IDEXX Laboratories Inc IDXX
Stock research in plain language · As of Oct 04, 2026 · updated once a week, after the trading week closes
What the company does
IDEXX Laboratories Inc is a large-cap company in the Healthcare sector (Diagnostics & Research), with a market value of $40.8B, based in the USA.
It employs about 11,000 people and has been listed since Jun 21, 1991.
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. develops, manufactures, and distributes products for the companion animal veterinary, livestock and poultry, dairy, and water testing industries in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: Companion Animal Group; Water Quality Products; and Livestock, Poultry and Dairy.
Cheap or expensive? priced in line with its group
Its price-to-earnings (P/E) is 36.4 versus 31.6 for the median of the Healthcare sector in our universe (22 companies) — priced in line with its group.
Revenue is growing 10% versus the same quarter last year.
On analysts' next-year forecasts the multiple drops to 31.4 — they expect higher earnings.
The average analyst price target is 701.33, 35% above the current price (their view, not ours).
The stock sits at 7% of its one-year range (0% = the low, 100% = the high).
The risks
- • The stock is more volatile than average (beta 1.5) — big daily moves both ways.
- • The stock is 33% below its one-year high.
Strengths
- ✅ Profitable — 28 of every 100 dollars of revenue stays as profit.
- ✅ Generates free cash flow — profit becomes cash in the bank.
- ✅ Most analysts rate it buy (8 vs 1).
What changed this week
Over the past week the stock fell 0.2% (for comparison: S&P 500 -0.2%, sector ETF XLV -2.6%).
This week's news
- IDEXX Laboratories to Release 2026 Third Quarter Financial Results finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-01
- Chicago Pacific Founders Pet Fund Announces Exit of CoVetAI Following Acquisition by IDEXX Laboratories finance.yahoo.com · 2026-09-30
A description of facts from the filings and the market — not investment advice or a recommendation. "Cheap" and "expensive" are always relative to the comparison group.