IDXG vs SHC vs LH Stock Comparison

Interpace Biosciences, Sotera Health and Labcorp Holdings Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SHC Sotera Health Co
$16.03 -12.0% 1M -3.5% 1Y
Market cap
$4.71B
P/E
27.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.23B
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Labs Healthcare
3 wins
LH Labcorp Holdings Inc.
$353.95 +14.7% 1M +37.3% 1Y
Market cap
$30.00B
P/E
29.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.59B
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Labs Healthcare
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionIDXGSHCLHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $158.45M $4.71B $30.00B LH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 6.5x 27.1x 29.9x IDXG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 17.4x 20.7x SHC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -20.5% +6.9% +6.0% SHC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 67.6% 14.1% 6.9% IDXG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 9.2% 8.5% SHC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.1x 2.5x LH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +433.3% -3.5% +37.3% IDXG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -9.7%/yr +7.7%/yr LH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 182.8% 30.4% 24.4% LH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 61/100 56/100 IDXG

Percentile Scorecard

IDXGSHCLH

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

AxisIDXGSHCLH
Valuation 51 #47 of 95 54 #44 of 95 61 #38 of 95
Growth 45 #49 of 88 69 #28 of 88 31 #61 of 88
Profitability 91 #9 of 87 86 #13 of 87 71 #26 of 87
Financial Health 67 #34 of 100 34 #66 of 100 44 #56 of 100
Shareholder Returns – – 74 #16 of 58
Overall 63 61 56
  • IDXG ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • SHC ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • 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

PeriodIDXGSHCLHSPY
1 month -9.3%-12.0%+14.7% -2.0%
3 months +242.1%-11.5%+13.3% -2.2%
6 months +172.0%+4.6%+37.6% +4.2%
Year to date +342.3%-9.1%+41.1% +10.6%
1 year +433.3%-3.5%+37.3% +10.4%
3 years —+21.3%+68.4% +73.6%
3 years, per year —+6.7%+19.0% +20.2%
5 years —-39.8%+44.9% +61.6%
5 years, per year —-9.7%+7.7% +10.1%
10 years ——+238.7% +261.3%
10 years, per year ——+13.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureIDXGSHCLHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 182.8%30.4%24.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 85.1%31.1%21.8% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.021.020.39 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.37-0.111.53 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.1%-78.2%-35.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.6%-18.1%-3.9% -3.2%
52-week high $7.62$19.57$368.15 $779.14
52-week low $0.83$13.13$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.

MultipleIDXGSHCLH
P/E now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 24.9x 26.4xmedian 24.9x 28.8xmedian 24.9x
P/S now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 1.6x 3.7xmedian 1.6x 2.0xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 31.7xmedian 15.2x 11.5xmedian 15.2x 15.5xmedian 15.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 36.7xmedian 20.7x 33.8xmedian 20.7x 22.3xmedian 20.7x
P/B now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 3.2x 6.2xmedian 3.2x 3.2xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.20median 0.72 0.72median 0.72 1.67median 0.72

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 monthsIDXGSHCLH
Revenue $36.14M $1.23B $14.59B
Gross profit $23.04M $671.74M $4.23B
Operating income $4.17M $413.72M $1.50B
Net income $24.45M $173.47M $1.00B
Free cash flow $4.10M $135.43M $1.29B
R&D $594.00K – –
EPS (diluted) $0.88 $0.60 $12.24
Cash & equivalents $2.70M $412.38M $261.80M
Total debt – $2.14B $5.85B
Shares (diluted) 27.71M 289.22M 82.00M
Enterprise value $149.17M $3.28B $28.09B

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
MetricIDXGSHCLH
P/E 6.2x 26.4x 28.8x
P/FCF 36.7x 33.8x 22.3x
P/Operating cash flow 33.8x 13.8x 15.8x
P/S 4.2x 3.7x 2.0x
P/B 6.5x 6.2x 3.2x
P/Tangible book 6.5x 9.8x 5.6x
EV/EBITDA 31.7x 11.5x 15.5x
EV/EBIT 35.5x 15.2x 22.9x
EV/Revenue 4.1x 5.1x 2.4x
EV/FCF 36.1x 46.5x 26.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 33.2x 19.0x 18.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.20 0.72 1.67

