ICCC vs IDXX vs ELAN Stock Comparison

Immucell, Idexx Laboratories and Elanco Animal Health Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ICCC Immucell Corp /De/
$10.32 +3.8% 1M +71.1% 1Y
Market cap
$93.87M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$26.76M
Div. yield
–
Animal Health Healthcare
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionICCCIDXXELANLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $93.87M $43.52B $11.51B IDXX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -143.9x 38.2x -57.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 36.9x 21.3x ELAN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -5.3% +12.8% +12.0% IDXX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -2.4% 25.0% -4.0% IDXX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.5% 45.6% 6.1% IDXX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.1x 0.5x 2.5x ICCC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +71.1% -8.2% +2.9% ICCC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.2%/yr -2.9%/yr -6.7%/yr ICCC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 50.5% 32.1% 42.3% IDXX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 77/100 66/100 IDXX

Percentile Scorecard

ICCCIDXXELAN

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

AxisICCCIDXXELAN
Valuation 86 #89 of 624 75 #155 of 624 94 #39 of 624
Growth 65 #209 of 601 76 #148 of 601 56 #265 of 601
Profitability 83 #92 of 541 97 #17 of 541 84 #89 of 541
Financial Health 58 #273 of 647 46 #350 of 647 32 #441 of 647
Shareholder Returns – 93 #26 of 359 –
Overall 73 77 66
  • ICCC ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • IDXX ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • ELAN ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodICCCIDXXELANSPY
1 month +3.8%+8.0%+2.8% +0.7%
3 months -6.7%+3.1%-12.2% +3.7%
6 months +22.0%+2.7%+3.9% +7.1%
Year to date +67.8%-14.9%+2.7% +12.8%
1 year +71.1%-8.2%+2.9% +11.9%
3 years +109.3%+45.3%+163.8% +85.2%
3 years, per year +27.9%+13.3%+38.2% +22.8%
5 years +17.3%-13.5%-29.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year +3.2%-2.9%-6.7% +10.9%
10 years +83.3%+448.3%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +6.2%+18.6%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureICCCIDXXELANSPY
Volatility, 1Y 50.5%32.1%42.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.6%31.3%42.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.410.791.29 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.41-0.260.07 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.0%-51.3%-76.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.9%-24.9%-13.4% -1.2%
52-week high $11.72$766.68$26.84 $779.14
52-week low $4.56$504.70$19.80 $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.

MultipleICCCIDXXELAN
P/E now vs peer median -143.4xmedian 17.8x 39.9xmedian 17.8x -58.3xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 9.1x 10.0xmedian 9.1x 2.3xmedian 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.3xmedian 15.0x 28.6xmedian 15.0x 11.3xmedian 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 21.7x 36.2xmedian 21.7x 30.6xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 2.2x 28.2xmedian 2.2x 1.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -2.61median 0.35 2.64median 0.35 2.96median 0.35

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 monthsICCCIDXXELAN
Revenue $26.76M $4.55B $5.02B
Gross profit $10.53M $2.84B $2.78B
Operating income $2.47M $1.46B $637.00M
Net income -$652.35K $1.14B -$199.00M
Free cash flow – $1.25B $379.00M
R&D $2.40M $261.47M $371.00M
EPS (diluted) $-0.07 $14.37 $-0.39
Cash & equivalents $8.86M $196.93M $530.00M
Total debt $8.30M $968.86M $3.92B
Shares (diluted) 9.19M 79.31M 505.90M
Enterprise value $71.31M $42.73B $9.50B

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
MetricICCCIDXXELAN
P/E -143.4x 39.9x -58.3x
P/FCF – 36.2x 30.6x
P/Operating cash flow – 33.1x 18.8x
P/S 3.5x 10.0x 2.3x
P/B 3.0x 28.2x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 3.0x 30.0x 3.4x
EV/EBITDA 18.3x 28.6x 11.3x
EV/EBIT 37.8x 31.7x 23.5x
EV/Revenue 3.5x 10.1x 3.0x
EV/FCF – 36.8x 39.6x
EV/Operating cash flow – 33.7x 24.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.61 2.64 2.96

Growth

14 metrics
MetricICCCIDXXELAN
Revenue growth (1Y) -5.3% 12.8% 12.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.5% 9.0% 5.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.6% 14.4% 13.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 36.0% 10.5% 3.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 42.3% 16.2% 22.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 34.3% 11.7% 59.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -137.0% 15.6% -145.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 52.3% 12.9% -20.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -136.4% 18.1% -145.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 55.0% 15.1% -19.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 51.4% 7.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 22.5% 73.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 59.9% 5.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 28.4% 101.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricICCCIDXXELAN
Gross margin 39.3% 62.4% 55.4%
EBITDA margin 19.0% 35.4% 26.5%
Operating margin 9.2% 32.0% 12.7%
Pretax margin -2.2% 31.3% -3.3%
Net margin -2.4% 25.0% -4.0%
FCF margin – 27.5% 7.5%
Operating cash flow margin – 30.1% 12.3%
Return on equity -2.2% 71.9% -3.0%
Return on assets -1.5% 33.4% -1.5%
Return on invested capital 6.5% 45.6% 6.1%
Return on capital employed 6.1% 68.6% 5.5%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.3x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.2x -3.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.8% 1.4% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricICCCIDXXELAN
Debt / assets 17.8% 28.1% 28.9%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.6x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.1x 0.5x 2.5x
Debt / FCF – 0.8x 10.3x
Liabilities / assets 32.7% 53.2% 51.4%
Equity / assets 67.3% 46.8% 48.6%
Interest coverage 5.3x 38.6x 2.6x
Current ratio 4.8x 1.2x 2.1x
Quick ratio 2.7x 0.7x 0.9x
Cash ratio 2.0x 0.2x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 4.52 20.55 1.48

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricICCCIDXXELAN
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – 2.3% –
Shareholder yield – 2.3% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusICCCIDXXELAN
Forward P/E – 36.9xFY2026 21.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $15.63FY2026 $1.09FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +19.5%FY2026 +16.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +12.9% +23.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $5.00BFY2026 $4.79BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +16.3%FY2026 +1.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +0.6% +19.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersICCCIDXXELAN
Held by institutions 15.0% 93.6% 100.0%
Institutions holding 32 1,290 524
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.6% +4.1% +4.4%
Institutions buying 15 588 246
Institutions selling 7 496 210
Buyers to sellers 2.14 1.19 1.17

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.

ICCCIDXXELAN
ICCC 1.00 0.05 -0.03
IDXX 0.05 1.00 0.40
ELAN -0.03 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ICCC, IDXX and ELAN?

Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Immucell (ICCC) $93.87M, Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) $43.52B, Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) $11.51B.

Which company is growing faster?

Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Immucell (ICCC) -5.3%, Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) +12.8%, Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) +12.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) has the highest net margin (Immucell (ICCC) -2.4%, Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) 25.0%, Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) -4.0%). On return on invested capital, Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) leads (Immucell (ICCC) 6.5%, Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) 45.6%, Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) 6.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Immucell (ICCC) returned the most: Immucell (ICCC) +71.1%, Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) -8.2%, Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) +2.9%. Over five years, Immucell (ICCC) compounded fastest (Immucell (ICCC) +3.2%/yr, Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) -2.9%/yr, Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) -6.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) has been the steadiest (Immucell (ICCC) 50.5%, Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) 32.1%, Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) 42.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ICCC, IDXX and ELAN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) 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.