LH vs GH vs GRAL Stock Comparison

Labcorp Holdings, Guardant Health and Grail Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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LH Labcorp Holdings Inc.
$367.77 +19.2% 1M +45.7% 1Y
Market cap
$29.86B
P/E
29.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.59B
Div. yield
0.78%
Diagnostic Labs Healthcare
5 wins
GH Guardant Health, Inc.
$168.58 -10.0% 1M +71.8% 1Y
Market cap
$22.52B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.18B
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Labs Healthcare
1 win
GRAL GRAIL, Inc.
$143.66 -6.8% 1M +78.0% 1Y
Market cap
$6.42B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$157.21M
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Labs Healthcare
1 win

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Labcorp Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Labcorp Holdings 5, Guardant Health 1, Grail 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLHGHGRALLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $29.86B $22.52B $6.42B LH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.9x -49.4x -15.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.5x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.0% +42.7% +17.1% GH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.9% -38.3% -249.1% LH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.5% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.78% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +45.7% +71.8% +78.0% GRAL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.3%/yr +8.9%/yr — LH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.6% 52.0% 111.5% LH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 28/100 41/100 LH

Percentile Scorecard

LHGHGRAL

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

AxisLHGHGRAL
Valuation 62 #37 of 95 17 #79 of 95 6 #89 of 95
Growth 31 #61 of 88 45 #49 of 88 54 #41 of 88
Profitability 72 #25 of 87 7 #81 of 87 6 #82 of 87
Financial Health 44 #56 of 100 58 #43 of 100 99 #2 of 100
Shareholder Returns 74 #16 of 58 14 #50 of 58 –
Overall 57 28 41
  • LH ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • GH ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • GRAL ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLHGHGRALSPY
1 month +19.2%-10.0%-6.8% -1.0%
3 months +17.2%+3.3%+93.7% -0.4%
6 months +43.1%+82.7%+128.9% +4.5%
Year to date +46.6%+65.0%+67.8% +12.4%
1 year +45.7%+71.8%+78.0% +13.6%
3 years +74.9%+488.0%— +76.4%
3 years, per year +20.5%+80.6%— +20.8%
5 years +55.8%+53.0%— +63.7%
5 years, per year +9.3%+8.9%— +10.4%
10 years +251.2%—— +267.7%
10 years, per year +13.4%—— +13.9%

Risk

MeasureLHGHGRALSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.6%52.0%111.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 21.6%49.5%126.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.411.192.77 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.861.380.70 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.0%-85.4%-62.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.1%-10.0%-9.6% -1.6%
52-week high $368.15$187.22$158.92 $779.14
52-week low $246.64$78.60$43.03 $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.

MultipleLHGHGRAL
P/E now vs peer median 29.9xmedian 25.6x -49.4xmedian 25.6x -15.8xmedian 25.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.6x 19.0xmedian 1.6x 40.8xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.0xmedian 16.0x -49.7xmedian 16.0x -13.7xmedian 16.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 23.2xmedian 21.6x -93.6xmedian 21.6x -21.7xmedian 21.6x
P/B now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 3.4x -101.1xmedian 3.4x 2.5xmedian 3.4x
PEG now vs peer median 1.74median 0.74 -4.97median 0.74 —median 0.74

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 monthsLHGHGRAL
Revenue $14.59B $1.18B $157.21M
Gross profit $4.23B $769.16M $75.51M
Operating income $1.50B -$470.26M -$559.25M
Net income $1.00B -$453.44M -$391.59M
Free cash flow $1.29B -$240.72M -$296.16M
R&D – $375.79M $190.72M
EPS (diluted) $12.24 $-3.41 $-9.08
Cash & equivalents $261.80M $1.05B $55.65M
Total debt $5.85B – –
Shares (diluted) 82.00M 132.87M 43.11M
Enterprise value $27.96B $18.59B $3.29B

