ELAN vs GIPL vs CHWY Stock Comparison

Elanco Animal Health, Global Innovative Platforms and Chewy Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CHWY Chewy, Inc.
$20.64 +10.8% 1M -39.6% 1Y
Market cap
$8.28B
P/E
30.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.07B
Div. yield
–
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionELANGIPLCHWYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.31B $24.88M $8.28B ELAN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -56.9x -36.0x 30.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.8x — 27.2x ELAN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.0% — +5.9% ELAN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.0% -361.7% 2.1% CHWY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.1% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 0.4x 0.0x CHWY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +2.4% -37.5% -39.6% ELAN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.2%/yr -36.9%/yr -22.9%/yr ELAN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.3% 270.9% 47.3% ELAN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 55/100 69/100 CHWY

Percentile Scorecard

ELANGIPLCHWY

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

AxisELANGIPLCHWY
Valuation 94 #38 of 625 61 #244 of 625 57 #20 of 45
Growth 56 #264 of 602 27 #439 of 602 90 #5 of 42
Profitability 84 #91 of 549 39 #334 of 549 56 #18 of 40
Financial Health 32 #443 of 654 98 #12 of 654 61 #19 of 47
Shareholder Returns – 50 #184 of 367 80 #7 of 31
Overall 67 55 69
  • ELAN ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • GIPL ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • CHWY ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodELANGIPLCHWYSPY
1 month +0.9%0.0%+10.8% +0.9%
3 months -14.1%0.0%-11.4% +5.9%
6 months +3.9%-3.8%-20.5% +8.5%
Year to date +0.1%+354.5%-37.5% +13.3%
1 year +2.4%-37.5%-39.6% +12.4%
3 years +155.9%-52.4%+14.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year +36.8%-21.9%+4.6% +23.5%
5 years -31.1%-90.0%-72.8% +68.2%
5 years, per year -7.2%-36.9%-22.9% +11.0%
10 years —-79.2%— +263.4%
10 years, per year —-14.5%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureELANGIPLCHWYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.3%270.9%47.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.8%—48.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.302.260.78 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.06-0.14-0.84 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -76.3%-98.0%-81.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.6%-49.5%-41.6% -0.9%
52-week high $26.84$0.99$35.37 $779.14
52-week low $19.80$0.11$17.51 $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.

MultipleELANGIPLCHWY
P/E now vs peer median -56.9xmedian 17.4x -36.0xmedian 17.4x 30.6xmedian 22.2x
P/S now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 9.1x 132.9xmedian 9.1x 0.6xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.1xmedian 17.1x -39.5xmedian 17.1x 17.5xmedian 12.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 29.9xmedian 19.0x -32.5xmedian 19.0x 14.6xmedian 13.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 2.2x 46.8xmedian 2.2x 22.4xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 2.89median 0.34 -0.57median 0.34 0.40median 0.56

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 monthsELANGIPLCHWY
Revenue $5.02B $187.20K $13.07B
Gross profit $2.78B – $3.91B
Operating income $637.00M -$677.04K $328.20M
Net income -$199.00M -$677.04K $273.70M
Free cash flow $379.00M -$766.04K $568.10M
R&D $371.00M $377.99K –
EPS (diluted) $-0.39 $-0.02 $0.67
Cash & equivalents $530.00M $244.24K $611.00M
Total debt $3.92B $8.62K $591.70M
Shares (diluted) 505.90M 44.54M 410.10M
Enterprise value $9.31B $24.27M $5.57B

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
MetricELANGIPLCHWY
P/E -56.9x -36.0x 30.6x
P/FCF 29.9x -32.5x 14.6x
P/Operating cash flow 18.3x -35.0x 11.6x
P/S 2.3x 132.9x 0.6x
P/B 1.7x 46.8x 22.4x
P/Tangible book 3.3x 47.1x 37.5x
EV/EBITDA 11.1x -39.5x 17.5x
EV/EBIT 23.1x -36.4x 25.2x
EV/Revenue 2.9x 131.6x 0.6x
EV/FCF 38.8x -32.2x 14.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.8x -34.7x 11.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.89 -0.57 0.40

Growth

14 metrics
MetricELANGIPLCHWY
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.0% – 5.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.1% – 6.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.2% – 7.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.9% – 8.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 22.0% -20.9% 102.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 59.8% -51.6% 139.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -145.9% -20.9% 81.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -20.8% -51.6% 73.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -145.3% -9.8% 89.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -19.7% 63.5% 76.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 7.9% 15.8% 17.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 73.6% -96.8% 10.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 5.0% 9.2% 22.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 101.8% -101.8% 18.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricELANGIPLCHWY
Gross margin 55.4% – 29.9%
EBITDA margin 26.5% -333.4% 3.6%
Operating margin 12.7% -361.7% 2.5%
Pretax margin -3.3% -361.7% 2.7%
Net margin -4.0% -361.7% 2.1%
FCF margin 7.5% -409.2% 4.3%
Operating cash flow margin 12.3% -379.8% 5.5%
Return on equity -3.0% -120.8% 68.9%
Return on assets -1.5% -119.7% 7.8%
Return on invested capital 6.1% – –
Return on capital employed 5.5% -121.4% 24.9%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.3x 3.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -3.1x 1.1x 2.6x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% – 2.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricELANGIPLCHWY
Debt / assets 28.9% 1.0% 15.8%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.0x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 0.4x 0.0x
Debt / FCF 10.3x 0.0x 1.0x
Liabilities / assets 51.4% 1.4% 90.1%
Equity / assets 48.6% 98.6% 9.9%
Interest coverage 2.6x – –
Current ratio 2.1x 34.7x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.9x 33.2x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.3x 31.3x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 1.46 1,908 4.70

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricELANGIPLCHWY
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – -3.2% 6.2%
Shareholder yield – -3.2% 6.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusELANGIPLCHWY
Forward P/E 20.8xFY2026 – 27.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.09FY2026 – $0.76FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.0%FY2026 – +46.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +23.9% – +47.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.79BFY2026 – $12.87BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.6%FY2026 – +2.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.7% – +5.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersELANGIPLCHWY
Held by institutions 100.0% – 100.0%
Institutions holding 523 – 511
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.4% – -0.4%
Institutions buying 246 – 277
Institutions selling 209 – 155
Buyers to sellers 1.18 – 1.79

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.

ELANGIPLCHWY
ELAN 1.00 0.05 0.23
GIPL 0.05 1.00 0.01
CHWY 0.23 0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ELAN, GIPL and CHWY?

Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) $11.31B, Global Innovative Platforms (GIPL) $24.88M, Chewy (CHWY) $8.28B.

Which company is growing faster?

Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) +12.0%, Chewy (CHWY) +5.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Chewy (CHWY) has the highest net margin (Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) -4.0%, Global Innovative Platforms (GIPL) -361.7%, Chewy (CHWY) 2.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) returned the most: Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) +2.4%, Global Innovative Platforms (GIPL) -37.5%, Chewy (CHWY) -39.6%. Over five years, Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) compounded fastest (Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) -7.2%/yr, Global Innovative Platforms (GIPL) -36.9%/yr, Chewy (CHWY) -22.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) has been the steadiest (Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) 42.3%, Global Innovative Platforms (GIPL) 270.9%, Chewy (CHWY) 47.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ELAN, GIPL and CHWY?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) 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.