CRL vs TMO vs LDOS Stock Comparison

Charles River Laboratories International, Thermo Fisher Scientific and Leidos Holdings Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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LDOS Leidos Holdings, Inc.
$144.18 +22.5% 1M -24.3% 1Y
Market cap
$16.53B
P/E
11.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.80B
Div. yield
0.01%
Defense Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Leidos Holdings leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Leidos Holdings 7, Thermo Fisher Scientific 4, Charles River Laboratories International 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCRLTMOLDOSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $15.89B $261.96B $16.53B TMO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -66.7x 37.0x 11.7x LDOS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 32.3x 27.0x 10.6x LDOS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.7% +8.3% +3.4% TMO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -6.0% 14.9% 7.8% TMO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.6% 8.0% 13.9% LDOS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 6.3x 3.1x 2.3x LDOS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% LDOS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +88.0% +20.3% -24.3% CRL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.7%/yr +1.2%/yr +8.7%/yr LDOS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.4% 30.0% 35.6% TMO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 59/100 70/100 LDOS

Percentile Scorecard

CRLTMOLDOS

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

AxisCRLTMOLDOS
Valuation 60 #5 of 11 60 #91 of 227 98 #3 of 101
Growth 10 #10 of 11 39 #135 of 220 59 #41 of 98
Profitability 70 #4 of 11 83 #36 of 209 84 #16 of 97
Financial Health 42 #8 of 13 31 #166 of 240 34 #71 of 107
Shareholder Returns – 83 #25 of 138 75 #17 of 64
Overall 45 59 70
  • CRL ranked among 13 companies in Pharma Services
  • TMO ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • LDOS ranked among 108 companies in Aerospace and Defense

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCRLTMOLDOSSPY
1 month +16.7%+4.2%+22.5% -2.3%
3 months +46.6%+18.9%+21.3% -0.7%
6 months +96.4%+47.6%-3.1% +4.8%
Year to date +69.7%+17.8%-20.1% +10.3%
1 year +88.0%+20.3%-24.3% +10.3%
3 years +86.1%+50.1%+38.7% +73.0%
3 years, per year +23.0%+14.5%+11.5% +20.1%
5 years -12.7%+6.3%+51.7% +61.9%
5 years, per year -2.7%+1.2%+8.7% +10.1%
10 years +382.7%+368.3%+249.9% +258.6%
10 years, per year +17.1%+16.7%+13.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCRLTMOLDOSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.4%30.0%35.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.9%28.6%37.3% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.330.630.24 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.890.68-0.68 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -74.7%-41.5%-50.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.9%-3.7%-27.7% -3.5%
52-week high $375.83$709.29$199.55 $779.14
52-week low $149.93$438.34$100.00 $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.

MultipleCRLTMOLDOS
P/E now vs peer median -68.2xmedian 35.0x 35.8xmedian 28.4x 13.2xmedian 26.9x
P/S now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 2.5x 5.3xmedian 3.0x 1.0xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 47.9xmedian 28.8x 24.9xmedian 18.0x 10.0xmedian 14.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 43.6xmedian 20.5x 33.2xmedian 25.0x 8.4xmedian 27.6x
P/B now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 2.7x 4.6xmedian 2.3x 3.4xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.88median 1.94 4.73median 0.93 0.46median 0.91

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 monthsCRLTMOLDOS
Revenue $4.00B $47.35B $17.80B
Gross profit $1.31B $19.45B $3.14B
Operating income $90.14M $8.47B $2.05B
Net income -$239.23M $7.09B $1.44B
Free cash flow $370.61M $7.60B $1.96B
R&D – $1.40B –
EPS (diluted) $-4.97 $19.06 $11.35
Cash & equivalents $192.03M $5.46B $630.00M
Total debt $2.62B $41.37B $6.03B
Shares (diluted) 48.02M 371.00M 125.00M
Enterprise value $15.09B $238.48B $13.59B

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
MetricCRLTMOLDOS
P/E -68.2x 35.8x 13.2x
P/FCF 43.6x 33.2x 8.4x
P/Operating cash flow 27.7x 27.1x 7.9x
P/S 4.0x 5.3x 1.0x
P/B 5.7x 4.6x 3.4x
P/Tangible book 6.2x 6.9x 4.1x
EV/EBITDA 47.9x 24.9x 10.0x
EV/EBIT 206.1x 34.0x 11.5x
EV/Revenue 4.6x 6.1x 1.3x
EV/FCF 50.1x 37.9x 10.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 31.9x 30.9x 10.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.88 4.73 0.46

