CAI vs LH vs TMO Stock Comparison

Caris Life Sciences, Labcorp Holdings and Thermo Fisher Scientific Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LH Labcorp Holdings Inc.
$331.39 +7.1% 1M +20.2% 1Y
Market cap
$29.50B
P/E
29.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.35B
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Labs Healthcare
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Caris Life Sciences leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Caris Life Sciences 5, Labcorp Holdings 4, Thermo Fisher Scientific 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCAILHTMOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.16B $29.50B $262.53B TMO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 96.7x 29.4x 37.1x LH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 306.1x 19.4x 26.8x LH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +85.4% +6.4% +8.3% CAI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.6% 7.0% — CAI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.6% 8.2% — 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 +11.3% +20.2% +23.0% TMO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +6.2%/yr +2.3%/yr LH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 69.5% 24.0% 29.8% LH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 56/100 51/100 CAI

Percentile Scorecard

CAILHTMO

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

AxisCAILHTMO
Valuation 23 #71 of 92 62 #36 of 92 50 #113 of 227
Growth 99 #2 of 87 30 #61 of 87 41 #130 of 219
Profitability 89 #10 of 86 68 #28 of 86 70 #63 of 206
Financial Health 81 #19 of 97 47 #52 of 97 –
Shareholder Returns 56 #25 of 56 73 #16 of 56 44 #76 of 134
Overall 70 56 51
  • CAI ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • LH ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • TMO ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCAILHTMOSPY
1 month +5.3%+7.1%+2.9% -0.2%
3 months +116.0%+5.4%+20.3% +3.9%
6 months +82.6%+27.7%+47.4% +8.2%
Year to date +24.8%+32.1%+19.7% +12.9%
1 year +11.3%+20.2%+23.0% +12.3%
3 years —+66.6%+60.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year —+18.6%+17.1% +23.3%
5 years —+35.2%+11.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year —+6.2%+2.3% +10.9%
10 years —+211.2%+364.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+12.0%+16.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCAILHTMOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 69.5%24.0%29.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 69.3%24.1%28.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.390.340.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.160.840.77 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -63.0%-35.0%-41.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-2.4%-0.5% -1.2%
52-week high $33.67$339.40$696.55 $779.14
52-week low $14.55$246.64$438.34 $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.

MultipleCAILHTMO
P/E now vs peer median 90.6xmedian 24.6x 27.0xmedian 24.6x 36.4xmedian 29.6x
P/S now vs peer median 9.6xmedian 1.6x 1.9xmedian 1.6x 5.4xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 50.6xmedian 14.6x 14.8xmedian 14.6x —median 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 76.8xmedian 21.6x 23.2xmedian 21.6x 34.0xmedian 22.3x
P/B now vs peer median 16.1xmedian 3.2x 3.1xmedian 3.2x 4.7xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.66 2.87median 0.66 4.80median 1.04

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 monthsCAILHTMO
Revenue $989.61M $14.35B $47.35B
Gross profit $689.36M $4.14B –
Operating income $153.26M $1.50B $8.47B
Net income $105.14M $1.00B $7.09B
Free cash flow $123.96M $1.16B –
R&D $117.14M – $1.40B
EPS (diluted) $0.37 $12.22 $19.06
Cash & equivalents $690.92M $141.80M $5.46B
Total debt $393.15M $5.86B –
Shares (diluted) 282.89M 82.00M 371.00M
Enterprise value $6.99B $27.25B $262.53B

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
MetricCAILHTMO
P/E 90.6x 27.0x 36.4x
P/FCF 76.8x 23.2x 34.0x
P/Operating cash flow 56.4x 16.4x 27.5x
P/S 9.6x 1.9x 5.4x
P/B 16.1x 3.1x 4.7x
P/Tangible book 16.1x 5.4x 7.0x
EV/EBITDA 50.6x 14.8x –
EV/EBIT 59.5x 21.7x –
EV/Revenue 9.2x 2.3x 5.4x
EV/FCF 73.5x 28.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow 54.1x 19.9x 27.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 2.87 4.80

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCAILHTMO
Revenue growth (1Y) 85.4% 6.4% 8.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 6.5% 2.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 141.2% 9.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 7.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 188.2% 25.6% 12.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 14.4% 7.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 137.7% 31.3% 7.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 6.5% 6.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 103.0% 34.3% 9.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 9.4% 7.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 227.3% -3.3% 21.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 3.0% 4.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 188.2% -8.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 0.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCAILHTMO
Gross margin 69.7% 28.9% –
EBITDA margin 18.2% 15.3% –
Operating margin 15.5% 10.4% –
Pretax margin 10.6% 8.6% –
Net margin 10.6% 7.0% –
FCF margin 12.5% 8.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 17.0% 11.4% 19.7%
Return on equity 17.7% 11.6% 13.2%
Return on assets 8.8% 5.3% 6.2%
Return on invested capital 15.6% 8.2% –
Return on capital employed 15.3% 9.0% –
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.8x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.6x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 6.6% 0.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCAILHTMO
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% –
Equity / assets 48.1% 46.4% 47.9%
Interest coverage 3.3x 6.6x –
Current ratio 5.5x 1.8x 1.8x
Quick ratio 4.8x 1.2x –
Cash ratio 4.1x 0.1x –
Altman Z-score 8.11 3.43 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCAILHTMO
Dividend yield – 0.9% 0.3%
Net buyback yield 0.1% 2.4% –
Shareholder yield 0.1% 3.3% 0.3%
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.

ConsensusCAILHTMO
Forward P/E 306.1xFY2026 19.4xFY2026 26.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.11FY2026 $17.07FY2026 $25.91FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +3.8%FY2026 +13.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +236.4% +9.3% +2.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.06BFY2026 $14.31BFY2026 $50.12BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +30.1%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.6% +11.9% -2.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCAILHTMO
Held by institutions 52.0% 97.0% 90.2%
Institutions holding 245 1,051 2,622
Change in shares held, QoQ -6.3% +1.6% +0.8%
Institutions buying 175 465 1,142
Institutions selling 47 393 1,144
Buyers to sellers 3.72 1.18 1.00

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.

CAILHTMO
CAI 1.00 0.29 0.47
LH 0.29 1.00 0.45
TMO 0.47 0.45 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CAI, LH and TMO?

Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Caris Life Sciences (CAI) $10.16B, Labcorp Holdings (LH) $29.50B, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) $262.53B.

Which stock is cheaper, CAI, LH and TMO?

Labcorp Holdings (LH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Caris Life Sciences (CAI) 96.7x, Labcorp Holdings (LH) 29.4x, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 37.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Labcorp Holdings (LH) is cheapest (Caris Life Sciences (CAI) 306.1x, Labcorp Holdings (LH) 19.4x, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 26.8x). 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%, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) +8.3%.

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%). On return on invested capital, Caris Life Sciences (CAI) leads (Caris Life Sciences (CAI) 15.6%, Labcorp Holdings (LH) 8.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) returned the most: Caris Life Sciences (CAI) +11.3%, Labcorp Holdings (LH) +20.2%, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) +23.0%. Over five years, Labcorp Holdings (LH) compounded fastest (Labcorp Holdings (LH) +6.2%/yr, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) +2.3%/yr). 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) 24.0%, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 29.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Caris Life Sciences (CAI) 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.