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Lonza Group vs Thermo Fisher Scientific: Fair Value & Quality

Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how Lonza Group (LONN) and Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) compare, as of Sep 25, 2026.

As of Sep 25, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Thermo Fisher Scientific as the more attractively valued of the two: Lonza Group trades at CHF 570 versus a fair value of CHF 152 (-73%), while Thermo Fisher Scientific trades at $665 versus $683 (+3%).
Lonza Group
LONN.SW · CHF · Health Care
-73%
upside to fair value
overvalued
PriceCHF 570
Fair ValueCHF 152
Quality55/100
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO · USD · Health Care
+3%
upside to fair value
fairly valued
Price$665
Fair Value$683
Quality62/100
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Head-to-head numbers

Green is the better side of a row, red the weaker one (for valuation multiples: lower = cheaper). Grey rows are for reference only and are not scored.

betterweakerfor reference, not scored

Lonza GroupThermo Fisher Scientific
Valuation
43.2×P/E (TTM)36.6×
7.32×P/S (TTM)5.55×
5.24×P/B4.70× · book value is mostly goodwill
23.9×EV/EBITDA24.5×
1.67×PEG1.74×
−73.4%Fair value upside+2.6%
0.9%Dividend yield0.3%
CHF 5.00Dividend per share$1.76
Profitability
21%Operating margin18%
0.67×EBIT margin trend (5Y)0.74×
10%Return on equity14%
5%Return on assets5%
Growth
17%Revenue growth (YoY)6%
1.6%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)-0.3%
7.7%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)6.7%
−5.5%Value creation/yr+2.6%
Balance & size
8.5×Interest coverage (EBIT/interest)5.7×
0.42×Debt / equity0.67×
$48BMarket cap$251B
expensiveGrowth qualityhealthy

Lonza Group leads: 8 to 6 metric wins.

n/a = not meaningfully computable, for example with negative equity.

Quality in detail

The quality score, broken down into the same factor families as on the stock page, 0 to 100 per family.

Lonza Groupof which business quality 53 · market factors 63 Thermo Fisher Scientificof which business quality 60 · market factors 80
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
38
43
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
46
31
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
30
62
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
64
60
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
62
79
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
78
69
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
54
83
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
61
89
Net IssuanceShare count: buybacks or dilution?
98
97

What the models say

How far the median fair value (base case) per model family sits from the current price, in percent. The amount in the currency of the trading venue is shown underneath.

above the price, more than 15% above close to the price, 85% to 115% of the price below the price, more than 15% below

Model familyLonza GroupPrice CHF 570Thermo Fisher ScientificPrice $665
DCF Models-85%below the priceCHF 85.45-42%below the price$388
Earnings-Based-80%below the priceCHF 114-70%below the price$203
Dividend Discount-88%below the priceCHF 68.14n/a
Multiples-54%below the priceCHF 261-54%below the price$308
Asset-Based-85%below the priceCHF 87.62-86%below the price$96.29
Growth DCFn/a-50%below the price$334
Economic Profit-75%below the priceCHF 141-76%below the price$159
Growth Earnings-54%below the priceCHF 260-49%below the price$341
Minimum-88%below the priceCHF 68.14-86%below the price$96.29
Maximum-54%below the priceCHF 261-42%below the price$388
Median-80%below the priceCHF 114-54%below the price$308
Geometric mean-78%below the priceCHF 128-64%below the price$237

Minimum, maximum, median and geometric mean refer to the family values in this table. Geometric because deviations are ratios: half the price and twice the price average to 100%, not 125%.

Lonza Group: 17 of 17 models see the stock below the current price.

Thermo Fisher Scientific: 24 of 24 models see the stock below the current price.

Scenario ranges

From our cautious bear scenario to the optimistic bull scenario. The white tick is the current price (value above it), the green tick the fair value (value below it): if the price sits left of the fair value, there is room to rise.

Lonza Group
Price CHF 570
Fair Value CHF 152
Bear CHF 117Bull CHF 177
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Price $665
Fair Value $683
Bear $389Bull $887

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Ranked within their sector

Where each stock sits within its sector peer group. Band = middle 50% of peers, tick = median, dot = this stock.

Lonza Group · Health Care

Quality score55 · above median
Fair value upside-73% · bottom 25%

Thermo Fisher Scientific · Health Care

Quality score62 · above median
Fair value upside+3% · above median

Bottom line

As of Sep 25, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Thermo Fisher Scientific as the more attractively valued of the two: Lonza Group trades at CHF 570 versus a fair value of CHF 152 (-73%), while Thermo Fisher Scientific trades at $665 versus $683 (+3%).

Thermo Fisher Scientific has the higher quality score (62/100).

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Lonza Group · Thermo Fisher Scientific

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A model-based valuation snapshot from 26 models. Values change with price and fundamentals; the date shown above applies.