FTRE vs LH vs CRL Stock Comparison

Fortrea Holdings, Labcorp Holdings and Charles River Laboratories International Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FTRE Fortrea Holdings Inc.
$23.83 +19.8% 1M +110.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.31B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.68B
Div. yield
–
Contract Research Healthcare
1 win
LH Labcorp Holdings Inc.
$329.98 +6.6% 1M +18.1% 1Y
Market cap
$26.83B
P/E
26.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.35B
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Labs Healthcare
9 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Labcorp Holdings leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Labcorp Holdings 9, Fortrea Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFTRELHCRLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.31B $26.83B $17.12B LH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -27.1x 26.8x -71.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 29.4x 19.3x 32.8x LH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -2.1% +6.4% -0.7% LH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.2% 7.0% -6.0% LH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -0.7% 8.2% 1.6% LH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 13.1x 2.6x 6.3x LH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +110.9% +18.1% +81.4% FTRE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +6.5%/yr -3.6%/yr LH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 70.4% 24.1% 46.0% LH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 56/100 45/100 LH

Percentile Scorecard

FTRELHCRL

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

AxisFTRELHCRL
Valuation 100 #1 of 11 62 #36 of 93 60 #5 of 11
Growth 70 #4 of 11 30 #62 of 88 10 #10 of 11
Profitability 50 #6 of 11 69 #28 of 87 70 #4 of 11
Financial Health 0 #13 of 13 49 #52 of 100 42 #8 of 13
Shareholder Returns – 73 #16 of 56 –
Overall 55 56 45
  • FTRE ranked among 13 companies in Pharma Services
  • LH ranked among 103 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • CRL ranked among 13 companies in Pharma Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFTRELHCRLSPY
1 month +19.8%+6.6%+21.9% -0.8%
3 months +24.1%+9.5%+59.4% +3.5%
6 months +124.8%+25.3%+108.7% +7.0%
Year to date +38.1%+31.5%+79.1% +12.2%
1 year +110.9%+18.1%+81.4% +13.0%
3 years -13.4%+65.9%+107.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year -4.7%+18.4%+27.5% +23.1%
5 years —+36.9%-16.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year —+6.5%-3.6% +11.0%
10 years —+203.7%+358.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+11.8%+16.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureFTRELHCRLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 70.4%24.1%46.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 63.6%24.1%43.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.000.341.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.570.751.77 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.9%-35.0%-77.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.0%-2.8%0.0% -1.8%
52-week high $24.06$339.40$357.35 $779.14
52-week low $8.87$246.64$149.93 $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.

MultipleFTRELHCRL
P/E now vs peer median -26.5xmedian 36.5x 26.9xmedian 25.1x -72.0xmedian 36.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 2.7x 1.9xmedian 1.6x 4.3xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 46.7xmedian 37.7x 14.8xmedian 14.5x 50.2xmedian 37.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.6xmedian 20.7x 23.1xmedian 22.4x 46.0xmedian 20.7x
P/B now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 2.9x 3.1xmedian 3.1x 6.0xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.56median 2.04 2.86median 0.66 1.99median 2.04

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 monthsFTRELHCRL
Revenue $2.68B $14.35B $4.00B
Gross profit $516.60M $4.14B $1.31B
Operating income -$10.80M $1.50B $90.14M
Net income -$85.20M $1.00B -$239.23M
Free cash flow $196.00M $1.16B $370.61M
EPS (diluted) $-0.90 $12.22 $-4.97
Cash & equivalents $168.60M $141.80M $192.03M
Total debt $1.05B $5.86B $2.62B
Shares (diluted) 94.80M 82.00M 48.02M
Enterprise value $1.68B $24.57B $16.32B

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
MetricFTRELHCRL
P/E -26.5x 26.9x -72.0x
P/FCF 11.6x 23.1x 46.0x
P/Operating cash flow 9.9x 16.3x 29.3x
P/S 0.8x 1.9x 4.3x
P/B 4.3x 3.1x 6.0x
P/Tangible book -36.2x 5.4x 6.6x
EV/EBITDA 46.7x 14.8x 50.2x
EV/EBIT -291.8x 21.7x 216.1x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 2.3x 4.9x
EV/FCF 16.1x 28.1x 52.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.8x 19.8x 33.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.56 2.86 1.99

