AMPH vs VTRS vs FENC Stock Comparison

Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Viatris and Fennec Pharmaceuticals Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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VTRS Viatris Inc
$19.22 +9.1% 1M +83.2% 1Y
Market cap
$22.08B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$14.74B
Div. yield
2.50%
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 4, Fennec Pharmaceuticals 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMPHVTRSFENCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.19B $22.08B $362.60M VTRS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.6x -54.4x -110.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.1x 7.3x 35.7x VTRS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.0% +4.4% +77.8% FENC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.8% -2.8% -5.5% AMPH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.4% -0.2% — AMPH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 4.6x — AMPH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 2.50% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +10.9% +83.2% +29.4% VTRS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.9%/yr +7.0%/yr +2.1%/yr VTRS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.4% 32.5% 64.5% VTRS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 66/100 71/100 AMPH

Percentile Scorecard

AMPHVTRSFENC

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

AxisAMPHVTRSFENC
Valuation 98 #12 of 634 94 #42 of 634 81 #121 of 634
Growth 42 #350 of 607 48 #318 of 607 98 #13 of 607
Profitability 88 #67 of 557 82 #101 of 557 87 #73 of 557
Financial Health 38 #404 of 654 23 #501 of 654 57 #279 of 654
Shareholder Returns 99 #6 of 400 85 #62 of 400 30 #280 of 400
Overall 73 66 71
  • AMPH ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • VTRS ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • 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

PeriodAMPHVTRSFENCSPY
1 month +10.4%+9.1%-2.5% -1.0%
3 months +38.4%+8.9%-1.6% -0.4%
6 months +17.2%+20.5%+44.2% +4.5%
Year to date +4.6%+54.4%+34.4% +12.4%
1 year +10.9%+83.2%+29.4% +13.6%
3 years -39.9%+107.3%+50.0% +76.4%
3 years, per year -15.6%+27.5%+14.5% +20.8%
5 years +39.5%+40.0%+10.7% +63.7%
5 years, per year +6.9%+7.0%+2.1% +10.4%
10 years +61.6%-45.1%+412.4% +267.7%
10 years, per year +4.9%-5.8%+17.8% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureAMPHVTRSFENCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.4%32.5%64.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 66.7%29.8%61.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.590.711.32 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.202.560.46 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -74.0%-52.9%-65.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.7%0.0%-19.0% -1.6%
52-week high $29.40$19.22$12.78 $779.14
52-week low $16.87$10.11$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.

MultipleAMPHVTRSFENC
P/E now vs peer median 15.6xmedian 18.0x -54.4xmedian 18.0x -110.0xmedian 18.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 9.1x 1.5xmedian 9.1x 6.1xmedian 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.7xmedian 16.2x 12.7xmedian 16.2x —median 16.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 21.7x 11.3xmedian 21.7x -177.7xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 2.2x 1.5xmedian 2.2x 8.5xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -6.08median 0.38 1.78median 0.38 -2.01median 0.38

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 monthsAMPHVTRSFENC
Revenue $730.02M $14.74B $59.22M
Gross profit $348.11M $5.13B $55.51M
Operating income $114.29M -$87.30M -$1.13M
Net income $78.55M -$410.70M -$3.25M
Free cash flow $152.89M $1.95B -$2.04M
R&D $94.57M $1.02B $216.00K
EPS (diluted) $1.78 $-0.35 $-0.09
Cash & equivalents $223.61M $886.50M $41.25M
Total debt $612.05M $13.35B –
Shares (diluted) 44.23M 1.16B 36.43M
Enterprise value $50.66M $17.09B $222.44M

