TMO vs IQV vs QGEN Stock Comparison

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Iqvia Holdings and Qiagen Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IQV Iqvia Holdings Inc.
$271.68 +0.7% 1M +25.0% 1Y
Market cap
$44.77B
P/E
32.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.31B
Div. yield
–
Contract Research Healthcare
3 wins
QGEN Qiagen N.V.
$50.18 +13.6% 1M -1.5% 1Y
Market cap
$10.89B
P/E
26.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.10B
Div. yield
5.26%
Life Sciences Tools Healthcare
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Qiagen leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Qiagen 6, Thermo Fisher Scientific 3, Iqvia Holdings 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTMOIQVQGENLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $256.36B $44.77B $10.89B TMO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 36.4x 32.1x 26.6x QGEN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.8x 22.4x 21.4x QGEN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.3% +8.8% +3.0% IQV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 8.1% 19.5% QGEN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 8.2% 7.9% IQV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.9x 1.3x QGEN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.27% — 5.26% QGEN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +23.0% +25.0% -1.5% IQV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.3%/yr +1.1%/yr -3.8%/yr TMO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.8% 40.3% 35.8% TMO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 71/100 71/100 QGEN

Percentile Scorecard

TMOIQVQGEN

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

AxisTMOIQVQGEN
Valuation 50 #113 of 227 80 #3 of 11 76 #56 of 227
Growth 41 #130 of 219 80 #3 of 11 31 #151 of 219
Profitability 70 #63 of 206 90 #2 of 11 93 #16 of 206
Financial Health – 33 #9 of 13 63 #89 of 238
Shareholder Returns 44 #76 of 134 – 94 #9 of 134
Overall 51 71 71
  • TMO ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • IQV ranked among 13 companies in Pharma Services
  • QGEN 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

PeriodTMOIQVQGENSPY
1 month +2.9%+0.7%+13.6% -0.2%
3 months +20.3%+11.7%+18.8% +3.9%
6 months +47.4%+70.9%+47.5% +8.2%
Year to date +19.7%+20.5%+6.0% +12.9%
1 year +23.0%+25.0%-1.5% +12.3%
3 years +60.7%+51.0%+24.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +17.1%+14.7%+7.6% +23.3%
5 years +11.8%+5.6%-17.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year +2.3%+1.1%-3.8% +10.9%
10 years +364.6%+276.8%+74.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year +16.6%+14.2%+5.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureTMOIQVQGENSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.8%40.3%35.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.3%39.2%30.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.620.740.47 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.770.62-0.04 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.5%-51.5%-48.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.5%-2.8%-9.8% -1.2%
52-week high $696.55$279.38$55.66 $779.14
52-week low $438.34$156.66$32.63 $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.

MultipleTMOIQVQGEN
P/E now vs peer median 36.4xmedian 29.6x 32.1xmedian 32.1x 26.6xmedian 29.6x
P/S now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 2.9x 2.6xmedian 2.6x 5.2xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 17.4x 16.9xmedian 38.1x 18.0xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 34.0xmedian 22.3x 21.5xmedian 21.5x 11.0xmedian 22.3x
P/B now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 2.3x 6.6xmedian 3.1x 3.2xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 4.80median 1.04 2.78median 2.03 3.60median 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 monthsTMOIQVQGEN
Revenue $47.35B $17.31B $2.10B
Gross profit – $5.72B $1.31B
Operating income $8.47B $2.22B $445.43M
Net income $7.09B $1.40B $409.32M
Free cash flow – $2.08B $991.33M
R&D $1.40B – $194.67M
EPS (diluted) $19.06 $8.35 $1.87
Cash & equivalents $5.46B $2.25B $768.50M
Total debt – $16.07B $6.86B
Shares (diluted) 371.00M 167.00M 218.88M
Enterprise value $256.48B $36.16B $6.66B

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
MetricTMOIQVQGEN
P/E 36.4x 32.1x 26.6x
P/FCF 34.0x 21.5x 11.0x
P/Operating cash flow 27.5x 16.4x 16.6x
P/S 5.4x 2.6x 5.2x
P/B 4.7x 6.6x 3.2x
P/Tangible book 7.0x 21.8x 3.6x
EV/EBITDA – 16.9x 18.0x
EV/EBIT – 26.3x 26.3x
EV/Revenue 5.4x 3.4x 5.6x
EV/FCF – 28.1x 11.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 27.5x 21.4x 17.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.80 2.78 3.60

