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Quanterix Corporation

QTRX
22
Medical - Devices · Healthcare
Exchange
NASDAQ
Winston Score
22
Winston is worried
Weak fundamentals across most pillars.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Mar 31, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Weak
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Data not available
Valuation
Data not available

Winston Score History

The full picture

Quanterix Corporation makes ultra-sensitive blood testing technology used to detect tiny amounts of proteins in the body. Its main product is the Simoa (Single Molecule Array) platform — a specialized analyzer and related test kits that can measure biological markers at concentrations far lower than standard lab equipment. The company primarily sells to research labs, pharmaceutical companies, and academic institutions studying diseases like Alzheimer's, traumatic brain injury, and other neurological conditions.

Quanterix earns revenue by selling its Simoa instruments to labs and then generating recurring income from consumables and reagent kits those labs need to run tests. The company operates mainly in the United States and Europe and is relatively small, with a market cap around $200 million. Its deep sensitivity advantage in protein detection gives it a niche position, but the company is spending far more than it earns, posting an operating margin of roughly negative 83%, meaning its biggest risk is burning through cash before its technology reaches broader clinical or commercial adoption.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+20.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

+30.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

Insider Activity

18.4%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

~16 months

$99M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Adequate runway but may need to raise capital within 2 years

Growth context

Quanterix Corporation is growing revenue at 20% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
42.7%
Healthy — 42.7% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
-59.1%
Losing money on operations — -59.1%
Return on the money invested
ROCE
-42.5%
Weak — -42.5% return on capital

Negative ROIC means the business is losing money on every dollar invested in it.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+8.2%
Steady sales growth (+8.2% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
2/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-57.4%
Burning cash (-57.4%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
N/A
Data not available
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
N/A
Data not available

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/M
no trend
Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful
Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
N/A
not available
Data not available

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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