EVO vs LH vs ICLR Stock Comparison

Evotec SE, Labcorp Holdings and Icon 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
–
Contract Research Healthcare
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
ICLR Icon Plc
$214.16 +22.0% 1M +20.5% 1Y
Market cap
$16.40B
P/E
37.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.23B
Div. yield
–
Contract Research Healthcare
2 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Labcorp Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Labcorp Holdings 6, Icon 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEVOLHICLRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $572.45M $29.16B $16.40B LH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 29.3x 37.4x LH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 21.1x 20.9x ICLR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +6.0% +1.8% LH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — 5.4% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 4.7% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 2.3x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.80% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -61.0% +38.8% +20.5% LH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +7.9%/yr -5.7%/yr LH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 58.1% 24.7% 75.3% LH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 56/100 81/100 ICLR

Percentile Scorecard

EVOLHICLR

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

AxisEVOLHICLR
Valuation – 56 #41 of 92 100 #1 of 11
Growth – 33 #59 of 87 70 #4 of 11
Profitability – 71 #26 of 86 80 #3 of 11
Financial Health 92 #2 of 13 57 #42 of 97 75 #4 of 13
Shareholder Returns – 65 #20 of 55 –
Overall – 56 81
  • EVO ranked among 13 companies in Pharma Services
  • LH ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • ICLR ranked among 13 companies in Pharma Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEVOLHICLRSPY
1 month +1.3%+16.4%+22.0% +0.9%
3 months -16.6%+17.3%+20.2% +5.9%
6 months -45.2%+40.2%+84.4% +8.5%
Year to date -47.7%+43.7%+17.5% +13.3%
1 year -61.0%+38.8%+20.5% +12.4%
3 years -80.7%+81.2%-9.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year -42.3%+21.9%-3.1% +23.5%
5 years —+46.2%-25.3% +68.2%
5 years, per year —+7.9%-5.7% +11.0%
10 years —+238.4%+166.6% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+13.0%+10.3% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureEVOLHICLRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 58.1%24.7%75.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 65.3%22.6%87.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.500.371.48 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.051.570.27 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.6%-35.0%-76.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -61.2%0.0%0.0% -0.9%
52-week high $4.15$360.45$214.16 $779.14
52-week low $1.35$246.64$80.08 $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.

MultipleEVOLHICLR
P/E now vs peer median —median 37.4x 29.3xmedian 25.6x 37.4xmedian 37.4x
P/S now vs peer median —median 2.7x 2.0xmedian 1.6x 2.0xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 39.5x —median 16.3x 17.3xmedian 39.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 22.1x 21.6xmedian 21.3x 19.1xmedian 22.1x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 3.4x 3.3xmedian 3.3x 1.8xmedian 3.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.08 1.70median 0.68 -15.76median 2.08

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 monthsEVOLHICLR
Revenue – $14.59B $8.23B
Gross profit – $4.23B $1.93B
Operating income – $1.50B $718.25M
Net income – $1.00B $448.66M
Free cash flow – – $857.06M
EPS (diluted) – $12.24 $5.68
Cash & equivalents $397.89M $261.80M $808.98M
Total debt $1.96B – $3.38B
Shares (diluted) – 82.00M 78.97M
Enterprise value -$1.04B $29.18B $13.17B

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
MetricEVOLHICLR
P/E – 29.3x 37.4x
P/FCF – 21.6x 19.1x
P/Operating cash flow – 16.1x 16.0x
P/S – 2.0x 2.0x
P/B 0.8x 3.3x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 5.7x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA – – 17.3x
EV/EBIT – – 26.4x
EV/Revenue – 2.0x 2.3x
EV/FCF – – 22.1x
EV/Operating cash flow – 16.1x 18.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.70 -15.76

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEVOLHICLR
Revenue growth (1Y) – 6.0% 1.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 6.6% 0.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 8.0% -13.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 8.2% -6.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 12.6% 53.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 19.7% -7.0%
Net income growth (1Y) – 17.4% 55.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 14.9% -4.4%
EPS growth (1Y) – 19.8% 30.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 17.2% -2.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 0.6% -9.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 9.0% 15.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – -11.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 18.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEVOLHICLR
Gross margin – – 23.4%
EBITDA margin – – 13.3%
Operating margin – – 8.7%
Pretax margin – – 6.3%
Net margin – – 5.4%
FCF margin – – 10.4%
Operating cash flow margin – 12.4% 12.5%
Return on equity – 11.5% 7.6%
Return on assets – 5.4% 4.3%
Return on invested capital – – 4.7%
Return on capital employed – – 5.3%
Asset turnover – 0.8x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.8x 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.9% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEVOLHICLR
Debt / assets 30.2% – 20.8%
Debt / equity 0.7x – 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 2.3x
Debt / FCF – – 3.9x
Liabilities / assets 57.7% 53.2% 43.8%
Equity / assets 42.3% 46.8% 56.2%
Interest coverage – – 3.4x
Current ratio 2.3x 1.4x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.6x – 0.9x
Cash ratio 1.2x – 0.3x
Altman Z-score – – 2.27

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEVOLHICLR
Dividend yield – 0.8% –
Net buyback yield – – 2.3%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.8% 2.3%
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.

ConsensusEVOLHICLR
Forward P/E – 21.1xFY2026 20.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.72FY2026 $17.07FY2026 $10.25FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +3.8%FY2026 -18.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +9.3% +22.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $682.51MFY2026 $14.31BFY2026 $8.52BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -26.0%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026 +3.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +23.4% +11.9% -3.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEVOLHICLR
Held by institutions 0.9% 97.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 35 1,051 422
Change in shares held, QoQ -60.2% +1.6% +5.5%
Institutions buying 18 465 233
Institutions selling 7 393 138
Buyers to sellers 2.57 1.18 1.69

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.

EVOLHICLR
EVO 1.00 0.16 0.22
LH 0.16 1.00 0.36
ICLR 0.22 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EVO, LH and ICLR?

Labcorp Holdings (LH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Evotec SE (EVO) $572.45M, Labcorp Holdings (LH) $29.16B, Icon (ICLR) $16.40B.

Which stock is cheaper, EVO, LH and ICLR?

Labcorp Holdings (LH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Labcorp Holdings (LH) 29.3x, Icon (ICLR) 37.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Icon (ICLR) is cheapest (Labcorp Holdings (LH) 21.1x, Icon (ICLR) 20.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Labcorp Holdings (LH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Labcorp Holdings (LH) +6.0%, Icon (ICLR) +1.8%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Labcorp Holdings (LH) returned the most: Evotec SE (EVO) -61.0%, Labcorp Holdings (LH) +38.8%, Icon (ICLR) +20.5%. Over five years, Labcorp Holdings (LH) compounded fastest (Labcorp Holdings (LH) +7.9%/yr, Icon (ICLR) -5.7%/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%. Evotec SE (EVO) and Icon (ICLR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Labcorp Holdings (LH) has been the steadiest (Evotec SE (EVO) 58.1%, Labcorp Holdings (LH) 24.7%, Icon (ICLR) 75.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EVO, LH and ICLR?

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.