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Elanco Animal Health Incorporated

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Elanco (ELAN): A 26% Beat, A Third Straight Raise - And The Stock Fell 17%

Published 2026-08-07

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Episodes tracked
1
Episodes linked
1
Latest video
Q2 2026
2026-08-07
Podcast available
Yes
Current price
$23.50
+0.97 (+4.31%)
Trailing / Forward P/E
Forward: 18.59x
Market cap / Volume
Volume:
Revenue / Earnings Growth
10.2%
Earnings: 440.5%
Margins
8.6% op
Gross: 55.4% · Net: -4.0%
Balance sheet
2.05x current
Debt / Equity: 64.2
52-week range / Beta
$17.11 - $27.98
Beta: 1.69
Analyst target
$31.21
Upside: 32.8%
Cash / shareholder return
7.05% FCF yield
Dividend yield: —

Company context

Industry: Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic
Country: United States
Employees:
Price to book: 1.78x
Return on equity: -3.0%
Elanco Animal Health Incorporated, an animal health company, innovates, develops, manufactures, and markets products for pets and farm animals worldwide. The company offers pet health products, such as parasiticides, vaccines, and therapeutics that protect pets from fleas, ticks, and internal parasites under the Seresto, K-9 Advantage, Advantix, and Advocate trademarks; prescription parasiticide products, an over-the-counter treatments for the prevention and elimination of fleas and ticks under the Credelio Family, Interceptor Plus, Drontal family, and Drontal Plus; vaccines portfolio that provides differentiated prevention coverage for a number of important pet health risks; and therapeutics portfolio for the treatment of pain, otitis, cardiovascular, and dermatology indications, as well as osteoarthritis for dogs and cats under the Galliprant trademark. It also provides farm animal products that help farmers improve animal health and wellbeing, and raise livestock, such as cattle, swine, and poultry. In addition, the company offers medicated feed additives, injectable antibiotics, vaccines, insecticides and enzymes, and others under the Rumensin, Baytril, and Experior trademarks for cattle; and under the Maxiban and Monteban trademarks for the control and prevention of intestinal disease in poultry. Further, it offers other pet health products for cats and dogs under the Atopica, Milbemax, Onsior, and Tru Family trademarks; and other farm animal products for poultry, cattle, and swine under the AviPro, Catosal, Denagard, Hemicell, Pulmotil, and Surmax tradmarks. The company sells its products to third-party distributors and independent retailers; and directly to farm animal producers and veterinarians. Elanco Animal Health Incorporated was founded in 1954 and is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana.

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Market context for ELAN

Competitive view

ELAN vs. two close competitors

This section compares the current company against two nearby peers on valuation, growth, margins, balance-sheet strength, and investment setup. Green generally marks the strongest relative figure for that row, while red marks the weakest.

