ELAN vs PAHC vs ZOMDF Stock Comparison

Elanco Animal Health, Phibro Animal Health and Zomedica Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ZOMDF Zomedica Corp.
$0.09 +12.5% 1M +12.5% 1Y
Market cap
$92.61M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$36.88M
Div. yield
–
Animal Health Healthcare
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Phibro Animal Health leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Phibro Animal Health 5, Zomedica 3, Elanco Animal Health 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionELANPAHCZOMDFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.29B $1.53B $92.61M ELAN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -61.7x 15.3x -4.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.1x 11.3x — PAHC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.0% +17.1% +30.1% ZOMDF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.0% 6.6% -51.4% PAHC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.1% 14.2% — PAHC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 2.1x — PAHC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +8.7% -7.9% +12.5% ZOMDF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.7%/yr +11.7%/yr -29.6%/yr PAHC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.4% 55.6% 104.2% ELAN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 68/100 74/100 ZOMDF

Percentile Scorecard

ELANPAHCZOMDF

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

AxisELANPAHCZOMDF
Valuation 94 #39 of 624 92 #51 of 624 69 #193 of 624
Growth 56 #265 of 601 85 #89 of 601 79 #130 of 601
Profitability 84 #89 of 541 85 #81 of 541 73 #146 of 541
Financial Health 32 #441 of 647 26 #481 of 647 74 #167 of 647
Shareholder Returns – 53 #169 of 359 –
Overall 66 68 74
  • ELAN ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • PAHC ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • ZOMDF 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

PeriodELANPAHCZOMDFSPY
1 month +8.8%+4.0%+12.5% -2.3%
3 months -6.3%+4.3%0.0% -0.7%
6 months +7.0%-29.2%-10.0% +4.8%
Year to date +6.4%+3.7%-10.0% +10.3%
1 year +8.7%-7.9%+12.5% +10.3%
3 years +150.6%+213.9%-52.6% +73.0%
3 years, per year +35.9%+46.5%-22.1% +20.1%
5 years -25.3%+74.0%-82.7% +61.9%
5 years, per year -5.7%+11.7%-29.6% +10.1%
10 years —+44.8%— +258.6%
10 years, per year —+3.8%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureELANPAHCZOMDFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.4%55.6%104.2% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.9%59.8%161.8% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.270.740.14 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.21-0.140.12 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -76.3%-57.9%-94.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.3%-35.0%-40.0% -3.5%
52-week high $26.84$59.58$0.15 $779.14
52-week low $19.80$28.52$0.07 $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.

MultipleELANPAHCZOMDF
P/E now vs peer median -58.3xmedian 17.8x 15.8xmedian 17.8x -4.7xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 9.1x 1.0xmedian 9.1x 2.4xmedian 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 15.0x 8.3xmedian 15.0x -3.3xmedian 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 30.6xmedian 21.7x 159.7xmedian 21.7x -6.5xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.2x 4.1xmedian 2.2x 0.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.96median 0.35 0.35median 0.35 -5.51median 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 monthsELANPAHCZOMDF
Revenue $5.02B $1.52B $36.88M
Gross profit $2.78B $512.52M $24.13M
Operating income $637.00M $194.40M -$20.75M
Net income -$199.00M $99.72M -$18.95M
Free cash flow $379.00M $9.87M -$13.67M
R&D $371.00M – $5.65M
EPS (diluted) $-0.39 $2.43 $-0.02
Cash & equivalents $530.00M $61.42M $7.19M
Total debt $3.92B $616.79M –
Shares (diluted) 505.90M 40.96M 979.95M
Enterprise value $10.28B $1.21B -$105.42M

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
MetricELANPAHCZOMDF
P/E -58.3x 15.8x -4.7x
P/FCF 30.6x 159.7x -6.5x
P/Operating cash flow 18.8x 22.9x -6.6x
P/S 2.3x 1.0x 2.4x
P/B 1.8x 4.1x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 3.4x 4.4x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA 11.3x 8.3x -3.3x
EV/EBIT 23.5x 10.9x -2.1x
EV/Revenue 3.0x 1.4x 1.2x
EV/FCF 39.6x 213.9x -3.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.3x 30.6x -3.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.96 0.35 -5.51

