ELTP vs RDY vs VTRS Stock Comparison

Elite Pharmaceuticals, Dr Reddys Laboratories and Viatris Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VTRS Viatris Inc
$18.29 +2.6% 1M +76.7% 1Y
Market cap
$21.01B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$14.74B
Div. yield
2.62%
Generic Drugs Healthcare
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Elite Pharmaceuticals leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Elite Pharmaceuticals 7, Viatris 4, Dr Reddys Laboratories 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionELTPRDYVTRSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $258.51M $11.48B $21.01B VTRS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 4.6x 31.5x -51.8x ELTP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 29.9x 7.0x VTRS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +33.7% -10.5% +4.4% ELTP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 40.2% 10.2% -2.8% ELTP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 29.2% 5.6% -0.2% ELTP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.0x 1.2x 4.6x ELTP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.58% 2.62% VTRS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -61.9% -5.6% +76.7% VTRS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +43.1%/yr +2.3%/yr +6.9%/yr ELTP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 57.5% 27.6% 32.4% RDY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 88/100 58/100 66/100 ELTP

Percentile Scorecard

ELTPRDYVTRS

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

AxisELTPRDYVTRS
Valuation 98 #16 of 626 91 #57 of 626 93 #42 of 626
Growth 91 #53 of 604 10 #546 of 604 47 #318 of 604
Profitability 91 #51 of 555 83 #95 of 555 81 #106 of 555
Financial Health 76 #157 of 658 44 #371 of 658 23 #510 of 658
Shareholder Returns 86 #53 of 368 64 #135 of 368 87 #49 of 368
Overall 88 58 66
  • ELTP ranked among 673 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • RDY ranked among 673 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • VTRS ranked among 673 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodELTPRDYVTRSSPY
1 month -7.7%+12.2%+2.6% -0.8%
3 months -36.8%+16.9%+3.7% +3.5%
6 months -31.4%-1.5%+23.5% +7.0%
Year to date -51.0%-2.0%+46.9% +12.2%
1 year -61.9%-5.6%+76.7% +13.0%
3 years +100.0%+5.8%+108.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +26.0%+1.9%+27.8% +23.1%
5 years +500.0%+12.2%+39.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year +43.1%+2.3%+6.9% +11.0%
10 years +50.0%+41.7%-52.0% +258.0%
10 years, per year +4.1%+3.5%-7.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureELTPRDYVTRSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 57.5%27.6%32.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 71.6%30.5%29.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.690.280.70 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.08-0.202.37 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.4%-32.3%-52.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -64.7%-10.5%-2.0% -1.8%
52-week high $0.68$15.38$18.66 $779.14
52-week low $0.22$11.40$10.11 $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.

MultipleELTPRDYVTRS
P/E now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 17.1x 31.5xmedian 17.1x -51.8xmedian 17.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 8.8x 3.2xmedian 8.8x 1.4xmedian 8.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.1xmedian 17.1x 22.9xmedian 17.1x 12.3xmedian 17.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.8xmedian 18.0x 822.9xmedian 18.0x 10.7xmedian 18.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 2.1x 2.8xmedian 2.1x 1.5xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.04median 0.31 -1.48median 0.31 1.69median 0.31

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 monthsELTPRDYVTRS
Revenue $141.01M $3.56B $14.74B
Gross profit $61.31M $1.76B $5.13B
Operating income $34.94M $347.04M -$87.30M
Net income $56.67M $299.19M -$410.70M
Free cash flow $17.53M $13.96M $1.95B
R&D $6.10M $244.48M $1.02B
EPS (diluted) $0.05 $0.44 $-0.35
Cash & equivalents $39.42M $138.41M $886.50M
Total debt $9.58M $752.59M $13.35B
Shares (diluted) 1.13B 833.33M 1.16B
Enterprise value $140.18M $10.86B $16.02B

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
MetricELTPRDYVTRS
P/E 4.6x 31.5x -51.8x
P/FCF 14.8x 822.9x 10.7x
P/Operating cash flow 13.6x 33.8x 9.0x
P/S 1.8x 3.2x 1.4x
P/B 2.5x 2.8x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 2.6x 3.9x 36.0x
EV/EBITDA 6.1x 22.9x 12.3x
EV/EBIT 6.3x 34.9x -383.4x
EV/Revenue 1.6x 3.4x 2.3x
EV/FCF 12.6x 866.9x 17.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.6x 35.6x 14.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.04 -1.48 1.69

