CAI vs LH vs TEM Stock Comparison

Caris Life Sciences, Labcorp Holdings and Tempus AI Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LH Labcorp Holdings Inc.
$329.04 +8.2% 1M +15.9% 1Y
Market cap
$26.92B
P/E
26.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.35B
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Labs Healthcare
5 wins
TEM Tempus AI, Inc.
$67.61 -11.7% 1M -22.3% 1Y
Market cap
$12.10B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.43B
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Labs Healthcare

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionCAILHTEMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.19B $26.92B $12.10B LH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 87.4x 26.9x -47.6x LH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 290.9x 19.3x — LH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +85.4% +6.4% +50.4% CAI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.6% 7.0% -17.8% CAI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.6% 8.2% -52.0% CAI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.2x 2.6x — CAI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +1.1% +15.9% -22.3% LH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +6.3%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 69.5% 24.1% 76.5% LH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 57/100 26/100 CAI

Percentile Scorecard

CAILHTEM

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

AxisCAILHTEM
Valuation 23 #72 of 93 64 #34 of 93 9 #85 of 93
Growth 99 #2 of 88 30 #62 of 88 26 #65 of 88
Profitability 87 #12 of 87 69 #28 of 87 11 #78 of 87
Financial Health 82 #19 of 100 49 #52 of 100 57 #44 of 100
Shareholder Returns 53 #27 of 56 73 #16 of 56 –
Overall 69 57 26
  • CAI ranked among 103 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • LH ranked among 103 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • TEM ranked among 103 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCAILHTEMSPY
1 month +1.1%+8.2%-11.7% -1.0%
3 months +106.2%+10.9%+58.4% +2.9%
6 months +58.4%+24.7%+29.7% +6.4%
Year to date +18.6%+31.2%+14.5% +11.4%
1 year +1.1%+15.9%-22.3% +13.1%
3 years —+65.6%— +79.4%
3 years, per year —+18.3%— +21.5%
5 years —+35.7%— +67.7%
5 years, per year —+6.3%— +10.9%
10 years —+176.0%— +255.2%
10 years, per year —+10.7%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCAILHTEMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 69.5%24.1%76.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 68.9%24.1%67.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.340.322.55 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.020.66-0.29 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -63.0%-35.0%-59.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.1%-3.1%-26.2% -2.5%
52-week high $32.35$339.40$91.58 $779.14
52-week low $14.55$246.64$41.55 $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.

MultipleCAILHTEM
P/E now vs peer median 86.1xmedian 25.3x 26.8xmedian 25.3x -47.8xmedian 25.3x
P/S now vs peer median 9.1xmedian 1.6x 1.9xmedian 1.6x 8.3xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 48.0xmedian 14.6x 14.7xmedian 14.6x —median 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 73.0xmedian 22.7x 23.0xmedian 22.7x -45.0xmedian 22.7x
P/B now vs peer median 15.3xmedian 3.3x 3.1xmedian 3.3x 26.6xmedian 3.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.66 2.85median 0.66 —median 0.66

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 monthsCAILHTEM
Revenue $989.61M $14.35B $1.43B
Gross profit $689.36M $4.14B $916.19M
Operating income $153.26M $1.50B -$283.03M
Net income $105.14M $1.00B -$254.43M
Free cash flow $123.96M $1.16B -$263.22M
R&D $117.14M – $196.31M
EPS (diluted) $0.37 $12.22 $-1.39
Cash & equivalents $690.92M $141.80M $599.61M
Total debt $393.15M $23.36B $608.24M
Shares (diluted) 282.89M 82.00M 182.40M
Enterprise value $6.01B $24.67B $9.13B

