FTRE vs LDOS vs LH Stock Comparison

Fortrea Holdings, Leidos Holdings and Labcorp Holdings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FTRE Fortrea Holdings Inc.
$23.83 +19.8% 1M +110.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.32B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.68B
Div. yield
–
Contract Research Healthcare
1 win
LDOS Leidos Holdings, Inc.
$139.91 +13.2% 1M -26.3% 1Y
Market cap
$17.59B
P/E
12.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.63B
Div. yield
0.01%
Defense Industrials
7 wins
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
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Leidos Holdings leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Leidos Holdings 7, Labcorp Holdings 3, Fortrea Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFTRELDOSLHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.32B $17.59B $27.09B LH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -27.2x 12.8x 27.0x LDOS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 29.4x 11.0x 19.3x LDOS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -2.1% +3.4% +6.4% LH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.2% 7.8% 7.0% LDOS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -0.7% 13.9% 8.2% LDOS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 13.1x 2.3x 2.6x LDOS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +110.9% -26.3% +18.1% FTRE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +7.2%/yr +6.5%/yr LDOS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 70.4% 35.6% 24.1% LH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 70/100 56/100 LDOS

Percentile Scorecard

FTRELDOSLH

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

AxisFTRELDOSLH
Valuation 100 #1 of 11 98 #3 of 100 62 #36 of 93
Growth 70 #4 of 11 57 #42 of 97 30 #62 of 88
Profitability 50 #6 of 11 85 #15 of 96 69 #28 of 87
Financial Health 0 #13 of 13 34 #70 of 105 49 #52 of 100
Shareholder Returns – 75 #17 of 64 73 #16 of 56
Overall 55 70 56
  • FTRE ranked among 13 companies in Pharma Services
  • LDOS ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • 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

PeriodFTRELDOSLHSPY
1 month +19.8%+13.2%+6.6% -0.8%
3 months +24.1%+21.6%+9.5% +3.5%
6 months +124.8%-3.0%+25.3% +7.0%
Year to date +38.1%-22.4%+31.5% +12.2%
1 year +110.9%-26.3%+18.1% +13.0%
3 years -13.4%+54.6%+65.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year -4.7%+15.6%+18.4% +23.1%
5 years —+41.4%+36.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year —+7.2%+6.5% +11.0%
10 years —+235.6%+203.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+12.9%+11.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureFTRELDOSLHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 70.4%35.6%24.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 63.6%37.3%24.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.000.260.34 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.57-0.740.75 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.9%-50.3%-35.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.0%-29.9%-2.8% -1.8%
52-week high $24.06$199.55$339.40 $779.14
52-week low $8.87$100.00$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.

MultipleFTRELDOSLH
P/E now vs peer median -26.5xmedian 36.5x 12.8xmedian 26.8x 26.9xmedian 25.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 2.7x 1.0xmedian 2.9x 1.9xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 46.7xmedian 37.7x 9.8xmedian 15.2x 14.8xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.6xmedian 20.7x 8.1xmedian 25.5x 23.1xmedian 22.4x
P/B now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 2.9x 3.3xmedian 2.5x 3.1xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.56median 2.04 0.45median 0.94 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 monthsFTRELDOSLH
Revenue $2.68B $17.63B $14.35B
Gross profit $516.60M $3.14B $4.14B
Operating income -$10.80M $2.03B $1.50B
Net income -$85.20M $1.40B $1.00B
Free cash flow $196.00M $2.16B $1.16B
EPS (diluted) $-0.90 $10.92 $12.22
Cash & equivalents $168.60M $748.00M $141.80M
Total debt $1.05B $21.66B $5.86B
Shares (diluted) 94.80M 126.00M 82.00M
Enterprise value $1.69B $14.30B $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
MetricFTRELDOSLH
P/E -26.5x 12.8x 26.9x
P/FCF 11.6x 8.1x 23.1x
P/Operating cash flow 9.9x 7.6x 16.3x
P/S 0.8x 1.0x 1.9x
P/B 4.3x 3.3x 3.1x
P/Tangible book -36.2x 4.0x 5.4x
EV/EBITDA 46.7x 9.8x 14.8x
EV/EBIT -291.8x 11.3x 21.7x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 1.3x 2.3x
EV/FCF 16.1x 10.6x 28.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.8x 9.9x 19.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.56 0.45 2.86

