EVO vs GELS vs IQV Stock Comparison

Evotec SE, Gelteq and Iqvia Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EVO Evotec SE
$1.57 +1.3% 1M -61.9% 1Y
Market cap
$562.92M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Contract Research Healthcare
GELS Gelteq Ltd
$0.46 -16.4% 1M -62.0% 1Y
Market cap
$4.41M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Contract Manufacturing Healthcare
IQV Iqvia Holdings Inc.
$271.68 +0.7% 1M +25.0% 1Y
Market cap
$45.94B
P/E
33.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.31B
Div. yield
–
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3 wins

Head to Head

3 decided of 12

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

QuestionEVOGELSIQVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $562.92M $4.41M $45.94B IQV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — — 33.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 22.4x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — — +8.8% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — 8.1% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 8.2% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 3.9x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -61.9% -62.0% +25.0% IQV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — — +1.1%/yr –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 58.0% 159.5% 40.3% IQV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — — 71/100 –

Percentile Scorecard

EVOGELSIQV

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

AxisEVOGELSIQV
Valuation – – 80 #3 of 11
Growth – – 80 #3 of 11
Profitability – – 90 #2 of 11
Financial Health 92 #2 of 13 67 #5 of 13 33 #9 of 13
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall – – 71
  • EVO ranked among 13 companies in Pharma Services
  • GELS ranked among 13 companies in Pharma Services
  • IQV ranked among 13 companies in Pharma Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEVOGELSIQVSPY
1 month +1.3%-16.4%+0.7% -0.2%
3 months -19.9%-22.0%+11.7% +3.9%
6 months -47.3%-31.3%+70.9% +8.2%
Year to date -49.0%-42.5%+20.5% +12.9%
1 year -61.9%-62.0%+25.0% +12.3%
3 years -81.2%—+51.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year -42.8%—+14.7% +23.3%
5 years ——+5.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year ——+1.1% +10.9%
10 years ——+276.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year ——+14.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureEVOGELSIQVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 58.0%159.5%40.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 65.3%122.0%39.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.502.070.74 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.07-0.390.62 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.6%-91.9%-51.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -62.2%-69.9%-2.8% -1.2%
52-week high $4.15$1.53$279.38 $779.14
52-week low $1.35$0.39$156.66 $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.

MultipleEVOGELSIQV
P/E now vs peer median —median 32.1x —median 32.1x 32.1xmedian 32.1x
P/S now vs peer median —median 2.6x —median 2.6x 2.6xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 38.1x —median 38.1x 16.9xmedian 38.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 21.5x -6.9xmedian 21.5x 21.5xmedian 21.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 3.1x 0.5xmedian 3.1x 6.6xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.03 —median 2.03 2.78median 2.03

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 monthsEVOGELSIQV
Revenue – – $17.31B
Gross profit – – $5.72B
Operating income – – $2.22B
Net income – – $1.40B
Free cash flow – – $2.08B
EPS (diluted) – – $8.35
Cash & equivalents $397.89M $6.26K $2.25B
Total debt $1.96B $8.91M $16.07B
Shares (diluted) – 9.27M 167.00M
Enterprise value -$1.05B $2.27M $37.19B

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
MetricEVOGELSIQV
P/E – – 32.1x
P/FCF – -6.9x 21.5x
P/Operating cash flow – – 16.4x
P/S – – 2.6x
P/B 0.7x 0.5x 6.6x
P/Tangible book 0.7x -1.4x 21.8x
EV/EBITDA – – 16.9x
EV/EBIT – – 26.3x
EV/Revenue – – 3.4x
EV/FCF – – 28.1x
EV/Operating cash flow – – 21.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – 2.78

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEVOGELSIQV
Revenue growth (1Y) – – 8.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 5.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 6.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 3.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 1.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 6.2%
Net income growth (1Y) – – 9.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – 7.8%
EPS growth (1Y) – – 11.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – 11.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – -2.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 11.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – -6.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 16.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEVOGELSIQV
Gross margin – – 33.1%
EBITDA margin – – 20.0%
Operating margin – – 12.8%
Pretax margin – – 9.0%
Net margin – – 8.1%
FCF margin – – 12.0%
Operating cash flow margin – – 15.8%
Return on equity – – 21.4%
Return on assets – – 4.6%
Return on invested capital – – 8.2%
Return on capital employed – – 9.9%
Asset turnover – – 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue – – 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEVOGELSIQV
Debt / assets 30.2% 0.1% 52.7%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.0x 2.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 3.9x
Debt / FCF – – 7.7x
Liabilities / assets 57.7% 29.4% 77.7%
Equity / assets 42.3% 70.6% 22.3%
Interest coverage – – 2.8x
Current ratio 2.3x 0.1x 0.8x
Quick ratio 1.6x 0.1x 1.0x
Cash ratio 1.2x 0.0x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – – 2.27

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEVOGELSIQV
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – 2.6%
Shareholder yield 0.0% – 2.6%
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.

ConsensusEVOGELSIQV
Forward P/E – – 22.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.72FY2026 – $12.14FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +1.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +13.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $682.51MFY2026 – $18.58BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -26.0%FY2026 – +13.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +23.4% – -3.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEVOGELSIQV
Held by institutions 0.9% – 94.1%
Institutions holding 35 – 1,083
Change in shares held, QoQ -60.2% – +0.3%
Institutions buying 18 – 530
Institutions selling 7 – 424
Buyers to sellers 2.57 – 1.25

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.

EVOGELSIQV
EVO 1.00 0.09 0.26
GELS 0.09 1.00 0.03
IQV 0.26 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EVO, GELS and IQV?

Iqvia Holdings (IQV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Evotec SE (EVO) $562.92M, Gelteq (GELS) $4.41M, Iqvia Holdings (IQV) $45.94B.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Iqvia Holdings (IQV) returned the most: Evotec SE (EVO) -61.9%, Gelteq (GELS) -62.0%, Iqvia Holdings (IQV) +25.0%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Iqvia Holdings (IQV) has been the steadiest (Evotec SE (EVO) 58.0%, Gelteq (GELS) 159.5%, Iqvia Holdings (IQV) 40.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EVO, GELS and IQV?

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