LH vs GH Stock Comparison

Labcorp Holdings and Guardant Health Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LH Labcorp Holdings Inc.
$329.98 +6.6% 1M +18.1% 1Y
Market cap
$27.09B
P/E
27.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.35B
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Labs Healthcare
4 wins
GH Guardant Health, Inc.
$173.25 -2.3% 1M +140.1% 1Y
Market cap
$23.68B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.18B
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Labs Healthcare
3 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

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

QuestionLHGHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $27.09B $23.68B LH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.0x -52.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.3x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.4% +42.7% GH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.0% -38.3% LH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.2% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.6x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +18.1% +140.1% GH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.5%/yr +9.1%/yr GH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.1% 57.4% LH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 28/100 LH

Percentile Scorecard

LHGH

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

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

Price Performance

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

Returns

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

Risk

MeasureLHGHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.1%57.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.1%48.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.341.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.752.44 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.0%-86.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.8%-7.5% -1.8%
52-week high $339.40$187.22 $779.14
52-week low $246.64$69.58 $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.

MultipleLHGH
P/E now vs peer median 26.9xmedian 25.1x -50.8xmedian 25.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.6x 19.6xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.8xmedian 14.5x -51.2xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 23.1xmedian 22.4x -96.2xmedian 22.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 3.1x -103.9xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median 2.86median 0.66 -5.11median 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 monthsLHGH
Revenue $14.35B $1.18B
Gross profit $4.14B $769.16M
Operating income $1.50B -$470.26M
Net income $1.00B -$453.44M
Free cash flow $1.16B -$240.72M
R&D – $375.79M
EPS (diluted) $12.22 $-3.41
Cash & equivalents $141.80M $1.05B
Total debt $5.86B –
Shares (diluted) 82.00M 132.87M
Enterprise value $24.83B $19.74B

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
MetricLHGH
P/E 26.9x -50.8x
P/FCF 23.1x -96.2x
P/Operating cash flow 16.3x -125.0x
P/S 1.9x 19.6x
P/B 3.1x -103.9x
P/Tangible book 5.4x -93.3x
EV/EBITDA 14.8x -51.2x
EV/EBIT 21.7x -47.0x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 18.7x
EV/FCF 28.1x -91.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.8x -119.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.86 -5.11

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLHGH
Debt / assets 31.6% –
Debt / equity 0.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.6x –
Debt / FCF 5.1x –
Liabilities / assets 53.6% 111.7%
Equity / assets 46.4% -11.7%
Interest coverage 6.6x -97.6x
Current ratio 1.8x 4.0x
Quick ratio 1.2x 3.5x
Cash ratio 0.1x 3.1x
Altman Z-score 3.42 4.59

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusLHGH
Forward P/E 19.3xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $17.07FY2026 $-3.33FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +3.8%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +9.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $14.31BFY2026 $1.42BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.6%FY2026 +44.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.9% +27.0%

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

LHGH
LH 1.00 0.24
GH 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LH and GH?

Labcorp Holdings (LH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Labcorp Holdings (LH) $27.09B, Guardant Health (GH) $23.68B.

Which company is growing faster?

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

Which company is more profitable?

Labcorp Holdings (LH) has the highest net margin (Labcorp Holdings (LH) 7.0%, Guardant Health (GH) -38.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Guardant Health (GH) returned the most: Labcorp Holdings (LH) +18.1%, Guardant Health (GH) +140.1%. Over five years, Guardant Health (GH) compounded fastest (Labcorp Holdings (LH) +6.5%/yr, Guardant Health (GH) +9.1%/yr). 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%, Guardant Health (GH) 57.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do LH and GH move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.24, a weak relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, LH and GH?

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.