CRL vs EVO vs LH Stock Comparison

Charles River Laboratories International, Evotec SE and Labcorp Holdings Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EVO Evotec SE
$1.61 +1.3% 1M -61.0% 1Y
Market cap
$572.45M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
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LH Labcorp Holdings Inc.
$360.45 +16.4% 1M +38.8% 1Y
Market cap
$29.16B
P/E
29.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.59B
Div. yield
0.80%
Diagnostic Labs Healthcare
6 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Labcorp Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Labcorp Holdings 6, Charles River Laboratories International 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCRLEVOLHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.86B $572.45M $29.16B LH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -75.3x — 29.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 34.3x — 21.1x LH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.7% — +6.0% LH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -6.0% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.6% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 6.3x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 0.80% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +99.1% -61.0% +38.8% CRL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.6%/yr — +7.9%/yr LH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.9% 58.1% 24.7% LH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 — 56/100 LH

Percentile Scorecard

CRLEVOLH

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

AxisCRLEVOLH
Valuation 50 #6 of 11 – 56 #41 of 92
Growth 10 #10 of 11 – 33 #59 of 87
Profitability 70 #4 of 11 – 71 #26 of 86
Financial Health 42 #8 of 13 92 #2 of 13 57 #42 of 97
Shareholder Returns – – 65 #20 of 55
Overall 43 – 56
  • CRL ranked among 13 companies in Pharma Services
  • EVO ranked among 13 companies in Pharma Services
  • 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

PeriodCRLEVOLHSPY
1 month +27.0%+1.3%+16.4% +0.9%
3 months +59.4%-16.6%+17.3% +5.9%
6 months +128.4%-45.2%+40.2% +8.5%
Year to date +87.6%-47.7%+43.7% +13.3%
1 year +99.1%-61.0%+38.8% +12.4%
3 years +116.8%-80.7%+81.2% +88.1%
3 years, per year +29.4%-42.3%+21.9% +23.5%
5 years -16.6%—+46.2% +68.2%
5 years, per year -3.6%—+7.9% +11.0%
10 years +392.3%—+238.4% +263.4%
10 years, per year +17.3%—+13.0% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCRLEVOLHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.9%58.1%24.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.8%65.3%22.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.281.500.37 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.16-1.051.57 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -77.8%-94.6%-35.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-61.2%0.0% -0.9%
52-week high $374.16$4.15$360.45 $779.14
52-week low $149.93$1.35$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.

MultipleCRLEVOLH
P/E now vs peer median -75.3xmedian 37.4x —median 37.4x 29.3xmedian 25.6x
P/S now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 2.7x —median 2.7x 2.0xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 52.3xmedian 39.5x —median 39.5x —median 16.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 48.2xmedian 22.1x —median 22.1x 21.6xmedian 21.3x
P/B now vs peer median 6.3xmedian 3.4x 0.8xmedian 3.4x 3.3xmedian 3.3x
PEG now vs peer median 2.08median 2.08 —median 2.08 1.70median 0.68

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 monthsCRLEVOLH
Revenue $4.00B – $14.59B
Gross profit $1.31B – $4.23B
Operating income $90.14M – $1.50B
Net income -$239.23M – $1.00B
Free cash flow $370.61M – –
EPS (diluted) $-4.97 – $12.24
Cash & equivalents $192.03M $397.89M $261.80M
Total debt $2.62B $1.96B –
Shares (diluted) 48.02M – 82.00M
Enterprise value $17.10B -$1.04B $29.18B

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
MetricCRLEVOLH
P/E -75.3x – 29.3x
P/FCF 48.2x – 21.6x
P/Operating cash flow 30.7x – 16.1x
P/S 4.5x – 2.0x
P/B 6.3x 0.8x 3.3x
P/Tangible book 6.9x 0.8x 5.7x
EV/EBITDA 52.3x – –
EV/EBIT 225.0x – –
EV/Revenue 5.1x – 2.0x
EV/FCF 54.7x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 34.8x – 16.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.08 – 1.70

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRLEVOLH
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.7% – 6.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.5% – 6.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.1% – 8.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -5.5% – 8.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -27.6% – 12.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -48.2% – 19.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -268.7% – 17.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -35.5% – 14.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -253.8% – 19.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -36.2% – 17.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -26.1% – 0.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.3% – 9.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -35.9% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.6% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRLEVOLH
Gross margin 32.7% – –
EBITDA margin 9.7% – –
Operating margin 2.3% – –
Pretax margin -4.6% – –
Net margin -6.0% – –
FCF margin 9.3% – –
Operating cash flow margin 14.6% – 12.4%
Return on equity -8.2% – 11.5%
Return on assets -3.1% – 5.4%
Return on invested capital 1.6% – –
Return on capital employed 1.4% – –
Asset turnover 0.5x – 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.4x – 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 2.1% – 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRLEVOLH
Debt / assets 34.8% 30.2% –
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA 6.3x – –
Debt / FCF 7.1x – –
Liabilities / assets 62.2% 57.7% 53.2%
Equity / assets 37.8% 42.3% 46.8%
Interest coverage 0.8x – –
Current ratio 1.3x 2.3x 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.6x –
Cash ratio 0.2x 1.2x –
Altman Z-score 3.17 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRLEVOLH
Dividend yield – – 0.8%
Net buyback yield 1.8% – –
Shareholder yield 1.8% 0.0% 0.8%
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.

ConsensusCRLEVOLH
Forward P/E 34.3xFY2026 – 21.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.90FY2026 $-0.72FY2026 $17.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +6.0%FY2026 – +3.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +20.5% – +9.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.82BFY2026 $682.51MFY2026 $14.31BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.9%FY2026 -26.0%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.7% +23.4% +11.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRLEVOLH
Held by institutions 100.0% 0.9% 97.0%
Institutions holding 570 35 1,051
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.7% -60.2% +1.6%
Institutions buying 270 18 465
Institutions selling 204 7 393
Buyers to sellers 1.32 2.57 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.

CRLEVOLH
CRL 1.00 0.39 0.38
EVO 0.39 1.00 0.16
LH 0.38 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRL, EVO and LH?

Labcorp Holdings (LH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Charles River Laboratories International (CRL) $17.86B, Evotec SE (EVO) $572.45M, Labcorp Holdings (LH) $29.16B.

Which company is growing faster?

Labcorp Holdings (LH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Charles River Laboratories International (CRL) -0.7%, Labcorp Holdings (LH) +6.0%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Charles River Laboratories International (CRL) returned the most: Charles River Laboratories International (CRL) +99.1%, Evotec SE (EVO) -61.0%, Labcorp Holdings (LH) +38.8%. Over five years, Labcorp Holdings (LH) compounded fastest (Charles River Laboratories International (CRL) -3.6%/yr, Labcorp Holdings (LH) +7.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Evotec SE (EVO) 0.00%, Labcorp Holdings (LH) 0.80%. Charles River Laboratories International (CRL) and Evotec SE (EVO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Labcorp Holdings (LH) has been the steadiest (Charles River Laboratories International (CRL) 45.9%, Evotec SE (EVO) 58.1%, Labcorp Holdings (LH) 24.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CRL, EVO 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 6. 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.