AMRX vs BAX vs VTRS Stock Comparison

Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Baxter International and Viatris Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VTRS Viatris Inc
$18.72 +5.0% 1M +79.7% 1Y
Market cap
$21.50B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$14.74B
Div. yield
2.56%
Generic Drugs Healthcare
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Amneal Pharmaceuticals leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Amneal Pharmaceuticals 7, Viatris 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMRXBAXVTRSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.85B $12.88B $21.50B VTRS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 43.5x -12.1x -53.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.1x 12.6x 7.1x VTRS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.3% -49.1% +4.4% AMRX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.0% -19.2% -2.8% AMRX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 17.4% 3.4% -0.2% AMRX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 4.8x 4.6x AMRX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.16% 2.56% VTRS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +109.2% +7.6% +79.7% AMRX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +31.5%/yr -20.5%/yr +7.0%/yr AMRX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.0% 44.3% 32.4% VTRS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 44/100 66/100 AMRX

Percentile Scorecard

AMRXBAXVTRS

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

AxisAMRXBAXVTRS
Valuation 91 #55 of 625 83 #40 of 227 93 #44 of 625
Growth 74 #157 of 602 19 #177 of 219 48 #314 of 602
Profitability 84 #88 of 551 72 #58 of 206 81 #104 of 551
Financial Health 12 #580 of 656 19 #193 of 238 23 #508 of 656
Shareholder Returns 88 #46 of 365 26 #99 of 134 85 #54 of 365
Overall 70 44 66
  • AMRX ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • BAX ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • VTRS 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

PeriodAMRXBAXVTRSSPY
1 month +8.4%+6.6%+5.0% -0.2%
3 months +14.3%+2.3%+4.8% +3.9%
6 months +68.4%+38.9%+26.3% +8.2%
Year to date +70.2%+30.4%+50.4% +12.9%
1 year +109.2%+7.6%+79.7% +12.3%
3 years +468.7%-22.5%+113.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +78.6%-8.2%+28.8% +23.3%
5 years +293.4%-68.3%+40.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year +31.5%-20.5%+7.0% +10.9%
10 years —-46.8%-50.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year —-6.1%-6.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAMRXBAXVTRSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.0%44.3%32.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.0%48.0%29.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.701.160.70 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3.120.172.46 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -78.2%-82.3%-52.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-12.1%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $21.44$28.35$18.72 $779.14
52-week low $10.00$15.80$10.11 $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.

MultipleAMRXBAXVTRS
P/E now vs peer median 43.5xmedian 17.2x -12.1xmedian 29.6x -53.0xmedian 17.2x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 9.0x 2.3xmedian 2.9x 1.5xmedian 9.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.1xmedian 16.3x 13.4xmedian 17.4x 12.5xmedian 16.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 82.4xmedian 18.7x 15.4xmedian 22.3x 11.0xmedian 18.7x
P/B now vs peer median 207.3xmedian 2.2x 2.1xmedian 2.3x 1.5xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.18median 0.33 -0.42median 1.04 1.73median 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 monthsAMRXBAXVTRS
Revenue $3.12B $5.55B $14.74B
Gross profit $1.23B $3.78B $5.13B
Operating income $453.92M $532.00M -$87.30M
Net income $215.32M -$1.06B -$410.70M
Free cash flow $83.11M $839.00M $1.95B
R&D $175.57M $542.00M $1.02B
EPS (diluted) $0.48 $-2.05 $-0.35
Cash & equivalents $127.64M $2.15B $886.50M
Total debt $2.67B $9.46B $13.35B
Shares (diluted) 328.10M 518.00M 1.16B
Enterprise value $6.12B $4.99B $16.51B

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
MetricAMRXBAXVTRS
P/E 43.5x -12.1x -53.0x
P/FCF 82.4x 15.4x 11.0x
P/Operating cash flow 34.1x 9.6x 9.2x
P/S 2.2x 2.3x 1.5x
P/B 207.3x 2.1x 1.5x
P/Tangible book -12.3x 6.0x 36.8x
EV/EBITDA 14.1x 13.4x 12.5x
EV/EBIT 20.7x 38.0x -389.1x
EV/Revenue 3.0x 3.6x 2.3x
EV/FCF 113.0x 24.1x 17.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 46.8x 15.0x 14.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.18 -0.42 1.73

