COR vs GIPL vs PAHC Stock Comparison

Cencora, Global Innovative Platforms and Phibro Animal Health Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
COR Cencora, Inc.
$325.38 +6.0% 1M -3.2% 1Y
Market cap
$62.09B
P/E
23.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$332.77B
Div. yield
0.74%
Drug Distribution Healthcare
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Phibro Animal Health leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Phibro Animal Health 6, Cencora 5, Global Innovative Platforms 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCORGIPLPAHCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $62.09B $24.88M $1.56B COR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.9x -36.0x 15.6x PAHC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.1x — 11.2x PAHC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.1% — +17.1% PAHC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.8% -361.7% 6.6% PAHC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.4% — 14.2% COR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 0.4x 2.1x GIPL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.74% — 1.25% PAHC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -3.2% -37.5% -8.0% COR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +22.0%/yr -36.9%/yr +11.6%/yr COR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.7% 271.4% 55.5% COR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 55/100 68/100 PAHC

Percentile Scorecard

CORGIPLPAHC

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

AxisCORGIPLPAHC
Valuation 58 #11 of 25 62 #241 of 625 92 #54 of 625
Growth 74 #7 of 24 27 #442 of 602 85 #90 of 602
Profitability 52 #12 of 24 39 #335 of 551 86 #81 of 551
Financial Health 24 #20 of 26 98 #12 of 656 26 #485 of 656
Shareholder Returns 43 #9 of 15 50 #183 of 365 54 #170 of 365
Overall 50 55 68
  • COR ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • GIPL ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • PAHC 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

PeriodCORGIPLPAHCSPY
1 month +6.0%0.0%+11.4% -0.2%
3 months +1.8%0.0%+5.5% +3.9%
6 months +4.3%-3.8%-29.3% +8.2%
Year to date -3.7%+354.5%+2.7% +12.9%
1 year -3.2%-37.5%-8.0% +12.3%
3 years +73.4%-52.4%+256.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +20.2%-21.9%+52.8% +23.3%
5 years +169.6%-90.0%+73.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year +22.0%-36.9%+11.6% +10.9%
10 years +309.3%-82.9%+49.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year +15.1%-16.2%+4.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCORGIPLPAHCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.7%271.4%55.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.5%—59.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.152.270.75 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.10-0.14-0.14 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -32.6%-98.0%-57.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.2%-49.5%-35.6% -1.2%
52-week high $374.75$0.99$59.58 $779.14
52-week low $252.74$0.11$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.

MultipleCORGIPLPAHC
P/E now vs peer median 23.9xmedian 23.9x -36.0xmedian 17.2x 15.6xmedian 17.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 0.3x 132.9xmedian 9.0x 1.0xmedian 9.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.3xmedian 13.4x -39.5xmedian 16.3x 8.2xmedian 16.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.3xmedian 15.5x -32.5xmedian 18.7x 157.7xmedian 18.7x
P/B now vs peer median 19.2xmedian 2.5x 46.8xmedian 2.2x 4.0xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.34median 1.34 -0.57median 0.33 0.35median 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 monthsCORGIPLPAHC
Revenue $332.77B $187.20K $1.52B
Gross profit $13.22B – $512.52M
Operating income $3.04B -$677.04K $194.40M
Net income $2.65B -$677.04K $99.72M
Free cash flow $4.06B -$766.04K $9.87M
R&D – $377.99K –
EPS (diluted) $13.53 $-0.02 $2.43
Cash & equivalents $2.82B $244.24K $61.42M
Total debt $11.72B $8.62K $2.49B
Shares (diluted) 193.94M 44.54M 40.96M
Enterprise value $51.18B $24.27M $1.24B

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
MetricCORGIPLPAHC
P/E 23.9x -36.0x 15.6x
P/FCF 15.3x -32.5x 157.7x
P/Operating cash flow 12.9x -35.0x 22.6x
P/S 0.2x 132.9x 1.0x
P/B 19.2x 46.8x 4.0x
P/Tangible book -23.1x 47.1x 4.4x
EV/EBITDA 17.3x -39.5x 8.2x
EV/EBIT 23.3x -36.4x 10.8x
EV/Revenue 0.2x 131.6x 1.4x
EV/FCF 17.5x -32.2x 211.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.7x -34.7x 30.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.34 -0.57 0.35

