NTRA vs LH vs CAI Stock Comparison

Natera, Labcorp Holdings and Caris Life Sciences Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NTRA Natera, Inc.
$424.42 +3.1% 1M +123.9% 1Y
Market cap
$60.95B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.71B
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Labs Healthcare
3 wins
LH Labcorp Holdings Inc.
$360.45 +16.4% 1M +38.8% 1Y
Market cap
$29.16B
P/E
29.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.59B
Div. yield
0.80%
Diagnostic Labs Healthcare
3 wins
CAI Caris Life Sciences, Inc.
$35.45 +11.7% 1M +16.7% 1Y
Market cap
$10.02B
P/E
95.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$989.61M
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Labs Healthcare
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionNTRALHCAILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $60.95B $29.16B $10.02B NTRA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -316.1x 29.3x 95.4x LH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 21.1x 322.3x LH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +37.8% +6.0% +85.4% CAI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -7.1% — 10.6% CAI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -11.7% — 15.6% CAI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.5x — -2.2x CAI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.80% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +123.9% +38.8% +16.7% NTRA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +30.0%/yr +7.9%/yr — NTRA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.9% 24.7% 69.7% LH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 56/100 70/100 CAI

Percentile Scorecard

NTRALHCAI

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

AxisNTRALHCAI
Valuation 17 #77 of 92 56 #41 of 92 24 #70 of 92
Growth 71 #26 of 87 33 #59 of 87 99 #2 of 87
Profitability 32 #59 of 86 71 #26 of 86 91 #9 of 86
Financial Health 85 #15 of 97 57 #42 of 97 81 #19 of 97
Shareholder Returns 48 #29 of 55 65 #20 of 55 56 #25 of 55
Overall 51 56 70
  • NTRA ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • LH 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

PeriodNTRALHCAISPY
1 month +3.1%+16.4%+11.7% +0.9%
3 months +67.2%+17.3%+127.4% +5.9%
6 months +117.9%+40.2%+99.5% +8.5%
Year to date +85.3%+43.7%+31.4% +13.3%
1 year +123.9%+38.8%+16.7% +12.4%
3 years +1,009.3%+81.2%— +88.1%
3 years, per year +123.1%+21.9%— +23.5%
5 years +270.4%+46.2%— +68.2%
5 years, per year +30.0%+7.9%— +11.0%
10 years +4,887.3%+238.4%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +47.8%+13.0%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureNTRALHCAISPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.9%24.7%69.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.6%22.6%69.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.240.371.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.591.570.24 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -76.4%-35.0%-63.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.3%0.0%0.0% -0.9%
52-week high $425.64$360.45$35.45 $779.14
52-week low $182.65$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.

MultipleNTRALHCAI
P/E now vs peer median -316.1xmedian 25.6x 29.3xmedian 25.6x 95.4xmedian 25.6x
P/S now vs peer median 22.5xmedian 1.6x 2.0xmedian 1.6x 10.1xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -267.3xmedian 16.3x —median 16.3x 53.4xmedian 16.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 723.9xmedian 21.3x 21.6xmedian 21.3x 80.8xmedian 21.3x
P/B now vs peer median 33.5xmedian 3.3x 3.3xmedian 3.3x 16.9xmedian 3.3x
PEG now vs peer median -9.52median 0.68 1.70median 0.68 —median 0.68

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 monthsNTRALHCAI
Revenue $2.71B $14.59B $989.61M
Gross profit $1.71B $4.23B $689.36M
Operating income -$289.67M $1.50B $153.26M
Net income -$192.36M $1.00B $105.14M
Free cash flow $84.20M – $123.96M
R&D $787.38M – $117.14M
EPS (diluted) $-1.34 $12.24 $0.37
Cash & equivalents $1.10B $261.80M $690.92M
Total debt $80.29M – $393.15M
Shares (diluted) 143.28M 82.00M 282.89M
Enterprise value $56.63B $29.18B $6.84B

