NAII vs PFE vs WST Stock Comparison

Natural Alternatives International, Pfizer and West Pharmaceutical Services Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PFE Pfizer Inc
$30.01 +6.5% 1M +21.6% 1Y
Market cap
$169.80B
P/E
39.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$63.70B
Div. yield
0.06%
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

West Pharmaceutical Services leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (West Pharmaceutical Services 6, Pfizer 5, Natural Alternatives International 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNAIIPFEWSTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.99M $169.80B $27.94B PFE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.3x 39.2x 49.5x PFE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 10.5x 41.1x PFE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.7% -0.2% +12.4% WST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -14.5% 6.8% 17.0% WST
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -24.9% 13.4% 16.9% WST
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.8x 1.9x -0.3x NAII
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.06% 0.00% PFE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -56.1% +21.6% +27.6% WST
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -38.5%/yr -7.0%/yr -1.4%/yr WST
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 67.8% 21.6% 31.6% PFE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 32/100 65/100 66/100 WST

Percentile Scorecard

NAIIPFEWST

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

AxisNAIIPFEWST
Valuation 30 #8 of 11 94 #37 of 624 46 #123 of 228
Growth 0 #11 of 11 23 #465 of 603 40 #134 of 222
Profitability 40 #7 of 11 92 #45 of 555 91 #19 of 210
Financial Health 58 #6 of 13 24 #503 of 657 78 #55 of 241
Shareholder Returns – 91 #36 of 370 75 #35 of 138
Overall 32 65 66
  • NAII ranked among 13 companies in Pharma Services
  • PFE ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • WST ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNAIIPFEWSTSPY
1 month -36.2%+6.5%+4.3% -1.0%
3 months -49.8%+22.2%+19.5% +2.9%
6 months -56.0%+11.1%+28.1% +6.4%
Year to date -67.0%+20.5%+42.5% +11.4%
1 year -56.1%+21.6%+27.6% +13.1%
3 years -80.1%-1.4%+6.0% +79.4%
3 years, per year -41.6%-0.5%+2.0% +21.5%
5 years -91.2%-30.5%-6.9% +67.7%
5 years, per year -38.5%-7.0%-1.4% +10.9%
10 years -91.3%-6.7%+447.0% +255.2%
10 years, per year -21.6%-0.7%+18.5% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureNAIIPFEWSTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 67.8%21.6%31.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 77.3%21.1%31.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.890.240.57 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.831.000.87 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -92.3%-64.8%-59.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -75.6%-1.3%-0.6% -2.5%
52-week high $4.83$30.41$394.30 $779.14
52-week low $1.12$23.67$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.

MultipleNAIIPFEWST
P/E now vs peer median -0.3xmedian 36.1x 39.5xmedian 17.2x 49.1xmedian 30.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 2.7x 2.7xmedian 8.8x 8.3xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -1.3xmedian 37.4x 8.2xmedian 16.0x 31.8xmedian 17.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -0.6xmedian 21.1x 15.6xmedian 17.8x 63.2xmedian 23.7x
P/B now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 2.9x 2.0xmedian 2.1x 9.2xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.00median 2.05 -0.96median 0.32 10.19median 0.96

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 monthsNAIIPFEWST
Revenue $142.52M $63.70B $3.33B
Gross profit $9.00M $46.61B $1.22B
Operating income -$18.75M $20.39B $680.40M
Net income -$20.70M $4.36B $564.90M
Free cash flow -$12.62M $10.99B $436.90M
R&D – $11.05B $74.40M
EPS (diluted) $-3.43 $0.76 $7.92
Cash & equivalents $7.39M $976.00M $435.80M
Total debt $63.29M $63.19B $202.90M
Shares (diluted) 6.03M 5.70B 71.30M
Enterprise value -$21.09M $116.45B $25.57B

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
MetricNAIIPFEWST
P/E -0.3x 39.5x 49.1x
P/FCF -0.6x 15.6x 63.2x
P/Operating cash flow -0.8x 12.8x 41.7x
P/S 0.0x 2.7x 8.3x
P/B 0.1x 2.0x 9.2x
P/Tangible book 0.1x 4.4x 9.3x
EV/EBITDA -1.3x 8.2x 31.8x
EV/EBIT -1.0x 10.9x 40.2x
EV/Revenue 0.1x 3.5x 8.2x
EV/FCF -1.5x 20.3x 62.6x
EV/Operating cash flow -2.1x 16.6x 41.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.00 -0.96 10.19