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
MetricCAILHTEM
P/E 86.1x 26.8x -47.8x
P/FCF 73.0x 23.0x -45.0x
P/Operating cash flow 53.6x 16.2x -49.9x
P/S 9.1x 1.9x 8.3x
P/B 15.3x 3.1x 26.6x
P/Tangible book 15.3x 5.4x 89.4x
EV/EBITDA 48.0x 14.7x –
EV/EBIT 56.4x 21.6x -39.0x
EV/Revenue 8.7x 2.3x 7.7x
EV/FCF 69.7x 28.0x -41.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 51.3x 19.7x -46.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 2.85 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCAILHTEM
Revenue growth (1Y) 85.4% 6.4% 50.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 6.5% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 141.2% 9.2% 58.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 7.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 188.2% 25.6% -20.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 14.4% –
Net income growth (1Y) 137.7% 31.3% -27.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 6.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) 103.0% 34.3% -21.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 9.4% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 227.3% -3.3% -356.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 3.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 188.2% -8.4% -278.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 0.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCAILHTEM
Gross margin 69.7% 28.9% 64.0%
EBITDA margin 18.2% 15.3% –
Operating margin 15.5% 10.4% -19.8%
Pretax margin 10.6% 8.6% -17.6%
Net margin 10.6% 7.0% -17.8%
FCF margin 12.5% 8.1% -18.4%
Operating cash flow margin 17.0% 11.4% -16.6%
Return on equity 17.7% 11.6% -57.3%
Return on assets 8.8% 5.3% -11.0%
Return on invested capital 15.6% 8.2% -52.0%
Return on capital employed 15.3% 9.0% -15.2%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.8x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.6x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 6.6% 0.9% 13.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCAILHTEM
Debt / assets 32.0% 31.6% –
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA -2.2x 2.6x –
Debt / FCF 3.2x 5.1x –
Liabilities / assets 51.9% 53.6% 81.2%
Equity / assets 48.1% 46.4% 18.8%
Interest coverage 3.3x 6.6x -5.1x
Current ratio 5.5x 1.8x 3.3x
Quick ratio 4.8x 1.2x 3.1x
Cash ratio 4.1x 0.1x 2.1x
Altman Z-score 7.66 3.42 2.88

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCAILHTEM
Dividend yield – 0.9% –
Net buyback yield 0.1% 2.4% –
Shareholder yield 0.1% 3.3% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusCAILHTEM
Forward P/E 290.9xFY2026 19.3xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.11FY2026 $17.07FY2026 $-0.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +3.8%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +236.4% +9.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.06BFY2026 $14.31BFY2026 $1.64BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +30.1%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026 +29.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.6% +11.9% +24.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCAILHTEM
Held by institutions 52.0% 97.0% 61.3%
Institutions holding 245 1,051 483
Change in shares held, QoQ -6.3% +1.6% +5.0%
Institutions buying 175 465 284
Institutions selling 47 393 118
Buyers to sellers 3.72 1.18 2.41

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.

CAILHTEM
CAI 1.00 0.28 0.57
LH 0.28 1.00 0.27
TEM 0.57 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CAI, LH and TEM?

Labcorp Holdings (LH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Caris Life Sciences (CAI) $9.19B, Labcorp Holdings (LH) $26.92B, Tempus AI (TEM) $12.10B.

Which stock is cheaper, CAI, LH and TEM?

Labcorp Holdings (LH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Caris Life Sciences (CAI) 87.4x, Labcorp Holdings (LH) 26.9x, Tempus AI (TEM) -47.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Labcorp Holdings (LH) is cheapest (Caris Life Sciences (CAI) 290.9x, Labcorp Holdings (LH) 19.3x). 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) +6.4%, Tempus AI (TEM) +50.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Caris Life Sciences (CAI) has the highest net margin (Caris Life Sciences (CAI) 10.6%, Labcorp Holdings (LH) 7.0%, Tempus AI (TEM) -17.8%). On return on invested capital, Caris Life Sciences (CAI) leads (Caris Life Sciences (CAI) 15.6%, Labcorp Holdings (LH) 8.2%, Tempus AI (TEM) -52.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Labcorp Holdings (LH) returned the most: Caris Life Sciences (CAI) +1.1%, Labcorp Holdings (LH) +15.9%, Tempus AI (TEM) -22.3%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Labcorp Holdings (LH) has been the steadiest (Caris Life Sciences (CAI) 69.5%, Labcorp Holdings (LH) 24.1%, Tempus AI (TEM) 76.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.