EVO vs GELS vs WST Stock Comparison

Evotec SE, Gelteq and West Pharmaceutical Services Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EVO Evotec SE
$1.57 +1.3% 1M -61.9% 1Y
Market cap
$558.23M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Contract Research Healthcare
GELS Gelteq Ltd
$0.46 -16.4% 1M -62.0% 1Y
Market cap
$4.93M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Contract Manufacturing Healthcare

Head to Head

3 decided of 12

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

QuestionEVOGELSWSTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $558.23M $4.93M $28.03B WST
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — — 49.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 41.6x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — — +12.4% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — 17.0% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 16.9% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -0.3x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — 0.22% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -61.9% -62.0% +38.6% WST
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — — -1.1%/yr –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 58.0% 159.5% 31.2% WST
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — — 68/100 –

Percentile Scorecard

EVOGELSWST

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

AxisEVOGELSWST
Valuation – – 48 #119 of 227
Growth – – 40 #132 of 219
Profitability – – 92 #18 of 206
Financial Health 92 #2 of 13 67 #5 of 13 78 #54 of 238
Shareholder Returns – – 81 #26 of 134
Overall – – 68
  • EVO ranked among 13 companies in Pharma Services
  • GELS ranked among 13 companies in Pharma Services
  • WST ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEVOGELSWSTSPY
1 month +1.3%-16.4%+7.5% -0.2%
3 months -19.9%-22.0%+18.1% +3.9%
6 months -47.3%-31.3%+36.3% +8.2%
Year to date -49.0%-42.5%+44.7% +12.9%
1 year -61.9%-62.0%+38.6% +12.3%
3 years -81.2%—+24.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year -42.8%—+7.5% +23.3%
5 years ——-5.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year ——-1.1% +10.9%
10 years ——+449.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year ——+18.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureEVOGELSWSTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 58.0%159.5%31.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 65.3%122.0%30.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.502.070.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.07-0.391.24 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.6%-91.9%-59.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -62.2%-69.9%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $4.15$1.53$398.10 $779.14
52-week low $1.35$0.39$230.95 $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.

MultipleEVOGELSWST
P/E now vs peer median —median 32.1x —median 32.1x 49.9xmedian 29.6x
P/S now vs peer median —median 2.6x —median 2.6x 8.4xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 38.1x —median 38.1x 32.3xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 21.5x -6.9xmedian 21.5x 64.1xmedian 22.3x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 3.1x 0.5xmedian 3.1x 9.4xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.03 —median 2.03 10.35median 1.04

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 monthsEVOGELSWST
Revenue – – $3.33B
Gross profit – – $1.22B
Operating income – – $680.40M
Net income – – $564.90M
Free cash flow – – $436.90M
R&D – – $74.40M
EPS (diluted) – – $7.92
Cash & equivalents $397.89M $6.26K $435.80M
Total debt $1.96B $8.91M $202.90M
Shares (diluted) – 9.27M 71.30M
Enterprise value -$1.05B $2.78M $25.65B

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
MetricEVOGELSWST
P/E – – 49.9x
P/FCF – -6.9x 64.1x
P/Operating cash flow – – 42.3x
P/S – – 8.4x
P/B 0.7x 0.5x 9.4x
P/Tangible book 0.7x -1.4x 9.4x
EV/EBITDA – – 32.3x
EV/EBIT – – 40.8x
EV/Revenue – – 8.4x
EV/FCF – – 63.6x
EV/Operating cash flow – – 42.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – 10.35

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEVOGELSWST
Revenue growth (1Y) – – 12.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 5.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 17.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 3.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 17.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 1.3%
Net income growth (1Y) – – 15.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – 2.9%
EPS growth (1Y) – – 17.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – 4.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – -2.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -2.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 27.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 3.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEVOGELSWST
Gross margin – – 36.8%
EBITDA margin – – 25.9%
Operating margin – – 20.5%
Pretax margin – – 20.8%
Net margin – – 17.0%
FCF margin – – 13.1%
Operating cash flow margin – – 19.9%
Return on equity – – 18.4%
Return on assets – – 13.4%
Return on invested capital – – 16.9%
Return on capital employed – – 19.7%
Asset turnover – – 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue – – 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEVOGELSWST
Debt / assets 30.2% 0.1% 5.0%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.0x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -0.3x
Debt / FCF – – 0.5x
Liabilities / assets 57.7% 29.4% 26.6%
Equity / assets 42.3% 70.6% 73.4%
Interest coverage – – 151.2x
Current ratio 2.3x 0.1x 2.8x
Quick ratio 1.6x 0.1x 1.8x
Cash ratio 1.2x 0.0x 0.7x
Altman Z-score – – 18.78

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEVOGELSWST
Dividend yield – – 0.2%
Net buyback yield – – 1.5%
Shareholder yield 0.0% – 1.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 11.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 14.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 3.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 3.8%

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.

ConsensusEVOGELSWST
Forward P/E – – 41.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.72FY2026 – $9.56FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +31.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +10.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $682.51MFY2026 – $3.24BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -26.0%FY2026 – +5.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +23.4% – +16.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEVOGELSWST
Held by institutions 0.9% – 99.5%
Institutions holding 35 – 833
Change in shares held, QoQ -60.2% – -0.9%
Institutions buying 18 – 448
Institutions selling 7 – 261
Buyers to sellers 2.57 – 1.72

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.

EVOGELSWST
EVO 1.00 0.09 0.22
GELS 0.09 1.00 0.02
WST 0.22 0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EVO, GELS and WST?

West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) is the largest by market capitalisation: Evotec SE (EVO) $558.23M, Gelteq (GELS) $4.93M, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) $28.03B.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) returned the most: Evotec SE (EVO) -61.9%, Gelteq (GELS) -62.0%, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) +38.6%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Evotec SE (EVO) 0.00%, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) 0.22%. Evotec SE (EVO) and Gelteq (GELS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) has been the steadiest (Evotec SE (EVO) 58.0%, Gelteq (GELS) 159.5%, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) 31.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) 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.