BFLY vs ELAN vs GIPL Stock Comparison

Butterfly Network, Elanco Animal Health and Global Innovative Platforms Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BFLY Butterfly Network, Inc.
$7.40 -21.2% 1M +236.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.02B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$112.15M
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Equipment Healthcare
3 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Elanco Animal Health leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Elanco Animal Health 4, Butterfly Network 3, Global Innovative Platforms 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBFLYELANGIPLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.02B $11.38B $24.88M ELAN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -27.0x -57.2x -36.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 20.8x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +28.1% +12.0% — BFLY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -66.7% -4.0% -361.7% ELAN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 6.1% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.5x 0.4x GIPL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +236.4% +1.8% -37.5% BFLY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.3%/yr -7.2%/yr -36.9%/yr BFLY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 114.8% 42.3% 271.4% ELAN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 67/100 55/100 ELAN

Percentile Scorecard

BFLYELANGIPL

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

AxisBFLYELANGIPL
Valuation 28 #164 of 227 94 #39 of 625 62 #241 of 625
Growth 68 #71 of 219 56 #264 of 602 27 #442 of 602
Profitability 32 #140 of 206 84 #92 of 551 39 #335 of 551
Financial Health 61 #94 of 238 33 #442 of 656 98 #12 of 656
Shareholder Returns 37 #85 of 134 – 50 #183 of 365
Overall 45 67 55
  • BFLY ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • ELAN ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • GIPL 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

PeriodBFLYELANGIPLSPY
1 month -21.2%+1.5%0.0% -0.2%
3 months +3.1%-11.2%0.0% +3.9%
6 months +43.4%+2.3%-3.8% +8.2%
Year to date +94.7%+0.1%+354.5% +12.9%
1 year +236.4%+1.8%-37.5% +12.3%
3 years +836.7%+156.0%-52.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +110.9%+36.8%-21.9% +23.3%
5 years -27.6%-31.1%-90.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year -6.3%-7.2%-36.9% +10.9%
10 years ——-82.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year ——-16.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBFLYELANGIPLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 114.8%42.3%271.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 91.7%42.8%— 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.001.302.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.060.04-0.14 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.4%-76.3%-98.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -25.6%-15.6%-49.5% -1.2%
52-week high $9.94$26.84$0.99 $779.14
52-week low $1.97$19.80$0.11 $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.

MultipleBFLYELANGIPL
P/E now vs peer median -25.9xmedian 29.6x -56.9xmedian 17.2x -36.0xmedian 17.2x
P/S now vs peer median 15.7xmedian 2.9x 2.3xmedian 9.0x 132.9xmedian 9.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -22.6xmedian 17.4x 11.1xmedian 16.3x -39.5xmedian 16.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -62.8xmedian 22.3x 29.9xmedian 18.7x -32.5xmedian 18.7x
P/B now vs peer median 9.3xmedian 2.3x 1.7xmedian 2.2x 46.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.96median 1.04 2.89median 0.33 -0.57median 0.33

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 monthsBFLYELANGIPL
Revenue $112.15M $5.02B $187.20K
Gross profit $59.04M $2.78B –
Operating income -$79.38M $637.00M -$677.04K
Net income -$74.85M -$199.00M -$677.04K
Free cash flow -$28.04M $379.00M -$766.04K
R&D $38.10M $371.00M $377.99K
EPS (diluted) $-0.29 $-0.39 $-0.02
Cash & equivalents $124.66M $530.00M $244.24K
Total debt – $3.92B $8.62K
Shares (diluted) 262.10M 505.90M 44.54M
Enterprise value $1.46B $9.37B $24.27M

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
MetricBFLYELANGIPL
P/E -25.9x -56.9x -36.0x
P/FCF -62.8x 29.9x -32.5x
P/Operating cash flow -73.3x 18.3x -35.0x
P/S 15.7x 2.3x 132.9x
P/B 9.3x 1.7x 46.8x
P/Tangible book 9.6x 3.3x 47.1x
EV/EBITDA -22.6x 11.1x -39.5x
EV/EBIT -20.6x 23.1x -36.4x
EV/Revenue 14.6x 2.9x 131.6x
EV/FCF -58.4x 38.8x -32.2x
EV/Operating cash flow -68.1x 23.8x -34.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.96 2.89 -0.57

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBFLYELANGIPL
Revenue growth (1Y) 28.1% 12.0% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.6% 5.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.8% 13.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.3% 3.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -14.8% 22.0% -20.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 21.1% 59.8% -51.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -19.1% -145.9% -20.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 20.8% -20.8% -51.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -12.9% -145.3% -9.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 27.0% -19.7% 63.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 19.6% 7.9% 15.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 44.5% 73.6% -96.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 12.2% 5.0% 9.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 42.8% 101.8% -101.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBFLYELANGIPL
Gross margin 52.6% 55.4% –
EBITDA margin -64.4% 26.5% -333.4%
Operating margin -70.8% 12.7% -361.7%
Pretax margin -66.7% -3.3% -361.7%
Net margin -66.7% -4.0% -361.7%
FCF margin -25.0% 7.5% -409.2%
Operating cash flow margin -21.4% 12.3% -379.8%
Return on equity -39.3% -3.0% -120.8%
Return on assets -26.3% -1.5% -119.7%
Return on invested capital – 6.1% –
Return on capital employed -35.1% 5.5% -121.4%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.4x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x -3.1x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 21.3% 1.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBFLYELANGIPL
Debt / assets – 28.9% 1.0%
Debt / equity – 0.6x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.5x 0.4x
Debt / FCF – 10.3x 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 33.1% 51.4% 1.4%
Equity / assets 66.9% 48.6% 98.6%
Interest coverage -59.4x 2.6x –
Current ratio 4.1x 2.1x 34.7x
Quick ratio 2.7x 0.9x 33.2x
Cash ratio 2.1x 0.3x 31.3x
Altman Z-score 7.05 1.46 1,908

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBFLYELANGIPL
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.4% – -3.2%
Shareholder yield -0.4% – -3.2%
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.

ConsensusBFLYELANGIPL
Forward P/E – 20.8xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.10FY2026 $1.09FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY – +16.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +23.9% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $114.50MFY2026 $4.79BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +17.3%FY2026 +1.6%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +26.0% +19.7% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBFLYELANGIPL
Held by institutions 59.9% 100.0% –
Institutions holding 245 523 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +13.9% +4.4% –
Institutions buying 143 246 –
Institutions selling 59 209 –
Buyers to sellers 2.42 1.18 –

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.

BFLYELANGIPL
BFLY 1.00 0.16 0.01
ELAN 0.16 1.00 0.05
GIPL 0.01 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BFLY, ELAN and GIPL?

Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Butterfly Network (BFLY) $2.02B, Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) $11.38B, Global Innovative Platforms (GIPL) $24.88M.

Which company is growing faster?

Butterfly Network (BFLY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Butterfly Network (BFLY) +28.1%, Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) +12.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) has the highest net margin (Butterfly Network (BFLY) -66.7%, Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) -4.0%, Global Innovative Platforms (GIPL) -361.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Butterfly Network (BFLY) returned the most: Butterfly Network (BFLY) +236.4%, Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) +1.8%, Global Innovative Platforms (GIPL) -37.5%. Over five years, Butterfly Network (BFLY) compounded fastest (Butterfly Network (BFLY) -6.3%/yr, Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) -7.2%/yr, Global Innovative Platforms (GIPL) -36.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) has been the steadiest (Butterfly Network (BFLY) 114.8%, Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) 42.3%, Global Innovative Platforms (GIPL) 271.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BFLY, ELAN and GIPL?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) leads on 4. 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.