ALRTF vs PAHC vs QDEL Stock Comparison

ALR Technologies SG, Phibro Animal Health and QuidelOrtho Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
QDEL QuidelOrtho Corp
$13.76 +29.8% 1M -50.8% 1Y
Market cap
$939.81M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
-$211.90M
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Equipment Healthcare

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Phibro Animal Health leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Phibro Animal Health 6, ALR Technologies SG 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALRTFPAHCQDELLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.91M $1.58B $939.81M PAHC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.6x 15.8x -0.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 11.4x 18.3x PAHC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +17.1% -30.8% PAHC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 6.6% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 14.2% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.1x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.24% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months 0.0% -5.7% -50.8% ALRTF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -16.8%/yr +12.1%/yr -36.5%/yr PAHC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 420.1% 55.6% 92.9% PAHC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 68/100 22/100 PAHC

Percentile Scorecard

ALRTFPAHCQDEL

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisALRTFPAHCQDEL
Valuation 47 #121 of 227 92 #51 of 624 47 #120 of 227
Growth – 85 #89 of 601 1 #216 of 218
Profitability – 85 #81 of 541 –
Financial Health 0 #233 of 233 26 #481 of 647 10 #209 of 233
Shareholder Returns – 53 #169 of 359 29 #93 of 130
Overall – 68 22
  • ALRTF ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • PAHC ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • QDEL ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodALRTFPAHCQDELSPY
1 month 0.0%+9.6%+29.8% +0.7%
3 months 0.0%+6.6%-17.0% +3.7%
6 months 0.0%-26.9%+11.9% +7.1%
Year to date 0.0%+4.0%-51.8% +12.8%
1 year 0.0%-5.7%-50.8% +11.9%
3 years -50.0%+255.2%-77.1% +85.2%
3 years, per year -20.6%+52.6%-38.9% +22.8%
5 years -60.0%+77.1%-89.6% +67.6%
5 years, per year -16.8%+12.1%-36.5% +10.9%
10 years —+49.2%-29.3% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+4.1%-3.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureALRTFPAHCQDELSPY
Volatility, 1Y 420.1%55.6%92.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 1,100.3%60.0%100.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -2.610.742.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.00-0.10-0.55 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.3%-57.9%-94.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-34.8%-61.1% -1.2%
52-week high $0.02$59.58$35.38 $779.14
52-week low $0.01$28.52$9.96 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleALRTFPAHCQDEL
P/E now vs peer median -0.6xmedian 28.7x 15.8xmedian 17.8x -0.9xmedian 28.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 3.0x 1.0xmedian 9.1x -4.4xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 17.8x 8.3xmedian 15.0x —median 17.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -6.9xmedian 26.4x 159.7xmedian 21.7x -4.4xmedian 26.4x
P/B now vs peer median -0.3xmedian 2.4x 4.1xmedian 2.2x 0.5xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.99 0.35median 0.35 0.01median 0.99

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsALRTFPAHCQDEL
Revenue – $1.52B -$211.90M
Gross profit – $512.52M –
Operating income – $194.40M –
Net income – $99.72M -$1.05B
Free cash flow – $9.87M -$211.20M
EPS (diluted) – $2.43 $-15.35
Cash & equivalents $20.31K $61.42M $123.40M
Total debt $111.80M $2.49B $2.89B
Shares (diluted) 606.99M 40.96M 68.30M
Enterprise value $12.84M $1.26B $408.11M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricALRTFPAHCQDEL
P/E -0.6x 15.8x -0.9x
P/FCF -6.9x 159.7x -4.4x
P/Operating cash flow – 22.9x -16.4x
P/S 0.7x 1.0x -4.4x
P/B -0.3x 4.1x 0.5x
P/Tangible book -0.3x 4.4x -1.0x
EV/EBITDA – 8.3x –
EV/EBIT – 10.9x –
EV/Revenue – 1.4x -17.5x
EV/FCF – 213.9x -17.6x
EV/Operating cash flow – 30.6x -64.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.35 0.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALRTFPAHCQDEL
Revenue growth (1Y) – 17.1% -30.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 15.8% -27.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 28.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 19.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 76.0% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 39.3% –
Net income growth (1Y) – 106.6% -124.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 45.2% -107.7%
EPS growth (1Y) – 105.2% -122.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 44.6% -106.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -13.9% -128.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 73.0% -27.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -76.4% -1,725%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 31.2% -30.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALRTFPAHCQDEL
Gross margin – 33.8% –
EBITDA margin – 16.8% –
Operating margin – 12.8% –
Pretax margin – 9.0% –
Net margin – 6.6% –
FCF margin – 0.6% –
Operating cash flow margin – 4.5% 27.0%
Return on equity – 26.7% –
Return on assets – 6.8% –
Return on invested capital – 14.2% –
Return on capital employed – 16.8% –
Asset turnover – 1.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.7x 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.1% -20.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALRTFPAHCQDEL
Debt / assets 68,140% 41.1% 50.6%
Debt / equity -0.8x 1.6x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.1x –
Debt / FCF – 62.5x -13.7x
Liabilities / assets 84,236% 74.3% 68.9%
Equity / assets -84,136% 25.7% 31.1%
Interest coverage – 4.2x –
Current ratio – 3.0x 1.4x
Quick ratio – 1.1x 0.5x
Cash ratio – 0.3x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 3.11 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALRTFPAHCQDEL
Dividend yield – 1.2% –
Net buyback yield – – -0.6%
Shareholder yield – 1.2% -0.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 19.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 197.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 0.1% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 0.0% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusALRTFPAHCQDEL
Forward P/E – 11.4xFY2027 18.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $3.42FY2027 $0.75FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +6.2%FY2027 -64.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +9.6% +101.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $1.53BFY2027 $2.67BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +0.6%FY2027 -2.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -0.2% +0.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALRTFPAHCQDEL
Held by institutions – 51.5% 100.0%
Institutions holding – 209 243
Change in shares held, QoQ – +3.0% +2.9%
Institutions buying – 117 143
Institutions selling – 74 65
Buyers to sellers – 1.58 2.20

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ALRTFPAHCQDEL
ALRTF 1.00 0.03 -0.05
PAHC 0.03 1.00 0.16
QDEL -0.05 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALRTF, PAHC and QDEL?

Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) is the largest by market capitalisation: ALR Technologies SG (ALRTF) $12.91M, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) $1.58B, QuidelOrtho (QDEL) $939.81M.

Which company is growing faster?

Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) +17.1%, QuidelOrtho (QDEL) -30.8%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year ALR Technologies SG (ALRTF) returned the most: ALR Technologies SG (ALRTF) 0.0%, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) -5.7%, QuidelOrtho (QDEL) -50.8%. Over five years, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) compounded fastest (ALR Technologies SG (ALRTF) -16.8%/yr, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) +12.1%/yr, QuidelOrtho (QDEL) -36.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) 1.24%. ALR Technologies SG (ALRTF) and QuidelOrtho (QDEL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) has been the steadiest (ALR Technologies SG (ALRTF) 420.1%, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) 55.6%, QuidelOrtho (QDEL) 92.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ALRTF, PAHC and QDEL?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.