GELS vs VTRS vs IFF Stock Comparison

Gelteq, Viatris and International Flavors & Fragrances Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GELS Gelteq Ltd
$0.45 -18.2% 1M -63.7% 1Y
Market cap
$4.04M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Contract Manufacturing Healthcare
VTRS Viatris Inc
$18.29 +2.6% 1M +76.7% 1Y
Market cap
$21.81B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$14.74B
Div. yield
–
Generic Drugs Healthcare
6 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Viatris leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Viatris 6, International Flavors & Fragrances 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGELSVTRSIFFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.04M $21.81B $23.75B IFF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — -53.1x 34.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 7.0x 28.6x VTRS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +4.4% -4.6% VTRS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -2.8% 7.0% IFF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -0.2% 3.0% IFF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 4.6x 3.0x IFF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -63.7% +76.7% +42.1% VTRS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +6.9%/yr -8.8%/yr VTRS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 159.8% 32.4% 35.1% VTRS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 66/100 50/100 VTRS

Percentile Scorecard

GELSVTRSIFF

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

AxisGELSVTRSIFF
Valuation – 93 #42 of 626 42 #55 of 94
Growth – 47 #318 of 604 81 #18 of 92
Profitability – 81 #106 of 555 57 #39 of 89
Financial Health 67 #5 of 13 23 #510 of 658 44 #55 of 97
Shareholder Returns – 87 #49 of 368 26 #52 of 70
Overall – 66 50
  • GELS ranked among 13 companies in Pharma Services
  • VTRS ranked among 673 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • IFF ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGELSVTRSIFFSPY
1 month -18.2%+2.6%+9.3% -0.8%
3 months -31.8%+3.7%+22.6% +3.5%
6 months -35.3%+23.5%+32.0% +7.0%
Year to date -43.8%+46.9%+39.0% +12.2%
1 year -63.7%+76.7%+42.1% +13.0%
3 years —+108.6%+38.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year —+27.8%+11.4% +23.1%
5 years —+39.6%-36.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year —+6.9%-8.8% +11.0%
10 years —-52.0%-29.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year —-7.1%-3.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureGELSVTRSIFFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 159.8%32.4%35.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 122.0%29.6%28.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.060.700.68 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.402.371.20 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -91.9%-52.9%-61.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -70.6%-2.0%-0.5% -1.8%
52-week high $1.53$18.66$94.13 $779.14
52-week low $0.39$10.11$61.49 $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.

MultipleGELSVTRSIFF
P/E now vs peer median —median 36.5x -51.8xmedian 17.1x 34.3xmedian 21.6x
P/S now vs peer median —median 2.7x 1.4xmedian 8.8x 2.4xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 37.7x 12.3xmedian 17.1x 17.1xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -6.8xmedian 20.7x 10.7xmedian 18.0x 44.3xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 2.9x 1.5xmedian 2.1x 1.7xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.04 1.69median 0.31 1.06median 1.66

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 monthsGELSVTRSIFF
Revenue – $14.74B $9.98B
Gross profit – $5.13B $3.74B
Operating income – -$87.30M $754.00M
Net income – -$410.70M $295.00M
Free cash flow – $1.95B $540.00M
R&D – $1.02B $684.00M
EPS (diluted) – $-0.35 $2.71
Cash & equivalents $6.26K $886.50M $569.00M
Total debt $8.91M $13.35B $5.70B
Shares (diluted) 9.27M 1.16B 257.00M
Enterprise value $1.89M $16.82B $21.41B

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
MetricGELSVTRSIFF
P/E – -51.8x 34.3x
P/FCF -6.8x 10.7x 44.3x
P/Operating cash flow – 9.0x 20.6x
P/S – 1.4x 2.4x
P/B 0.5x 1.5x 1.7x
P/Tangible book -1.4x 36.0x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA – 12.3x 17.1x
EV/EBIT – -383.4x 38.5x
EV/Revenue – 2.3x 2.9x
EV/FCF – 17.1x 53.8x
EV/Operating cash flow – 14.4x 25.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.69 1.06

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGELSVTRSIFF
Revenue growth (1Y) – 4.4% -4.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -1.9% -5.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -0.7% -3.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -6.0% -0.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 96.6% 295.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -27.6% 35.2%
Net income growth (1Y) – 88.2% 170.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -30.5% 28.8%
EPS growth (1Y) – 88.1% 900.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -30.6% 32.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 12.9% 5.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -3.0% 12.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 11.6% -4.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -3.6% 26.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGELSVTRSIFF
Gross margin – 34.8% 37.5%
EBITDA margin – 18.4% 17.1%
Operating margin – -0.6% 7.6%
Pretax margin – -4.5% 3.5%
Net margin – -2.8% 7.0%
FCF margin – 13.3% 5.4%
Operating cash flow margin – 15.8% 11.6%
Return on equity – -2.8% 2.1%
Return on assets – -1.1% 1.2%
Return on invested capital – -0.2% 3.0%
Return on capital employed – -0.3% 3.6%
Asset turnover – 0.4x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -5.7x 3.9x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.2% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGELSVTRSIFF
Debt / assets 0.1% 38.1% 22.7%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.9x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – 4.6x 3.0x
Debt / FCF – 6.8x 10.6x
Liabilities / assets 29.4% 59.3% 44.3%
Equity / assets 70.6% 40.7% 55.7%
Interest coverage – -0.2x 4.0x
Current ratio 0.1x 1.6x 2.1x
Quick ratio 0.1x 0.7x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 1.13 1.82

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGELSVTRSIFF
Dividend yield – 2.6% 1.7%
Net buyback yield – 1.4% 0.3%
Shareholder yield – 4.1% 2.0%
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.

ConsensusGELSVTRSIFF
Forward P/E – 7.0xFY2026 28.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $2.62FY2026 $3.28FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +11.5%FY2026 -21.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -1.5% +23.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $15.31BFY2026 $8.10BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +7.0%FY2026 -25.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -4.8% -8.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGELSVTRSIFF
Held by institutions – 89.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding – 1,028 753
Change in shares held, QoQ – +5.6% +6.0%
Institutions buying – 486 410
Institutions selling – 318 226
Buyers to sellers – 1.53 1.81

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.

GELSVTRSIFF
GELS 1.00 0.06 0.03
VTRS 0.06 1.00 0.28
IFF 0.03 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GELS, VTRS and IFF?

International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Gelteq (GELS) $4.04M, Viatris (VTRS) $21.81B, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) $23.75B.

Which company is growing faster?

Viatris (VTRS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Viatris (VTRS) +4.4%, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) -4.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) has the highest net margin (Viatris (VTRS) -2.8%, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 7.0%). On return on invested capital, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) leads (Viatris (VTRS) -0.2%, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 3.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Viatris (VTRS) returned the most: Gelteq (GELS) -63.7%, Viatris (VTRS) +76.7%, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) +42.1%. Over five years, Viatris (VTRS) compounded fastest (Viatris (VTRS) +6.9%/yr, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) -8.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Gelteq (GELS) 0.00%, Viatris (VTRS) 0.00%, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 0.02%. Gelteq (GELS) and Viatris (VTRS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Viatris (VTRS) has been the steadiest (Gelteq (GELS) 159.8%, Viatris (VTRS) 32.4%, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 35.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Viatris (VTRS) leads on 6. 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.