PAHC vs ELAN vs COR Stock Comparison

Phibro Animal Health, Elanco Animal Health and Cencora Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
COR Cencora, Inc.
$325.38 +6.0% 1M -3.2% 1Y
Market cap
$62.73B
P/E
23.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$332.77B
Div. yield
0.01%
Drug Distribution 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, Cencora 4, Elanco Animal Health 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPAHCELANCORLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.54B $11.34B $62.73B COR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.5x -57.0x 23.9x PAHC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.2x 20.8x 19.1x PAHC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.1% +12.0% +5.1% PAHC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.6% -4.0% 0.8% PAHC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.2% 6.1% 14.4% COR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.1x 2.5x 2.2x PAHC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.01% PAHC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -8.0% +1.8% -3.2% ELAN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.6%/yr -7.2%/yr +22.0%/yr COR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.5% 42.3% 32.7% COR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 67/100 50/100 PAHC

Percentile Scorecard

PAHCELANCOR

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

AxisPAHCELANCOR
Valuation 92 #54 of 625 94 #39 of 625 58 #11 of 25
Growth 85 #90 of 602 56 #264 of 602 74 #7 of 24
Profitability 86 #81 of 551 84 #92 of 551 52 #12 of 24
Financial Health 26 #485 of 656 33 #442 of 656 24 #20 of 26
Shareholder Returns 54 #170 of 365 – 43 #9 of 15
Overall 68 67 50
  • PAHC ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • ELAN ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • COR ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPAHCELANCORSPY
1 month +11.4%+1.5%+6.0% -0.2%
3 months +5.5%-11.2%+1.8% +3.9%
6 months -29.3%+2.3%+4.3% +8.2%
Year to date +2.7%+0.1%-3.7% +12.9%
1 year -8.0%+1.8%-3.2% +12.3%
3 years +256.4%+156.0%+73.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +52.8%+36.8%+20.2% +23.3%
5 years +73.0%-31.1%+169.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year +11.6%-7.2%+22.0% +10.9%
10 years +49.0%—+309.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year +4.1%—+15.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePAHCELANCORSPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.5%42.3%32.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.8%42.8%39.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.751.30-0.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.140.04-0.10 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -57.9%-76.3%-32.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -35.6%-15.6%-13.2% -1.2%
52-week high $59.58$26.84$374.75 $779.14
52-week low $28.52$19.80$252.74 $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.

MultiplePAHCELANCOR
P/E now vs peer median 15.6xmedian 17.2x -56.9xmedian 17.2x 23.9xmedian 23.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 9.0x 2.3xmedian 9.0x 0.2xmedian 0.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 16.3x 11.1xmedian 16.3x 17.3xmedian 13.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 157.7xmedian 18.7x 29.9xmedian 18.7x 15.3xmedian 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 2.2x 1.7xmedian 2.2x 19.2xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.35median 0.33 2.89median 0.33 1.34median 1.34

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 monthsPAHCELANCOR
Revenue $1.52B $5.02B $332.77B
Gross profit $512.52M $2.78B $13.22B
Operating income $194.40M $637.00M $3.04B
Net income $99.72M -$199.00M $2.65B
Free cash flow $9.87M $379.00M $4.06B
R&D – $371.00M –
EPS (diluted) $2.43 $-0.39 $13.53
Cash & equivalents $61.42M $530.00M $2.82B
Total debt $2.49B $3.92B $11.72B
Shares (diluted) 40.96M 505.90M 193.94M
Enterprise value $1.22B $9.33B $51.63B

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
MetricPAHCELANCOR
P/E 15.6x -56.9x 23.9x
P/FCF 157.7x 29.9x 15.3x
P/Operating cash flow 22.6x 18.3x 12.9x
P/S 1.0x 2.3x 0.2x
P/B 4.0x 1.7x 19.2x
P/Tangible book 4.4x 3.3x -23.1x
EV/EBITDA 8.2x 11.1x 17.3x
EV/EBIT 10.8x 23.1x 23.3x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 2.9x 0.2x
EV/FCF 211.9x 38.8x 17.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 30.3x 23.8x 14.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.35 2.89 1.34

