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Guardant Health, Inc.

Diagnostics & Research · United States

USD 179.38-2.0% daily changeQuote 2026-09-18 · USD
Market cap (USD)
US$24.07B
Trailing P/E
Forward P/E
Quarterly revenue growth
44.3%
Trailing net margin
-38.3%
Indicated dividend yield

Snapshot 2026-09-20 · Latest financial period 2026-06-30 · Yahoo Finance. Quotes may be delayed; reporting periods can differ.

Next earnings: 2026-10-28 (provider estimate, not issuer-confirmed).

Company background

Guardant Health, Inc., a precision oncology company, provides blood and tissue tests, and data sets in the United States and internationally. The company offers Guardant360 CDx test, a liquid biopsy test for tumor mutation profiling; Guardant360 Liquid test, which measures 740+ genes and supports all guideline-recommended biomarkers; Guardant Reveal test, a blood test that utilizes circulating tumor DNA to detect cancer at the molecular level; and Guardant360 Tissue test, a molecular profiling test for tumor tissue that provides genomic, transcriptomic, and epigenomic insights. It also provides Shield blood test for colorectal cancer screening in adults. In addition, the company offers GuardantINFINITY test that provides insights into the complexities of tumor molecular profiles and immune response to advance cancer research and therapy development; GuardantOMNI test covers 500 genes, including genes associated with homologous recombination repair deficiency and biomarkers for immuno-oncology applications; GuardantINFORM, which provides longitudinal biological insight into tumor evolution alongside longitudinal clinical outcomes; and GuardantConnect, an integrated software-based solution designed for clinical and biopharmaceutical customers to connect patients tested with assays with actionable alterations with potentially relevant clinical studies. Further, it provides Smart Platform, which delivers multiomic insights leveraging genomic, epigenomic, and RNA-based data that are scalable from research to the clinic. Additionally, the company offers development services, including companion diagnostic development and regulatory approval, clinical study setup, monitoring and maintenance, testing development and support, technologies licensing, and kit fulfillment and delivery of Shield screening tests. It has a strategic collaboration with Nuvalent, Inc. for oncology drug development. The company was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

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Q2 2026

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MetricGHGuardant Health, Inc.Snapshot 2026-09-20Financial period: 2026-06-30MTDMettler-Toledo International Inc.Snapshot 2026-09-20Financial period: 2026-06-30MEDPMedpace Holdings, Inc.Snapshot 2026-09-20Financial period: 2026-06-30Peer medianSimilar-size peers only
Market capMarket value, converted to USDUS$24.07BUS$27.90BUS$17.09BUS$22.49Bn=2
Forward P/EProvider forward earnings estimate26.93x31.71x29.32xn=2
EV / EBITDAEnterprise value / trailing EBITDA23.50x27.38x25.44xn=2
Revenue growthLatest quarter vs prior-year quarter44.3%4.5%17.2%10.8%n=2
Operating marginLatest reported quarter-38.2%31.2%20.8%26.0%n=2
Free cash flow yieldTrailing cash flow / market cap0.1%2.5%3.0%2.7%n=2
Net debt / EBITDANet debt / trailing EBITDA1.64x-0.59x0.52xn=2
Debt / equityTotal debt / positive book equity166.68x0.33x83.51xn=2
Trailing P/ETrailing twelve-month earnings31.34x35.98x33.66xn=2
Price / bookPrice / positive book equity per share2,175.50x39.39x1,107.45xn=2
EV / salesEnterprise value / trailing revenue20.89x7.25x6.01x6.63xn=2
Earnings growthLatest quarter vs prior-year quarter18.3%37.1%27.7%n=2
Gross marginTrailing twelve months65.0%60.3%72.4%66.3%n=2
Net marginTrailing twelve months-38.3%21.9%17.7%19.8%n=2
Return on equityProvider trailing return; positive equity only162.2%
Free cash flow marginTrailing free cash flow / revenue2.2%16.8%18.3%17.6%n=2
Dividend yieldIndicated annual dividend / price
Earnings payoutProvider trailing dividend payout0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%n=2
Current ratioCurrent assets / current liabilities4.03x1.12x0.73x0.93xn=2
BetaProvider historical market sensitivity1.581.221.151.18n=2

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