Last Price$254.01.2%
Market Cap$21.2B
LTM Operating Income margin
8.5%
5Y avg
13.7%
Medical - Diagnostics & Research industry
median
(28.2%)
Stock quality & Intrinsic value
6/10
1.4% undervalued
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings Operating Income margin
Annual
Quarterly
LTM
Industry median
Company stand-alone
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| Dec'04 | Dec'05 | Dec'06 | Dec'07 | Dec'08 | Dec'09 | Dec'10 | Dec'11 | Dec'12 | Dec'13 | Dec'14 | Dec'15 | Dec'16 | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Income margin | 19.4% | 18.6% | 19.4% | 19.1% | 18.7% | 19.9% | 19.6% | 17.1% | 18.0% | 17.1% | 15.1% | 11.6% | 13.6% | 13.1% | 11.7% | 11.5% | 17.5% | 20.2% | 11.9% | 6.0% |
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Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (LH) Operating Income margin comparison analysis
General
LTM Operating Income margin
OTHER METRICS
Company name
Revenue growth
EPS growth
Net Income margin
Laboratory Corporation of America HoldingsLH
8.5%
(18.3%)
(65.8%)
3.4%
Median Peer Set
21.5%
(0.3%)
(2.0%)
15.2%
Mettler-Toledo International Inc.MTD
31.0%
2.2%
12.7%
22.3%
Illumina, Inc.ILMN
30.7%
(2.9%)
4.6%
(28.0%)
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.IDXX
29.0%
8.7%
25.2%
23.1%
Waters CorporationWAT
28.3%
(0.5%)
(7.9%)
21.7%
Agilent Technologies, Inc.A
22.7%
(4.7%)
5.0%
19.8%
Danaher CorporationDHR
20.4%
(0.1%)
(17.9%)
16.3%
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.TMO
17.1%
(4.6%)
(12.4%)
14.0%
IQVIA Holdings Inc.IQV
14.6%
2.8%
2.4%
8.9%
Quest Diagnostics IncorporatedDGX
14.0%
(6.4%)
(6.5%)
9.2%
Natera, Inc.NTRA
(15.8%)
32.0%
(32.1%)
(40.2%)
LH key stats
USD
Millions
Billions
Annual
Quarterly
Trailing
Key stats
Income statement
Balance sheet
Cash Flow Statement
Valuation
Ratios
Per share
Per employee
Dividends & Yields
| Dec'04 | Dec'05 | Dec'06 | Dec'07 | Dec'08 | Dec'09 | Dec'10 | Dec'11 | Dec'12 | Dec'13 | Dec'14 | Dec'15 | Dec'16 | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% growth | 3,084.8 0.0% | 3,327.6 7.9% | 3,590.8 7.9% | 4,068.2 13.3% | 4,505.2 10.7% | 4,694.7 4.2% | 5,003.9 6.6% | 5,542.3 10.8% | 5,671.4 2.3% | 5,808.3 2.4% | 6,011.6 3.5% | 8,680.1 44.4% | 9,641.8 11.1% | 10,441.4 8.3% | 11,333.4 8.5% | 11,554.8 2.0% | 13,978.5 21.0% | 16,120.9 15.3% | 14,876.8 (7.7%) | 12,161.6 (18.3%) |
| Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) | 1,795.5 | 1,937.3 | 2,061.4 | 2,377.0 | 2,631.4 | 2,723.8 | 2,906.1 | 3,267.6 | 3,421.7 | 3,585.1 | 3,808.5 | 5,776.8 | 6,461.3 | 6,977.4 | 8,157.0 | 8,302.3 | 9,025.7 | 10,496.6 | 10,491.7 | 8,796.7 |
% margin | 1,289.3 41.8% | 1,390.3 41.8% | 1,529.4 42.6% | 1,691.2 41.6% | 1,873.8 41.6% | 1,970.9 42.0% | 2,097.8 41.9% | 2,274.7 41.0% | 2,249.7 39.7% | 2,223.2 38.3% | 2,203.1 36.6% | 2,903.3 33.4% | 3,180.5 33.0% | 3,464.0 33.2% | 3,176.4 28.0% | 3,252.5 28.1% | 4,952.8 35.4% | 5,624.3 34.9% | 4,385.1 29.5% | 3,364.9 27.7% |
| Operating Expenses | 691.8 | 755.3 | 831.3 | 863.6 | 1,030.9 | 1,021.5 | 1,107.0 | 1,245.4 | 1,200.9 | 1,210.5 | 1,274.9 | 1,786.5 | 1,809.7 | 2,028.9 | 1,802.6 | 1,867.7 | 2,004.7 | 2,321.7 | 2,255.9 | 2,639.3 |
