FTRE vs TMO vs LH Stock Comparison

Fortrea Holdings, Thermo Fisher Scientific and Labcorp Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FTRE Fortrea Holdings Inc.
$24.43 +22.8% 1M +135.1% 1Y
Market cap
$2.32B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.68B
Div. yield
–
Contract Research Healthcare
1 win
LH Labcorp Holdings Inc.
$331.39 +7.1% 1M +20.2% 1Y
Market cap
$26.81B
P/E
27.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.35B
Div. yield
0.87%
Diagnostic Labs Healthcare
9 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Labcorp Holdings leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Labcorp Holdings 9, 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.

QuestionFTRETMOLHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.32B $256.36B $26.81B TMO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -27.2x 36.4x 27.0x LH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.2x 26.8x 19.4x LH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -2.1% +8.3% +6.4% 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 — 0.27% 0.87% LH
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +135.1% +23.0% +20.2% FTRE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +2.3%/yr +6.2%/yr LH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 70.3% 29.8% 24.0% LH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 51/100 56/100 LH

Percentile Scorecard

FTRETMOLH

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

AxisFTRETMOLH
Valuation 90 #2 of 11 50 #113 of 227 62 #36 of 92
Growth 60 #5 of 11 41 #130 of 219 30 #61 of 87
Profitability 50 #6 of 11 70 #63 of 206 68 #28 of 86
Financial Health 0 #13 of 13 – 47 #52 of 97
Shareholder Returns – 44 #76 of 134 73 #16 of 56
Overall 50 51 56
  • FTRE ranked among 13 companies in Pharma Services
  • TMO ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • LH ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFTRETMOLHSPY
1 month +22.8%+2.9%+7.1% -0.2%
3 months +18.0%+20.3%+5.4% +3.9%
6 months +127.0%+47.4%+27.7% +8.2%
Year to date +41.6%+19.7%+32.1% +12.9%
1 year +135.1%+23.0%+20.2% +12.3%
3 years -11.3%+60.7%+66.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year -3.9%+17.1%+18.6% +23.3%
5 years —+11.8%+35.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year —+2.3%+6.2% +10.9%
10 years —+364.6%+211.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+16.6%+12.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFTRETMOLHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 70.3%29.8%24.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 63.6%28.3%24.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.010.620.34 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.920.770.84 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.9%-41.5%-35.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-0.5%-2.4% -1.2%
52-week high $24.43$696.55$339.40 $779.14
52-week low $8.87$438.34$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.

MultipleFTRETMOLH
P/E now vs peer median -27.2xmedian 32.1x 36.4xmedian 29.6x 27.0xmedian 24.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 2.6x 5.4xmedian 2.9x 1.9xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 47.5xmedian 38.1x —median 17.4x 14.8xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.9xmedian 21.5x 34.0xmedian 22.3x 23.2xmedian 21.6x
P/B now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 3.1x 4.7xmedian 2.3x 3.1xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.57median 2.03 4.80median 1.04 2.87median 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 monthsFTRETMOLH
Revenue $2.68B $47.35B $14.35B
Gross profit $516.60M – $4.14B
Operating income -$10.80M $8.47B $1.50B
Net income -$85.20M $7.09B $1.00B
Free cash flow $196.00M – $1.16B
R&D – $1.40B –
EPS (diluted) $-0.90 $19.06 $12.22
Cash & equivalents $168.60M $5.46B $141.80M
Total debt $1.05B – $5.86B
Shares (diluted) 94.80M 371.00M 82.00M
Enterprise value $1.70B $256.48B $24.57B

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
MetricFTRETMOLH
P/E -27.2x 36.4x 27.0x
P/FCF 11.9x 34.0x 23.2x
P/Operating cash flow 10.2x 27.5x 16.4x
P/S 0.9x 5.4x 1.9x
P/B 4.4x 4.7x 3.1x
P/Tangible book -37.1x 7.0x 5.4x
EV/EBITDA 47.5x – 14.8x
EV/EBIT -297.1x – 21.7x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 5.4x 2.3x
EV/FCF 16.4x – 28.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.1x 27.5x 19.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.57 4.80 2.87

Growth

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

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFTRETMOLH
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% 19.7% 11.4%
Return on equity -16.2% 13.2% 11.6%
Return on assets -3.2% 6.2% 5.3%
Return on invested capital -0.7% – 8.2%
Return on capital employed -0.6% – 9.0%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.4x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.7x 1.3x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 2.3% – 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFTRETMOLH
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% 47.9% 46.4%
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 0.86 – 3.43

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusFTRETMOLH
Forward P/E 30.2xFY2026 26.8xFY2026 19.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.81FY2026 $25.91FY2026 $17.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +88.4%FY2026 +13.3%FY2026 +3.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +22.2% +2.0% +9.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.77BFY2026 $50.12BFY2026 $14.31BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.7%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.4% -2.8% +11.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFTRETMOLH
Held by institutions 100.0% 90.2% 97.0%
Institutions holding 329 2,622 1,051
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.2% +0.8% +1.6%
Institutions buying 139 1,142 465
Institutions selling 108 1,144 393
Buyers to sellers 1.29 1.00 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.

FTRETMOLH
FTRE 1.00 0.53 0.21
TMO 0.53 1.00 0.44
LH 0.21 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FTRE, TMO and LH?

Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Fortrea Holdings (FTRE) $2.32B, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) $256.36B, Labcorp Holdings (LH) $26.81B.

Which stock is cheaper, FTRE, TMO and LH?

Labcorp Holdings (LH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Fortrea Holdings (FTRE) -27.2x, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 36.4x, Labcorp Holdings (LH) 27.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Labcorp Holdings (LH) is cheapest (Fortrea Holdings (FTRE) 30.2x, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 26.8x, Labcorp Holdings (LH) 19.4x). 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%, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) +8.3%, Labcorp Holdings (LH) +6.4%.

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) +135.1%, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) +23.0%, Labcorp Holdings (LH) +20.2%. Over five years, Labcorp Holdings (LH) compounded fastest (Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) +2.3%/yr, Labcorp Holdings (LH) +6.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Labcorp Holdings (LH) has the highest dividend yield: Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 0.27%, Labcorp Holdings (LH) 0.87%. Fortrea Holdings (FTRE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Labcorp Holdings (LH) has been the steadiest (Fortrea Holdings (FTRE) 70.3%, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 29.8%, Labcorp Holdings (LH) 24.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FTRE, TMO 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, 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.