NAII vs GELS vs NXGL Stock Comparison

Natural Alternatives International, Gelteq and Nexgel Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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GELS Gelteq Ltd
$0.43 -28.3% 1M -69.1% 1Y
Market cap
$4.09M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Contract Manufacturing Healthcare
NXGL Nexgel, Inc.
$5.03 +1,763.0% 1M +92.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.78M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$12.30M
Div. yield
–
Contract Manufacturing Healthcare
2 wins

Head to Head

6 decided of 12

Natural Alternatives International leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Natural Alternatives International 4, Nexgel 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNAIIGELSNXGLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.99M $4.09M $1.78M NAII
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.3x — -0.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.7% — +5.4% NAII
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -14.5% — -48.2% NAII
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -24.9% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.8x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -56.1% -69.1% +92.7% NXGL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -38.5%/yr — — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 67.8% 159.8% 323.2% NAII
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 32/100 — 42/100 NXGL

Percentile Scorecard

NAIIGELSNXGL

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

AxisNAIIGELSNXGL
Valuation 30 #8 of 11 – 70 #4 of 11
Growth 0 #11 of 11 – 50 #6 of 11
Profitability 40 #7 of 11 – 30 #8 of 11
Financial Health 58 #6 of 13 67 #5 of 13 17 #11 of 13
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 32 – 42
  • NAII ranked among 13 companies in Pharma Services
  • GELS ranked among 13 companies in Pharma Services
  • NXGL ranked among 13 companies in Pharma Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNAIIGELSNXGLSPY
1 month -36.2%-28.3%+1,763.0% -1.0%
3 months -49.8%-38.6%+1,043.2% +2.9%
6 months -56.0%-38.5%+673.8% +6.4%
Year to date -67.0%-46.3%+212.4% +11.4%
1 year -56.1%-69.1%+92.7% +13.1%
3 years -80.1%—+201.2% +79.4%
3 years, per year -41.6%—+44.5% +21.5%
5 years -91.2%—— +67.7%
5 years, per year -38.5%—— +10.9%
10 years -91.3%—— +255.2%
10 years, per year -21.6%—— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureNAIIGELSNXGLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 67.8%159.8%323.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 77.3%122.1%124.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.891.96-0.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.83-0.430.29 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -92.3%-91.9%-97.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -75.6%-71.9%-13.3% -2.5%
52-week high $4.83$1.53$5.80 $779.14
52-week low $1.12$0.39$0.15 $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.

MultipleNAIIGELSNXGL
P/E now vs peer median -0.3xmedian 36.1x —median 36.1x -0.4xmedian 36.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 2.7x —median 2.7x 0.2xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -1.3xmedian 37.4x —median 37.4x —median 37.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -0.6xmedian 21.1x -6.5xmedian 21.1x —median 21.1x
P/B now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 2.9x 0.5xmedian 2.9x 0.4xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.00median 2.05 —median 2.05 0.12median 2.05

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 monthsNAIIGELSNXGL
Revenue $142.52M – $12.30M
Gross profit $9.00M – $4.43M
Operating income -$18.75M – -$5.08M
Net income -$20.70M – -$5.76M
Free cash flow -$12.62M – –
R&D – – $21.00K
EPS (diluted) $-3.43 – $-13.14
Cash & equivalents $7.39M $6.26K $1.71M
Total debt $63.29M $8.91M $2.38M
Shares (diluted) 6.03M 9.27M 450.66K
Enterprise value -$21.09M $1.95M -$2.65M

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
MetricNAIIGELSNXGL
P/E -0.3x – -0.4x
P/FCF -0.6x -6.5x –
P/Operating cash flow -0.8x – –
P/S 0.0x – 0.2x
P/B 0.1x 0.5x 0.4x
P/Tangible book 0.1x -1.3x -0.3x
EV/EBITDA -1.3x – –
EV/EBIT -1.0x – -0.3x
EV/Revenue 0.1x – 0.1x
EV/FCF -1.5x – –
EV/Operating cash flow -2.1x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.00 – 0.12

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNAIIGELSNXGL
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.7% – 5.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.6% – 62.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -3.1% – -5.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -20.9% – 144.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -116.5% – -67.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -81.5% – -13.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -52.4% – -99.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -116.9% – -20.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -50.4% – -72.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -115.5% – -3.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -250.3% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -48.4% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -644.3% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -24.7% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNAIIGELSNXGL
Gross margin 6.3% – 36.0%
EBITDA margin -9.9% – –
Operating margin -13.2% – -41.3%
Pretax margin -14.2% – -47.3%
Net margin -14.5% – -48.2%
FCF margin -8.9% – –
Operating cash flow margin -6.3% – –
Return on equity -36.6% – -112.4%
Return on assets -14.7% – -31.5%
Return on invested capital -24.9% – –
Return on capital employed -18.2% – -126.6%
Asset turnover 1.0x – 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.4x – –
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNAIIGELSNXGL
Debt / assets 14.8% 0.1% 2.0%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.0x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.8x – –
Debt / FCF -1.5x – –
Liabilities / assets 60.5% 29.4% 79.3%
Equity / assets 39.5% 70.6% 20.7%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.7x 0.1x 0.4x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.1x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.0x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.38 – -1.83

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNAIIGELSNXGL
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 1.3% – –
Shareholder yield 1.3% – –
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.

ConsensusNAIIGELSNXGL
EPS, next fiscal year – – $-17.51FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year – – $16.59MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – – +45.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – – +54.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNAIIGELSNXGL
Held by institutions 10.5% – –
Institutions holding 24 – –
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.0% – –
Institutions buying 8 – –
Institutions selling 7 – –
Buyers to sellers 1.14 – –

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.

NAIIGELSNXGL
NAII 1.00 0.07 0.10
GELS 0.07 1.00 -0.01
NXGL 0.10 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NAII, GELS and NXGL?

Natural Alternatives International (NAII) is the largest by market capitalisation: Natural Alternatives International (NAII) $6.99M, Gelteq (GELS) $4.09M, Nexgel (NXGL) $1.78M.

Which company is growing faster?

Natural Alternatives International (NAII) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Natural Alternatives International (NAII) +9.7%, Nexgel (NXGL) +5.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Natural Alternatives International (NAII) has the highest net margin (Natural Alternatives International (NAII) -14.5%, Nexgel (NXGL) -48.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nexgel (NXGL) returned the most: Natural Alternatives International (NAII) -56.1%, Gelteq (GELS) -69.1%, Nexgel (NXGL) +92.7%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Natural Alternatives International (NAII) has been the steadiest (Natural Alternatives International (NAII) 67.8%, Gelteq (GELS) 159.8%, Nexgel (NXGL) 323.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NAII, GELS and NXGL?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Natural Alternatives International (NAII) leads on 4. 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.