QGEN vs RGEN vs TECH Stock Comparison

Qiagen, Repligen and Bio-Techne Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
QGEN Qiagen N.V.
$50.37 +14.0% 1M -3.0% 1Y
Market cap
$10.93B
P/E
26.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.10B
Div. yield
5.24%
Life Sciences Tools Healthcare
7 wins
RGEN Repligen Corp
$180.17 -5.0% 1M +8.3% 1Y
Market cap
$10.17B
P/E
244.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$785.10M
Div. yield
–
Life Sciences Tools Healthcare
2 wins
TECH BIO-TECHNE Corp
$72.69 +0.1% 1M +10.3% 1Y
Market cap
$11.35B
P/E
62.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.22B
Div. yield
0.44%
Life Sciences Tools Healthcare
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Qiagen leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Qiagen 7, Bio-Techne 3, Repligen 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionQGENRGENTECHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.93B $10.17B $11.35B TECH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.7x 244.7x 62.3x QGEN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.3x 92.9x 33.5x QGEN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.0% +16.5% -0.4% RGEN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 19.5% 5.3% 15.0% QGEN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.9% 1.9% 8.3% TECH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x -1.6x -0.2x RGEN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 5.24% — 0.44% QGEN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -3.0% +8.3% +10.3% TECH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.3%/yr -7.8%/yr -10.6%/yr QGEN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.8% 46.3% 43.6% QGEN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 66/100 66/100 QGEN

Percentile Scorecard

QGENRGENTECH

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

AxisQGENRGENTECH
Valuation 76 #56 of 228 54 #105 of 228 58 #96 of 228
Growth 30 #155 of 221 56 #98 of 221 39 #136 of 221
Profitability 92 #17 of 208 71 #61 of 208 94 #14 of 208
Financial Health 63 #90 of 239 80 #48 of 239 86 #35 of 239
Shareholder Returns 94 #9 of 137 68 #44 of 137 52 #67 of 137
Overall 71 66 66
  • QGEN ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • RGEN ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • TECH ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodQGENRGENTECHSPY
1 month +14.0%-5.0%+0.1% -0.8%
3 months +22.6%+37.5%+1.5% +3.5%
6 months +32.2%+52.3%+31.9% +7.0%
Year to date +6.4%+10.0%+23.6% +12.2%
1 year -3.0%+8.3%+10.3% +13.0%
3 years +25.0%+50.7%+22.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +7.7%+14.7%+6.9% +23.1%
5 years -15.6%-33.5%-43.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year -3.3%-7.8%-10.6% +11.0%
10 years +75.9%+525.2%+186.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year +5.8%+20.1%+11.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureQGENRGENTECHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.8%46.3%43.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.5%46.8%43.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.471.220.77 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.080.180.24 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.2%-66.2%-67.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.5%-7.4%0.0% -1.8%
52-week high $55.66$194.57$72.69 $779.14
52-week low $32.63$102.87$43.30 $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.

MultipleQGENRGENTECH
P/E now vs peer median 26.7xmedian 30.6x 244.7xmedian 30.6x 62.3xmedian 30.6x
P/S now vs peer median 5.2xmedian 3.0x 12.9xmedian 3.0x 9.3xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.1xmedian 17.5x 61.6xmedian 17.5x 32.3xmedian 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.0xmedian 23.3x 90.8xmedian 23.3x 43.1xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 2.4x 4.8xmedian 2.4x 5.4xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 3.62median 0.87 -8.04median 0.87 -4.77median 0.87

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 monthsQGENRGENTECH
Revenue $2.10B $785.10M $1.22B
Gross profit $1.31B $422.67M $799.07M
Operating income $445.43M $64.61M $251.89M
Net income $409.32M $41.54M $181.86M
Free cash flow $991.33M $111.97M $263.22M
R&D $194.67M $56.17M $94.77M
EPS (diluted) $1.87 $0.73 $1.16
Cash & equivalents $768.50M $606.78M $264.71M
Total debt $6.86B $551.05M $200.00M
Shares (diluted) 218.88M 56.64M 157.01M
Enterprise value $6.70B $7.06B $10.55B

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
MetricQGENRGENTECH
P/E 26.7x 244.7x 62.3x
P/FCF 11.0x 90.8x 43.1x
P/Operating cash flow 16.7x 75.4x 38.8x
P/S 5.2x 12.9x 9.3x
P/B 3.3x 4.8x 5.4x
P/Tangible book 3.6x 5.8x 6.3x
EV/EBITDA 18.1x 61.6x 32.3x
EV/EBIT 26.4x 153.3x 44.8x
EV/Revenue 5.6x 12.6x 9.3x
EV/FCF 11.9x 88.5x 42.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.0x 73.5x 38.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.62 -8.04 -4.77

