ALVO vs BAX vs RDY Stock Comparison

Alvotech, Baxter International and Dr Reddys Laboratories Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ALVO Alvotech
$4.94 -19.7% 1M -37.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.54B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$105.94M
Div. yield
–
Generic Drugs Healthcare
BAX Baxter International Inc
$25.49 +8.5% 1M +11.5% 1Y
Market cap
$13.18B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$5.55B
Div. yield
0.16%
Medical Supplies Healthcare
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Dr Reddys Laboratories leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Dr Reddys Laboratories 8, Baxter International 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALVOBAXRDYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.54B $13.18B $11.81B BAX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -5.4x -12.4x 32.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 12.9x 29.5x BAX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -74.3% -49.1% -10.5% RDY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -248.0% -19.2% 10.2% RDY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.4% 3.4% 5.6% RDY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 13.1x 4.8x 1.2x RDY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.16% 0.57% RDY
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -37.2% +11.5% -3.1% BAX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.0%/yr -20.3%/yr +2.9%/yr RDY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 81.7% 44.4% 27.7% RDY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 45/100 58/100 RDY

Percentile Scorecard

ALVOBAXRDY

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

AxisALVOBAXRDY
Valuation 72 #173 of 625 83 #39 of 227 91 #57 of 625
Growth 35 #394 of 602 21 #174 of 219 10 #540 of 602
Profitability 68 #174 of 549 73 #56 of 205 83 #94 of 549
Financial Health 16 #553 of 654 19 #192 of 237 44 #369 of 654
Shareholder Returns – 29 #96 of 135 62 #142 of 367
Overall 48 45 58
  • ALVO ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • BAX ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • RDY ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodALVOBAXRDYSPY
1 month -19.7%+8.5%+13.1% +0.9%
3 months +39.9%+2.9%+20.2% +5.9%
6 months +49.7%+50.8%+3.1% +8.5%
Year to date -3.7%+33.4%+0.8% +13.3%
1 year -37.2%+11.5%-3.1% +12.4%
3 years -45.0%-20.7%+8.8% +88.1%
3 years, per year -18.1%-7.5%+2.8% +23.5%
5 years -50.1%-67.7%+15.2% +68.2%
5 years, per year -13.0%-20.3%+2.9% +11.0%
10 years —-46.0%+42.5% +263.4%
10 years, per year —-6.0%+3.6% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureALVOBAXRDYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 81.7%44.4%27.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 86.3%48.2%30.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.751.160.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.460.26-0.11 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.6%-82.3%-32.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -37.5%-10.1%-8.0% -0.9%
52-week high $7.90$28.35$15.38 $779.14
52-week low $3.00$15.80$11.40 $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.

MultipleALVOBAXRDY
P/E now vs peer median -5.4xmedian 17.4x -12.4xmedian 28.8x 32.4xmedian 17.4x
P/S now vs peer median 14.5xmedian 9.1x 2.4xmedian 3.0x 3.3xmedian 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 30.4xmedian 17.1x 13.5xmedian 17.4x 23.5xmedian 17.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -5.9xmedian 19.0x 15.7xmedian 25.7x 846.2xmedian 19.0x
P/B now vs peer median -8.0xmedian 2.2x 2.1xmedian 2.4x 2.9xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.22median 0.34 -0.43median 1.03 -1.52median 0.34

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 monthsALVOBAXRDY
Revenue $105.94M $5.55B $3.56B
Gross profit $7.66M $3.78B $1.76B
Operating income $47.54M $532.00M $347.04M
Net income -$179.60M -$1.06B $299.19M
Free cash flow -$261.39M $839.00M $13.96M
R&D $46.37M $542.00M $244.48M
EPS (diluted) $-0.90 $-2.05 $0.44
Cash & equivalents $142.80M $2.15B $138.41M
Total debt $1.31B $9.46B $752.59M
Shares (diluted) 291.34M 518.00M 833.33M
Enterprise value $1.11B $5.28B $11.19B

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
MetricALVOBAXRDY
P/E -5.4x -12.4x 32.4x
P/FCF -5.9x 15.7x 846.2x
P/Operating cash flow -7.8x 9.8x 34.7x
P/S 14.5x 2.4x 3.3x
P/B -8.0x 2.1x 2.9x
P/Tangible book -4.6x 6.2x 4.0x
EV/EBITDA 30.4x 13.5x 23.5x
EV/EBIT 56.9x 38.5x 35.8x
EV/Revenue 25.5x 3.7x 3.5x
EV/FCF -10.3x 24.4x 890.2x
EV/Operating cash flow -13.6x 15.3x 36.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.22 -0.43 -1.52

