ALVO vs VTRS vs AMPH Stock Comparison

Alvotech, Viatris and Amphastar Pharmaceuticals Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ALVO Alvotech
$4.75 -17.4% 1M -41.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.43B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$105.94M
Div. yield
–
Generic Drugs Healthcare
VTRS Viatris Inc
$18.72 +5.0% 1M +79.7% 1Y
Market cap
$21.86B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$14.74B
Div. yield
–
Generic Drugs Healthcare
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Viatris leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Viatris 5, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALVOVTRSAMPHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.43B $21.86B $1.14B VTRS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -5.4x -53.2x 14.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 7.1x 8.3x VTRS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -74.3% +4.4% +1.0% VTRS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -248.0% -2.8% 10.8% AMPH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.4% -0.2% 6.4% AMPH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 13.1x 4.6x 1.8x AMPH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -41.6% +79.7% +6.4% VTRS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.7%/yr +7.0%/yr +7.1%/yr AMPH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 81.7% 32.4% 54.2% VTRS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 66/100 73/100 AMPH

Percentile Scorecard

ALVOVTRSAMPH

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

AxisALVOVTRSAMPH
Valuation 72 #174 of 625 93 #44 of 625 99 #8 of 625
Growth 34 #395 of 602 48 #314 of 602 43 #342 of 602
Profitability 68 #175 of 551 81 #104 of 551 88 #69 of 551
Financial Health 15 #555 of 656 23 #508 of 656 38 #409 of 656
Shareholder Returns – 85 #54 of 365 99 #5 of 365
Overall 48 66 73
  • ALVO ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • VTRS ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • AMPH 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

PeriodALVOVTRSAMPHSPY
1 month -17.4%+5.0%-2.1% -0.2%
3 months +53.2%+4.8%+26.9% +3.9%
6 months +34.9%+26.3%+17.2% +8.2%
Year to date -7.4%+50.4%-4.5% +12.9%
1 year -41.6%+79.7%+6.4% +12.3%
3 years -47.1%+113.5%-42.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year -19.1%+28.8%-17.0% +23.3%
5 years -52.1%+40.4%+41.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year -13.7%+7.0%+7.1% +10.9%
10 years —-50.8%+39.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year —-6.8%+3.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureALVOVTRSAMPHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 81.7%32.4%54.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 86.1%29.6%66.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.740.700.58 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.512.460.12 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.6%-52.9%-74.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.6%0.0%-13.0% -1.2%
52-week high $8.13$18.72$29.40 $779.14
52-week low $3.00$10.11$16.87 $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.

MultipleALVOVTRSAMPH
P/E now vs peer median -5.2xmedian 17.2x -53.0xmedian 17.2x 14.2xmedian 17.2x
P/S now vs peer median 14.0xmedian 9.0x 1.5xmedian 9.0x 1.5xmedian 9.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 29.8xmedian 16.3x 12.5xmedian 16.3x 8.1xmedian 16.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -5.7xmedian 18.7x 11.0xmedian 18.7x 7.1xmedian 18.7x
P/B now vs peer median -7.7xmedian 2.2x 1.5xmedian 2.2x 1.4xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.21median 0.33 1.73median 0.33 -5.55median 0.33

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 monthsALVOVTRSAMPH
Revenue $105.94M $14.74B $730.02M
Gross profit $7.66M $5.13B $348.11M
Operating income $47.54M -$87.30M $114.29M
Net income -$179.60M -$410.70M $78.55M
Free cash flow -$261.39M $1.95B $152.89M
R&D $46.37M $1.02B $94.57M
EPS (diluted) $-0.90 $-0.35 $1.78
Cash & equivalents $142.80M $886.50M $223.61M
Total debt $1.31B $13.35B $612.05M
Shares (diluted) 291.34M 1.16B 44.23M
Enterprise value $993.54M $16.87B -$4.17M

