BTSG vs COR vs GIPL Stock Comparison

BrightSpring Health Services, Cencora and Global Innovative Platforms Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
COR Cencora, Inc.
$324.43 +6.8% 1M -3.3% 1Y
Market cap
$63.75B
P/E
24.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$332.77B
Div. yield
0.01%
Drug Distribution Healthcare
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Cencora leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Cencora 6, BrightSpring Health Services 4, Global Innovative Platforms 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBTSGCORGIPLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.53B $63.75B $24.88M COR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 34.2x 24.3x -36.0x COR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 34.4x 19.0x — COR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +26.4% +5.1% — BTSG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.5% 0.8% -361.7% BTSG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.6% 14.4% — COR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 2.2x 0.4x GIPL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +74.9% -3.3% -37.5% BTSG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +21.6%/yr -36.9%/yr COR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.6% 32.7% 270.9% COR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 53/100 55/100 BTSG

Percentile Scorecard

BTSGCORGIPL

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

AxisBTSGCORGIPL
Valuation 66 #32 of 92 63 #10 of 25 61 #244 of 625
Growth 93 #7 of 87 74 #7 of 24 27 #439 of 602
Profitability 58 #37 of 86 57 #11 of 24 39 #334 of 549
Financial Health 40 #59 of 97 24 #20 of 26 98 #12 of 654
Shareholder Returns 63 #21 of 55 47 #9 of 16 50 #184 of 367
Overall 64 53 55
  • BTSG ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • COR ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • 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

PeriodBTSGCORGIPLSPY
1 month +5.2%+6.8%0.0% +0.9%
3 months -14.3%+1.8%0.0% +5.9%
6 months +23.5%+4.2%-3.8% +8.5%
Year to date +58.8%-3.9%+354.5% +13.3%
1 year +74.9%-3.3%-37.5% +12.4%
3 years —+72.9%-52.4% +88.1%
3 years, per year —+20.0%-21.9% +23.5%
5 years —+165.9%-90.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year —+21.6%-36.9% +11.0%
10 years —+369.2%-79.2% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+16.7%-14.5% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureBTSGCORGIPLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.6%32.7%270.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.5%39.5%— 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.30-0.152.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.68-0.10-0.14 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.6%-32.6%-98.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.4%-13.4%-49.5% -0.9%
52-week high $72.91$374.75$0.99 $779.14
52-week low $31.36$252.74$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.

MultipleBTSGCORGIPL
P/E now vs peer median 33.5xmedian 25.6x 23.9xmedian 23.9x -36.0xmedian 17.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.6x 0.2xmedian 0.3x 132.9xmedian 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.6xmedian 16.3x 17.2xmedian 12.7x -39.5xmedian 17.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 29.2xmedian 21.3x 15.2xmedian 15.4x -32.5xmedian 19.0x
P/B now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 3.3x 19.1xmedian 2.5x 46.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.68 1.34median 1.34 -0.57median 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 monthsBTSGCORGIPL
Revenue $14.37B $332.77B $187.20K
Gross profit $1.78B $13.22B –
Operating income $447.80M $3.04B -$677.04K
Net income $365.85M $2.65B -$677.04K
Free cash flow $402.35M $4.06B -$766.04K
R&D – – $377.99K
EPS (diluted) $1.66 $13.53 $-0.02
Cash & equivalents $550.38M $2.82B $244.24K
Total debt $2.19B $11.72B $8.62K
Shares (diluted) 220.28M 193.94M 44.54M
Enterprise value $10.86B $52.65B $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
MetricBTSGCORGIPL
P/E 33.5x 23.9x -36.0x
P/FCF 29.2x 15.2x -32.5x
P/Operating cash flow 23.2x 12.8x -35.0x
P/S 0.8x 0.2x 132.9x
P/B 5.7x 19.1x 46.8x
P/Tangible book 7.7x -23.0x 47.1x
EV/EBITDA 21.6x 17.2x -39.5x
EV/EBIT 29.9x 23.3x -36.4x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 0.2x 131.6x
EV/FCF 33.3x 17.4x -32.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 26.4x 14.7x -34.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.34 -0.57

