QGEN vs A vs RGEN Stock Comparison

Qiagen, Agilent Technologies and Repligen Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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QGEN Qiagen N.V.
$50.33 +11.8% 1M -0.3% 1Y
Market cap
$10.93B
P/E
26.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.10B
Div. yield
–
Life Sciences Tools Healthcare
3 wins
A Agilent Technologies, Inc.
$181.54 +3.6% 1M +24.5% 1Y
Market cap
$50.88B
P/E
35.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.37B
Div. yield
0.01%
Life Sciences Tools Healthcare
7 wins
RGEN Repligen Corp
$184.69 -4.8% 1M +21.9% 1Y
Market cap
$10.67B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$805.61M
Div. yield
–
Life Sciences Tools Healthcare
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Agilent Technologies leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Agilent Technologies 7, Qiagen 3, Repligen 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionQGENARGENLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.93B $50.88B $10.67B A
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.7x 35.3x -904.3x QGEN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.4x 27.8x 95.2x QGEN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.0% +8.6% +13.8% RGEN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 19.5% 19.5% — A
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.9% 13.1% — A
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 1.1x — A
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -0.3% +24.5% +21.9% A
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.2%/yr +2.9%/yr -8.7%/yr A
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.7% 32.4% 46.1% A
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 62/100 56/100 QGEN

Percentile Scorecard

QGENARGEN

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

AxisQGENARGEN
Valuation 76 #55 of 227 57 #98 of 227 42 #133 of 227
Growth 30 #153 of 219 36 #140 of 219 31 #152 of 219
Profitability 93 #16 of 205 91 #19 of 205 69 #64 of 205
Financial Health 63 #88 of 237 56 #106 of 237 84 #40 of 237
Shareholder Returns 94 #9 of 135 70 #41 of 135 –
Overall 71 62 56
  • QGEN ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • A ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • RGEN 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

PeriodQGENARGENSPY
1 month +11.8%+3.6%-4.8% +0.9%
3 months +20.3%+29.4%+30.8% +5.9%
6 months +49.7%+63.1%+63.3% +8.5%
Year to date +6.3%+33.4%+12.7% +13.3%
1 year -0.3%+24.5%+21.9% +12.4%
3 years +24.9%+76.6%+54.4% +88.1%
3 years, per year +7.7%+20.9%+15.6% +23.5%
5 years -19.1%+15.3%-36.4% +68.2%
5 years, per year -4.2%+2.9%-8.7% +11.0%
10 years +75.6%+320.0%+546.2% +263.4%
10 years, per year +5.8%+15.4%+20.5% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureQGENARGENSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.7%32.4%46.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.5%27.6%46.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.470.881.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.010.750.47 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.2%-39.6%-66.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.6%0.0%-5.1% -0.9%
52-week high $55.66$181.54$194.57 $779.14
52-week low $32.63$110.24$102.87 $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.

MultipleQGENARGEN
P/E now vs peer median 26.7xmedian 28.8x 35.6xmedian 28.8x -882.7xmedian 28.8x
P/S now vs peer median 5.2xmedian 3.0x 6.9xmedian 3.0x 12.9xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.1xmedian 17.4x 27.9xmedian 17.4x —median 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.0xmedian 25.7x 40.4xmedian 25.7x 98.1xmedian 25.7x
P/B now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 2.4x 7.0xmedian 2.4x 5.0xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 3.61median 1.03 3.62median 1.03 31.05median 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 monthsQGENARGEN
Revenue $2.10B $7.37B $805.61M
Gross profit $1.31B $3.97B –
Operating income $445.43M $1.64B $18.24M
Net income $409.32M $1.44B $26.59M
Free cash flow $991.33M $1.27B –
R&D $194.67M $485.00M $56.43M
EPS (diluted) $1.87 $5.09 $-0.21
Cash & equivalents $768.50M $1.76B $726.96M
Total debt $6.86B $3.95B –
Shares (diluted) 218.88M 283.00M 56.64M
Enterprise value $6.70B $43.76B $10.67B

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
MetricQGENARGEN
P/E 26.7x 35.6x -882.7x
P/FCF 11.0x 40.4x 98.1x
P/Operating cash flow 16.7x 31.8x 80.2x
P/S 5.2x 6.9x 12.9x
P/B 3.3x 7.0x 5.0x
P/Tangible book 3.6x 7.9x 5.8x
EV/EBITDA 18.1x 27.9x –
EV/EBIT 26.4x 32.6x –
EV/Revenue 5.6x 7.2x 12.9x
EV/FCF 11.9x 42.1x –
EV/Operating cash flow 18.0x 33.2x 80.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.61 3.62 31.05

