GELS vs STE vs TLX Stock Comparison

Gelteq, Steris and Telix Pharmaceuticals Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GELS Gelteq Ltd
$0.45 -18.2% 1M -63.7% 1Y
Market cap
$4.82M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Contract Manufacturing Healthcare
STE STERIS plc
$230.10 +10.1% 1M -4.4% 1Y
Market cap
$22.43B
P/E
27.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.04B
Div. yield
1.12%
Medical Devices Healthcare
4 wins

Head to Head

4 decided of 12

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

QuestionGELSSTETLXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.82M $22.43B $3.05B STE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 27.9x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 19.9x 112.4x STE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +8.4% — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 13.3% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 9.3% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.9x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.12% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -63.7% -4.4% -16.9% STE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -0.2%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 159.8% 26.3% 55.0% STE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 77/100 — –

Percentile Scorecard

GELSSTETLX

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

AxisGELSSTETLX
Valuation – 89 #10 of 80 –
Growth – 73 #21 of 74 –
Profitability – 89 #8 of 67 –
Financial Health 45 #239 of 437 60 #37 of 91 25 #221 of 296
Shareholder Returns – 74 #10 of 35 –
Overall – 77 –
  • GELS ranked among 451 companies in Healthcare
  • STE ranked among 95 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • TLX ranked among 305 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGELSSTETLXSPY
1 month -18.2%+10.1%-21.5% -0.8%
3 months -31.8%+5.3%-9.9% +3.5%
6 months -35.3%+3.6%-13.6% +7.0%
Year to date -43.8%-9.2%+20.0% +12.2%
1 year -63.7%-4.4%-16.9% +13.0%
3 years —+9.9%— +86.3%
3 years, per year —+3.2%— +23.1%
5 years —-0.9%— +68.6%
5 years, per year —-0.2%— +11.0%
10 years —+238.8%— +258.0%
10 years, per year —+13.0%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureGELSSTETLXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 159.8%26.3%55.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 122.0%25.7%55.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.060.400.93 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.40-0.17-0.31 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -91.9%-36.5%-69.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -70.6%-14.3%-28.6% -1.8%
52-week high $1.53$268.65$12.59 $779.14
52-week low $0.39$199.40$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.

MultipleGELSSTETLX
P/E now vs peer median —median 19.7x 27.9xmedian 29.3x —median 10.4x
P/S now vs peer median —median 3.4x 3.7xmedian 2.6x —median 6.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.5x 14.6xmedian 17.4x —median 10.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -6.8xmedian 16.3x 24.2xmedian 19.6x —median 12.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.5x 3.1xmedian 1.3x 6.2xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.41 0.31median 0.84 —median 0.29

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 monthsGELSSTETLX
Revenue – $6.04B –
Gross profit – $2.68B –
Operating income – $1.14B –
Net income – $808.10M –
Free cash flow – $925.60M –
R&D – $115.10M –
EPS (diluted) – $8.22 –
Cash & equivalents $6.26K $482.30M $251.91M
Total debt $8.91M $1.89B $516.39M
Shares (diluted) 9.27M 97.90M 337.88M
Enterprise value $2.68M $20.78B $2.01B

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
MetricGELSSTETLX
P/E – 27.9x –
P/FCF -6.8x 24.2x –
P/Operating cash flow – 17.4x –
P/S – 3.7x –
P/B 0.5x 3.1x 6.2x
P/Tangible book -1.4x 4.0x 6.2x
EV/EBITDA – 14.6x –
EV/EBIT – 20.9x –
EV/Revenue – 3.9x –
EV/FCF – 25.8x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 18.5x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.31 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGELSSTETLX
Revenue growth (1Y) – 8.4% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 9.0% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 9.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 9.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 23.1% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 11.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) – 24.6% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 89.1% –
EPS growth (1Y) – 25.7% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 89.8% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 1.9% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 16.9% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 1.8% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 23.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGELSSTETLX
Gross margin – 44.4% –
EBITDA margin – 27.0% –
Operating margin – 18.9% –
Pretax margin – 18.0% –
Net margin – 13.3% –
FCF margin – 15.3% –
Operating cash flow margin – 21.3% –
Return on equity – 11.2% –
Return on assets – 7.5% –
Return on invested capital – 9.3% –
Return on capital employed – 12.1% –
Asset turnover – 0.6x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.6x –
Stock comp / revenue – 1.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGELSSTETLX
Debt / assets 0.1% 17.6% 37.9%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.3x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.9x –
Debt / FCF – 2.0x –
Liabilities / assets 29.4% 32.7% 64.2%
Equity / assets 70.6% 67.3% 35.8%
Interest coverage – 18.8x –
Current ratio 0.1x 1.9x 2.0x
Quick ratio 0.1x 1.2x 1.9x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.4x 1.2x
Altman Z-score – 5.28 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGELSSTETLX
Dividend yield – 1.1% –
Net buyback yield – 1.5% –
Shareholder yield – 2.6% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 30.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 26.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 9.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 9.7% –

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.

ConsensusGELSSTETLX
Forward P/E – 19.9xFY2026 112.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $11.56FY2026 $0.08FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +13.7%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +13.2% -37.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $6.62BFY2026 $955.84MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +11.5%FY2026 +18.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -0.3% +39.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGELSSTETLX
Held by institutions – 97.1% 0.9%
Institutions holding – 829 62
Change in shares held, QoQ – +1.1% +23.9%
Institutions buying – 405 47
Institutions selling – 300 7
Buyers to sellers – 1.35 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.

GELSSTETLX
GELS 1.00 -0.01 0.05
STE -0.01 1.00 0.07
TLX 0.05 0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GELS, STE and TLX?

Steris (STE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Gelteq (GELS) $4.82M, Steris (STE) $22.43B, Telix Pharmaceuticals (TLX) $3.05B.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Steris (STE) returned the most: Gelteq (GELS) -63.7%, Steris (STE) -4.4%, Telix Pharmaceuticals (TLX) -16.9%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Steris (STE) 1.12%, Telix Pharmaceuticals (TLX) 0.00%. Gelteq (GELS) and Telix Pharmaceuticals (TLX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Steris (STE) has been the steadiest (Gelteq (GELS) 159.8%, Steris (STE) 26.3%, Telix Pharmaceuticals (TLX) 55.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GELS, STE 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, Steris (STE) 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.