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Laboratory Corporation of America vs Thermo Fisher Scientific: Fair Value & Quality

Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how Laboratory Corporation of America (LH) and Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) compare, as of Aug 8, 2026.

As of Aug 8, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Laboratory Corporation of America as the less overvalued of the two: Laboratory Corporation of America trades at $317 versus a fair value of $220 (-30%), while Thermo Fisher Scientific trades at $580 versus $308 (-47%).
Laboratory Corporation of America
LH · USD · Health Care
-30%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$317
Fair Value$220
Quality68/100
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO · USD · Health Care
-47%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$580
Fair Value$308
Quality64/100

Head-to-head numbers

Green value = the better side for that row (for valuation multiples: lower = cheaper).

Laboratory Corporation of AmericaThermo Fisher Scientific
Valuation
24.3×P/E (TTM)29.5×
1.59×P/S (TTM)4.41×
2.62×P/B3.74×
12.0×EV/EBITDA20.0×
1.17×PEG1.74×
1.0%Dividend yield0.3%
$2.88Dividend per share$1.76
Profitability
7%Net margin15%
11%Operating margin18%
11%Return on equity14%
5%Return on assets5%
Growth
6%Revenue growth (YoY)6%
5.6%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)-0.3%
0.0%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)6.7%
Balance & size
0.59×Debt / equity0.67×
$23BMarket cap$199B
weakGrowth qualityhealthy

Laboratory Corporation of America leads: 9 to 5 metric wins.

Dash = not meaningfully computable, for example with negative equity.

Quality in detail

The quality score, broken down into the same factor families as on the stock page, 0 to 100 per family.

Laboratory Corporation of Americaof which business quality 64 · market factors 71 Thermo Fisher Scientificof which business quality 60 · market factors 63
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
42
43
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
53
31
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
62
62
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
59
60
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
98
79
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
77
68
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
62
56
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
79
68
Net IssuanceBuybacks instead of dilution
94
97

What the models say

The median fair value (base case) per model family, each in the currency of its trading venue. Green = above the current price, red = below.

Laboratory Corporation of America

DCF Models$211
Earnings-Based$102
Dividend Discount$51.65
Multiples$199
Asset-Based$70.43
Growth DCF$214
Economic Profit$116
Growth Earnings$199

26 of 26 models see the stock below the current price.

Thermo Fisher Scientific

DCF Models$331
Earnings-Based$203
Multiples$310
Asset-Based$96.29
Growth DCF$288
Economic Profit$159
Growth Earnings$324

24 of 24 models see the stock below the current price.

Scenario ranges

From our cautious bear case to the optimistic bull case. The white tick is the current price: left of fair value means room to run.

Laboratory Corporation of America
Bear $113Fair Value $220Bull $294
$317 = current price (white tick)
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Bear $175Fair Value $308Bull $385
$580 = current price (white tick)

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Ranked within their sector

Where each stock sits within its sector peer group. Band = middle 50% of peers, tick = median, dot = this stock.

Laboratory Corporation of America · Health Care

Quality score68 · Top 25%
Fair value upside-30% · below median

Thermo Fisher Scientific · Health Care

Quality score64 · Top 25%
Fair value upside-47% · below median

Bottom line

As of Aug 8, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Laboratory Corporation of America as the less overvalued of the two: Laboratory Corporation of America trades at $317 versus a fair value of $220 (-30%), while Thermo Fisher Scientific trades at $580 versus $308 (-47%).

Laboratory Corporation of America has the higher quality score (68/100).

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A model-based valuation snapshot from 21 models. Values change with price and fundamentals; the date shown above applies.