ELTP vs RDY vs ALVO Stock Comparison

Elite Pharmaceuticals, Dr Reddys Laboratories and Alvotech Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ALVO Alvotech
$4.94 -19.7% 1M -37.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.42B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$105.94M
Div. yield
–
Generic Drugs Healthcare

Head to Head

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Elite Pharmaceuticals leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Elite Pharmaceuticals 7, Dr Reddys Laboratories 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionELTPRDYALVOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $247.76M $11.74B $1.42B RDY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 4.4x 32.3x -5.4x ELTP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 29.5x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +33.7% -10.5% -74.3% ELTP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 40.2% 10.2% -248.0% ELTP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 29.2% 5.6% 4.4% ELTP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.0x 1.2x 13.1x ELTP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -60.7% -3.1% -37.2% RDY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +43.1%/yr +2.9%/yr -13.0%/yr ELTP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 57.4% 27.7% 81.7% RDY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 88/100 58/100 48/100 ELTP

Percentile Scorecard

ELTPRDYALVO

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

AxisELTPRDYALVO
Valuation 98 #12 of 625 91 #57 of 625 72 #173 of 625
Growth 91 #54 of 602 10 #540 of 602 35 #394 of 602
Profitability 91 #50 of 549 83 #94 of 549 68 #174 of 549
Financial Health 76 #156 of 654 44 #369 of 654 16 #553 of 654
Shareholder Returns 85 #55 of 367 62 #142 of 367 –
Overall 88 58 48
  • ELTP ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • RDY ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • ALVO 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

PeriodELTPRDYALVOSPY
1 month -4.0%+13.1%-19.7% +0.9%
3 months -35.1%+20.2%+39.9% +5.9%
6 months -31.4%+3.1%+49.7% +8.5%
Year to date -51.0%+0.8%-3.7% +13.3%
1 year -60.7%-3.1%-37.2% +12.4%
3 years +100.0%+8.8%-45.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year +26.0%+2.8%-18.1% +23.5%
5 years +500.0%+15.2%-50.1% +68.2%
5 years, per year +43.1%+2.9%-13.0% +11.0%
10 years +41.2%+42.5%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +3.5%+3.6%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureELTPRDYALVOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 57.4%27.7%81.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 72.0%30.3%86.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.700.280.75 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.06-0.11-0.46 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.4%-32.3%-82.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -64.7%-8.0%-37.5% -0.9%
52-week high $0.68$15.38$7.90 $779.14
52-week low $0.22$11.40$3.00 $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.

MultipleELTPRDYALVO
P/E now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 17.4x 32.4xmedian 17.4x -5.4xmedian 17.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 9.1x 3.3xmedian 9.1x 14.5xmedian 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.1xmedian 17.1x 23.5xmedian 17.1x 30.4xmedian 17.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.8xmedian 19.0x 846.2xmedian 19.0x -5.9xmedian 19.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 2.2x 2.9xmedian 2.2x -8.0xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.04median 0.34 -1.52median 0.34 -0.22median 0.34

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 monthsELTPRDYALVO
Revenue $141.01M $3.56B $105.94M
Gross profit $61.31M $1.76B $7.66M
Operating income $34.94M $347.04M $47.54M
Net income $56.67M $299.19M -$179.60M
Free cash flow $17.53M $13.96M -$261.39M
R&D $6.10M $244.48M $46.37M
EPS (diluted) $0.05 $0.44 $-0.90
Cash & equivalents $39.42M $138.41M $142.80M
Total debt $9.58M $752.59M $1.31B
Shares (diluted) 1.13B 833.33M 291.34M
Enterprise value $129.44M $11.08B $980.51M

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
MetricELTPRDYALVO
P/E 4.6x 32.4x -5.4x
P/FCF 14.8x 846.2x -5.9x
P/Operating cash flow 13.6x 34.7x -7.8x
P/S 1.8x 3.3x 14.5x
P/B 2.5x 2.9x -8.0x
P/Tangible book 2.6x 4.0x -4.6x
EV/EBITDA 6.1x 23.5x 30.4x
EV/EBIT 6.3x 35.8x 56.9x
EV/Revenue 1.6x 3.5x 25.5x
EV/FCF 12.6x 890.2x -10.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.6x 36.5x -13.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.04 -1.52 -0.22

