LH Earnings Predictions — 2026-07-30

Ticker Report or Guide KPI Prediction Answer Confidence
LH Report Adjusted EPS (Q2 2026) BEAT pred ~$4.86 vs. cons $4.79 MEDIUM
LH Report Enterprise Revenue (Q2 2026) IN-LINE pred ~$3.75B vs. cons $3.72B MEDIUM
LH Report Diagnostics Organic Volume Growth (Q2 2026) MISS pred ~1.3% vs. cons ~2.2% implied organic volume growth MEDIUM
LH Guide FY2026 Adjusted EPS guidance BETTER guide ~$18.00-$18.50 (mid $18.25) vs. cons $18.20 (FY2026) MEDIUM
LH Guide FY2026 Enterprise Revenue Growth guidance UNCHANGED guide ~5.2%-6.2% (mid 5.7%) vs. cons 5.8% (FY2026) LOW
LH Guide BLS Book-to-Bill sequential improvement (Q2 2026) BETTER guide/actual ~1.02x vs. cons/prior-quarter 0.94x (Q2 2026, trailing-12mo ~1.05x) LOW
LH Return Day-1 residual (stock − beta × S&P 500) +0.7% MEDIUM
LH Return 5-day cumulative residual -0.4% (FADE) Stock has already run up ~18% YTD and sits near consensus price targets, so even a clean beat-and-raise is largely priced in; a modest EPS beat paired with only an in-line/soft Diagnostics organic volume print (ACA/HCA read-through risk) and a guidance raise that likely keeps the low end unchanged (implicit back-half conservatism) gives sell-side limited room to raise out-year numbers meaningfully. Expect an initial small pop on the beat that fades over the week as analysts digest ACA volume commentary, PAMA/RESULTS Act overhang, and profit-taking after the recent rally, unless BLS book-to-bill and Central Labs commentary are unusually strong. MEDIUM