SHC vs IDXG vs CCEL Stock Comparison

Sotera Health, Interpace Biosciences and Cryo Cell International Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SHC Sotera Health Co
$18.49 +0.8% 1M +10.7% 1Y
Market cap
$5.28B
P/E
32.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.22B
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Labs Healthcare
6 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Sotera Health leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Sotera Health 6, Interpace Biosciences 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSHCIDXGCCELLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.28B $152.35M $39.91M SHC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 32.3x 6.2x -20.5x IDXG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.1x — 45.0x SHC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.1% -20.5% -2.0% SHC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.4% 67.6% -6.2% IDXG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.1% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.3x — 4.1x SHC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +10.7% +491.4% +8.3% IDXG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.8%/yr — -17.1%/yr SHC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.4% 182.1% 72.2% SHC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 65/100 45/100 IDXG

Percentile Scorecard

SHCIDXGCCEL

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

AxisSHCIDXGCCEL
Valuation 52 #45 of 92 56 #41 of 92 82 #17 of 92
Growth 66 #30 of 87 48 #46 of 87 5 #83 of 87
Profitability 82 #16 of 86 91 #9 of 86 54 #40 of 86
Financial Health 37 #62 of 97 67 #33 of 97 24 #74 of 97
Shareholder Returns – – 60 #23 of 56
Overall 59 65 45
  • SHC ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • IDXG ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • CCEL ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSHCIDXGCCELSPY
1 month +0.8%-14.2%+22.8% -0.2%
3 months +4.1%+269.1%+44.7% +3.9%
6 months +19.0%+185.0%+42.7% +8.2%
Year to date +4.8%+347.2%+43.9% +12.9%
1 year +10.7%+491.4%+8.3% +12.3%
3 years +47.8%—+3.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year +13.9%—+1.1% +23.3%
5 years -25.6%—-60.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year -5.8%—-17.1% +10.9%
10 years ——+20.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year ——+1.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSHCIDXGCCELSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.4%182.1%72.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.0%83.1%76.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.01-0.030.55 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.382.700.12 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -78.2%-81.1%-79.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.5%-27.8%-1.2% -1.2%
52-week high $19.57$7.62$5.01 $779.14
52-week low $13.13$0.83$2.89 $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.

MultipleSHCIDXGCCEL
P/E now vs peer median 32.3xmedian 24.6x 6.2xmedian 24.6x -20.5xmedian 24.6x
P/S now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 1.6x 4.2xmedian 1.6x 1.3xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.0xmedian 14.6x 32.0xmedian 14.6x 37.9xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 46.8xmedian 21.6x 37.1xmedian 21.6x 8.6xmedian 21.6x
P/B now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 3.2x 6.6xmedian 3.2x -2.4xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.86median 0.66 0.20median 0.66 0.50median 0.66

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 monthsSHCIDXGCCEL
Revenue $1.22B $36.14M $31.13M
Gross profit $668.51M $23.04M $24.45M
Operating income $411.34M $4.17M $189.42K
Net income $163.48M $24.45M -$1.95M
Free cash flow $112.70M $4.10M $4.65M
R&D – $594.00K $303.95K
EPS (diluted) $0.57 $0.88 $-0.24
Cash & equivalents $356.72M $2.70M $1.43M
Total debt $2.14B – $40.59M
Shares (diluted) 288.15M 27.71M 8.07M
Enterprise value $3.96B $143.08M $26.32M

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
MetricSHCIDXGCCEL
P/E 32.3x 6.2x -20.5x
P/FCF 46.8x 37.1x 8.6x
P/Operating cash flow 18.1x 34.2x 8.1x
P/S 4.3x 4.2x 1.3x
P/B 7.9x 6.6x -2.4x
P/Tangible book 13.3x 6.6x -2.3x
EV/EBITDA 13.0x 32.0x 37.9x
EV/EBIT 17.2x 35.9x 236.5x
EV/Revenue 5.8x 4.1x 1.4x
EV/FCF 62.6x 36.5x 9.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.2x 33.6x 9.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.86 0.20 0.50

