LH vs NEO vs CAI Stock Comparison

Labcorp Holdings, Neogenomics and Caris Life Sciences Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LH Labcorp Holdings Inc.
$368.15 +19.2% 1M +48.4% 1Y
Market cap
$29.78B
P/E
30.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.59B
Div. yield
0.78%
Diagnostic Labs Healthcare
5 wins
NEO Neogenomics Inc
$17.91 -4.4% 1M +74.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.31B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$787.75M
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Labs Healthcare
1 win
CAI Caris Life Sciences, Inc.
$36.14 +14.5% 1M +22.8% 1Y
Market cap
$10.21B
P/E
97.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$989.61M
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Labs Healthcare
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Labcorp Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Labcorp Holdings 5, Caris Life Sciences 3, Neogenomics 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLHNEOCAILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $29.78B $2.31B $10.21B LH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 30.0x -71.3x 97.2x LH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.6x 89.5x 328.5x LH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.0% +11.1% +85.4% CAI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -4.1% 10.6% CAI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 15.6% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -2.2x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.78% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +48.4% +74.2% +22.8% NEO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.4%/yr -17.2%/yr — LH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.3% 53.7% 69.7% LH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 42/100 71/100 CAI

Percentile Scorecard

LHNEOCAI

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

AxisLHNEOCAI
Valuation 58 #39 of 92 32 #63 of 92 25 #69 of 92
Growth 35 #57 of 87 58 #37 of 87 99 #2 of 87
Profitability 71 #26 of 86 33 #58 of 86 89 #10 of 86
Financial Health 56 #43 of 97 71 #29 of 97 81 #19 of 97
Shareholder Returns 65 #20 of 55 19 #45 of 55 61 #22 of 55
Overall 57 42 71
  • LH ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • NEO ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • CAI ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLHNEOCAISPY
1 month +19.2%-4.4%+14.5% +0.7%
3 months +16.6%+12.8%+124.6% +3.7%
6 months +43.4%+93.4%+90.2% +7.1%
Year to date +46.7%+52.3%+34.0% +12.8%
1 year +48.4%+74.2%+22.8% +11.9%
3 years +85.8%+31.6%— +85.2%
3 years, per year +23.0%+9.6%— +22.8%
5 years +49.3%-61.1%— +67.6%
5 years, per year +8.4%-17.2%— +10.9%
10 years +245.6%+122.5%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +13.2%+8.3%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLHNEOCAISPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.3%53.7%69.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 21.7%53.2%69.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.361.071.39 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.991.380.33 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.0%-89.7%-63.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-10.0%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $368.15$19.91$36.14 $779.14
52-week low $246.64$7.19$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.

MultipleLHNEOCAI
P/E now vs peer median 30.0xmedian 26.0x -71.3xmedian 26.0x 97.2xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.6x 2.9xmedian 1.6x 10.3xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 15.4x 130.3xmedian 15.4x 54.5xmedian 15.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.6xmedian 21.5x -80.9xmedian 21.5x 82.4xmedian 21.5x
P/B now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 3.2x 2.9xmedian 3.2x 17.3xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.74median 0.87 -2.30median 0.87 —median 0.87

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 monthsLHNEOCAI
Revenue $14.59B $787.75M $989.61M
Gross profit $4.23B $352.67M $689.36M
Operating income $1.50B -$49.37M $153.26M
Net income $1.00B -$32.30M $105.14M
Free cash flow – -$28.58M $123.96M
R&D – $39.33M $117.14M
EPS (diluted) $12.24 $-0.25 $0.37
Cash & equivalents $261.80M $139.28M $690.92M
Total debt – – $393.15M
Shares (diluted) 82.00M 128.59M 282.89M
Enterprise value $29.80B $1.72B $7.04B

