LH PEER ANALYSIS

Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings — metric-by-metric comparison with peers and the industry median

LHLaboratory Corporation of America Holdings

🇺🇸 USA · US · Healthcare · Diagnostics & Research

Value it Duel

Overall Profile & Returns

· Diagnostics & Research

Position Within Industry

0 = weak quartile, 100 = strong quartile

LHIndustry median

Scores normalize each metric against industry quartiles (p25–p75); direction is inverted for lower-is-better metrics.

Return Comparison

1-Year

Split-adjusted

Year-to-Date (YTD)

Key Metric Comparison

P/E

Lower is better

ROE

Higher is better

Net Margin

Higher is better

Revenue Growth

Higher is better

All Metrics

Valuation
Metric	LH	ERF	SHL	Ind. Median
P/E	25.27	27.31	19.48●	30.33
P/B	2.73	3.66	1.23●	3.45
EV/EBITDA	14.57	12.15	9.63●	20.99
P/S	1.68	1.78	1.01●	4.32

Financial Health
Metric	LH	ERF	SHL	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	1.73●	1.09	1.01	1.87
Debt/Equity	83.0%●	153.3%	85.8%	49.3%
NetDebt/EBITDA	3.03●	3.20	3.78	1.92

Profitability
Metric	LH	ERF	SHL	Ind. Median
Net Margin	6.7%●	6.5%	5.2%	6.7%
ROE	11.1%●	10.7%	6.4%	6.4%
ROA	5.1%●	4.3%	3.3%	3.3%
EBITDA Margin	14.6%	19.9%●	17.3%	18.8%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	LH	ERF	SHL	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	7.3%	5.0%	11.4%●	9.1%
NI Growth	28.8%●	16.9%	-1.1%	12.4%
Div. Yield	1.0%	1.0%	5.2%●	0.8%
Payout	25.5%	23.2%	96.9%	23.2%

Valuation
Metric	LH	DGX	GH	MTD	ILMN	WAT	Ind. Median
P/E	25.27	23.64●	—	30.33	34.06	69.35	30.33
P/B	2.73	3.28	-121.78	-633.74●	10.86	2.04	3.45
EV/EBITDA	14.57	14.48●	—	22.93	21.62	39.23	20.99
P/S	1.68●	2.14	20.41	6.49	6.62	8.26	4.32

Financial Health
Metric	LH	DGX	GH	MTD	ILMN	WAT	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	1.73	1.18	4.68●	1.20	1.75	1.79	1.87
Debt/Equity	83.0%	94.8%	-941.4%	-5,321.1%●	95.1%	36.4%	49.3%
NetDebt/EBITDA	3.03	3.10	-1.54●	1.73	0.99	5.53	1.92

Profitability
Metric	LH	DGX	GH	MTD	ILMN	WAT	Ind. Median
Net Margin	6.7%	9.1%	-40.1%	21.4%●	19.4%	11.9%	6.7%
ROE	11.1%	14.3%	—	—	33.8%●	5.2%	6.4%
ROA	5.1%	6.3%	-26.6%	25.4%●	13.4%	3.1%	3.3%
EBITDA Margin	14.6%	18.8%	-36.2%	30.6%	32.1%●	24.5%	18.8%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	LH	DGX	GH	MTD	ILMN	WAT	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	7.3%	11.0%	39.6%●	6.8%	1.2%	26.4%	9.1%
NI Growth	28.8%●	14.2%	—	3.0%	—	-31.6%	12.4%
Div. Yield	1.0%	1.5%●	—	—	—	—	0.8%
Payout	25.5%	34.9%	—	—	—	—	23.2%

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