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTMOIQVQGEN
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.3% 8.8% 3.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.9% 5.2% 2.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 6.6% 1.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 3.4% 1.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 12.8% 1.7% -4.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.2% 6.2% 3.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 7.9% 9.0% 143.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 6.2% 7.8% 6.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 9.7% 11.7% 12.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.6% 11.5% 7.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 21.9% -2.4% -3.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.5% 11.7% 8.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -6.0% 2.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 16.3% 10.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTMOIQVQGEN
Gross margin – 33.1% 62.2%
EBITDA margin – 20.0% 31.0%
Operating margin – 12.8% 21.2%
Pretax margin – 9.0% 22.0%
Net margin – 8.1% 19.5%
FCF margin – 12.0% 47.2%
Operating cash flow margin 19.7% 15.8% 31.2%
Return on equity 13.2% 21.4% 12.2%
Return on assets 6.2% 4.6% 7.0%
Return on invested capital – 8.2% 7.9%
Return on capital employed – 9.9% 8.5%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.6x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 2.0x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.8% 2.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTMOIQVQGEN
Debt / assets – 52.7% 27.9%
Debt / equity – 2.4x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.9x 1.3x
Debt / FCF – 7.7x 1.7x
Liabilities / assets – 77.7% 43.0%
Equity / assets 47.9% 22.3% 57.0%
Interest coverage – 2.8x 11.3x
Current ratio 1.8x 0.8x 2.8x
Quick ratio – 1.0x 2.0x
Cash ratio – 0.3x 1.4x
Altman Z-score – 2.27 4.07

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTMOIQVQGEN
Dividend yield 0.3% – 5.3%
Net buyback yield – 2.6% 0.6%
Shareholder yield 0.3% 2.6% 5.8%
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.

ConsensusTMOIQVQGEN
Forward P/E 26.8xFY2026 22.4xFY2026 21.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $25.91FY2026 $12.14FY2026 $2.35FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +13.3%FY2026 +1.8%FY2026 -1.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +2.0% +13.3% +17.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $50.12BFY2026 $18.58BFY2026 $2.25BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.5%FY2026 +13.9%FY2026 +7.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.8% -3.5% -2.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTMOIQVQGEN
Held by institutions 90.2% 94.1% 0.0%
Institutions holding 2,622 1,083 1
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.8% +0.3% –
Institutions buying 1,142 530 0
Institutions selling 1,144 424 0
Buyers to sellers 1.00 1.25 –

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.

TMOIQVQGEN
TMO 1.00 0.67 0.45
IQV 0.67 1.00 0.32
QGEN 0.45 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TMO, IQV and QGEN?

Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) $256.36B, Iqvia Holdings (IQV) $44.77B, Qiagen (QGEN) $10.89B.

Which stock is cheaper, TMO, IQV and QGEN?

Qiagen (QGEN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 36.4x, Iqvia Holdings (IQV) 32.1x, Qiagen (QGEN) 26.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Qiagen (QGEN) is cheapest (Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 26.8x, Iqvia Holdings (IQV) 22.4x, Qiagen (QGEN) 21.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Iqvia Holdings (IQV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) +8.3%, Iqvia Holdings (IQV) +8.8%, Qiagen (QGEN) +3.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Qiagen (QGEN) has the highest net margin (Iqvia Holdings (IQV) 8.1%, Qiagen (QGEN) 19.5%). On return on invested capital, Iqvia Holdings (IQV) leads (Iqvia Holdings (IQV) 8.2%, Qiagen (QGEN) 7.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Iqvia Holdings (IQV) returned the most: Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) +23.0%, Iqvia Holdings (IQV) +25.0%, Qiagen (QGEN) -1.5%. Over five years, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) compounded fastest (Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) +2.3%/yr, Iqvia Holdings (IQV) +1.1%/yr, Qiagen (QGEN) -3.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Qiagen (QGEN) has the highest dividend yield: Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 0.27%, Qiagen (QGEN) 5.26%. Iqvia Holdings (IQV) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) has been the steadiest (Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 29.8%, Iqvia Holdings (IQV) 40.3%, Qiagen (QGEN) 35.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TMO, IQV and QGEN?

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 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.