Labcorp Holdings (LH) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026)
Labcorp Holdings (LH) posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 8.25% for Q2 2026, up 1.55 percentage points from 6.69% a year earlier and up 0.20 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Labcorp Holdings (LH) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Labcorp Holdings' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 7.68%, up 1.48 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] shows a five-year change of -4.12 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Labcorp Holdings' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 6.20% in FY2024 (+2.78 pp), 3.42% in FY2023 (-4.06 pp), 7.48% in FY2022 (-7.52 pp) and 15.01% in FY2021 (+3.21 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q3 2022.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has increased in each of the last seven quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.86 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the past five years was Q3 2021, with a gain of 10.87 percentage points; the weakest was Q2 2022, with a drop of 7.86 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] for the three prior quarters was 8.05% (Q1 2026), 7.71% (Q4 2025) and 7.33% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 104.12 Bn | 100.13 Bn | - | 22.01% |
| 2 | Natera | 56.67 Bn | 52.35 Bn | 485.19 Mn | -11.74% |
| 3 | Quest Diagnostics | 25.93 Bn | 24.06 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 9.40% |
| 4 | Labcorp Holdings | 25.91 Bn | 23.65 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 8.25% |
| 5 | Tenet Healthcare | 22.88 Bn | 11.89 Bn | - | 18.77% |
| 6 | Guardant Health | 21.61 Bn | 17.68 Bn | 219.03 Mn | - |
| 7 | BrightSpring Health Services | 13.04 Bn | 11.37 Bn | 492.75 Mn | 8.62% |
| 8 | Fresenius Medical Care AG | 12.53 Bn | 4.49 Bn | 1.52 Bn | 0.24% |
| 9 | Encompass Health | 12.51 Bn | 12.17 Bn | - | 15.40% |
| 10 | Tempus AI | 12.37 Bn | 9.40 Bn | 246.50 Mn | -51.95% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 8.25% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 8.05% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.71% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.33% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.69% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.03% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.77% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.71% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.92% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.72% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.70% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.15% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.65% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.16% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.98% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 10.31% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 11.71% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 12.91% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 14.63% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 18.06% |
API Access
Labcorp Holdings Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=LH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "LH", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=LH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();