Illumina, Inc. (ILMN) vs Natera, Inc. (NTRA)

• Illumina, Inc. ILMN 211.25 ▲ +1.56%
• Natera, Inc. NTRA 309.69 ▼ −14.86%

Illumina, Inc. and Natera, Inc. are both Diagnostics & Research companies. Natera, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $52.4B against $31.5B — 1.7× the size. Natera, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Illumina, Inc. trades at 35.6×. Natera, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 37.4% against 5.83%. Illumina, Inc. has the higher net margin (19.7% vs −5.66%) and the higher return on invested capital (16.7% vs −8.35%). Across the 20 metrics below, Illumina, Inc. leads on 16 and Natera, Inc. on 4.