RTGN vs GEHC vs QDEL Stock Comparison

RetinalGenix Technologies, GE HealthCare Technologies and QuidelOrtho Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
QDEL QuidelOrtho Corp
$14.01 +29.4% 1M -50.3% 1Y
Market cap
$956.88M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
-$211.90M
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Equipment Healthcare

Head to Head

6 decided of 12

GE HealthCare Technologies leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (GE HealthCare Technologies 4, RetinalGenix Technologies 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRTGNGEHCQDELLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $75.19M $34.28B $956.88M GEHC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -35.9x 15.9x -0.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 14.9x 18.7x GEHC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +6.9% -30.8% GEHC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 10.0% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 10.8% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.0x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.20% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +6.4% -4.5% -50.3% RTGN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — — -36.2%/yr –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.4% 35.5% 92.9% RTGN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 36/100 57/100 22/100 GEHC

Percentile Scorecard

RTGNGEHCQDEL

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

AxisRTGNGEHCQDEL
Valuation 62 #86 of 227 91 #21 of 227 46 #124 of 227
Growth 56 #96 of 219 35 #143 of 219 1 #217 of 219
Profitability – 79 #44 of 205 –
Financial Health 0 #236 of 237 28 #170 of 237 10 #213 of 237
Shareholder Returns 26 #100 of 135 54 #63 of 135 31 #94 of 135
Overall 36 57 22
  • RTGN ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • GEHC ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • QDEL 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

PeriodRTGNGEHCQDELSPY
1 month 0.0%+13.5%+29.4% +0.9%
3 months -0.2%+5.5%-15.1% +5.9%
6 months +24.7%+27.4%+21.9% +8.5%
Year to date +24.7%-7.6%-50.9% +13.3%
1 year +6.4%-4.5%-50.3% +12.4%
3 years -11.1%+20.2%-77.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year -3.9%+6.3%-38.8% +23.5%
5 years ——-89.4% +68.2%
5 years, per year ——-36.2% +11.0%
10 years ——-28.0% +263.4%
10 years, per year ——-3.2% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureRTGNGEHCQDELSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.4%35.5%92.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y —35.9%100.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.040.682.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.25-0.13-0.54 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -92.0%-37.4%-94.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.2%-14.0%-60.4% -0.9%
52-week high $4.00$88.16$35.38 $779.14
52-week low $3.20$59.49$9.96 $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.

MultipleRTGNGEHCQDEL
P/E now vs peer median -35.9xmedian 28.8x 15.9xmedian 28.8x -0.9xmedian 28.8x
P/S now vs peer median —median 3.0x 1.6xmedian 3.0x -4.5xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 17.4x 11.8xmedian 17.4x —median 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -157.3xmedian 25.7x 18.1xmedian 25.7x -4.5xmedian 25.7x
P/B now vs peer median -28.5xmedian 2.4x 2.9xmedian 2.4x 0.5xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median -1.63median 1.03 1.29median 1.03 0.01median 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 monthsRTGNGEHCQDEL
Revenue – $21.64B -$211.90M
Gross profit – $8.64B –
Operating income – $2.89B –
Net income -$2.09M $2.21B -$1.05B
Free cash flow -$477.94K $1.89B -$211.20M
R&D $238.87K $1.31B –
EPS (diluted) $-0.11 $4.75 $-15.35
Cash & equivalents $27.23K $2.86B $123.40M
Total debt $245.00K $9.97B $2.89B
Shares (diluted) 18.81M 453.00M 68.30M
Enterprise value $75.14M $22.75B $425.18M

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
MetricRTGNGEHCQDEL
P/E -35.9x 15.9x -0.9x
P/FCF -157.3x 18.1x -4.5x
P/Operating cash flow -157.3x 14.2x -16.7x
P/S – 1.6x -4.5x
P/B -28.5x 2.9x 0.5x
P/Tangible book -28.5x 3.5x -1.1x
EV/EBITDA – 11.8x –
EV/EBIT – 14.3x –
EV/Revenue – 1.9x -17.6x
EV/FCF -157.4x 21.9x -17.6x
EV/Operating cash flow -157.4x 17.1x -65.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.63 1.29 0.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRTGNGEHCQDEL
Revenue growth (1Y) – 6.9% -30.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 3.9% -27.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 4.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 3.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 5.4% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 4.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) 24.0% -3.5% -124.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 19.7% 7.6% -107.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 25.9% -2.0% -122.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 22.0% 12.3% -106.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 37.1% 30.5% -128.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -17.6% 4.5% -27.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 37.1% 34.9% -1,725%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -17.6% 2.7% -30.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRTGNGEHCQDEL
Gross margin – 39.9% –
EBITDA margin – 16.2% –
Operating margin – 13.3% –
Pretax margin – 12.8% –
Net margin – 10.0% –
FCF margin – 8.7% –
Operating cash flow margin – 11.2% 27.0%
Return on equity – 19.5% –
Return on assets – 5.8% –
Return on invested capital – 10.8% –
Return on capital employed – 10.0% –
Asset turnover – 0.6x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.2x 1.1x 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.7% -20.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRTGNGEHCQDEL
Debt / assets 152.1% 26.0% 50.6%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.9x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.0x –
Debt / FCF -0.1x 5.3x -13.7x
Liabilities / assets 8,297% 69.7% 68.9%
Equity / assets -8,197% 30.3% 31.1%
Interest coverage – 6.6x –
Current ratio 0.0x 1.3x 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.0x 0.9x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.3x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 1.91 –

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusRTGNGEHCQDEL
Forward P/E – 14.9xFY2026 18.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $5.09FY2026 $0.75FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +10.9%FY2026 -64.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -0.4% +101.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $22.47BFY2026 $2.67BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +8.9%FY2026 -2.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +7.5% +0.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRTGNGEHCQDEL
Held by institutions – 87.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding – 1,221 243
Change in shares held, QoQ – +1.7% +2.9%
Institutions buying – 538 143
Institutions selling – 461 65
Buyers to sellers – 1.17 2.20

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.

RTGNGEHCQDEL
RTGN 1.00 0.00 -0.01
GEHC 0.00 1.00 0.26
QDEL -0.01 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RTGN, GEHC and QDEL?

GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) is the largest by market capitalisation: RetinalGenix Technologies (RTGN) $75.19M, GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) $34.28B, QuidelOrtho (QDEL) $956.88M.

Which company is growing faster?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year RetinalGenix Technologies (RTGN) returned the most: RetinalGenix Technologies (RTGN) +6.4%, GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) -4.5%, QuidelOrtho (QDEL) -50.3%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) 0.20%. RetinalGenix Technologies (RTGN) and QuidelOrtho (QDEL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, RetinalGenix Technologies (RTGN) has been the steadiest (RetinalGenix Technologies (RTGN) 25.4%, GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) 35.5%, QuidelOrtho (QDEL) 92.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 4. 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.