CAI vs NEO vs LH Stock Comparison

Caris Life Sciences, Neogenomics and Labcorp Holdings Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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NEO Neogenomics Inc
$16.49 -10.7% 1M +68.8% 1Y
Market cap
$2.13B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$787.75M
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Labs Healthcare
1 win
LH Labcorp Holdings Inc.
$355.65 +15.3% 1M +40.0% 1Y
Market cap
$28.77B
P/E
28.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.59B
Div. yield
0.81%
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, Neogenomics 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCAINEOLHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.07B $2.13B $28.77B LH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 86.4x -65.7x 28.9x LH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 291.8x 82.4x 20.8x LH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +85.4% +11.1% +6.0% CAI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.6% -4.1% 6.9% CAI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.6% — 8.5% CAI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.2x — 2.5x CAI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — 0.81% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +6.7% +68.8% +40.0% NEO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -18.7%/yr +7.6%/yr LH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 70.0% 53.9% 24.4% LH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 42/100 57/100 CAI

Percentile Scorecard

CAINEOLH

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

AxisCAINEOLH
Valuation 23 #73 of 94 31 #65 of 94 61 #37 of 94
Growth 99 #2 of 87 58 #37 of 87 35 #57 of 87
Profitability 87 #12 of 86 33 #58 of 86 71 #26 of 86
Financial Health 83 #18 of 99 69 #31 of 99 45 #55 of 99
Shareholder Returns 55 #26 of 56 18 #46 of 56 71 #17 of 56
Overall 69 42 57
  • CAI ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • NEO ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • LH ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCAINEOLHSPY
1 month +13.4%-10.7%+15.3% -2.3%
3 months +96.7%+4.1%+15.6% -0.7%
6 months +71.7%+83.2%+40.6% +4.8%
Year to date +19.0%+40.2%+41.8% +10.3%
1 year +6.7%+68.8%+40.0% +10.3%
3 years —+8.0%+69.2% +73.0%
3 years, per year —+2.6%+19.2% +20.1%
5 years —-64.6%+44.0% +61.9%
5 years, per year —-18.7%+7.6% +10.1%
10 years —+110.3%+233.8% +258.6%
10 years, per year —+7.7%+12.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCAINEOLHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 70.0%53.9%24.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 70.3%53.0%21.8% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.521.070.39 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.101.281.64 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -63.0%-89.6%-35.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.2%-17.2%-3.4% -3.5%
52-week high $36.14$19.91$368.15 $779.14
52-week low $14.55$7.19$246.64 $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.

MultipleCAINEOLH
P/E now vs peer median 86.4xmedian 25.3x -65.7xmedian 25.3x 28.9xmedian 25.3x
P/S now vs peer median 9.2xmedian 1.5x 2.7xmedian 1.5x 2.0xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 48.2xmedian 14.6x 119.3xmedian 14.6x 15.5xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 73.2xmedian 21.6x -74.5xmedian 21.6x 22.4xmedian 21.6x
P/B now vs peer median 15.3xmedian 3.1x 2.7xmedian 3.1x 3.3xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.83 -2.11median 0.83 1.68median 0.83

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 monthsCAINEOLH
Revenue $989.61M $787.75M $14.59B
Gross profit $689.36M $352.67M $4.23B
Operating income $153.26M -$49.37M $1.50B
Net income $105.14M -$32.30M $1.00B
Free cash flow $123.96M -$28.58M $1.29B
R&D $117.14M $39.33M –
EPS (diluted) $0.37 $-0.25 $12.24
Cash & equivalents $690.92M $139.28M $261.80M
Total debt $393.15M – $5.85B
Shares (diluted) 282.89M 128.59M 82.00M
Enterprise value $5.90B $1.54B $26.87B

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
MetricCAINEOLH
P/E 86.4x -65.7x 28.9x
P/FCF 73.2x -74.5x 22.4x
P/Operating cash flow 53.8x 497.4x 15.9x
P/S 9.2x 2.7x 2.0x
P/B 15.3x 2.7x 3.3x
P/Tangible book 15.3x 4.0x 5.6x
EV/EBITDA 48.2x 119.3x 15.5x
EV/EBIT 56.6x -40.3x 22.9x
EV/Revenue 8.8x 2.5x 2.4x
EV/FCF 70.0x -69.6x 26.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 51.4x 464.9x 18.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -2.11 1.68

