ALVO vs BAX vs BHC Stock Comparison

Alvotech, Baxter International and Bausch Health Companies Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ALVO Alvotech
$4.67 -23.6% 1M -3.3% 1Y
Market cap
$1.33B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$105.94M
Div. yield
–
Generic Drugs Healthcare
2 wins
BAX Baxter International Inc
$26.42 +9.1% 1M +47.3% 1Y
Market cap
$13.57B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$11.61B
Div. yield
0.01%
Medical Supplies Healthcare
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Baxter International leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Baxter International 4, Bausch Health Companies 4, Alvotech 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALVOBAXBHCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.33B $13.57B $3.08B BAX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -5.1x -18.8x -3.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 13.3x 1.7x BHC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -74.3% +5.3% +10.8% BHC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -248.0% -6.2% -7.6% BAX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.4% -1.4% 6.4% BHC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.7x 9.0x 7.4x ALVO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -3.3% +47.3% +23.9% BAX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.0%/yr -19.5%/yr -21.5%/yr ALVO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 70.2% 42.8% 59.8% BAX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 44/100 65/100 BHC

Percentile Scorecard

ALVOBAXBHC

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

AxisALVOBAXBHC
Valuation 74 #166 of 634 86 #32 of 229 99 #7 of 634
Growth 36 #391 of 607 14 #190 of 221 59 #248 of 607
Profitability 66 #193 of 557 65 #73 of 209 86 #78 of 557
Financial Health 16 #547 of 654 18 #197 of 240 16 #553 of 654
Shareholder Returns – 35 #96 of 146 –
Overall 48 44 65
  • ALVO ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • BAX ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • BHC 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

PeriodALVOBAXBHCSPY
1 month -23.6%+9.1%+41.8% -1.0%
3 months +24.2%-3.3%+32.8% -0.4%
6 months +30.8%+55.6%+47.8% +4.5%
Year to date -9.0%+38.3%+20.1% +12.4%
1 year -3.3%+47.3%+23.9% +13.6%
3 years -47.4%-22.2%+10.3% +76.4%
3 years, per year -19.3%-8.0%+3.3% +20.8%
5 years -52.8%-66.1%-70.2% +63.7%
5 years, per year -14.0%-19.5%-21.5% +10.4%
10 years —-43.8%-56.5% +267.7%
10 years, per year —-5.6%-8.0% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureALVOBAXBHCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 70.2%42.8%59.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 63.2%44.3%49.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.841.091.00 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.051.100.40 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.6%-82.3%-84.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.1%-6.8%-6.1% -1.6%
52-week high $6.15$28.35$8.89 $779.14
52-week low $3.00$15.80$4.43 $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.

MultipleALVOBAXBHC
P/E now vs peer median -5.1xmedian 18.0x -18.9xmedian 28.5x -3.7xmedian 18.0x
P/S now vs peer median 13.8xmedian 9.1x 1.2xmedian 2.9x 0.3xmedian 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.6xmedian 16.2x 27.6xmedian 18.5x 8.6xmedian 16.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -5.6xmedian 21.7x 11.8xmedian 26.7x 1.7xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median -7.6xmedian 2.2x 2.1xmedian 2.3x -2.4xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.15median 0.38 0.60median 0.93 -0.68median 0.38

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 monthsALVOBAXBHC
Revenue $105.94M $11.61B $11.11B
Gross profit $7.66M $3.49B $8.07B
Operating income $47.54M -$221.00M $1.25B
Net income -$179.60M -$723.00M -$837.00M
Free cash flow -$261.39M $1.16B $1.87B
R&D $46.37M $519.00M $638.00M
EPS (diluted) $-0.90 $-1.39 $-2.22
Cash & equivalents $142.80M $1.98B $2.49B
Total debt $1.31B $8.60B $20.64B
Shares (diluted) 291.34M 520.00M 378.10M
Enterprise value $896.49M $5.45B -$3.84B

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
MetricALVOBAXBHC
P/E -5.1x -18.9x -3.7x
P/FCF -5.6x 11.8x 1.7x
P/Operating cash flow -7.3x 8.2x 1.4x
P/S 13.8x 1.2x 0.3x
P/B -7.6x 2.1x -2.4x
P/Tangible book -4.4x 5.3x -0.6x
EV/EBITDA 10.6x 27.6x 8.6x
EV/EBIT 55.1x -91.8x 17.1x
EV/Revenue 24.7x 1.7x 1.9x
EV/FCF -10.0x 17.5x 11.4x
EV/Operating cash flow -13.2x 12.2x 9.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.15 0.60 -0.68

