FTRE vs LH vs TMO Stock Comparison

Fortrea Holdings, Labcorp Holdings and Thermo Fisher Scientific 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
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
8 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Labcorp Holdings leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Labcorp Holdings 8, Thermo Fisher Scientific 2, Fortrea Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFTRELHTMOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.32B $27.09B $257.69B TMO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -27.2x 27.0x 36.4x LH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 29.4x 19.3x 26.4x LH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -2.1% +6.4% +8.3% TMO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.2% 7.0% — LH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -0.7% 8.2% — LH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 13.1x 2.6x — LH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +110.9% +18.1% +19.6% FTRE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +6.5%/yr +2.3%/yr LH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 70.4% 24.1% 29.9% LH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 56/100 51/100 LH

Percentile Scorecard

FTRELHTMO

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

AxisFTRELHTMO
Valuation 100 #1 of 11 62 #36 of 93 49 #116 of 228
Growth 70 #4 of 11 30 #62 of 88 40 #133 of 221
Profitability 50 #6 of 11 69 #28 of 87 70 #63 of 208
Financial Health 0 #13 of 13 49 #52 of 100 –
Shareholder Returns – 73 #16 of 56 44 #77 of 137
Overall 55 56 51
  • FTRE ranked among 13 companies in Pharma Services
  • LH ranked among 103 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • TMO ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFTRELHTMOSPY
1 month +19.8%+6.6%+1.7% -0.8%
3 months +24.1%+9.5%+22.4% +3.5%
6 months +124.8%+25.3%+46.3% +7.0%
Year to date +38.1%+31.5%+18.2% +12.2%
1 year +110.9%+18.1%+19.6% +13.0%
3 years -13.4%+65.9%+58.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year -4.7%+18.4%+16.7% +23.1%
5 years —+36.9%+11.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year —+6.5%+2.3% +11.0%
10 years —+203.7%+362.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+11.8%+16.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureFTRELHTMOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 70.4%24.1%29.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 63.6%24.1%28.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.000.340.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.570.750.66 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.9%-35.0%-41.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.0%-2.8%-1.7% -1.8%
52-week high $24.06$339.40$696.55 $779.14
52-week low $8.87$246.64$438.34 $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.

MultipleFTRELHTMO
P/E now vs peer median -26.5xmedian 36.5x 26.9xmedian 25.1x 35.9xmedian 30.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 2.7x 1.9xmedian 1.6x 5.3xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 46.7xmedian 37.7x 14.8xmedian 14.5x —median 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.6xmedian 20.7x 23.1xmedian 22.4x 34.0xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 2.9x 3.1xmedian 3.1x 4.6xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.56median 2.04 2.86median 0.66 4.74median 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 monthsFTRELHTMO
Revenue $2.68B $14.35B $47.35B
Gross profit $516.60M $4.14B –
Operating income -$10.80M $1.50B $8.47B
Net income -$85.20M $1.00B $7.09B
Free cash flow $196.00M $1.16B –
R&D – – $1.40B
EPS (diluted) $-0.90 $12.22 $19.06
Cash & equivalents $168.60M $141.80M $5.46B
Total debt $1.05B $5.86B –
Shares (diluted) 94.80M 82.00M 371.00M
Enterprise value $1.69B $24.83B $257.69B

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
MetricFTRELHTMO
P/E -26.5x 26.9x 35.9x
P/FCF 11.6x 23.1x 34.0x
P/Operating cash flow 9.9x 16.3x 27.2x
P/S 0.8x 1.9x 5.3x
P/B 4.3x 3.1x 4.6x
P/Tangible book -36.2x 5.4x 6.9x
EV/EBITDA 46.7x 14.8x –
EV/EBIT -291.8x 21.7x –
EV/Revenue 1.2x 2.3x 5.3x
EV/FCF 16.1x 28.1x –
EV/Operating cash flow 13.8x 19.8x 27.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.56 2.86 4.74

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFTRELHTMO
Revenue growth (1Y) -2.1% 6.4% 8.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.1% 6.5% 2.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -4.2% 9.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -10.2% 7.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 98.8% 25.6% 12.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -27.7% 14.4% 7.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 91.7% 31.3% 7.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -38.4% 6.5% 6.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 92.1% 34.3% 9.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -47.7% 9.4% 7.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 359.7% -3.3% 21.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.4% 3.0% 4.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 290.1% -8.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.8% 0.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFTRELHTMO
Gross margin 19.3% 28.9% –
EBITDA margin 2.5% 15.3% –
Operating margin -0.4% 10.4% –
Pretax margin -2.9% 8.6% –
Net margin -3.2% 7.0% –
FCF margin 7.3% 8.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 8.5% 11.4% 19.7%
Return on equity -16.2% 11.6% 13.2%
Return on assets -3.2% 5.3% 6.2%
Return on invested capital -0.7% 8.2% –
Return on capital employed -0.6% 9.0% –
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.8x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.7x 1.6x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 2.3% 0.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFTRELHTMO
Debt / assets 38.8% 31.6% –
Debt / equity 2.0x 0.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA 13.1x 2.6x –
Debt / FCF 5.4x 5.1x –
Liabilities / assets 80.7% 53.6% –
Equity / assets 19.3% 46.4% 47.9%
Interest coverage – 6.6x –
Current ratio 1.0x 1.8x 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.2x –
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x –
Altman Z-score 0.84 3.42 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFTRELHTMO
Dividend yield – 0.9% 0.3%
Net buyback yield – 2.4% –
Shareholder yield – 3.3% 0.3%
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.

ConsensusFTRELHTMO
Forward P/E 29.4xFY2026 19.3xFY2026 26.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.81FY2026 $17.07FY2026 $25.91FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +88.4%FY2026 +3.8%FY2026 +13.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +22.2% +9.3% +2.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.77BFY2026 $14.31BFY2026 $50.12BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.7%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.4% +11.9% -2.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFTRELHTMO
Held by institutions 100.0% 97.0% 90.2%
Institutions holding 329 1,051 2,621
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.2% +1.6% +0.8%
Institutions buying 139 465 1,141
Institutions selling 108 393 1,144
Buyers to sellers 1.29 1.18 1.00

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.

FTRELHTMO
FTRE 1.00 0.21 0.53
LH 0.21 1.00 0.44
TMO 0.53 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FTRE, LH and TMO?

Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Fortrea Holdings (FTRE) $2.32B, Labcorp Holdings (LH) $27.09B, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) $257.69B.

Which stock is cheaper, FTRE, LH and TMO?

Labcorp Holdings (LH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Fortrea Holdings (FTRE) -27.2x, Labcorp Holdings (LH) 27.0x, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 36.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Labcorp Holdings (LH) is cheapest (Fortrea Holdings (FTRE) 29.4x, Labcorp Holdings (LH) 19.3x, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 26.4x). 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: Fortrea Holdings (FTRE) -2.1%, Labcorp Holdings (LH) +6.4%, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) +8.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Labcorp Holdings (LH) has the highest net margin (Fortrea Holdings (FTRE) -3.2%, Labcorp Holdings (LH) 7.0%). On return on invested capital, Labcorp Holdings (LH) leads (Fortrea Holdings (FTRE) -0.7%, 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%, Labcorp Holdings (LH) +18.1%, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) +19.6%. Over five years, Labcorp Holdings (LH) compounded fastest (Labcorp Holdings (LH) +6.5%/yr, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) +2.3%/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%, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 29.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 8. 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.