ALVO vs AMPH vs PMHS Stock Comparison

Alvotech, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals and Polomar Health Services Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ALVO Alvotech
$4.89 -17.4% 1M -38.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.35B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$105.94M
Div. yield
–
Generic Drugs Healthcare
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Amphastar Pharmaceuticals leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Amphastar Pharmaceuticals 6, Polomar Health Services 2, Alvotech 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALVOAMPHPMHSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.35B $1.20B $3.96M ALVO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -5.1x 15.3x -0.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 8.7x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -74.3% +1.0% +7,688.8% PMHS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -248.0% 10.8% -301.1% AMPH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.4% 6.4% — AMPH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 13.1x 1.8x -7.2x PMHS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -38.1% +11.1% -30.0% AMPH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.2%/yr +7.6%/yr -74.0%/yr AMPH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 81.7% 54.3% 419.1% AMPH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 73/100 53/100 AMPH

Percentile Scorecard

ALVOAMPHPMHS

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

AxisALVOAMPHPMHS
Valuation 72 #173 of 624 99 #9 of 624 85 #94 of 624
Growth 34 #395 of 601 43 #341 of 601 61 #238 of 601
Profitability 69 #170 of 541 88 #67 of 541 62 #208 of 541
Financial Health 15 #549 of 647 38 #405 of 647 3 #625 of 647
Shareholder Returns – 99 #4 of 359 –
Overall 48 73 53
  • ALVO ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • AMPH ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • PMHS ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodALVOAMPHPMHSSPY
1 month -17.4%+0.9%-17.6% +0.7%
3 months +37.0%+32.1%+75.0% +3.7%
6 months +46.4%+22.6%+16.7% +7.1%
Year to date -4.7%+0.6%-82.5% +12.8%
1 year -38.1%+11.1%-30.0% +11.9%
3 years -43.8%-40.4%-89.2% +85.2%
3 years, per year -17.5%-15.9%-52.4% +22.8%
5 years -50.6%+44.2%-99.9% +67.6%
5 years, per year -13.2%+7.6%-74.0% +10.9%
10 years —+50.5%-96.5% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+4.2%-28.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureALVOAMPHPMHSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 81.7%54.3%419.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 86.0%66.4%901.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.750.580.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.470.20-0.07 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.6%-74.0%-100.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -38.1%-8.4%-82.5% -1.2%
52-week high $7.90$29.40$0.80 $779.14
52-week low $3.00$16.87$0.05 $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.

MultipleALVOAMPHPMHS
P/E now vs peer median -5.4xmedian 17.8x 15.0xmedian 17.8x -0.4xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median 14.4xmedian 9.1x 1.6xmedian 9.1x 1.2xmedian 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 30.3xmedian 15.0x 8.4xmedian 15.0x -53.2xmedian 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -5.8xmedian 21.7x 7.5xmedian 21.7x -569.2xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median -8.0xmedian 2.2x 1.5xmedian 2.2x -3.7xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.22median 0.35 -5.85median 0.35 —median 0.35

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 monthsALVOAMPHPMHS
Revenue $105.94M $730.02M $3.17M
Gross profit $7.66M $348.11M $1.94M
Operating income $47.54M $114.29M -$9.36M
Net income -$179.60M $78.55M -$9.46M
Free cash flow -$261.39M $152.89M -$6.96K
R&D $46.37M $94.57M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.90 $1.78 $-0.34
Cash & equivalents $142.80M $223.61M $178.87K
Total debt $1.31B $612.05M $3.73M
Shares (diluted) 291.34M 44.23M 28.06M
Enterprise value $912.42M $58.68M $3.52M

