TECH vs TXG vs DHR Stock Comparison

Bio-Techne, 10x Genomics and Danaher Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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TECH BIO-TECHNE Corp
$72.60 0.0% 1M +13.0% 1Y
Market cap
$11.33B
P/E
62.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.22B
Div. yield
0.00%
Life Sciences Tools Healthcare
3 wins
TXG 10x Genomics, Inc.
$78.02 -9.0% 1M +474.1% 1Y
Market cap
$10.89B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$616.91M
Div. yield
–
Life Sciences Tools Healthcare
1 win
DHR Danaher Corp /De/
$232.08 +3.3% 1M +5.0% 1Y
Market cap
$165.60B
P/E
41.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.11B
Div. yield
–
Life Sciences Tools Healthcare
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Danaher leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Danaher 7, Bio-Techne 3, 10x Genomics 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTECHTXGDHRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.33B $10.89B $165.60B DHR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 62.3x -145.0x 41.4x DHR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 33.6x — 25.5x DHR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.4% -4.3% +4.6% DHR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.0% -12.2% 15.9% DHR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.3% — 5.7% TECH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.2x — 2.9x TECH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +13.0% +474.1% +5.0% TXG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -10.8%/yr -13.9%/yr -5.3%/yr DHR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.5% 73.9% 30.6% DHR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 61/100 59/100 TECH

Percentile Scorecard

TECHTXGDHR

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

AxisTECHTXGDHR
Valuation 58 #96 of 227 43 #130 of 227 67 #76 of 227
Growth 40 #131 of 219 66 #76 of 219 21 #174 of 219
Profitability 94 #14 of 206 63 #77 of 206 88 #25 of 206
Financial Health 86 #34 of 238 68 #78 of 238 46 #129 of 238
Shareholder Returns 51 #66 of 134 68 #44 of 134 75 #34 of 134
Overall 66 61 59
  • TECH ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • TXG ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • DHR 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

PeriodTECHTXGDHRSPY
1 month 0.0%-9.0%+3.3% -0.2%
3 months +0.7%+65.8%+16.6% +3.9%
6 months +35.7%+265.1%+29.7% +8.2%
Year to date +23.4%+378.4%+1.4% +12.9%
1 year +13.0%+474.1%+5.0% +12.3%
3 years +21.9%+114.3%+23.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +6.8%+28.9%+7.3% +23.3%
5 years -43.6%-52.6%-23.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year -10.8%-13.9%-5.3% +10.9%
10 years +187.0%—+196.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year +11.1%—+11.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureTECHTXGDHRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.5%73.9%30.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.4%66.1%31.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.772.220.45 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.306.410.16 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.0%-96.1%-50.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.1%-20.2%-4.1% -1.2%
52-week high $72.69$97.74$242.05 $779.14
52-week low $43.30$12.44$161.91 $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.

MultipleTECHTXGDHR
P/E now vs peer median 62.3xmedian 29.6x -135.0xmedian 29.6x 40.9xmedian 29.6x
P/S now vs peer median 9.3xmedian 2.9x 16.5xmedian 2.9x 6.5xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 32.3xmedian 17.4x -227.8xmedian 17.4x 24.2xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 43.1xmedian 22.3x 83.7xmedian 22.3x 29.8xmedian 22.3x
P/B now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 2.3x 12.3xmedian 2.3x 3.1xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -4.77median 1.04 -5.03median 1.04 -3.26median 1.04

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 monthsTECHTXGDHR
Revenue $1.22B $616.91M $25.11B
Gross profit $799.07M $432.03M $14.69B
Operating income $251.89M -$88.38M $5.13B
Net income $181.86M -$75.13M $4.00B
Free cash flow $263.22M $121.44M $5.47B
R&D $94.77M $226.80M $1.62B
EPS (diluted) $1.16 $-0.58 $5.66
Cash & equivalents $264.71M – $4.35B
Total debt $200.00M – $26.56B
Shares (diluted) 157.01M 129.98M 707.60M
Enterprise value $10.54B $10.70B $149.41B

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
MetricTECHTXGDHR
P/E 62.3x -135.0x 40.9x
P/FCF 43.1x 83.7x 29.8x
P/Operating cash flow 38.8x 80.0x 24.6x
P/S 9.3x 16.5x 6.5x
P/B 5.4x 12.3x 3.1x
P/Tangible book 6.3x 13.3x 5.2x
EV/EBITDA 32.3x -227.8x 24.2x
EV/EBIT 44.7x -114.4x 36.1x
EV/Revenue 9.3x 16.4x 7.4x
EV/FCF 42.8x 83.3x 33.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 38.6x 79.6x 27.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -4.77 -5.03 -3.26

