CSCIF vs ESI vs PAHC Stock Comparison

COSCIENS Biopharma, Element Solutions and Phibro Animal Health Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CSCIF COSCIENS Biopharma Inc.
$6.44 -3.3% 1M +150.6% 1Y
Market cap
$20.50M
P/E
5.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.89M
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
3 wins
ESI Element Solutions Inc
$35.39 -1.6% 1M +33.9% 1Y
Market cap
$8.26B
P/E
40.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.49B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Phibro Animal Health leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Phibro Animal Health 5, Element Solutions 3, COSCIENS Biopharma 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCSCIFESIPAHCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $20.50M $8.26B $1.57B ESI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 5.0x 40.3x 15.8x CSCIF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 20.6x 11.4x PAHC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -11.6% +39.6% +17.1% ESI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 51.4% 5.9% 6.6% CSCIF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 5.4% 14.2% PAHC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.2x 2.1x PAHC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +150.6% +33.9% -5.7% CSCIF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -35.8%/yr +9.3%/yr +12.1%/yr PAHC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 209.8% 47.0% 55.6% ESI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 48/100 68/100 PAHC

Percentile Scorecard

CSCIFESIPAHC

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

AxisCSCIFESIPAHC
Valuation 15 #80 of 94 38 #59 of 94 92 #51 of 624
Growth 30 #65 of 92 75 #24 of 92 85 #89 of 601
Profitability 45 #48 of 86 58 #37 of 86 85 #81 of 541
Financial Health 77 #22 of 93 42 #54 of 93 26 #481 of 647
Shareholder Returns – 29 #51 of 71 53 #169 of 359
Overall 42 48 68
  • CSCIF ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • ESI ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • 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

PeriodCSCIFESIPAHCSPY
1 month -3.3%-1.6%+9.6% +0.7%
3 months +28.8%-0.6%+6.6% +3.7%
6 months +242.6%-16.9%-26.9% +7.1%
Year to date +212.6%+41.6%+4.0% +12.8%
1 year +150.6%+33.9%-5.7% +11.9%
3 years +5.9%+94.5%+255.2% +85.2%
3 years, per year +1.9%+24.8%+52.6% +22.8%
5 years -89.1%+55.8%+77.1% +67.6%
5 years, per year -35.8%+9.3%+12.1% +10.9%
10 years -98.3%+391.5%+49.2% +262.0%
10 years, per year -33.5%+17.3%+4.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCSCIFESIPAHCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 209.8%47.0%55.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 204.0%47.4%60.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.982.190.74 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.720.72-0.10 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -98.8%-40.3%-57.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.4%-27.9%-34.8% -1.2%
52-week high $7.35$49.09$59.58 $779.14
52-week low $0.79$22.99$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.

MultipleCSCIFESIPAHC
P/E now vs peer median 5.0xmedian 21.0x 42.0xmedian 21.0x 15.8xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 1.4x 2.5xmedian 1.4x 1.0xmedian 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -2.4xmedian 12.9x 18.1xmedian 12.9x 8.3xmedian 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -2.3xmedian 15.5x 46.9xmedian 15.5x 159.7xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.7x 3.0xmedian 1.7x 4.1xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.94median 1.68 0.75median 1.68 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 monthsCSCIFESIPAHC
Revenue $7.89M $3.49B $1.52B
Gross profit $3.00M $1.28B $512.52M
Operating income -$7.79M $408.70M $194.40M
Net income $4.05M $205.20M $99.72M
Free cash flow -$8.86M $182.90M $9.87M
R&D $1.99M $80.00M –
EPS (diluted) $1.28 $0.84 $2.43
Cash & equivalents $5.01M $224.90M $61.42M
Total debt – $2.08B $2.49B
Shares (diluted) 3.17M 243.70M 40.96M
Enterprise value -$9.67M $7.04B $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
MetricCSCIFESIPAHC
P/E 5.0x 42.0x 15.8x
P/FCF -2.3x 46.9x 159.7x
P/Operating cash flow -2.3x 30.3x 22.9x
P/S 2.6x 2.5x 1.0x
P/B 1.3x 3.0x 4.1x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 4.5x 4.4x
EV/EBITDA -2.4x 18.1x 8.3x
EV/EBIT -2.0x 25.6x 10.9x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 3.0x 1.4x
EV/FCF -1.7x 57.1x 213.9x
EV/Operating cash flow -1.8x 36.9x 30.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.94 0.75 0.35