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSHCIDXGCCEL
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.1% -20.5% -2.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.6% -1.0% -0.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.1% -19.0% -0.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.1% -0.1% 2.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 21.8% -27.2% -95.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 23.2% 46.4% -64.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 580.5% 435.6% -310.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 37.7% 54.2% -40.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 574.9% -14.5% -311.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 37.5% 31.2% -41.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.8% -11.8% -22.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 61.3% 62.1% -15.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 0.0% -6.8% -24.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 32.6% 54.9% 17.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSHCIDXGCCEL
Gross margin 55.0% 63.7% 78.5%
EBITDA margin 44.6% 12.9% 3.8%
Operating margin 33.8% 11.5% 0.6%
Pretax margin 21.7% 11.1% -6.1%
Net margin 13.4% 67.6% -6.2%
FCF margin 9.3% 11.4% 14.9%
Operating cash flow margin 24.0% 12.3% 15.8%
Return on equity 25.4% 105.5% –
Return on assets 5.0% 72.0% -3.2%
Return on invested capital 9.1% – –
Return on capital employed 13.5% 14.4% 0.4%
Asset turnover 0.4x 1.1x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 0.2x -2.5x
Stock comp / revenue 3.1% 0.1% 1.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSHCIDXGCCEL
Debt / assets 64.7% – 14.6%
Debt / equity 3.2x – -0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.3x – 4.1x
Debt / FCF 19.0x – 2.0x
Liabilities / assets 79.9% 32.7% 126.3%
Equity / assets 20.1% 67.3% -26.3%
Interest coverage – – 0.1x
Current ratio 2.8x 2.2x 0.9x
Quick ratio 2.4x 1.8x 0.8x
Cash ratio 1.5x 0.5x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 1.94 1.23 -0.05

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSHCIDXGCCEL
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – 0.4%
Shareholder yield – – 0.4%
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.

ConsensusSHCIDXGCCEL
Forward P/E 20.1xFY2026 – 45.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.92FY2026 $-0.72FY2023 $0.11FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +7.0%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +21.7% – -81.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.33BFY2026 – $29.11MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.8%FY2026 – -7.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.2% – +1.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSHCIDXGCCEL
Held by institutions 100.0% – 6.9%
Institutions holding 316 – 12
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.9% – +4.2%
Institutions buying 220 – 6
Institutions selling 64 – 2
Buyers to sellers 3.44 – 3.00

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.

SHCIDXGCCEL
SHC 1.00 -0.01 0.09
IDXG -0.01 1.00 0.00
CCEL 0.09 0.00 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SHC, IDXG and CCEL?

Sotera Health (SHC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sotera Health (SHC) $5.28B, Interpace Biosciences (IDXG) $152.35M, Cryo Cell International (CCEL) $39.91M.

Which stock is cheaper, SHC, IDXG and CCEL?

Interpace Biosciences (IDXG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sotera Health (SHC) 32.3x, Interpace Biosciences (IDXG) 6.2x, Cryo Cell International (CCEL) -20.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sotera Health (SHC) is cheapest (Sotera Health (SHC) 20.1x, Cryo Cell International (CCEL) 45.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sotera Health (SHC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Sotera Health (SHC) +8.1%, Interpace Biosciences (IDXG) -20.5%, Cryo Cell International (CCEL) -2.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Interpace Biosciences (IDXG) has the highest net margin (Sotera Health (SHC) 13.4%, Interpace Biosciences (IDXG) 67.6%, Cryo Cell International (CCEL) -6.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Interpace Biosciences (IDXG) returned the most: Sotera Health (SHC) +10.7%, Interpace Biosciences (IDXG) +491.4%, Cryo Cell International (CCEL) +8.3%. Over five years, Sotera Health (SHC) compounded fastest (Sotera Health (SHC) -5.8%/yr, Cryo Cell International (CCEL) -17.1%/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) 28.4%, Interpace Biosciences (IDXG) 182.1%, Cryo Cell International (CCEL) 72.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SHC, IDXG and CCEL?

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 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.