CAI vs LH vs ADPT Stock Comparison

Caris Life Sciences, Labcorp Holdings and Adaptive Biotechnologies Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CAI Caris Life Sciences, Inc.
$35.45 +11.7% 1M +16.7% 1Y
Market cap
$10.02B
P/E
95.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$989.61M
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Labs Healthcare
3 wins
LH Labcorp Holdings Inc.
$360.45 +16.4% 1M +38.8% 1Y
Market cap
$29.16B
P/E
29.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.59B
Div. yield
0.80%
Diagnostic Labs Healthcare
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Labcorp Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Labcorp Holdings 5, Caris Life Sciences 3, 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 $10.02B $29.16B $4.51B LH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 95.4x 29.3x -71.0x LH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 322.3x 21.1x — LH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +85.4% +6.0% +50.1% CAI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.6% — -20.7% CAI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.6% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.2x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.80% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +16.7% +38.8% +67.9% ADPT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +7.9%/yr -3.2%/yr LH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 69.7% 24.7% 67.8% LH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 56/100 43/100 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 24 #70 of 92 56 #41 of 92 14 #79 of 92
Growth 99 #2 of 87 33 #59 of 87 85 #14 of 87
Profitability 91 #9 of 86 71 #26 of 86 24 #66 of 86
Financial Health 81 #19 of 97 57 #42 of 97 66 #34 of 97
Shareholder Returns 56 #25 of 55 65 #20 of 55 26 #41 of 55
Overall 70 56 43
  • 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 +11.7%+16.4%-0.5% +0.9%
3 months +127.4%+17.3%+25.8% +5.9%
6 months +99.5%+40.2%+109.7% +8.5%
Year to date +31.4%+43.7%+74.7% +13.3%
1 year +16.7%+38.8%+67.9% +12.4%
3 years —+81.2%+567.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year —+21.9%+88.4% +23.5%
5 years —+46.2%-15.1% +68.2%
5 years, per year —+7.9%-3.2% +11.0%
10 years —+238.4%— +263.4%
10 years, per year —+13.0%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCAILHADPTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 69.7%24.7%67.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 69.3%22.6%63.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.400.371.68 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.241.571.00 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -63.0%-35.0%-93.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%0.0%-4.9% -0.9%
52-week high $35.45$360.45$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 95.4xmedian 25.6x 29.3xmedian 25.6x -71.0xmedian 25.6x
P/S now vs peer median 10.1xmedian 1.6x 2.0xmedian 1.6x 14.6xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 53.4xmedian 16.3x —median 16.3x -193.7xmedian 16.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 80.8xmedian 21.3x 21.6xmedian 21.3x -187.8xmedian 21.3x
P/B now vs peer median 16.9xmedian 3.3x 3.3xmedian 3.3x 30.0xmedian 3.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.68 1.70median 0.68 -2.16median 0.68

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 $989.61M $14.59B $308.08M
Gross profit $689.36M $4.23B $232.83M
Operating income $153.26M $1.50B -$37.46M
Net income $105.14M $1.00B -$63.99M
Free cash flow $123.96M – -$24.03M
R&D $117.14M – $88.21M
EPS (diluted) $0.37 $12.24 $-0.40
Cash & equivalents $690.92M $261.80M $169.87M
Total debt $393.15M – –
Shares (diluted) 282.89M 82.00M 159.86M
Enterprise value $6.84B $29.18B $3.52B

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 95.4x 29.3x -71.0x
P/FCF 80.8x 21.6x -187.8x
P/Operating cash flow 59.4x 16.1x -214.8x
P/S 10.1x 2.0x 14.6x
P/B 16.9x 3.3x 30.0x
P/Tangible book 16.9x 5.7x 30.1x
EV/EBITDA 53.4x – -193.7x
EV/EBIT 62.8x – -111.3x
EV/Revenue 9.7x 2.0x 13.5x
EV/FCF 77.6x – -173.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 57.1x 16.1x -198.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.70 -2.16

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCAILHADPT
Revenue growth (1Y) 85.4% 6.0% 50.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 6.6% 17.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 141.2% 8.0% 71.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 8.2% 24.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 188.2% 12.6% 69.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 19.7% 41.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 137.7% 17.4% 47.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 14.9% 30.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 103.0% 19.8% 49.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 17.2% 32.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 227.3% 0.6% 73.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 9.0% 48.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 188.2% – 71.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 47.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCAILHADPT
Gross margin 69.7% – 75.6%
EBITDA margin 18.2% – -7.0%
Operating margin 15.5% – -12.2%
Pretax margin 10.6% – -13.1%
Net margin 10.6% – -20.7%
FCF margin 12.5% – -7.8%
Operating cash flow margin 17.0% 12.4% -6.8%
Return on equity 17.7% 11.5% -34.1%
Return on assets 8.8% 5.4% -11.2%
Return on invested capital 15.6% – –
Return on capital employed 15.3% – -7.7%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.8x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.8x 0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 6.6% 0.9% 15.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCAILHADPT
Debt / assets 32.0% – –
Debt / equity 0.7x – –
Net debt / EBITDA -2.2x – –
Debt / FCF 3.2x – –
Liabilities / assets 51.9% 53.2% 76.5%
Equity / assets 48.1% 46.8% 23.5%
Interest coverage 3.3x – -3.3x
Current ratio 5.5x 1.4x 4.8x
Quick ratio 4.8x – 4.5x
Cash ratio 4.1x – 3.9x
Altman Z-score 8.58 – 3.33

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCAILHADPT
Dividend yield – 0.8% –
Net buyback yield 0.1% – -0.5%
Shareholder yield 0.1% 0.8% -0.5%
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 322.3xFY2026 21.1xFY2026 –
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 245 1,051 299
Change in shares held, QoQ -6.3% +1.6% +2.5%
Institutions buying 175 465 160
Institutions selling 47 393 87
Buyers to sellers 3.72 1.18 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 0.29 0.44
LH 0.29 1.00 0.26
ADPT 0.44 0.26 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) $10.02B, Labcorp Holdings (LH) $29.16B, Adaptive Biotechnologies (ADPT) $4.51B.

Which stock is cheaper, CAI, LH and ADPT?

Labcorp Holdings (LH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Caris Life Sciences (CAI) 95.4x, Labcorp Holdings (LH) 29.3x, Adaptive Biotechnologies (ADPT) -71.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Labcorp Holdings (LH) is cheapest (Caris Life Sciences (CAI) 322.3x, Labcorp Holdings (LH) 21.1x). 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) +85.4%, Labcorp Holdings (LH) +6.0%, Adaptive Biotechnologies (ADPT) +50.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Caris Life Sciences (CAI) has the highest net margin (Caris Life Sciences (CAI) 10.6%, Adaptive Biotechnologies (ADPT) -20.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Adaptive Biotechnologies (ADPT) returned the most: Caris Life Sciences (CAI) +16.7%, Labcorp Holdings (LH) +38.8%, Adaptive Biotechnologies (ADPT) +67.9%. Over five years, Labcorp Holdings (LH) compounded fastest (Labcorp Holdings (LH) +7.9%/yr, Adaptive Biotechnologies (ADPT) -3.2%/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) 0.80%. 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) 69.7%, Labcorp Holdings (LH) 24.7%, Adaptive Biotechnologies (ADPT) 67.8%). 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.