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
MetricNTRALHCAI
P/E -316.1x 29.3x 95.4x
P/FCF 723.9x 21.6x 80.8x
P/Operating cash flow 267.1x 16.1x 59.4x
P/S 22.5x 2.0x 10.1x
P/B 33.5x 3.3x 16.9x
P/Tangible book 41.7x 5.7x 16.9x
EV/EBITDA -267.3x – 53.4x
EV/EBIT -206.9x – 62.8x
EV/Revenue 22.1x 2.0x 9.7x
EV/FCF 711.8x – 77.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 262.6x 16.1x 57.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -9.52 1.70 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNTRALHCAI
Revenue growth (1Y) 37.8% 6.0% 85.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 42.7% 6.6% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 43.6% 8.0% 141.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 68.1% 8.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 1.3% 12.6% 188.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 17.3% 19.7% –
Net income growth (1Y) 24.0% 17.4% 137.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 27.8% 14.9% –
EPS growth (1Y) 27.7% 19.8% 103.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 33.2% 17.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 22.2% 0.6% 227.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 38.6% 9.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -26.8% – 188.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.4% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNTRALHCAI
Gross margin 63.2% – 69.7%
EBITDA margin -8.3% – 18.2%
Operating margin -10.7% – 15.5%
Pretax margin -9.3% – 10.6%
Net margin -7.1% – 10.6%
FCF margin 3.1% – 12.5%
Operating cash flow margin 8.4% 12.4% 17.0%
Return on equity -10.7% 11.5% 17.7%
Return on assets -7.3% 5.4% 8.8%
Return on invested capital -11.7% – 15.6%
Return on capital employed -13.9% – 15.3%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.8x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.2x 1.8x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 14.1% 0.9% 6.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNTRALHCAI
Debt / assets 3.0% – 32.0%
Debt / equity 0.0x – 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.5x – -2.2x
Debt / FCF 1.0x – 3.2x
Liabilities / assets 31.5% 53.2% 51.9%
Equity / assets 68.5% 46.8% 48.1%
Interest coverage -75.9x – 3.3x
Current ratio 3.0x 1.4x 5.5x
Quick ratio 2.8x – 4.8x
Cash ratio 2.0x – 4.1x
Altman Z-score 43.36 – 8.58

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusNTRALHCAI
Forward P/E – 21.1xFY2026 322.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.48FY2026 $17.07FY2026 $0.11FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +3.8%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +9.3% +236.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.07BFY2026 $14.31BFY2026 $1.06BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +32.8%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026 +30.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.2% +11.9% +21.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNTRALHCAI
Held by institutions 95.5% 97.0% 52.0%
Institutions holding 847 1,051 245
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.7% +1.6% -6.3%
Institutions buying 513 465 175
Institutions selling 240 393 47
Buyers to sellers 2.14 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.

NTRALHCAI
NTRA 1.00 0.24 0.55
LH 0.24 1.00 0.29
CAI 0.55 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NTRA, LH and CAI?

Natera (NTRA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Natera (NTRA) $60.95B, Labcorp Holdings (LH) $29.16B, Caris Life Sciences (CAI) $10.02B.

Which stock is cheaper, NTRA, LH and CAI?

Labcorp Holdings (LH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Natera (NTRA) -316.1x, Labcorp Holdings (LH) 29.3x, Caris Life Sciences (CAI) 95.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Labcorp Holdings (LH) is cheapest (Labcorp Holdings (LH) 21.1x, Caris Life Sciences (CAI) 322.3x). 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: Natera (NTRA) +37.8%, Labcorp Holdings (LH) +6.0%, Caris Life Sciences (CAI) +85.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Caris Life Sciences (CAI) has the highest net margin (Natera (NTRA) -7.1%, Caris Life Sciences (CAI) 10.6%). On return on invested capital, Caris Life Sciences (CAI) leads (Natera (NTRA) -11.7%, Caris Life Sciences (CAI) 15.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Natera (NTRA) returned the most: Natera (NTRA) +123.9%, Labcorp Holdings (LH) +38.8%, Caris Life Sciences (CAI) +16.7%. Over five years, Natera (NTRA) compounded fastest (Natera (NTRA) +30.0%/yr, Labcorp Holdings (LH) +7.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Labcorp Holdings (LH) 0.80%, Caris Life Sciences (CAI) 0.00%. Natera (NTRA) 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 (Natera (NTRA) 47.9%, Labcorp Holdings (LH) 24.7%, Caris Life Sciences (CAI) 69.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NTRA, 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, Caris Life Sciences (CAI) 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.