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCAINEOLH
Revenue growth (1Y) 85.4% 11.1% 6.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 11.1% 6.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 141.2% 14.4% 8.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 14.7% 8.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 188.2% 59.2% 12.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 24.7% 19.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 137.7% 71.5% 17.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 30.5% 14.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 103.0% 71.6% 19.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 31.1% 17.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 227.3% -68.7% 0.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 29.7% 9.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 188.2% -67.7% -6.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 16.8% 8.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCAINEOLH
Gross margin 69.7% 44.8% 29.0%
EBITDA margin 18.2% 2.1% 15.1%
Operating margin 15.5% -6.3% 10.3%
Pretax margin 10.6% -4.6% 8.4%
Net margin 10.6% -4.1% 6.9%
FCF margin 12.5% -3.6% 8.8%
Operating cash flow margin 17.0% 0.5% 12.4%
Return on equity 17.7% -4.1% 11.5%
Return on assets 8.8% -2.4% 5.4%
Return on invested capital 15.6% – 8.5%
Return on capital employed 15.3% -4.0% 9.4%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.6x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x -0.1x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 6.6% 4.4% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCAINEOLH
Debt / assets 32.0% – 30.9%
Debt / equity 0.7x – 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA -2.2x – 2.5x
Debt / FCF 3.2x – 4.5x
Liabilities / assets 51.9% 41.9% 53.2%
Equity / assets 48.1% 58.1% 46.8%
Interest coverage 3.3x -15.2x 6.5x
Current ratio 5.5x 3.5x 1.4x
Quick ratio 4.8x 3.0x 1.0x
Cash ratio 4.1x 1.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 7.69 2.46 3.48

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCAINEOLH
Dividend yield – – 0.8%
Net buyback yield 0.1% -0.7% 2.1%
Shareholder yield 0.1% -0.7% 2.9%
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.

ConsensusCAINEOLH
Forward P/E 291.8xFY2026 82.4xFY2026 20.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.11FY2026 $0.20FY2026 $17.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +66.7%FY2026 +3.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +236.4% +80.0% +9.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.06BFY2026 $778.61MFY2026 $14.31BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +30.1%FY2026 +7.1%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.6% +6.5% +11.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCAINEOLH
Held by institutions 52.0% 100.0% 97.0%
Institutions holding 246 266 1,053
Change in shares held, QoQ -6.3% +8.1% +1.6%
Institutions buying 175 156 466
Institutions selling 47 62 393
Buyers to sellers 3.72 2.52 1.19

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.

CAINEOLH
CAI 1.00 0.44 0.31
NEO 0.44 1.00 0.29
LH 0.31 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CAI, NEO and LH?

Labcorp Holdings (LH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Caris Life Sciences (CAI) $9.07B, Neogenomics (NEO) $2.13B, Labcorp Holdings (LH) $28.77B.

Which stock is cheaper, CAI, NEO and LH?

Labcorp Holdings (LH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Caris Life Sciences (CAI) 86.4x, Neogenomics (NEO) -65.7x, Labcorp Holdings (LH) 28.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Labcorp Holdings (LH) is cheapest (Caris Life Sciences (CAI) 291.8x, Neogenomics (NEO) 82.4x, Labcorp Holdings (LH) 20.8x). 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%, Neogenomics (NEO) +11.1%, Labcorp Holdings (LH) +6.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Caris Life Sciences (CAI) has the highest net margin (Caris Life Sciences (CAI) 10.6%, Neogenomics (NEO) -4.1%, Labcorp Holdings (LH) 6.9%). On return on invested capital, Caris Life Sciences (CAI) leads (Caris Life Sciences (CAI) 15.6%, Labcorp Holdings (LH) 8.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Neogenomics (NEO) returned the most: Caris Life Sciences (CAI) +6.7%, Neogenomics (NEO) +68.8%, Labcorp Holdings (LH) +40.0%. Over five years, Labcorp Holdings (LH) compounded fastest (Neogenomics (NEO) -18.7%/yr, Labcorp Holdings (LH) +7.6%/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) 0.81%. Caris Life Sciences (CAI) and Neogenomics (NEO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Labcorp Holdings (LH) has been the steadiest (Caris Life Sciences (CAI) 70.0%, Neogenomics (NEO) 53.9%, Labcorp Holdings (LH) 24.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.