AMRX vs BTSG vs COR Stock Comparison

Amneal Pharmaceuticals, BrightSpring Health Services and Cencora Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
COR Cencora, Inc.
$325.38 +6.0% 1M -3.2% 1Y
Market cap
$62.09B
P/E
23.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$332.77B
Div. yield
0.74%
Drug Distribution Healthcare
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Cencora leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Cencora 5, Amneal Pharmaceuticals 5, BrightSpring Health Services 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMRXBTSGCORLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.85B $11.53B $62.09B COR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 43.5x 32.9x 23.9x COR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.1x 33.7x 19.1x COR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.3% +26.4% +5.1% BTSG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.0% 2.5% 0.8% AMRX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 17.4% 8.6% 14.4% AMRX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 2.6x 2.2x COR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 0.74% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +109.2% +72.5% -3.2% AMRX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +31.5%/yr — +22.0%/yr AMRX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.0% 44.6% 32.7% COR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 64/100 50/100 AMRX

Percentile Scorecard

AMRXBTSGCOR

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

AxisAMRXBTSGCOR
Valuation 91 #55 of 625 66 #32 of 92 58 #11 of 25
Growth 74 #157 of 602 93 #7 of 87 74 #7 of 24
Profitability 84 #88 of 551 57 #38 of 86 52 #12 of 24
Financial Health 12 #580 of 656 41 #58 of 97 24 #20 of 26
Shareholder Returns 88 #46 of 365 62 #22 of 56 43 #9 of 15
Overall 70 64 50
  • AMRX ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • BTSG ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • COR ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAMRXBTSGCORSPY
1 month +8.4%+3.1%+6.0% -0.2%
3 months +14.3%-19.5%+1.8% +3.9%
6 months +68.4%+22.9%+4.3% +8.2%
Year to date +70.2%+55.8%-3.7% +12.9%
1 year +109.2%+72.5%-3.2% +12.3%
3 years +468.7%—+73.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +78.6%—+20.2% +23.3%
5 years +293.4%—+169.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year +31.5%—+22.0% +10.9%
10 years ——+309.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year ——+15.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAMRXBTSGCORSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.0%44.6%32.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.0%51.5%39.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.701.30-0.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3.121.63-0.10 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -78.2%-35.6%-32.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-20.0%-13.2% -1.2%
52-week high $21.44$72.91$374.75 $779.14
52-week low $10.00$31.36$252.74 $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.

MultipleAMRXBTSGCOR
P/E now vs peer median 43.5xmedian 17.2x 32.9xmedian 24.6x 23.9xmedian 23.9x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 9.0x 0.8xmedian 1.6x 0.2xmedian 0.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.1xmedian 16.3x 21.2xmedian 14.6x 17.3xmedian 13.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 82.4xmedian 18.7x 28.6xmedian 21.6x 15.3xmedian 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median 207.3xmedian 2.2x 5.6xmedian 3.2x 19.2xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.18median 0.33 —median 0.66 1.34median 1.34

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 monthsAMRXBTSGCOR
Revenue $3.12B $14.37B $332.77B
Gross profit $1.23B $1.78B $13.22B
Operating income $453.92M $447.80M $3.04B
Net income $215.32M $365.85M $2.65B
Free cash flow $83.11M $402.35M $4.06B
R&D $175.57M – –
EPS (diluted) $0.48 $1.66 $13.53
Cash & equivalents $127.64M $550.38M $2.82B
Total debt $2.67B $2.19B $11.72B
Shares (diluted) 328.10M 220.28M 193.94M
Enterprise value $6.12B $9.87B $51.18B

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
MetricAMRXBTSGCOR
P/E 43.5x 32.9x 23.9x
P/FCF 82.4x 28.6x 15.3x
P/Operating cash flow 34.1x 22.8x 12.9x
P/S 2.2x 0.8x 0.2x
P/B 207.3x 5.6x 19.2x
P/Tangible book -12.3x 7.5x -23.1x
EV/EBITDA 14.1x 21.2x 17.3x
EV/EBIT 20.7x 29.4x 23.3x
EV/Revenue 3.0x 0.9x 0.2x
EV/FCF 113.0x 32.7x 17.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 46.8x 26.0x 14.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.18 – 1.34

