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Labcorp (LH) stock

Labcorp is a stable company in the “Health care” sector. Here are the key numbers from official filings and the price. The full report with 20 years of history, comparison and news is in the Analyst.

MetricValueVerdict
Revenue growth a year0.0%revenue is falling
Profit margin6.3%low
Debt to annual profit3.6high
Dividends a year0.9%small
Price to earnings (P/E)30expensive
Share price over the year+11%rose

In short

Of five key metrics, 1 are strong and 3 weak. Over the past year the stock rose (+11%).

Which goal it fits

Assessed by the same rules as in the Analyst: the company's metrics are checked against what matters for each goal.

Does Labcorp pay dividends

Yes. The dividend yield is about 0.9% a year at the current price.

Is Labcorp stock expensive

Price to earnings (P/E) is 30: an investor pays 30 dollars for each dollar of the company's annual profit. That is expensive: future growth is already priced in.

Other companies in the sector

ELI Lilly AND Company · Johnson & Johnson · AbbVie · Merck · Astrazeneca · Amgen · Gilead Sciences · Abbott Laboratories · Novo Nordisk A/S · Pfizer

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Data as of 2026-10-06: filings — SEC EDGAR, price — Yahoo Finance. This page is educational and is not investment advice.