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
MetricAMPHVTRSFENC
P/E 15.6x -54.4x -110.0x
P/FCF 7.8x 11.3x -177.7x
P/Operating cash flow 6.5x 9.5x -177.7x
P/S 1.6x 1.5x 6.1x
P/B 1.6x 1.5x 8.5x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 37.8x 8.5x
EV/EBITDA 8.7x 12.7x –
EV/EBIT 13.2x -395.7x -285.6x
EV/Revenue 2.1x 2.3x 5.4x
EV/FCF 9.9x 17.7x -157.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.2x 14.8x -157.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -6.08 1.78 -2.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMPHVTRSFENC
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.0% 4.4% 77.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.5% -1.9% 125.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -3.4% -0.7% 85.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.0% -6.0% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -37.1% 96.6% 88.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -4.5% -27.6% 63.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -41.7% 88.2% 73.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -8.3% -30.5% 50.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -36.5% 88.1% 79.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -2.6% -30.6% 54.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 15.6% 12.9% 82.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.1% -3.0% 54.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 36.3% 11.6% 82.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.0% -3.6% 54.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMPHVTRSFENC
Gross margin 47.7% 34.8% 93.7%
EBITDA margin 23.9% 18.4% –
Operating margin 15.7% -0.6% -1.9%
Pretax margin 14.0% -4.5% -1.7%
Net margin 10.8% -2.8% -5.5%
FCF margin 20.9% 13.3% -3.4%
Operating cash flow margin 25.3% 15.8% -3.4%
Return on equity 10.2% -2.8% -2.7%
Return on assets 4.6% -1.1% -1.5%
Return on invested capital 6.4% -0.2% –
Return on capital employed 8.0% -0.3% -1.8%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.4x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.4x -5.7x 0.6x
Stock comp / revenue 4.0% 1.2% 12.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMPHVTRSFENC
Debt / assets 35.1% 38.1% –
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.9x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 4.6x –
Debt / FCF 4.0x 6.8x –
Liabilities / assets 55.9% 59.3% 44.0%
Equity / assets 44.1% 40.7% 56.0%
Interest coverage 4.4x -0.2x -1.2x
Current ratio 2.4x 1.6x 5.8x
Quick ratio 1.7x 0.7x 5.2x
Cash ratio 1.1x 0.1x 3.3x
Altman Z-score 2.19 1.16 4.02

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMPHVTRSFENC
Dividend yield – 2.5% –
Net buyback yield 8.2% 1.4% -13.1%
Shareholder yield 8.2% 3.9% -13.1%
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.

ConsensusAMPHVTRSFENC
Forward P/E 9.1xFY2026 7.3xFY2026 35.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.09FY2026 $2.62FY2026 $0.29FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -4.9%FY2026 +11.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +9.4% -1.5% +241.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $790.23MFY2026 $15.31BFY2026 $75.58MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.8%FY2026 +7.0%FY2026 +69.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.4% -4.8% +28.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMPHVTRSFENC
Held by institutions 64.8% 89.9% 46.6%
Institutions holding 209 1,032 107
Change in shares held, QoQ -11.7% +5.6% +0.7%
Institutions buying 96 490 71
Institutions selling 74 318 19
Buyers to sellers 1.30 1.54 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.

AMPHVTRSFENC
AMPH 1.00 0.36 0.08
VTRS 0.36 1.00 0.13
FENC 0.08 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMPH, VTRS and FENC?

Viatris (VTRS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) $1.19B, Viatris (VTRS) $22.08B, Fennec Pharmaceuticals (FENC) $362.60M.

Which company is growing faster?

Fennec Pharmaceuticals (FENC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) +1.0%, Viatris (VTRS) +4.4%, Fennec Pharmaceuticals (FENC) +77.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) has the highest net margin (Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) 10.8%, Viatris (VTRS) -2.8%, Fennec Pharmaceuticals (FENC) -5.5%). On return on invested capital, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) leads (Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) 6.4%, Viatris (VTRS) -0.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Viatris (VTRS) returned the most: Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) +10.9%, Viatris (VTRS) +83.2%, Fennec Pharmaceuticals (FENC) +29.4%. Over five years, Viatris (VTRS) compounded fastest (Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) +6.9%/yr, Viatris (VTRS) +7.0%/yr, Fennec Pharmaceuticals (FENC) +2.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Viatris (VTRS) 2.50%. Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) and Fennec Pharmaceuticals (FENC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Viatris (VTRS) has been the steadiest (Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) 54.4%, Viatris (VTRS) 32.5%, Fennec Pharmaceuticals (FENC) 64.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMPH, VTRS 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, 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.