SHC vs BNR vs GRAL Stock Comparison

Sotera Health, Burning Rock Biotech and Grail Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SHC Sotera Health Co
$16.03 -12.0% 1M -3.5% 1Y
Market cap
$4.67B
P/E
26.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.23B
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Labs Healthcare
5 wins
BNR Burning Rock Biotech Ltd
$10.94 -32.7% 1M -10.8% 1Y
Market cap
$113.63M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$72.00M
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Labs Healthcare
1 win
GRAL GRAIL, Inc.
$139.44 -2.7% 1M +55.3% 1Y
Market cap
$6.16B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$157.21M
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Labs Healthcare
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Sotera Health leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Sotera Health 5, Grail 3, Burning Rock Biotech 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSHCBNRGRALLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.67B $113.63M $6.16B GRAL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.9x -11.6x -15.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.4x 3.2x — BNR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.9% -3.9% +17.1% GRAL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.1% -13.6% -249.1% SHC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.2% -12.3% — SHC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.1x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -3.5% -10.8% +55.3% GRAL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.7%/yr -40.4%/yr — SHC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.4% 128.1% 112.0% SHC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 54/100 42/100 SHC

Percentile Scorecard

SHCBNRGRAL

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

AxisSHCBNRGRAL
Valuation 54 #44 of 95 40 #57 of 95 7 #88 of 95
Growth 69 #28 of 88 72 #25 of 88 54 #41 of 88
Profitability 86 #13 of 87 27 #64 of 87 6 #82 of 87
Financial Health 34 #66 of 100 75 #26 of 100 99 #2 of 100
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 61 54 42
  • SHC ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • BNR ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • GRAL ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSHCBNRGRALSPY
1 month -12.0%-32.7%-2.7% -2.0%
3 months -11.5%+20.2%+91.8% -2.2%
6 months +4.6%-35.7%+156.3% +4.2%
Year to date -9.1%-45.7%+62.9% +10.6%
1 year -3.5%-10.8%+55.3% +10.4%
3 years +21.3%+11.6%— +73.6%
3 years, per year +6.7%+3.7%— +20.2%
5 years -39.8%-92.5%— +61.6%
5 years, per year -9.7%-40.4%— +10.1%

Risk

MeasureSHCBNRGRALSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.4%128.1%112.0% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.1%125.8%127.3% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.022.022.85 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.11-0.080.49 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -78.2%-98.6%-62.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.1%-73.4%-12.3% -3.2%
52-week high $19.57$41.06$158.92 $779.14
52-week low $13.13$7.04$43.03 $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.

MultipleSHCBNRGRAL
P/E now vs peer median 26.4xmedian 24.9x -9.9xmedian 24.9x -15.4xmedian 24.9x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 1.6x 1.6xmedian 1.6x 39.6xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 15.2x —median 15.2x -13.3xmedian 15.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 33.8xmedian 20.7x -59.5xmedian 20.7x -21.0xmedian 20.7x
P/B now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 3.2x 1.6xmedian 3.2x 2.4xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.72median 0.72 -0.18median 0.72 —median 0.72

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 monthsSHCBNRGRAL
Revenue $1.23B $72.00M $157.21M
Gross profit $671.74M $53.66M $75.51M
Operating income $413.72M -$9.36M -$559.25M
Net income $173.47M -$11.22M -$391.59M
Free cash flow $135.43M -$1.93M -$296.16M
R&D – $19.39M $190.72M
EPS (diluted) $0.60 $-0.92 $-9.08
Cash & equivalents $412.38M $61.43M $55.65M
Total debt $2.14B $265.00K –
Shares (diluted) 289.22M 10.63M 43.11M
Enterprise value $3.24B -$146.02M $3.03B

