GELS vs IFF vs TLX Stock Comparison

Gelteq, International Flavors & Fragrances and Telix Pharmaceuticals Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GELS Gelteq Ltd
$0.46 -16.4% 1M -62.0% 1Y
Market cap
$4.93M
P/E
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Revenue (TTM)
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Div. yield
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Contract Manufacturing Healthcare

Head to Head

4 decided of 12

International Flavors & Fragrances leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (International Flavors & Fragrances 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGELSIFFTLXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.93M $23.80B $3.06B IFF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 34.2x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 28.4x 112.9x IFF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — -4.6% — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 7.0% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 3.0% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.0x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.72% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -62.0% +42.8% -17.5% IFF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -8.9%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 159.5% 35.0% 54.9% IFF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 51/100 — –

Percentile Scorecard

GELSIFFTLX

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

AxisGELSIFFTLX
Valuation – 43 #54 of 94 –
Growth – 82 #17 of 91 –
Profitability – 59 #36 of 86 –
Financial Health 67 #5 of 13 46 #52 of 95 19 #532 of 656
Shareholder Returns – 28 #51 of 70 –
Overall – 51 –
  • GELS ranked among 13 companies in Pharma Services
  • IFF ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • TLX 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

PeriodGELSIFFTLXSPY
1 month -16.4%+8.8%-21.1% -0.2%
3 months -22.0%+17.7%-11.4% +3.9%
6 months -31.3%+31.8%-13.5% +8.2%
Year to date -42.5%+38.4%+20.6% +12.9%
1 year -62.0%+42.8%-17.5% +12.3%
3 years —+37.4%— +87.4%
3 years, per year —+11.2%— +23.3%
5 years —-37.2%— +67.9%
5 years, per year —-8.9%— +10.9%
10 years —-30.1%— +261.1%
10 years, per year —-3.5%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGELSIFFTLXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 159.5%35.0%54.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 122.0%28.6%55.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.070.680.93 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.391.22-0.32 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -91.9%-61.1%-69.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -69.9%-0.9%-28.3% -1.2%
52-week high $1.53$94.13$12.59 $779.14
52-week low $0.39$61.49$6.41 $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.

MultipleGELSIFFTLX
P/E now vs peer median —median 32.1x 34.2xmedian 22.0x —median 17.2x
P/S now vs peer median —median 2.6x 2.4xmedian 1.4x —median 9.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 38.1x 17.0xmedian 12.4x —median 16.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -6.9xmedian 21.5x 44.1xmedian 15.1x —median 18.7x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 3.1x 1.7xmedian 1.6x 6.3xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.03 1.06median 1.66 —median 0.33

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 monthsGELSIFFTLX
Revenue – $9.98B –
Gross profit – $3.74B –
Operating income – $754.00M –
Net income – $295.00M –
Free cash flow – $540.00M –
R&D – $684.00M –
EPS (diluted) – $2.71 –
Cash & equivalents $6.26K $569.00M $251.91M
Total debt $8.91M $5.70B $516.39M
Shares (diluted) 9.27M 257.00M 337.88M
Enterprise value $2.78M $21.50B $2.02B

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
MetricGELSIFFTLX
P/E – 34.2x –
P/FCF -6.9x 44.1x –
P/Operating cash flow – 20.5x –
P/S – 2.4x –
P/B 0.5x 1.7x 6.3x
P/Tangible book -1.4x 2.3x 6.3x
EV/EBITDA – 17.0x –
EV/EBIT – 38.4x –
EV/Revenue – 2.9x –
EV/FCF – 53.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 24.9x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.06 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGELSIFFTLX
Revenue growth (1Y) – -4.6% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -5.6% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -3.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -0.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 295.8% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 35.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) – 170.2% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 28.8% –
EPS growth (1Y) – 900.0% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 32.3% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 5.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 12.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -4.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 26.8% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGELSIFFTLX
Gross margin – 37.5% –
EBITDA margin – 17.1% –
Operating margin – 7.6% –
Pretax margin – 3.5% –
Net margin – 7.0% –
FCF margin – 5.4% –
Operating cash flow margin – 11.6% –
Return on equity – 2.1% –
Return on assets – 1.2% –
Return on invested capital – 3.0% –
Return on capital employed – 3.6% –
Asset turnover – 0.4x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 3.9x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGELSIFFTLX
Debt / assets 0.1% 22.7% 37.9%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.4x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.0x –
Debt / FCF – 10.6x –
Liabilities / assets 29.4% 44.3% 64.2%
Equity / assets 70.6% 55.7% 35.8%
Interest coverage – 4.0x –
Current ratio 0.1x 2.1x 2.0x
Quick ratio 0.1x 0.5x 1.9x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.1x 1.2x
Altman Z-score – 1.81 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGELSIFFTLX
Dividend yield – 1.7% –
Net buyback yield – 0.3% –
Shareholder yield – 2.0% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 138.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 75.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 0.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -20.7% –

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.

ConsensusGELSIFFTLX
Forward P/E – 28.4xFY2026 112.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $3.28FY2026 $0.08FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -21.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +23.5% -37.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $8.10BFY2026 $955.04MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – -25.7%FY2026 +18.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -8.1% +38.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGELSIFFTLX
Held by institutions – 100.0% 0.9%
Institutions holding – 753 62
Change in shares held, QoQ – +6.0% +23.9%
Institutions buying – 410 47
Institutions selling – 226 7
Buyers to sellers – 1.81 6.71

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.

GELSIFFTLX
GELS 1.00 0.03 0.05
IFF 0.03 1.00 0.07
TLX 0.05 0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GELS, IFF and TLX?

International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Gelteq (GELS) $4.93M, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) $23.80B, Telix Pharmaceuticals (TLX) $3.06B.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) returned the most: Gelteq (GELS) -62.0%, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) +42.8%, Telix Pharmaceuticals (TLX) -17.5%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 1.72%, Telix Pharmaceuticals (TLX) 0.00%. Gelteq (GELS) and Telix Pharmaceuticals (TLX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) has been the steadiest (Gelteq (GELS) 159.5%, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 35.0%, Telix Pharmaceuticals (TLX) 54.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GELS, IFF and TLX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) leads on 4. 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.