AMRX vs ALVO vs AMPH Stock Comparison

Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Alvotech and Amphastar Pharmaceuticals Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ALVO Alvotech
$4.58 -21.2% 1M -43.8% 1Y
Market cap
$1.34B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$105.94M
Div. yield
–
Generic Drugs Healthcare

Head to Head

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Amneal Pharmaceuticals leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Amneal Pharmaceuticals 6, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMRXALVOAMPHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.71B $1.34B $1.11B AMRX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 42.6x -5.1x 14.2x AMPH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.2x — 8.1x AMPH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.3% -74.3% +1.0% AMRX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.0% -248.0% 10.8% AMPH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 17.4% 4.4% 6.4% AMRX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 13.1x 1.8x AMPH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +95.6% -43.8% +1.7% AMRX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +29.2%/yr -14.1%/yr +5.6%/yr AMRX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.0% 81.7% 54.2% AMRX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 47/100 73/100 AMPH

Percentile Scorecard

AMRXALVOAMPH

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

AxisAMRXALVOAMPH
Valuation 92 #53 of 624 71 #179 of 624 99 #9 of 624
Growth 74 #158 of 603 34 #396 of 603 43 #346 of 603
Profitability 84 #90 of 555 68 #177 of 555 88 #70 of 555
Financial Health 11 #582 of 657 15 #557 of 657 37 #415 of 657
Shareholder Returns 88 #46 of 370 – 99 #6 of 370
Overall 70 47 73
  • AMRX ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • ALVO ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • AMPH 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

PeriodAMRXALVOAMPHSPY
1 month +5.4%-21.2%+0.7% -1.0%
3 months +13.7%+49.7%+34.3% +2.9%
6 months +62.8%+35.5%+17.4% +6.4%
Year to date +61.7%-10.7%-6.1% +11.4%
1 year +95.6%-43.8%+1.7% +13.1%
3 years +409.5%-47.7%-44.6% +79.4%
3 years, per year +72.1%-19.5%-17.9% +21.5%
5 years +259.4%-53.3%+31.0% +67.7%
5 years, per year +29.2%-14.1%+5.6% +10.9%
10 years ——+35.2% +255.2%
10 years, per year ——+3.1% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureAMRXALVOAMPHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.0%81.7%54.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.1%85.9%65.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.660.710.55 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.73-0.540.03 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -78.2%-82.6%-74.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.6%-45.5%-14.5% -2.5%
52-week high $20.50$8.40$29.40 $779.14
52-week low $10.00$3.00$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.

MultipleAMRXALVOAMPH
P/E now vs peer median 41.3xmedian 17.2x -5.1xmedian 17.2x 14.0xmedian 17.2x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 8.8x 13.5xmedian 8.8x 1.5xmedian 8.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.6xmedian 16.0x 29.2xmedian 16.0x 8.0xmedian 16.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 78.3xmedian 17.8x -5.5xmedian 17.8x 7.0xmedian 17.8x
P/B now vs peer median 197.1xmedian 2.1x -7.5xmedian 2.1x 1.4xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.17median 0.32 -0.21median 0.32 -5.46median 0.32

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 monthsAMRXALVOAMPH
Revenue $3.12B $105.94M $730.02M
Gross profit $1.23B $7.66M $348.11M
Operating income $453.92M $47.54M $114.29M
Net income $215.32M -$179.60M $78.55M
Free cash flow $83.11M -$261.39M $152.89M
R&D $175.57M $46.37M $94.57M
EPS (diluted) $0.48 $-0.90 $1.78
Cash & equivalents $127.64M $142.80M $223.61M
Total debt $2.67B $1.31B $612.05M
Shares (diluted) 328.10M 291.34M 44.23M
Enterprise value $5.90B $902.28M -$29.05M

