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Lotus Health Group vs Nestle S.A.: Fair Value & Quality

Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how Lotus Health Group (600186) and Nestle S.A. (NESN) compare, as of Sep 5, 2026.

As of Sep 5, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Nestle S.A. as the less overvalued of the two: Lotus Health Group trades at ¥11.88 versus a fair value of ¥3.47 (-71%), while Nestle S.A. trades at CHF 78.31 versus CHF 57.26 (-27%).
Lotus Health Group
600186.SHG · CNY · Consumer Staples
-71%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price¥11.88
Fair Value¥3.47
Quality62/100
Nestle S.A.
NESN.SW · CHF · Consumer Staples
-27%
upside to fair value
overvalued
PriceCHF 78.31
Fair ValueCHF 57.26
Quality69/100
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Head-to-head numbers

Green value = the better side for that row (for valuation multiples: lower = cheaper).

Lotus Health GroupNestle S.A.
Valuation
45.6×P/E (TTM)23.9×
4.67×P/S (TTM)2.96×
8.75×P/B8.12×
26.1×EV/EBITDA18.4×
0.84×PEG2.31×
−70.8%Fair value upside−26.9%
0.2%Dividend yield4.0%
Dividend per shareCHF 3.10
Profitability
18%Operating margin15%
2.22×EBIT margin trend (5Y)0.91×
20%Return on equity27%
9%Return on assets7%
Growth
28%Revenue growth (YoY)-2%
26.9%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)-1.9%
15.8%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)1.1%
+28.3%Value creation/yr−0.0%
Balance & size
13.4×Interest coverage (EBIT/interest)8.5×
0.09×Debt / equity1.34×
$3BMarket cap$266B
healthyGrowth qualityweak

Lotus Health Group leads: 10 to 6 metric wins.

Dash = not meaningfully computable, for example with negative equity.

Quality in detail

The quality score, broken down into the same factor families as on the stock page, 0 to 100 per family.

Lotus Health Groupof which business quality 61 · market factors 71 Nestle S.A.of which business quality 64 · market factors 61
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
56
60
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
88
43
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
46
67
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
93
42
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
57
94
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
50
92
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
80
46
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
81
52
Net IssuanceBuybacks instead of dilution
23
94

What the models say

How far the median fair value (base case) per model family sits from the current price, in percent. The amount in the currency of the trading venue is shown underneath.

above the price, more than 15% above close to the price, 85% to 115% of the price below the price, more than 15% below

Model familyLotus Health GroupPrice ¥11.88Nestle S.A.Price CHF 78.31
DCF Models-70%below the price¥3.54-39%below the priceCHF 47.70
Earnings-Based-79%below the price¥2.53-57%below the priceCHF 33.53
Dividend Discount-98%below the price¥0.25-55%below the priceCHF 34.87
Multiples-69%below the price¥3.67-15%close to the priceCHF 66.73
Asset-Based-94%below the price¥0.73-89%below the priceCHF 8.55
Growth DCF-75%below the price¥3.00-42%below the priceCHF 45.56
Economic Profit-79%below the price¥2.48-58%below the priceCHF 32.75
Growth Earnings-76%below the price¥2.87-29%below the priceCHF 55.79
Minimum-98%below the price¥0.25-89%below the priceCHF 8.55
Maximum-69%below the price¥3.67-15%close to the priceCHF 66.73
Median-77%below the price¥2.70-49%below the priceCHF 40.21
Geometric mean-85%below the price¥1.83-54%below the priceCHF 35.72

Minimum, maximum, median and geometric mean refer to the family values in this table. Geometric because deviations are ratios: half the price and twice the price average to 100%, not 125%.

Lotus Health Group: 25 of 25 models see the stock below the current price.

Nestle S.A.: 23 of 24 models see the stock below the current price.

Scenario ranges

From our cautious bear case to the optimistic bull case. The white tick is the current price: left of fair value means room to run.

Lotus Health Group
Bear ¥2.53Fair Value ¥3.47Bull ¥4.53
¥11.88 = current price (white tick)
Nestle S.A.
Bear CHF 35.23Fair Value CHF 57.26Bull CHF 81.98
CHF 78.31 = current price (white tick)

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Ranked within their sector

Where each stock sits within its sector peer group. Band = middle 50% of peers, tick = median, dot = this stock.

Lotus Health Group · Consumer Staples

Quality score62 · above median
Fair value upside-71% · bottom 25%

Nestle S.A. · Consumer Staples

Quality score69 · Top 25%
Fair value upside-27% · below median

Bottom line

As of Sep 5, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Nestle S.A. as the less overvalued of the two: Lotus Health Group trades at ¥11.88 versus a fair value of ¥3.47 (-71%), while Nestle S.A. trades at CHF 78.31 versus CHF 57.26 (-27%).

Nestle S.A. has the higher quality score (69/100).

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A model-based valuation snapshot from 26 models. Values change with price and fundamentals; the date shown above applies.