ALVO vs AMRX vs BAX Stock Comparison

Alvotech, Amneal Pharmaceuticals and Baxter International Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ALVO Alvotech
$4.75 -17.4% 1M -41.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.44B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$105.94M
Div. yield
–
Generic Drugs Healthcare
BAX Baxter International Inc
$24.92 +6.6% 1M +7.6% 1Y
Market cap
$13.20B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$5.55B
Div. yield
0.01%
Medical Supplies Healthcare
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Amneal Pharmaceuticals leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Amneal Pharmaceuticals 8, Baxter International 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALVOAMRXBAXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.44B $6.75B $13.20B BAX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -5.5x 42.9x -12.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 22.1x 12.6x BAX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -74.3% +9.3% -49.1% AMRX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -248.0% 5.0% -19.2% AMRX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.4% 17.4% 3.4% AMRX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 13.1x 3.8x 4.8x AMRX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -41.6% +109.2% +7.6% AMRX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.7%/yr +31.5%/yr -20.5%/yr AMRX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 81.7% 35.0% 44.3% AMRX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 70/100 44/100 AMRX

Percentile Scorecard

ALVOAMRXBAX

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

AxisALVOAMRXBAX
Valuation 72 #174 of 625 91 #55 of 625 83 #40 of 227
Growth 34 #395 of 602 74 #157 of 602 19 #177 of 219
Profitability 68 #175 of 551 84 #88 of 551 72 #58 of 206
Financial Health 15 #555 of 656 12 #580 of 656 19 #193 of 238
Shareholder Returns – 88 #46 of 365 26 #99 of 134
Overall 48 70 44
  • ALVO ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • AMRX ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • BAX ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodALVOAMRXBAXSPY
1 month -17.4%+8.4%+6.6% -0.2%
3 months +53.2%+14.3%+2.3% +3.9%
6 months +34.9%+68.4%+38.9% +8.2%
Year to date -7.4%+70.2%+30.4% +12.9%
1 year -41.6%+109.2%+7.6% +12.3%
3 years -47.1%+468.7%-22.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year -19.1%+78.6%-8.2% +23.3%
5 years -52.1%+293.4%-68.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year -13.7%+31.5%-20.5% +10.9%
10 years ——-46.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year ——-6.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureALVOAMRXBAXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 81.7%35.0%44.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 86.1%31.0%48.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.740.701.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.513.120.17 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.6%-78.2%-82.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.6%0.0%-12.1% -1.2%
52-week high $8.13$21.44$28.35 $779.14
52-week low $3.00$10.00$15.80 $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.

MultipleALVOAMRXBAX
P/E now vs peer median -5.2xmedian 17.2x 43.5xmedian 17.2x -12.1xmedian 29.6x
P/S now vs peer median 14.0xmedian 9.0x 2.2xmedian 9.0x 2.3xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 29.8xmedian 16.3x 14.1xmedian 16.3x 13.4xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -5.7xmedian 18.7x 82.4xmedian 18.7x 15.4xmedian 22.3x
P/B now vs peer median -7.7xmedian 2.2x 207.3xmedian 2.2x 2.1xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -0.21median 0.33 0.18median 0.33 -0.42median 1.04

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 monthsALVOAMRXBAX
Revenue $105.94M $3.12B $5.55B
Gross profit $7.66M $1.23B $3.78B
Operating income $47.54M $453.92M $532.00M
Net income -$179.60M $215.32M -$1.06B
Free cash flow -$261.39M $83.11M $839.00M
R&D $46.37M $175.57M $542.00M
EPS (diluted) $-0.90 $0.48 $-2.05
Cash & equivalents $142.80M $127.64M $2.15B
Total debt $1.31B $2.67B $9.46B
Shares (diluted) 291.34M 328.10M 518.00M
Enterprise value $1.00B $5.94B $5.33B

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
MetricALVOAMRXBAX
P/E -5.2x 43.5x -12.1x
P/FCF -5.7x 82.4x 15.4x
P/Operating cash flow -7.5x 34.1x 9.6x
P/S 14.0x 2.2x 2.3x
P/B -7.7x 207.3x 2.1x
P/Tangible book -4.4x -12.3x 6.0x
EV/EBITDA 29.8x 14.1x 13.4x
EV/EBIT 55.6x 20.7x 38.0x
EV/Revenue 25.0x 3.0x 3.6x
EV/FCF -10.1x 113.0x 24.1x
EV/Operating cash flow -13.3x 46.8x 15.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.21 0.18 -0.42

