AMPH vs BAX vs FENC Stock Comparison

Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Baxter International and Fennec Pharmaceuticals Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BAX Baxter International Inc
$25.49 +8.5% 1M +40.0% 1Y
Market cap
$13.67B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$11.61B
Div. yield
0.01%
Medical Supplies Healthcare
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Amphastar Pharmaceuticals leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Amphastar Pharmaceuticals 6, Baxter International 3, Fennec Pharmaceuticals 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMPHBAXFENCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.22B $13.67B $356.16M BAX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.6x -18.9x -109.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.8x 12.9x 36.9x AMPH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.0% +5.3% +77.8% FENC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.8% -6.2% -5.5% AMPH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.4% -1.4% — AMPH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 9.0x — AMPH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +7.2% +40.0% +31.6% BAX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.5%/yr -20.1%/yr +2.8%/yr AMPH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.3% 42.7% 64.5% BAX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 43/100 71/100 AMPH

Percentile Scorecard

AMPHBAXFENC

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

AxisAMPHBAXFENC
Valuation 99 #10 of 634 86 #34 of 229 81 #124 of 634
Growth 42 #351 of 607 14 #191 of 221 98 #12 of 607
Profitability 88 #68 of 557 65 #73 of 209 87 #72 of 557
Financial Health 38 #406 of 654 18 #197 of 240 57 #279 of 654
Shareholder Returns 99 #4 of 401 34 #97 of 147 31 #278 of 401
Overall 73 43 71
  • AMPH ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • BAX ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • FENC 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

PeriodAMPHBAXFENCSPY
1 month +6.6%+8.5%+4.9% -2.0%
3 months +36.3%-10.1%+5.8% -2.2%
6 months +15.9%+52.2%+59.2% +4.2%
Year to date +1.3%+33.4%+39.0% +10.6%
1 year +7.2%+40.0%+31.6% +10.4%
3 years -41.8%-24.9%+55.1% +73.6%
3 years, per year -16.5%-9.1%+15.8% +20.2%
5 years +37.2%-67.4%+14.9% +61.6%
5 years, per year +6.5%-20.1%+2.8% +10.1%
10 years +59.6%-45.6%+437.7% +261.3%
10 years, per year +4.8%-5.9%+18.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAMPHBAXFENCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.3%42.7%64.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 66.5%44.1%61.2% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.561.081.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.130.940.49 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -74.0%-82.3%-65.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.8%-10.1%-16.3% -3.2%
52-week high $29.40$28.35$12.78 $779.14
52-week low $16.87$15.80$5.77 $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.

MultipleAMPHBAXFENC
P/E now vs peer median 15.1xmedian 18.4x -18.2xmedian 28.1x -113.7xmedian 18.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 9.0x 1.1xmedian 2.9x 6.3xmedian 9.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 16.0x 27.0xmedian 18.0x —median 16.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 21.8x 11.4xmedian 24.8x -183.8xmedian 21.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 2.1x 2.0xmedian 2.3x 8.8xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median -5.89median 0.37 0.58median 0.95 -2.08median 0.37

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 monthsAMPHBAXFENC
Revenue $730.02M $11.61B $59.22M
Gross profit $348.11M $3.49B $55.51M
Operating income $114.29M -$221.00M -$1.13M
Net income $78.55M -$723.00M -$3.25M
Free cash flow $152.89M $1.16B -$2.04M
R&D $94.57M $519.00M $216.00K
EPS (diluted) $1.78 $-1.39 $-0.09
Cash & equivalents $223.61M $1.98B $41.25M
Total debt $612.05M $8.60B –
Shares (diluted) 44.23M 520.00M 36.43M
Enterprise value $80.72M $5.55B $216.00M

