Labcorp Holdings Inc. (LH) earnings on July 30, 2026

Before the market opens Q2 2026

More Labcorp Holdings Inc. earnings

Prior outlook: No statistical edge

Labcorp's quarterly profit and revenue topped estimates, and the company raised its full-year forecast. The stock closed up 2.3% after hitting an intraday high of 3.2%.

LH price around the earnings

315.53

Change: +3.0%

2026-07-30, 20:00 UTC

End of the measured window
289.00 297.90 306.80 315.70 306.46
Price series around the eventClosing price per minute from before the event to the end of the measured window.
July 30, 2026
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Price series around the event

Prior thesis

Prior outlook: No statistical edge

Thesis published
Results released

Strong past earnings and analyst upgrades, but recent rally suggests after a strong recent rise conditions and limited optimistic scenario.

Context analyzed before publication

Trend
Strong 14d run-up (+12.92%) into earnings, suggesting after a strong recent rise conditions and potential sell-the-news risk.

Analysts

Evidence

Analyst consensus
Buy
Consensus average (1-5)
1.63
Analysts covering the stock
17
Average price target
312.35
Lowest price target
270
Highest price target
340
Upside to price target
1.7%
Quarterly earnings growth
30.5%
Revenue growth
5.8%
Forward EPS
19.41
Trailing EPS
11.03
Analyst moves in the last 60 days
2
  • Strong buy: 2
  • Buy: 12
  • Hold: 5
  • Sell: 0
  • Strong sell: 0
Strong buy
2
Buy
12
Hold
5
Sell
0
Strong sell
0
  • July 13, 2026 · B of A Securities: Maintains rating (Buy → Buy)
  • July 13, 2026 · Baird: Maintains rating (Outperform → Outperform)

News and sentiment

Evidence

Sentiment
Sentiment
Constructive
Mention volume
Low
Normalized volume
33%
News
Sources (2)

Technicals

Evidence

Price when the context was analyzed
307
Average true range (ATR)
2.7%
Distance to 52-week high
-2.3%
14-day change (14d)
+12.9%
30-day change (30d)
+9.8%
30-day relative strength
+11.3%
SPY change (30d)
-1.5%
Nearest support
306.91
Distance to nearest support
0%
Nearest resistance
310
Distance to nearest resistance
1%
Volume accumulation ratio (14d / 46d)
1.47
  • Minor: 306.91 (0% away, 0.01 ATR, 1 touches)
  • Mid: 302.92 (1.3% away, 0.49 ATR, 2 touches)
  • Mid: 301 (2% away, 0.71 ATR, 3 touches)
  • Minor: 310 (1% away, 0.36 ATR, 2 touches)
  • Minor: 314.23 (2.4% away, 0.86 ATR, 2 touches)
  • Mid: 316.2 (3% away, 1.1 ATR, 3 touches)

Trends

Evidence

Average earnings surprise
+3.0%
  • April 30, 2026: actual EPS 4.25 vs estimate 4.12 (surprise +3.3%)
  • February 17, 2026: actual EPS 4.07 vs estimate 3.94 (surprise +3.3%)
  • October 28, 2025: actual EPS 4.18 vs estimate 4.14 (surprise +1.0%)
  • July 24, 2025: actual EPS 4.35 vs estimate 4.16 (surprise +4.5%)

Expected move

Implied move
+1.9%
Source
Options chain

Reactions over its last 20 earnings

Median move
4.1%
75th percentile move
5%
90th percentile move
6.1%
Up / down moves
10 / 10
Average up move
+3.9%
Average down move
-3.3%

Monitoring and close

What Labcorp Holdings Inc. reported

Status
Finished
Actual EPS4.99
EPS estimate4.78
EPS surprise+4.4%
Revenue$3,731 million
Revenue estimate$3,711 million
Revenue surprise+0.5%

Labcorp reported better-than-expected Q2 earnings, but shares fell 6%. The 2026 outlook remains optimistic.

Sources (9)

Pre-market second reading after the results

Verdict
Beat expectations

Heading into the open, results beat expectations on both earnings and revenue, and the price is indicating a 3.9% drop pre-market, a move in line with the stock's typical reaction (about 4%). The figures do not confirm the prior scenario: there was no prior directional scenario to check against.

How the stock reacted

Consolidated
+2.3%
Max move
-5.4%

No verdict: the outlook took no direction, so there is nothing to score as a hit or a miss.