GIPL vs PAHC vs MRK Stock Comparison

Global Innovative Platforms, Phibro Animal Health and Merck Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MRK Merck & Co., Inc.
$141.84 -4.7% 1M +61.2% 1Y
Market cap
$349.94B
P/E
110.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$66.57B
Div. yield
2.40%
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Phibro Animal Health leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Phibro Animal Health 7, Merck 4, Global Innovative Platforms 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGIPLPAHCMRKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $24.88M $1.56B $349.94B MRK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -36.0x 15.6x 110.4x PAHC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 11.2x 57.2x PAHC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +17.1% +4.6% PAHC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -361.7% 6.6% 4.8% PAHC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 14.2% 3.6% PAHC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.4x 2.1x 3.6x GIPL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.25% 2.40% MRK
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -37.5% -8.0% +61.2% MRK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -36.9%/yr +11.6%/yr +10.4%/yr PAHC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 271.4% 55.5% 29.6% MRK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 68/100 62/100 PAHC

Percentile Scorecard

GIPLPAHCMRK

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

AxisGIPLPAHCMRK
Valuation 62 #241 of 625 92 #54 of 625 80 #124 of 625
Growth 27 #442 of 602 85 #90 of 602 36 #384 of 602
Profitability 39 #335 of 551 86 #81 of 551 91 #53 of 551
Financial Health 98 #12 of 656 26 #485 of 656 20 #526 of 656
Shareholder Returns 50 #183 of 365 54 #170 of 365 82 #68 of 365
Overall 55 68 62
  • GIPL ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • PAHC ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • MRK 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

PeriodGIPLPAHCMRKSPY
1 month 0.0%+11.4%-4.7% -0.2%
3 months 0.0%+5.5%+7.6% +3.9%
6 months -3.8%-29.3%+28.9% +8.2%
Year to date +354.5%+2.7%+34.8% +12.9%
1 year -37.5%-8.0%+61.2% +12.3%
3 years -52.4%+256.4%+37.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year -21.9%+52.8%+11.3% +23.3%
5 years -90.0%+73.0%+63.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year -36.9%+11.6%+10.4% +10.9%
10 years -82.9%+49.0%+131.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year -16.2%+4.1%+8.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGIPLPAHCMRKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 271.4%55.5%29.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y —59.8%24.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.270.750.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.14-0.142.07 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -98.0%-57.9%-44.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -49.5%-35.6%-9.3% -1.2%
52-week high $0.99$59.58$156.45 $779.14
52-week low $0.11$28.52$82.49 $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.

MultipleGIPLPAHCMRK
P/E now vs peer median -36.0xmedian 17.2x 15.6xmedian 17.2x 110.4xmedian 17.2x
P/S now vs peer median 132.9xmedian 9.0x 1.0xmedian 9.0x 5.3xmedian 9.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -39.5xmedian 16.3x 8.2xmedian 16.3x 30.3xmedian 16.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -32.5xmedian 18.7x 157.7xmedian 18.7x 21.8xmedian 18.7x
P/B now vs peer median 46.8xmedian 2.2x 4.0xmedian 2.2x 8.3xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.57median 0.33 0.35median 0.33 69.50median 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 monthsGIPLPAHCMRK
Revenue $187.20K $1.52B $66.57B
Gross profit – $512.52M $48.57B
Operating income -$677.04K $194.40M $6.38B
Net income -$677.04K $99.72M $3.17B
Free cash flow -$766.04K $9.87M $16.06B
R&D $377.99K – $30.45B
EPS (diluted) $-0.02 $2.43 $1.28
Cash & equivalents $244.24K $61.42M $6.85B
Total debt $8.62K $2.49B $53.91B
Shares (diluted) 44.54M 40.96M 2.47B
Enterprise value $24.27M $1.24B $304.37B

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
MetricGIPLPAHCMRK
P/E -36.0x 15.6x 110.4x
P/FCF -32.5x 157.7x 21.8x
P/Operating cash flow -35.0x 22.6x 17.5x
P/S 132.9x 1.0x 5.3x
P/B 46.8x 4.0x 8.3x
P/Tangible book 47.1x 4.4x 20.6x
EV/EBITDA -39.5x 8.2x 30.3x
EV/EBIT -36.4x 10.8x 62.2x
EV/Revenue 131.6x 1.4x 6.0x
EV/FCF -32.2x 211.9x 24.7x
EV/Operating cash flow -34.7x 30.3x 19.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.57 0.35 69.50