Growth

14 metrics
MetricELTPRDYALVO
Revenue growth (1Y) 33.7% -10.5% -74.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 58.4% 3.2% 104.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.2% -21.5% -95.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 53.5% -2.3% 27.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -6.7% -58.2% -13.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 101.7% -24.1% 28.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 624.0% -55.9% -383.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 134.4% -21.5% 24.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 596.0% -54.1% -481.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 118.3% -21.3% 24.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -0.2% -39.6% -367.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 152.2% -27.1% 12.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -2.8% -98.4% -113.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 81.0% -73.6% 8.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricELTPRDYALVO
Gross margin 43.5% 49.5% 7.2%
EBITDA margin 25.9% 14.9% 83.9%
Operating margin 24.8% 9.7% 44.9%
Pretax margin 46.2% 10.7% -62.1%
Net margin 40.2% 10.2% -248.0%
FCF margin 12.4% 0.4% -246.7%
Operating cash flow margin 13.5% 9.5% -187.6%
Return on equity 55.6% 7.4% –
Return on assets 40.8% 5.0% -17.5%
Return on invested capital 29.2% 5.6% 4.4%
Return on capital employed 32.2% 7.9% 4.1%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.6x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x 1.1x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% 0.1% 8.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricELTPRDYALVO
Debt / assets 1.7% 12.6% 82.3%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.2x -6.8x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.0x 1.2x 13.1x
Debt / FCF 0.1x 53.9x -5.0x
Liabilities / assets 24.9% 32.2% 112.1%
Equity / assets 75.1% 67.8% -12.1%
Interest coverage 69.4x 7.2x 0.8x
Current ratio 3.8x 1.9x 1.6x
Quick ratio 3.0x 0.7x 1.1x
Cash ratio 1.3x 0.1x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 6.31 5.64 -1.34

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricELTPRDYALVO
Dividend yield – 0.6% –
Net buyback yield -0.1% -0.1% –
Shareholder yield -0.1% 0.5% –
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.

ConsensusELTPRDYALVO
Forward P/E – 29.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year – $0.48FY2026 $-0.01FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -11.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +20.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year – $3.82BFY2026 $556.32MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +8.7%FY2026 -6.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +3.7% +23.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersELTPRDYALVO
Held by institutions 0.0% 15.1% 14.7%
Institutions holding 1 238 72
Change in shares held, QoQ – +4.3% +152.4%
Institutions buying 1 107 44
Institutions selling 0 97 17
Buyers to sellers – 1.10 2.59

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.

ELTPRDYALVO
ELTP 1.00 0.00 0.00
RDY 0.00 1.00 0.08
ALVO 0.00 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ELTP, RDY and ALVO?

Dr Reddys Laboratories (RDY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) $247.76M, Dr Reddys Laboratories (RDY) $11.74B, Alvotech (ALVO) $1.42B.

Which stock is cheaper, ELTP, RDY and ALVO?

Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) 4.4x, Dr Reddys Laboratories (RDY) 32.3x, Alvotech (ALVO) -5.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) +33.7%, Dr Reddys Laboratories (RDY) -10.5%, Alvotech (ALVO) -74.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) has the highest net margin (Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) 40.2%, Dr Reddys Laboratories (RDY) 10.2%, Alvotech (ALVO) -248.0%). On return on invested capital, Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) leads (Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) 29.2%, Dr Reddys Laboratories (RDY) 5.6%, Alvotech (ALVO) 4.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Dr Reddys Laboratories (RDY) returned the most: Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) -60.7%, Dr Reddys Laboratories (RDY) -3.1%, Alvotech (ALVO) -37.2%. Over five years, Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) compounded fastest (Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) +43.1%/yr, Dr Reddys Laboratories (RDY) +2.9%/yr, Alvotech (ALVO) -13.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Dr Reddys Laboratories (RDY) has been the steadiest (Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) 57.4%, Dr Reddys Laboratories (RDY) 27.7%, Alvotech (ALVO) 81.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ELTP, RDY and ALVO?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) 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.