TXG vs CTKB vs TECH Stock Comparison

10x Genomics, Cytek Biosciences and Bio-Techne Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TXG 10x Genomics, Inc.
$78.02 -9.0% 1M +474.1% 1Y
Market cap
$10.93B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$616.91M
Div. yield
–
Life Sciences Tools Healthcare
1 win
CTKB Cytek Biosciences, Inc.
$5.98 +5.8% 1M +44.1% 1Y
Market cap
$783.88M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$206.71M
Div. yield
–
Life Sciences Tools Healthcare
1 win
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
5 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Bio-Techne leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Bio-Techne 5, Cytek Biosciences 1, 10x Genomics 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTXGCTKBTECHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.93B $783.88M $11.33B TECH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -145.5x -9.7x 62.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 33.6x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -4.3% +5.4% -0.4% CTKB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -12.2% -39.0% 15.0% TECH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 8.3% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -0.2x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +474.1% +44.1% +13.0% TXG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.9%/yr -23.4%/yr -10.8%/yr TECH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 73.9% 55.8% 43.5% TECH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 41/100 66/100 TECH

Percentile Scorecard

TXGCTKBTECH

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

AxisTXGCTKBTECH
Valuation 43 #130 of 227 54 #104 of 227 58 #96 of 227
Growth 66 #76 of 219 3 #212 of 219 40 #131 of 219
Profitability 63 #77 of 206 45 #114 of 206 94 #14 of 206
Financial Health 68 #78 of 238 53 #112 of 238 86 #34 of 238
Shareholder Returns 68 #44 of 134 47 #71 of 134 51 #66 of 134
Overall 61 41 66
  • TXG ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • CTKB ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • TECH 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

PeriodTXGCTKBTECHSPY
1 month -9.0%+5.8%0.0% -0.2%
3 months +65.8%+34.1%+0.7% +3.9%
6 months +265.1%+30.9%+35.7% +8.2%
Year to date +378.4%+18.4%+23.4% +12.9%
1 year +474.1%+44.1%+13.0% +12.3%
3 years +114.3%+38.1%+21.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year +28.9%+11.4%+6.8% +23.3%
5 years -52.6%-73.7%-43.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year -13.9%-23.4%-10.8% +10.9%
10 years ——+187.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year ——+11.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureTXGCTKBTECHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 73.9%55.8%43.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 66.1%55.0%43.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.220.870.77 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 6.410.790.30 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -96.1%-90.3%-67.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.2%-1.8%-0.1% -1.2%
52-week high $97.74$6.09$72.69 $779.14
52-week low $12.44$3.36$43.30 $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.

MultipleTXGCTKBTECH
P/E now vs peer median -135.0xmedian 29.6x -9.6xmedian 29.6x 62.3xmedian 29.6x
P/S now vs peer median 16.5xmedian 2.9x 3.8xmedian 2.9x 9.3xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -227.8xmedian 17.4x -19.0xmedian 17.4x 32.3xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 83.7xmedian 22.3x -64.3xmedian 22.3x 43.1xmedian 22.3x
P/B now vs peer median 12.3xmedian 2.3x 2.4xmedian 2.3x 5.4xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -5.03median 1.04 0.07median 1.04 -4.77median 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 monthsTXGCTKBTECH
Revenue $616.91M $206.71M $1.22B
Gross profit $432.03M $110.03M $799.07M
Operating income -$88.38M -$44.65M $251.89M
Net income -$75.13M -$80.58M $181.86M
Free cash flow $121.44M -$12.08M $263.22M
R&D $226.80M $37.26M $94.77M
EPS (diluted) $-0.58 $-0.62 $1.16
Cash & equivalents – $73.85M $264.71M
Total debt – – $200.00M
Shares (diluted) 129.98M 129.46M 157.01M
Enterprise value $10.73B $460.16M $10.54B

