ELAN vs COR vs ICCC Stock Comparison

Elanco Animal Health, Cencora and Immucell Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
COR Cencora, Inc.
$330.24 +7.6% 1M -0.7% 1Y
Market cap
$63.39B
P/E
24.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$332.77B
Div. yield
0.01%
Drug Distribution Healthcare
6 wins
ICCC Immucell Corp /De/
$10.24 +3.6% 1M +68.4% 1Y
Market cap
$92.91M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$26.76M
Div. yield
–
Animal Health Healthcare
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionELANCORICCCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.35B $63.39B $92.91M COR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -57.0x 24.2x -142.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.1x 19.3x — COR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.0% +5.1% -5.3% ELAN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.0% 0.8% -2.4% COR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.1% 14.4% 6.5% COR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 2.2x -0.1x ICCC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +4.2% -0.7% +68.4% ICCC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.2%/yr +22.6%/yr +2.9%/yr COR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.3% 32.8% 50.5% COR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 51/100 73/100 ICCC

Percentile Scorecard

ELANCORICCC

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

AxisELANCORICCC
Valuation 94 #41 of 626 54 #12 of 25 86 #86 of 626
Growth 56 #266 of 604 74 #7 of 24 65 #213 of 604
Profitability 83 #94 of 555 57 #11 of 24 83 #96 of 555
Financial Health 33 #444 of 658 24 #20 of 26 58 #279 of 658
Shareholder Returns – 47 #9 of 16 –
Overall 66 51 73
  • ELAN ranked among 673 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • COR ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • ICCC ranked among 673 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodELANCORICCCSPY
1 month +2.9%+7.6%+3.6% -0.8%
3 months -9.6%+6.1%-8.0% +3.5%
6 months +4.0%+6.5%+24.1% +7.0%
Year to date +1.5%-2.2%+66.5% +12.2%
1 year +4.2%-0.7%+68.4% +13.0%
3 years +159.5%+76.0%+115.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +37.5%+20.8%+29.1% +23.1%
5 years -31.0%+176.2%+15.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year -7.2%+22.6%+2.9% +11.0%
10 years —+316.1%+75.0% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+15.3%+5.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureELANCORICCCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.3%32.8%50.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.0%39.6%47.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.31-0.150.39 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.10-0.021.36 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -76.3%-32.6%-67.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.4%-11.9%-12.6% -1.8%
52-week high $26.84$374.75$11.72 $779.14
52-week low $19.80$252.74$4.56 $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.

MultipleELANCORICCC
P/E now vs peer median -57.7xmedian 17.1x 24.3xmedian 24.3x -142.3xmedian 17.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 8.8x 0.2xmedian 0.3x 3.5xmedian 8.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.2xmedian 17.1x 17.5xmedian 13.5x 18.1xmedian 17.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 30.3xmedian 18.0x 15.5xmedian 15.6x —median 18.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 2.1x 19.5xmedian 2.5x 3.0xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 2.93median 0.31 1.36median 1.33 -2.59median 0.31

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 monthsELANCORICCC
Revenue $5.02B $332.77B $26.76M
Gross profit $2.78B $13.22B $10.53M
Operating income $637.00M $3.04B $2.47M
Net income -$199.00M $2.65B -$652.35K
Free cash flow $379.00M $4.06B –
R&D $371.00M – $2.40M
EPS (diluted) $-0.39 $13.53 $-0.07
Cash & equivalents $530.00M $2.82B $8.86M
Total debt $3.92B $11.72B $8.30M
Shares (diluted) 505.90M 193.94M 9.19M
Enterprise value $9.34B $52.29B $70.36M

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
MetricELANCORICCC
P/E -57.7x 24.3x -142.3x
P/FCF 30.3x 15.5x –
P/Operating cash flow 18.6x 13.1x –
P/S 2.3x 0.2x 3.5x
P/B 1.7x 19.5x 3.0x
P/Tangible book 3.4x -23.4x 3.0x
EV/EBITDA 11.2x 17.5x 18.1x
EV/EBIT 23.3x 23.6x 37.5x
EV/Revenue 3.0x 0.2x 3.5x
EV/FCF 39.2x 17.7x –
EV/Operating cash flow 24.1x 14.9x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.93 1.36 -2.59

