Which is better, HAE or IDXX?

On the Buffett-Fit framework, IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (IDXX) currently grades higher than HAE — 75/100 (B grade) vs 70/100 (B). That said, "better" depends on which framework you trust — HAE wins on Benjamin Graham; IDXX wins on Warren Buffett, Philip Fisher, Peter Lynch, Joel Greenblatt, Charlie Munger, and Terry Smith. The full pillar breakdown is on this page.

Should I buy HAE or IDXX?

This page is an educational comparison, not investment advice. Both HAE and IDXX are graded against the same Buffett 5-pillar framework (moat, earnings durability, management quality, financial health, valuation) plus six other documented investor frameworks. Read the side-by-side breakdown to see which one matches the criteria you care about most — and always do your own research before making any investment decision.

Is HAE better than IDXX for value investing?

On the Buffett-style value-investing framework, IDXX currently grades higher — 75/100 vs 70/100, a 5-point gap. The gap is driven by which pillars each stock passes; the table on this page shows moat, durability, management, financial health, and valuation side-by-side.

What's the difference between HAE and IDXX on Warren Buffett's framework?

Both stocks are evaluated on the same five pillars: economic moat (durable competitive advantage), earnings durability (consistent profitability), management quality (capital allocation), financial health (conservative balance sheet), and valuation (margin of safety). HAE currently scores 70/100 (B grade); IDXX scores 75/100 (B grade). The "Where each wins" section on this page breaks down which pillar each stock dominates.

Which has the stronger moat, HAE or IDXX?

Moat strength is one of the five pillars in the Buffett-Fit score on this page. HAE and IDXX are each scored on ROIC sustainability, gross-margin durability, and qualitative signals like brand strength, switching costs, network effects, and regulatory barriers. The pillar breakdown on this page shows the moat sub-score side-by-side so you can see which one has the more durable competitive advantage.

Which is more undervalued, HAE or IDXX?

Valuation is one of the five Buffett-Fit pillars on this page. Both stocks are scored on owner-earnings yield, price-to-intrinsic-value vs the underlying compounding rate, and the margin of safety relative to a conservative DCF. The valuation sub-score in the table below tells you which one currently trades at a more attractive price relative to its underlying business quality.

Are HAE and IDXX both Healthcare stocks?

Yes — both Haemonetics Corporation (HAE) and IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (IDXX) operate in the Healthcare sector. That makes this a direct sector-peer comparison, which is the apples-to-apples way to use the Buffett-Fit framework: the score weighs each stock against its sector's specific quality and valuation benchmarks (sector-relative bonus), so the cross-stock comparison isn't distorted by inter-sector base-rate differences.

Is this HAE vs IDXX comparison investment advice?

No. This page is an educational pattern-match against documented public frameworks (Buffett, Graham, Fisher, Lynch, Greenblatt, Munger, Smith), not personalised investment advice. The scores reflect how closely each stock matches each framework's documented criteria — they are not buy/hold/sell recommendations. Always do your own research and consult a licensed financial adviser for personalised advice.

Stock comparison

Haemonetics

IDEXX Laboratories

Scored across Buffett, Graham, Lynch and Greenblatt - plus a side-by-side metric table covering valuation, quality, growth and balance sheet.

HAE

Haemonetics

Market cap

$2.98B

Sector

Healthcare

IDXX

IDEXX Laboratories

Market cap

$44.06B

Sector

Healthcare

Overall winner

IDEXX Laboratories IDXX

Wins on the combined sum of fit scores across all four strategies. Per-strategy breakdown below.

Fit scores by strategy

Strategy	HAE	IDXX	Winner
Warren Buffett	70B	75B	IDXX
Benjamin Graham	85A	80A	HAE
Philip Fisher

Side-by-side metrics

Metric	HAE	IDXX
Market cap	$2.98B	$44.06B
P/E (TTM)	24.8x	39.0x
EV/EBIT	14.1x	31.6x
ROIC (TTM)	8.37%	40.66%
Gross margin	55.74%	62.05%
Net margin	7.29%	24.63%
Revenue CAGR 5y	7.65%

Where each one wins

The metrics with the biggest gap between the two - sorted so the most decisive edges read first.

HAE leads on

EPS CAGR 5y24.62%vs 10.79%+56%
EV/EBIT14.1xvs 31.6x+55%
P/E (TTM)24.8xvs 39.0x+36%

IDXX leads on

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Educational tool. Fit scores are deterministic projections from public financials onto each investor's published criteria - not personal recommendations or advice.