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNAIIPFEWST
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.7% -0.2% 12.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.6% -7.0% 5.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -3.1% 1.2% 17.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -20.9% -5.6% 3.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -116.5% 1.5% 17.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -81.5% -9.9% 1.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -52.4% -59.6% 15.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -116.9% -41.3% 2.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -50.4% -59.7% 17.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -115.5% -41.3% 4.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -250.3% -11.8% -2.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -48.4% -2.7% -2.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -644.3% -11.7% 27.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -24.7% 1.0% 3.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNAIIPFEWST
Gross margin 6.3% 73.2% 36.8%
EBITDA margin -9.9% 42.4% 25.9%
Operating margin -13.2% 32.0% 20.5%
Pretax margin -14.2% 6.6% 20.8%
Net margin -14.5% 6.8% 17.0%
FCF margin -8.9% 17.2% 13.1%
Operating cash flow margin -6.3% 21.0% 19.9%
Return on equity -36.6% 5.0% 18.4%
Return on assets -14.7% 2.1% 13.4%
Return on invested capital -24.9% 13.4% 16.9%
Return on capital employed -18.2% 11.9% 19.7%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.3x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.4x 3.1x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 1.5% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNAIIPFEWST
Debt / assets 14.8% 31.4% 5.0%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.7x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.8x 1.9x -0.3x
Debt / FCF -1.5x 5.8x 0.5x
Liabilities / assets 60.5% 57.5% 26.6%
Equity / assets 39.5% 42.5% 73.4%
Interest coverage – – 151.2x
Current ratio 1.7x 1.3x 2.8x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.7x 1.8x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.4x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 1.38 2.37 18.55

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNAIIPFEWST
Dividend yield – 5.7% 0.2%
Net buyback yield 1.3% – 1.6%
Shareholder yield 1.3% 5.7% 1.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 224.5% 11.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 89.1% 14.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 1.5% 3.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 2.4% 3.8%

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.

ConsensusNAIIPFEWST
Forward P/E – 10.5xFY2026 41.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $2.86FY2026 $9.55FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -11.2%FY2026 +31.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -4.5% +10.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $60.60BFY2026 $3.24BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – -3.2%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +3.8% +16.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNAIIPFEWST
Held by institutions 10.5% 66.9% 99.5%
Institutions holding 24 2,835 833
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.0% +2.0% -0.9%
Institutions buying 8 1,324 448
Institutions selling 7 1,204 261
Buyers to sellers 1.14 1.10 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.

NAIIPFEWST
NAII 1.00 0.10 0.09
PFE 0.10 1.00 0.25
WST 0.09 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NAII, PFE and WST?

Pfizer (PFE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Natural Alternatives International (NAII) $6.99M, Pfizer (PFE) $169.80B, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) $27.94B.

Which stock is cheaper, NAII, PFE and WST?

Pfizer (PFE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Natural Alternatives International (NAII) -0.3x, Pfizer (PFE) 39.2x, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) 49.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pfizer (PFE) is cheapest (Pfizer (PFE) 10.5x, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) 41.1x). 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: Natural Alternatives International (NAII) +9.7%, Pfizer (PFE) -0.2%, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) +12.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) has the highest net margin (Natural Alternatives International (NAII) -14.5%, Pfizer (PFE) 6.8%, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) 17.0%). On return on invested capital, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) leads (Natural Alternatives International (NAII) -24.9%, Pfizer (PFE) 13.4%, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) 16.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) returned the most: Natural Alternatives International (NAII) -56.1%, Pfizer (PFE) +21.6%, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) +27.6%. Over five years, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) compounded fastest (Natural Alternatives International (NAII) -38.5%/yr, Pfizer (PFE) -7.0%/yr, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) -1.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Pfizer (PFE) has the highest dividend yield: Natural Alternatives International (NAII) 0.00%, Pfizer (PFE) 0.06%, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) 0.00%. Natural Alternatives International (NAII) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Pfizer (PFE) has been the steadiest (Natural Alternatives International (NAII) 67.8%, Pfizer (PFE) 21.6%, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) 31.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NAII, PFE 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, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) 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.