Labcorp Holdings Inc. (LH)
Labcorp is a global healthcare giant that runs the massive network of laboratories and diagnostic services used by doctors to test your blood and samples.
Is Labcorp Holdings Inc. a good stock for a UK beginner?
The honest version: There's no rating here and nothing for sale. In its favour: Essential service that remains necessary regardless of the economy. Worth weighing: Relatively thin profit margins compared to some other healthcare sectors.
Is this normal for this company?
Each figure against the range this same company has produced recently. Neither end of a range is the good end.
Share price divided by the earnings actually reported over the four most recent quarters. The range is the same calculation at each of this company's last few results, so roughly the past year.
Profit as a share of sales, from the company's own quarterly statements. The range covers the 5 quarters we hold, and the figure shown is its most recent one.
How these ranges are built
Every number here is the company's own reported figure, not a comparison with other companies. The ranges come from this company's own results and its share price. Where it reports in a different currency from the one its shares trade in, the price-to-earnings range is left out rather than mixing the two.
What does Labcorp Holdings Inc. do?
Think of Labcorp as the engine room of modern medicine; when your GP orders a blood test or a biopsy, there is a good chance it ends up in one of their labs for analysis. Revenue comes from charging for these diagnostic tests and from helping pharmaceutical companies run complex clinical trials for new drugs. How they balance their core testing business against efforts to grow their drug-development services is the thing worth following.
On our factor screen it looks strongest on momentum and income, and weakest on quality.
- ✓Pays a dividend - about 0.9% a year
- ✓Growing - revenue up about 6% over the year
- Momentum screens high
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Does Labcorp Holdings Inc. pay a dividend?
Yes - Labcorp Holdings Inc. currently pays a dividend of about 0.9% a year, which is £9.00 a year for every £1,000 invested (the yearly payout as a share of the price). A dividend is a slice of profit handed to shareholders; the yield moves as the price moves, and a company can cut or stop it. An ISA doesn't shelter the US tax on this one →
What do the numbers say about Labcorp Holdings Inc.'s dividend?
There's no rating here, and we don't judge whether the dividend will continue - that would be advice. Here are the figures income investors usually look at, and what each one means, so you can weigh it up yourself.
Figures are from the latest available data and can be distorted by one-off results. Past payments don't predict future ones, and a dividend can be cut at any time. This lays out the numbers to help you understand them - it is not a view on what will happen.
Most recent ex-dividend date: 29 May 2026. To receive a dividend you must already own the shares before the ex-dividend date; become a holder on or after it and the previous owner keeps that payment. Why the price usually falls that morning →
Does Labcorp Holdings Inc. have more cash or more debt?
It holds about $141.80M in cash against about $6.82B of debt - so it has net debt of about $6.68B. Debt is not automatically a problem - it funds growth - but it has to be serviced and repaid, which matters more when profits wobble.
From the latest reported balance sheet. Cash and debt levels change, and some borrowing is normal - this is context, not a judgment.
What do Labcorp Holdings Inc.'s numbers mean?
How has it performed?
Growth of £1,000, the worst fall, and year by year
Over about 2 years to 2026-09-11. This is the share price only - reinvesting the dividends would add to it. And it's the USD return - as a UK investor your actual £ return also moves with the exchange rate. Past performance is not a guide to the future, and it could just as easily have fallen.
How much has Labcorp Holdings Inc. actually fallen?
Over the last 2 years of daily prices, Labcorp Holdings Inc. fell as much as −17% from a high to a later low. Falls like this are normal when you own a share.
Past falls are not a forecast - it can fall further, or recover.
How has it done year by year?
Calendar-year total return - the share price with dividends reinvested - from adjusted closing prices. The current year is only part-complete. Past returns are not a guide to the future.
A closer look at the numbers
Ownership, earnings history, where the money goes, and the outlook range
Does the share price tell you if it's cheap or expensive?
Based on beta - how much the price swings versus the whole market. Bumpier isn't bad; it just means a rougher ride, which matters more the sooner you might need the money.
Prices move on results, news and the mood of the whole market - no single headline explains a day, and a quiet week is usually just noise, not a signal.
How much money does Labcorp Holdings Inc. make?
Revenue and profit by quarter, and how much of each sale turns into profit.
Where does each £100 of Labcorp Holdings Inc.'s sales go?
A rough split of the latest full-year figures: of every £100 of sales, about £71 covers making the product or service, £22 goes on running costs, tax and interest, and about £7 is left as profit. Margins vary a lot by industry, and one-off items can distort a single year.
When does Labcorp Holdings Inc. report earnings, and how did recent quarters go?
Labcorp Holdings Inc. is next scheduled to report on about 2026-11-03 - dates can move, and we don't predict results; this just tells you when to look.
‘Beat’ and ‘missed’ are against what analysts expected, not whether the business is doing well.
| Reported | Expected EPS: The earnings per share analysts expected for the quarter - the average of their forecasts. 'Beating' or 'missing' is measured against this number. | Actual EPS | vs expected |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-30 | $4.77 | $4.99 | Beat +5% |
| 2026-04-30 | $4.12 | $4.25 | Beat +3% |
| 2026-02-17 | $3.94 | $4.07 | Beat +3% |
| 2025-10-28 | $4.14 | $4.18 | Beat +1% |
| 2025-07-24 | $4.16 | $4.35 | Beat +4% |
| 2025-04-29 | $3.73 | $3.84 | Beat +3% |
Across the last 6 quarters here, Labcorp Holdings Inc. came in ahead of what analysts expected 6 times. One quarter is noise, not a trend.
See who else reports over the next two weeks →
Where these figures come from
Each quarter a company reports its results against a consensus of analyst forecasts. The figures here are reported versus expected earnings per share from published results; the expectation is that analyst consensus, not our view. Report dates are estimates and can move.
What are the scenarios for Labcorp Holdings Inc.?
An illustrative range for the year ahead — not a prediction or a price target.
What are the pros, cons and common questions?
The case each way, and the questions people ask
Dominance in the growing personalised medicine market
Significant changes to healthcare regulation or pricing
What are the pros and cons of Labcorp Holdings Inc.?
A balance check, not a score or verdict.
- Essential service that remains necessary regardless of the economy
- Strong position in both routine testing and complex drug research
- Solid earnings growth compared to the previous year
- Relatively thin profit margins compared to some other healthcare sectors
- Modest dividend yield: The yearly dividend as a percentage of the share price - roughly the income you'd earn from dividends alone. may not appeal to income-focused investors
- Heavy reliance on insurance and government reimbursement rates
- Changes in government healthcare policy could impact pricing
- High competition from other large diagnostic laboratory chains
- Potential for data security breaches involving sensitive patient information
The write-up's own warning lights — if these start happening, the case above changes.
- A sustained drop in the number of medical tests ordered by doctors
- A major regulatory change that forces a significant cut to testing fees
Common questions about Labcorp Holdings Inc.
Does Labcorp Holdings Inc. pay a dividend?
Yes - Labcorp Holdings Inc. currently pays a dividend of about 0.9% a year. Dividends are a share of profit paid to holders; the yield moves with the price and payouts can be cut.
When does Labcorp Holdings Inc. report earnings next?
Labcorp Holdings Inc. is next scheduled to report results on about 2026-11-03. Report dates are estimates and can move; this is a diary note for when to look, not a forecast of the outcome.
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This plain-English summary was auto-generated on 2026-08-02 from public data and checked for an education-only, no-advice tone (the figures above carry their own, usually fresher, 'as of' date). It's information, never a recommendation.