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRLTMOLDOS
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.7% 8.3% 3.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.5% 2.9% 5.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.1% 7.8% 4.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -5.5% 4.0% 14.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -27.6% 12.8% -0.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -48.2% 7.2% 21.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -268.7% 7.9% -0.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -35.5% 6.2% 24.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -253.8% 9.7% 1.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -36.2% 7.6% 28.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -26.1% 21.9% 54.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.3% 4.5% 35.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -35.9% 24.3% 63.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.6% 5.1% 41.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRLTMOLDOS
Gross margin 32.7% 41.1% 17.8%
EBITDA margin 9.7% 24.4% 13.2%
Operating margin 2.3% 17.9% 11.5%
Pretax margin -4.6% 16.7% 10.2%
Net margin -6.0% 14.9% 7.8%
FCF margin 9.3% 16.0% 12.3%
Operating cash flow margin 14.6% 19.7% 13.0%
Return on equity -8.2% 13.2% 26.8%
Return on assets -3.1% 6.2% 9.0%
Return on invested capital 1.6% 8.0% 13.9%
Return on capital employed 1.4% 8.5% 16.5%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.4x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.4x 1.3x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 2.1% 0.7% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRLTMOLDOS
Debt / assets 34.8% 36.2% 38.6%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.8x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 6.3x 3.1x 2.3x
Debt / FCF 7.1x 5.4x 2.8x
Liabilities / assets 62.2% 52.1% 65.9%
Equity / assets 37.8% 47.9% 34.1%
Interest coverage 0.8x 5.5x –
Current ratio 1.3x 1.8x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.2x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.4x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.96 4.11 3.23

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRLTMOLDOS
Dividend yield – 0.3% 1.2%
Net buyback yield 2.0% 1.6% 3.6%
Shareholder yield 2.0% 1.9% 4.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 9.5% 15.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 8.9% 10.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 8.0% 3.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 10.1% 2.8%

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.

ConsensusCRLTMOLDOS
Forward P/E 32.3xFY2026 27.0xFY2026 10.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.90FY2026 $25.91FY2026 $12.75FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +6.0%FY2026 +13.3%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +20.5% +2.0% -9.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.82BFY2026 $50.12BFY2026 $17.52BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.9%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026 +2.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.7% -2.8% +14.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRLTMOLDOS
Held by institutions 100.0% 90.2% 79.3%
Institutions holding 571 2,625 774
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.7% +0.8% +4.1%
Institutions buying 271 1,144 380
Institutions selling 204 1,145 295
Buyers to sellers 1.33 1.00 1.29

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.

CRLTMOLDOS
CRL 1.00 0.66 0.18
TMO 0.66 1.00 0.19
LDOS 0.18 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRL, TMO and LDOS?

Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Charles River Laboratories International (CRL) $15.89B, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) $261.96B, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) $16.53B.

Which stock is cheaper, CRL, TMO and LDOS?

Leidos Holdings (LDOS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Charles River Laboratories International (CRL) -66.7x, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 37.0x, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 11.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) is cheapest (Charles River Laboratories International (CRL) 32.3x, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 27.0x, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 10.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Charles River Laboratories International (CRL) -0.7%, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) +8.3%, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) +3.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) has the highest net margin (Charles River Laboratories International (CRL) -6.0%, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 14.9%, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 7.8%). On return on invested capital, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) leads (Charles River Laboratories International (CRL) 1.6%, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 8.0%, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 13.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Charles River Laboratories International (CRL) returned the most: Charles River Laboratories International (CRL) +88.0%, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) +20.3%, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) -24.3%. Over five years, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) compounded fastest (Charles River Laboratories International (CRL) -2.7%/yr, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) +1.2%/yr, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) +8.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Leidos Holdings (LDOS) has the highest dividend yield: Charles River Laboratories International (CRL) 0.00%, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 0.00%, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 0.01%. Charles River Laboratories International (CRL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) has been the steadiest (Charles River Laboratories International (CRL) 46.4%, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 30.0%, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 35.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CRL, TMO and LDOS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 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.