GH vs LH vs BLLN Stock Comparison

Guardant Health, Labcorp Holdings and BillionToOne Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GH Guardant Health, Inc.
$173.25 -2.3% 1M +140.1% 1Y
Market cap
$23.15B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.18B
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Labs Healthcare
2 wins
LH Labcorp Holdings Inc.
$329.98 +6.6% 1M +18.1% 1Y
Market cap
$26.70B
P/E
26.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.35B
Div. yield
0.87%
Diagnostic Labs Healthcare
5 wins
BLLN BillionToOne, Inc.
$111.46 -9.4% 1M
Market cap
$5.22B
P/E
172.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$397.41M
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Labs Healthcare
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Labcorp Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Labcorp Holdings 5, BillionToOne 4, Guardant Health 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGHLHBLLNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $23.15B $26.70B $5.22B LH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -50.8x 26.9x 172.0x LH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 19.3x 146.7x LH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +42.7% +6.4% +90.1% BLLN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -38.3% 7.0% 7.6% BLLN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 8.2% 7.0% LH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.6x -9.1x BLLN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.87% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +140.1% +18.1% — GH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.1%/yr +6.5%/yr — GH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 57.4% 24.1% 94.7% LH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 28/100 56/100 56/100 BLLN

Percentile Scorecard

GHLHBLLN

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

AxisGHLHBLLN
Valuation 17 #77 of 93 62 #36 of 93 20 #75 of 93
Growth 48 #46 of 88 30 #62 of 88 100 #1 of 88
Profitability 7 #81 of 87 69 #28 of 87 59 #36 of 87
Financial Health 51 #50 of 100 49 #52 of 100 96 #5 of 100
Shareholder Returns 15 #48 of 56 73 #16 of 56 7 #52 of 56
Overall 28 56 56
  • GH ranked among 103 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • LH ranked among 103 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • BLLN ranked among 103 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGHLHBLLNSPY
1 month -2.3%+6.6%-9.4% -0.8%
3 months +19.1%+9.5%-12.9% +3.5%
6 months +95.8%+25.3%+36.3% +7.0%
Year to date +69.6%+31.5%+36.2% +12.2%
1 year +140.1%+18.1%— +13.0%
3 years +594.1%+65.9%— +86.3%
3 years, per year +90.8%+18.4%— +23.1%
5 years +54.3%+36.9%— +68.6%
5 years, per year +9.1%+6.5%— +11.0%
10 years —+203.7%— +258.0%
10 years, per year —+11.8%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureGHLHBLLNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 57.4%24.1%94.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.7%24.1%107.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.020.341.66 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.440.75— 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -86.7%-35.0%-50.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.5%-2.8%-25.7% -1.8%
52-week high $187.22$339.40$149.97 $779.14
52-week low $69.58$246.64$64.03 $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.

MultipleGHLHBLLN
P/E now vs peer median -50.8xmedian 25.1x 26.9xmedian 25.1x 172.0xmedian 25.1x
P/S now vs peer median 19.6xmedian 1.6x 1.9xmedian 1.6x 13.1xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -51.2xmedian 14.5x 14.8xmedian 14.5x 94.8xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -96.2xmedian 22.4x 23.1xmedian 22.4x 157.3xmedian 22.4x
P/B now vs peer median -103.9xmedian 3.1x 3.1xmedian 3.1x 9.7xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median -5.11median 0.66 2.86median 0.66 —median 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 monthsGHLHBLLN
Revenue $1.18B $14.35B $397.41M
Gross profit $769.16M $4.14B $283.22M
Operating income -$470.26M $1.50B $43.30M
Net income -$453.44M $1.00B $37.71M
Free cash flow -$240.72M $1.16B $33.18M
R&D $375.79M – $59.21M
EPS (diluted) $-3.41 $12.22 $0.55
Cash & equivalents $1.05B $141.80M $548.63M
Total debt – $5.86B $91.03M
Shares (diluted) 132.87M 82.00M 54.46M
Enterprise value $19.21B $24.46B $3.44B