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
MetricALVOVTRSAMPH
P/E -5.2x -53.0x 14.2x
P/FCF -5.7x 11.0x 7.1x
P/Operating cash flow -7.5x 9.2x 5.9x
P/S 14.0x 1.5x 1.5x
P/B -7.7x 1.5x 1.4x
P/Tangible book -4.4x 36.8x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 29.8x 12.5x 8.1x
EV/EBIT 55.6x -389.1x 12.3x
EV/Revenue 25.0x 2.3x 1.9x
EV/FCF -10.1x 17.4x 9.2x
EV/Operating cash flow -13.3x 14.6x 7.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.21 1.73 -5.55

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALVOVTRSAMPH
Revenue growth (1Y) -74.3% 4.4% 1.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 104.2% -1.9% 10.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -95.0% -0.7% -3.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 27.6% -6.0% 8.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -13.3% 96.6% -37.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 28.9% -27.6% -4.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -383.6% 88.2% -41.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 24.4% -30.5% -8.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -481.6% 88.1% -36.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.6% -30.6% -2.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -367.1% 12.9% 15.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.8% -3.0% 12.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -113.0% 11.6% 36.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.6% -3.6% 15.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALVOVTRSAMPH
Gross margin 7.2% 34.8% 47.7%
EBITDA margin 83.9% 18.4% 23.9%
Operating margin 44.9% -0.6% 15.7%
Pretax margin -62.1% -4.5% 14.0%
Net margin -248.0% -2.8% 10.8%
FCF margin -246.7% 13.3% 20.9%
Operating cash flow margin -187.6% 15.8% 25.3%
Return on equity – -2.8% 10.2%
Return on assets -17.5% -1.1% 4.6%
Return on invested capital 4.4% -0.2% 6.4%
Return on capital employed 4.1% -0.3% 8.0%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.4x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x -5.7x 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue 8.7% 1.2% 4.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALVOVTRSAMPH
Debt / assets 82.3% 38.1% 35.1%
Debt / equity -6.8x 0.9x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 13.1x 4.6x 1.8x
Debt / FCF -5.0x 6.8x 4.0x
Liabilities / assets 112.1% 59.3% 55.9%
Equity / assets -12.1% 40.7% 44.1%
Interest coverage 0.8x -0.2x 4.4x
Current ratio 1.6x 1.6x 2.4x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.7x 1.7x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.1x 1.1x
Altman Z-score -1.36 1.15 2.12

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALVOVTRSAMPH
Dividend yield – 2.6% –
Net buyback yield – 1.4% 9.0%
Shareholder yield – 4.0% 9.0%
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.

ConsensusALVOVTRSAMPH
Forward P/E – 7.1xFY2026 8.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.01FY2026 $2.62FY2026 $3.09FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +11.5%FY2026 -4.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -1.5% +9.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $556.32MFY2026 $15.31BFY2026 $790.23MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -6.2%FY2026 +7.0%FY2026 +9.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +23.2% -4.8% -5.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALVOVTRSAMPH
Held by institutions 14.7% 89.9% 64.8%
Institutions holding 72 1,028 209
Change in shares held, QoQ +152.4% +5.6% -11.7%
Institutions buying 44 486 96
Institutions selling 17 318 74
Buyers to sellers 2.59 1.53 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.

ALVOVTRSAMPH
ALVO 1.00 0.05 0.11
VTRS 0.05 1.00 0.35
AMPH 0.11 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALVO, VTRS and AMPH?

Viatris (VTRS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alvotech (ALVO) $1.43B, Viatris (VTRS) $21.86B, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) $1.14B.

Which company is growing faster?

Viatris (VTRS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alvotech (ALVO) -74.3%, Viatris (VTRS) +4.4%, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) +1.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) has the highest net margin (Alvotech (ALVO) -248.0%, Viatris (VTRS) -2.8%, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) 10.8%). On return on invested capital, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) leads (Alvotech (ALVO) 4.4%, Viatris (VTRS) -0.2%, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) 6.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Viatris (VTRS) returned the most: Alvotech (ALVO) -41.6%, Viatris (VTRS) +79.7%, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) +6.4%. Over five years, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) compounded fastest (Alvotech (ALVO) -13.7%/yr, Viatris (VTRS) +7.0%/yr, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) +7.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Viatris (VTRS) has been the steadiest (Alvotech (ALVO) 81.7%, Viatris (VTRS) 32.4%, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) 54.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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