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGIPLPAHCMRK
Revenue growth (1Y) – 17.1% 4.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 15.8% 4.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 28.1% -0.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 19.8% 4.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -20.9% 76.0% -66.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -51.6% 39.3% 1.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -20.9% 106.6% -80.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -51.6% 45.2% 0.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -9.8% 105.2% -80.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 63.5% 44.6% 1.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 15.8% -13.9% 7.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -96.8% 73.0% 9.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 9.2% -76.4% 9.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -101.8% 31.2% 14.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGIPLPAHCMRK
Gross margin – 33.8% 73.0%
EBITDA margin -333.4% 16.8% 19.7%
Operating margin -361.7% 12.8% 9.6%
Pretax margin -361.7% 9.0% 8.9%
Net margin -361.7% 6.6% 4.8%
FCF margin -409.2% 0.6% 24.1%
Operating cash flow margin -379.8% 4.5% 30.0%
Return on equity -120.8% 26.7% 7.2%
Return on assets -119.7% 6.8% 2.5%
Return on invested capital – 14.2% 3.6%
Return on capital employed -121.4% 16.8% 6.3%
Asset turnover 0.3x 1.0x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 0.7x 6.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.1% 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGIPLPAHCMRK
Debt / assets 1.0% 41.1% 41.5%
Debt / equity 0.0x 1.6x 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.4x 2.1x 3.6x
Debt / FCF 0.0x 62.5x 3.4x
Liabilities / assets 1.4% 74.3% 67.7%
Equity / assets 98.6% 25.7% 32.3%
Interest coverage – 4.2x –
Current ratio 34.7x 3.0x 1.3x
Quick ratio 33.2x 1.1x 0.7x
Cash ratio 31.3x 0.3x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 1,908 3.10 3.83

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGIPLPAHCMRK
Dividend yield – 1.3% 2.4%
Net buyback yield -3.2% – 1.1%
Shareholder yield -3.2% 1.3% 3.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 19.5% 261.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 197.3% 51.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 0.1% 3.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 0.0% 4.7%

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.

ConsensusGIPLPAHCMRK
Forward P/E – 11.2xFY2027 57.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $3.42FY2027 $2.48FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +6.2%FY2027 -72.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +9.6% +257.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $1.53BFY2027 $69.45BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +0.6%FY2027 +6.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -0.2% -3.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGIPLPAHCMRK
Held by institutions – 51.5% 79.9%
Institutions holding – 208 3,796
Change in shares held, QoQ – +3.1% +2.6%
Institutions buying – 117 1,842
Institutions selling – 73 1,464
Buyers to sellers – 1.60 1.26

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.

GIPLPAHCMRK
GIPL 1.00 0.06 -0.05
PAHC 0.06 1.00 0.21
MRK -0.05 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GIPL, PAHC and MRK?

Merck (MRK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Global Innovative Platforms (GIPL) $24.88M, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) $1.56B, Merck (MRK) $349.94B.

Which stock is cheaper, GIPL, PAHC and MRK?

Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Global Innovative Platforms (GIPL) -36.0x, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) 15.6x, Merck (MRK) 110.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) is cheapest (Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) 11.2x, Merck (MRK) 57.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) +17.1%, Merck (MRK) +4.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) has the highest net margin (Global Innovative Platforms (GIPL) -361.7%, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) 6.6%, Merck (MRK) 4.8%). On return on invested capital, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) leads (Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) 14.2%, Merck (MRK) 3.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Merck (MRK) returned the most: Global Innovative Platforms (GIPL) -37.5%, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) -8.0%, Merck (MRK) +61.2%. Over five years, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) compounded fastest (Global Innovative Platforms (GIPL) -36.9%/yr, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) +11.6%/yr, Merck (MRK) +10.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Merck (MRK) has the highest dividend yield: Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) 1.25%, Merck (MRK) 2.40%. Global Innovative Platforms (GIPL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Merck (MRK) has been the steadiest (Global Innovative Platforms (GIPL) 271.4%, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) 55.5%, Merck (MRK) 29.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GIPL, PAHC and MRK?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) 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.