Growth

14 metrics
MetricQGENARGEN
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.0% 8.6% 13.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.0% 1.8% 7.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.7% 11.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.3% 3.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -4.9% 13.5% 2,185%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.3% 5.1% -40.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 143.9% 18.0% 1,430%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 6.7% 8.3% -35.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 12.5% 18.9% -777.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.4% 9.8% -28.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -3.0% 7.6% -0.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.0% -1.9% -4.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 2.3% 16.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.5% -3.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricQGENARGEN
Gross margin 62.2% 53.8% –
EBITDA margin 31.0% 25.9% –
Operating margin 21.2% 22.2% –
Pretax margin 22.0% 22.5% –
Net margin 19.5% 19.5% –
FCF margin 47.2% 17.2% –
Operating cash flow margin 31.2% 21.8% 16.1%
Return on equity 12.2% 19.9% 1.3%
Return on assets 7.0% 10.7% 0.9%
Return on invested capital 7.9% 13.1% –
Return on capital employed 8.5% 14.6% –
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.5x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.1x 4.9x
Stock comp / revenue 2.1% 1.8% 4.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricQGENARGEN
Debt / assets 27.9% 28.3% –
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 1.1x –
Debt / FCF 1.7x 3.1x –
Liabilities / assets 43.0% 47.3% 28.5%
Equity / assets 57.0% 52.7% 71.5%
Interest coverage 11.3x 15.5x –
Current ratio 2.8x 2.1x 9.9x
Quick ratio 2.0x 1.4x –
Cash ratio 1.4x 0.8x –
Altman Z-score 4.08 5.96 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricQGENARGEN
Dividend yield 5.2% 0.6% –
Net buyback yield 0.6% 0.6% –
Shareholder yield 5.8% 1.2% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – 19.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 22.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 2.1% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 3.1% –

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.

ConsensusQGENARGEN
Forward P/E 21.4xFY2026 27.8xFY2026 95.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.35FY2026 $6.54FY2026 $1.94FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -1.3%FY2026 +17.0%FY2026 +13.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.4% +0.3% +29.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.25BFY2026 $7.87BFY2026 $773.94MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.8%FY2026 +15.3%FY2026 +4.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.8% -5.6% +35.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersQGENARGEN
Held by institutions 0.0% 92.6% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1 1,124 482
Change in shares held, QoQ – +3.2% +1.2%
Institutions buying 0 601 272
Institutions selling 0 350 141
Buyers to sellers – 1.72 1.93

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.

QGENARGEN
QGEN 1.00 0.37 0.38
A 0.37 1.00 0.62
RGEN 0.38 0.62 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, QGEN, A and RGEN?

Agilent Technologies (A) is the largest by market capitalisation: Qiagen (QGEN) $10.93B, Agilent Technologies (A) $50.88B, Repligen (RGEN) $10.67B.

Which stock is cheaper, QGEN, A and RGEN?

Qiagen (QGEN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Qiagen (QGEN) 26.7x, Agilent Technologies (A) 35.3x, Repligen (RGEN) -904.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Qiagen (QGEN) is cheapest (Qiagen (QGEN) 21.4x, Agilent Technologies (A) 27.8x, Repligen (RGEN) 95.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Repligen (RGEN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Qiagen (QGEN) +3.0%, Agilent Technologies (A) +8.6%, Repligen (RGEN) +13.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Agilent Technologies (A) has the highest net margin (Qiagen (QGEN) 19.5%, Agilent Technologies (A) 19.5%). On return on invested capital, Agilent Technologies (A) leads (Qiagen (QGEN) 7.9%, Agilent Technologies (A) 13.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Agilent Technologies (A) returned the most: Qiagen (QGEN) -0.3%, Agilent Technologies (A) +24.5%, Repligen (RGEN) +21.9%. Over five years, Agilent Technologies (A) compounded fastest (Qiagen (QGEN) -4.2%/yr, Agilent Technologies (A) +2.9%/yr, Repligen (RGEN) -8.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Qiagen (QGEN) 0.00%, Agilent Technologies (A) 0.01%, Repligen (RGEN) 0.00%. Qiagen (QGEN) and Repligen (RGEN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Agilent Technologies (A) has been the steadiest (Qiagen (QGEN) 35.7%, Agilent Technologies (A) 32.4%, Repligen (RGEN) 46.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, QGEN, A and RGEN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Agilent Technologies (A) leads on 7. 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.