| Research & Development Expenses (R&D) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| Selling, General & Administrative Expenses (SG&A) | 649.1 | 703.9 | 779.1 | 808.7 | 935.1 | 958.9 | 1,034.3 | 1,159.6 | 1,114.6 | 1,128.8 | 1,198.2 | 1,622.0 | 1,630.2 | 1,812.4 | 1,570.9 | 1,624.5 | 1,729.3 | 1,952.1 | 1,996.6 | 2,021.4 |
% margin | 598.4 19.4% | 618.1 18.6% | 697.1 19.4% | 777.0 19.1% | 842.9 18.7% | 935.9 19.9% | 978.8 19.6% | 948.4 17.1% | 1,023.5 18.0% | 990.9 17.1% | 910.4 15.1% | 1,002.9 11.6% | 1,312.4 13.6% | 1,364.2 13.1% | 1,325.7 11.7% | 1,330.2 11.5% | 2,445.4 17.5% | 3,259.5 20.2% | 1,773.9 11.9% | 725.6 6.0% |
| Interest Income | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.8 | 10.3 | 10.2 | 8.9 | 0.0 |
| Interest Expense | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 72.0 | 62.9 | 70.0 | 87.5 | 94.5 | 103.7 | 109.5 | 274.9 | 219.1 | 235.1 | 244.2 | 240.7 | 207.4 | 212.1 | 180.3 | 199.6 |
| Pre-tax Income | 615.3 | 640.7 | 720.9 | 802.3 | 772.4 | 884.6 | 915.6 | 866.1 | 944.2 | 915.6 | 826.7 | 732.1 | 1,105.5 | 1,134.9 | 1,268.3 | 1,104.9 | 2,219.1 | 3,126.6 | 1,582.6 | 568.9 |
% effective tax rate | 252.3 41.0% | 254.5 39.7% | 289.3 40.1% | 325.5 40.6% | 307.9 39.9% | 329.0 37.2% | 344.0 37.6% | 333.0 38.4% | 359.4 38.1% | 340.2 37.2% | 314.1 38.0% | 294.1 40.2% | 372.3 33.7% | (139.1) (12.3%) | 384.4 30.3% | 280.0 25.3% | 662.1 29.8% | 747.1 23.9% | 302.0 19.1% | 188.5 33.1% |
% margin | 363.0 11.8% | 386.2 11.6% | 431.6 12.0% | 476.8 11.7% | 464.5 10.3% | 543.3 11.6% | 558.2 11.2% | 519.7 9.4% | 583.1 10.3% | 573.8 9.9% | 511.2 8.5% | 436.9 5.0% | 732.1 7.6% | 1,268.2 12.1% | 883.7 7.8% | 823.8 7.1% | 1,556.1 11.1% | 2,377.3 14.7% | 1,279.1 8.6% | 418.0 3.4% |
| EPS | 2.60 | 2.89 | 3.48 | 4.08 | 4.60 | 4.98 | 5.45 | 5.31 | 6.24 | 6.70 | 6.03 | 4.42 | 7.14 | 12.39 | 8.71 | 8.41 | 15.99 | 24.58 | 14.04 | 4.80 |
| Diluted EPS | 2.45 | 2.71 | 3.24 | 3.93 | 4.60 | 4.98 | 5.29 | 5.11 | 5.99 | 6.25 | 5.91 | 4.34 | 7.02 | 12.21 | 8.61 | 8.36 | 15.88 | 24.38 | 13.96 | 4.77 |
% margin | 790.2 25.6% | 784.8 23.6% | 853.1 23.8% | 990.4 24.3% | 1,035.7 23.0% | 1,140.8 24.3% | 1,189.2 23.8% | 1,180.9 21.3% | 1,259.9 22.2% | 1,238.5 21.3% | 1,175.6 19.6% | 1,576.8 18.2% | 1,809.6 18.8% | 1,845.8 17.7% | 2,064.6 18.2% | 2,116.9 18.3% | 3,251.5 23.3% | 4,278.7 26.5% | 1,954.4 13.1% | 1,349.4 11.1% |
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FAQ
1) What is Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings's Operating Income margin?
As of today, Microsoft Corp's last 12-month Operating Income margin is 8.5%, based on the financial report for Dec 31, 2024 (Q4’2024). The average annual Operating Income margin for Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings have been 13.9% over the past three years, and 14.3% over the past five years.
2) Is Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings's Operating Income margin Good?
As of today, Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings's Operating Income margin is 8.5%, which is higher than industry median of (28.2%). It indicates that Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings's Operating Income margin is Good.