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
MetricAMPHBAXFENC
P/E 15.1x -18.2x -113.7x
P/FCF 7.5x 11.4x -183.8x
P/Operating cash flow 6.2x 7.9x -183.8x
P/S 1.6x 1.1x 6.3x
P/B 1.5x 2.0x 8.8x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 5.1x 8.8x
EV/EBITDA 8.4x 27.0x –
EV/EBIT 12.9x -89.6x -296.5x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 1.7x 5.6x
EV/FCF 9.6x 17.1x -163.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.0x 11.9x -163.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -5.89 0.58 -2.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMPHBAXFENC
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.0% 5.3% 77.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.5% 0.7% 125.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -3.4% -7.1% 85.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.0% -7.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -37.1% -136.3% 88.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -4.5% 4.2% 63.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -41.7% -112.0% 73.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -8.3% -31.6% 50.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -36.5% -109.6% 79.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -2.6% -31.5% 54.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 15.6% 97.4% 82.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.1% 0.6% 54.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 36.3% 243.5% 82.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.0% -5.0% 54.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMPHBAXFENC
Gross margin 47.7% 30.1% 93.7%
EBITDA margin 23.9% 6.3% –
Operating margin 15.7% -1.9% -1.9%
Pretax margin 14.0% -1.6% -1.7%
Net margin 10.8% -6.2% -5.5%
FCF margin 20.9% 10.0% -3.4%
Operating cash flow margin 25.3% 14.3% -3.4%
Return on equity 10.2% -11.4% -2.7%
Return on assets 4.6% -3.7% -1.5%
Return on invested capital 6.4% -1.4% –
Return on capital employed 8.0% -1.4% -1.8%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.6x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.4x -2.3x 0.6x
Stock comp / revenue 4.0% 0.9% 12.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMPHBAXFENC
Debt / assets 35.1% 44.3% –
Debt / equity 0.8x 1.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 9.0x –
Debt / FCF 4.0x 7.4x –
Liabilities / assets 55.9% 66.5% 44.0%
Equity / assets 44.1% 33.5% 56.0%
Interest coverage 4.4x – -1.2x
Current ratio 2.4x 1.8x 5.8x
Quick ratio 1.7x 1.0x 5.2x
Cash ratio 1.1x 0.5x 3.3x
Altman Z-score 2.16 2.38 4.24

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMPHBAXFENC
Dividend yield – 0.2% –
Net buyback yield 8.5% -0.2% -12.6%
Shareholder yield 8.5% 0.0% -12.6%
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.

ConsensusAMPHBAXFENC
Forward P/E 8.8xFY2026 12.9xFY2026 36.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.09FY2026 $1.98FY2026 $0.29FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -4.9%FY2026 -10.4%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +9.4% -3.5% +241.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $790.23MFY2026 $11.05BFY2026 $75.58MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.8%FY2026 -1.7%FY2026 +69.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.4% +11.7% +28.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMPHBAXFENC
Held by institutions 64.8% 100.0% 46.6%
Institutions holding 209 692 107
Change in shares held, QoQ -11.7% +5.2% +0.7%
Institutions buying 96 359 71
Institutions selling 74 194 19
Buyers to sellers 1.30 1.85 3.74

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.

AMPHBAXFENC
AMPH 1.00 0.16 0.08
BAX 0.16 1.00 0.16
FENC 0.08 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMPH, BAX and FENC?

Baxter International (BAX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) $1.22B, Baxter International (BAX) $13.67B, Fennec Pharmaceuticals (FENC) $356.16M.

Which company is growing faster?

Fennec Pharmaceuticals (FENC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) +1.0%, Baxter International (BAX) +5.3%, Fennec Pharmaceuticals (FENC) +77.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) has the highest net margin (Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) 10.8%, Baxter International (BAX) -6.2%, Fennec Pharmaceuticals (FENC) -5.5%). On return on invested capital, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) leads (Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) 6.4%, Baxter International (BAX) -1.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Baxter International (BAX) returned the most: Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) +7.2%, Baxter International (BAX) +40.0%, Fennec Pharmaceuticals (FENC) +31.6%. Over five years, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) compounded fastest (Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) +6.5%/yr, Baxter International (BAX) -20.1%/yr, Fennec Pharmaceuticals (FENC) +2.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) 0.00%, Baxter International (BAX) 0.01%, Fennec Pharmaceuticals (FENC) 0.00%. Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) and Fennec Pharmaceuticals (FENC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Baxter International (BAX) has been the steadiest (Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) 54.3%, Baxter International (BAX) 42.7%, Fennec Pharmaceuticals (FENC) 64.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMPH, BAX and FENC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) leads on 6. 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.