Benzinga | Jul 29, 2021 07:48AM EDT

Laboratory Corp Q2 Adj. EPS $6.13 Beats $5.57 Estimate, Sales $3.84B Beat $3.61B Estimate

Laboratory Corp (NYSE:LH) reported quarterly earnings of $6.13 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $5.57 by 10.05 percent. This is a 138.52 percent increase over earnings of $2.57 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $3.84 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $3.61 billion by 6.40 percent. This is a 38.71 percent increase over sales of $2.77 billion the same period last year.