GIPL vs ELAN vs ZTS Stock Comparison

Global Innovative Platforms, Elanco Animal Health and Zoetis Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ZTS Zoetis Inc.
$77.79 +8.9% 1M -46.5% 1Y
Market cap
$32.62B
P/E
12.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.52B
Div. yield
0.03%
Animal Health Healthcare
6 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Zoetis leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Zoetis 6, Elanco Animal Health 3, Global Innovative Platforms 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGIPLELANZTSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $24.88M $11.45B $32.62B ZTS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -36.0x -57.6x 12.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 20.8x 13.3x ZTS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +12.0% +1.5% ELAN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -361.7% -4.0% 27.5% ZTS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 6.1% 23.4% ZTS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.4x 2.5x 1.8x GIPL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -37.5% +2.4% -46.5% ELAN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -36.9%/yr -7.2%/yr -18.5%/yr ELAN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 270.9% 42.3% 40.6% ZTS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 67/100 72/100 ZTS

Percentile Scorecard

GIPLELANZTS

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

AxisGIPLELANZTS
Valuation 61 #244 of 625 94 #38 of 625 88 #76 of 625
Growth 27 #439 of 602 56 #264 of 602 52 #290 of 602
Profitability 39 #334 of 549 84 #91 of 549 96 #23 of 549
Financial Health 98 #12 of 654 32 #443 of 654 34 #435 of 654
Shareholder Returns 50 #184 of 367 – 90 #39 of 367
Overall 55 67 72
  • GIPL ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • ELAN ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • ZTS 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

PeriodGIPLELANZTSSPY
1 month 0.0%+0.9%+8.9% +0.9%
3 months 0.0%-14.1%-0.2% +5.9%
6 months -3.8%+3.9%-31.7% +8.5%
Year to date +354.5%+0.1%-38.2% +13.3%
1 year -37.5%+2.4%-46.5% +12.4%
3 years -52.4%+155.9%-50.1% +88.1%
3 years, per year -21.9%+36.8%-20.7% +23.5%
5 years -90.0%-31.1%-64.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year -36.9%-7.2%-18.5% +11.0%
10 years -79.2%—+60.2% +263.4%
10 years, per year -14.5%—+4.8% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureGIPLELANZTSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 270.9%42.3%40.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y —42.8%49.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.261.300.52 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.140.06-1.14 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -98.0%-76.3%-72.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -49.5%-15.6%-46.5% -0.9%
52-week high $0.99$26.84$145.41 $779.14
52-week low $0.11$19.80$69.12 $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.

MultipleGIPLELANZTS
P/E now vs peer median -36.0xmedian 17.4x -56.9xmedian 17.4x 12.4xmedian 17.4x
P/S now vs peer median 132.9xmedian 9.1x 2.3xmedian 9.1x 3.4xmedian 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -39.5xmedian 17.1x 11.1xmedian 17.1x 9.7xmedian 17.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -32.5xmedian 19.0x 29.9xmedian 19.0x 13.9xmedian 19.0x
P/B now vs peer median 46.8xmedian 2.2x 1.7xmedian 2.2x 10.2xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.57median 0.34 2.89median 0.34 1.32median 0.34

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 monthsGIPLELANZTS
Revenue $187.20K $5.02B $9.52B
Gross profit – $2.78B $6.81B
Operating income -$677.04K $637.00M $3.59B
Net income -$677.04K -$199.00M $2.62B
Free cash flow -$766.04K $379.00M $2.32B
R&D $377.99K $371.00M $722.00M
EPS (diluted) $-0.02 $-0.39 $6.26
Cash & equivalents $244.24K $530.00M $1.48B
Total debt $8.62K $3.92B $9.05B
Shares (diluted) 44.54M 505.90M 417.70M
Enterprise value $24.27M $9.45B $24.47B