Growth

14 metrics
MetricELANCORICCC
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.0% 5.1% -5.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.1% 9.4% 19.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.2% 20.0% -0.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.9% 15.0% 36.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 22.0% 11.1% 42.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 59.8% 9.5% 34.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -145.9% 38.9% -137.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -20.8% 16.2% 52.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -145.3% 39.3% -136.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -19.7% 17.9% 55.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 7.9% 176.7% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 73.6% 14.1% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 5.0% 255.7% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 101.8% 13.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricELANCORICCC
Gross margin 55.4% 4.0% 39.3%
EBITDA margin 26.5% 1.2% 19.0%
Operating margin 12.7% 0.9% 9.2%
Pretax margin -3.3% 1.1% -2.2%
Net margin -4.0% 0.8% -2.4%
FCF margin 7.5% 1.2% –
Operating cash flow margin 12.3% 1.4% –
Return on equity -3.0% 77.4% -2.2%
Return on assets -1.5% 3.2% -1.5%
Return on invested capital 6.1% 14.4% 6.5%
Return on capital employed 5.5% 12.9% 6.1%
Asset turnover 0.4x 4.0x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -3.1x 1.8x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 0.0% 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricELANCORICCC
Debt / assets 28.9% 14.0% 17.8%
Debt / equity 0.6x 3.6x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 2.2x -0.1x
Debt / FCF 10.3x 2.9x –
Liabilities / assets 51.4% 96.1% 32.7%
Equity / assets 48.6% 3.9% 67.3%
Interest coverage 2.6x – 5.3x
Current ratio 2.1x 0.9x 4.8x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.5x 2.7x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.0x 2.0x
Altman Z-score 1.47 4.66 4.49

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricELANCORICCC
Dividend yield – 0.7% –
Net buyback yield – 1.6% –
Shareholder yield – 2.3% –
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.

ConsensusELANCORICCC
Forward P/E 21.1xFY2026 19.3xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.09FY2026 $17.08FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +16.0%FY2026 +6.7%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +23.9% +11.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.79BFY2026 $328.56BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +1.6%FY2026 +2.2%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +19.7% -0.3% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersELANCORICCC
Held by institutions 100.0% 94.7% 14.7%
Institutions holding 523 1,342 31
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.4% +15.7% -2.6%
Institutions buying 246 542 14
Institutions selling 209 609 7
Buyers to sellers 1.18 0.89 2.00

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.

ELANCORICCC
ELAN 1.00 -0.07 -0.03
COR -0.07 1.00 0.02
ICCC -0.03 0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ELAN, COR and ICCC?

Cencora (COR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) $11.35B, Cencora (COR) $63.39B, Immucell (ICCC) $92.91M.

Which company is growing faster?

Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) +12.0%, Cencora (COR) +5.1%, Immucell (ICCC) -5.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cencora (COR) has the highest net margin (Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) -4.0%, Cencora (COR) 0.8%, Immucell (ICCC) -2.4%). On return on invested capital, Cencora (COR) leads (Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) 6.1%, Cencora (COR) 14.4%, Immucell (ICCC) 6.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Immucell (ICCC) returned the most: Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) +4.2%, Cencora (COR) -0.7%, Immucell (ICCC) +68.4%. Over five years, Cencora (COR) compounded fastest (Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) -7.2%/yr, Cencora (COR) +22.6%/yr, Immucell (ICCC) +2.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) 0.00%, Cencora (COR) 0.01%, Immucell (ICCC) 0.00%. Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) and Immucell (ICCC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cencora (COR) has been the steadiest (Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) 42.3%, Cencora (COR) 32.8%, Immucell (ICCC) 50.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ELAN, COR and ICCC?

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.