LH
Labcorp Holdings Inc.
LH's fundamentals are mixed, but it looks expensive: trading at 31x earnings, above its usual 25x. Analysts expect earnings growth.
LH Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Stable |
LH's profitability is currently healthy, and its revenue, cash flow and balance sheet are stable.
LH PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 11x | $136 | -63% |
| Forward | 19x | $372 | — |
| Fair | 24x | $296 | -20% |
| Current | 31x | $372 | — |
| Expensive | 41x | $500 | +34% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
LH's PE is in its expensive range at 31x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 19x next year's earnings, in its fair range.
LH Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for LH, with profitability holding steady.
LH Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $19.25 | +58% |
| Q3 2026 | $12.19 | +20% |
| Q2 2026 | $12.09 | +33% |
| Q1 2026 | $11.29 | +30% |
| Q4 2025 | $10.46 | +18% |
| Q3 2025 | $10.20 | +94% |
| Q2 2025 | $9.08 | +69% |
| Q1 2025 | $8.67 | +71% |
| Q4 2024 | $8.84 | +85% |
LH's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $12.19 over the past year, against $29.36 in mid-2021.
LH Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.8B | +6.9% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.7B | +5.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.5B | +5.8% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.5B | +5.6% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.6B | +8.6% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.5B | +9.5% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.3B | +5.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.3B | +9.8% |
LH's revenue has grown year over year for 10 quarters in a row: $3.8B last quarter, up 6.9% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 11% | -0.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | 12% | +0.9 points |
| Q1 2026 | 11% | +1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 7.6% | +1.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 11% | +3.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 11% | +2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 9.8% | -0.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 6.5% | +11 points |
LH's operating margin was 11% last quarter, down 0.6 points from the same quarter a year ago.
LH Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $412.2M | +47% |
| Q2 2026 | $313.9M | -42% |
| Q1 2026 | $70.5M | +$178M |
| Q4 2025 | $490.3M | -26% |
| Q3 2025 | $280.5M | +74% |
| Q2 2025 | $542.7M | +25% |
| Q1 2025 | -$107.5M | +$56.1M |
| Q4 2024 | $665.1M | +61% |
LH still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2021 peak: $1.3B over the past year.
LH Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.5% | -400K shares |
| 1 year | -2.5% | -2.1M shares |
| 3 years | -6.2% | -5.4M shares |
| 5 years | -16% | -15.5M shares |
| Available history | -17% | -17M shares |
LH has 82M diluted shares, down 2.5% from a year ago, with $677M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | $353.8M |
| Q1 2026 | $98M |
| Q4 2025 | $225M |
| Q3 2025 | $25M |
| Q4 2024 | $75.1M |
| Q3 2024 | $75M |
| Q4 2023 | $9M |
LH spent $677M buying back its own shares over the past year.
LH Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.5x | Moderate |
| Q2 2026 | 2.6x | Moderate |
| Q1 2026 | 2.5x | Moderate |
| Q4 2025 | 2.5x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 2.2x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 2.4x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 3.0x | Moderate |
| Q4 2024 | 2.8x | Moderate |
LH's net debt is about 2.5 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 2.2 years a year ago.
LH Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 74.6 | Overbought |
| Stochastic | 91.4 | Overbought |
LH's weekly RSI is 75 (overbought) and its Stochastic is 91 (overbought).
LH PE vs Healthcare Sector
| Metric | LH | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 31x | 26x | 18% above |
| PE % | 77 | 29 | 48 pts above |
LH is trading at 31x earnings, a 18% premium to the Healthcare sector's median of 26x.
LH Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $334.7 | 11% above |
| 20 week MA | $319.9 | 16% above |
| 50 week MA | $286.8 | 30% above |
| 100 week MA | $270.3 | 38% above |
| 200 week MA | $240.9 | 55% above |
LH is in an uptrend: it's above all five of its weekly moving averages, and 55% above its 200-week average.
LH Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $145.5 | $175.1 | +20% |
| 2021 | $175.1 | $259.4 | +48% |
| 2022 | $259.4 | $199.0 | -23% |
| 2023 | $199.0 | $227.3 | +14% |
| 2024 | $227.3 | $230.4 | +1.4% |
| 2025 | $230.4 | $253.9 | +10% |
| 2026 YTD | $253.9 | $372.3 | +47% |
LH has finished higher in five of the last six years. It's up 47% so far in 2026.