AMRX vs BHC vs AMPH Stock Comparison

Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Bausch Health Companies and Amphastar Pharmaceuticals Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group

Head to Head

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Amneal Pharmaceuticals leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Amneal Pharmaceuticals 5, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals 4, Bausch Health Companies 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMRXBHCAMPHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.78B $2.34B $1.11B AMRX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 43.1x -2.1x 14.1x AMPH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.7x 1.3x 8.2x BHC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.3% +10.1% +1.0% BHC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.0% -10.1% 10.8% AMPH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 17.4% 4.6% 6.4% AMRX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 8.9x 1.8x AMPH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +99.2% +2.6% +3.9% AMRX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +31.6%/yr -25.5%/yr +6.8%/yr AMRX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.1% 54.8% 54.3% AMRX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 60/100 73/100 AMPH

Percentile Scorecard

AMRXBHCAMPH

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

AxisAMRXBHCAMPH
Valuation 92 #54 of 626 99 #9 of 626 99 #8 of 626
Growth 74 #158 of 604 44 #341 of 604 43 #347 of 604
Profitability 84 #91 of 555 84 #90 of 555 87 #72 of 555
Financial Health 12 #582 of 658 15 #561 of 658 37 #412 of 658
Shareholder Returns 88 #44 of 368 – 99 #4 of 368
Overall 70 60 73
  • AMRX ranked among 673 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • BHC ranked among 673 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • AMPH ranked among 673 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAMRXBHCAMPHSPY
1 month +6.3%+11.8%-2.5% -0.8%
3 months +16.2%+41.6%+32.8% +3.5%
6 months +67.2%+14.0%+17.6% +7.0%
Year to date +66.8%-8.5%-4.9% +12.2%
1 year +99.2%+2.6%+3.9% +13.0%
3 years +457.6%-3.2%-42.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +77.4%-1.1%-17.1% +23.1%
5 years +293.6%-77.1%+38.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year +31.6%-25.5%+6.8% +11.0%
10 years —-70.9%+40.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year —-11.6%+3.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAMRXBHCAMPHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.1%54.8%54.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.0%48.0%66.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.700.880.58 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.830.050.07 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -78.2%-84.9%-74.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-19.5%-13.4% -1.8%
52-week high $21.02$7.90$29.40 $779.14
52-week low $10.00$4.43$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.

MultipleAMRXBHCAMPH
P/E now vs peer median 42.6xmedian 17.1x -2.2xmedian 17.1x 14.2xmedian 17.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 8.8x 0.2xmedian 8.8x 1.5xmedian 8.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.9xmedian 17.1x 10.0xmedian 17.1x 8.0xmedian 17.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 80.8xmedian 18.0x 1.7xmedian 18.0x 7.1xmedian 18.0x
P/B now vs peer median 203.3xmedian 2.1x -1.3xmedian 2.1x 1.4xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.18median 0.31 0.03median 0.31 -5.53median 0.31

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 monthsAMRXBHCAMPH
Revenue $3.12B $10.85B $730.02M
Gross profit $1.23B $7.80B $348.11M
Operating income $453.92M $883.00M $114.29M
Net income $215.32M -$1.10B $78.55M
Free cash flow $83.11M $1.43B $152.89M
R&D $175.57M $663.00M $94.57M
EPS (diluted) $0.48 $-2.90 $1.78
Cash & equivalents $127.64M $1.83B $223.61M
Total debt $2.67B $20.74B $612.05M
Shares (diluted) 328.10M 378.10M 44.23M
Enterprise value $5.97B -$3.40B -$29.92M

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
MetricAMRXBHCAMPH
P/E 42.6x -2.2x 14.2x
P/FCF 80.8x 1.7x 7.1x
P/Operating cash flow 33.4x 1.3x 5.9x
P/S 2.2x 0.2x 1.5x
P/B 203.3x -1.3x 1.4x
P/Tangible book -12.1x -0.4x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 13.9x 10.0x 8.0x
EV/EBIT 20.4x 24.1x 12.3x
EV/Revenue 3.0x 2.0x 1.9x
EV/FCF 111.4x 14.9x 9.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 46.1x 11.8x 7.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.18 0.03 -5.53