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMRXBAXVTRS
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.3% -49.1% 4.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.5% -23.5% -1.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.1% -1.8% -0.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.9% -5.2% -6.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 20.6% -50.8% 96.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 32.5% 29.5% -27.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 426.4% -604.0% 88.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 139.1% 28.0% -30.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 4,481% -580.5% 88.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 237.0% 28.6% -30.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -42.8% 56.3% 12.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.4% -4.8% -3.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -69.3% 153.5% 11.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -17.3% -9.5% -3.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMRXBAXVTRS
Gross margin 39.3% 68.1% 34.8%
EBITDA margin 21.3% 27.3% 18.4%
Operating margin 14.6% 9.6% -0.6%
Pretax margin 6.5% 5.1% -4.5%
Net margin 5.0% -19.2% -2.8%
FCF margin 2.7% 15.1% 13.3%
Operating cash flow margin 6.4% 24.2% 15.8%
Return on equity – -17.4% -2.8%
Return on assets 5.9% -5.4% -1.1%
Return on invested capital 17.4% 3.4% -0.2%
Return on capital employed 16.4% 3.3% -0.3%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.3x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x -1.3x -5.7x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 2.1% 1.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMRXBAXVTRS
Debt / assets 70.7% 47.8% 38.1%
Debt / equity 80.9x 1.5x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 4.8x 4.6x
Debt / FCF 32.1x 11.3x 6.8x
Liabilities / assets 99.1% 68.6% 59.3%
Equity / assets 0.9% 31.4% 40.7%
Interest coverage – – -0.2x
Current ratio 2.2x 1.9x 1.6x
Quick ratio 1.3x 1.1x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.6x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.50 2.12 1.15

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMRXBAXVTRS
Dividend yield – 0.2% 2.6%
Net buyback yield 0.0% -0.2% 1.4%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.0% 4.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – -17.3% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 21.9% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -60.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -32.0% –

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.

ConsensusAMRXBAXVTRS
Forward P/E 22.1xFY2026 12.6xFY2026 7.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.97FY2026 $1.98FY2026 $2.62FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.9%FY2026 -10.4%FY2026 +11.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +26.8% -3.5% -1.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.24BFY2026 $11.05BFY2026 $15.31BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.4%FY2026 -1.7%FY2026 +7.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.4% +11.7% -4.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMRXBAXVTRS
Held by institutions 51.0% 100.0% 89.9%
Institutions holding 310 690 1,028
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.3% +5.2% +5.6%
Institutions buying 182 359 486
Institutions selling 86 193 318
Buyers to sellers 2.12 1.86 1.53

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.

AMRXBAXVTRS
AMRX 1.00 0.24 0.43
BAX 0.24 1.00 0.30
VTRS 0.43 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMRX, BAX and VTRS?

Viatris (VTRS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) $6.85B, Baxter International (BAX) $12.88B, Viatris (VTRS) $21.50B.

Which company is growing faster?

Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) +9.3%, Baxter International (BAX) -49.1%, Viatris (VTRS) +4.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) has the highest net margin (Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) 5.0%, Baxter International (BAX) -19.2%, Viatris (VTRS) -2.8%). On return on invested capital, Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) leads (Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) 17.4%, Baxter International (BAX) 3.4%, Viatris (VTRS) -0.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) returned the most: Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) +109.2%, Baxter International (BAX) +7.6%, Viatris (VTRS) +79.7%. Over five years, Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) compounded fastest (Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) +31.5%/yr, Baxter International (BAX) -20.5%/yr, Viatris (VTRS) +7.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Viatris (VTRS) has the highest dividend yield: Baxter International (BAX) 0.16%, Viatris (VTRS) 2.56%. Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Viatris (VTRS) has been the steadiest (Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) 35.0%, Baxter International (BAX) 44.3%, Viatris (VTRS) 32.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMRX, BAX and VTRS?

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 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.