ALVO vs BAX vs BHC Stock Comparison

Alvotech, Baxter International and Bausch Health Companies Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ALVO Alvotech
$4.89 -17.4% 1M -38.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.53B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$105.94M
Div. yield
–
Generic Drugs Healthcare
3 wins
BAX Baxter International Inc
$23.49 0.0% 1M +4.8% 1Y
Market cap
$12.15B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$11.61B
Div. yield
0.17%
Medical Supplies Healthcare
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Baxter International leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Baxter International 5, Alvotech 3, Bausch Health Companies 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALVOBAXBHCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.53B $12.15B $3.32B BAX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -5.4x -16.8x -4.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 11.9x 1.8x BHC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -74.3% +5.3% — BAX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -248.0% -6.2% — BAX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.4% -1.4% — ALVO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 13.1x 9.0x — BAX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.17% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -38.1% +4.8% +50.7% BHC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.2%/yr -21.5%/yr -20.6%/yr ALVO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 81.7% 45.1% 60.6% BAX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 44/100 — ALVO

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 72 #173 of 624 89 #25 of 227 97 #19 of 624
Growth 34 #395 of 601 14 #187 of 218 34 #399 of 601
Profitability 69 #170 of 541 66 #69 of 202 –
Financial Health 15 #549 of 647 19 #189 of 233 –
Shareholder Returns – 33 #87 of 130 –
Overall 48 44 –
  • ALVO ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • BAX ranked among 247 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 -17.4%0.0%+53.3% +0.7%
3 months +37.0%-12.2%+47.4% +3.7%
6 months +46.4%+33.6%+55.4% +7.1%
Year to date -4.7%+22.9%+27.9% +12.8%
1 year -38.1%+4.8%+50.7% +11.9%
3 years -43.8%-26.7%+32.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year -17.5%-9.8%+9.9% +22.8%
5 years -50.6%-70.3%-68.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year -13.2%-21.5%-20.6% +10.9%
10 years —-50.2%-56.3% +262.0%
10 years, per year —-6.7%-7.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureALVOBAXBHCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 81.7%45.1%60.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 86.0%49.5%47.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.751.180.83 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.470.110.84 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.6%-82.3%-84.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -38.1%-17.1%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $7.90$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 -5.4xmedian 17.8x -16.8xmedian 28.7x -4.0xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median 14.4xmedian 9.1x 1.0xmedian 3.0x 0.2xmedian 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 30.3xmedian 15.0x 25.6xmedian 17.8x —median 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -5.8xmedian 21.7x 10.5xmedian 26.4x 1.5xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median -8.0xmedian 2.2x 1.9xmedian 2.4x —median 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.22median 0.35 0.53median 0.99 -0.72median 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 monthsALVOBAXBHC
Revenue $105.94M $11.61B –
Gross profit $7.66M $3.49B –
Operating income $47.54M -$221.00M $1.25B
Net income -$179.60M -$723.00M –
Free cash flow -$261.39M $1.16B –
R&D $46.37M $519.00M $638.00M
EPS (diluted) $-0.90 $-1.39 $-2.22
Cash & equivalents $142.80M $1.98B –
Total debt $1.31B $8.60B –
Shares (diluted) 291.34M 520.00M 378.10M
Enterprise value $1.09B $4.01B $3.32B

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 -5.4x -16.8x -4.0x
P/FCF -5.8x 10.5x 1.5x
P/Operating cash flow -7.7x 7.3x –
P/S 14.4x 1.0x 0.2x
P/B -8.0x 1.9x –
P/Tangible book -4.6x 4.7x –
EV/EBITDA 30.3x 25.6x –
EV/EBIT 56.6x -84.9x –
EV/Revenue 25.4x 1.6x –
EV/FCF -10.3x 16.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow -13.5x 11.3x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.22 0.53 -0.72

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALVOBAXBHC
Revenue growth (1Y) -74.3% 5.3% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 104.2% 0.7% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -95.0% -7.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 27.6% -7.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -13.3% -136.3% -34.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 28.9% 4.2% 50.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -383.6% -112.0% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 24.4% -31.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) -481.6% -109.6% -330.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.6% -31.5% 5.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -367.1% 97.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.8% 0.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -113.0% 243.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.6% -5.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALVOBAXBHC
Gross margin 7.2% 30.1% –
EBITDA margin 83.9% 6.3% –
Operating margin 44.9% -1.9% –
Pretax margin -62.1% -1.6% –
Net margin -248.0% -6.2% –
FCF margin -246.7% 10.0% –
Operating cash flow margin -187.6% 14.3% –
Return on equity – -11.4% –
Return on assets -17.5% -3.7% –
Return on invested capital 4.4% -1.4% –
Return on capital employed 4.1% -1.4% –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.6x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x -2.3x –
Stock comp / revenue 8.7% 0.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALVOBAXBHC
Debt / assets 82.3% 44.3% –
Debt / equity -6.8x 1.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA 13.1x 9.0x –
Debt / FCF -5.0x 7.4x –
Liabilities / assets 112.1% 66.5% –
Equity / assets -12.1% 33.5% –
Interest coverage 0.8x – –
Current ratio 1.6x 1.8x –
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.0x –
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.5x –
Altman Z-score -1.34 2.33 –

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 – 11.9xFY2026 1.8xFY2026
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 72 691 221
Change in shares held, QoQ +152.4% +5.2% +1.9%
Institutions buying 44 359 99
Institutions selling 17 193 63
Buyers to sellers 2.59 1.86 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 0.05 0.11
BAX 0.05 1.00 0.25
BHC 0.11 0.25 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) $1.53B, Baxter International (BAX) $12.15B, Bausch Health Companies (BHC) $3.32B.

Which company is growing faster?

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

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Bausch Health Companies (BHC) returned the most: Alvotech (ALVO) -38.1%, Baxter International (BAX) +4.8%, Bausch Health Companies (BHC) +50.7%. Over five years, Alvotech (ALVO) compounded fastest (Alvotech (ALVO) -13.2%/yr, Baxter International (BAX) -21.5%/yr, Bausch Health Companies (BHC) -20.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Baxter International (BAX) 0.17%, 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) 81.7%, Baxter International (BAX) 45.1%, Bausch Health Companies (BHC) 60.6%). 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 5. 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.