NTRA vs LH vs TEM Stock Comparison

Natera, Labcorp Holdings and Tempus AI Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NTRA Natera, Inc.
$404.90 -1.9% 1M +110.3% 1Y
Market cap
$59.16B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.71B
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Labs Healthcare
3 wins
LH Labcorp Holdings Inc.
$329.98 +6.6% 1M +18.1% 1Y
Market cap
$26.80B
P/E
26.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.35B
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Labs Healthcare
5 wins
TEM Tempus AI, Inc.
$67.16 -21.0% 1M -24.7% 1Y
Market cap
$12.97B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.43B
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Labs Healthcare
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionNTRALHTEMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $59.16B $26.80B $12.97B NTRA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -307.5x 26.7x -51.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 19.3x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +37.8% +6.4% +50.4% TEM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -7.1% 7.0% -17.8% LH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -11.7% 8.2% -52.0% LH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.5x 2.6x — LH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +110.3% +18.1% -24.7% NTRA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +28.9%/yr +6.5%/yr — NTRA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.9% 24.1% 76.6% LH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 56/100 26/100 LH

Percentile Scorecard

NTRALHTEM

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

AxisNTRALHTEM
Valuation 16 #78 of 93 62 #36 of 93 9 #85 of 93
Growth 71 #26 of 88 30 #62 of 88 26 #65 of 88
Profitability 33 #59 of 87 69 #28 of 87 11 #78 of 87
Financial Health 86 #15 of 100 49 #52 of 100 57 #44 of 100
Shareholder Returns 44 #32 of 56 73 #16 of 56 –
Overall 50 56 26
  • NTRA ranked among 103 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • LH ranked among 103 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • TEM ranked among 103 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNTRALHTEMSPY
1 month -1.9%+6.6%-21.0% -0.8%
3 months +56.9%+9.5%+56.5% +3.5%
6 months +98.1%+25.3%+27.5% +7.0%
Year to date +76.7%+31.5%+13.7% +12.2%
1 year +110.3%+18.1%-24.7% +13.0%
3 years +958.3%+65.9%— +86.3%
3 years, per year +119.7%+18.4%— +23.1%
5 years +255.2%+36.9%— +68.6%
5 years, per year +28.9%+6.5%— +11.0%
10 years +4,305.9%+203.7%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +46.0%+11.8%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureNTRALHTEMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.9%24.1%76.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.5%24.1%66.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.230.342.54 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.300.75-0.32 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -76.4%-35.0%-59.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.9%-2.8%-26.7% -1.8%
52-week high $425.64$339.40$91.58 $779.14
52-week low $182.65$246.64$41.55 $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.

MultipleNTRALHTEM
P/E now vs peer median -301.5xmedian 25.1x 26.9xmedian 25.1x -47.5xmedian 25.1x
P/S now vs peer median 21.5xmedian 1.6x 1.9xmedian 1.6x 8.2xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -254.8xmedian 14.5x 14.8xmedian 14.5x —median 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 690.6xmedian 22.4x 23.1xmedian 22.4x -44.7xmedian 22.4x
P/B now vs peer median 31.9xmedian 3.1x 3.1xmedian 3.1x 26.4xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median -9.09median 0.66 2.86median 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 monthsNTRALHTEM
Revenue $2.71B $14.35B $1.43B
Gross profit $1.71B $4.14B $916.19M
Operating income -$289.67M $1.50B -$283.03M
Net income -$192.36M $1.00B -$254.43M
Free cash flow $84.20M $1.16B -$263.22M
R&D $787.38M – $196.31M
EPS (diluted) $-1.34 $12.22 $-1.39
Cash & equivalents $1.10B $141.80M $599.61M
Total debt $80.29M $5.86B –
Shares (diluted) 143.28M 82.00M 182.40M
Enterprise value $54.84B $24.55B $10.00B

