ALVO vs FENC vs ELTP Stock Comparison

Alvotech, Fennec Pharmaceuticals and Elite Pharmaceuticals Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ALVO Alvotech
$4.55 -25.9% 1M -6.8% 1Y
Market cap
$1.42B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$105.94M
Div. yield
–
Generic Drugs Healthcare
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Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Elite Pharmaceuticals leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Elite Pharmaceuticals 6, Fennec Pharmaceuticals 2, Alvotech 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALVOFENCELTPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.42B $328.97M $258.51M ALVO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -5.0x -99.8x 4.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 32.4x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -74.3% +77.8% +33.7% FENC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -248.0% -5.5% 40.2% ELTP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.4% — 29.2% ELTP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.7x — -1.0x ELTP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -6.8% +13.8% -60.7% FENC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.4%/yr +0.1%/yr +43.1%/yr ELTP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 70.2% 65.2% 58.3% ELTP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 70/100 89/100 ELTP

Percentile Scorecard

ALVOFENCELTP

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

AxisALVOFENCELTP
Valuation 74 #163 of 634 81 #120 of 634 98 #15 of 634
Growth 36 #391 of 608 98 #15 of 608 92 #48 of 608
Profitability 64 #199 of 557 87 #73 of 557 92 #47 of 557
Financial Health 17 #543 of 654 56 #286 of 654 76 #156 of 654
Shareholder Returns – 29 #288 of 403 85 #61 of 403
Overall 48 70 89
  • ALVO ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • FENC ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • ELTP ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodALVOFENCELTPSPY
1 month -25.9%-9.3%0.0% -5.9%
3 months +19.7%-13.4%-33.3% -4.6%
6 months +42.2%+36.1%-29.4% +0.2%
Year to date -11.3%+21.9%-51.0% +7.5%
1 year -6.8%+13.8%-60.7% +8.2%
3 years -47.2%+18.0%+100.0% +68.3%
3 years, per year -19.2%+5.7%+26.0% +19.0%
5 years -54.0%+0.4%+500.0% +56.5%
5 years, per year -14.4%+0.1%+43.1% +9.4%
10 years —+364.9%+50.0% +251.5%
10 years, per year —+16.6%+4.1% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureALVOFENCELTPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 70.2%65.2%58.3% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 63.1%62.7%72.6% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.811.410.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.100.21-1.04 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.6%-65.6%-71.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.0%-26.5%-64.7% -5.9%
52-week high $6.15$12.78$0.68 $779.14
52-week low $3.00$5.77$0.22 $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.

MultipleALVOFENCELTP
P/E now vs peer median -5.0xmedian 17.8x -99.8xmedian 17.8x 4.6xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median 13.4xmedian 8.1x 5.6xmedian 8.1x 1.8xmedian 8.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.4xmedian 15.7x —median 15.7x 6.1xmedian 15.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -5.4xmedian 21.0x -161.3xmedian 21.0x 14.8xmedian 21.0x
P/B now vs peer median -7.4xmedian 2.0x 7.8xmedian 2.0x 2.5xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median -0.15median 0.36 -1.83median 0.36 0.04median 0.36

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 monthsALVOFENCELTP
Revenue $105.94M $59.22M $141.01M
Gross profit $7.66M $55.51M $61.31M
Operating income $47.54M -$1.13M $34.94M
Net income -$179.60M -$3.25M $56.67M
Free cash flow -$261.39M -$2.04M $17.53M
R&D $46.37M $216.00K $6.10M
EPS (diluted) $-0.90 $-0.09 $0.05
Cash & equivalents $142.80M $41.25M $39.42M
Total debt $1.31B – $2.36M
Shares (diluted) 291.34M 36.43M 1.13B
Enterprise value $984.88M $188.81M $140.18M

