ANIP vs ELTP vs BHC Stock Comparison

Ani Pharmaceuticals, Elite Pharmaceuticals and Bausch Health Companies Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Elite Pharmaceuticals leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Elite Pharmaceuticals 7, Bausch Health Companies 3, Ani Pharmaceuticals 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionANIPELTPBHCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.71B $258.51M $2.60B BHC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.1x 4.6x -3.1x ELTP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.3x — 1.4x BHC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +30.9% +33.7% — ELTP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.0% 40.2% — ELTP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.9% 29.2% — ELTP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.2x -1.0x — ELTP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -23.1% -60.7% +12.3% BHC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.9%/yr +43.1%/yr -24.4%/yr ELTP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.0% 57.4% 55.5% ANIP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 84/100 88/100 — ELTP

Percentile Scorecard

ANIPELTPBHC

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

AxisANIPELTPBHC
Valuation 97 #23 of 625 98 #12 of 625 96 #26 of 625
Growth 97 #19 of 602 91 #54 of 602 34 #400 of 602
Profitability 90 #55 of 549 91 #50 of 549 –
Financial Health 45 #360 of 654 76 #156 of 654 –
Shareholder Returns 92 #32 of 367 85 #55 of 367 –
Overall 84 88 –
  • ANIP ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • ELTP ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • BHC ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodANIPELTPBHCSPY
1 month -4.2%-4.0%+20.2% +0.9%
3 months -12.3%-35.1%+48.5% +5.9%
6 months -8.0%-31.4%+24.3% +8.5%
Year to date -9.2%-51.0%0.0% +13.3%
1 year -23.1%-60.7%+12.3% +12.4%
3 years +21.8%+100.0%+5.8% +88.1%
3 years, per year +6.8%+26.0%+1.9% +23.5%
5 years +91.8%+500.0%-75.2% +68.2%
5 years, per year +13.9%+43.1%-24.4% +11.0%
10 years +18.9%+41.2%-65.8% +263.4%
10 years, per year +1.7%+3.5%-10.2% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureANIPELTPBHCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.0%57.4%55.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.7%72.0%48.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.260.700.90 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.72-1.060.22 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.4%-71.4%-84.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.1%-64.7%-12.0% -0.9%
52-week high $94.48$0.68$7.90 $779.14
52-week low $70.16$0.22$4.43 $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.

MultipleANIPELTPBHC
P/E now vs peer median 14.1xmedian 17.4x 4.6xmedian 17.4x -3.1xmedian 17.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 9.1x 1.8xmedian 9.1x 0.2xmedian 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 17.1x 6.1xmedian 17.1x —median 17.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.9xmedian 19.0x 14.8xmedian 19.0x 1.5xmedian 19.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 2.2x 2.5xmedian 2.2x —median 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.10median 0.34 0.04median 0.34 -0.56median 0.34

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 monthsANIPELTPBHC
Revenue $978.38M $141.01M –
Gross profit $590.98M $61.31M –
Operating income $150.36M $34.94M $1.25B
Net income $108.31M $56.67M –
Free cash flow $172.99M $17.53M –
R&D $49.91M $6.10M $638.00M
EPS (diluted) $4.93 $0.05 $-2.22
Cash & equivalents $360.21M $39.42M –
Total debt $301.48M $9.58M –
Shares (diluted) 21.92M 1.13B 378.10M
Enterprise value $490.92M $140.18M $2.60B

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
MetricANIPELTPBHC
P/E 14.1x 4.6x -3.1x
P/FCF 9.9x 14.8x 1.5x
P/Operating cash flow 9.0x 13.6x –
P/S 1.7x 1.8x 0.2x
P/B 2.9x 2.5x –
P/Tangible book 11.6x 2.6x –
EV/EBITDA 7.0x 6.1x –
EV/EBIT 11.0x 6.3x –
EV/Revenue 1.7x 1.6x –
EV/FCF 9.5x 12.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow 8.7x 11.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.10 0.04 -0.56