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
MetricGHLHBLLN
P/E -50.8x 26.9x 172.0x
P/FCF -96.2x 23.1x 157.3x
P/Operating cash flow -125.0x 16.3x 115.1x
P/S 19.6x 1.9x 13.1x
P/B -103.9x 3.1x 9.7x
P/Tangible book -93.3x 5.4x 9.7x
EV/EBITDA -51.2x 14.8x 94.8x
EV/EBIT -47.0x 21.7x 110.0x
EV/Revenue 18.7x 2.3x 12.0x
EV/FCF -91.8x 28.1x 143.5x
EV/Operating cash flow -119.3x 19.8x 105.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -5.11 2.86 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGHLHBLLN
Revenue growth (1Y) 42.7% 6.4% 90.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 32.4% 6.5% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 47.7% 9.2% 122.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 7.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.1% 25.6% 253.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.8% 14.4% –
Net income growth (1Y) -9.6% 31.3% 223.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.7% 6.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) -2.4% 34.3% 118.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 9.9% 9.4% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 22.4% -3.3% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.1% 3.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 11.4% -8.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.4% 0.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGHLHBLLN
Gross margin 65.0% 28.9% 71.3%
EBITDA margin -36.5% 15.3% 12.6%
Operating margin -39.7% 10.4% 10.9%
Pretax margin -38.4% 8.6% 9.5%
Net margin -38.3% 7.0% 7.6%
FCF margin -20.3% 8.1% 8.3%
Operating cash flow margin -15.7% 11.4% 11.4%
Return on equity – 11.6% 7.2%
Return on assets -23.7% 5.3% 5.3%
Return on invested capital – 8.2% 7.0%
Return on capital employed -29.9% 9.0% 6.6%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.8x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.4x 1.6x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 16.2% 0.9% 6.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGHLHBLLN
Debt / assets – 31.6% 12.5%
Debt / equity – 0.7x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.6x -9.1x
Debt / FCF – 5.1x 2.7x
Liabilities / assets 111.7% 53.6% 26.4%
Equity / assets -11.7% 46.4% 73.6%
Interest coverage -97.6x 6.6x 1,056x
Current ratio 4.0x 1.8x 11.7x
Quick ratio 3.5x 1.2x 11.2x
Cash ratio 3.1x 0.1x 9.8x
Altman Z-score 4.59 3.42 17.48

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGHLHBLLN
Dividend yield – 0.9% –
Net buyback yield -1.7% 2.4% -5.8%
Shareholder yield -1.7% 3.3% -5.8%
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.

ConsensusGHLHBLLN
Forward P/E – 19.3xFY2026 146.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-3.34FY2026 $17.07FY2026 $0.76FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +3.8%FY2026 +442.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +9.3% +22.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.42BFY2026 $14.31BFY2026 $481.76MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +44.5%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026 +57.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +27.0% +11.9% +27.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGHLHBLLN
Held by institutions 100.0% 97.0% 32.6%
Institutions holding 594 1,051 155
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.6% +1.6% +34.7%
Institutions buying 353 465 127
Institutions selling 180 393 13
Buyers to sellers 1.96 1.18 9.77

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.

GHLHBLLN
GH 1.00 0.24 0.30
LH 0.24 1.00 0.09
BLLN 0.30 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GH, LH and BLLN?

Labcorp Holdings (LH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Guardant Health (GH) $23.15B, Labcorp Holdings (LH) $26.70B, BillionToOne (BLLN) $5.22B.

Which stock is cheaper, GH, LH and BLLN?

Labcorp Holdings (LH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Guardant Health (GH) -50.8x, Labcorp Holdings (LH) 26.9x, BillionToOne (BLLN) 172.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Labcorp Holdings (LH) is cheapest (Labcorp Holdings (LH) 19.3x, BillionToOne (BLLN) 146.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

BillionToOne (BLLN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Guardant Health (GH) +42.7%, Labcorp Holdings (LH) +6.4%, BillionToOne (BLLN) +90.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

BillionToOne (BLLN) has the highest net margin (Guardant Health (GH) -38.3%, Labcorp Holdings (LH) 7.0%, BillionToOne (BLLN) 7.6%). On return on invested capital, Labcorp Holdings (LH) leads (Labcorp Holdings (LH) 8.2%, BillionToOne (BLLN) 7.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Guardant Health (GH) returned the most: Guardant Health (GH) +140.1%, Labcorp Holdings (LH) +18.1%. Over five years, Guardant Health (GH) compounded fastest (Guardant Health (GH) +9.1%/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: Labcorp Holdings (LH) 0.87%. Guardant Health (GH) and BillionToOne (BLLN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Labcorp Holdings (LH) has been the steadiest (Guardant Health (GH) 57.4%, Labcorp Holdings (LH) 24.1%, BillionToOne (BLLN) 94.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 5. 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.