COR vs ELAN vs GIPL Stock Comparison

Cencora, Elanco Animal Health and Global Innovative Platforms Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
COR Cencora, Inc.
$325.38 +6.0% 1M -3.2% 1Y
Market cap
$62.90B
P/E
24.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$332.77B
Div. yield
0.01%
Drug Distribution Healthcare
6 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Cencora leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Cencora 6, Elanco Animal Health 3, Global Innovative Platforms 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCORELANGIPLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $62.90B $11.30B $24.88M COR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.0x -56.8x -36.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.1x 20.8x — COR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.1% +12.0% — ELAN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.8% -4.0% -361.7% COR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.4% 6.1% — COR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 2.5x 0.4x GIPL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -3.2% +1.8% -37.5% ELAN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +22.0%/yr -7.2%/yr -36.9%/yr COR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.7% 42.3% 271.4% COR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 67/100 55/100 ELAN

Percentile Scorecard

CORELANGIPL

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

AxisCORELANGIPL
Valuation 58 #11 of 25 94 #39 of 625 62 #241 of 625
Growth 74 #7 of 24 56 #264 of 602 27 #442 of 602
Profitability 52 #12 of 24 84 #92 of 551 39 #335 of 551
Financial Health 24 #20 of 26 33 #442 of 656 98 #12 of 656
Shareholder Returns 43 #9 of 15 – 50 #183 of 365
Overall 50 67 55
  • COR ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • 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

PeriodCORELANGIPLSPY
1 month +6.0%+1.5%0.0% -0.2%
3 months +1.8%-11.2%0.0% +3.9%
6 months +4.3%+2.3%-3.8% +8.2%
Year to date -3.7%+0.1%+354.5% +12.9%
1 year -3.2%+1.8%-37.5% +12.3%
3 years +73.4%+156.0%-52.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +20.2%+36.8%-21.9% +23.3%
5 years +169.6%-31.1%-90.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year +22.0%-7.2%-36.9% +10.9%
10 years +309.3%—-82.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year +15.1%—-16.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCORELANGIPLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.7%42.3%271.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.5%42.8%— 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.151.302.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.100.04-0.14 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -32.6%-76.3%-98.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.2%-15.6%-49.5% -1.2%
52-week high $374.75$26.84$0.99 $779.14
52-week low $252.74$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.

MultipleCORELANGIPL
P/E now vs peer median 23.9xmedian 23.9x -56.9xmedian 17.2x -36.0xmedian 17.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 0.3x 2.3xmedian 9.0x 132.9xmedian 9.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.3xmedian 13.4x 11.1xmedian 16.3x -39.5xmedian 16.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.3xmedian 15.5x 29.9xmedian 18.7x -32.5xmedian 18.7x
P/B now vs peer median 19.2xmedian 2.5x 1.7xmedian 2.2x 46.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.34median 1.34 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 monthsCORELANGIPL
Revenue $332.77B $5.02B $187.20K
Gross profit $13.22B $2.78B –
Operating income $3.04B $637.00M -$677.04K
Net income $2.65B -$199.00M -$677.04K
Free cash flow $4.06B $379.00M -$766.04K
R&D – $371.00M $377.99K
EPS (diluted) $13.53 $-0.39 $-0.02
Cash & equivalents $2.82B $530.00M $244.24K
Total debt $11.72B $3.92B $8.62K
Shares (diluted) 193.94M 505.90M 44.54M
Enterprise value $51.80B $9.29B $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
MetricCORELANGIPL
P/E 23.9x -56.9x -36.0x
P/FCF 15.3x 29.9x -32.5x
P/Operating cash flow 12.9x 18.3x -35.0x
P/S 0.2x 2.3x 132.9x
P/B 19.2x 1.7x 46.8x
P/Tangible book -23.1x 3.3x 47.1x
EV/EBITDA 17.3x 11.1x -39.5x
EV/EBIT 23.3x 23.1x -36.4x
EV/Revenue 0.2x 2.9x 131.6x
EV/FCF 17.5x 38.8x -32.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.7x 23.8x -34.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.34 2.89 -0.57

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCORELANGIPL
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.1% 12.0% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.4% 5.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 20.0% 13.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.0% 3.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.1% 22.0% -20.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.5% 59.8% -51.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 38.9% -145.9% -20.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 16.2% -20.8% -51.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 39.3% -145.3% -9.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.9% -19.7% 63.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 176.7% 7.9% 15.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.1% 73.6% -96.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 255.7% 5.0% 9.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.3% 101.8% -101.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCORELANGIPL
Gross margin 4.0% 55.4% –
EBITDA margin 1.2% 26.5% -333.4%
Operating margin 0.9% 12.7% -361.7%
Pretax margin 1.1% -3.3% -361.7%
Net margin 0.8% -4.0% -361.7%
FCF margin 1.2% 7.5% -409.2%
Operating cash flow margin 1.4% 12.3% -379.8%
Return on equity 77.4% -3.0% -120.8%
Return on assets 3.2% -1.5% -119.7%
Return on invested capital 14.4% 6.1% –
Return on capital employed 12.9% 5.5% -121.4%
Asset turnover 4.0x 0.4x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x -3.1x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.0% 1.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCORELANGIPL
Debt / assets 14.0% 28.9% 1.0%
Debt / equity 3.6x 0.6x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 2.5x 0.4x
Debt / FCF 2.9x 10.3x 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 96.1% 51.4% 1.4%
Equity / assets 3.9% 48.6% 98.6%
Interest coverage – 2.6x –
Current ratio 0.9x 2.1x 34.7x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.9x 33.2x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.3x 31.3x
Altman Z-score 4.65 1.46 1,908

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCORELANGIPL
Dividend yield 0.7% – –
Net buyback yield 1.6% – -3.2%
Shareholder yield 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.

ConsensusCORELANGIPL
Forward P/E 19.1xFY2026 20.8xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $17.08FY2026 $1.09FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +6.7%FY2026 +16.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +11.8% +23.9% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $328.56BFY2026 $4.79BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +2.2%FY2026 +1.6%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after -0.3% +19.7% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCORELANGIPL
Held by institutions 0.1% 100.0% –
Institutions holding 3 523 –
Change in shares held, QoQ – +4.4% –
Institutions buying 2 246 –
Institutions selling 0 209 –
Buyers to sellers – 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.

CORELANGIPL
COR 1.00 -0.07 0.00
ELAN -0.07 1.00 0.05
GIPL 0.00 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COR, ELAN and GIPL?

Cencora (COR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cencora (COR) $62.90B, Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) $11.30B, Global Innovative Platforms (GIPL) $24.88M.

Which company is growing faster?

Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cencora (COR) +5.1%, Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) +12.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cencora (COR) has the highest net margin (Cencora (COR) 0.8%, Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) -4.0%, Global Innovative Platforms (GIPL) -361.7%). On return on invested capital, Cencora (COR) leads (Cencora (COR) 14.4%, Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) 6.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) returned the most: Cencora (COR) -3.2%, Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) +1.8%, Global Innovative Platforms (GIPL) -37.5%. Over five years, Cencora (COR) compounded fastest (Cencora (COR) +22.0%/yr, Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) -7.2%/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: Cencora (COR) 0.01%, Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) 0.00%. Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) and Global Innovative Platforms (GIPL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cencora (COR) has been the steadiest (Cencora (COR) 32.7%, 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, COR, 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, 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.