LH vs CAI Stock Comparison

Labcorp Holdings and Caris Life Sciences Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LH Labcorp Holdings Inc.
$329.04 +8.2% 1M +15.9% 1Y
Market cap
$26.92B
P/E
26.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.35B
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Labs Healthcare
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionLHCAILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $26.92B $9.19B LH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.9x 87.4x LH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.3x 290.9x LH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.4% +85.4% CAI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.0% 10.6% CAI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.2% 15.6% CAI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.6x -2.2x CAI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +15.9% +1.1% LH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.3%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.1% 69.5% LH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 69/100 CAI

Percentile Scorecard

LHCAI

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

AxisLHCAI
Valuation 64 #34 of 93 23 #72 of 93
Growth 30 #62 of 88 99 #2 of 88
Profitability 69 #28 of 87 87 #12 of 87
Financial Health 49 #52 of 100 82 #19 of 100
Shareholder Returns 73 #16 of 56 53 #27 of 56
Overall 57 69
  • LH ranked among 103 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • CAI ranked among 103 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLHCAISPY
1 month +8.2%+1.1% -1.0%
3 months +10.9%+106.2% +2.9%
6 months +24.7%+58.4% +6.4%
Year to date +31.2%+18.6% +11.4%
1 year +15.9%+1.1% +13.1%
3 years +65.6%— +79.4%
3 years, per year +18.3%— +21.5%
5 years +35.7%— +67.7%
5 years, per year +6.3%— +10.9%
10 years +176.0%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +10.7%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureLHCAISPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.1%69.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.1%68.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.321.34 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.660.02 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.0%-63.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.1%-1.1% -2.5%
52-week high $339.40$32.35 $779.14
52-week low $246.64$14.55 $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.

MultipleLHCAI
P/E now vs peer median 26.8xmedian 25.3x 86.1xmedian 25.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.6x 9.1xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.7xmedian 14.6x 48.0xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 23.0xmedian 22.7x 73.0xmedian 22.7x
P/B now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 3.3x 15.3xmedian 3.3x
PEG now vs peer median 2.85median 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 monthsLHCAI
Revenue $14.35B $989.61M
Gross profit $4.14B $689.36M
Operating income $1.50B $153.26M
Net income $1.00B $105.14M
Free cash flow $1.16B $123.96M
R&D – $117.14M
EPS (diluted) $12.22 $0.37
Cash & equivalents $141.80M $690.92M
Total debt $23.36B $393.15M
Shares (diluted) 82.00M 282.89M
Enterprise value $24.67B $6.01B

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
MetricLHCAI
P/E 26.8x 86.1x
P/FCF 23.0x 73.0x
P/Operating cash flow 16.2x 53.6x
P/S 1.9x 9.1x
P/B 3.1x 15.3x
P/Tangible book 5.4x 15.3x
EV/EBITDA 14.7x 48.0x
EV/EBIT 21.6x 56.4x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 8.7x
EV/FCF 28.0x 69.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.7x 51.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.85 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLHCAI
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.4% 85.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.5% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.2% 141.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 25.6% 188.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 14.4% –
Net income growth (1Y) 31.3% 137.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 6.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) 34.3% 103.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 9.4% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -3.3% 227.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -8.4% 188.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLHCAI
Gross margin 28.9% 69.7%
EBITDA margin 15.3% 18.2%
Operating margin 10.4% 15.5%
Pretax margin 8.6% 10.6%
Net margin 7.0% 10.6%
FCF margin 8.1% 12.5%
Operating cash flow margin 11.4% 17.0%
Return on equity 11.6% 17.7%
Return on assets 5.3% 8.8%
Return on invested capital 8.2% 15.6%
Return on capital employed 9.0% 15.3%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 6.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLHCAI
Debt / assets 31.6% 32.0%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.6x -2.2x
Debt / FCF 5.1x 3.2x
Liabilities / assets 53.6% 51.9%
Equity / assets 46.4% 48.1%
Interest coverage 6.6x 3.3x
Current ratio 1.8x 5.5x
Quick ratio 1.2x 4.8x
Cash ratio 0.1x 4.1x
Altman Z-score 3.42 7.66

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLHCAI
Dividend yield 0.9% –
Net buyback yield 2.4% 0.1%
Shareholder yield 3.3% 0.1%
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.

ConsensusLHCAI
Forward P/E 19.3xFY2026 290.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $17.07FY2026 $0.11FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +3.8%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +9.3% +236.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $14.31BFY2026 $1.06BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.6%FY2026 +30.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.9% +21.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLHCAI
Held by institutions 97.0% 52.0%
Institutions holding 1,051 245
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.6% -6.3%
Institutions buying 465 175
Institutions selling 393 47
Buyers to sellers 1.18 3.72

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.

LHCAI
LH 1.00 0.28
CAI 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LH and CAI?

Labcorp Holdings (LH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Labcorp Holdings (LH) $26.92B, Caris Life Sciences (CAI) $9.19B.

Which stock is cheaper, LH and CAI?

Labcorp Holdings (LH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Labcorp Holdings (LH) 26.9x, Caris Life Sciences (CAI) 87.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Labcorp Holdings (LH) is cheapest (Labcorp Holdings (LH) 19.3x, Caris Life Sciences (CAI) 290.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Caris Life Sciences (CAI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Labcorp Holdings (LH) +6.4%, Caris Life Sciences (CAI) +85.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Caris Life Sciences (CAI) has the highest net margin (Labcorp Holdings (LH) 7.0%, Caris Life Sciences (CAI) 10.6%). On return on invested capital, Caris Life Sciences (CAI) leads (Labcorp Holdings (LH) 8.2%, Caris Life Sciences (CAI) 15.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Labcorp Holdings (LH) returned the most: Labcorp Holdings (LH) +15.9%, Caris Life Sciences (CAI) +1.1%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Labcorp Holdings (LH) has been the steadiest (Labcorp Holdings (LH) 24.1%, Caris Life Sciences (CAI) 69.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do LH and CAI move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.28, a weak relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, LH and CAI?

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.