ELTP vs GELS vs GRFS Stock Comparison

Elite Pharmaceuticals, Gelteq and Grifols Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GELS Gelteq Ltd
$0.46 -16.4% 1M -62.0% 1Y
Market cap
$4.46M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Contract Manufacturing Healthcare
GRFS Grifols SA
$8.10 +10.2% 1M -13.6% 1Y
Market cap
$5.54B
P/E
12.1x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Biotechnology Healthcare
3 wins

Head to Head

6 decided of 12

Grifols leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Grifols 3, Elite Pharmaceuticals 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionELTPGELSGRFSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $259.61M $4.46M $5.54B GRFS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 4.6x — 12.1x ELTP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 8.6x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +33.7% — — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 40.2% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 29.2% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.0x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -61.3% -62.0% -13.6% GRFS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +43.1%/yr — -9.4%/yr ELTP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 57.4% 159.5% 32.4% GRFS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 88/100 — 56/100 ELTP

Percentile Scorecard

ELTPGELSGRFS

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

AxisELTPGELSGRFS
Valuation 98 #14 of 625 – 99 #7 of 625
Growth 91 #54 of 602 – –
Profitability 91 #50 of 551 – –
Financial Health 76 #157 of 656 67 #5 of 13 14 #564 of 656
Shareholder Returns 86 #52 of 365 – 56 #161 of 365
Overall 88 – 56
  • ELTP ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • GELS ranked among 13 companies in Pharma Services
  • GRFS ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodELTPGELSGRFSSPY
1 month -7.7%-16.4%+10.2% -0.2%
3 months -36.8%-22.0%+1.2% +3.9%
6 months -31.4%-31.3%+0.4% +8.2%
Year to date -51.0%-42.5%-13.4% +12.9%
1 year -61.3%-62.0%-13.6% +12.3%
3 years +100.0%—+3.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year +26.0%—+1.1% +23.3%
5 years +500.0%—-39.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year +43.1%—-9.4% +10.9%
10 years +41.2%—-44.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year +3.5%—-5.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureELTPGELSGRFSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 57.4%159.5%32.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 71.6%122.0%34.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.692.070.95 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.07-0.39-0.42 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.4%-91.9%-58.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -64.7%-69.9%-16.7% -1.2%
52-week high $0.68$1.53$9.72 $779.14
52-week low $0.22$0.39$7.02 $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.

MultipleELTPGELSGRFS
P/E now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 17.2x —median 32.1x 12.1xmedian 17.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 9.0x —median 2.6x 0.6xmedian 9.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.1xmedian 16.3x —median 38.1x —median 16.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.8xmedian 18.7x -6.9xmedian 21.5x 7.8xmedian 18.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 2.2x 0.5xmedian 3.1x 0.6xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.04median 0.33 —median 2.03 —median 0.33

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 monthsELTPGELSGRFS
Revenue $141.01M – –
Gross profit $61.31M – –
Operating income $34.94M – –
Net income $56.67M – –
Free cash flow $17.53M – –
R&D $6.10M – –
EPS (diluted) $0.05 – –
Cash & equivalents $39.42M $6.26K $969.15M
Total debt $9.58M $8.91M $44.00B
Shares (diluted) 1.13B 9.27M 681.57M
Enterprise value $141.29M $2.32M $1.89B

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
MetricELTPGELSGRFS
P/E 4.6x – 12.1x
P/FCF 14.8x -6.9x 7.8x
P/Operating cash flow 13.6x – –
P/S 1.8x – 0.6x
P/B 2.5x 0.5x 0.6x
P/Tangible book 2.6x -1.4x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA 6.1x – –
EV/EBIT 6.3x – –
EV/Revenue 1.6x – –
EV/FCF 12.6x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 11.6x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.04 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricELTPGELSGRFS
Revenue growth (1Y) 33.7% – –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 58.4% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.2% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 53.5% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -6.7% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 101.7% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 624.0% – –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 134.4% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 596.0% – –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 118.3% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -0.2% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 152.2% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -2.8% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 81.0% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricELTPGELSGRFS
Gross margin 43.5% – –
EBITDA margin 25.9% – –
Operating margin 24.8% – –
Pretax margin 46.2% – –
Net margin 40.2% – –
FCF margin 12.4% – –
Operating cash flow margin 13.5% – –
Return on equity 55.6% – –
Return on assets 40.8% – –
Return on invested capital 29.2% – –
Return on capital employed 32.2% – –
Asset turnover 1.0x – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x – –
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricELTPGELSGRFS
Debt / assets 1.7% 0.1% 48.9%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.0x 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.0x – –
Debt / FCF 0.1x – –
Liabilities / assets 24.9% 29.4% 61.4%
Equity / assets 75.1% 70.6% 38.6%
Interest coverage 69.4x – –
Current ratio 3.8x 0.1x 2.5x
Quick ratio 3.0x 0.1x 0.8x
Cash ratio 1.3x 0.0x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 6.31 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricELTPGELSGRFS
Dividend yield – – 1.4%
Net buyback yield -0.1% – –
Shareholder yield -0.1% – 1.4%
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.

ConsensusELTPGELSGRFS
Forward P/E – – 8.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – – $0.94FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +10.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +26.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year – – $8.88BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – – +0.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – – +10.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersELTPGELSGRFS
Held by institutions 0.0% – 21.0%
Institutions holding 1 – 166
Change in shares held, QoQ – – -0.5%
Institutions buying 1 – 73
Institutions selling 0 – 65
Buyers to sellers – – 1.12

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.

ELTPGELSGRFS
ELTP 1.00 0.01 0.06
GELS 0.01 1.00 0.11
GRFS 0.06 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ELTP, GELS and GRFS?

Grifols (GRFS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) $259.61M, Gelteq (GELS) $4.46M, Grifols (GRFS) $5.54B.

Which stock is cheaper, ELTP, GELS and GRFS?

Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) 4.6x, Grifols (GRFS) 12.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Grifols (GRFS) returned the most: Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) -61.3%, Gelteq (GELS) -62.0%, Grifols (GRFS) -13.6%. Over five years, Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) compounded fastest (Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) +43.1%/yr, Grifols (GRFS) -9.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Grifols (GRFS) has been the steadiest (Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) 57.4%, Gelteq (GELS) 159.5%, Grifols (GRFS) 32.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ELTP, GELS and GRFS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Grifols (GRFS) leads on 3. 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.