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPAHCELANCOR
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.1% 12.0% 5.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.8% 5.1% 9.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 28.1% 13.2% 20.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 19.8% 3.9% 15.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 76.0% 22.0% 11.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 39.3% 59.8% 9.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 106.6% -145.9% 38.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 45.2% -20.8% 16.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 105.2% -145.3% 39.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 44.6% -19.7% 17.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -13.9% 7.9% 176.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 73.0% 73.6% 14.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -76.4% 5.0% 255.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.2% 101.8% 13.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPAHCELANCOR
Gross margin 33.8% 55.4% 4.0%
EBITDA margin 16.8% 26.5% 1.2%
Operating margin 12.8% 12.7% 0.9%
Pretax margin 9.0% -3.3% 1.1%
Net margin 6.6% -4.0% 0.8%
FCF margin 0.6% 7.5% 1.2%
Operating cash flow margin 4.5% 12.3% 1.4%
Return on equity 26.7% -3.0% 77.4%
Return on assets 6.8% -1.5% 3.2%
Return on invested capital 14.2% 6.1% 14.4%
Return on capital employed 16.8% 5.5% 12.9%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.4x 4.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x -3.1x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% 1.5% 0.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPAHCELANCOR
Debt / assets 41.1% 28.9% 14.0%
Debt / equity 1.6x 0.6x 3.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.1x 2.5x 2.2x
Debt / FCF 62.5x 10.3x 2.9x
Liabilities / assets 74.3% 51.4% 96.1%
Equity / assets 25.7% 48.6% 3.9%
Interest coverage 4.2x 2.6x –
Current ratio 3.0x 2.1x 0.9x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.9x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.3x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 3.10 1.46 4.65

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPAHCELANCOR
Dividend yield 1.3% – 0.7%
Net buyback yield – – 1.6%
Shareholder yield 1.3% – 2.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 19.5% – 17.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) 197.3% – 11.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.1% – 8.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 0.0% – 5.7%

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.

ConsensusPAHCELANCOR
Forward P/E 11.2xFY2027 20.8xFY2026 19.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.42FY2027 $1.09FY2026 $17.08FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +6.2%FY2027 +16.0%FY2026 +6.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.6% +23.9% +11.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.53BFY2027 $4.79BFY2026 $328.56BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.6%FY2027 +1.6%FY2026 +2.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.2% +19.7% -0.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPAHCELANCOR
Held by institutions 51.5% 100.0% 0.1%
Institutions holding 208 523 3
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.1% +4.4% –
Institutions buying 117 246 2
Institutions selling 73 209 0
Buyers to sellers 1.60 1.18 –

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.

PAHCELANCOR
PAHC 1.00 0.50 0.12
ELAN 0.50 1.00 -0.07
COR 0.12 -0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PAHC, ELAN and COR?

Cencora (COR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) $1.54B, Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) $11.34B, Cencora (COR) $62.73B.

Which stock is cheaper, PAHC, ELAN and COR?

Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) 15.5x, Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) -57.0x, Cencora (COR) 23.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) is cheapest (Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) 11.2x, Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) 20.8x, Cencora (COR) 19.1x). 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%, Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) +12.0%, Cencora (COR) +5.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) has the highest net margin (Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) 6.6%, Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) -4.0%, Cencora (COR) 0.8%). On return on invested capital, Cencora (COR) leads (Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) 14.2%, Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) 6.1%, Cencora (COR) 14.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) returned the most: Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) -8.0%, Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) +1.8%, Cencora (COR) -3.2%. Over five years, Cencora (COR) compounded fastest (Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) +11.6%/yr, Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) -7.2%/yr, Cencora (COR) +22.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) has the highest dividend yield: Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) 0.01%, Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) 0.00%, Cencora (COR) 0.01%. Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cencora (COR) has been the steadiest (Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) 55.5%, Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) 42.3%, Cencora (COR) 32.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PAHC, ELAN and COR?

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.