VREX vs GEHC vs PHG Stock Comparison

Varex Imaging, GE HealthCare Technologies and Koninklijke Philips Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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VREX Varex Imaging Corp
$18.46 0.0% 1M +57.9% 1Y
Market cap
$780.32M
P/E
35.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$865.00M
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Equipment Healthcare
2 wins
PHG Koninklijke Philips Nv
$27.58 +15.3% 1M +1.0% 1Y
Market cap
$29.37B
P/E
15.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$30.13B
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Equipment Healthcare
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Koninklijke Philips leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Koninklijke Philips 6, GE HealthCare Technologies 3, Varex Imaging 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionVREXGEHCPHGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $780.32M $39.54B $29.37B GEHC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 35.3x 18.4x 15.4x PHG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.3x 15.8x 14.4x PHG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.3% +6.9% +6.1% GEHC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.6% 10.0% 8.9% GEHC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.9% 10.8% 11.5% PHG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 2.0x 1.8x PHG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +57.9% +6.1% +1.0% VREX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.6%/yr — -10.3%/yr VREX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 57.2% 35.5% 28.4% PHG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 56/100 80/100 PHG

Percentile Scorecard

VREXGEHCPHG

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

AxisVREXGEHCPHG
Valuation 85 #34 of 227 87 #30 of 227 98 #6 of 227
Growth 24 #168 of 220 35 #144 of 220 96 #9 of 220
Profitability 67 #70 of 209 78 #47 of 209 96 #9 of 209
Financial Health 41 #141 of 240 29 #172 of 240 31 #167 of 240
Shareholder Returns 37 #87 of 138 53 #66 of 138 80 #29 of 138
Overall 51 56 80
  • VREX ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • GEHC ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • PHG 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

PeriodVREXGEHCPHGSPY
1 month 0.0%+23.7%+15.3% -2.3%
3 months +54.9%+14.1%+5.1% -0.7%
6 months +59.0%+30.4%+5.1% +4.8%
Year to date +58.5%-3.0%+1.8% +10.3%
1 year +57.9%+6.1%+1.0% +10.3%
3 years -1.8%+11.1%+34.2% +73.0%
3 years, per year -0.6%+3.6%+10.3% +20.1%
5 years -32.6%—-42.0% +61.9%
5 years, per year -7.6%—-10.3% +10.1%
10 years ——-7.1% +258.6%
10 years, per year ——-0.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureVREXGEHCPHGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 57.2%35.5%28.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 49.6%36.0%27.8% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.080.630.80 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.010.170.03 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -78.8%-37.4%-75.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.6%-9.8%-16.2% -3.5%
52-week high $18.58$88.16$32.91 $779.14
52-week low $9.32$59.49$23.81 $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.

MultipleVREXGEHCPHG
P/E now vs peer median 35.2xmedian 28.4x 16.7xmedian 28.4x 14.2xmedian 28.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 3.0x 1.7xmedian 3.0x 1.3xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.2xmedian 18.0x 12.3xmedian 18.0x 8.3xmedian 18.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -38.5xmedian 25.0x 19.0xmedian 25.0x 6.1xmedian 25.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 2.3x 3.1xmedian 2.3x 2.0xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -9.17median 0.93 1.35median 0.93 0.34median 0.93

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 monthsVREXGEHCPHG
Revenue $865.00M $21.64B $30.13B
Gross profit $296.90M $8.64B $16.13B
Operating income $72.20M $2.89B $2.79B
Net income $22.40M $2.21B $1.45B
Free cash flow -$20.20M $1.89B $5.23B
R&D $91.40M $1.31B $1.99B
EPS (diluted) $0.52 $4.75 $1.98
Cash & equivalents $99.20M $2.86B $3.12B
Total debt $347.10M $9.97B $9.23B
Shares (diluted) 42.60M 453.00M 962.50M
Enterprise value $312.12M $27.77B $17.64B