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
MetricLHNEOCAI
P/E 30.0x -71.3x 97.2x
P/FCF 21.6x -80.9x 82.4x
P/Operating cash flow 16.4x 540.2x 60.6x
P/S 2.0x 2.9x 10.3x
P/B 3.4x 2.9x 17.3x
P/Tangible book 5.8x 4.3x 17.3x
EV/EBITDA – 130.3x 54.5x
EV/EBIT – -44.0x 64.0x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 2.8x 9.9x
EV/FCF – -76.0x 79.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.4x 507.7x 58.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.74 -2.30 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLHNEOCAI
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.0% 11.1% 85.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.6% 11.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.0% 14.4% 141.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.2% 14.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 12.6% 59.2% 188.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 19.7% 24.7% –
Net income growth (1Y) 17.4% 71.5% 137.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 14.9% 30.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) 19.8% 71.6% 103.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.2% 31.1% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 0.6% -68.7% 227.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 29.7% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -67.7% 188.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 16.8% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLHNEOCAI
Gross margin – 44.8% 69.7%
EBITDA margin – 2.1% 18.2%
Operating margin – -6.3% 15.5%
Pretax margin – -4.6% 10.6%
Net margin – -4.1% 10.6%
FCF margin – -3.6% 12.5%
Operating cash flow margin 12.4% 0.5% 17.0%
Return on equity 11.5% -4.1% 17.7%
Return on assets 5.4% -2.4% 8.8%
Return on invested capital – – 15.6%
Return on capital employed – -4.0% 15.3%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.6x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x -0.1x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 4.4% 6.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLHNEOCAI
Debt / assets – – 32.0%
Debt / equity – – 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -2.2x
Debt / FCF – – 3.2x
Liabilities / assets 53.2% 41.9% 51.9%
Equity / assets 46.8% 58.1% 48.1%
Interest coverage – -15.2x 3.3x
Current ratio 1.4x 3.5x 5.5x
Quick ratio – 3.0x 4.8x
Cash ratio – 1.2x 4.1x
Altman Z-score – 2.65 8.76

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLHNEOCAI
Dividend yield 0.8% – –
Net buyback yield – -0.6% 0.1%
Shareholder yield 0.8% -0.6% 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.

ConsensusLHNEOCAI
Forward P/E 21.6xFY2026 89.5xFY2026 328.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $17.07FY2026 $0.20FY2026 $0.11FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +3.8%FY2026 +66.7%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +9.3% +80.0% +236.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $14.31BFY2026 $778.61MFY2026 $1.06BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.6%FY2026 +7.1%FY2026 +30.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.9% +6.5% +21.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLHNEOCAI
Held by institutions 97.0% 100.0% 52.0%
Institutions holding 1,052 266 246
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.6% +8.1% -6.3%
Institutions buying 466 156 175
Institutions selling 393 62 47
Buyers to sellers 1.19 2.52 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.

LHNEOCAI
LH 1.00 0.27 0.29
NEO 0.27 1.00 0.44
CAI 0.29 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LH, NEO and CAI?

Labcorp Holdings (LH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Labcorp Holdings (LH) $29.78B, Neogenomics (NEO) $2.31B, Caris Life Sciences (CAI) $10.21B.

Which stock is cheaper, LH, NEO and CAI?

Labcorp Holdings (LH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Labcorp Holdings (LH) 30.0x, Neogenomics (NEO) -71.3x, Caris Life Sciences (CAI) 97.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Labcorp Holdings (LH) is cheapest (Labcorp Holdings (LH) 21.6x, Neogenomics (NEO) 89.5x, Caris Life Sciences (CAI) 328.5x). 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) +6.0%, Neogenomics (NEO) +11.1%, Caris Life Sciences (CAI) +85.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Caris Life Sciences (CAI) has the highest net margin (Neogenomics (NEO) -4.1%, Caris Life Sciences (CAI) 10.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Neogenomics (NEO) returned the most: Labcorp Holdings (LH) +48.4%, Neogenomics (NEO) +74.2%, Caris Life Sciences (CAI) +22.8%. Over five years, Labcorp Holdings (LH) compounded fastest (Labcorp Holdings (LH) +8.4%/yr, Neogenomics (NEO) -17.2%/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%, Caris Life Sciences (CAI) 0.00%. Neogenomics (NEO) and Caris Life Sciences (CAI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Labcorp Holdings (LH) has been the steadiest (Labcorp Holdings (LH) 24.3%, Neogenomics (NEO) 53.7%, Caris Life Sciences (CAI) 69.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LH, NEO 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.