.9x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue -20.9% 0.7% 16.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricQDELPHGCBLL
Debt / assets 50.6% 31.2% 12.0%
Debt / equity 1.6x 0.7x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.8x 1.6x
Debt / FCF -13.7x 2.2x -0.4x
Liabilities / assets 68.9% 57.1% 22.9%
Equity / assets 31.1% 42.9% 77.1%
Interest coverage – 6.2x -38.6x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.3x 9.2x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.7x 8.6x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x 7.5x
Altman Z-score – – 14.47

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricQDELPHGCBLL
Dividend yield – 3.7% –
Net buyback yield -0.5% -0.5% -0.6%
Shareholder yield -0.5% 3.2% -0.6%
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.

ConsensusQDELPHGCBLL
Forward P/E 18.7xFY2026 13.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.75FY2026 $1.98FY2026 $-1.86FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -64.6%FY2026 +6.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +101.3% -10.1% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.67BFY2026 $21.63BFY2026 $118.32MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.0%FY2026 +1.8%FY2026 +32.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.2% -8.2% +21.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersQDELPHGCBLL
Held by institutions 100.0% 5.4% 79.9%
Institutions holding 243 363 124
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.9% +0.8% +2.2%
Institutions buying 143 266 74
Institutions selling 65 76 36
Buyers to sellers 2.20 3.50 2.06

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.

QDELPHGCBLL
QDEL 1.00 0.24 0.26
PHG 0.24 1.00 0.22
CBLL 0.26 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, QDEL, PHG and CBLL?

Koninklijke Philips (PHG) is the largest by market capitalisation: QuidelOrtho (QDEL) $939.81M, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) $25.74B, Ceribell (CBLL) $1.06B.

Which company is growing faster?

Ceribell (CBLL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: QuidelOrtho (QDEL) -30.8%, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) +6.1%, Ceribell (CBLL) +31.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Koninklijke Philips (PHG) has the highest net margin (Koninklijke Philips (PHG) 8.9%, Ceribell (CBLL) -64.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ceribell (CBLL) returned the most: QuidelOrtho (QDEL) -50.3%, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) -0.9%, Ceribell (CBLL) +112.2%. Over five years, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) compounded fastest (QuidelOrtho (QDEL) -36.2%/yr, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) -10.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) has been the steadiest (QuidelOrtho (QDEL) 92.9%, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) 28.3%, Ceribell (CBLL) 52.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, QDEL, PHG and CBLL?

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.