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMRXBHCAMPH
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.3% 10.1% 1.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.5% 9.1% 10.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.1% 11.8% -3.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.9% 9.8% 8.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 20.6% -44.7% -37.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 32.5% 14.1% -4.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 426.4% -1,721% -41.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 139.1% -76.0% -8.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 4,481% -1,206% -36.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 237.0% -79.0% -2.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -42.8% 19.5% 15.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.4% 83.8% 12.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -69.3% 28.3% 36.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -17.3% 62.6% 15.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMRXBHCAMPH
Gross margin 39.3% 71.8% 47.7%
EBITDA margin 21.3% 19.6% 23.9%
Operating margin 14.6% 8.1% 15.7%
Pretax margin 6.5% -6.7% 14.0%
Net margin 5.0% -10.1% 10.8%
FCF margin 2.7% 13.2% 20.9%
Operating cash flow margin 6.4% 16.6% 25.3%
Return on equity – – 10.2%
Return on assets 5.9% -4.4% 4.6%
Return on invested capital 17.4% 4.6% 6.4%
Return on capital employed 16.4% 4.4% 8.0%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.4x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x -1.6x 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 2.1% 4.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMRXBHCAMPH
Debt / assets 70.7% 83.7% 35.1%
Debt / equity 80.9x -11.7x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 8.9x 1.8x
Debt / FCF 32.1x 14.5x 4.0x
Liabilities / assets 99.1% 107.1% 55.9%
Equity / assets 0.9% -7.1% 44.1%
Interest coverage – 0.5x 4.4x
Current ratio 2.2x 1.4x 2.4x
Quick ratio 1.3x 0.9x 1.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.4x 1.1x
Altman Z-score 2.48 0.09 2.12

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusAMRXBHCAMPH
Forward P/E 21.7xFY2026 1.3xFY2026 8.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.97FY2026 $4.86FY2026 $3.09FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.9%FY2026 +26.9%FY2026 -4.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +26.8% -13.4% +9.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.24BFY2026 $11.45BFY2026 $790.23MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.4%FY2026 +11.9%FY2026 +9.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.4% -0.5% -5.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMRXBHCAMPH
Held by institutions 51.1% 63.3% 64.8%
Institutions holding 310 221 209
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.3% +1.9% -11.7%
Institutions buying 182 99 96
Institutions selling 86 63 74
Buyers to sellers 2.12 1.57 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.

AMRXBHCAMPH
AMRX 1.00 0.14 0.45
BHC 0.14 1.00 0.18
AMPH 0.45 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMRX, BHC and AMPH?

Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) $6.78B, Bausch Health Companies (BHC) $2.34B, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) $1.11B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMRX, BHC and AMPH?

Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) 43.1x, Bausch Health Companies (BHC) -2.1x, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) 14.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Bausch Health Companies (BHC) is cheapest (Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) 21.7x, Bausch Health Companies (BHC) 1.3x, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) 8.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Bausch Health Companies (BHC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) +9.3%, Bausch Health Companies (BHC) +10.1%, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) +1.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) has the highest net margin (Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) 5.0%, Bausch Health Companies (BHC) -10.1%, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) 10.8%). On return on invested capital, Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) leads (Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) 17.4%, Bausch Health Companies (BHC) 4.6%, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) 6.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) returned the most: Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) +99.2%, Bausch Health Companies (BHC) +2.6%, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) +3.9%. Over five years, Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) compounded fastest (Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) +31.6%/yr, Bausch Health Companies (BHC) -25.5%/yr, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) +6.8%/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) 35.1%, Bausch Health Companies (BHC) 54.8%, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) 54.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMRX, BHC 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 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.