RDY vs BHC vs ELTP Stock Comparison

Dr Reddys Laboratories, Bausch Health Companies and Elite Pharmaceuticals Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group

Head to Head

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Elite Pharmaceuticals leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Elite Pharmaceuticals 7, Dr Reddys Laboratories 2, Bausch Health Companies 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRDYBHCELTPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.48B $2.38B $258.51M RDY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 31.5x -2.2x 4.6x ELTP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 29.9x 1.3x — BHC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -10.5% +10.1% +33.7% ELTP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.2% -10.1% 40.2% ELTP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.6% 4.6% 29.2% ELTP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.2x 8.9x -1.0x ELTP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.58% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -5.6% +2.6% -61.9% BHC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.3%/yr -25.5%/yr +43.1%/yr ELTP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.6% 54.8% 57.5% RDY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 60/100 88/100 ELTP

Percentile Scorecard

RDYBHCELTP

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

AxisRDYBHCELTP
Valuation 91 #57 of 626 99 #9 of 626 98 #16 of 626
Growth 10 #546 of 604 44 #341 of 604 91 #53 of 604
Profitability 83 #95 of 555 84 #90 of 555 91 #51 of 555
Financial Health 44 #371 of 658 15 #561 of 658 76 #157 of 658
Shareholder Returns 64 #135 of 368 – 86 #53 of 368
Overall 58 60 88
  • RDY ranked among 673 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • BHC ranked among 673 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • ELTP ranked among 673 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodRDYBHCELTPSPY
1 month +12.2%+11.8%-7.7% -0.8%
3 months +16.9%+41.6%-36.8% +3.5%
6 months -1.5%+14.0%-31.4% +7.0%
Year to date -2.0%-8.5%-51.0% +12.2%
1 year -5.6%+2.6%-61.9% +13.0%
3 years +5.8%-3.2%+100.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year +1.9%-1.1%+26.0% +23.1%
5 years +12.2%-77.1%+500.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year +2.3%-25.5%+43.1% +11.0%
10 years +41.7%-70.9%+50.0% +258.0%
10 years, per year +3.5%-11.6%+4.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureRDYBHCELTPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.6%54.8%57.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.5%48.0%71.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.280.880.69 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.200.05-1.08 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -32.3%-84.9%-71.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.5%-19.5%-64.7% -1.8%
52-week high $15.38$7.90$0.68 $779.14
52-week low $11.40$4.43$0.22 $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.

MultipleRDYBHCELTP
P/E now vs peer median 31.5xmedian 17.1x -2.2xmedian 17.1x 4.6xmedian 17.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 8.8x 0.2xmedian 8.8x 1.8xmedian 8.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 22.9xmedian 17.1x 10.0xmedian 17.1x 6.1xmedian 17.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 822.9xmedian 18.0x 1.7xmedian 18.0x 14.8xmedian 18.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 2.1x -1.3xmedian 2.1x 2.5xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median -1.48median 0.31 0.03median 0.31 0.04median 0.31

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 monthsRDYBHCELTP
Revenue $3.56B $10.85B $141.01M
Gross profit $1.76B $7.80B $61.31M
Operating income $347.04M $883.00M $34.94M
Net income $299.19M -$1.10B $56.67M
Free cash flow $13.96M $1.43B $17.53M
R&D $244.48M $663.00M $6.10M
EPS (diluted) $0.44 $-2.90 $0.05
Cash & equivalents $138.41M $1.83B $39.42M
Total debt $752.59M $20.74B $9.58M
Shares (diluted) 833.33M 378.10M 1.13B
Enterprise value $10.86B -$2.39B $140.18M

