TXG vs ILMN vs TWST Stock Comparison

10x Genomics, Illumina and Twist Bioscience Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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TXG 10x Genomics, Inc.
$78.02 -9.0% 1M +474.1% 1Y
Market cap
$10.86B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$616.91M
Div. yield
–
Life Sciences Tools Healthcare
1 win
ILMN Illumina, Inc.
$279.47 +3.5% 1M +178.5% 1Y
Market cap
$43.61B
P/E
52.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.49B
Div. yield
–
Life Sciences Tools Healthcare
6 wins
TWST Twist Bioscience Corp
$159.85 -12.6% 1M +367.7% 1Y
Market cap
$10.79B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$431.80M
Div. yield
–
Life Sciences Tools Healthcare
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Illumina leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Illumina 6, Twist Bioscience 2, 10x Genomics 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTXGILMNTWSTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.86B $43.61B $10.79B ILMN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -144.6x 52.9x -78.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 56.0x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -4.3% +4.9% +19.2% TWST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -12.2% 18.4% -31.7% ILMN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 15.1% -31.1% ILMN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.7x 1.3x ILMN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +474.1% +178.5% +367.7% TXG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.9%/yr -7.0%/yr +5.6%/yr TWST
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 73.9% 50.4% 78.8% ILMN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 66/100 50/100 ILMN

Percentile Scorecard

TXGILMNTWST

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

AxisTXGILMNTWST
Valuation 43 #130 of 227 51 #111 of 227 29 #162 of 227
Growth 66 #76 of 219 45 #120 of 219 55 #99 of 219
Profitability 63 #77 of 206 97 #8 of 206 41 #123 of 206
Financial Health 68 #78 of 238 51 #117 of 238 73 #64 of 238
Shareholder Returns 68 #44 of 134 84 #23 of 134 52 #65 of 134
Overall 61 66 50
  • TXG ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • ILMN ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • TWST 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

PeriodTXGILMNTWSTSPY
1 month -9.0%+3.5%-12.6% -0.2%
3 months +65.8%+44.8%+80.5% +3.9%
6 months +265.1%+120.2%+170.2% +8.2%
Year to date +378.4%+113.1%+403.9% +12.9%
1 year +474.1%+178.5%+367.7% +12.3%
3 years +114.3%+163.0%+957.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year +28.9%+38.1%+119.6% +23.3%
5 years -52.6%-30.5%+31.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year -13.9%-7.0%+5.6% +10.9%
10 years —+106.3%— +261.1%
10 years, per year —+7.5%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureTXGILMNTWSTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 73.9%50.4%78.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 66.1%39.1%69.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.220.822.69 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 6.413.544.67 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -96.1%-82.9%-91.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.2%-4.8%-22.0% -1.2%
52-week high $97.74$293.69$205.00 $779.14
52-week low $12.44$95.03$25.45 $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.

MultipleTXGILMNTWST
P/E now vs peer median -135.0xmedian 29.6x 51.2xmedian 29.6x -72.9xmedian 29.6x
P/S now vs peer median 16.5xmedian 2.9x 9.4xmedian 2.9x 23.2xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -227.8xmedian 17.4x 37.3xmedian 17.4x -82.5xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 83.7xmedian 22.3x 45.3xmedian 22.3x -102.1xmedian 22.3x
P/B now vs peer median 12.3xmedian 2.3x 14.9xmedian 2.3x 22.5xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -5.03median 1.04 1.70median 1.04 -4.61median 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 monthsTXGILMNTWST
Revenue $616.91M $4.49B $431.80M
Gross profit $432.03M $2.98B $224.39M
Operating income -$88.38M $882.00M -$144.98M
Net income -$75.13M $825.00M -$136.80M
Free cash flow $121.44M $931.00M -$98.12M
R&D $226.80M $960.00M $71.86M
EPS (diluted) $-0.58 $5.39 $-2.19
Cash & equivalents – $1.04B $117.44M
Total debt – $1.99B $15.00M
Shares (diluted) 129.98M 153.00M 62.40M
Enterprise value $10.66B $38.37B $10.02B