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
MetricAMRXALVOAMPH
P/E 41.3x -5.1x 14.0x
P/FCF 78.3x -5.5x 7.0x
P/Operating cash flow 32.4x -7.2x 5.8x
P/S 2.1x 13.5x 1.5x
P/B 197.1x -7.5x 1.4x
P/Tangible book -11.7x -4.3x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 13.6x 29.2x 8.0x
EV/EBIT 19.9x 54.5x 12.2x
EV/Revenue 2.9x 24.5x 1.9x
EV/FCF 108.9x -9.9x 9.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 45.1x -13.0x 7.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.17 -0.21 -5.46

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMRXALVOAMPH
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.3% -74.3% 1.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.5% 104.2% 10.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.1% -95.0% -3.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.9% 27.6% 8.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 20.6% -13.3% -37.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 32.5% 28.9% -4.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 426.4% -383.6% -41.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 139.1% 24.4% -8.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 4,481% -481.6% -36.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 237.0% 24.6% -2.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -42.8% -367.1% 15.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.4% 12.8% 12.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -69.3% -113.0% 36.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -17.3% 8.6% 15.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMRXALVOAMPH
Gross margin 39.3% 7.2% 47.7%
EBITDA margin 21.3% 83.9% 23.9%
Operating margin 14.6% 44.9% 15.7%
Pretax margin 6.5% -62.1% 14.0%
Net margin 5.0% -248.0% 10.8%
FCF margin 2.7% -246.7% 20.9%
Operating cash flow margin 6.4% -187.6% 25.3%
Return on equity – – 10.2%
Return on assets 5.9% -17.5% 4.6%
Return on invested capital 17.4% 4.4% 6.4%
Return on capital employed 16.4% 4.1% 8.0%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.1x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 1.1x 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 8.7% 4.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMRXALVOAMPH
Debt / assets 70.7% 82.3% 35.1%
Debt / equity 80.9x -6.8x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 13.1x 1.8x
Debt / FCF 32.1x -5.0x 4.0x
Liabilities / assets 99.1% 112.1% 55.9%
Equity / assets 0.9% -12.1% 44.1%
Interest coverage – 0.8x 4.4x
Current ratio 2.2x 1.6x 2.4x
Quick ratio 1.3x 1.1x 1.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.4x 1.1x
Altman Z-score 2.45 -1.37 2.11

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMRXALVOAMPH
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 0.0% – 9.1%
Shareholder yield 0.0% – 9.1%
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.

ConsensusAMRXALVOAMPH
Forward P/E 21.2xFY2026 – 8.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.96FY2026 $-0.02FY2026 $3.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +15.7%FY2026 – -4.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +27.1% – +9.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.24BFY2026 $591.36MFY2026 $790.75MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.4%FY2026 -0.3%FY2026 +9.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.1% +20.3% -5.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMRXALVOAMPH
Held by institutions 51.1% 14.7% 64.8%
Institutions holding 310 72 209
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.3% +152.4% -11.7%
Institutions buying 182 44 96
Institutions selling 86 17 74
Buyers to sellers 2.12 2.59 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.

AMRXALVOAMPH
AMRX 1.00 0.09 0.45
ALVO 0.09 1.00 0.11
AMPH 0.45 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMRX, ALVO and AMPH?

Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) $6.71B, Alvotech (ALVO) $1.34B, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) $1.11B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMRX, ALVO and AMPH?

Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) 42.6x, Alvotech (ALVO) -5.1x, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) 14.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) is cheapest (Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) 21.2x, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) 8.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) +9.3%, Alvotech (ALVO) -74.3%, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) +1.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) has the highest net margin (Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) 5.0%, Alvotech (ALVO) -248.0%, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) 10.8%). On return on invested capital, Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) leads (Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) 17.4%, Alvotech (ALVO) 4.4%, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) 6.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) returned the most: Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) +95.6%, Alvotech (ALVO) -43.8%, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) +1.7%. Over five years, Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) compounded fastest (Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) +29.2%/yr, Alvotech (ALVO) -14.1%/yr, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) +5.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) has been the steadiest (Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) 35.0%, Alvotech (ALVO) 81.7%, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) 54.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMRX, ALVO 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, Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) 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.