DANAHER CORPORATION vs KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES, INC., two Scientific Instruments stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where DHR and KEYS diverge most: on revenue growth, DHR reads +4.5% and KEYS reads +25.4%; on p/b, DHR reads 2.96 and KEYS reads 10.08. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What DHR's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). What KEYS's price implies is a somewhat stretched bet versus history (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | DHR | KEYS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $219.80 | $382.75 |
| Market cap | $155.5B | $66.2B |
| Sector | Scientific Instruments | Scientific Instruments |
| Stage | Mature | Growth |
| Implied growth (priced in) | +23.2% | — |
| P/E | 39.0 | 52.4 |
| P/B | 2.96 | 10.08 |
| P/S | 6.19 | 10.06 |
| EV/EBITDA | 23.2 | 41.1 |
| Revenue growth | +4.5% | +25.4% |
| Gross margin | 57.6% | — |
| Operating margin | 18.0% | 25.0% |
| Net margin | 15.9% | 19.1% |
| Return on equity | 7.6% | 19.2% |
| Return on assets | 4.3% | 10.6% |
| Return on invested capital | 5.2% | 12.2% |
| FCF yield | 3.5% | 2.2% |
| Debt / equity | 0.50 | 0.38 |
| Current ratio | 1.65 | 2.02 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 7.11 | 7.90 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 5 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
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