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Elanco Animal Health Incorporated
ELAN
Latest video
Q2 2026
Growth profile looks strong right now, with above-average top-line and/or earnings momentum.
Cash generation stands out versus market value, which helps the stock absorb valuation pressure better than weaker cash converters.
Consensus analyst targets still imply meaningful upside, suggesting the Street thinks the current price leaves room for appreciation.
Expect a more volatile ride than the market average; that can amplify upside, but drawdowns can come fast too.
Intuitive Surgical latest YouTube video thumbnail YouTube
Intuitive Surgical
ISRG
Latest video
Q2 2026
Growth profile looks strong right now, with above-average top-line and/or earnings momentum.
Profitability is a real strength here, with healthy operating margins helping support resilience through weaker cycles.
Valuation already asks investors to pay up, so the upside case depends on continued execution staying strong.
Risk profile looks relatively manageable compared with many peers, especially if operating execution remains stable.
Johnson & Johnson latest YouTube video thumbnail YouTube
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
Latest video
Q2 2026
Growth is positive but not explosive, which usually supports a steadier compounding case than a hyper-growth story.
Profitability is serviceable, but it does not obviously dominate peers on margin or cash conversion alone.
Valuation sits in a middle zone where future upside likely depends more on quarterly execution than on multiple re-rating alone.
Risk profile looks relatively manageable compared with many peers, especially if operating execution remains stable.
Market Cap
More scale can mean deeper resources and resilience, although bigger does not automatically mean better upside.
ELAN
$11.73B
Elanco Animal Health Incorporated
ISRG
$142.77B
Intuitive Surgical
JNJ
$629.14B
Johnson & Johnson
Trailing P/E
Lower trailing P/E can indicate a cheaper valuation relative to trailing earnings, but it may also reflect slower growth or higher perceived risk.
ELAN
Elanco Animal Health Incorporated
ISRG
45.8x
Intuitive Surgical
JNJ
30.3x
Johnson & Johnson
Forward P/E
Forward P/E is often a better read on what investors are paying for the next year of earnings power.
ELAN
18.6x
Elanco Animal Health Incorporated
ISRG
33.0x
Intuitive Surgical
JNJ
21.2x
Johnson & Johnson
Revenue Growth
Higher revenue growth usually signals stronger demand, market share gains, or a business still in expansion mode.
ELAN
10.2%
Elanco Animal Health Incorporated
ISRG
18.5%
Intuitive Surgical
JNJ
6.6%
Johnson & Johnson
Earnings Growth
Faster earnings growth matters because it shows management is converting sales momentum into shareholder value.
ELAN
440.5%
Elanco Animal Health Incorporated
ISRG
26.5%
Intuitive Surgical
JNJ
-0.9%
Johnson & Johnson
Operating Margin
Higher operating margin suggests better operating discipline, pricing power, or a structurally stronger business model.
ELAN
8.6%
Elanco Animal Health Incorporated
ISRG
33.6%
Intuitive Surgical
JNJ
29.2%
Johnson & Johnson
Gross Margin
Gross margin helps show how much product-level pricing power and unit economics a company has before overhead.
ELAN
55.4%
Elanco Animal Health Incorporated
ISRG
66.7%
Intuitive Surgical
JNJ
68.1%
Johnson & Johnson
Net Margin
Higher net margin means more of each dollar of revenue reaches the bottom line after all costs.
ELAN
-4.0%
Elanco Animal Health Incorporated
ISRG
28.4%
Intuitive Surgical
JNJ
21.5%
Johnson & Johnson
Return on Equity
ROE shows how efficiently management turns shareholder capital into profits, though leverage can inflate it.
ELAN
-3.0%
Elanco Animal Health Incorporated
ISRG
17.4%
Intuitive Surgical
JNJ
25.7%
Johnson & Johnson
Free Cash Flow Yield
Higher free cash flow yield can indicate a stronger cash return relative to the stock's market value.
ELAN
7.0%
Elanco Animal Health Incorporated
ISRG
1.8%
Intuitive Surgical
JNJ
2.7%
Johnson & Johnson
Debt to Equity
Lower leverage usually means less balance-sheet risk, though capital-intensive sectors naturally run higher debt loads.
ELAN
64.25x
Elanco Animal Health Incorporated
ISRG
Intuitive Surgical
JNJ
57.71x
Johnson & Johnson
Current Ratio
A stronger current ratio usually signals better short-term liquidity and more room to absorb shocks.
ELAN
2.05x
Elanco Animal Health Incorporated
ISRG
4.96x
Intuitive Surgical
JNJ
1.09x
Johnson & Johnson
Beta
Lower beta often means lower volatility versus the market, while higher beta usually brings a rougher ride.
ELAN
1.69
Elanco Animal Health Incorporated
ISRG
1.46
Intuitive Surgical
JNJ
0.23
Johnson & Johnson
Dividend Yield
Dividend yield matters for income-focused investors, but a high yield can also reflect a stressed stock price.
ELAN
Elanco Animal Health Incorporated
ISRG
Intuitive Surgical
JNJ
2.0%
Johnson & Johnson
Analyst Upside
Higher analyst upside suggests the Street still sees room between current price and consensus fair value.
ELAN
32.8%
Elanco Animal Health Incorporated
ISRG
20.0%
Intuitive Surgical
JNJ
4.4%
Johnson & Johnson

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