CAI vs LH vs ADPT Stock Comparison

Caris Life Sciences, Labcorp Holdings and Adaptive Biotechnologies Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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LH Labcorp Holdings Inc.
$367.77 +19.2% 1M +45.7% 1Y
Market cap
$29.86B
P/E
29.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.59B
Div. yield
0.78%
Diagnostic Labs Healthcare
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Labcorp Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Labcorp Holdings 5, Caris Life Sciences 5, Adaptive Biotechnologies 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCAILHADPTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.52B $29.86B $4.32B LH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 98.2x 29.9x -60.7x LH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 302.0x 21.5x — LH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +61.5% +6.0% +17.9% CAI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.2% 6.9% -23.7% CAI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.7% 8.5% — CAI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.3x 2.5x — CAI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.78% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +6.5% +45.7% +57.9% ADPT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +9.3%/yr -6.2%/yr LH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 69.8% 24.6% 68.4% LH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 57/100 39/100 CAI

Percentile Scorecard

CAILHADPT

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisCAILHADPT
Valuation 22 #74 of 95 62 #37 of 95 15 #81 of 95
Growth 99 #2 of 88 31 #61 of 88 78 #20 of 88
Profitability 71 #26 of 87 72 #25 of 87 22 #68 of 87
Financial Health 79 #22 of 100 44 #56 of 100 65 #36 of 100
Shareholder Returns 56 #26 of 58 74 #16 of 58 18 #48 of 58
Overall 65 57 39
  • CAI ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • LH ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • ADPT ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodCAILHADPTSPY
1 month +9.3%+19.2%-10.5% -1.0%
3 months +101.9%+17.2%+8.6% -0.4%
6 months +73.7%+43.1%+85.1% +4.5%
Year to date +23.1%+46.6%+64.5% +12.4%
1 year +6.5%+45.7%+57.9% +13.6%
3 years —+74.9%+437.4% +76.4%
3 years, per year —+20.5%+75.2% +20.8%
5 years —+55.8%-27.4% +63.7%
5 years, per year —+9.3%-6.2% +10.4%
10 years —+251.2%— +267.7%
10 years, per year —+13.4%— +13.9%

Risk

MeasureCAILHADPTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 69.8%24.6%68.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 70.3%21.6%64.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.550.411.74 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.091.860.85 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -63.0%-35.0%-93.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.1%-0.1%-10.5% -1.6%
52-week high $36.14$368.15$29.84 $779.14
52-week low $14.55$246.64$12.41 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleCAILHADPT
P/E now vs peer median 98.2xmedian 25.6x 29.9xmedian 25.6x -60.7xmedian 25.6x
P/S now vs peer median 9.1xmedian 1.6x 2.0xmedian 1.6x 14.5xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 55.0xmedian 16.0x 16.0xmedian 16.0x -121.6xmedian 16.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 329.5xmedian 21.6x 23.2xmedian 21.6x -490.1xmedian 21.6x
P/B now vs peer median 14.9xmedian 3.4x 3.4xmedian 3.4x 23.5xmedian 3.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.74 1.74median 0.74 -1.75median 0.74

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsCAILHADPT
Revenue $1.05B $14.59B $298.01M
Gross profit $724.14M $4.23B $220.98M
Operating income $139.94M $1.50B -$48.21M
Net income $96.06M $1.00B -$70.73M
Free cash flow $28.91M $1.29B -$8.82M
R&D $129.36M – $83.18M
EPS (diluted) $0.33 $12.24 $-0.38
Cash & equivalents $665.32M $261.80M $75.62M
Total debt $393.27M $5.85B –
Shares (diluted) 295.14M 82.00M 186.88M
Enterprise value $6.34B $27.96B $3.24B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricCAILHADPT
P/E 98.2x 29.9x -60.7x
P/FCF 329.5x 23.2x -490.1x
P/Operating cash flow 113.5x 16.5x -1,011x
P/S 9.1x 2.0x 14.5x
P/B 14.9x 3.4x 23.5x
P/Tangible book 14.9x 5.8x 23.6x
EV/EBITDA 55.0x 16.0x -121.6x
EV/EBIT 65.4x 23.6x -83.5x
EV/Revenue 8.7x 2.4x 13.5x
EV/FCF 316.5x 27.5x -456.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 109.1x 19.5x -941.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.74 -1.75