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
MetricVREXGEHCPHG
P/E 35.2x 16.7x 14.2x
P/FCF -38.5x 19.0x 6.1x
P/Operating cash flow 68.9x 14.9x 10.0x
P/S 0.9x 1.7x 1.3x
P/B 1.5x 3.1x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 3.7x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA 10.2x 12.3x 8.3x
EV/EBIT 14.2x 14.9x 12.8x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 2.0x 1.6x
EV/FCF -50.8x 22.8x 7.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 90.8x 17.8x 12.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -9.17 1.35 0.34

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVREXGEHCPHG
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.3% 6.9% 6.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.2% 3.9% 2.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.1% 4.6% 82.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.2% 3.9% 6.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 297.8% 5.4% 121.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.3% 4.6% 52.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 116.7% -3.5% 293.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -9.2% 7.6% 35.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 116.1% -2.0% 539.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -3.8% 12.3% 42.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -81.1% 30.5% 116.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -47.6% 4.5% 53.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -155.5% 34.9% 54.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -33.5% 2.7% 45.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVREXGEHCPHG
Gross margin 34.3% 39.9% 77.8%
EBITDA margin 11.7% 16.2% 19.8%
Operating margin 8.3% 13.3% 12.9%
Pretax margin 3.2% 12.8% 11.9%
Net margin 2.6% 10.0% 8.9%
FCF margin -2.3% 8.7% 21.1%
Operating cash flow margin 1.3% 11.2% 12.9%
Return on equity 4.5% 19.5% 12.7%
Return on assets 2.1% 5.8% 5.4%
Return on invested capital 6.9% 10.8% 11.5%
Return on capital employed 8.0% 10.0% 11.8%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x 1.1x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 1.7% 0.7% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVREXGEHCPHG
Debt / assets 31.6% 26.0% 31.2%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.9x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 2.0x 1.8x
Debt / FCF -17.2x 5.3x 2.2x
Liabilities / assets 53.6% 69.7% 57.1%
Equity / assets 46.4% 30.3% 42.9%
Interest coverage 1.9x 6.6x 6.2x
Current ratio 3.4x 1.3x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.3x 0.9x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.3x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.29 1.95 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVREXGEHCPHG
Dividend yield – 0.2% 3.6%
Net buyback yield -0.4% 0.8% -0.5%
Shareholder yield -0.4% 1.0% 3.1%
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.

ConsensusVREXGEHCPHG
Forward P/E 21.3xFY2026 15.8xFY2026 14.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.87FY2026 $5.09FY2026 $1.98FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -3.3%FY2026 +10.9%FY2026 +6.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.9% -0.4% -10.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $829.68MFY2026 $22.47BFY2026 $21.63BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.8%FY2026 +8.9%FY2026 +1.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.3% +7.5% -8.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVREXGEHCPHG
Held by institutions 95.2% 87.0% 5.4%
Institutions holding 188 1,223 365
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.7% +1.7% +0.8%
Institutions buying 100 539 268
Institutions selling 58 462 76
Buyers to sellers 1.72 1.17 3.53

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.

VREXGEHCPHG
VREX 1.00 0.25 0.30
GEHC 0.25 1.00 0.56
PHG 0.30 0.56 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VREX, GEHC and PHG?

GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Varex Imaging (VREX) $780.32M, GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) $39.54B, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) $29.37B.

Which stock is cheaper, VREX, GEHC and PHG?

Koninklijke Philips (PHG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Varex Imaging (VREX) 35.3x, GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) 18.4x, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) 15.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) is cheapest (Varex Imaging (VREX) 21.3x, GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) 15.8x, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) 14.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Varex Imaging (VREX) +5.3%, GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) +6.9%, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) +6.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) has the highest net margin (Varex Imaging (VREX) 2.6%, GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) 10.0%, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) 8.9%). On return on invested capital, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) leads (Varex Imaging (VREX) 6.9%, GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) 10.8%, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) 11.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Varex Imaging (VREX) returned the most: Varex Imaging (VREX) +57.9%, GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) +6.1%, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) +1.0%. Over five years, Varex Imaging (VREX) compounded fastest (Varex Imaging (VREX) -7.6%/yr, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) -10.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) has been the steadiest (Varex Imaging (VREX) 57.2%, GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC) 35.5%, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) 28.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, VREX, GEHC and PHG?

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