ELAN vs GIPL vs IDXX Stock Comparison

Elanco Animal Health, Global Innovative Platforms and Idexx Laboratories Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group

Head to Head

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Idexx Laboratories leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Idexx Laboratories 7, Elanco Animal Health 2, Global Innovative Platforms 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionELANGIPLIDXXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.61B $24.88M $45.43B IDXX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -58.3x -36.0x 39.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.3x — 36.9x ELAN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.0% — +12.8% IDXX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.0% -361.7% 25.0% IDXX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.1% — 45.6% IDXX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 0.4x 0.5x GIPL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +2.9% -37.5% -8.2% ELAN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.7%/yr -36.9%/yr -2.9%/yr IDXX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.3% 270.9% 32.1% IDXX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 55/100 77/100 IDXX

Percentile Scorecard

ELANGIPLIDXX

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

AxisELANGIPLIDXX
Valuation 94 #39 of 624 62 #237 of 624 75 #155 of 624
Growth 56 #265 of 601 27 #438 of 601 76 #148 of 601
Profitability 84 #89 of 541 40 #327 of 541 97 #17 of 541
Financial Health 32 #441 of 647 98 #12 of 647 46 #350 of 647
Shareholder Returns – 50 #181 of 359 93 #26 of 359
Overall 66 55 77
  • ELAN ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • GIPL ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • IDXX 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

PeriodELANGIPLIDXXSPY
1 month +2.8%0.0%+8.0% +0.7%
3 months -12.2%0.0%+3.1% +3.7%
6 months +3.9%-3.8%+2.7% +7.1%
Year to date +2.7%+354.5%-14.9% +12.8%
1 year +2.9%-37.5%-8.2% +11.9%
3 years +163.8%-52.4%+45.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year +38.2%-21.9%+13.3% +22.8%
5 years -29.3%-90.0%-13.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year -6.7%-36.9%-2.9% +10.9%
10 years —-79.2%+448.3% +262.0%
10 years, per year —-14.5%+18.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureELANGIPLIDXXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.3%270.9%32.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.8%—31.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.292.260.79 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.07-0.14-0.26 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -76.3%-98.0%-51.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.4%-49.5%-24.9% -1.2%
52-week high $26.84$0.99$766.68 $779.14
52-week low $19.80$0.11$504.70 $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.

MultipleELANGIPLIDXX
P/E now vs peer median -58.3xmedian 17.8x -36.0xmedian 17.8x 39.9xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 9.1x 132.9xmedian 9.1x 10.0xmedian 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 15.0x -39.5xmedian 15.0x 28.6xmedian 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 30.6xmedian 21.7x -32.5xmedian 21.7x 36.2xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.2x 46.8xmedian 2.2x 28.2xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.96median 0.35 -0.57median 0.35 2.64median 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 monthsELANGIPLIDXX
Revenue $5.02B $187.20K $4.55B
Gross profit $2.78B – $2.84B
Operating income $637.00M -$677.04K $1.46B
Net income -$199.00M -$677.04K $1.14B
Free cash flow $379.00M -$766.04K $1.25B
R&D $371.00M $377.99K $261.47M
EPS (diluted) $-0.39 $-0.02 $14.37
Cash & equivalents $530.00M $244.24K $196.93M
Total debt $3.92B $8.62K $968.86M
Shares (diluted) 505.90M 44.54M 79.31M
Enterprise value $9.60B $24.27M $44.64B

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
MetricELANGIPLIDXX
P/E -58.3x -36.0x 39.9x
P/FCF 30.6x -32.5x 36.2x
P/Operating cash flow 18.8x -35.0x 33.1x
P/S 2.3x 132.9x 10.0x
P/B 1.8x 46.8x 28.2x
P/Tangible book 3.4x 47.1x 30.0x
EV/EBITDA 11.3x -39.5x 28.6x
EV/EBIT 23.5x -36.4x 31.7x
EV/Revenue 3.0x 131.6x 10.1x
EV/FCF 39.6x -32.2x 36.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.3x -34.7x 33.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.96 -0.57 2.64

Growth

14 metrics
MetricELANGIPLIDXX
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.0% – 12.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.1% – 9.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.2% – 14.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.9% – 10.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 22.0% -20.9% 16.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 59.8% -51.6% 11.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -145.9% -20.9% 15.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -20.8% -51.6% 12.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -145.3% -9.8% 18.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -19.7% 63.5% 15.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 7.9% 15.8% 51.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 73.6% -96.8% 22.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 5.0% 9.2% 59.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 101.8% -101.8% 28.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricELANGIPLIDXX
Gross margin 55.4% – 62.4%
EBITDA margin 26.5% -333.4% 35.4%
Operating margin 12.7% -361.7% 32.0%
Pretax margin -3.3% -361.7% 31.3%
Net margin -4.0% -361.7% 25.0%
FCF margin 7.5% -409.2% 27.5%
Operating cash flow margin 12.3% -379.8% 30.1%
Return on equity -3.0% -120.8% 71.9%
Return on assets -1.5% -119.7% 33.4%
Return on invested capital 6.1% – 45.6%
Return on capital employed 5.5% -121.4% 68.6%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.3x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -3.1x 1.1x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% – 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricELANGIPLIDXX
Debt / assets 28.9% 1.0% 28.1%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.0x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 0.4x 0.5x
Debt / FCF 10.3x 0.0x 0.8x
Liabilities / assets 51.4% 1.4% 53.2%
Equity / assets 48.6% 98.6% 46.8%
Interest coverage 2.6x – 38.6x
Current ratio 2.1x 34.7x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.9x 33.2x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.3x 31.3x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 1.48 1,908 20.55

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricELANGIPLIDXX
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – -3.2% 2.3%
Shareholder yield – -3.2% 2.3%
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.

ConsensusELANGIPLIDXX
Forward P/E 21.3xFY2026 – 36.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.09FY2026 – $15.63FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.0%FY2026 – +19.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +23.9% – +12.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.79BFY2026 – $5.00BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.6%FY2026 – +16.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.7% – +0.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersELANGIPLIDXX
Held by institutions 100.0% – 93.6%
Institutions holding 524 – 1,290
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.4% – +4.1%
Institutions buying 246 – 588
Institutions selling 210 – 496
Buyers to sellers 1.17 – 1.19

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.

ELANGIPLIDXX
ELAN 1.00 0.05 0.40
GIPL 0.05 1.00 0.06
IDXX 0.40 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ELAN, GIPL and IDXX?

Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) $11.61B, Global Innovative Platforms (GIPL) $24.88M, Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) $45.43B.

Which company is growing faster?

Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) +12.0%, Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) +12.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) has the highest net margin (Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) -4.0%, Global Innovative Platforms (GIPL) -361.7%, Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) 25.0%). On return on invested capital, Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) leads (Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) 6.1%, Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) 45.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) returned the most: Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) +2.9%, Global Innovative Platforms (GIPL) -37.5%, Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) -8.2%. Over five years, Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) compounded fastest (Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) -6.7%/yr, Global Innovative Platforms (GIPL) -36.9%/yr, Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) -2.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) has been the steadiest (Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) 42.3%, Global Innovative Platforms (GIPL) 270.9%, Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) 32.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) leads on 7. 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.