GELS vs ZTS vs WST Stock Comparison

Gelteq, Zoetis and West Pharmaceutical Services Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GELS Gelteq Ltd
$0.51 -3.8% 1M -57.5% 1Y
Market cap
$4.55M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Contract Manufacturing Healthcare
ZTS Zoetis Inc.
$78.79 +12.0% 1M -45.3% 1Y
Market cap
$33.26B
P/E
12.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.52B
Div. yield
0.03%
Animal Health Healthcare
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Zoetis leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Zoetis 7, West Pharmaceutical Services 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGELSZTSWSTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.55M $33.26B $29.11B ZTS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 12.7x 45.6x ZTS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 13.4x 43.5x ZTS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +1.5% +12.6% WST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 27.5% 18.8% ZTS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 23.4% 19.3% ZTS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.8x -0.3x WST
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.03% 0.00% ZTS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -57.5% -45.3% +45.9% WST
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -18.3%/yr -0.7%/yr WST
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 159.7% 40.6% 31.3% WST
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 72/100 70/100 ZTS

Percentile Scorecard

GELSZTSWST

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

AxisGELSZTSWST
Valuation – 88 #75 of 624 50 #115 of 227
Growth – 52 #289 of 601 49 #112 of 218
Profitability – 96 #22 of 541 94 #14 of 202
Financial Health 67 #5 of 13 34 #428 of 647 78 #52 of 233
Shareholder Returns – 89 #39 of 359 79 #28 of 130
Overall – 72 70
  • GELS ranked among 13 companies in Pharma Services
  • ZTS ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • 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

PeriodGELSZTSWSTSPY
1 month -3.8%+12.0%+10.4% +0.7%
3 months -7.3%+3.6%+22.5% +3.7%
6 months -20.9%-31.5%+39.7% +7.1%
Year to date -36.3%-37.4%+51.1% +12.8%
1 year -57.5%-45.3%+45.9% +11.9%
3 years —-49.8%+30.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year —-20.5%+9.1% +22.8%
5 years —-63.6%-3.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year —-18.3%-0.7% +10.9%
10 years —+62.3%+467.2% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+5.0%+19.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGELSZTSWSTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 159.7%40.6%31.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 122.5%49.4%30.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.050.520.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.36-1.111.47 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -91.9%-72.0%-59.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -66.7%-45.4%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $1.53$144.35$415.75 $779.14
52-week low $0.39$69.12$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.

MultipleGELSZTSWST
P/E now vs peer median —median 36.6x 12.6xmedian 17.8x 45.8xmedian 28.7x
P/S now vs peer median —median 2.6x 3.4xmedian 9.1x 8.5xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 31.1x 9.8xmedian 15.0x 29.8xmedian 17.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -7.7xmedian 21.8x 14.1xmedian 21.7x 64.0xmedian 26.4x
P/B now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 3.1x 10.4xmedian 2.2x 9.8xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.05 1.34median 0.35 6.84median 0.99

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 monthsGELSZTSWST
Revenue – $9.52B $3.40B
Gross profit – $6.81B $1.28B
Operating income – $3.59B $780.20M
Net income – $2.62B $638.90M
Free cash flow – $2.32B $453.40M
R&D – $722.00M $75.60M
EPS (diluted) – $6.26 $9.02
Cash & equivalents $6.26K $1.48B $464.10M
Total debt $8.91M $9.05B $202.90M
Shares (diluted) 9.27M 417.70M 70.80M
Enterprise value $2.41M $25.11B $26.90B

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
MetricGELSZTSWST
P/E – 12.6x 45.8x
P/FCF -7.7x 14.1x 64.0x
P/Operating cash flow – 11.5x 44.3x
P/S – 3.4x 8.5x
P/B 0.6x 10.4x 9.8x
P/Tangible book -1.6x 14.6x 9.8x
EV/EBITDA – 9.8x 29.8x
EV/EBIT – 11.1x 36.9x
EV/Revenue – 4.2x 8.5x
EV/FCF – 17.3x 63.4x
EV/Operating cash flow – 14.1x 43.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.34 6.84

