CCEL vs LH vs SHC Stock Comparison

Cryo Cell International, Labcorp Holdings and Sotera Health Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LH Labcorp Holdings Inc.
$331.39 +7.1% 1M +20.2% 1Y
Market cap
$30.12B
P/E
30.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.35B
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Labs Healthcare
7 wins
SHC Sotera Health Co
$18.49 +0.8% 1M +10.7% 1Y
Market cap
$5.33B
P/E
32.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.22B
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Labs Healthcare
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Labcorp Holdings leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Labcorp Holdings 7, Sotera Health 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCCELLHSHCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $39.99M $30.12B $5.33B LH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -20.6x 30.0x 32.6x LH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 45.0x 19.4x 20.1x LH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -2.0% +6.4% +8.1% SHC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -6.2% 7.0% 13.4% SHC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 8.2% 9.1% SHC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.1x 2.6x 3.3x LH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +8.3% +20.2% +10.7% LH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -17.1%/yr +6.2%/yr -5.8%/yr LH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 72.2% 24.0% 28.4% LH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 56/100 59/100 SHC

Percentile Scorecard

CCELLHSHC

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

AxisCCELLHSHC
Valuation 82 #17 of 92 62 #36 of 92 52 #45 of 92
Growth 5 #83 of 87 30 #61 of 87 66 #30 of 87
Profitability 54 #40 of 86 68 #28 of 86 82 #16 of 86
Financial Health 24 #74 of 97 47 #52 of 97 37 #62 of 97
Shareholder Returns 60 #23 of 56 73 #16 of 56 –
Overall 45 56 59
  • CCEL ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • LH ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • SHC ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCCELLHSHCSPY
1 month +22.8%+7.1%+0.8% -0.2%
3 months +44.7%+5.4%+4.1% +3.9%
6 months +42.7%+27.7%+19.0% +8.2%
Year to date +43.9%+32.1%+4.8% +12.9%
1 year +8.3%+20.2%+10.7% +12.3%
3 years +3.3%+66.6%+47.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +1.1%+18.6%+13.9% +23.3%
5 years -60.7%+35.2%-25.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year -17.1%+6.2%-5.8% +10.9%
10 years +20.7%+211.2%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +1.9%+12.0%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCCELLHSHCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 72.2%24.0%28.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 76.7%24.1%27.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.550.341.01 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.120.840.38 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -79.2%-35.0%-78.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.2%-2.4%-5.5% -1.2%
52-week high $5.01$339.40$19.57 $779.14
52-week low $2.89$246.64$13.13 $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.

MultipleCCELLHSHC
P/E now vs peer median -20.5xmedian 24.6x 27.0xmedian 24.6x 32.3xmedian 24.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.6x 1.9xmedian 1.6x 4.3xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 37.9xmedian 14.6x 14.8xmedian 14.6x 13.0xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 21.6x 23.2xmedian 21.6x 46.8xmedian 21.6x
P/B now vs peer median -2.4xmedian 3.2x 3.1xmedian 3.2x 7.9xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.50median 0.66 2.87median 0.66 0.86median 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 monthsCCELLHSHC
Revenue $31.13M $14.35B $1.22B
Gross profit $24.45M $4.14B $668.51M
Operating income $189.42K $1.50B $411.34M
Net income -$1.95M $1.00B $163.48M
Free cash flow $4.65M $1.16B $112.70M
R&D $303.95K – –
EPS (diluted) $-0.24 $12.22 $0.57
Cash & equivalents $1.43M $141.80M $356.72M
Total debt $40.59M $5.86B $2.14B
Shares (diluted) 8.07M 82.00M 288.15M
Enterprise value $26.40M $27.86B $4.01B

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
MetricCCELLHSHC
P/E -20.5x 27.0x 32.3x
P/FCF 8.6x 23.2x 46.8x
P/Operating cash flow 8.1x 16.4x 18.1x
P/S 1.3x 1.9x 4.3x
P/B -2.4x 3.1x 7.9x
P/Tangible book -2.3x 5.4x 13.3x
EV/EBITDA 37.9x 14.8x 13.0x
EV/EBIT 236.5x 21.7x 17.2x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 2.3x 5.8x
EV/FCF 9.6x 28.2x 62.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.1x 19.9x 24.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.50 2.87 0.86