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALVOAMRXBAX
Revenue growth (1Y) -74.3% 9.3% -49.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 104.2% 10.5% -23.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -95.0% 14.1% -1.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 27.6% 14.9% -5.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -13.3% 20.6% -50.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 28.9% 32.5% 29.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -383.6% 426.4% -604.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 24.4% 139.1% 28.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -481.6% 4,481% -580.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.6% 237.0% 28.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -367.1% -42.8% 56.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.8% 0.4% -4.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -113.0% -69.3% 153.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.6% -17.3% -9.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALVOAMRXBAX
Gross margin 7.2% 39.3% 68.1%
EBITDA margin 83.9% 21.3% 27.3%
Operating margin 44.9% 14.6% 9.6%
Pretax margin -62.1% 6.5% 5.1%
Net margin -248.0% 5.0% -19.2%
FCF margin -246.7% 2.7% 15.1%
Operating cash flow margin -187.6% 6.4% 24.2%
Return on equity – – -17.4%
Return on assets -17.5% 5.9% -5.4%
Return on invested capital 4.4% 17.4% 3.4%
Return on capital employed 4.1% 16.4% 3.3%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.9x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 0.9x -1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 8.7% 1.1% 2.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALVOAMRXBAX
Debt / assets 82.3% 70.7% 47.8%
Debt / equity -6.8x 80.9x 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 13.1x 3.8x 4.8x
Debt / FCF -5.0x 32.1x 11.3x
Liabilities / assets 112.1% 99.1% 68.6%
Equity / assets -12.1% 0.9% 31.4%
Interest coverage 0.8x – –
Current ratio 1.6x 2.2x 1.9x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.3x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.1x 0.6x
Altman Z-score -1.36 2.50 2.12

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALVOAMRXBAX
Dividend yield – – 0.2%
Net buyback yield – 0.0% -0.2%
Shareholder yield – 0.0% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – -17.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 21.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -60.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -32.0%

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.

ConsensusALVOAMRXBAX
Forward P/E – 22.1xFY2026 12.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.01FY2026 $0.97FY2026 $1.98FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +16.9%FY2026 -10.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +26.8% -3.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $556.32MFY2026 $3.24BFY2026 $11.05BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -6.2%FY2026 +7.4%FY2026 -1.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +23.2% +12.4% +11.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALVOAMRXBAX
Held by institutions 14.7% 51.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 72 310 690
Change in shares held, QoQ +152.4% +1.3% +5.2%
Institutions buying 44 182 359
Institutions selling 17 86 193
Buyers to sellers 2.59 2.12 1.86

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.

ALVOAMRXBAX
ALVO 1.00 0.09 0.04
AMRX 0.09 1.00 0.24
BAX 0.04 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALVO, AMRX and BAX?

Baxter International (BAX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alvotech (ALVO) $1.44B, Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) $6.75B, Baxter International (BAX) $13.20B.

Which company is growing faster?

Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alvotech (ALVO) -74.3%, Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) +9.3%, Baxter International (BAX) -49.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) has the highest net margin (Alvotech (ALVO) -248.0%, Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) 5.0%, Baxter International (BAX) -19.2%). On return on invested capital, Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) leads (Alvotech (ALVO) 4.4%, Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) 17.4%, Baxter International (BAX) 3.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) returned the most: Alvotech (ALVO) -41.6%, Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) +109.2%, Baxter International (BAX) +7.6%. Over five years, Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) compounded fastest (Alvotech (ALVO) -13.7%/yr, Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) +31.5%/yr, Baxter International (BAX) -20.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Alvotech (ALVO) 0.00%, Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) 0.00%, Baxter International (BAX) 0.01%. Alvotech (ALVO) and Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) has been the steadiest (Alvotech (ALVO) 81.7%, Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) 35.0%, Baxter International (BAX) 44.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ALVO, AMRX and BAX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) leads on 8. 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.