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Primary reporting period: 2025-12-31 · Research updated Oct 12, 2026. A research update is not a new financial filing.
Who they are
Guardant Health, Inc., established in Redwood City, California, in 2011, is a precision oncology company that delivers a range of diagnostic blood tests, comprehensive data sets, and advanced analytical solutions both within the United States and internationally. For patients with advanced-stage cancer, the company's core offerings include several liquid biopsy-based tests such as Guardant360 (available in LDT and CDx versions) and GuardantOMNI. Complementing these diagnostic tools, Guardant Health also provides GuardantINFORM, an in-silico research platform leveraging an extensive clinical-genomic liquid biopsy dataset derived from advanced cancer patients.
How they make money
Guardant Health generates revenue primarily through the sale of precision oncology diagnostic tests and services to biopharmaceutical companies, clinical laboratories, and healthcare providers. The company utilizes a proprietary liquid biopsy platform to analyze genomic and epigenomic signals from blood samples, providing actionable data for cancer screening, therapy selection, and disease monitoring.
Products & services
The company offers a portfolio of blood-based tests including Guardant360 for advanced-stage cancer mutation profiling, Guardant Reveal for residual and recurring disease detection, and the Shield blood-based screening test for colorectal cancer.
Brands & revenue mix
Guardant360
Flagship liquid biopsy test for advanced-stage cancer mutation profiling.
Separate brand revenue is not available in this research.Source
Shield
Blood-based screening test for colorectal cancer.
Separate brand revenue is not available in this research.Source
Guardant Reveal
Test for residual and recurring disease detection in early-stage cancers.
Separate brand revenue is not available in this research.Source
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No quantified customer-concentration disclosure is available in the current saved research.
Suppliers, materials & equipment
Laboratory reagents and sequencing consumables — The company relies on third-party suppliers for critical reagents and sequencing equipment necessary for its laboratory operations; specific supplier names are not disclosed.Source
Business relationships & partnerships
Quest Diagnostics — A multi-year strategic collaboration to broaden access to the Shield blood-based screening test by allowing Quest's provider clients to order the test directly through their existing laboratory ordering systems.Source
Competitors
Exact Sciences Corporation — Competes in the cancer screening and diagnostics market, particularly with colorectal cancer screening solutions.Source
Foundation Medicine — Competes in the genomic profiling and precision oncology testing market.Source
Overall investment score · Quality, value, risk and opportunity
28
Poor
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Company Quality
How good is the actual business—regardless of today’s stock price?
51
Fair
Financial Strength
15
Business Quality / Moat
100
Management
33
Growth Quality
83
Risk / Durability
19
Weak Company · Expensive Stock
Uses financial strength, moat, management, growth quality and durability. It excludes share price, P/E, market cap, intrinsic value and margin of safety.
Opportunity
Opportunity Score · How does the current price compare with estimated value?
39
Avoid
Based on current valuation, company quality, recent trends, and available market signals.
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Model Outlook
12-month model · What does the model think happens next?
52/100
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The quick read
The overall Wall Street Score is low across its combined quality, valuation and risk inputs. This can reflect an expensive share price, business weaknesses, or both; check Company Quality and the category breakdown before drawing a conclusion.
At today’s price, the WSS valuation framework currently reads as less attractive based on the available valuation and market data.
The model outlook is currently moderate.
What we like
•Recent buyback activity is present
What to watch
•Severe debt stress
•Valuation is a weaker part of the current profile
•Revenue fundamentals are weak
•Debt / balance-sheet profile needs attention
•Asset quality is a weaker factor
Company-specific research
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•Can GH maintain its current revenue growth rate and improve the amount of that revenue that turns into earnings and cash?
•How long can GH fund negative free cash flow using its current cash position before it may need more debt or new shares?
•Does GH's balance between cash and debt leave enough flexibility if business conditions weaken?
•What specifically needs to improve for GH to reach sustainable profitability?
•What future growth or profitability would be needed to justify GH's current valuation?
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Historical repurchase activity
Reported cash flows or share-count measures indicate past repurchase activity. This does not verify an active buyback authorization or future purchases.