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBTSGCORGIPL
Revenue growth (1Y) 26.4% 5.1% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 9.4% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 29.4% 20.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 15.0% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 143.5% 11.1% -20.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 9.5% -51.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 472.6% 38.9% -20.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 16.2% -51.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 448.6% 39.3% -9.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 17.9% 63.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 88.6% 176.7% 15.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 14.1% -96.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 110.5% 255.7% 9.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 13.3% -101.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBTSGCORGIPL
Gross margin 12.4% 4.0% –
EBITDA margin 4.3% 1.2% -333.4%
Operating margin 3.1% 0.9% -361.7%
Pretax margin 2.1% 1.1% -361.7%
Net margin 2.5% 0.8% -361.7%
FCF margin 2.8% 1.2% -409.2%
Operating cash flow margin 3.5% 1.4% -379.8%
Return on equity 18.2% 77.4% -120.8%
Return on assets 6.0% 3.2% -119.7%
Return on invested capital 8.6% 14.4% –
Return on capital employed 9.9% 12.9% -121.4%
Asset turnover 2.4x 4.0x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.8x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBTSGCORGIPL
Debt / assets 36.6% 14.0% 1.0%
Debt / equity 1.1x 3.6x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 2.2x 0.4x
Debt / FCF 5.4x 2.9x 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 65.8% 96.1% 1.4%
Equity / assets 34.2% 3.9% 98.6%
Interest coverage 2.9x – –
Current ratio 1.6x 0.9x 34.7x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.5x 33.2x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.0x 31.3x
Altman Z-score 4.63 4.65 1,908

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBTSGCORGIPL
Dividend yield – 0.7% –
Net buyback yield 0.6% 1.6% -3.2%
Shareholder yield 0.6% 2.3% -3.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 17.7% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 11.5% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 8.7% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 5.7% –

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.

ConsensusBTSGCORGIPL
Forward P/E 34.4xFY2026 19.0xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.73FY2026 $17.08FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +73.0%FY2026 +6.7%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +42.2% +11.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.01BFY2026 $328.56BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +24.0%FY2026 +2.2%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +1.4% -0.3% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBTSGCORGIPL
Held by institutions 100.0% 94.7% –
Institutions holding 421 1,343 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.7% +15.7% –
Institutions buying 309 542 –
Institutions selling 83 610 –
Buyers to sellers 3.72 0.89 –

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.

BTSGCORGIPL
BTSG 1.00 0.06 0.08
COR 0.06 1.00 0.00
GIPL 0.08 0.00 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BTSG, COR and GIPL?

Cencora (COR) is the largest by market capitalisation: BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) $12.53B, Cencora (COR) $63.75B, Global Innovative Platforms (GIPL) $24.88M.

Which stock is cheaper, BTSG, COR and GIPL?

Cencora (COR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) 34.2x, Cencora (COR) 24.3x, Global Innovative Platforms (GIPL) -36.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cencora (COR) is cheapest (BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) 34.4x, Cencora (COR) 19.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) +26.4%, Cencora (COR) +5.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) has the highest net margin (BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) 2.5%, Cencora (COR) 0.8%, Global Innovative Platforms (GIPL) -361.7%). On return on invested capital, Cencora (COR) leads (BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) 8.6%, Cencora (COR) 14.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) returned the most: BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) +74.9%, Cencora (COR) -3.3%, Global Innovative Platforms (GIPL) -37.5%. Over five years, Cencora (COR) compounded fastest (Cencora (COR) +21.6%/yr, Global Innovative Platforms (GIPL) -36.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) 0.00%, Cencora (COR) 0.01%. BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) and Global Innovative Platforms (GIPL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cencora (COR) has been the steadiest (BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) 44.6%, Cencora (COR) 32.7%, Global Innovative Platforms (GIPL) 270.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BTSG, COR 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, Cencora (COR) 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.