Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.
BIO
Rank in Stocks
#2169
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., established in 1952 and headquartered in Hercules,... Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., established in 1952 and headquartered in Hercules, California, operates as a global provider of life science research and clinical diagnostic products. Its operations span across the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia, and Latin America. The company is organized into two primary divisions: Life Science and Clinical Diagnostics. The Life Science division is responsible for developing, manufacturing, and commercializing a diverse array of reagents, equipment, and laboratory instruments. These products are crucial for various research methodologies, biopharmaceutical manufacturing processes, and food quality testing. This segment focuses on specialized areas within the life sciences, including proteomics, genomics, biopharmaceutical production, cellular biology, and food safety. Its clientele encompasses academic institutions (such as universities and medical schools), industrial research organizations, government agencies, pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology firms, food producers, and food testing laboratories. In contrast, the Clinical Diagnostics division designs, produces, sells, and supports a comprehensive suite of test systems, informatics solutions, diagnostic kits, and specialized quality control products for clinical laboratories. This segment provides reagents, instruments, and software specifically tailored for particular niches within the in vitro diagnostics market. Its customer base includes reference laboratories, hospital laboratories, state newborn screening facilities, physicians' office laboratories, and transfusion laboratories. Beyond these core segments, Bio-Rad also offers systems and products designed to separate complex chemical and biological materials, as well as to identify, analyze, and purify their individual components. The company distributes its extensive product portfolio through a combination of its direct sales force and a network of third-party distributors, agents, brokers, and resellers.
Share Price
$352.07
Market Cap
$9.41B
Change (1 day)
-0.23%
Change (1 year)
13.56%
Country
US
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Category
Healthcare
P/E ratio for Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (BIO)
P/E ratio as of October 2026 TTM: 43.51
According to Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. latest financial reports and stock price the company's current price-to-earnings ratio (TTM) is 43.51. At the end of 2023 the company had a P/E ratio of -14.80.
P/E ratio history for Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. from 2000 to 2026
P/E ratio at the end of each year
| Year | P/E Ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (TTM) | 43.51 | -964.99% |
| 2024 | -5.03 | -66.04% |
| 2023 | -14.80 | 328.61% |
| 2022 | -3.45 | -165.17% |
| 2021 | 5.30 | 16.45% |
| 2020 | 4.55 | -27.54% |
| 2019 | 6.28 | -67.28% |
| 2018 | 19.19 | -68.89% |
| 2017 | 61.69 | -67.67% |
| 2016 | 190.80 | 433.20% |
| 2015 | 35.78 | -8.68% |
| 2014 | 39.18 | -13.74% |
| 2013 | 45.42 | 158.67% |
| 2012 | 17.56 | 16.26% |
| 2011 | 15.11 | -2.48% |
| 2010 | 15.49 | -15.26% |
| 2009 | 18.28 | -19.87% |
| 2008 | 22.81 | -23.37% |
| 2007 | 29.77 | 41.23% |
| 2006 | 21.08 | 0.79% |
| 2005 | 20.91 | -3.29% |
| 2004 | 21.63 | 12.38% |
| 2003 | 19.24 | 34.25% |
| 2002 | 14.33 | -18.83% |
| 2001 | 17.66 | 41.42% |
| 2000 | 12.49 | 0.00% |
P/E ratio for similar companies or competitors
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| 33.11 | -23.90% |
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| 21.39 | -50.84% |
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| 28.94 | -33.47% |
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| 17.34 | -60.15% |
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How to read a P/E ratio?
The Price/Earnings ratio measures the relationship between a company's stock price and its earnings per share.
A low but positive P/E ratio stands for a company that is generating high earnings compared to its current valuation and might be undervalued. A company with a high negative (near 0) P/E ratio stands for a company that is generating heavy losses compared to its current valuation.
Companies with a P/E ratio over 30 or a negative one are generaly seen as "growth stocks" meaning that investors typically expect the company to grow or to become profitable in the future.
Companies with a positive P/E ratio bellow 10 are generally seen as "value stocks" meaning that the company is already very profitable and unlikely to strong growth in the future.