Severe debt stress
Negative shareholder equity • Total debt is at least one year of revenue • Interest coverage is below 2x • Free cash flow is negative
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Potential upside factors
+Growth opportunities may come from revenue expansion, margin improvement, new products, market-share gains, and stronger cash flow.
+Proprietary liquid biopsy technology platform.
+Extensive clinical and real-world evidence database.
Potential downside factors
−Debt risk (severe): Negative shareholder equity.
−Total debt is at least one year of revenue.
−Interest coverage is below 2x.
−Free cash flow is negative.
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Scores
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Wall Street Score
Weak28/ 100
Weak (0–50)Fair (51–71)Strong (72+)
Debt
Poor
20
Debt Cost0.2%
Debt Reduction YoY-28.0%
Debt / Equity-17.22x
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Revenue
Poor
37
Revenue YoY20.5%
Revenue CAGR32.0%
Net Margin-38.3%
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Asset
Weak
45
Asset Growth YoY35.5%
Liquidation/Share-$1.78
Net Assets/MCap0.01x
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Capital
Poor
0
Earnings Yield-1.9%
Buyback Yield0.0%
Debt Cost0.2%
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Management
Poor
33
ROIC-103.9%
ROE203.5%
ROA-23.7%
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Moat
Elite
100
EPS Growth—
FCF/Share Growth—
Rev/Share Growth26.5%
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Valuation
Poor
0
Intrinsic Value—
Value Reference—
MOS—
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Buffett
Poor
39
Revenue37
Moat100
Valuation0
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MOS
Poor
0
MOS %—
Value Reference—
Deep Discount Reference—
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Financial
Poor
25
Interest Coverage-112.2x
ROIC-103.9%
FCF Yield-1.0%
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Master
Poor
36
Financial25
Valuation0
Debt20
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Resilience
Poor
30
Survival Years5.2 yrs
Current Ratio4.84x
FCF Margin-23.7%
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Score Changes
4 historical score records available
Previous Score
28
Sep 28, 2026
Change
Unchanged
Current Score
28
Oct 1, 2026
Category Changes
Revenue0
Debt0
Assets0
Capital0
Management0
Moat0
Valuation0
Buffett0
GH score was unchanged.
Projected Score
Projected Score
33
Projected Change
+5.2 points
Preliminary comparable-period financial changes suggest improvement of approximately 5.2 points. This is a projected estimate, not the official WallStreetScore.
Price vs. Value
Valuation unavailable
Current Price
$178.06
Model Intrinsic Value
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Margin of Safety
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Monetary values in USD. Share counts in raw units.
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Revenue
$1.18B
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Cost of Revenue
$413.9M
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Gross Profit
$769.2M
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Research & Development
$375.8M
$364.2M
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SG&A Expenses
$863.6M
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Operating Expenses
$1.24B
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EBITDA
-$411.2M
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Operating Income
-$470.3M
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Interest Expense
$4.8M
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Income Before Tax
-$454.5M
-$417.5M
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Income Tax Expense
-$1.0M
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Net Income
-$453.4M
-$416.3M
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Basic EPS
$-3.49
$-3.32
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Basic Shares
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Estimated earnings date:A future estimated earnings date is not currently available.
Jun 30, 2026Q2FY2026
Revenue
$335.0M
Estimate unavailable.
Revenue Beat/Miss
Not available (no estimate stored)
EPS
-$0.90
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EPS Beat/Miss
Not available (no estimate stored)
Debt Change
+27.2%
Cash Change
+67.4%
Margin Change
+7.2 pp
Debt and cash show percentage changes versus the comparison period; margin shows the change in percentage points (pp). These are company-wide changes, not per-share amounts.
Financial Changes Since Prior Period
What Improved
Margins expanded
Cash position grew
What Weakened
Debt increased
Potential Score Impact
Positive indicators included revenue growth, EPS growth, cash levels, net income margin. Pressure indicators included debt levels. These factors may support or pressure the Revenue, Management, Financial, and Debt categories; this summary does not claim that the stored scores changed.
Stored Earnings Analysis
Revenue increased 44.3%. EPS increased 12.5%. Cash increased 67.4%. Total debt increased 27.2%. Net income margin improved by 7.2 percentage points.
Earnings-Call Transcript
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Dividend HistoryShare
Dividend History
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