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
MetricTXGILMNTWST
P/E -135.0x 51.2x -72.9x
P/FCF 83.7x 45.3x -102.1x
P/Operating cash flow 80.0x 38.5x -188.8x
P/S 16.5x 9.4x 23.2x
P/B 12.3x 14.9x 22.5x
P/Tangible book 13.3x 17.4x 23.1x
EV/EBITDA -227.8x 37.3x -82.5x
EV/EBIT -114.4x 48.8x -68.1x
EV/Revenue 16.4x 9.6x 22.9x
EV/FCF 83.3x 46.2x -100.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 79.6x 39.3x -185.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -5.03 1.70 -4.61

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTXGILMNTWST
Revenue growth (1Y) -4.3% 4.9% 19.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.8% -1.0% 22.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -3.5% 4.6% 25.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.1% 2.9% 35.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 12.1% -31.8% -1.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 20.9% 28.3% 13.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 11.2% -34.4% -60.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 24.2% 30.0% 13.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 14.9% -32.7% -57.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.8% 30.1% 15.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 89.8% -5.1% -3.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 135.5% 38.1% 24.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 113.5% -9.7% -42.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 44.7% 105.0% 15.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTXGILMNTWST
Gross margin 70.0% 66.4% 52.0%
EBITDA margin -7.2% 25.7% -27.7%
Operating margin -14.3% 19.6% -33.6%
Pretax margin -12.1% 22.6% -31.5%
Net margin -12.2% 18.4% -31.7%
FCF margin 19.7% 20.7% -22.7%
Operating cash flow margin 20.6% 24.4% -12.3%
Return on equity -9.2% 29.9% -30.4%
Return on assets -7.3% 12.5% -20.3%
Return on invested capital – 15.1% -31.1%
Return on capital employed -9.8% 17.5% -26.2%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.7x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.7x 1.3x 0.4x
Stock comp / revenue 16.0% 5.9% 15.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTXGILMNTWST
Debt / assets – 29.9% 2.2%
Debt / equity – 0.7x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.7x 1.3x
Debt / FCF – 2.1x -0.2x
Liabilities / assets 19.9% 57.3% 33.7%
Equity / assets 80.1% 42.7% 66.3%
Interest coverage – 8.9x –
Current ratio 5.7x 1.8x 2.7x
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.2x 1.9x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.7x 1.4x
Altman Z-score 28.69 7.97 23.83

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTXGILMNTWST
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.1% 1.2% -0.1%
Shareholder yield -0.1% 1.2% -0.1%
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.

ConsensusTXGILMNTWST
Forward P/E – 56.0xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.79FY2026 $4.99FY2026 $-2.02FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +3.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +25.7% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $580.42MFY2026 $4.52BFY2026 $469.33MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -9.7%FY2026 +4.1%FY2026 +24.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +24.6% +12.0% +21.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTXGILMNTWST
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 389 933 335
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.4% +0.0% -0.8%
Institutions buying 197 463 188
Institutions selling 137 330 102
Buyers to sellers 1.44 1.40 1.84

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.

TXGILMNTWST
TXG 1.00 0.51 0.60
ILMN 0.51 1.00 0.45
TWST 0.60 0.45 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TXG, ILMN and TWST?

Illumina (ILMN) is the largest by market capitalisation: 10x Genomics (TXG) $10.86B, Illumina (ILMN) $43.61B, Twist Bioscience (TWST) $10.79B.

Which company is growing faster?

Twist Bioscience (TWST) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: 10x Genomics (TXG) -4.3%, Illumina (ILMN) +4.9%, Twist Bioscience (TWST) +19.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Illumina (ILMN) has the highest net margin (10x Genomics (TXG) -12.2%, Illumina (ILMN) 18.4%, Twist Bioscience (TWST) -31.7%). On return on invested capital, Illumina (ILMN) leads (Illumina (ILMN) 15.1%, Twist Bioscience (TWST) -31.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year 10x Genomics (TXG) returned the most: 10x Genomics (TXG) +474.1%, Illumina (ILMN) +178.5%, Twist Bioscience (TWST) +367.7%. Over five years, Twist Bioscience (TWST) compounded fastest (10x Genomics (TXG) -13.9%/yr, Illumina (ILMN) -7.0%/yr, Twist Bioscience (TWST) +5.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Illumina (ILMN) has been the steadiest (10x Genomics (TXG) 73.9%, Illumina (ILMN) 50.4%, Twist Bioscience (TWST) 78.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TXG, ILMN and TWST?

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