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALVOBAXRDY
Revenue growth (1Y) -74.3% -49.1% -10.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 104.2% -23.5% 3.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -95.0% -1.8% -21.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 27.6% -5.2% -2.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -13.3% -50.8% -58.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 28.9% 29.5% -24.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -383.6% -604.0% -55.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 24.4% 28.0% -21.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -481.6% -580.5% -54.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.6% 28.6% -21.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -367.1% 56.3% -39.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.8% -4.8% -27.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -113.0% 153.5% -98.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.6% -9.5% -73.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALVOBAXRDY
Gross margin 7.2% 68.1% 49.5%
EBITDA margin 83.9% 27.3% 14.9%
Operating margin 44.9% 9.6% 9.7%
Pretax margin -62.1% 5.1% 10.7%
Net margin -248.0% -19.2% 10.2%
FCF margin -246.7% 15.1% 0.4%
Operating cash flow margin -187.6% 24.2% 9.5%
Return on equity – -17.4% 7.4%
Return on assets -17.5% -5.4% 5.0%
Return on invested capital 4.4% 3.4% 5.6%
Return on capital employed 4.1% 3.3% 7.9%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.3x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x -1.3x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 8.7% 2.1% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALVOBAXRDY
Debt / assets 82.3% 47.8% 12.6%
Debt / equity -6.8x 1.5x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 13.1x 4.8x 1.2x
Debt / FCF -5.0x 11.3x 53.9x
Liabilities / assets 112.1% 68.6% 32.2%
Equity / assets -12.1% 31.4% 67.8%
Interest coverage 0.8x – 7.2x
Current ratio 1.6x 1.9x 1.9x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.1x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.6x 0.1x
Altman Z-score -1.34 2.13 5.64

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALVOBAXRDY
Dividend yield – 0.2% 0.6%
Net buyback yield – -0.2% -0.1%
Shareholder yield – 0.0% 0.5%
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.

ConsensusALVOBAXRDY
Forward P/E – 12.9xFY2026 29.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.01FY2026 $1.98FY2026 $0.48FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -10.4%FY2026 -11.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -3.5% +20.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $556.32MFY2026 $11.05BFY2026 $3.82BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -6.2%FY2026 -1.7%FY2026 +8.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +23.2% +11.7% +3.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALVOBAXRDY
Held by institutions 14.7% 100.0% 15.1%
Institutions holding 72 690 238
Change in shares held, QoQ +152.4% +5.2% +4.3%
Institutions buying 44 359 107
Institutions selling 17 193 97
Buyers to sellers 2.59 1.86 1.10

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.

ALVOBAXRDY
ALVO 1.00 0.05 0.08
BAX 0.05 1.00 0.20
RDY 0.08 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALVO, BAX and RDY?

Baxter International (BAX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alvotech (ALVO) $1.54B, Baxter International (BAX) $13.18B, Dr Reddys Laboratories (RDY) $11.81B.

Which company is growing faster?

Dr Reddys Laboratories (RDY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alvotech (ALVO) -74.3%, Baxter International (BAX) -49.1%, Dr Reddys Laboratories (RDY) -10.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Dr Reddys Laboratories (RDY) has the highest net margin (Alvotech (ALVO) -248.0%, Baxter International (BAX) -19.2%, Dr Reddys Laboratories (RDY) 10.2%). On return on invested capital, Dr Reddys Laboratories (RDY) leads (Alvotech (ALVO) 4.4%, Baxter International (BAX) 3.4%, Dr Reddys Laboratories (RDY) 5.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Baxter International (BAX) returned the most: Alvotech (ALVO) -37.2%, Baxter International (BAX) +11.5%, Dr Reddys Laboratories (RDY) -3.1%. Over five years, Dr Reddys Laboratories (RDY) compounded fastest (Alvotech (ALVO) -13.0%/yr, Baxter International (BAX) -20.3%/yr, Dr Reddys Laboratories (RDY) +2.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Dr Reddys Laboratories (RDY) has the highest dividend yield: Baxter International (BAX) 0.16%, Dr Reddys Laboratories (RDY) 0.57%. Alvotech (ALVO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Dr Reddys Laboratories (RDY) has been the steadiest (Alvotech (ALVO) 81.7%, Baxter International (BAX) 44.4%, Dr Reddys Laboratories (RDY) 27.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Dr Reddys Laboratories (RDY) 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.