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFTRELDOSLH
Revenue growth (1Y) -2.1% 3.4% 6.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.1% 5.9% 6.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -4.2% 4.8% 9.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -10.2% 14.4% 7.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 98.8% -0.4% 25.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -27.7% 21.1% 14.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 91.7% -0.8% 31.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -38.4% 24.8% 6.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 92.1% 1.3% 34.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -47.7% 28.6% 9.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 359.7% 54.9% -3.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.4% 35.7% 3.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 290.1% 63.2% -8.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.8% 41.7% 0.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFTRELDOSLH
Gross margin 19.3% 17.8% 28.9%
EBITDA margin 2.5% 13.2% 15.3%
Operating margin -0.4% 11.5% 10.4%
Pretax margin -2.9% 10.2% 8.6%
Net margin -3.2% 7.8% 7.0%
FCF margin 7.3% 12.3% 8.1%
Operating cash flow margin 8.5% 13.0% 11.4%
Return on equity -16.2% 26.8% 11.6%
Return on assets -3.2% 9.0% 5.3%
Return on invested capital -0.7% 13.9% 8.2%
Return on capital employed -0.6% 16.5% 9.0%
Asset turnover 1.0x 1.1x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.7x 1.6x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 2.3% 0.6% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFTRELDOSLH
Debt / assets 38.8% 38.6% 31.6%
Debt / equity 2.0x 1.1x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 13.1x 2.3x 2.6x
Debt / FCF 5.4x 2.8x 5.1x
Liabilities / assets 80.7% 65.9% 53.6%
Equity / assets 19.3% 34.1% 46.4%
Interest coverage – – 6.6x
Current ratio 1.0x 1.6x 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.4x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 0.84 3.20 3.42

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFTRELDOSLH
Dividend yield – 1.2% 0.9%
Net buyback yield – 3.7% 2.4%
Shareholder yield – 5.0% 3.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 15.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 10.0% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.3% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 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.

ConsensusFTRELDOSLH
Forward P/E 29.4xFY2026 11.0xFY2026 19.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.81FY2026 $12.75FY2026 $17.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +88.4%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026 +3.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +22.2% -9.0% +9.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.77BFY2026 $17.52BFY2026 $14.31BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.7%FY2026 +2.0%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.4% +14.9% +11.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFTRELDOSLH
Held by institutions 100.0% 79.3% 97.0%
Institutions holding 329 773 1,051
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.2% +4.1% +1.6%
Institutions buying 139 380 465
Institutions selling 108 294 393
Buyers to sellers 1.29 1.29 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.

FTRELDOSLH
FTRE 1.00 0.10 0.21
LDOS 0.10 1.00 0.19
LH 0.21 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FTRE, LDOS and LH?

Labcorp Holdings (LH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Fortrea Holdings (FTRE) $2.32B, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) $17.59B, Labcorp Holdings (LH) $27.09B.

Which stock is cheaper, FTRE, LDOS and LH?

Leidos Holdings (LDOS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Fortrea Holdings (FTRE) -27.2x, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 12.8x, Labcorp Holdings (LH) 27.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) is cheapest (Fortrea Holdings (FTRE) 29.4x, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 11.0x, Labcorp Holdings (LH) 19.3x). 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: Fortrea Holdings (FTRE) -2.1%, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) +3.4%, Labcorp Holdings (LH) +6.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Leidos Holdings (LDOS) has the highest net margin (Fortrea Holdings (FTRE) -3.2%, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 7.8%, Labcorp Holdings (LH) 7.0%). On return on invested capital, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) leads (Fortrea Holdings (FTRE) -0.7%, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 13.9%, Labcorp Holdings (LH) 8.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Fortrea Holdings (FTRE) returned the most: Fortrea Holdings (FTRE) +110.9%, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) -26.3%, Labcorp Holdings (LH) +18.1%. Over five years, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) compounded fastest (Leidos Holdings (LDOS) +7.2%/yr, Labcorp Holdings (LH) +6.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Fortrea Holdings (FTRE) 0.00%, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 0.01%, Labcorp Holdings (LH) 0.00%. Fortrea Holdings (FTRE) and Labcorp Holdings (LH) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Labcorp Holdings (LH) has been the steadiest (Fortrea Holdings (FTRE) 70.4%, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 35.6%, Labcorp Holdings (LH) 24.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FTRE, LDOS 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, 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.