ESTC vs ORCL vs XTLB Stock Comparison

Elastic, Oracle and Xtl Biopharmaceuticals Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ESTC Elastic N.V.
$106.26 +20.7% 1M +20.5% 1Y
Market cap
$11.02B
P/E
29.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.80B
Div. yield
–
Data Infrastructure Technology
3 wins
ORCL Oracle Corp
$126.06 -8.0% 1M -55.5% 1Y
Market cap
$387.32B
P/E
20.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$71.78B
Div. yield
0.02%
ERP Software Technology
8 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Oracle leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Oracle 8, Elastic 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionESTCORCLXTLBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.02B $387.32B $16.22M ORCL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.3x 20.6x -2.3x ORCL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.3x 14.7x — ORCL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.2% +21.6% — ORCL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.8% 26.2% — ORCL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% 11.0% — ORCL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -10.8x 2.6x — ESTC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +20.5% -55.5% -63.0% ESTC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.8%/yr +5.6%/yr -34.6%/yr ORCL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 58.2% 57.0% 108.9% ORCL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 53/100 — ESTC

Percentile Scorecard

ESTCORCLXTLB

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

AxisESTCORCLXTLB
Valuation 70 #38 of 124 56 #45 of 102 25 #473 of 626
Growth 82 #21 of 113 63 #37 of 98 –
Profitability 66 #38 of 110 84 #16 of 95 –
Financial Health 53 #61 of 129 39 #67 of 109 2 #644 of 658
Shareholder Returns 85 #11 of 67 21 #51 of 64 –
Overall 71 53 –
  • ESTC ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • ORCL ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • XTLB 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

PeriodESTCORCLXTLBSPY
1 month +20.7%-8.0%-19.1% -0.8%
3 months +73.6%+5.1%-36.8% +3.5%
6 months +122.2%-27.1%-23.8% +7.0%
Year to date +40.9%-35.3%-21.6% +12.2%
1 year +20.5%-55.5%-63.0% +13.0%
3 years +40.7%+24.8%-44.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year +12.1%+7.7%-17.8% +23.1%
5 years -37.0%+31.3%-88.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year -8.8%+5.6%-34.6% +11.0%
10 years —+229.1%-89.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+12.7%-20.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureESTCORCLXTLBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 58.2%57.0%108.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.3%56.7%90.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.142.240.54 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.35-0.97-0.58 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -76.8%-65.0%-88.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-55.2%-62.1% -1.8%
52-week high $106.26$281.40$4.80 $779.14
52-week low $43.30$115.01$1.78 $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.

MultipleESTCORCLXTLB
P/E now vs peer median 29.6xmedian 38.1x 19.9xmedian 28.8x -2.3xmedian 17.1x
P/S now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 4.3x 5.3xmedian 2.8x 2,460xmedian 8.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 124.2xmedian 35.4x 13.8xmedian 17.7x —median 17.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 32.0xmedian 27.1x -13.3xmedian 15.8x -16.8xmedian 18.0x
P/B now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 3.4x 5.7xmedian 3.2x -67.8xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.55median 1.27 0.84median 0.85 —median 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 monthsESTCORCLXTLB
Revenue $1.80B $71.78B –
Gross profit $1.36B – –
Operating income -$47.61M $23.06B –
Net income $375.64M $18.92B –
Free cash flow $349.04M -$28.72B –
R&D $455.30M $10.18B –
EPS (diluted) $3.59 $6.27 –
Cash & equivalents $879.87M $36.37B $76.00K
Total debt $571.20M $125.34B $530.00K
Shares (diluted) 104.64M 3.00B 8.96M
Enterprise value $5.55B $259.45B $13.02M