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
MetricRDYBHCELTP
P/E 31.5x -2.2x 4.6x
P/FCF 822.9x 1.7x 14.8x
P/Operating cash flow 33.8x 1.3x 13.6x
P/S 3.2x 0.2x 1.8x
P/B 2.8x -1.3x 2.5x
P/Tangible book 3.9x -0.4x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA 22.9x 10.0x 6.1x
EV/EBIT 34.9x 24.1x 6.3x
EV/Revenue 3.4x 2.0x 1.6x
EV/FCF 866.9x 14.9x 12.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 35.6x 11.8x 11.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.48 0.03 0.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRDYBHCELTP
Revenue growth (1Y) -10.5% 10.1% 33.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.2% 9.1% 58.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -21.5% 11.8% 4.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -2.3% 9.8% 53.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -58.2% -44.7% -6.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -24.1% 14.1% 101.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -55.9% -1,721% 624.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -21.5% -76.0% 134.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -54.1% -1,206% 596.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -21.3% -79.0% 118.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -39.6% 19.5% -0.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -27.1% 83.8% 152.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -98.4% 28.3% -2.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -73.6% 62.6% 81.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRDYBHCELTP
Gross margin 49.5% 71.8% 43.5%
EBITDA margin 14.9% 19.6% 25.9%
Operating margin 9.7% 8.1% 24.8%
Pretax margin 10.7% -6.7% 46.2%
Net margin 10.2% -10.1% 40.2%
FCF margin 0.4% 13.2% 12.4%
Operating cash flow margin 9.5% 16.6% 13.5%
Return on equity 7.4% – 55.6%
Return on assets 5.0% -4.4% 40.8%
Return on invested capital 5.6% 4.6% 29.2%
Return on capital employed 7.9% 4.4% 32.2%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.4x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x -1.6x 0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% 2.1% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRDYBHCELTP
Debt / assets 12.6% 83.7% 1.7%
Debt / equity 0.2x -11.7x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.2x 8.9x -1.0x
Debt / FCF 53.9x 14.5x 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 32.2% 107.1% 24.9%
Equity / assets 67.8% -7.1% 75.1%
Interest coverage 7.2x 0.5x 69.4x
Current ratio 1.9x 1.4x 3.8x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.9x 3.0x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.4x 1.3x
Altman Z-score 5.54 0.09 6.31

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRDYBHCELTP
Dividend yield 0.6% – –
Net buyback yield -0.1% – -0.1%
Shareholder yield 0.5% 0.0% -0.1%
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.

ConsensusRDYBHCELTP
Forward P/E 29.9xFY2026 1.3xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.46FY2026 $4.83FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY -14.8%FY2026 +26.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +21.7% -13.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.79BFY2026 $11.40BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +7.9%FY2026 +11.5%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +3.3% -0.5% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRDYBHCELTP
Held by institutions 15.1% 63.3% 0.0%
Institutions holding 238 221 1
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.3% +1.9% –
Institutions buying 107 99 1
Institutions selling 97 63 0
Buyers to sellers 1.10 1.57 –

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.

RDYBHCELTP
RDY 1.00 0.12 0.01
BHC 0.12 1.00 0.02
ELTP 0.01 0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RDY, BHC and ELTP?

Dr Reddys Laboratories (RDY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dr Reddys Laboratories (RDY) $11.48B, Bausch Health Companies (BHC) $2.38B, Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) $258.51M.

Which stock is cheaper, RDY, BHC and ELTP?

Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Dr Reddys Laboratories (RDY) 31.5x, Bausch Health Companies (BHC) -2.2x, Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) 4.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Bausch Health Companies (BHC) is cheapest (Dr Reddys Laboratories (RDY) 29.9x, Bausch Health Companies (BHC) 1.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Dr Reddys Laboratories (RDY) -10.5%, Bausch Health Companies (BHC) +10.1%, Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) +33.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) has the highest net margin (Dr Reddys Laboratories (RDY) 10.2%, Bausch Health Companies (BHC) -10.1%, Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) 40.2%). On return on invested capital, Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) leads (Dr Reddys Laboratories (RDY) 5.6%, Bausch Health Companies (BHC) 4.6%, Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) 29.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Bausch Health Companies (BHC) returned the most: Dr Reddys Laboratories (RDY) -5.6%, Bausch Health Companies (BHC) +2.6%, Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) -61.9%. Over five years, Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) compounded fastest (Dr Reddys Laboratories (RDY) +2.3%/yr, Bausch Health Companies (BHC) -25.5%/yr, Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) +43.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Dr Reddys Laboratories (RDY) 0.58%, Bausch Health Companies (BHC) 0.00%. Bausch Health Companies (BHC) and Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Dr Reddys Laboratories (RDY) has been the steadiest (Dr Reddys Laboratories (RDY) 27.6%, Bausch Health Companies (BHC) 54.8%, Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) 57.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RDY, BHC and ELTP?

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