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCORGIPLPAHC
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.1% – 17.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.4% – 15.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 20.0% – 28.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.0% – 19.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.1% -20.9% 76.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.5% -51.6% 39.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 38.9% -20.9% 106.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 16.2% -51.6% 45.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 39.3% -9.8% 105.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.9% 63.5% 44.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 176.7% 15.8% -13.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.1% -96.8% 73.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 255.7% 9.2% -76.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.3% -101.8% 31.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCORGIPLPAHC
Gross margin 4.0% – 33.8%
EBITDA margin 1.2% -333.4% 16.8%
Operating margin 0.9% -361.7% 12.8%
Pretax margin 1.1% -361.7% 9.0%
Net margin 0.8% -361.7% 6.6%
FCF margin 1.2% -409.2% 0.6%
Operating cash flow margin 1.4% -379.8% 4.5%
Return on equity 77.4% -120.8% 26.7%
Return on assets 3.2% -119.7% 6.8%
Return on invested capital 14.4% – 14.2%
Return on capital employed 12.9% -121.4% 16.8%
Asset turnover 4.0x 0.3x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.1x 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.0% – 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCORGIPLPAHC
Debt / assets 14.0% 1.0% 41.1%
Debt / equity 3.6x 0.0x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 0.4x 2.1x
Debt / FCF 2.9x 0.0x 62.5x
Liabilities / assets 96.1% 1.4% 74.3%
Equity / assets 3.9% 98.6% 25.7%
Interest coverage – – 4.2x
Current ratio 0.9x 34.7x 3.0x
Quick ratio 0.5x 33.2x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.0x 31.3x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 4.65 1,908 3.10

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCORGIPLPAHC
Dividend yield 0.7% – 1.3%
Net buyback yield 1.6% -3.2% –
Shareholder yield 2.3% -3.2% 1.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 17.7% – 19.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) 11.5% – 197.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) 8.7% – 0.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 5.7% – 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.

ConsensusCORGIPLPAHC
Forward P/E 19.1xFY2026 – 11.2xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $17.08FY2026 – $3.42FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +6.7%FY2026 – +6.2%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +11.8% – +9.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $328.56BFY2026 – $1.53BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +2.2%FY2026 – +0.6%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after -0.3% – -0.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCORGIPLPAHC
Held by institutions 0.1% – 51.5%
Institutions holding 3 – 208
Change in shares held, QoQ – – +3.1%
Institutions buying 2 – 117
Institutions selling 0 – 73
Buyers to sellers – – 1.60

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.

CORGIPLPAHC
COR 1.00 0.00 0.12
GIPL 0.00 1.00 0.06
PAHC 0.12 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COR, GIPL and PAHC?

Cencora (COR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cencora (COR) $62.09B, Global Innovative Platforms (GIPL) $24.88M, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) $1.56B.

Which stock is cheaper, COR, GIPL and PAHC?

Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cencora (COR) 23.9x, Global Innovative Platforms (GIPL) -36.0x, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) 15.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) is cheapest (Cencora (COR) 19.1x, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) 11.2x). 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: Cencora (COR) +5.1%, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) +17.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) has the highest net margin (Cencora (COR) 0.8%, Global Innovative Platforms (GIPL) -361.7%, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) 6.6%). On return on invested capital, Cencora (COR) leads (Cencora (COR) 14.4%, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) 14.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cencora (COR) returned the most: Cencora (COR) -3.2%, Global Innovative Platforms (GIPL) -37.5%, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) -8.0%. Over five years, Cencora (COR) compounded fastest (Cencora (COR) +22.0%/yr, Global Innovative Platforms (GIPL) -36.9%/yr, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) +11.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) has the highest dividend yield: Cencora (COR) 0.74%, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) 1.25%. 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%, Global Innovative Platforms (GIPL) 271.4%, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) 55.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, COR, GIPL 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, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) 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.