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
MetricLHGHGRAL
P/E 29.9x -49.4x -15.8x
P/FCF 23.2x -93.6x -21.7x
P/Operating cash flow 16.5x -121.6x -21.8x
P/S 2.0x 19.0x 40.8x
P/B 3.4x -101.1x 2.5x
P/Tangible book 5.8x -90.8x 8.4x
EV/EBITDA 16.0x -49.7x -13.7x
EV/EBIT 23.6x -45.7x -9.9x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 18.1x 35.3x
EV/FCF 27.5x -89.2x -18.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.5x -115.9x -18.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.74 -4.97 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLHGHGRAL
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.0% 42.7% 17.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.6% 32.4% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.0% 47.7% 30.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.2% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 12.6% -2.1% 11.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 19.7% 4.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) 17.4% -9.6% 11.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 14.9% 3.7% –
EPS growth (1Y) 19.8% -2.4% 26.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.2% 9.9% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 0.6% 22.4% 20.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 18.1% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -6.8% 11.4% 20.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.2% 14.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLHGHGRAL
Gross margin 29.0% 65.0% 48.0%
EBITDA margin 15.1% -36.5% -257.6%
Operating margin 10.3% -39.7% -355.7%
Pretax margin 8.4% -38.4% -336.8%
Net margin 6.9% -38.3% -249.1%
FCF margin 8.8% -20.3% -188.4%
Operating cash flow margin 12.4% -15.7% -187.5%
Return on equity 11.5% – -15.5%
Return on assets 5.4% -23.7% -13.9%
Return on invested capital 8.5% – –
Return on capital employed 9.4% -29.9% -20.4%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.6x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 0.4x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 16.2% 40.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLHGHGRAL
Debt / assets 30.9% – –
Debt / equity 0.7x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x – –
Debt / FCF 4.5x – –
Liabilities / assets 53.2% 111.7% 10.6%
Equity / assets 46.8% -11.7% 89.4%
Interest coverage 6.5x -97.6x –
Current ratio 1.4x 4.0x 10.9x
Quick ratio 1.0x 3.5x 10.6x
Cash ratio 0.1x 3.1x 10.3x
Altman Z-score 3.54 4.42 7.42

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLHGHGRAL
Dividend yield 0.8% – –
Net buyback yield 2.0% -1.8% –
Shareholder yield 2.8% -1.8% –
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.

ConsensusLHGHGRAL
Forward P/E 21.5xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $17.07FY2026 $-3.33FY2026 $-9.05FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +3.8%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +9.3% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $14.31BFY2026 $1.42BFY2026 $169.78MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.6%FY2026 +44.5%FY2026 +15.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.9% +27.0% +38.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLHGHGRAL
Held by institutions 97.0% 100.0% 85.4%
Institutions holding 1,053 597 374
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.6% -2.5% +8.4%
Institutions buying 466 356 183
Institutions selling 393 180 101
Buyers to sellers 1.19 1.98 1.81

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.

LHGHGRAL
LH 1.00 0.24 0.15
GH 0.24 1.00 0.44
GRAL 0.15 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LH, GH and GRAL?

Labcorp Holdings (LH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Labcorp Holdings (LH) $29.86B, Guardant Health (GH) $22.52B, Grail (GRAL) $6.42B.

Which company is growing faster?

Guardant Health (GH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Labcorp Holdings (LH) +6.0%, Guardant Health (GH) +42.7%, Grail (GRAL) +17.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Labcorp Holdings (LH) has the highest net margin (Labcorp Holdings (LH) 6.9%, Guardant Health (GH) -38.3%, Grail (GRAL) -249.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Grail (GRAL) returned the most: Labcorp Holdings (LH) +45.7%, Guardant Health (GH) +71.8%, Grail (GRAL) +78.0%. Over five years, Labcorp Holdings (LH) compounded fastest (Labcorp Holdings (LH) +9.3%/yr, Guardant Health (GH) +8.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Labcorp Holdings (LH) 0.78%. Guardant Health (GH) and Grail (GRAL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Labcorp Holdings (LH) has been the steadiest (Labcorp Holdings (LH) 24.6%, Guardant Health (GH) 52.0%, Grail (GRAL) 111.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.