Labcorp (LH) Protective Put Calculator
Calculator · free · no signup · LHPrice a protective put, zero-cost collar, or put spread on Labcorp. Annual cost, max loss, upside cap, tax treatment, auto-filled from current LH option chain.
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About Labcorp
Labcorp (LH) is a public Healthcare Services company, headquartered in Burlington, NC.
Last close: $322.18 per share (as of 2026-08-18).
Equity grants at Labcorp typically include restricted stock units (RSUs).
Labcorp Holdings Inc., operating under the brand name Labcorp, headquartered in Burlington, North Carolina, provides laboratory services used for diagnosis and healthcare decisions. It operates one of the largest clinical laboratory networks in the world and has operations in over 100 countries; although its operations are primarily in the U.S.
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The company runs one of the two national clinical laboratory networks in the United States, processing blood and tissue samples ordered by physicians, alongside a contract research organization serving drug developers. Laboratory testing is a volume business where fixed automation costs reward scale and where reimbursement rates decline steadily. Hospitals outsourcing their laboratory operations has been a persistent source of new volume. The drug-development segment moves on pharmaceutical research budgets rather than on patient visits. Headquarters are in Burlington, North Carolina.
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A protective put caps your downside on the LH position at a chosen floor; a zero-cost collar pays for that floor by capping the upside. This calculator prices both structures off the current LH option chain, with annual cost, max loss, and tax-treatment notes.
Example: a 5,000-share LH position at $322.18 is worth $1,610,900. A 1-year 30%-OTM put on that position typically runs 2-4% of position value per year (about $32,218 to $64,436) before any premium offset from a short call. The calculator prices both structures off LH's current option chain so you see the actual cost for your chosen floor, tenor, and cap.
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Labcorp equity questions
- How much does it cost to hedge LH stock?
- The cost of a protective put depends on how far below the current price you set the floor, how long the protection lasts, and LH's option-implied volatility. A zero-cost collar lowers that cost by selling away some upside. The calculator above prices both structures off the current LH option chain and shows the annual cost, maximum loss, and tax treatment.
- Does Labcorp grant ISOs, NSOs, or RSUs?
- Equity compensation at Labcorp typically takes the form of restricted stock units (RSUs). Restricted stock units are taxed as ordinary income when they vest.
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