Elanco Animal Health Inc (ELAN) stock forecast summary
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Elanco Animal Health Inc is a large-cap company with a market capitalization of $12.86B.
It ranks number 30 by market capitalization among the 60 Pharmaceutical Preparations issuers in our coverage with a current forecast.
For ELAN, the Spearman rank correlation between our 90-day forecasts and the returns that followed is 37.0%, measured on 358 forecast dates between 2022-08-22 and 2026-08-11 on this stock's own recent history. A rank correlation runs from -100% to +100%: it measures whether higher forecasts were followed by higher returns, and a value near zero or below means the model has shown little skill on this stock. On the 30-day forecasts the same correlation is 24.0%, measured on 401 forecast dates between 2022-08-22 and 2026-10-09. Across our coverage, the out-of-sample test on 4629 stocks from 2025-01-06 to 2026-08-04 produced a positive net return in 92.9% of rebalance periods (factor-neutral book, net of estimated costs). Full backtest report
Expected return relative to the market over the horizon: a positive alpha means the model expects the stock to beat the market, whatever the market does.
Ratings: strong buy ≥ +3.1%, buy ≥ +1.6%, sell < -0.3%, strong sell < -1.7% (top 15%, next 20%, middle 30%, next 20%, bottom 15% of the 2026-11-09 signals)
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Cross-section · 2026-11-09
How ELAN ranks among 4004 stocks
90D Alpha forecasts of every company scored, cut into five relative ratings at the 15th, 35th, 65th and 85th percentiles (dashed lines).
Trailing twelve months. The industry median and the rank (1 = highest) are taken over the Pharmaceutical Preparations peers listed below that report each metric.
Valuation & Market
Metric
ELAN
Industry median
Rank
Market Cap
$12.86B
$12.65B
30/60
P/B Ratio
1.94x
7.50x
40/42
EPS
$-0.36
–
–
Book Value/Share
$13.27
–
–
Revenue/Share
$10.30
–
–
FCF/Share
$0.82
–
–
Profitability & Margins
Metric
ELAN
Industry median
Rank
ROE
-2.2%
5.4%
24/38
ROA
-1.1%
1.9%
25/42
Gross Margin
56.2%
82.1%
32/36
Net Margin
-2.9%
6.3%
23/35
EBT Margin
-1.8%
9.9%
30/46
Tax Rate
-59.8%
–
–
The effective tax rate is outside the normal band, which points to a large non-recurring tax item in the trailing twelve months; headline net income, net margin and P/E are affected by it.
Financial Health
Metric
ELAN
Industry median
Rank
Current Ratio
2.09x
2.46x
35/58
Quick Ratio
1.07x
1.64x
31/43
D/E Ratio
1.01x
1.22x
27/47
Financial Leverage
2.01x
2.12x
25/47
Working Capital
$1.94B
$911M
19/58
Cash Flow
Metric
ELAN
Industry median
Rank
Operating Cash Flow
$614M
$199M
26/59
Free Cash Flow
$408M
$196M
22/50
Capital Spending
-$206M
-$52M
32/50
OCF Growth YoY
-2.4%
3.7%
19/34
FCF Growth YoY
10.9%
0.0%
12/32
FCF/Sales
7.9%
16.9%
27/42
CapEx/Sales
4.0%
2.6%
16/42
Operational Efficiency
Metric
ELAN
Industry median
Rank
Asset Turnover
0.39x
0.49x
28/39
Receivables Turnover
5.2x
5.3x
20/36
Inventory Turnover
1.2x
1.7x
21/35
Fixed Assets Turnover
3.6x
8.1x
30/41
Days Sales Outstanding
70 days
69 days
17/36
Days Inventory
294 days
216 days
15/35
Payables Period
67 days
124 days
19/24
Cash Conversion Cycle
297 days
197 days
8/22
Income Statement
Metric
ELAN
Industry median
Rank
Total Revenue
$5.15B
$2.87B
18/46
Net Income
-$147M
$81M
30/46
R&D Expense
$381M
$603M
36/58
SG&A Expense
$1.56B
$1.49B
19/40
Cost of Goods Sold
$2.26B
$1.87B
17/37
Dividend & Shareholder Information
Metric
ELAN
Industry median
Rank
Shares Outstanding
500M
–
–
Net Income Growth
-508.3%
5.9%
23/23
Balance Sheet Highlights (USD millions)
Total Current Assets
$3.73B
27.9% of assets
Cash & Short-term Investments
$465M
3.5% of assets
Accounts Receivable
$992M
7.4% of assets
Inventory
$1.82B
13.6% of assets
Total Liabilities
$6.71B
50.3% of assets
Short-term Debt
$1.37B
10.3% of assets
Quarterly Financial Reports
ELAN quarterly financials and insider trading
Industry Peers · Pharmaceutical Preparations
Elanco Animal Health Inc (ELAN) industry peers
Companies classified under the same SEC industry code as Elanco Animal Health Inc (Pharmaceutical Preparations): 60 common-stock issuers with a forecast this week, one row per issuer, largest first. This is a classification match, not a curated list of competitors.
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Elanco Animal Health Inc (ELAN) stock forecast FAQ
What is the Elanco Animal Health Inc (ELAN) stock forecast?
Our AI scores Elanco Animal Health Inc every trading day against every stock it covers. Create a free account and follow it to see its rating and price target.
How accurate are Elanco Animal Health Inc stock predictions?
For ELAN, the Spearman rank correlation between our 90-day forecasts and the returns that followed is 37.0%, measured on 358 forecast dates between 2022-08-22 and 2026-08-11 on this stock's own recent history. A rank correlation runs from -100% to +100%: it measures whether higher forecasts were followed by higher returns, and a value near zero or below means the model has shown little skill on this stock. On the 30-day forecasts the same correlation is 24.0%, measured on 401 forecast dates between 2022-08-22 and 2026-10-09. Across our coverage, the out-of-sample test on 4629 stocks from 2025-01-06 to 2026-08-04 produced a positive net return in 92.9% of rebalance periods (factor-neutral book, net of estimated costs). Full backtest report
How often are Elanco Animal Health Inc forecasts updated?
Elanco Animal Health Inc forecasts are refreshed on trading days as the daily model run completes. The forecast on this page was produced on Nov. 9, 2026.
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