CHWY vs IDXX vs PAHC Stock Comparison

Chewy, Idexx Laboratories and Phibro Animal Health Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CHWY Chewy, Inc.
$22.27 +22.6% 1M -34.0% 1Y
Market cap
$8.94B
P/E
33.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.07B
Div. yield
–
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Idexx Laboratories leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Idexx Laboratories 6, Phibro Animal Health 4, Chewy 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCHWYIDXXPAHCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.94B $52.97B $1.57B IDXX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.1x 46.5x 15.8x PAHC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 29.3x 43.0x 11.3x PAHC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.9% +12.8% +17.1% PAHC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.1% 25.0% 6.6% IDXX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 45.6% 14.2% IDXX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 0.5x 2.1x CHWY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 1.24% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -34.0% +6.7% -7.9% IDXX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -21.2%/yr +1.4%/yr +11.7%/yr PAHC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.5% 35.5% 55.6% IDXX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 77/100 68/100 IDXX

Percentile Scorecard

CHWYIDXXPAHC

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

AxisCHWYIDXXPAHC
Valuation 55 #21 of 45 74 #164 of 623 92 #51 of 623
Growth 90 #5 of 42 75 #149 of 601 85 #89 of 601
Profitability 56 #18 of 40 97 #17 of 553 85 #84 of 553
Financial Health 59 #20 of 47 46 #356 of 654 27 #479 of 654
Shareholder Returns 80 #7 of 31 93 #26 of 367 53 #174 of 367
Overall 68 77 68
  • CHWY ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods
  • IDXX ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • PAHC 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

PeriodCHWYIDXXPAHCSPY
1 month +22.6%+29.6%+4.0% -2.3%
3 months -3.0%+18.3%+4.3% -0.7%
6 months -9.3%+19.3%-29.2% +4.8%
Year to date -32.6%-0.7%+3.7% +10.3%
1 year -34.0%+6.7%-7.9% +10.3%
3 years +5.4%+56.5%+213.9% +73.0%
3 years, per year +1.8%+16.1%+46.5% +20.1%
5 years -69.6%+7.3%+74.0% +61.9%
5 years, per year -21.2%+1.4%+11.7% +10.1%
10 years —+537.0%+44.8% +258.6%
10 years, per year —+20.3%+3.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCHWYIDXXPAHCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.5%35.5%55.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.4%31.8%59.8% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.750.750.74 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.710.19-0.14 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.2%-50.9%-57.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -37.0%-12.4%-35.0% -3.5%
52-week high $35.37$766.68$59.58 $779.14
52-week low $17.51$504.70$28.52 $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.

MultipleCHWYIDXXPAHC
P/E now vs peer median 33.1xmedian 20.1x 46.5xmedian 17.4x 15.8xmedian 17.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 0.8x 11.6xmedian 8.9x 1.0xmedian 8.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.9xmedian 12.6x 33.3xmedian 17.0x 8.3xmedian 17.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.7xmedian 14.2x 42.2xmedian 21.4x 159.2xmedian 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median 24.1xmedian 1.6x 32.9xmedian 2.1x 4.1xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.43median 0.58 3.08median 0.35 0.35median 0.35

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 monthsCHWYIDXXPAHC
Revenue $13.07B $4.55B $1.52B
Gross profit $3.91B $2.84B $512.52M
Operating income $328.20M $1.46B $194.40M
Net income $273.70M $1.14B $99.72M
Free cash flow $568.10M $1.25B $9.87M
R&D – $261.47M –
EPS (diluted) $0.67 $14.37 $2.43
Cash & equivalents $611.00M $196.93M $61.42M
Total debt $591.70M $968.86M $616.79M
Shares (diluted) 410.10M 79.31M 40.96M
Enterprise value $6.23B $52.19B $1.25B

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
MetricCHWYIDXXPAHC
P/E 33.1x 46.5x 15.8x
P/FCF 15.7x 42.2x 159.2x
P/Operating cash flow 12.5x 38.6x 22.8x
P/S 0.7x 11.6x 1.0x
P/B 24.1x 32.9x 4.1x
P/Tangible book 40.5x 35.0x 4.4x
EV/EBITDA 18.9x 33.3x 8.3x
EV/EBIT 27.2x 36.8x 10.8x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 11.8x 1.4x
EV/FCF 15.7x 42.8x 213.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.4x 39.2x 30.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.43 3.08 0.35