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
MetricESTCORCLXTLB
P/E 29.6x 19.9x -2.3x
P/FCF 32.0x -13.3x -16.8x
P/Operating cash flow 31.5x 8.1x –
P/S 6.2x 5.3x 2,460x
P/B 8.6x 5.7x -67.8x
P/Tangible book 8.7x 5.7x -67.8x
EV/EBITDA 124.2x 13.8x –
EV/EBIT -215.9x 20.4x –
EV/Revenue 5.7x 6.5x –
EV/FCF 29.5x -16.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow 29.0x 10.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.55 0.84 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricESTCORCLXTLB
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.2% 21.6% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 17.4% 12.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 16.7% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 18.8% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -56.0% 28.3% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 37.5% 18.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) 549.9% 52.1% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 55.3% 26.4% –
EPS growth (1Y) 555.6% 46.7% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 53.7% 23.6% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 11.3% 118.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 62.1% 38.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 11.2% -388.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 63.2% -71.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricESTCORCLXTLB
Gross margin 75.5% – –
EBITDA margin 4.6% 47.3% –
Operating margin -2.6% 32.1% –
Pretax margin -1.1% 30.3% –
Net margin 20.8% 26.2% –
FCF margin 19.4% -40.0% –
Operating cash flow margin 19.6% 65.4% –
Return on equity 29.2% 34.3% –
Return on assets 12.2% 6.7% –
Return on invested capital 0.0% 11.0% –
Return on capital employed -2.3% 9.8% –
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.3x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 2.5x –
Stock comp / revenue 16.8% 6.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricESTCORCLXTLB
Debt / assets 19.0% 41.3% 83.1%
Debt / equity 0.4x 1.9x -0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -10.8x 2.6x –
Debt / FCF 1.6x -4.4x –
Liabilities / assets 56.8% 77.8% 253.0%
Equity / assets 43.2% 22.2% -153.0%
Interest coverage -1.9x 4.5x –
Current ratio 1.8x 1.2x 0.4x
Quick ratio 1.6x 1.0x 0.4x
Cash ratio 1.4x 0.8x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 4.47 1.48 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricESTCORCLXTLB
Dividend yield – 1.6% –
Net buyback yield 3.1% -5.3% –
Shareholder yield 3.1% -3.7% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – 31.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – -20.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 17.5% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 15.1% –

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.

ConsensusESTCORCLXTLB
Forward P/E 30.3xFY2026 14.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $3.51FY2026 $8.57FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +36.6%FY2026 +12.3%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +19.4% +23.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.88BFY2026 $95.06BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +8.2%FY2026 +41.1%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +18.3% +45.4% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersESTCORCLXTLB
Held by institutions 86.4% 44.7% –
Institutions holding 371 3,495 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% +6.5% –
Institutions buying 199 1,807 –
Institutions selling 129 1,308 –
Buyers to sellers 1.54 1.38 –

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.

ESTCORCLXTLB
ESTC 1.00 0.45 0.00
ORCL 0.45 1.00 0.02
XTLB 0.00 0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ESTC, ORCL and XTLB?

Oracle (ORCL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Elastic (ESTC) $11.02B, Oracle (ORCL) $387.32B, Xtl Biopharmaceuticals (XTLB) $16.22M.

Which stock is cheaper, ESTC, ORCL and XTLB?

Oracle (ORCL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Elastic (ESTC) 29.3x, Oracle (ORCL) 20.6x, Xtl Biopharmaceuticals (XTLB) -2.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Oracle (ORCL) is cheapest (Elastic (ESTC) 30.3x, Oracle (ORCL) 14.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Oracle (ORCL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Elastic (ESTC) +16.2%, Oracle (ORCL) +21.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Oracle (ORCL) has the highest net margin (Elastic (ESTC) 20.8%, Oracle (ORCL) 26.2%). On return on invested capital, Oracle (ORCL) leads (Elastic (ESTC) 0.0%, Oracle (ORCL) 11.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Elastic (ESTC) returned the most: Elastic (ESTC) +20.5%, Oracle (ORCL) -55.5%, Xtl Biopharmaceuticals (XTLB) -63.0%. Over five years, Oracle (ORCL) compounded fastest (Elastic (ESTC) -8.8%/yr, Oracle (ORCL) +5.6%/yr, Xtl Biopharmaceuticals (XTLB) -34.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Elastic (ESTC) 0.00%, Oracle (ORCL) 0.02%, Xtl Biopharmaceuticals (XTLB) 0.00%. Elastic (ESTC) and Xtl Biopharmaceuticals (XTLB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Oracle (ORCL) has been the steadiest (Elastic (ESTC) 58.2%, Oracle (ORCL) 57.0%, Xtl Biopharmaceuticals (XTLB) 108.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ESTC, ORCL and XTLB?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Oracle (ORCL) leads on 8. 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.