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIDXGSHCLH
Revenue growth (1Y) -20.5% 6.9% 6.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.0% 7.5% 6.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -19.0% 4.3% 8.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.1% 7.6% 8.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -27.2% 11.4% 12.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 46.4% 21.1% 19.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 435.6% 213.0% 17.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 54.2% 36.9% 14.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -14.5% 210.3% 19.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 31.2% 36.6% 17.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -11.8% 38.3% 0.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 62.1% 59.9% 9.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -6.8% 56.4% -6.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 54.9% 33.1% 8.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIDXGSHCLH
Gross margin 63.7% 54.6% 29.0%
EBITDA margin 12.9% 44.7% 15.1%
Operating margin 11.5% 33.6% 10.3%
Pretax margin 11.1% 22.4% 8.4%
Net margin 67.6% 14.1% 6.9%
FCF margin 11.4% 11.0% 8.8%
Operating cash flow margin 12.3% 27.0% 12.4%
Return on equity 105.5% 24.8% 11.5%
Return on assets 72.0% 5.2% 5.4%
Return on invested capital – 9.2% 8.5%
Return on capital employed 14.4% 13.2% 9.4%
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.4x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.2x 1.9x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% 3.0% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIDXGSHCLH
Debt / assets – 63.1% 30.9%
Debt / equity – 2.9x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.1x 2.5x
Debt / FCF – 15.8x 4.5x
Liabilities / assets 32.7% 78.4% 53.2%
Equity / assets 67.3% 21.6% 46.8%
Interest coverage – – 6.5x
Current ratio 2.2x 3.1x 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.8x 2.7x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.5x 1.8x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.14 1.81 3.48

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIDXGSHCLH
Dividend yield – – 0.8%
Net buyback yield – – 2.1%
Shareholder yield – – 2.9%
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.

ConsensusIDXGSHCLH
Forward P/E – 17.4xFY2026 20.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.72FY2023 $0.92FY2026 $17.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +7.0%FY2026 +3.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +21.7% +9.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $1.33BFY2026 $14.31BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +14.8%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -4.2% +11.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIDXGSHCLH
Held by institutions – 100.0% 97.0%
Institutions holding – 316 1,053
Change in shares held, QoQ – +5.9% +1.6%
Institutions buying – 220 466
Institutions selling – 64 393
Buyers to sellers – 3.44 1.19

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.

IDXGSHCLH
IDXG 1.00 0.00 -0.03
SHC 0.00 1.00 0.39
LH -0.03 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IDXG, SHC and LH?

Labcorp Holdings (LH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Interpace Biosciences (IDXG) $158.45M, Sotera Health (SHC) $4.71B, Labcorp Holdings (LH) $30.00B.

Which stock is cheaper, IDXG, SHC and LH?

Interpace Biosciences (IDXG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Interpace Biosciences (IDXG) 6.5x, Sotera Health (SHC) 27.1x, Labcorp Holdings (LH) 29.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sotera Health (SHC) is cheapest (Sotera Health (SHC) 17.4x, Labcorp Holdings (LH) 20.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sotera Health (SHC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Interpace Biosciences (IDXG) -20.5%, Sotera Health (SHC) +6.9%, Labcorp Holdings (LH) +6.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Interpace Biosciences (IDXG) has the highest net margin (Interpace Biosciences (IDXG) 67.6%, Sotera Health (SHC) 14.1%, Labcorp Holdings (LH) 6.9%). On return on invested capital, Sotera Health (SHC) leads (Sotera Health (SHC) 9.2%, Labcorp Holdings (LH) 8.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Interpace Biosciences (IDXG) returned the most: Interpace Biosciences (IDXG) +433.3%, Sotera Health (SHC) -3.5%, Labcorp Holdings (LH) +37.3%. Over five years, Labcorp Holdings (LH) compounded fastest (Sotera Health (SHC) -9.7%/yr, Labcorp Holdings (LH) +7.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Labcorp Holdings (LH) has been the steadiest (Interpace Biosciences (IDXG) 182.8%, Sotera Health (SHC) 30.4%, Labcorp Holdings (LH) 24.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IDXG, SHC 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 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.