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MetricTMOTHERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC.DHRDANAHER CORP /DE/AAGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.IQVIQVIA HOLDINGS INC.Median of the restexcluding TMO
TypeCompanyCompanyCompanyCompany
Price
$676.54▼ 17.48 (2.52%)
$229.75▼ 4.11 (1.76%)
$177.75▲ 4.74 (2.74%)
$276.63▲ 8.78 (3.28%)
Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality.7.3/109.0/109.0/106.0/109.0/10
Market value$255.23B$162.41B$50.31B$46.92B
Revenue$44.56B$24.57B$6.95B$16.31B
Profit$6.70B$3.61B$1.30B$1.36B
Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year.3.9%2.9%6.7%5.9%5.9%
Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them.—59.1%52.4%33.3%52.4%
Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax.17.4%19.1%21.3%13.4%19.1%
Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales.15.0%14.7%18.8%8.3%14.7%
Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales.14.1%21.4%16.6%12.6%16.6%
Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company.12.6%6.9%19.3%20.9%19.3%
Return on invested capital (approx.)Operating profit after tax against equity plus debt, less cash. Cash here excludes short-term investments, so this runs low for cash-rich companies.8.2%6.0%16.2%9.2%9.2%
P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit.38.07x44.94x38.61x34.50x38.61x
EV / EBITDA (approx.)Market value plus debt less cash, against operating profit before depreciation. Cash excludes short-term investments, so this runs high for cash-rich companies.32.75x32.39x29.36x18.24x29.36x
Price to book4.78x3.09x7.46x7.21x7.21x
Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake.1.07x0.59x0.89x3.59x0.89x
Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger.6/85/96/95/95.0
Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone.safesafesafegrey

How TMO compares with the others

  • TMO's operating margin of 17.4% is lower than the median of the other companies selected (19.1%).
  • Its revenue growth of 3.9% is in line with the median of the other companies selected (5.9%).
  • It trades at a P/E in line with the median of the other companies selected (38.1x against 38.6x).
  • Its liabilities are higher relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 1.1x against 0.9x.

Measured against the other companies entered, from each one's latest annual filing. A difference describes the companies; it does not rank them.