Growth

14 metrics
MetricQGENRGENTECH
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.0% 16.5% -0.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.0% 3.3% 2.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.7% 40.6% 1.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.3% 4.2% 1.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -4.9% 370.8% 146.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.3% -21.7% -5.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 143.9% 400.4% 147.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 6.7% -30.6% -14.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 12.5% 399.7% 152.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.4% -30.4% -13.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -3.0% 2.1% 1.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.0% -3.2% 4.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 2.3% 2.8% 2.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.5% 3.9% 6.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricQGENRGENTECH
Gross margin 62.2% 53.8% 65.8%
EBITDA margin 31.0% 20.5% 28.7%
Operating margin 21.2% 8.2% 20.7%
Pretax margin 22.0% 6.6% 19.8%
Net margin 19.5% 5.3% 15.0%
FCF margin 47.2% 14.3% 21.7%
Operating cash flow margin 31.2% 17.2% 24.0%
Return on equity 12.2% 2.0% 8.7%
Return on assets 7.0% 1.4% 7.1%
Return on invested capital 7.9% 1.9% 8.3%
Return on capital employed 8.5% 2.3% 10.5%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.3x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 3.2x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 2.1% 4.2% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricQGENRGENTECH
Debt / assets 27.9% 18.7% 7.7%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.3x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x -1.6x -0.2x
Debt / FCF 1.7x 4.9x 0.8x
Liabilities / assets 43.0% 28.4% 18.5%
Equity / assets 57.0% 71.6% 81.5%
Interest coverage 11.3x 2.9x 26.2x
Current ratio 2.8x 9.1x 4.5x
Quick ratio 2.0x 7.3x 2.9x
Cash ratio 1.4x 6.1x 1.6x
Altman Z-score 4.08 8.27 15.91

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricQGENRGENTECH
Dividend yield 5.2% – 0.4%
Net buyback yield 0.6% 0.0% -0.3%
Shareholder yield 5.8% 0.0% 0.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 27.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 19.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -0.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -0.2%

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.

ConsensusQGENRGENTECH
Forward P/E 21.3xFY2026 92.9xFY2026 33.5xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $2.36FY2026 $1.94FY2026 $2.17FY2027
EPS growth, next FY -0.8%FY2026 +13.5%FY2026 +12.4%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +17.4% +29.4% +4.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.25BFY2026 $773.94MFY2026 $1.19BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +7.8%FY2026 +4.8%FY2026 -2.1%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after -2.8% +35.9% +13.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersQGENRGENTECH
Held by institutions 67.3% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 337 482 597
Change in shares held, QoQ +16.5% +1.2% -0.6%
Institutions buying 215 272 293
Institutions selling 86 141 241
Buyers to sellers 2.50 1.93 1.22

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.

QGENRGENTECH
QGEN 1.00 0.39 0.30
RGEN 0.39 1.00 0.46
TECH 0.30 0.46 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, QGEN, RGEN and TECH?

Bio-Techne (TECH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Qiagen (QGEN) $10.93B, Repligen (RGEN) $10.17B, Bio-Techne (TECH) $11.35B.

Which stock is cheaper, QGEN, RGEN and TECH?

Qiagen (QGEN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Qiagen (QGEN) 26.7x, Repligen (RGEN) 244.7x, Bio-Techne (TECH) 62.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Qiagen (QGEN) is cheapest (Qiagen (QGEN) 21.3x, Repligen (RGEN) 92.9x, Bio-Techne (TECH) 33.5x). 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%, Repligen (RGEN) +16.5%, Bio-Techne (TECH) -0.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Qiagen (QGEN) has the highest net margin (Qiagen (QGEN) 19.5%, Repligen (RGEN) 5.3%, Bio-Techne (TECH) 15.0%). On return on invested capital, Bio-Techne (TECH) leads (Qiagen (QGEN) 7.9%, Repligen (RGEN) 1.9%, Bio-Techne (TECH) 8.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Bio-Techne (TECH) returned the most: Qiagen (QGEN) -3.0%, Repligen (RGEN) +8.3%, Bio-Techne (TECH) +10.3%. Over five years, Qiagen (QGEN) compounded fastest (Qiagen (QGEN) -3.3%/yr, Repligen (RGEN) -7.8%/yr, Bio-Techne (TECH) -10.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Qiagen (QGEN) has the highest dividend yield: Qiagen (QGEN) 5.24%, Bio-Techne (TECH) 0.44%. Repligen (RGEN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Qiagen (QGEN) has been the steadiest (Qiagen (QGEN) 35.8%, Repligen (RGEN) 46.3%, Bio-Techne (TECH) 43.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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