Current Yield
1.01%
TTM Dividend/Share
$2.88
Payment Frequency
Quarterly
Payout Ratio
25.5%
Consecutive Growth Years
0
Key takeaways
- Labcorp Holdings (LH) currently yields 1.01%, paying $2.88 per share over the trailing twelve months, distributed quarterly.
- Payout ratio is 25.5% — the share of earnings distributed as dividends.
- 4 of 6 dividend safety checks passed.
Dividend health for Labcorp Holdings (LH)
Cash-flow, leverage and returns metrics that signal whether the dividend is well-covered and sustainable.
Chowder score | N/A |
FCF payout ratio | 4.5% |
Net debt / EBITDA | 3.0x |
Interest coverage | 6.99x |
ROIC (TTM) | 7.2% |
Dividend safety score for Labcorp Holdings (LH)
Checks covering payout coverage, free-cash-flow support, leverage and dividend-growth durability.
4 of 6 checks passed
Payout ratio below 75%
Payout ratio is 25.5%, well below the 75% threshold.
Free cash flow covers dividend
TTM FCF after dividends is $1.1B — FCF fully covers the payout.
No dividend cuts in 9 years
No dividend cuts in the available 9 years of data.
Positive earnings growth trend
Earnings per share have declined over the past 5 years.
9+ years of consecutive growth
N/A — only 9 years of data available (need 10+).
FCF payout ratio below 70%
FCF payout ratio is 4.5%, below the 70% threshold.
Net Debt/EBITDA below 3x
Net Debt/EBITDA is 3.0x.
Dividend growth ≤ earnings growth (5Y)
N/A — insufficient data for 5Y comparison.
This analysis is for informational purposes only and is not financial advice. Safety scores and comparisons reflect historical data and do not predict future performance.
Per-payment dividend history
32 payments from 1990 to 2026 · Adj. Dividend is split-adjusted
| May 29, 2026 | Jun 11, 2026 | $0.7200 | $0.7200 |
| Feb 27, 2026 | Mar 12, 2026 | $0.7200 | $0.7200 |
| Nov 26, 2025 | Dec 11, 2025 | $0.7200 | $0.7200 |
| Aug 28, 2025 | Sep 11, 2025 | $0.7200 | $0.7200 |
| May 29, 2025 | Jun 11, 2025 | $0.7200 | $0.7200 |
| Feb 27, 2025 | Mar 12, 2025 | $0.7200 | $0.7200 |
| Nov 26, 2024 | Dec 13, 2024 | $0.7200 | $0.7200 |
| Aug 29, 2024 | Sep 13, 2024 | $0.7200 | $0.7200 |
| May 24, 2024 | Jun 12, 2024 | $0.7200 | $0.7200 |
| Feb 26, 2024 | Mar 13, 2024 | $0.7200 | $0.7200 |
| Nov 7, 2023 | Dec 12, 2023 | $0.7200 | $0.7200 |
| Aug 7, 2023 | Sep 8, 2023 | $0.7200 | $0.7200 |
- May 29, 2026$0.7200
- Feb 27, 2026$0.7200
- Nov 26, 2025$0.7200
- Aug 28, 2025$0.7200
- May 29, 2025$0.7200
- Feb 27, 2025$0.7200
- Nov 26, 2024$0.7200
- Aug 29, 2024$0.7200
- May 24, 2024$0.7200
- Feb 26, 2024$0.7200
- Nov 7, 2023$0.7200
- Aug 7, 2023$0.7200
Historical dividend yield for Labcorp Holdings (LH)
Mean trailing dividend yield using one ratio snapshot per calendar year.Mean yield1Y: 1.15%
Dividend per share for Labcorp Holdings (LH)
CAGR (per year)1Y: 0.00%
| Year | Total ($/share) | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | $3.93 | 2 |
| 1991 | $0.43 | 3 |
| 1992 | $0.82 | 5 |
| 1993 | $0.69 | 4 |
| 1994 | $0.17 | 1 |
| 2022 | $1.86 | 3 |
| 2023 | $2.68 | 4 |
| 2024 | $2.88 | 4 |
| 2025 | $2.88 | 4 |
| 2026 | $1.44 | 2 |
Dividend growth for Labcorp Holdings (LH)
Year-over-year change in total annual dividend per share (split-adjusted, by ex-dividend year). Green is an increase, red a cut.
The table shows 3 year-over-year increases across 34 calendar years of data (1992–2025).
Dividend Increase Track Record
Year-over-year change in total annual DPS (dividends per share, split-adjusted), based on ex-dividend date.
| 2026 | $2.8800 | — | — |
| 2025 | $2.8800 | $2.8800 | 0.0% |
| 2024 | $2.6771 | $2.8800 | +7.6% |
| 2023 | $1.8557 | $2.6771 | +44.3% |
| 2022 | $0.1718 | $1.8557 | +980.0% |
| 1994 | $0.6873 | $0.1718 | -75.0% |
| 1993 | $0.8161 | $0.6873 | -15.8% |
| 1992 | — | $0.8161 | — |
- 2026—
- 2025$2.8800
- 2024$2.8800
- 2023$2.6771
- 2022$1.8557
- 1994$0.1718
- 1993$0.6873
- 1992$0.8161
DPS sums split-adjusted amounts (adj. dividend) by ex-dividend calendar year—the same basis as the Adj. Dividend column in Dividend Payment History. The Dividend column can differ after stock splits. This table uses four decimals per annual total so the Change column matches the shown amounts; each payment row in Dividend Payment History also uses four.
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