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCCELLHSHC
Revenue growth (1Y) -2.0% 6.4% 8.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.1% 6.5% 7.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.1% 9.2% 7.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.5% 7.1% 8.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -95.6% 25.6% 21.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -64.6% 14.4% 23.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -310.8% 31.3% 580.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -40.5% 6.5% 37.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -311.2% 34.3% 574.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -41.0% 9.4% 37.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -22.6% -3.3% 9.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -15.0% 3.0% 61.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -24.8% -8.4% 0.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.0% 0.5% 32.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCCELLHSHC
Gross margin 78.5% 28.9% 55.0%
EBITDA margin 3.8% 15.3% 44.6%
Operating margin 0.6% 10.4% 33.8%
Pretax margin -6.1% 8.6% 21.7%
Net margin -6.2% 7.0% 13.4%
FCF margin 14.9% 8.1% 9.3%
Operating cash flow margin 15.8% 11.4% 24.0%
Return on equity – 11.6% 25.4%
Return on assets -3.2% 5.3% 5.0%
Return on invested capital – 8.2% 9.1%
Return on capital employed 0.4% 9.0% 13.5%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.8x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.5x 1.6x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 0.9% 3.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCCELLHSHC
Debt / assets 14.6% 31.6% 64.7%
Debt / equity -0.6x 0.7x 3.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.1x 2.6x 3.3x
Debt / FCF 2.0x 5.1x 19.0x
Liabilities / assets 126.3% 53.6% 79.9%
Equity / assets -26.3% 46.4% 20.1%
Interest coverage 0.1x 6.6x –
Current ratio 0.9x 1.8x 2.8x
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.2x 2.4x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.1x 1.5x
Altman Z-score -0.05 3.43 1.94

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCCELLHSHC
Dividend yield – 0.9% –
Net buyback yield 0.4% 2.4% –
Shareholder yield 0.4% 3.3% –
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.

ConsensusCCELLHSHC
Forward P/E 45.0xFY2026 19.4xFY2026 20.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.11FY2026 $17.07FY2026 $0.92FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +3.8%FY2026 +7.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -81.8% +9.3% +21.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $29.11MFY2026 $14.31BFY2026 $1.33BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -7.9%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026 +14.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.1% +11.9% -4.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCCELLHSHC
Held by institutions 6.9% 97.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 12 1,051 316
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.2% +1.6% +5.9%
Institutions buying 6 465 220
Institutions selling 2 393 64
Buyers to sellers 3.00 1.18 3.44

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.

CCELLHSHC
CCEL 1.00 -0.02 0.09
LH -0.02 1.00 0.40
SHC 0.09 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CCEL, LH and SHC?

Labcorp Holdings (LH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cryo Cell International (CCEL) $39.99M, Labcorp Holdings (LH) $30.12B, Sotera Health (SHC) $5.33B.

Which stock is cheaper, CCEL, LH and SHC?

Labcorp Holdings (LH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cryo Cell International (CCEL) -20.6x, Labcorp Holdings (LH) 30.0x, Sotera Health (SHC) 32.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Labcorp Holdings (LH) is cheapest (Cryo Cell International (CCEL) 45.0x, Labcorp Holdings (LH) 19.4x, Sotera Health (SHC) 20.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sotera Health (SHC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cryo Cell International (CCEL) -2.0%, Labcorp Holdings (LH) +6.4%, Sotera Health (SHC) +8.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sotera Health (SHC) has the highest net margin (Cryo Cell International (CCEL) -6.2%, Labcorp Holdings (LH) 7.0%, Sotera Health (SHC) 13.4%). On return on invested capital, Sotera Health (SHC) leads (Labcorp Holdings (LH) 8.2%, Sotera Health (SHC) 9.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Labcorp Holdings (LH) returned the most: Cryo Cell International (CCEL) +8.3%, Labcorp Holdings (LH) +20.2%, Sotera Health (SHC) +10.7%. Over five years, Labcorp Holdings (LH) compounded fastest (Cryo Cell International (CCEL) -17.1%/yr, Labcorp Holdings (LH) +6.2%/yr, Sotera Health (SHC) -5.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Labcorp Holdings (LH) has been the steadiest (Cryo Cell International (CCEL) 72.2%, Labcorp Holdings (LH) 24.0%, Sotera Health (SHC) 28.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CCEL, LH and SHC?

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 7. 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.