Growth

14 metrics
MetricELTPRDYVTRS
Revenue growth (1Y) 33.7% -10.5% 4.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 58.4% 3.2% -1.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.2% -21.5% -0.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 53.5% -2.3% -6.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -6.7% -58.2% 96.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 101.7% -24.1% -27.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 624.0% -55.9% 88.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 134.4% -21.5% -30.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 596.0% -54.1% 88.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 118.3% -21.3% -30.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -0.2% -39.6% 12.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 152.2% -27.1% -3.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -2.8% -98.4% 11.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 81.0% -73.6% -3.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricELTPRDYVTRS
Gross margin 43.5% 49.5% 34.8%
EBITDA margin 25.9% 14.9% 18.4%
Operating margin 24.8% 9.7% -0.6%
Pretax margin 46.2% 10.7% -4.5%
Net margin 40.2% 10.2% -2.8%
FCF margin 12.4% 0.4% 13.3%
Operating cash flow margin 13.5% 9.5% 15.8%
Return on equity 55.6% 7.4% -2.8%
Return on assets 40.8% 5.0% -1.1%
Return on invested capital 29.2% 5.6% -0.2%
Return on capital employed 32.2% 7.9% -0.3%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.6x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x 1.1x -5.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% 0.1% 1.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricELTPRDYVTRS
Debt / assets 1.7% 12.6% 38.1%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.2x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.0x 1.2x 4.6x
Debt / FCF 0.1x 53.9x 6.8x
Liabilities / assets 24.9% 32.2% 59.3%
Equity / assets 75.1% 67.8% 40.7%
Interest coverage 69.4x 7.2x -0.2x
Current ratio 3.8x 1.9x 1.6x
Quick ratio 3.0x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash ratio 1.3x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 6.31 5.54 1.13

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricELTPRDYVTRS
Dividend yield – 0.6% 2.6%
Net buyback yield -0.1% -0.1% 1.4%
Shareholder yield -0.1% 0.5% 4.1%
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.

ConsensusELTPRDYVTRS
Forward P/E – 29.9xFY2026 7.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $0.46FY2026 $2.62FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -14.8%FY2026 +11.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +21.7% -1.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $3.79BFY2026 $15.31BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +7.9%FY2026 +7.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +3.3% -5.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersELTPRDYVTRS
Held by institutions 0.0% 15.1% 89.9%
Institutions holding 1 238 1,028
Change in shares held, QoQ – +4.3% +5.6%
Institutions buying 1 107 486
Institutions selling 0 97 318
Buyers to sellers – 1.10 1.53

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.

ELTPRDYVTRS
ELTP 1.00 0.01 -0.06
RDY 0.01 1.00 0.27
VTRS -0.06 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ELTP, RDY and VTRS?

Viatris (VTRS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) $258.51M, Dr Reddys Laboratories (RDY) $11.48B, Viatris (VTRS) $21.01B.

Which stock is cheaper, ELTP, RDY and VTRS?

Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) 4.6x, Dr Reddys Laboratories (RDY) 31.5x, Viatris (VTRS) -51.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Viatris (VTRS) is cheapest (Dr Reddys Laboratories (RDY) 29.9x, Viatris (VTRS) 7.0x). 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%, Viatris (VTRS) +4.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) has the highest net margin (Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) 40.2%, Dr Reddys Laboratories (RDY) 10.2%, Viatris (VTRS) -2.8%). On return on invested capital, Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) leads (Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) 29.2%, Dr Reddys Laboratories (RDY) 5.6%, Viatris (VTRS) -0.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Viatris (VTRS) returned the most: Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) -61.9%, Dr Reddys Laboratories (RDY) -5.6%, Viatris (VTRS) +76.7%. Over five years, Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) compounded fastest (Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) +43.1%/yr, Dr Reddys Laboratories (RDY) +2.3%/yr, Viatris (VTRS) +6.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Viatris (VTRS) has the highest dividend yield: Dr Reddys Laboratories (RDY) 0.58%, Viatris (VTRS) 2.62%. Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Dr Reddys Laboratories (RDY) has been the steadiest (Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) 57.5%, Dr Reddys Laboratories (RDY) 27.6%, Viatris (VTRS) 32.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.