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCHWYIDXXPAHC
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.9% 12.8% 17.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 9.0% 15.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.6% 14.4% 28.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.5% 10.5% 19.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 102.0% 16.2% 76.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 139.1% 11.7% 39.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 81.1% 15.6% 106.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 73.8% 12.9% 45.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 89.2% 18.1% 105.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 76.8% 15.1% 44.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 17.3% 51.4% -13.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.9% 22.5% 73.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 22.7% 59.9% -76.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.6% 28.4% 31.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCHWYIDXXPAHC
Gross margin 29.9% 62.4% 33.8%
EBITDA margin 3.6% 35.4% 16.8%
Operating margin 2.5% 32.0% 12.8%
Pretax margin 2.7% 31.3% 9.0%
Net margin 2.1% 25.0% 6.6%
FCF margin 4.3% 27.5% 0.6%
Operating cash flow margin 5.5% 30.1% 4.5%
Return on equity 68.9% 71.9% 26.7%
Return on assets 7.8% 33.4% 6.8%
Return on invested capital – 45.6% 14.2%
Return on capital employed 24.9% 68.6% 16.8%
Asset turnover 3.7x 1.3x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.6x 1.2x 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 2.3% 1.4% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCHWYIDXXPAHC
Debt / assets 15.8% 28.1% 41.1%
Debt / equity 1.6x 0.6x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 0.5x 2.1x
Debt / FCF 1.0x 0.8x 62.5x
Liabilities / assets 90.1% 53.2% 74.3%
Equity / assets 9.9% 46.8% 25.7%
Interest coverage – 38.6x 4.2x
Current ratio 0.8x 1.2x 3.0x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.7x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.2x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 4.82 23.02 3.11

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCHWYIDXXPAHC
Dividend yield – – 1.2%
Net buyback yield 5.7% 2.0% –
Shareholder yield 5.7% 2.0% 1.2%
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.

ConsensusCHWYIDXXPAHC
Forward P/E 29.3xFY2026 43.0xFY2026 11.3xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $0.76FY2026 $15.63FY2026 $3.42FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +46.2%FY2026 +19.5%FY2026 +6.2%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +47.4% +12.9% +9.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $12.87BFY2026 $5.00BFY2026 $1.53BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +2.1%FY2026 +16.3%FY2026 +0.6%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +5.5% +0.6% -0.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCHWYIDXXPAHC
Held by institutions 100.0% 93.6% 99.1%
Institutions holding 513 1,291 210
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.4% +4.1% +3.0%
Institutions buying 278 589 117
Institutions selling 156 496 75
Buyers to sellers 1.78 1.19 1.56

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.

CHWYIDXXPAHC
CHWY 1.00 0.30 0.20
IDXX 0.30 1.00 0.26
PAHC 0.20 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CHWY, IDXX and PAHC?

Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Chewy (CHWY) $8.94B, Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) $52.97B, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) $1.57B.

Which stock is cheaper, CHWY, IDXX and PAHC?

Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Chewy (CHWY) 33.1x, Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) 46.5x, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) 15.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) is cheapest (Chewy (CHWY) 29.3x, Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) 43.0x, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) 11.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Chewy (CHWY) +5.9%, Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) +12.8%, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) +17.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) has the highest net margin (Chewy (CHWY) 2.1%, Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) 25.0%, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) 6.6%). On return on invested capital, Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) leads (Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) 45.6%, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) 14.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) returned the most: Chewy (CHWY) -34.0%, Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) +6.7%, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) -7.9%. Over five years, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) compounded fastest (Chewy (CHWY) -21.2%/yr, Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) +1.4%/yr, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) +11.7%/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%. Chewy (CHWY) and Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) has been the steadiest (Chewy (CHWY) 47.5%, Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) 35.5%, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) 55.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CHWY, IDXX and PAHC?

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