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
MetricALVOAMPHPMHS
P/E -5.4x 15.0x -0.4x
P/FCF -5.8x 7.5x -569.2x
P/Operating cash flow -7.7x 6.2x -569.2x
P/S 14.4x 1.6x 1.2x
P/B -8.0x 1.5x -3.7x
P/Tangible book -4.6x 1.6x -3.7x
EV/EBITDA 30.3x 8.4x -53.2x
EV/EBIT 56.6x 12.8x -0.5x
EV/Revenue 25.4x 2.0x 1.4x
EV/FCF -10.3x 9.6x -657.7x
EV/Operating cash flow -13.5x 7.9x -657.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.22 -5.85 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALVOAMPHPMHS
Revenue growth (1Y) -74.3% 1.0% 7,689%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 104.2% 10.5% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -95.0% -3.4% 7,674%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 27.6% 8.0% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -13.3% -37.1% -385.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 28.9% -4.5% -200.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -383.6% -41.7% -361.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 24.4% -8.3% -201.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -481.6% -36.5% -358.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.6% -2.6% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -367.1% 15.6% 99.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.8% 12.1% 67.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -113.0% 36.3% 99.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.6% 15.0% 67.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALVOAMPHPMHS
Gross margin 7.2% 47.7% 61.1%
EBITDA margin 83.9% 23.9% -2.7%
Operating margin 44.9% 15.7% -295.0%
Pretax margin -62.1% 14.0% -298.3%
Net margin -248.0% 10.8% -301.1%
FCF margin -246.7% 20.9% -0.2%
Operating cash flow margin -187.6% 25.3% -0.2%
Return on equity – 10.2% –
Return on assets -17.5% 4.6% -1,422%
Return on invested capital 4.4% 6.4% –
Return on capital employed 4.1% 8.0% –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.4x 4.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 2.4x 0.0x
Stock comp / revenue 8.7% 4.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALVOAMPHPMHS
Debt / assets 82.3% 35.1% 97.6%
Debt / equity -6.8x 0.8x -0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 13.1x 1.8x -7.2x
Debt / FCF -5.0x 4.0x -114.3x
Liabilities / assets 112.1% 55.9% 229.7%
Equity / assets -12.1% 44.1% -129.7%
Interest coverage 0.8x 4.4x -90.3x
Current ratio 1.6x 2.4x –
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.7x –
Cash ratio 0.4x 1.1x –
Altman Z-score -1.34 2.16 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALVOAMPHPMHS
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – 8.5% –
Shareholder yield – 8.5% –
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.

ConsensusALVOAMPHPMHS
Forward P/E – 8.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.01FY2026 $3.09FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY – -4.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +9.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $556.32MFY2026 $790.23MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY -6.2%FY2026 +9.8%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +23.2% -5.4% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALVOAMPHPMHS
Held by institutions 14.7% 64.8% –
Institutions holding 72 209 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +152.4% -11.7% –
Institutions buying 44 96 –
Institutions selling 17 74 –
Buyers to sellers 2.59 1.30 –

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.

ALVOAMPHPMHS
ALVO 1.00 0.12 -0.07
AMPH 0.12 1.00 -0.03
PMHS -0.07 -0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALVO, AMPH and PMHS?

Alvotech (ALVO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alvotech (ALVO) $1.35B, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) $1.20B, Polomar Health Services (PMHS) $3.96M.

Which company is growing faster?

Polomar Health Services (PMHS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alvotech (ALVO) -74.3%, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) +1.0%, Polomar Health Services (PMHS) +7,688.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) has the highest net margin (Alvotech (ALVO) -248.0%, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) 10.8%, Polomar Health Services (PMHS) -301.1%). On return on invested capital, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) leads (Alvotech (ALVO) 4.4%, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) 6.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) returned the most: Alvotech (ALVO) -38.1%, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) +11.1%, Polomar Health Services (PMHS) -30.0%. Over five years, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) compounded fastest (Alvotech (ALVO) -13.2%/yr, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) +7.6%/yr, Polomar Health Services (PMHS) -74.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) has been the steadiest (Alvotech (ALVO) 81.7%, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) 54.3%, Polomar Health Services (PMHS) 419.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ALVO, AMPH and PMHS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) leads on 6. 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.