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
MetricTXGCTKBTECH
P/E -135.0x -9.6x 62.3x
P/FCF 83.7x -64.3x 43.1x
P/Operating cash flow 80.0x -128.7x 38.8x
P/S 16.5x 3.8x 9.3x
P/B 12.3x 2.4x 5.4x
P/Tangible book 13.3x 2.5x 6.3x
EV/EBITDA -227.8x -19.0x 32.3x
EV/EBIT -114.4x -15.8x 44.7x
EV/Revenue 16.4x 3.4x 9.3x
EV/FCF 83.3x -58.2x 42.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 79.6x -116.5x 38.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -5.03 0.07 -4.77

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTXGCTKBTECH
Revenue growth (1Y) -4.3% 5.4% -0.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.8% 5.6% 2.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -3.5% 3.1% 1.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.1% 1.4% 1.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 12.1% -66.2% 146.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 20.9% -31.0% -5.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 11.2% -1,159% 147.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 24.2% -139.7% -14.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 14.9% -1,134% 152.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.8% -141.6% -13.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 89.8% -139.7% 1.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 135.5% -66.7% 4.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 113.5% -211.1% 2.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 44.7% -3.9% 6.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTXGCTKBTECH
Gross margin 70.0% 53.2% 65.8%
EBITDA margin -7.2% -17.9% 28.7%
Operating margin -14.3% -21.6% 20.7%
Pretax margin -12.1% -19.7% 19.8%
Net margin -12.2% -39.0% 15.0%
FCF margin 19.7% -5.8% 21.7%
Operating cash flow margin 20.6% -2.9% 24.0%
Return on equity -9.2% -24.8% 8.7%
Return on assets -7.3% -18.0% 7.1%
Return on invested capital – – 8.3%
Return on capital employed -9.8% -12.3% 10.5%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.7x 0.1x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 16.0% 10.3% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTXGCTKBTECH
Debt / assets – – 7.7%
Debt / equity – – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -0.2x
Debt / FCF – – 0.8x
Liabilities / assets 19.9% 28.0% 18.5%
Equity / assets 80.1% 72.0% 81.5%
Interest coverage – -143.1x 26.2x
Current ratio 5.7x 4.5x 4.5x
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.5x 2.9x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.9x 1.6x
Altman Z-score 28.69 4.24 15.89

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTXGCTKBTECH
Dividend yield – – 0.4%
Net buyback yield -0.1% -0.2% -0.3%
Shareholder yield -0.1% -0.2% 0.1%
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.

ConsensusTXGCTKBTECH
Forward P/E – – 33.6xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.79FY2026 $-0.32FY2026 $2.16FY2027
EPS growth, next FY – – +11.9%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after – – +5.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $580.42MFY2026 $197.36MFY2026 $1.19BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY -9.7%FY2026 -2.1%FY2026 -2.1%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +24.6% +9.9% +13.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTXGCTKBTECH
Held by institutions 100.0% 62.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 389 156 597
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.4% -4.1% -0.6%
Institutions buying 197 75 293
Institutions selling 137 64 241
Buyers to sellers 1.44 1.17 1.22

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.

TXGCTKBTECH
TXG 1.00 0.40 0.34
CTKB 0.40 1.00 0.27
TECH 0.34 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TXG, CTKB and TECH?

Bio-Techne (TECH) is the largest by market capitalisation: 10x Genomics (TXG) $10.93B, Cytek Biosciences (CTKB) $783.88M, Bio-Techne (TECH) $11.33B.

Which company is growing faster?

Cytek Biosciences (CTKB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: 10x Genomics (TXG) -4.3%, Cytek Biosciences (CTKB) +5.4%, Bio-Techne (TECH) -0.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Bio-Techne (TECH) has the highest net margin (10x Genomics (TXG) -12.2%, Cytek Biosciences (CTKB) -39.0%, Bio-Techne (TECH) 15.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year 10x Genomics (TXG) returned the most: 10x Genomics (TXG) +474.1%, Cytek Biosciences (CTKB) +44.1%, Bio-Techne (TECH) +13.0%. Over five years, Bio-Techne (TECH) compounded fastest (10x Genomics (TXG) -13.9%/yr, Cytek Biosciences (CTKB) -23.4%/yr, Bio-Techne (TECH) -10.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

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

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Bio-Techne (TECH) has been the steadiest (10x Genomics (TXG) 73.9%, Cytek Biosciences (CTKB) 55.8%, Bio-Techne (TECH) 43.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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