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Elanco Animal Health Incorporated Quality Score

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Quality46

Valuation is the primary weakness (avg 20/100). No single area scores well.

Broad-market heuristics · Not a buy/sell signal

Valuation and growth

Earnings Multiple
0/100
-63.3x

Negative earnings, no valuation support

Cash Flow Multiple
40/100
33.4x

Above 30x, cash flow yield is thin

Revenue Growth
50/100
3.3%

2–5% CAGR, growing but slowly

Cash Flow Growth
70/100
7.8%

5–10% CAGR, steady but not exceptional

Business Quality & Capital Allocation

Share Dilution
30/100
3.6%

Diluting 2–5%, watch for SBC

Margin Trend
100/100
+19.3pp

Expanded 3+pp, strong improvement

Capital Structure
0/100
$3.46B

Net debt/FCF of 9.1x, high leverage

2022
$345M
$5.98B
2023
$352M
$5.92B
2024
$468M
$4.44B
2025
$545M
$4.21B
TTM
$530M
$3.99B
CashDebt
Return on Capital
40/100
8.0%

8–10%, clearing the bar

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Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) quality: score, margins and returns

Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) scores 46/100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score (a mixed business), a weighted blend of 7 metrics each scored 0 to 100, on 17.7% operating margins and 8.0% ROIC. Every metric is computed from SEC filings; this is analysis, not investment advice.

Frequently asked

Is Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) a high-quality business?+

Elanco Animal Health scores 46 out of 100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score, a weighted blend of 7 metrics each scored 0 to 100, which rates it a mixed business on these measures. Recent figures include a 17.7% operating margin and a 8.0% return on invested capital. Quality and price are separate questions: even a great business can be a poor investment if you overpay, so read this score alongside the valuation. The metric-by-metric breakdown is on this scorecard.

What does Elanco Animal Health's quality score measure?+

Intrinsiqq's quality score weighs revenue and free-cash-flow growth, operating margins, return on invested capital, change in share count, and balance-sheet strength, each computed from ELAN's SEC filings rather than opinion or sentiment. A higher score means a more durable, capital-efficient business; it is not a buy or sell signal. Open each metric on this page to see exactly where Elanco Animal Health scores well and where it falls behind.

What is Elanco Animal Health's return on invested capital (ROIC)?+

Elanco Animal Health earns about 8.0% on its invested capital, which is modest. ROIC measures how much profit a company generates per dollar put to work; sustained ROIC above its cost of capital is one of the clearest signs of a real competitive moat. Compare it to ELAN's margins and growth on this scorecard to judge durability.

How profitable is Elanco Animal Health?+

Elanco Animal Health runs an operating margin of about 17.7% and a net margin of about -4.0%. Revenue has grown at roughly 7.6% a year recently. High, stable margins usually point to pricing power and operating discipline. Margins are most telling next to growth and returns on capital, all of which feed this quality score. This is analysis from SEC filings, not investment advice.

How the market compares: US profitability statistics

SourceQuality score computed from the 10-Q filed 3 Aug 2026, covering the period ending 30 Jun 2026, as reported to the SEC. Data last refreshed 19 Sept 2026. How this is calculated.

Fiscal year ends Dec. Sector medians are approximate S&P 500 benchmarks and update periodically. Checks use broad-market heuristics, so sector norms may differ, and the valuation checks are more cyclical than the quality checks.

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ELAN is in 140 US ETFs. The largest of them, with ELAN's weight in each:

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Data sourced from SEC EDGAR filings and third-party price providers. Scores, valuations, and metrics are algorithmic estimates. This is not investment advice. See our Terms and Methodology.

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