TMO vs TXG vs A Stock Comparison

Thermo Fisher Scientific, 10x Genomics and Agilent Technologies Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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TXG 10x Genomics, Inc.
$83.62 -5.5% 1M +526.8% 1Y
Market cap
$10.89B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$616.91M
Div. yield
–
Life Sciences Tools Healthcare
1 win
A Agilent Technologies, Inc.
$181.54 +3.6% 1M +24.5% 1Y
Market cap
$51.19B
P/E
35.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.37B
Div. yield
0.57%
Life Sciences Tools Healthcare
6 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Agilent Technologies leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Agilent Technologies 6, Thermo Fisher Scientific 3, 10x Genomics 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTMOTXGALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $260.59B $10.89B $51.19B TMO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 37.0x -144.7x 35.6x A
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.2x — 27.8x TMO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.3% -4.3% +8.6% A
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -12.2% 19.5% A
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 13.1% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 1.1x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.26% — 0.57% A
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +26.4% +526.8% +24.5% TXG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.2%/yr -12.3%/yr +2.9%/yr A
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.8% 74.2% 32.4% TMO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 61/100 62/100 A

Percentile Scorecard

TMOTXGA

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

AxisTMOTXGA
Valuation 49 #116 of 227 44 #128 of 227 57 #98 of 227
Growth 40 #132 of 219 66 #76 of 219 36 #140 of 219
Profitability 71 #61 of 205 62 #78 of 205 91 #19 of 205
Financial Health – 68 #77 of 237 56 #106 of 237
Shareholder Returns 44 #76 of 135 68 #44 of 135 70 #41 of 135
Overall 51 61 62
  • TMO ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • TXG ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • A 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

PeriodTMOTXGASPY
1 month +3.9%-5.5%+3.6% +0.9%
3 months +22.3%+80.5%+29.4% +5.9%
6 months +51.2%+314.0%+63.1% +8.5%
Year to date +21.6%+412.7%+33.4% +13.3%
1 year +26.4%+526.8%+24.5% +12.4%
3 years +63.4%+129.7%+76.6% +88.1%
3 years, per year +17.8%+32.0%+20.9% +23.5%
5 years +11.3%-48.1%+15.3% +68.2%
5 years, per year +2.2%-12.3%+2.9% +11.0%
10 years +378.8%—+320.0% +263.4%
10 years, per year +17.0%—+15.4% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureTMOTXGASPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.8%74.2%32.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.4%66.3%27.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.622.240.88 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.887.100.75 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.5%-96.1%-39.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-14.4%0.0% -0.9%
52-week high $704.77$97.74$181.54 $779.14
52-week low $438.34$12.44$110.24 $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.

MultipleTMOTXGA
P/E now vs peer median 37.0xmedian 28.8x -144.7xmedian 28.8x 35.6xmedian 28.8x
P/S now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 3.0x 17.7xmedian 3.0x 6.9xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 17.4x -244.2xmedian 17.4x 27.9xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 34.0xmedian 25.7x 89.7xmedian 25.7x 40.4xmedian 25.7x
P/B now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 2.4x 13.2xmedian 2.4x 7.0xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 4.88median 1.03 -5.39median 1.03 3.62median 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 monthsTMOTXGA
Revenue $47.35B $616.91M $7.37B
Gross profit – $432.03M $3.97B
Operating income $8.47B -$88.38M $1.64B
Net income $7.09B -$75.13M $1.44B
Free cash flow – $121.44M $1.27B
R&D $1.40B $226.80M $485.00M
EPS (diluted) $19.06 $-0.58 $5.09
Cash & equivalents $5.46B – $1.76B
Total debt – – $3.95B
Shares (diluted) 371.00M 129.98M 283.00M
Enterprise value $260.71B $10.70B $44.08B

