IDXX vs LH vs ICCC Stock Comparison

Idexx Laboratories, Labcorp Holdings and Immucell Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
ICCC Immucell Corp /De/
$10.32 +3.8% 1M +71.1% 1Y
Market cap
$93.87M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$26.76M
Div. yield
–
Animal Health Healthcare
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionIDXXLHICCCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $43.52B $29.59B $93.87M IDXX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 38.2x 29.5x -143.9x LH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 36.9x 21.6x — LH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.8% +6.0% -5.3% IDXX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 25.0% — -2.4% IDXX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 45.6% — 6.5% IDXX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.5x — -0.1x ICCC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -8.2% +48.4% +71.1% ICCC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.9%/yr +8.4%/yr +3.2%/yr LH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.1% 24.3% 50.5% LH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 77/100 57/100 73/100 IDXX

Percentile Scorecard

IDXXLHICCC

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

AxisIDXXLHICCC
Valuation 75 #155 of 624 58 #39 of 92 86 #89 of 624
Growth 76 #148 of 601 35 #57 of 87 65 #209 of 601
Profitability 97 #17 of 541 71 #26 of 86 83 #92 of 541
Financial Health 46 #350 of 647 56 #43 of 97 58 #273 of 647
Shareholder Returns 93 #26 of 359 65 #20 of 55 –
Overall 77 57 73
  • IDXX ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • LH ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • ICCC ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodIDXXLHICCCSPY
1 month +8.0%+19.2%+3.8% +0.7%
3 months +3.1%+16.6%-6.7% +3.7%
6 months +2.7%+43.4%+22.0% +7.1%
Year to date -14.9%+46.7%+67.8% +12.8%
1 year -8.2%+48.4%+71.1% +11.9%
3 years +45.3%+85.8%+109.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year +13.3%+23.0%+27.9% +22.8%
5 years -13.5%+49.3%+17.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year -2.9%+8.4%+3.2% +10.9%
10 years +448.3%+245.6%+83.3% +262.0%
10 years, per year +18.6%+13.2%+6.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureIDXXLHICCCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.1%24.3%50.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.3%21.7%47.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.790.360.41 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.261.991.41 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.3%-35.0%-67.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.9%0.0%-11.9% -1.2%
52-week high $766.68$368.15$11.72 $779.14
52-week low $504.70$246.64$4.56 $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.

MultipleIDXXLHICCC
P/E now vs peer median 39.9xmedian 17.8x 30.0xmedian 26.0x -143.4xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median 10.0xmedian 9.1x 2.0xmedian 1.6x 3.5xmedian 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 28.6xmedian 15.0x —median 15.4x 18.3xmedian 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 36.2xmedian 21.7x 21.6xmedian 21.5x —median 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 28.2xmedian 2.2x 3.4xmedian 3.2x 3.0xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.64median 0.35 1.74median 0.87 -2.61median 0.35

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 monthsIDXXLHICCC
Revenue $4.55B $14.59B $26.76M
Gross profit $2.84B $4.23B $10.53M
Operating income $1.46B $1.50B $2.47M
Net income $1.14B $1.00B -$652.35K
Free cash flow $1.25B – –
R&D $261.47M – $2.40M
EPS (diluted) $14.37 $12.24 $-0.07
Cash & equivalents $196.93M $261.80M $8.86M
Total debt $968.86M – $8.30M
Shares (diluted) 79.31M 82.00M 9.19M
Enterprise value $42.73B $29.59B $71.31M

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
MetricIDXXLHICCC
P/E 39.9x 30.0x -143.4x
P/FCF 36.2x 21.6x –
P/Operating cash flow 33.1x 16.4x –
P/S 10.0x 2.0x 3.5x
P/B 28.2x 3.4x 3.0x
P/Tangible book 30.0x 5.8x 3.0x
EV/EBITDA 28.6x – 18.3x
EV/EBIT 31.7x – 37.8x
EV/Revenue 10.1x 2.0x 3.5x
EV/FCF 36.8x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 33.7x 16.4x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.64 1.74 -2.61

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIDXXLHICCC
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.8% 6.0% -5.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 6.6% 19.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.4% 8.0% -0.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.5% 8.2% 36.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 16.2% 12.6% 42.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 11.7% 19.7% 34.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 15.6% 17.4% -137.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 12.9% 14.9% 52.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 18.1% 19.8% -136.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 15.1% 17.2% 55.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 51.4% 0.6% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.5% 9.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 59.9% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.4% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIDXXLHICCC
Gross margin 62.4% – 39.3%
EBITDA margin 35.4% – 19.0%
Operating margin 32.0% – 9.2%
Pretax margin 31.3% – -2.2%
Net margin 25.0% – -2.4%
FCF margin 27.5% – –
Operating cash flow margin 30.1% 12.4% –
Return on equity 71.9% 11.5% -2.2%
Return on assets 33.4% 5.4% -1.5%
Return on invested capital 45.6% – 6.5%
Return on capital employed 68.6% – 6.1%
Asset turnover 1.3x 0.8x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.8x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.4% 0.9% 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIDXXLHICCC
Debt / assets 28.1% – 17.8%
Debt / equity 0.6x – 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.5x – -0.1x
Debt / FCF 0.8x – –
Liabilities / assets 53.2% 53.2% 32.7%
Equity / assets 46.8% 46.8% 67.3%
Interest coverage 38.6x – 5.3x
Current ratio 1.2x 1.4x 4.8x
Quick ratio 0.7x – 2.7x
Cash ratio 0.2x – 2.0x
Altman Z-score 20.55 – 4.52

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIDXXLHICCC
Dividend yield – 0.8% –
Net buyback yield 2.3% – –
Shareholder yield 2.3% 0.8% –
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.

ConsensusIDXXLHICCC
Forward P/E 36.9xFY2026 21.6xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $15.63FY2026 $17.07FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +19.5%FY2026 +3.8%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +12.9% +9.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.00BFY2026 $14.31BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +16.3%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +0.6% +11.9% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIDXXLHICCC
Held by institutions 93.6% 97.0% 15.0%
Institutions holding 1,290 1,052 32
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.1% +1.6% -2.6%
Institutions buying 588 466 15
Institutions selling 496 393 7
Buyers to sellers 1.19 1.19 2.14

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.

IDXXLHICCC
IDXX 1.00 0.35 0.05
LH 0.35 1.00 0.07
ICCC 0.05 0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IDXX, LH and ICCC?

Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) $43.52B, Labcorp Holdings (LH) $29.59B, Immucell (ICCC) $93.87M.

Which stock is cheaper, IDXX, LH and ICCC?

Labcorp Holdings (LH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) 38.2x, Labcorp Holdings (LH) 29.5x, Immucell (ICCC) -143.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Labcorp Holdings (LH) is cheapest (Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) 36.9x, Labcorp Holdings (LH) 21.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) +12.8%, Labcorp Holdings (LH) +6.0%, Immucell (ICCC) -5.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) has the highest net margin (Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) 25.0%, Immucell (ICCC) -2.4%). On return on invested capital, Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) leads (Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) 45.6%, Immucell (ICCC) 6.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Immucell (ICCC) returned the most: Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) -8.2%, Labcorp Holdings (LH) +48.4%, Immucell (ICCC) +71.1%. Over five years, Labcorp Holdings (LH) compounded fastest (Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) -2.9%/yr, Labcorp Holdings (LH) +8.4%/yr, Immucell (ICCC) +3.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Labcorp Holdings (LH) has been the steadiest (Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) 32.1%, Labcorp Holdings (LH) 24.3%, Immucell (ICCC) 50.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IDXX, LH and ICCC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) 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.