Growth

14 metrics
MetricELANPAHCZOMDF
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.0% 17.1% 30.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.1% 15.8% 18.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.2% 28.1% 22.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.9% 19.8% 15.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 22.0% 76.0% 76.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 59.8% 39.3% 7.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -145.9% 106.6% 77.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -20.8% 45.2% 0.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -145.3% 105.2% 77.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -19.7% 44.6% 0.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 7.9% -13.9% 37.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 73.6% 73.0% -0.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 5.0% -76.4% 41.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 101.8% 31.2% 8.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricELANPAHCZOMDF
Gross margin 55.4% 33.8% 65.4%
EBITDA margin 26.5% 16.8% -35.8%
Operating margin 12.7% 12.8% -56.3%
Pretax margin -3.3% 9.0% -51.8%
Net margin -4.0% 6.6% -51.4%
FCF margin 7.5% 0.6% -37.1%
Operating cash flow margin 12.3% 4.5% -36.2%
Return on equity -3.0% 26.7% -17.4%
Return on assets -1.5% 6.8% -15.8%
Return on invested capital 6.1% 14.2% –
Return on capital employed 5.5% 16.8% -18.7%
Asset turnover 0.4x 1.0x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -3.1x 0.7x 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 0.1% 6.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricELANPAHCZOMDF
Debt / assets 28.9% 41.1% –
Debt / equity 0.6x 1.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 2.1x –
Debt / FCF 10.3x 62.5x –
Liabilities / assets 51.4% 74.3% 9.2%
Equity / assets 48.6% 25.7% 90.8%
Interest coverage 2.6x 4.2x –
Current ratio 2.1x 3.0x 6.4x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.1x 5.6x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.3x 4.9x
Altman Z-score 1.48 3.11 1.45

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricELANPAHCZOMDF
Dividend yield – 1.2% –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – 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.

ConsensusELANPAHCZOMDF
Forward P/E 22.1xFY2026 11.3xFY2027 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.09FY2026 $3.42FY2027 $-0.03FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.0%FY2026 +6.2%FY2027 –
EPS growth, the year after +23.9% +9.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.79BFY2026 $1.53BFY2027 $46.29MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.6%FY2026 +0.6%FY2027 +44.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.7% -0.2% +31.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersELANPAHCZOMDF
Held by institutions 100.0% 51.5% 0.0%
Institutions holding 524 209 6
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.4% +3.0% -98.8%
Institutions buying 246 117 2
Institutions selling 210 74 0
Buyers to sellers 1.17 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.

ELANPAHCZOMDF
ELAN 1.00 0.50 0.02
PAHC 0.50 1.00 0.01
ZOMDF 0.02 0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ELAN, PAHC and ZOMDF?

Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) $12.29B, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) $1.53B, Zomedica (ZOMDF) $92.61M.

Which company is growing faster?

Zomedica (ZOMDF) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) +12.0%, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) +17.1%, Zomedica (ZOMDF) +30.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) has the highest net margin (Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) -4.0%, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) 6.6%, Zomedica (ZOMDF) -51.4%). On return on invested capital, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) leads (Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) 6.1%, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) 14.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Zomedica (ZOMDF) returned the most: Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) +8.7%, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) -7.9%, Zomedica (ZOMDF) +12.5%. Over five years, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) compounded fastest (Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) -5.7%/yr, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) +11.7%/yr, Zomedica (ZOMDF) -29.6%/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%, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) 0.01%, Zomedica (ZOMDF) 0.00%. Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) and Zomedica (ZOMDF) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) has been the steadiest (Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) 42.4%, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) 55.6%, Zomedica (ZOMDF) 104.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ELAN, PAHC and ZOMDF?

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.