VREX vs NEOG vs PHG Stock Comparison

Varex Imaging, Neogen and Koninklijke Philips Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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VREX Varex Imaging Corp
$18.53 +0.4% 1M +53.9% 1Y
Market cap
$780.11M
P/E
35.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$865.00M
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Equipment Healthcare
1 win
NEOG Neogen Corp
$12.10 -0.4% 1M +92.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.72B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$883.99M
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Equipment Healthcare
1 win
PHG Koninklijke Philips Nv
$28.47 +19.0% 1M +4.6% 1Y
Market cap
$29.42B
P/E
15.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$30.13B
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Equipment Healthcare
9 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Koninklijke Philips leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Koninklijke Philips 9, Neogen 1, Varex Imaging 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionVREXNEOGPHGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $780.11M $2.72B $29.42B PHG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 35.3x -48.5x 15.4x PHG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.3x 37.8x 14.4x PHG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.3% -0.3% +53.4% PHG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.6% -6.3% 6.3% PHG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.9% -0.2% 12.4% PHG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 5.4x 1.4x PHG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +53.9% +92.4% +4.6% NEOG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.4%/yr -22.7%/yr -9.6%/yr VREX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 57.1% 55.7% 28.5% PHG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 58/100 80/100 PHG

Percentile Scorecard

VREXNEOGPHG

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

AxisVREXNEOGPHG
Valuation 85 #35 of 229 72 #65 of 229 98 #6 of 229
Growth 24 #168 of 221 48 #116 of 221 99 #4 of 221
Profitability 67 #70 of 209 62 #80 of 209 92 #17 of 209
Financial Health 41 #141 of 240 49 #123 of 240 36 #155 of 240
Shareholder Returns 40 #89 of 147 61 #58 of 147 78 #33 of 147
Overall 51 58 80
  • VREX ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • NEOG ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • PHG ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodVREXNEOGPHGSPY
1 month +0.4%-0.4%+19.0% -2.0%
3 months +49.8%+2.5%+7.6% -2.2%
6 months +60.7%+30.5%+7.6% +4.2%
Year to date +59.1%+73.1%+5.1% +10.6%
1 year +53.9%+92.4%+4.6% +10.4%
3 years -1.4%-23.5%+38.5% +73.6%
3 years, per year -0.5%-8.6%+11.5% +20.2%
5 years -31.9%-72.5%-39.7% +61.6%
5 years, per year -7.4%-22.7%-9.6% +10.1%
10 years —-37.1%-2.8% +261.3%
10 years, per year —-4.5%-0.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureVREXNEOGPHGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 57.1%55.7%28.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 49.6%46.7%27.8% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.081.430.80 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.941.660.16 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -78.8%-90.6%-75.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.3%-13.4%-13.5% -3.2%
52-week high $18.58$13.98$32.91 $779.14
52-week low $9.32$5.41$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.

MultipleVREXNEOGPHG
P/E now vs peer median 35.3xmedian 28.1x -47.0xmedian 28.1x 14.2xmedian 28.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 2.9x 3.0xmedian 2.9x 0.9xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.2xmedian 18.0x 29.2xmedian 18.0x 7.9xmedian 18.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -38.7xmedian 24.8x 53.0xmedian 24.8x 5.2xmedian 24.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 2.3x 1.3xmedian 2.3x 2.1xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -9.21median 0.95 1.68median 0.95 0.20median 0.95

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 monthsVREXNEOGPHG
Revenue $865.00M $883.99M $30.13B
Gross profit $296.90M $418.98M $16.13B
Operating income $72.20M -$7.38M $2.79B
Net income $22.40M -$56.10M $1.45B
Free cash flow -$20.20M $49.80M $5.23B
R&D $91.40M $19.76M $1.99B
EPS (diluted) $0.52 $-0.26 $1.98
Cash & equivalents $99.20M $172.00M $3.12B
Total debt $347.10M $774.20M $9.23B
Shares (diluted) 42.60M 218.10M 962.50M
Enterprise value $311.91M $2.06B $17.69B