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCAILHADPT
Revenue growth (1Y) 61.5% 6.0% 17.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 6.6% 18.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 86.2% 8.0% 21.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 8.2% 27.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 274.2% 12.6% 38.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 19.7% 37.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 151.4% 17.4% 11.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 14.9% 28.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 114.2% 19.8% 22.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 17.2% 34.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 15,464% 0.6% 92.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 9.0% 70.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 306.4% -6.8% 86.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 8.2% 62.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCAILHADPT
Gross margin 69.1% 29.0% 74.2%
EBITDA margin 15.9% 15.1% -11.1%
Operating margin 13.4% 10.3% -16.2%
Pretax margin 9.3% 8.4% -15.8%
Net margin 9.2% 6.9% -23.7%
FCF margin 2.8% 8.8% -3.0%
Operating cash flow margin 8.0% 12.4% -1.4%
Return on equity 15.6% 11.5% -42.3%
Return on assets 7.7% 5.4% -10.7%
Return on invested capital 13.7% 8.5% –
Return on capital employed 12.9% 9.4% -8.6%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.8x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 1.8x 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 6.7% 0.9% 15.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCAILHADPT
Debt / assets 31.3% 30.9% –
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA -2.3x 2.5x –
Debt / FCF 13.6x 4.5x –
Liabilities / assets 49.1% 53.2% 73.1%
Equity / assets 50.9% 46.8% 26.9%
Interest coverage 3.3x 6.5x -5.3x
Current ratio 6.7x 1.4x 4.0x
Quick ratio 5.7x 1.0x 3.7x
Cash ratio 4.8x 0.1x 3.0x
Altman Z-score 8.52 3.54 3.01

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCAILHADPT
Dividend yield – 0.8% –
Net buyback yield 0.0% 2.0% -1.0%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 2.8% -1.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusCAILHADPT
Forward P/E 302.0xFY2026 21.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.11FY2026 $17.07FY2026 $-0.57FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +3.8%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +236.4% +9.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.06BFY2026 $14.31BFY2026 $284.03MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +30.1%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026 +2.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.6% +11.9% +33.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCAILHADPT
Held by institutions 52.0% 97.0% 97.2%
Institutions holding 246 1,053 301
Change in shares held, QoQ -6.3% +1.6% +2.5%
Institutions buying 175 466 160
Institutions selling 47 393 87
Buyers to sellers 3.72 1.19 1.84

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

CAILHADPT
CAI 1.00 0.31 0.46
LH 0.31 1.00 0.27
ADPT 0.46 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CAI, LH and ADPT?

Labcorp Holdings (LH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Caris Life Sciences (CAI) $9.52B, Labcorp Holdings (LH) $29.86B, Adaptive Biotechnologies (ADPT) $4.32B.

Which stock is cheaper, CAI, LH and ADPT?

Labcorp Holdings (LH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Caris Life Sciences (CAI) 98.2x, Labcorp Holdings (LH) 29.9x, Adaptive Biotechnologies (ADPT) -60.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Labcorp Holdings (LH) is cheapest (Caris Life Sciences (CAI) 302.0x, Labcorp Holdings (LH) 21.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Caris Life Sciences (CAI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Caris Life Sciences (CAI) +61.5%, Labcorp Holdings (LH) +6.0%, Adaptive Biotechnologies (ADPT) +17.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Caris Life Sciences (CAI) has the highest net margin (Caris Life Sciences (CAI) 9.2%, Labcorp Holdings (LH) 6.9%, Adaptive Biotechnologies (ADPT) -23.7%). On return on invested capital, Caris Life Sciences (CAI) leads (Caris Life Sciences (CAI) 13.7%, Labcorp Holdings (LH) 8.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Adaptive Biotechnologies (ADPT) returned the most: Caris Life Sciences (CAI) +6.5%, Labcorp Holdings (LH) +45.7%, Adaptive Biotechnologies (ADPT) +57.9%. Over five years, Labcorp Holdings (LH) compounded fastest (Labcorp Holdings (LH) +9.3%/yr, Adaptive Biotechnologies (ADPT) -6.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Caris Life Sciences (CAI) 0.00%, Labcorp Holdings (LH) 0.78%. Caris Life Sciences (CAI) and Adaptive Biotechnologies (ADPT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Labcorp Holdings (LH) has been the steadiest (Caris Life Sciences (CAI) 69.8%, Labcorp Holdings (LH) 24.6%, Adaptive Biotechnologies (ADPT) 68.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CAI, LH and ADPT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Labcorp Holdings (LH) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.