NASDAQ: IDXX · Diagnostics & Research
IDEXX Laboratories (IDXX) fair value: undervalued or overvalued?
As of 26 Sep 2026, Faircurve's model values IDEXX Laboratories (IDXX) at $486.42 a share. The stock last closed at $518.39, which puts the model's fair value 6.2% below the price. On the model's bands that reads as Fairly valued.
Revalued . Price is the close of 2 Oct 2026. IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.
Faircurve Insights · 26 Sep 2026
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. is a global enterprise focused on creating, producing, and distributing a wide array of products and services. The company operates in Healthcare, Diagnostics & Research.
Faircurve's model valued IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. on 26 Sep 2026 at $486.42 a share, the midpoint of 2,000 simulations. The previous run on 19 Sep 2026 gave $463.04, and the fair value moved +5.0%. The calibrated range over 63 trading days is $408.10 to $593.10, built from the fair value since there is no live options data for the stock, and ranges built this way held the price 60% of the time at this horizon. The model's evidence grade is High.
The overall quality score is 77 out of 100 against comparable companies. The model compares it with Illumina, Inc. (ILMN), Waters Corporation (WAT), IQVIA Holdings Inc. (IQV), Agilent Technologies, Inc. (A), Mettler-Toledo International Inc. (MTD), Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (DGX), and Medpace Holdings, Inc. (MEDP). The stock's moves around its last 8 earnings reports had a median size, ignoring direction, of 8.3%.
Written from the figures on this page for the 26 Sep 2026 valuation and checked by rule before publishing: every number is one printed here, no forecast, no instruction. The price, the gap and the verdict are the page's own and change daily. Not a recommendation.
What price range does the model give IDXX?
The calibrated range for IDXX over 63 trading days is $408.10 to $593.10. There is no live options data for this stock, so the range is built from the fair value and calibrated weekly against realised prices (n = 4,327 past valuations, refreshed 26 Sep 2026). Ranges built this way held the price 60% of the time at this horizon.
The model's own simulated range, from the 20th to the 80th percentile of its runs, is $409.74 to $570.46. In 36% of the simulations the fair value came out above the price the model ran on.
How does IDXX score on business quality?
IDEXX Laboratories's overall quality score is 77 out of 100. Each factor below is a score against comparable companies, not a percentile of the metric beside it.
| Factor | Score (0 to 100) | Headline measure | Peer median |
|---|---|---|---|
| ProfitabilityReturn on invested capital against the peer group, with a bonus for an improving trend. | 100 | 46.5%ROIC | 16.2% |
| Earnings qualityHow much of reported profit is cash: free cash flow to net income, and the accrual ratio (the share of earnings that is not cash). | 64 | 1.10xFCF / net income | 1.24x |
| Growth qualityTrailing revenue growth, forward growth from consensus, and the direction of analyst estimate revisions. | 66 | 10.4%Revenue growth, trailing | 8.2% |
| Capital disciplineReinvestment efficiency (capital spending per unit of revenue) and net buybacks. | 91 | 2.9%Net buybacks / market value | 1.8% |
| Balance sheetNet debt to EBITDA and interest coverage. | 75 | 0.56xNet debt / EBITDA | 1.45x |
| StabilityDownside volatility of the EBITDA margin over the last five years. | 45 | 1.1 ptsEBITDA margin downside volatility, 5y | 1.1 pts |
How does IDXX compare with similar companies?
The companies in diagnostics & research closest to IDEXX Laboratories in market value, each on the same model and the same date.
| Company | Last close | Model fair value | Gap | Model verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ILMN Illumina, Inc. | $273.04 | $208.21 | -23.7% | Overvalued |
| WAT Waters Corporation | $425.21 | $329.03 | -22.6% | Overvalued |
| IQV IQVIA Holdings Inc. | $258.21 | $359.38 | +39.2% | Undervalued |
| A Agilent Technologies, Inc. | $167.78 | $161.23 | -3.9% | Fairly valued |
| MTD Mettler-Toledo International Inc. | $1,486.19 | $1,422.10 | -4.3% | Fairly valued |
| DGX Quest Diagnostics Incorporated | $233.33 | $280.88 | +20.4% | Undervalued |
| LH Labcorp Holdings Inc. | $308.49 | $303.65 | -1.6% | Low evidence grade |
| MEDP Medpace Holdings, Inc. | $599.47 | $680.99 | +13.6% | Fairly valued |
All diagnostics & research stocks ranked by gap to fair value
When does IDXX report earnings, and how has the stock reacted?
IDEXX Laboratories's next earnings report is scheduled for 2 Nov 2026. Companies can move their dates.
Options prices on 2 Oct 2026 imply a move of about 4.3% in either direction through the nearest expiry, about 13 days out. That is the size the market is pricing, not a direction.
How IDXX moved around its last 8 earnings reports
Each move runs from the last close before the report to the first close after it, so it covers companies that report before the open and after the close. The median size across these 8 reports, ignoring direction, was 8.3%.
| Report date | Two session move |
|---|---|
| 4 Aug 2026 | +3.0% |
| 5 May 2026 | +2.9% |
| 2 Feb 2026 | -5.7% |
| 3 Nov 2025 | +14.7% |
| 4 Aug 2025 | +19.9% |
| 1 May 2025 | +9.1% |
| 3 Feb 2025 | +10.2% |
| 31 Oct 2024 | -7.5% |
IDEXX Laboratories at a glance
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. is a global enterprise focused on creating, producing, and distributing a wide array of products and services.
- Market value
- $41.0B
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Industry
- Diagnostics & Research
- Revenue expected, next twelve months
- $5.0B
- Consensus revenue growth, next fiscal year
- +9.8%
- Analysts with estimates
- 10
- Beta to the US market
- 0.78
- First valued by Faircurve
- 1 May 2026
How the fair value is worked out: the model prices IDEXX Laboratories on the value of the whole business, debt included, against the operating profit analysts expect next year (forward EV/EBITDA), runs 2,000 simulations across its inputs and takes the midpoint. The full method is documented here.
What changed in the latest valuation?
On 19 Sep 2026 the model's fair value for IDXX was $463.04. As of 26 Sep 2026 it is $486.42, a change of +5.0%. The model revalues every stock it covers each week, and again after an earnings report.
Questions about IDEXX Laboratories's valuation
Is IDEXX Laboratories stock undervalued or overvalued?
On Faircurve's model, IDXX reads as Fairly valued as of 26 Sep 2026. The model's fair value is $486.42 a share against a last close of $518.39, a gap of -6.2%.
What is IDXX's fair value?
$486.42 a share as of 26 Sep 2026, the midpoint of 2,000 simulations. The model's own 20th to 80th percentile range is $409.74 to $570.46.
What price range does the model give IDXX?
$408.10 to $593.10 over 63 trading days. Ranges built this way held the price 60% of the time across 4,327 past valuations, refreshed 26 Sep 2026.
When does IDEXX Laboratories report earnings next?
The next report is scheduled for 2 Nov 2026. Companies can move their dates.
How much has IDXX moved on past earnings reports?
Across its last 8 reports the median two session move was 8.3%, ignoring direction. The largest was +19.9% around the report of 4 Aug 2025.
How confident is the model in this valuation?
The model's evidence grade for IDXX is high. The grade looks at how complete the inputs are, how many comparable companies there are and how closely they agree, and how wide the range of outcomes is. It is not a probability that the fair value is right, or that the price reaches it.