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
MetricGIPLELANZTS
P/E -36.0x -56.9x 12.4x
P/FCF -32.5x 29.9x 13.9x
P/Operating cash flow -35.0x 18.3x 11.3x
P/S 132.9x 2.3x 3.4x
P/B 46.8x 1.7x 10.2x
P/Tangible book 47.1x 3.3x 14.4x
EV/EBITDA -39.5x 11.1x 9.7x
EV/EBIT -36.4x 23.1x 11.0x
EV/Revenue 131.6x 2.9x 4.2x
EV/FCF -32.2x 38.8x 17.1x
EV/Operating cash flow -34.7x 23.8x 13.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.57 2.89 1.32

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGIPLELANZTS
Revenue growth (1Y) – 12.0% 1.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 5.1% 5.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 13.2% 1.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 3.9% 5.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -20.9% 22.0% -0.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -51.6% 59.8% 5.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -20.9% -145.9% 0.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -51.6% -20.8% 5.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -9.8% -145.3% 7.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 63.5% -19.7% 9.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 15.8% 7.9% -4.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -96.8% 73.6% 12.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 9.2% 5.0% 2.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -101.8% 101.8% 21.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGIPLELANZTS
Gross margin – 55.4% 71.5%
EBITDA margin -333.4% 26.5% 42.8%
Operating margin -361.7% 12.7% 37.7%
Pretax margin -361.7% -3.3% 34.4%
Net margin -361.7% -4.0% 27.5%
FCF margin -409.2% 7.5% 24.3%
Operating cash flow margin -379.8% 12.3% 29.8%
Return on equity -120.8% -3.0% 82.0%
Return on assets -119.7% -1.5% 17.3%
Return on invested capital – 6.1% 23.4%
Return on capital employed -121.4% 5.5% 27.5%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.4x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x -3.1x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.5% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGIPLELANZTS
Debt / assets 1.0% 28.9% 60.0%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.6x 2.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.4x 2.5x 1.8x
Debt / FCF 0.0x 10.3x 3.9x
Liabilities / assets 1.4% 51.4% 79.1%
Equity / assets 98.6% 48.6% 20.9%
Interest coverage – 2.6x 15.1x
Current ratio 34.7x 2.1x 3.1x
Quick ratio 33.2x 0.9x 1.6x
Cash ratio 31.3x 0.3x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 1,908 1.46 4.74

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGIPLELANZTS
Dividend yield – – 2.7%
Net buyback yield -3.2% – 11.3%
Shareholder yield -3.2% – 14.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 34.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 38.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 6.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 10.9%

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.

ConsensusGIPLELANZTS
Forward P/E – 20.8xFY2026 13.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $1.09FY2026 $5.86FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +16.0%FY2026 -8.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +23.9% +13.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $4.79BFY2026 $9.57BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +1.6%FY2026 +1.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +19.7% -7.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGIPLELANZTS
Held by institutions – 100.0% 94.7%
Institutions holding – 523 1,417
Change in shares held, QoQ – +4.4% -2.6%
Institutions buying – 246 674
Institutions selling – 209 582
Buyers to sellers – 1.18 1.16

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.

GIPLELANZTS
GIPL 1.00 0.05 0.02
ELAN 0.05 1.00 0.44
ZTS 0.02 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GIPL, ELAN and ZTS?

Zoetis (ZTS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Global Innovative Platforms (GIPL) $24.88M, Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) $11.45B, Zoetis (ZTS) $32.62B.

Which company is growing faster?

Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) +12.0%, Zoetis (ZTS) +1.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Zoetis (ZTS) has the highest net margin (Global Innovative Platforms (GIPL) -361.7%, Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) -4.0%, Zoetis (ZTS) 27.5%). On return on invested capital, Zoetis (ZTS) leads (Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) 6.1%, Zoetis (ZTS) 23.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) returned the most: Global Innovative Platforms (GIPL) -37.5%, Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) +2.4%, Zoetis (ZTS) -46.5%. Over five years, Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) compounded fastest (Global Innovative Platforms (GIPL) -36.9%/yr, Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) -7.2%/yr, Zoetis (ZTS) -18.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) 0.00%, Zoetis (ZTS) 0.03%. Global Innovative Platforms (GIPL) and Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Zoetis (ZTS) has been the steadiest (Global Innovative Platforms (GIPL) 270.9%, Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) 42.3%, Zoetis (ZTS) 40.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GIPL, ELAN and ZTS?

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 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.