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFTRELHCRL
Revenue growth (1Y) -2.1% 6.4% -0.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.1% 6.5% -1.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -4.2% 9.2% -0.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -10.2% 7.1% -5.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 98.8% 25.6% -27.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -27.7% 14.4% -48.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 91.7% 31.3% -268.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -38.4% 6.5% -35.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 92.1% 34.3% -253.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -47.7% 9.4% -36.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 359.7% -3.3% -26.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.4% 3.0% -2.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 290.1% -8.4% -35.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.8% 0.5% 8.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFTRELHCRL
Gross margin 19.3% 28.9% 32.7%
EBITDA margin 2.5% 15.3% 9.7%
Operating margin -0.4% 10.4% 2.3%
Pretax margin -2.9% 8.6% -4.6%
Net margin -3.2% 7.0% -6.0%
FCF margin 7.3% 8.1% 9.3%
Operating cash flow margin 8.5% 11.4% 14.6%
Return on equity -16.2% 11.6% -8.2%
Return on assets -3.2% 5.3% -3.1%
Return on invested capital -0.7% 8.2% 1.6%
Return on capital employed -0.6% 9.0% 1.4%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.8x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.7x 1.6x -2.4x
Stock comp / revenue 2.3% 0.9% 2.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFTRELHCRL
Debt / assets 38.8% 31.6% 34.8%
Debt / equity 2.0x 0.7x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 13.1x 2.6x 6.3x
Debt / FCF 5.4x 5.1x 7.1x
Liabilities / assets 80.7% 53.6% 62.2%
Equity / assets 19.3% 46.4% 37.8%
Interest coverage – 6.6x 0.8x
Current ratio 1.0x 1.8x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.2x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 0.84 3.42 3.07

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFTRELHCRL
Dividend yield – 0.9% –
Net buyback yield – 2.4% 1.9%
Shareholder yield – 3.3% 1.9%
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.

ConsensusFTRELHCRL
Forward P/E 29.4xFY2026 19.3xFY2026 32.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.81FY2026 $17.07FY2026 $10.90FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +88.4%FY2026 +3.8%FY2026 +6.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +22.2% +9.3% +20.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.77BFY2026 $14.31BFY2026 $3.82BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.7%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026 -4.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.4% +11.9% +0.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFTRELHCRL
Held by institutions 100.0% 97.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 329 1,051 570
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.2% +1.6% -0.7%
Institutions buying 139 465 270
Institutions selling 108 393 204
Buyers to sellers 1.29 1.18 1.32

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.

FTRELHCRL
FTRE 1.00 0.19 0.54
LH 0.19 1.00 0.40
CRL 0.54 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FTRE, LH and CRL?

Labcorp Holdings (LH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Fortrea Holdings (FTRE) $2.31B, Labcorp Holdings (LH) $26.83B, Charles River Laboratories International (CRL) $17.12B.

Which company is growing faster?

Labcorp Holdings (LH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Fortrea Holdings (FTRE) -2.1%, Labcorp Holdings (LH) +6.4%, Charles River Laboratories International (CRL) -0.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Labcorp Holdings (LH) has the highest net margin (Fortrea Holdings (FTRE) -3.2%, Labcorp Holdings (LH) 7.0%, Charles River Laboratories International (CRL) -6.0%). On return on invested capital, Labcorp Holdings (LH) leads (Fortrea Holdings (FTRE) -0.7%, Labcorp Holdings (LH) 8.2%, Charles River Laboratories International (CRL) 1.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Fortrea Holdings (FTRE) returned the most: Fortrea Holdings (FTRE) +110.9%, Labcorp Holdings (LH) +18.1%, Charles River Laboratories International (CRL) +81.4%. Over five years, Labcorp Holdings (LH) compounded fastest (Labcorp Holdings (LH) +6.5%/yr, Charles River Laboratories International (CRL) -3.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Labcorp Holdings (LH) has been the steadiest (Fortrea Holdings (FTRE) 70.4%, Labcorp Holdings (LH) 24.1%, Charles River Laboratories International (CRL) 46.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FTRE, LH and CRL?

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.