AMPH vs BHC vs GELS Stock Comparison

Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Bausch Health Companies and Gelteq Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GELS Gelteq Ltd
$0.45 -18.2% 1M -63.7% 1Y
Market cap
$4.08M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
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Contract Manufacturing Healthcare

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Amphastar Pharmaceuticals leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Amphastar Pharmaceuticals 7, Bausch Health Companies 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMPHBHCGELSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.12B $2.37B $4.08M BHC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.2x -2.2x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.2x 1.3x — BHC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.0% +10.1% — BHC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.8% -10.1% — AMPH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.4% 4.6% — AMPH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 8.9x — AMPH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +3.9% +2.6% -63.7% AMPH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.8%/yr -25.5%/yr — AMPH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.3% 54.8% 159.8% AMPH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 60/100 — AMPH

Percentile Scorecard

AMPHBHCGELS

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

AxisAMPHBHCGELS
Valuation 99 #8 of 626 99 #9 of 626 –
Growth 43 #347 of 604 44 #341 of 604 –
Profitability 87 #72 of 555 84 #90 of 555 –
Financial Health 37 #412 of 658 15 #561 of 658 67 #5 of 13
Shareholder Returns 99 #4 of 368 – –
Overall 73 60 –
  • AMPH ranked among 673 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • BHC ranked among 673 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • GELS ranked among 13 companies in Pharma Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAMPHBHCGELSSPY
1 month -2.5%+11.8%-18.2% -0.8%
3 months +32.8%+41.6%-31.8% +3.5%
6 months +17.6%+14.0%-35.3% +7.0%
Year to date -4.9%-8.5%-43.8% +12.2%
1 year +3.9%+2.6%-63.7% +13.0%
3 years -42.9%-3.2%— +86.3%
3 years, per year -17.1%-1.1%— +23.1%
5 years +38.7%-77.1%— +68.6%
5 years, per year +6.8%-25.5%— +11.0%
10 years +40.1%-70.9%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +3.4%-11.6%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAMPHBHCGELSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.3%54.8%159.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 66.4%48.0%122.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.580.882.06 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.070.05-0.40 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -74.0%-84.9%-91.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.4%-19.5%-70.6% -1.8%
52-week high $29.40$7.90$1.53 $779.14
52-week low $16.87$4.43$0.39 $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.

MultipleAMPHBHCGELS
P/E now vs peer median 14.2xmedian 17.1x -2.2xmedian 17.1x —median 36.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 8.8x 0.2xmedian 8.8x —median 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.0xmedian 17.1x 10.0xmedian 17.1x —median 37.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.1xmedian 18.0x 1.7xmedian 18.0x -6.8xmedian 20.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 2.1x -1.3xmedian 2.1x 0.5xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median -5.53median 0.31 0.03median 0.31 —median 2.04

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 monthsAMPHBHCGELS
Revenue $730.02M $10.85B –
Gross profit $348.11M $7.80B –
Operating income $114.29M $883.00M –
Net income $78.55M -$1.10B –
Free cash flow $152.89M $1.43B –
R&D $94.57M $663.00M –
EPS (diluted) $1.78 $-2.90 –
Cash & equivalents $223.61M $1.83B $6.26K
Total debt $612.05M $20.74B $8.91M
Shares (diluted) 44.23M 378.10M 9.27M
Enterprise value -$24.25M -$3.37B $1.94M

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
MetricAMPHBHCGELS
P/E 14.2x -2.2x –
P/FCF 7.1x 1.7x -6.8x
P/Operating cash flow 5.9x 1.3x –
P/S 1.5x 0.2x –
P/B 1.4x -1.3x 0.5x
P/Tangible book 1.5x -0.4x -1.4x
EV/EBITDA 8.0x 10.0x –
EV/EBIT 12.3x 24.1x –
EV/Revenue 1.9x 2.0x –
EV/FCF 9.2x 14.9x –
EV/Operating cash flow 7.6x 11.8x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -5.53 0.03 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMPHBHCGELS
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.0% 10.1% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.5% 9.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -3.4% 11.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 9.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -37.1% -44.7% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -4.5% 14.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) -41.7% -1,721% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -8.3% -76.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) -36.5% -1,206% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -2.6% -79.0% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 15.6% 19.5% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.1% 83.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 36.3% 28.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.0% 62.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMPHBHCGELS
Gross margin 47.7% 71.8% –
EBITDA margin 23.9% 19.6% –
Operating margin 15.7% 8.1% –
Pretax margin 14.0% -6.7% –
Net margin 10.8% -10.1% –
FCF margin 20.9% 13.2% –
Operating cash flow margin 25.3% 16.6% –
Return on equity 10.2% – –
Return on assets 4.6% -4.4% –
Return on invested capital 6.4% 4.6% –
Return on capital employed 8.0% 4.4% –
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.4x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.4x -1.6x –
Stock comp / revenue 4.0% 2.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMPHBHCGELS
Debt / assets 35.1% 83.7% 0.1%
Debt / equity 0.8x -11.7x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 8.9x –
Debt / FCF 4.0x 14.5x –
Liabilities / assets 55.9% 107.1% 29.4%
Equity / assets 44.1% -7.1% 70.6%
Interest coverage 4.4x 0.5x –
Current ratio 2.4x 1.4x 0.1x
Quick ratio 1.7x 0.9x 0.1x
Cash ratio 1.1x 0.4x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 2.12 0.09 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMPHBHCGELS
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 9.0% – –
Shareholder yield 9.0% 0.0% –
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.

ConsensusAMPHBHCGELS
Forward P/E 8.2xFY2026 1.3xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $3.09FY2026 $4.86FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY -4.9%FY2026 +26.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +9.4% -13.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $790.23MFY2026 $11.45BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +9.8%FY2026 +11.9%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after -5.4% -0.5% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMPHBHCGELS
Held by institutions 64.8% 63.3% –
Institutions holding 209 221 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -11.7% +1.9% –
Institutions buying 96 99 –
Institutions selling 74 63 –
Buyers to sellers 1.30 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.

AMPHBHCGELS
AMPH 1.00 0.18 0.00
BHC 0.18 1.00 0.04
GELS 0.00 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMPH, BHC and GELS?

Bausch Health Companies (BHC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) $1.12B, Bausch Health Companies (BHC) $2.37B, Gelteq (GELS) $4.08M.

Which company is growing faster?

Bausch Health Companies (BHC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) +1.0%, Bausch Health Companies (BHC) +10.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) has the highest net margin (Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) 10.8%, Bausch Health Companies (BHC) -10.1%). On return on invested capital, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) leads (Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) 6.4%, Bausch Health Companies (BHC) 4.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) returned the most: Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) +3.9%, Bausch Health Companies (BHC) +2.6%, Gelteq (GELS) -63.7%. Over five years, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) compounded fastest (Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) +6.8%/yr, Bausch Health Companies (BHC) -25.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) has been the steadiest (Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) 54.3%, Bausch Health Companies (BHC) 54.8%, Gelteq (GELS) 159.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMPH, BHC and GELS?

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 7. 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.