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
MetricNTRALHTEM
P/E -301.5x 26.9x -47.5x
P/FCF 690.6x 23.1x -44.7x
P/Operating cash flow 254.8x 16.3x -49.6x
P/S 21.5x 1.9x 8.2x
P/B 31.9x 3.1x 26.4x
P/Tangible book 39.8x 5.4x 88.8x
EV/EBITDA -254.8x 14.8x –
EV/EBIT -197.2x 21.7x -38.7x
EV/Revenue 21.1x 2.3x 7.6x
EV/FCF 678.5x 28.1x -41.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 250.3x 19.8x -46.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -9.09 2.86 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNTRALHTEM
Revenue growth (1Y) 37.8% 6.4% 50.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 42.7% 6.5% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 43.6% 9.2% 58.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 68.1% 7.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 1.3% 25.6% -20.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 17.3% 14.4% –
Net income growth (1Y) 24.0% 31.3% -27.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 27.8% 6.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) 27.7% 34.3% -21.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 33.2% 9.4% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 22.2% -3.3% -356.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 38.6% 3.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -26.8% -8.4% -278.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.4% 0.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNTRALHTEM
Gross margin 63.2% 28.9% 64.0%
EBITDA margin -8.3% 15.3% –
Operating margin -10.7% 10.4% -19.8%
Pretax margin -9.3% 8.6% -17.6%
Net margin -7.1% 7.0% -17.8%
FCF margin 3.1% 8.1% -18.4%
Operating cash flow margin 8.4% 11.4% -16.6%
Return on equity -10.7% 11.6% -57.3%
Return on assets -7.3% 5.3% -11.0%
Return on invested capital -11.7% 8.2% -52.0%
Return on capital employed -13.9% 9.0% -15.2%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.8x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.2x 1.6x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 14.1% 0.9% 13.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNTRALHTEM
Debt / assets 3.0% 31.6% –
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA 4.5x 2.6x –
Debt / FCF 1.0x 5.1x –
Liabilities / assets 31.5% 53.6% 81.2%
Equity / assets 68.5% 46.4% 18.8%
Interest coverage -75.9x 6.6x -5.1x
Current ratio 3.0x 1.8x 3.3x
Quick ratio 2.8x 1.2x 3.1x
Cash ratio 2.0x 0.1x 2.1x
Altman Z-score 41.35 3.42 2.85

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNTRALHTEM
Dividend yield – 0.9% –
Net buyback yield -0.1% 2.4% –
Shareholder yield -0.1% 3.3% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusNTRALHTEM
Forward P/E – 19.3xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.48FY2026 $17.07FY2026 $-0.21FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +3.8%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +9.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.07BFY2026 $14.31BFY2026 $1.64BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +32.8%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026 +29.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.2% +11.9% +24.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNTRALHTEM
Held by institutions 95.5% 97.0% 61.3%
Institutions holding 847 1,051 483
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.7% +1.6% +5.0%
Institutions buying 513 465 284
Institutions selling 240 393 118
Buyers to sellers 2.14 1.18 2.41

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.

NTRALHTEM
NTRA 1.00 0.23 0.53
LH 0.23 1.00 0.27
TEM 0.53 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NTRA, LH and TEM?

Natera (NTRA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Natera (NTRA) $59.16B, Labcorp Holdings (LH) $26.80B, Tempus AI (TEM) $12.97B.

Which company is growing faster?

Tempus AI (TEM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Natera (NTRA) +37.8%, Labcorp Holdings (LH) +6.4%, Tempus AI (TEM) +50.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Labcorp Holdings (LH) has the highest net margin (Natera (NTRA) -7.1%, Labcorp Holdings (LH) 7.0%, Tempus AI (TEM) -17.8%). On return on invested capital, Labcorp Holdings (LH) leads (Natera (NTRA) -11.7%, Labcorp Holdings (LH) 8.2%, Tempus AI (TEM) -52.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Natera (NTRA) returned the most: Natera (NTRA) +110.3%, Labcorp Holdings (LH) +18.1%, Tempus AI (TEM) -24.7%. Over five years, Natera (NTRA) compounded fastest (Natera (NTRA) +28.9%/yr, Labcorp Holdings (LH) +6.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Labcorp Holdings (LH) has been the steadiest (Natera (NTRA) 47.9%, Labcorp Holdings (LH) 24.1%, Tempus AI (TEM) 76.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NTRA, LH and TEM?

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.