Growth

14 metrics
MetricANIPELTPBHC
Revenue growth (1Y) 30.9% 33.7% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 34.6% 58.4% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 29.5% 4.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 32.8% 53.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 889.9% -6.7% -34.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 98.9% 101.7% 50.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 1,161% 624.0% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 184.4% 134.4% –
EPS growth (1Y) 945.2% 596.0% -330.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 146.4% 118.3% 5.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 36.2% -0.2% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 66.2% 152.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 37.9% -2.8% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 77.7% 81.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricANIPELTPBHC
Gross margin 60.4% 43.5% –
EBITDA margin 24.3% 25.9% –
Operating margin 15.4% 24.8% –
Pretax margin 14.6% 46.2% –
Net margin 11.0% 40.2% –
FCF margin 17.7% 12.4% –
Operating cash flow margin 19.4% 13.5% –
Return on equity 18.7% 55.6% –
Return on assets 7.4% 40.8% –
Return on invested capital 12.9% 29.2% –
Return on capital employed 12.8% 32.2% –
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 0.3x –
Stock comp / revenue 4.2% 0.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricANIPELTPBHC
Debt / assets 20.2% 1.7% –
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.2x -1.0x –
Debt / FCF 1.7x 0.1x –
Liabilities / assets 60.0% 24.9% –
Equity / assets 40.0% 75.1% –
Interest coverage – 69.4x –
Current ratio 2.9x 3.8x –
Quick ratio 2.2x 3.0x –
Cash ratio 1.3x 1.3x –
Altman Z-score 2.60 6.31 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricANIPELTPBHC
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 0.6% -0.1% –
Shareholder yield 0.6% -0.1% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusANIPELTPBHC
Forward P/E 7.3xFY2026 – 1.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.81FY2026 – $4.86FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +24.3%FY2026 – +26.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -2.3% – -13.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.15BFY2026 – $11.45BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +29.9%FY2026 – +11.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.7% – -0.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersANIPELTPBHC
Held by institutions 96.0% 0.0% 63.3%
Institutions holding 306 1 221
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.8% – +1.9%
Institutions buying 172 1 99
Institutions selling 88 0 63
Buyers to sellers 1.95 – 1.57

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.

ANIPELTPBHC
ANIP 1.00 -0.08 0.16
ELTP -0.08 1.00 0.02
BHC 0.16 0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ANIP, ELTP and BHC?

Bausch Health Companies (BHC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ani Pharmaceuticals (ANIP) $1.71B, Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) $258.51M, Bausch Health Companies (BHC) $2.60B.

Which stock is cheaper, ANIP, ELTP and BHC?

Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ani Pharmaceuticals (ANIP) 14.1x, Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) 4.6x, Bausch Health Companies (BHC) -3.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Bausch Health Companies (BHC) is cheapest (Ani Pharmaceuticals (ANIP) 7.3x, Bausch Health Companies (BHC) 1.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ani Pharmaceuticals (ANIP) +30.9%, Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) +33.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) has the highest net margin (Ani Pharmaceuticals (ANIP) 11.0%, Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) 40.2%). On return on invested capital, Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) leads (Ani Pharmaceuticals (ANIP) 12.9%, Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) 29.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Bausch Health Companies (BHC) returned the most: Ani Pharmaceuticals (ANIP) -23.1%, Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) -60.7%, Bausch Health Companies (BHC) +12.3%. Over five years, Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) compounded fastest (Ani Pharmaceuticals (ANIP) +13.9%/yr, Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) +43.1%/yr, Bausch Health Companies (BHC) -24.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ani Pharmaceuticals (ANIP) has been the steadiest (Ani Pharmaceuticals (ANIP) 32.0%, Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) 57.4%, Bausch Health Companies (BHC) 55.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ANIP, ELTP and BHC?

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 7. 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.