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTECHTXGDHR
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.4% -4.3% 4.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.2% 2.8% -0.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.1% -3.5% 2.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.3% 1.1% -0.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 146.3% 12.1% 16.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -5.5% 20.9% -7.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 147.8% 11.2% 17.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -14.0% 24.2% -14.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 152.0% 14.9% 19.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -13.1% 26.8% -12.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 1.6% 89.8% 7.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.7% 135.5% -7.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 2.6% 113.5% 12.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.8% 44.7% -9.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTECHTXGDHR
Gross margin 65.8% 70.0% 58.5%
EBITDA margin 28.7% -7.2% 30.5%
Operating margin 20.7% -14.3% 20.4%
Pretax margin 19.8% -12.1% 19.0%
Net margin 15.0% -12.2% 15.9%
FCF margin 21.7% 19.7% 21.8%
Operating cash flow margin 24.0% 20.6% 26.4%
Return on equity 8.7% -9.2% 7.6%
Return on assets 7.1% -7.3% 4.5%
Return on invested capital 8.3% – 5.7%
Return on capital employed 10.5% -9.8% 6.4%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.6x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x -1.7x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 16.0% 1.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTECHTXGDHR
Debt / assets 7.7% – 28.8%
Debt / equity 0.1x – 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.2x – 2.9x
Debt / FCF 0.8x – 4.9x
Liabilities / assets 18.5% 19.9% 43.1%
Equity / assets 81.5% 80.1% 56.9%
Interest coverage 26.2x – 17.6x
Current ratio 4.5x 5.7x 1.7x
Quick ratio 2.9x 0.8x 1.0x
Cash ratio 1.6x 0.4x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 15.89 28.69 3.72

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTECHTXGDHR
Dividend yield 0.4% – 0.7%
Net buyback yield -0.3% -0.1% 1.8%
Shareholder yield 0.1% -0.1% 2.4%
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.

ConsensusTECHTXGDHR
Forward P/E 33.6xFY2027 – 25.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.16FY2027 $-0.79FY2026 $9.11FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +11.9%FY2027 – +16.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.1% – +8.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.19BFY2027 $580.42MFY2026 $27.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.1%FY2027 -9.7%FY2026 +9.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.5% +24.6% -1.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTECHTXGDHR
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 81.9%
Institutions holding 597 389 2,116
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.6% +2.4% +1.1%
Institutions buying 293 197 838
Institutions selling 241 137 1,015
Buyers to sellers 1.22 1.44 0.83

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.

TECHTXGDHR
TECH 1.00 0.34 0.39
TXG 0.34 1.00 0.33
DHR 0.39 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TECH, TXG and DHR?

Danaher (DHR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bio-Techne (TECH) $11.33B, 10x Genomics (TXG) $10.89B, Danaher (DHR) $165.60B.

Which stock is cheaper, TECH, TXG and DHR?

Danaher (DHR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bio-Techne (TECH) 62.3x, 10x Genomics (TXG) -145.0x, Danaher (DHR) 41.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Danaher (DHR) is cheapest (Bio-Techne (TECH) 33.6x, Danaher (DHR) 25.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Danaher (DHR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Bio-Techne (TECH) -0.4%, 10x Genomics (TXG) -4.3%, Danaher (DHR) +4.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Danaher (DHR) has the highest net margin (Bio-Techne (TECH) 15.0%, 10x Genomics (TXG) -12.2%, Danaher (DHR) 15.9%). On return on invested capital, Bio-Techne (TECH) leads (Bio-Techne (TECH) 8.3%, Danaher (DHR) 5.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year 10x Genomics (TXG) returned the most: Bio-Techne (TECH) +13.0%, 10x Genomics (TXG) +474.1%, Danaher (DHR) +5.0%. Over five years, Danaher (DHR) compounded fastest (Bio-Techne (TECH) -10.8%/yr, 10x Genomics (TXG) -13.9%/yr, Danaher (DHR) -5.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Bio-Techne (TECH) 0.00%, 10x Genomics (TXG) 0.00%, Danaher (DHR) 0.00%. 10x Genomics (TXG) and Danaher (DHR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Danaher (DHR) has been the steadiest (Bio-Techne (TECH) 43.5%, 10x Genomics (TXG) 73.9%, Danaher (DHR) 30.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TECH, TXG and DHR?

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