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
MetricTMOTXGA
P/E 37.0x -144.7x 35.6x
P/FCF 34.0x 89.7x 40.4x
P/Operating cash flow 27.9x 85.7x 31.8x
P/S 5.5x 17.7x 6.9x
P/B 4.8x 13.2x 7.0x
P/Tangible book 7.1x 14.3x 7.9x
EV/EBITDA – -244.2x 27.9x
EV/EBIT – -122.7x 32.6x
EV/Revenue 5.5x 17.6x 7.2x
EV/FCF – 89.3x 42.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 27.9x 85.3x 33.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.88 -5.39 3.62

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTMOTXGA
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.3% -4.3% 8.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.9% 2.8% 1.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -3.5% 11.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 1.1% 3.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 12.8% 12.1% 13.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.2% 20.9% 5.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 7.9% 11.2% 18.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 6.2% 24.2% 8.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 9.7% 14.9% 18.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.6% 26.8% 9.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 21.9% 89.8% 7.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.5% 135.5% -1.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 113.5% 16.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 44.7% -3.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTMOTXGA
Gross margin – 70.0% 53.8%
EBITDA margin – -7.2% 25.9%
Operating margin – -14.3% 22.2%
Pretax margin – -12.1% 22.5%
Net margin – -12.2% 19.5%
FCF margin – 19.7% 17.2%
Operating cash flow margin 19.7% 20.6% 21.8%
Return on equity 13.2% -9.2% 19.9%
Return on assets 6.2% -7.3% 10.7%
Return on invested capital – – 13.1%
Return on capital employed – -9.8% 14.6%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x -1.7x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 16.0% 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTMOTXGA
Debt / assets – – 28.3%
Debt / equity – – 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 1.1x
Debt / FCF – – 3.1x
Liabilities / assets – 19.9% 47.3%
Equity / assets 47.9% 80.1% 52.7%
Interest coverage – – 15.5x
Current ratio 1.8x 5.7x 2.1x
Quick ratio – 0.8x 1.4x
Cash ratio – 0.4x 0.8x
Altman Z-score – 30.83 5.96

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTMOTXGA
Dividend yield 0.3% – 0.6%
Net buyback yield – -0.1% 0.6%
Shareholder yield 0.3% -0.1% 1.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 19.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 22.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 2.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 3.1%

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.

ConsensusTMOTXGA
Forward P/E 27.2xFY2026 – 27.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $25.91FY2026 $-0.79FY2026 $6.54FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +13.3%FY2026 – +17.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +2.0% – +0.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $50.12BFY2026 $580.42MFY2026 $7.87BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.5%FY2026 -9.7%FY2026 +15.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.8% +24.6% -5.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTMOTXGA
Held by institutions 90.2% 100.0% 92.6%
Institutions holding 2,623 389 1,124
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.8% +2.4% +3.2%
Institutions buying 1,143 197 601
Institutions selling 1,144 137 350
Buyers to sellers 1.00 1.44 1.72

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.

TMOTXGA
TMO 1.00 0.50 0.73
TXG 0.50 1.00 0.52
A 0.73 0.52 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TMO, TXG and A?

Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) $260.59B, 10x Genomics (TXG) $10.89B, Agilent Technologies (A) $51.19B.

Which stock is cheaper, TMO, TXG and A?

Agilent Technologies (A) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 37.0x, 10x Genomics (TXG) -144.7x, Agilent Technologies (A) 35.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) is cheapest (Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 27.2x, Agilent Technologies (A) 27.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Agilent Technologies (A) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) +8.3%, 10x Genomics (TXG) -4.3%, Agilent Technologies (A) +8.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Agilent Technologies (A) has the highest net margin (10x Genomics (TXG) -12.2%, Agilent Technologies (A) 19.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year 10x Genomics (TXG) returned the most: Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) +26.4%, 10x Genomics (TXG) +526.8%, Agilent Technologies (A) +24.5%. Over five years, Agilent Technologies (A) compounded fastest (Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) +2.2%/yr, 10x Genomics (TXG) -12.3%/yr, Agilent Technologies (A) +2.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Agilent Technologies (A) has the highest dividend yield: Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 0.26%, Agilent Technologies (A) 0.57%. 10x Genomics (TXG) 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%, 10x Genomics (TXG) 74.2%, Agilent Technologies (A) 32.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TMO, TXG and A?

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