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
MetricVREXNEOGPHG
P/E 35.3x -47.0x 14.2x
P/FCF -38.7x 53.0x 5.2x
P/Operating cash flow 69.1x 31.0x 7.7x
P/S 0.9x 3.0x 0.9x
P/B 1.5x 1.3x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 3.3x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA 10.2x 29.2x 7.9x
EV/EBIT 14.3x -439.7x 12.0x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 3.7x 1.1x
EV/FCF -50.9x 65.1x 6.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 91.1x 38.0x 9.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -9.21 1.68 0.20

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVREXNEOGPHG
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.3% -0.3% 53.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.2% -1.3% 15.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.1% 1.8% 76.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.2% -3.1% 4.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 297.8% 99.3% 49.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.3% -29.0% 337.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 116.7% 94.6% 444.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -9.2% -28.3% 45.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 116.1% 94.6% 177.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -3.8% -28.0% 69.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -81.1% -1.9% 154.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -47.6% 2.9% 34.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -155.5% 1,631% 74.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -33.5% 126.1% 35.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVREXNEOGPHG
Gross margin 34.3% 47.4% 53.5%
EBITDA margin 11.7% 12.5% 14.1%
Operating margin 8.3% -0.8% 9.2%
Pretax margin 3.2% -7.7% 8.7%
Net margin 2.6% -6.3% 6.3%
FCF margin -2.3% 5.6% 17.4%
Operating cash flow margin 1.3% 9.6% 11.8%
Return on equity 4.5% -2.7% 13.2%
Return on assets 2.1% -1.7% 5.5%
Return on invested capital 6.9% -0.2% 12.4%
Return on capital employed 8.0% -0.2% 12.6%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.3x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x -1.5x 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.7% 1.3% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVREXNEOGPHG
Debt / assets 31.6% 23.4% 29.0%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.4x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 5.4x 1.4x
Debt / FCF -17.2x 15.5x 1.8x
Liabilities / assets 53.6% 36.8% 58.7%
Equity / assets 46.4% 63.2% 41.3%
Interest coverage 1.9x – 6.5x
Current ratio 3.4x 3.9x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.3x 2.1x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.5x 1.2x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 2.29 1.48 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVREXNEOGPHG
Dividend yield – – 3.5%
Net buyback yield -0.4% -0.1% -0.8%
Shareholder yield -0.4% -0.1% 2.7%
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.

ConsensusVREXNEOGPHG
Forward P/E 21.3xFY2026 37.8xFY2026 14.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.87FY2026 $0.32FY2026 $1.98FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -3.3%FY2026 0.0%FY2026 +6.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.9% +31.3% -10.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $829.68MFY2026 $847.28MFY2026 $21.63BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.8%FY2026 -2.7%FY2026 +1.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.3% -1.5% -8.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVREXNEOGPHG
Held by institutions 95.2% 100.0% 5.4%
Institutions holding 188 315 365
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.7% +1.6% +0.8%
Institutions buying 100 151 268
Institutions selling 58 106 76
Buyers to sellers 1.72 1.42 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.

VREXNEOGPHG
VREX 1.00 0.25 0.29
NEOG 0.25 1.00 0.32
PHG 0.29 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VREX, NEOG and PHG?

Koninklijke Philips (PHG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Varex Imaging (VREX) $780.11M, Neogen (NEOG) $2.72B, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) $29.42B.

Which stock is cheaper, VREX, NEOG and PHG?

Koninklijke Philips (PHG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Varex Imaging (VREX) 35.3x, Neogen (NEOG) -48.5x, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) 15.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) is cheapest (Varex Imaging (VREX) 21.3x, Neogen (NEOG) 37.8x, 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?

Koninklijke Philips (PHG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Varex Imaging (VREX) +5.3%, Neogen (NEOG) -0.3%, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) +53.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Koninklijke Philips (PHG) has the highest net margin (Varex Imaging (VREX) 2.6%, Neogen (NEOG) -6.3%, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) 6.3%). On return on invested capital, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) leads (Varex Imaging (VREX) 6.9%, Neogen (NEOG) -0.2%, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) 12.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Neogen (NEOG) returned the most: Varex Imaging (VREX) +53.9%, Neogen (NEOG) +92.4%, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) +4.6%. Over five years, Varex Imaging (VREX) compounded fastest (Varex Imaging (VREX) -7.4%/yr, Neogen (NEOG) -22.7%/yr, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) -9.6%/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) 57.1%, Neogen (NEOG) 55.7%, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) 28.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, VREX, NEOG 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 9. 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.