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALVOBAXBHC
Revenue growth (1Y) -74.3% 5.3% 10.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 104.2% 0.7% 9.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -95.0% -7.1% 13.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 27.2% -7.7% 10.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -13.3% -136.3% -34.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.6% 4.2% 50.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -383.6% -112.0% -345.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 24.4% -31.6% 5.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -481.6% -109.6% -330.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 33.6% -31.5% 5.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -367.1% 97.4% 46.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.8% 0.6% 25.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -113.0% 243.5% 70.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.6% -5.0% 25.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALVOBAXBHC
Gross margin 7.2% 30.1% 72.6%
EBITDA margin 233.8% 6.3% 22.2%
Operating margin 44.9% -1.9% 11.2%
Pretax margin -62.1% -1.6% -3.2%
Net margin -248.0% -6.2% -7.6%
FCF margin -246.7% 10.0% 16.8%
Operating cash flow margin -187.6% 14.3% 19.9%
Return on equity – -11.4% –
Return on assets -17.5% -3.7% -3.3%
Return on invested capital 4.4% -1.4% 6.4%
Return on capital employed 4.1% -1.4% 6.1%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.6x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x -2.3x -2.6x
Stock comp / revenue 8.7% 0.9% 2.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALVOBAXBHC
Debt / assets 82.3% 44.3% 81.0%
Debt / equity -6.8x 1.3x -15.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.7x 9.0x 7.4x
Debt / FCF -5.0x 7.4x 11.1x
Liabilities / assets 112.1% 66.5% 105.2%
Equity / assets -12.1% 33.5% -5.2%
Interest coverage 0.8x – 0.8x
Current ratio 1.6x 1.8x 1.6x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.0x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.5x 0.5x
Altman Z-score -1.36 2.40 0.22

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALVOBAXBHC
Dividend yield – 0.2% –
Net buyback yield – -0.2% –
Shareholder yield – 0.0% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – -14.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 8.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -75.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -44.1% –

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.

ConsensusALVOBAXBHC
Forward P/E – 13.3xFY2026 1.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.01FY2026 $1.98FY2026 $4.86FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -10.4%FY2026 +26.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -3.5% -13.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $556.32MFY2026 $11.05BFY2026 $11.45BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -6.2%FY2026 -1.7%FY2026 +11.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +23.2% +11.7% -0.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALVOBAXBHC
Held by institutions 14.7% 100.0% 63.3%
Institutions holding 72 692 221
Change in shares held, QoQ +152.4% +5.2% +1.9%
Institutions buying 44 359 99
Institutions selling 17 194 63
Buyers to sellers 2.59 1.85 1.57

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.

ALVOBAXBHC
ALVO 1.00 0.03 0.11
BAX 0.03 1.00 0.26
BHC 0.11 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALVO, BAX and BHC?

Baxter International (BAX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alvotech (ALVO) $1.33B, Baxter International (BAX) $13.57B, Bausch Health Companies (BHC) $3.08B.

Which company is growing faster?

Bausch Health Companies (BHC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alvotech (ALVO) -74.3%, Baxter International (BAX) +5.3%, Bausch Health Companies (BHC) +10.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Baxter International (BAX) has the highest net margin (Alvotech (ALVO) -248.0%, Baxter International (BAX) -6.2%, Bausch Health Companies (BHC) -7.6%). On return on invested capital, Bausch Health Companies (BHC) leads (Alvotech (ALVO) 4.4%, Baxter International (BAX) -1.4%, Bausch Health Companies (BHC) 6.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Baxter International (BAX) returned the most: Alvotech (ALVO) -3.3%, Baxter International (BAX) +47.3%, Bausch Health Companies (BHC) +23.9%. Over five years, Alvotech (ALVO) compounded fastest (Alvotech (ALVO) -14.0%/yr, Baxter International (BAX) -19.5%/yr, Bausch Health Companies (BHC) -21.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Alvotech (ALVO) 0.00%, Baxter International (BAX) 0.01%, Bausch Health Companies (BHC) 0.00%. Alvotech (ALVO) and Bausch Health Companies (BHC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Baxter International (BAX) has been the steadiest (Alvotech (ALVO) 70.2%, Baxter International (BAX) 42.8%, Bausch Health Companies (BHC) 59.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Baxter International (BAX) leads on 4. 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.