CCEL vs LH Stock Comparison

Cryo Cell International and Labcorp Holdings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LH Labcorp Holdings Inc.
$329.98 +6.6% 1M +18.1% 1Y
Market cap
$27.09B
P/E
27.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.35B
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Labs Healthcare
9 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Labcorp Holdings leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Labcorp Holdings 9). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCCELLHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $39.91M $27.09B LH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -20.5x 27.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 45.5x 19.3x LH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -2.0% +6.4% LH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -6.2% 7.0% LH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 8.2% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.1x 2.6x LH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +15.2% +18.1% LH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -16.9%/yr +6.5%/yr LH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 72.4% 24.1% LH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 56/100 LH

Percentile Scorecard

CCELLH

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

AxisCCELLH
Valuation 83 #17 of 93 62 #36 of 93
Growth 5 #84 of 88 30 #62 of 88
Profitability 55 #40 of 87 69 #28 of 87
Financial Health 25 #75 of 100 49 #52 of 100
Shareholder Returns 55 #26 of 56 73 #16 of 56
Overall 44 56
  • CCEL ranked among 103 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • LH ranked among 103 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCCELLHSPY
1 month +24.3%+6.6% -0.8%
3 months +41.5%+9.5% +3.5%
6 months +22.8%+25.3% +7.0%
Year to date +45.6%+31.5% +12.2%
1 year +15.2%+18.1% +13.0%
3 years +4.6%+65.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +1.5%+18.4% +23.1%
5 years -60.2%+36.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year -16.9%+6.5% +11.0%
10 years +22.2%+203.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year +2.0%+11.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCCELLHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 72.4%24.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 77.0%24.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.560.34 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.210.75 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -79.2%-35.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-2.8% -1.8%
52-week high $5.01$339.40 $779.14
52-week low $2.89$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.

MultipleCCELLH
P/E now vs peer median -20.8xmedian 25.1x 26.9xmedian 25.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.6x 1.9xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 38.3xmedian 14.5x 14.8xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.7xmedian 22.4x 23.1xmedian 22.4x
P/B now vs peer median -2.5xmedian 3.1x 3.1xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.51median 0.66 2.86median 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 monthsCCELLH
Revenue $31.13M $14.35B
Gross profit $24.45M $4.14B
Operating income $189.42K $1.50B
Net income -$1.95M $1.00B
Free cash flow $4.65M $1.16B
R&D $303.95K –
EPS (diluted) $-0.24 $12.22
Cash & equivalents $1.43M $141.80M
Total debt $40.59M $5.86B
Shares (diluted) 8.07M 82.00M
Enterprise value $26.32M $24.83B

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
MetricCCELLH
P/E -20.8x 26.9x
P/FCF 8.7x 23.1x
P/Operating cash flow 8.2x 16.3x
P/S 1.3x 1.9x
P/B -2.5x 3.1x
P/Tangible book -2.3x 5.4x
EV/EBITDA 38.3x 14.8x
EV/EBIT 239.0x 21.7x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 2.3x
EV/FCF 9.7x 28.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.2x 19.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.51 2.86

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCCELLH
Revenue growth (1Y) -2.0% 6.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.1% 6.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.1% 9.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.5% 7.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -95.6% 25.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -64.6% 14.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -310.8% 31.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -40.5% 6.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -311.2% 34.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -41.0% 9.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -22.6% -3.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -15.0% 3.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -24.8% -8.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.0% 0.5%

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCCELLH
Debt / assets 14.6% 31.6%
Debt / equity -0.6x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.1x 2.6x
Debt / FCF 2.0x 5.1x
Liabilities / assets 126.3% 53.6%
Equity / assets -26.3% 46.4%
Interest coverage 0.1x 6.6x
Current ratio 0.9x 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.1x
Altman Z-score -0.05 3.42

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCCELLH
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.

ConsensusCCELLH
Forward P/E 45.5xFY2026 19.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.11FY2026 $17.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +3.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -81.8% +9.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $29.11MFY2026 $14.31BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -7.9%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.1% +11.9%

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

CCELLH
CCEL 1.00 -0.02
LH -0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CCEL and LH?

Labcorp Holdings (LH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cryo Cell International (CCEL) $39.91M, Labcorp Holdings (LH) $27.09B.

Which company is growing faster?

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

Which company is more profitable?

Labcorp Holdings (LH) has the highest net margin (Cryo Cell International (CCEL) -6.2%, Labcorp Holdings (LH) 7.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Labcorp Holdings (LH) returned the most: Cryo Cell International (CCEL) +15.2%, Labcorp Holdings (LH) +18.1%. Over five years, Labcorp Holdings (LH) compounded fastest (Cryo Cell International (CCEL) -16.9%/yr, Labcorp Holdings (LH) +6.5%/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) 72.4%, Labcorp Holdings (LH) 24.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do CCEL and LH move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of -0.02, a negative relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, CCEL 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 9. 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.