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
MetricSHCBNRGRAL
P/E 26.4x -9.9x -15.4x
P/FCF 33.8x -59.5x -21.0x
P/Operating cash flow 13.8x -59.5x -21.1x
P/S 3.7x 1.6x 39.6x
P/B 6.2x 1.6x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 9.8x 1.6x 8.2x
EV/EBITDA 11.5x – -13.3x
EV/EBIT 15.2x -5.8x -9.6x
EV/Revenue 5.1x 0.7x 34.1x
EV/FCF 46.5x -27.9x -18.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.0x -27.9x -18.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.72 -0.18 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSHCBNRGRAL
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.9% -3.9% 17.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.5% -4.7% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.3% -0.7% 30.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.6% -2.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.4% 54.6% 11.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 21.1% 56.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) 213.0% 43.6% 11.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 36.9% 52.7% –
EPS growth (1Y) 210.3% 51.7% 26.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 36.6% 55.6% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 38.3% 92.5% 20.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 59.9% 67.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 56.4% 86.5% 20.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.1% 67.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSHCBNRGRAL
Gross margin 54.6% 74.5% 48.0%
EBITDA margin 44.7% – -257.6%
Operating margin 33.6% -13.0% -355.7%
Pretax margin 22.4% -13.3% -336.8%
Net margin 14.1% -13.6% -249.1%
FCF margin 11.0% -2.7% -188.4%
Operating cash flow margin 27.0% -2.7% -187.5%
Return on equity 24.8% -15.1% -15.5%
Return on assets 5.2% -10.0% -13.9%
Return on invested capital 9.2% -12.3% –
Return on capital employed 13.2% -11.7% -20.4%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.6x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 0.2x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 3.0% – 40.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSHCBNRGRAL
Debt / assets 63.1% 0.2% –
Debt / equity 2.9x 0.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.1x – –
Debt / FCF 15.8x -0.1x –
Liabilities / assets 78.4% 33.8% 10.6%
Equity / assets 21.6% 66.2% 89.4%
Interest coverage – -1,146x –
Current ratio 3.1x 3.1x 10.9x
Quick ratio 2.7x 2.8x 10.6x
Cash ratio 1.8x 1.9x 10.3x
Altman Z-score 1.81 -5.07 7.04

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSHCBNRGRAL
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – – –
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.

ConsensusSHCBNRGRAL
Forward P/E 17.4xFY2026 3.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.92FY2026 $3.38FY2026 $-9.05FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +7.0%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +21.7% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.33BFY2026 $171.24MFY2026 $169.78MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.8%FY2026 +121.9%FY2026 +15.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.2% – +38.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSHCBNRGRAL
Held by institutions 100.0% 16.5% 85.4%
Institutions holding 316 17 374
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.9% +1.5% +8.4%
Institutions buying 220 9 183
Institutions selling 64 4 101
Buyers to sellers 3.44 2.25 1.81

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.

SHCBNRGRAL
SHC 1.00 0.13 0.22
BNR 0.13 1.00 0.19
GRAL 0.22 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SHC, BNR and GRAL?

Grail (GRAL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sotera Health (SHC) $4.67B, Burning Rock Biotech (BNR) $113.63M, Grail (GRAL) $6.16B.

Which company is growing faster?

Grail (GRAL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Sotera Health (SHC) +6.9%, Burning Rock Biotech (BNR) -3.9%, Grail (GRAL) +17.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sotera Health (SHC) has the highest net margin (Sotera Health (SHC) 14.1%, Burning Rock Biotech (BNR) -13.6%, Grail (GRAL) -249.1%). On return on invested capital, Sotera Health (SHC) leads (Sotera Health (SHC) 9.2%, Burning Rock Biotech (BNR) -12.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Grail (GRAL) returned the most: Sotera Health (SHC) -3.5%, Burning Rock Biotech (BNR) -10.8%, Grail (GRAL) +55.3%. Over five years, Sotera Health (SHC) compounded fastest (Sotera Health (SHC) -9.7%/yr, Burning Rock Biotech (BNR) -40.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sotera Health (SHC) has been the steadiest (Sotera Health (SHC) 30.4%, Burning Rock Biotech (BNR) 128.1%, Grail (GRAL) 112.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SHC, BNR and GRAL?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Sotera Health (SHC) leads on 5. 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.