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCSCIFESIPAHC
Revenue growth (1Y) -11.6% 39.6% 17.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -20.4% 14.4% 15.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -28.5% 21.5% 28.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -32.3% 11.7% 19.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 59.2% 17.6% 76.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -67.1% 31.9% 39.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 123.1% -14.4% 106.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 30.3% 56.0% 45.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 118.8% -15.0% 105.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -5.3% 55.8% 44.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 37.6% -16.0% -13.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -74.7% -4.2% 73.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 41.9% -32.2% -76.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -79.7% -12.3% 31.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCSCIFESIPAHC
Gross margin 38.0% 36.6% 33.8%
EBITDA margin -83.6% 16.6% 16.8%
Operating margin -98.8% 11.7% 12.8%
Pretax margin -87.2% 9.0% 9.0%
Net margin 51.4% 5.9% 6.6%
FCF margin -112.4% 5.2% 0.6%
Operating cash flow margin -111.2% 8.1% 4.5%
Return on equity 42.3% 7.2% 26.7%
Return on assets 20.1% 3.5% 6.8%
Return on invested capital – 5.4% 14.2%
Return on capital employed -42.2% 7.8% 16.8%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.6x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.2x 1.4x 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 2.4% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCSCIFESIPAHC
Debt / assets – 35.5% 41.1%
Debt / equity – 0.7x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.2x 2.1x
Debt / FCF – 11.4x 62.5x
Liabilities / assets 18.7% 50.7% 74.3%
Equity / assets 81.3% 49.3% 25.7%
Interest coverage -54.1x – 4.2x
Current ratio 5.6x 2.8x 3.0x
Quick ratio 4.2x 1.7x 1.1x
Cash ratio 3.0x 0.4x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 2.31 2.58 3.11

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCSCIFESIPAHC
Dividend yield – 0.9% 1.2%
Net buyback yield – 0.5% –
Shareholder yield – 1.4% 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.

ConsensusCSCIFESIPAHC
Forward P/E – 20.6xFY2026 11.4xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year – $1.72FY2026 $3.42FY2027
EPS growth, next FY – +15.4%FY2026 +6.2%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after – +33.7% +9.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $3.86BFY2026 $1.53BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY – +51.4%FY2026 +0.6%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after – +2.3% -0.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCSCIFESIPAHC
Held by institutions – 100.0% 51.5%
Institutions holding – 500 209
Change in shares held, QoQ – +0.7% +3.0%
Institutions buying – 270 117
Institutions selling – 176 74
Buyers to sellers – 1.53 1.58

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.

CSCIFESIPAHC
CSCIF 1.00 -0.14 -0.01
ESI -0.14 1.00 0.13
PAHC -0.01 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CSCIF, ESI and PAHC?

Element Solutions (ESI) is the largest by market capitalisation: COSCIENS Biopharma (CSCIF) $20.50M, Element Solutions (ESI) $8.26B, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) $1.57B.

Which stock is cheaper, CSCIF, ESI and PAHC?

COSCIENS Biopharma (CSCIF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (COSCIENS Biopharma (CSCIF) 5.0x, Element Solutions (ESI) 40.3x, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) 15.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) is cheapest (Element Solutions (ESI) 20.6x, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) 11.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Element Solutions (ESI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: COSCIENS Biopharma (CSCIF) -11.6%, Element Solutions (ESI) +39.6%, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) +17.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

COSCIENS Biopharma (CSCIF) has the highest net margin (COSCIENS Biopharma (CSCIF) 51.4%, Element Solutions (ESI) 5.9%, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) 6.6%). On return on invested capital, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) leads (Element Solutions (ESI) 5.4%, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) 14.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year COSCIENS Biopharma (CSCIF) returned the most: COSCIENS Biopharma (CSCIF) +150.6%, Element Solutions (ESI) +33.9%, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) -5.7%. Over five years, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) compounded fastest (COSCIENS Biopharma (CSCIF) -35.8%/yr, Element Solutions (ESI) +9.3%/yr, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) +12.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Element Solutions (ESI) 0.00%, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) 0.01%. COSCIENS Biopharma (CSCIF) and Element Solutions (ESI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Element Solutions (ESI) has been the steadiest (COSCIENS Biopharma (CSCIF) 209.8%, Element Solutions (ESI) 47.0%, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) 55.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CSCIF, ESI 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 5. 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.