FTRE vs LH vs GH Stock Comparison

Fortrea Holdings, Labcorp Holdings and Guardant Health Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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FTRE Fortrea Holdings Inc.
$23.14 +17.2% 1M +121.6% 1Y
Market cap
$2.02B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.67B
Div. yield
–
Contract Research Healthcare
1 win
LH Labcorp Holdings Inc.
$368.15 +19.2% 1M +48.4% 1Y
Market cap
$29.59B
P/E
29.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.59B
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Labs Healthcare
4 wins
GH Guardant Health, Inc.
$185.31 +4.3% 1M +156.4% 1Y
Market cap
$23.74B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.18B
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Labs Healthcare
3 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Labcorp Holdings leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Labcorp Holdings 4, Guardant Health 3, Fortrea Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFTRELHGHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.02B $29.59B $23.74B LH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -29.4x 29.5x -52.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.6x 21.6x — LH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.4% +6.0% +42.7% GH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -2.6% — -38.3% FTRE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.8% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 9.1x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +121.6% +48.4% +156.4% GH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +8.4%/yr +9.7%/yr GH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 71.4% 24.3% 57.3% LH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 57/100 28/100 LH

Percentile Scorecard

FTRELHGH

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

AxisFTRELHGH
Valuation 90 #2 of 11 58 #39 of 92 18 #76 of 92
Growth 60 #5 of 11 35 #57 of 87 48 #46 of 87
Profitability 60 #5 of 11 71 #26 of 86 7 #80 of 86
Financial Health 0 #13 of 13 56 #43 of 97 55 #44 of 97
Shareholder Returns – 65 #20 of 55 15 #47 of 55
Overall 53 57 28
  • FTRE ranked among 13 companies in Pharma Services
  • LH ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • GH ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFTRELHGHSPY
1 month +17.2%+19.2%+4.3% +0.7%
3 months +21.3%+16.6%+21.6% +3.7%
6 months +101.2%+43.4%+112.8% +7.1%
Year to date +34.1%+46.7%+81.4% +12.8%
1 year +121.6%+48.4%+156.4% +11.9%
3 years -15.2%+85.8%+631.6% +85.2%
3 years, per year -5.4%+23.0%+94.2% +22.8%
5 years —+49.3%+58.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year —+8.4%+9.7% +10.9%
10 years —+245.6%— +262.0%
10 years, per year —+13.2%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFTRELHGHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 71.4%24.3%57.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 65.5%21.7%48.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.040.361.03 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.701.992.73 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.9%-35.0%-86.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.6%0.0%-1.0% -1.2%
52-week high $25.88$368.15$187.22 $779.14
52-week low $8.87$246.64$72.27 $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.

MultipleFTRELHGH
P/E now vs peer median -32.2xmedian 36.6x 30.0xmedian 26.0x -54.3xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 2.6x 2.0xmedian 1.6x 20.9xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 33.5xmedian 31.1x —median 15.4x -54.9xmedian 15.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.2xmedian 21.8x 21.6xmedian 21.5x -102.9xmedian 21.5x
P/B now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 3.1x 3.4xmedian 3.2x -111.1xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.53median 2.05 1.74median 0.87 -5.47median 0.87

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 monthsFTRELHGH
Revenue $2.67B $14.59B $1.18B
Gross profit $533.40M $4.23B $769.16M
Operating income $12.80M $1.50B -$470.26M
Net income -$68.70M $1.00B -$453.44M
Free cash flow $169.00M – -$240.72M
R&D – – $375.79M
EPS (diluted) $-0.68 $12.24 $-3.41
Cash & equivalents $220.60M $261.80M $1.05B
Total debt $1.06B – –
Shares (diluted) 101.20M 82.00M 132.87M
Enterprise value $1.31B $29.59B $19.80B

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
MetricFTRELHGH
P/E -32.2x 30.0x -54.3x
P/FCF 13.2x 21.6x -102.9x
P/Operating cash flow 11.1x 16.4x -133.7x
P/S 0.8x 2.0x 20.9x
P/B 4.2x 3.4x -111.1x
P/Tangible book -56.2x 5.8x -99.8x
EV/EBITDA 33.5x – -54.9x
EV/EBIT 239.7x – -50.4x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 2.0x 20.0x
EV/FCF 18.2x – -98.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.2x 16.4x -128.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.53 1.74 -5.47

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFTRELHGH
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.4% 6.0% 42.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.4% 6.6% 32.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.9% 8.0% 47.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -8.5% 8.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 101.4% 12.6% -2.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -43.3% 19.7% 4.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 93.2% 17.4% -9.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -47.8% 14.9% 3.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 93.9% 19.8% -2.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -60.7% 17.2% 9.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 13,353% 0.6% 22.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.2% 9.0% 18.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 1,400% – 11.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.8% – 14.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFTRELHGH
Gross margin 20.0% – 65.0%
EBITDA margin 3.4% – -36.5%
Operating margin 0.5% – -39.7%
Pretax margin -2.0% – -38.4%
Net margin -2.6% – -38.3%
FCF margin 6.3% – -20.3%
Operating cash flow margin 7.6% 12.4% -15.7%
Return on equity -13.0% 11.5% –
Return on assets -2.5% 5.4% -23.7%
Return on invested capital 0.8% – –
Return on capital employed 0.7% – -29.9%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.8x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.9x 1.8x 0.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.9% 0.9% 16.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFTRELHGH
Debt / assets 38.5% – –
Debt / equity 2.0x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 9.1x – –
Debt / FCF 6.2x – –
Liabilities / assets 80.6% 53.2% 111.7%
Equity / assets 19.4% 46.8% -11.7%
Interest coverage – – -97.6x
Current ratio 1.0x 1.4x 4.0x
Quick ratio 0.9x – 3.5x
Cash ratio 0.2x – 3.1x
Altman Z-score 0.86 – 5.05

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFTRELHGH
Dividend yield – 0.8% –
Net buyback yield – – -1.6%
Shareholder yield – 0.8% -1.6%
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.

ConsensusFTRELHGH
Forward P/E 28.6xFY2026 21.6xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.81FY2026 $17.07FY2026 $-3.33FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +88.4%FY2026 +3.8%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +22.2% +9.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.77BFY2026 $14.31BFY2026 $1.42BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.7%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026 +44.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.4% +11.9% +27.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFTRELHGH
Held by institutions 100.0% 97.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 330 1,052 595
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.2% +1.6% -2.6%
Institutions buying 140 466 354
Institutions selling 108 393 180
Buyers to sellers 1.30 1.19 1.97

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.

FTRELHGH
FTRE 1.00 0.21 0.27
LH 0.21 1.00 0.25
GH 0.27 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FTRE, LH and GH?

Labcorp Holdings (LH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Fortrea Holdings (FTRE) $2.02B, Labcorp Holdings (LH) $29.59B, Guardant Health (GH) $23.74B.

Which company is growing faster?

Guardant Health (GH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Fortrea Holdings (FTRE) -3.4%, Labcorp Holdings (LH) +6.0%, Guardant Health (GH) +42.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Fortrea Holdings (FTRE) has the highest net margin (Fortrea Holdings (FTRE) -2.6%, Guardant Health (GH) -38.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Guardant Health (GH) returned the most: Fortrea Holdings (FTRE) +121.6%, Labcorp Holdings (LH) +48.4%, Guardant Health (GH) +156.4%. Over five years, Guardant Health (GH) compounded fastest (Labcorp Holdings (LH) +8.4%/yr, Guardant Health (GH) +9.7%/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) 71.4%, Labcorp Holdings (LH) 24.3%, Guardant Health (GH) 57.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 4. 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.