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
MetricALVOFENCELTP
P/E -5.0x -99.8x 4.6x
P/FCF -5.4x -161.3x 14.8x
P/Operating cash flow -7.1x -161.3x 13.6x
P/S 13.4x 5.6x 1.8x
P/B -7.4x 7.8x 2.5x
P/Tangible book -4.3x 7.8x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA 10.4x – 6.1x
EV/EBIT 54.3x -255.8x 6.3x
EV/Revenue 24.4x 4.9x 1.6x
EV/FCF -9.9x -141.0x 12.6x
EV/Operating cash flow -13.0x -141.0x 11.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.15 -1.83 0.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALVOFENCELTP
Revenue growth (1Y) -74.3% 77.8% 33.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 104.2% 125.3% 58.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -95.0% 85.4% 4.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 27.2% – 53.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -13.3% 88.4% -6.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.6% 63.9% 101.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -383.6% 73.0% 624.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 24.4% 50.3% 134.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -481.6% 79.5% 596.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 33.6% 54.7% 118.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -367.1% 82.5% -0.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.8% 54.3% 152.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -113.0% 82.5% -2.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.6% 54.3% 81.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALVOFENCELTP
Gross margin 7.2% 93.7% 43.5%
EBITDA margin 233.8% – 25.9%
Operating margin 44.9% -1.9% 24.8%
Pretax margin -62.1% -1.7% 46.2%
Net margin -248.0% -5.5% 40.2%
FCF margin -246.7% -3.4% 12.4%
Operating cash flow margin -187.6% -3.4% 13.5%
Return on equity – -2.7% 55.6%
Return on assets -17.5% -1.5% 40.8%
Return on invested capital 4.4% – 29.2%
Return on capital employed 4.1% -1.8% 32.2%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.8x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 0.6x 0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 8.7% 12.6% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALVOFENCELTP
Debt / assets 82.3% – 1.7%
Debt / equity -6.8x – 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.7x – -1.0x
Debt / FCF -5.0x – 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 112.1% 44.0% 24.9%
Equity / assets -12.1% 56.0% 75.1%
Interest coverage 0.8x -1.2x 69.4x
Current ratio 1.6x 5.8x 3.8x
Quick ratio 1.1x 5.2x 3.0x
Cash ratio 0.4x 3.3x 1.3x
Altman Z-score -1.38 3.41 6.31

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALVOFENCELTP
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – -14.4% -0.1%
Shareholder yield – -14.4% -0.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusALVOFENCELTP
Forward P/E – 32.4xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.01FY2026 $0.29FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +227.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $556.32MFY2026 $75.50MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY -6.2%FY2026 +69.1%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +23.2% +27.3% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALVOFENCELTP
Held by institutions 14.7% 46.6% 0.0%
Institutions holding 72 107 1
Change in shares held, QoQ +152.4% +0.7% –
Institutions buying 44 71 1
Institutions selling 17 19 0
Buyers to sellers 2.59 3.74 –

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.

ALVOFENCELTP
ALVO 1.00 0.08 0.01
FENC 0.08 1.00 -0.03
ELTP 0.01 -0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALVO, FENC and ELTP?

Alvotech (ALVO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alvotech (ALVO) $1.42B, Fennec Pharmaceuticals (FENC) $328.97M, Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) $258.51M.

Which company is growing faster?

Fennec Pharmaceuticals (FENC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alvotech (ALVO) -74.3%, Fennec Pharmaceuticals (FENC) +77.8%, Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) +33.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) has the highest net margin (Alvotech (ALVO) -248.0%, Fennec Pharmaceuticals (FENC) -5.5%, Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) 40.2%). On return on invested capital, Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) leads (Alvotech (ALVO) 4.4%, Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) 29.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Fennec Pharmaceuticals (FENC) returned the most: Alvotech (ALVO) -6.8%, Fennec Pharmaceuticals (FENC) +13.8%, Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) -60.7%. Over five years, Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) compounded fastest (Alvotech (ALVO) -14.4%/yr, Fennec Pharmaceuticals (FENC) +0.1%/yr, Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) +43.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) has been the steadiest (Alvotech (ALVO) 70.2%, Fennec Pharmaceuticals (FENC) 65.2%, Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) 58.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ALVO, FENC and ELTP?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) 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.