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGELSZTSWST
Revenue growth (1Y) – 1.5% 12.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 5.0% 5.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 1.8% 18.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 5.7% 4.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -0.1% 32.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 5.2% 6.6%
Net income growth (1Y) – 0.6% 29.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 5.7% 4.5%
EPS growth (1Y) – 7.7% 33.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 9.4% 6.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -4.6% -5.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 12.4% -5.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 2.1% 19.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 21.7% 2.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGELSZTSWST
Gross margin – 71.5% 37.6%
EBITDA margin – 42.8% 28.4%
Operating margin – 37.7% 23.0%
Pretax margin – 34.4% 23.2%
Net margin – 27.5% 18.8%
FCF margin – 24.3% 13.3%
Operating cash flow margin – 29.8% 19.3%
Return on equity – 82.0% 20.9%
Return on assets – 17.3% 15.3%
Return on invested capital – 23.4% 19.3%
Return on capital employed – 27.5% 22.8%
Asset turnover – 0.6x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.1x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.0% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGELSZTSWST
Debt / assets 0.1% 60.0% 5.0%
Debt / equity 0.0x 2.9x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.8x -0.3x
Debt / FCF – 3.9x 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 29.4% 79.1% 26.9%
Equity / assets 70.6% 20.9% 73.1%
Interest coverage – 15.1x 96.3x
Current ratio 0.1x 3.1x 2.8x
Quick ratio 0.1x 1.6x 1.9x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.8x 0.7x
Altman Z-score – 4.76 19.42

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGELSZTSWST
Dividend yield – 2.7% 0.2%
Net buyback yield – 11.2% 2.3%
Shareholder yield – 13.8% 2.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 34.0% 9.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 38.4% 13.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 6.1% 3.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 10.9% 3.7%

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.

ConsensusGELSZTSWST
Forward P/E – 13.4xFY2026 43.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $5.86FY2026 $9.56FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -8.6%FY2026 +31.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +13.0% +10.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $9.57BFY2026 $3.24BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +1.0%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -7.9% +16.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGELSZTSWST
Held by institutions – 94.7% 99.5%
Institutions holding – 1,418 834
Change in shares held, QoQ – -2.6% -0.9%
Institutions buying – 675 449
Institutions selling – 582 261
Buyers to sellers – 1.16 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.

GELSZTSWST
GELS 1.00 0.04 0.02
ZTS 0.04 1.00 0.06
WST 0.02 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GELS, ZTS and WST?

Zoetis (ZTS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Gelteq (GELS) $4.55M, Zoetis (ZTS) $33.26B, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) $29.11B.

Which stock is cheaper, GELS, ZTS and WST?

Zoetis (ZTS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Zoetis (ZTS) 12.7x, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) 45.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Zoetis (ZTS) is cheapest (Zoetis (ZTS) 13.4x, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) 43.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Zoetis (ZTS) +1.5%, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) +12.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Zoetis (ZTS) has the highest net margin (Zoetis (ZTS) 27.5%, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) 18.8%). On return on invested capital, Zoetis (ZTS) leads (Zoetis (ZTS) 23.4%, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) 19.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) returned the most: Gelteq (GELS) -57.5%, Zoetis (ZTS) -45.3%, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) +45.9%. Over five years, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) compounded fastest (Zoetis (ZTS) -18.3%/yr, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) -0.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Zoetis (ZTS) has the highest dividend yield: Gelteq (GELS) 0.00%, Zoetis (ZTS) 0.03%, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) 0.00%. Gelteq (GELS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) has been the steadiest (Gelteq (GELS) 159.7%, Zoetis (ZTS) 40.6%, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) 31.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GELS, ZTS 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, Zoetis (ZTS) leads on 7. 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.