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMRXBTSGCOR
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.3% 26.4% 5.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.5% – 9.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.1% 29.4% 20.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.9% – 15.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 20.6% 143.5% 11.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 32.5% – 9.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 426.4% 472.6% 38.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 139.1% – 16.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 4,481% 448.6% 39.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 237.0% – 17.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -42.8% 88.6% 176.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.4% – 14.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -69.3% 110.5% 255.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -17.3% – 13.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMRXBTSGCOR
Gross margin 39.3% 12.4% 4.0%
EBITDA margin 21.3% 4.3% 1.2%
Operating margin 14.6% 3.1% 0.9%
Pretax margin 6.5% 2.1% 1.1%
Net margin 5.0% 2.5% 0.8%
FCF margin 2.7% 2.8% 1.2%
Operating cash flow margin 6.4% 3.5% 1.4%
Return on equity – 18.2% 77.4%
Return on assets 5.9% 6.0% 3.2%
Return on invested capital 17.4% 8.6% 14.4%
Return on capital employed 16.4% 9.9% 12.9%
Asset turnover 0.9x 2.4x 4.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 1.4x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 0.4% 0.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMRXBTSGCOR
Debt / assets 70.7% 36.6% 14.0%
Debt / equity 80.9x 1.1x 3.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 2.6x 2.2x
Debt / FCF 32.1x 5.4x 2.9x
Liabilities / assets 99.1% 65.8% 96.1%
Equity / assets 0.9% 34.2% 3.9%
Interest coverage – 2.9x –
Current ratio 2.2x 1.6x 0.9x
Quick ratio 1.3x 1.1x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.4x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 2.50 4.60 4.65

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMRXBTSGCOR
Dividend yield – – 0.7%
Net buyback yield 0.0% 0.6% 1.6%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.6% 2.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 17.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 11.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 8.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 5.7%

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.

ConsensusAMRXBTSGCOR
Forward P/E 22.1xFY2026 33.7xFY2026 19.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.97FY2026 $1.73FY2026 $17.08FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.9%FY2026 +73.0%FY2026 +6.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +26.8% +42.2% +11.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.24BFY2026 $16.01BFY2026 $328.56BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.4%FY2026 +24.0%FY2026 +2.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.4% +1.4% -0.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMRXBTSGCOR
Held by institutions 51.0% 100.0% 0.1%
Institutions holding 310 421 3
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.3% -0.7% –
Institutions buying 182 309 2
Institutions selling 86 83 0
Buyers to sellers 2.12 3.72 –

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.

AMRXBTSGCOR
AMRX 1.00 0.18 0.04
BTSG 0.18 1.00 0.06
COR 0.04 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMRX, BTSG and COR?

Cencora (COR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) $6.85B, BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) $11.53B, Cencora (COR) $62.09B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMRX, BTSG and COR?

Cencora (COR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) 43.5x, BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) 32.9x, Cencora (COR) 23.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cencora (COR) is cheapest (Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) 22.1x, BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) 33.7x, Cencora (COR) 19.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) +9.3%, BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) +26.4%, Cencora (COR) +5.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) has the highest net margin (Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) 5.0%, BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) 2.5%, Cencora (COR) 0.8%). On return on invested capital, Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) leads (Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) 17.4%, BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) 8.6%, Cencora (COR) 14.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) returned the most: Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) +109.2%, BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) +72.5%, Cencora (COR) -3.2%. Over five years, Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) compounded fastest (Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) +31.5%/yr, Cencora (COR) +22.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Cencora (COR) 0.74%. Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) and BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cencora (COR) has been the steadiest (Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) 35.0%, BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) 44.6%, Cencora (COR) 32.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMRX, BTSG and COR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Cencora (COR) 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.