AMRX vs COR vs HSIC Stock Comparison

Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Cencora and Henry Schein Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
2 wins
HSIC Henry Schein Inc
$84.25 -2.5% 1M +32.6% 1Y
Market cap
$9.43B
P/E
23.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.60B
Div. yield
–
Drug Distribution Healthcare
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Amneal Pharmaceuticals leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Amneal Pharmaceuticals 6, Henry Schein 3, Cencora 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMRXCORHSICLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.85B $62.09B $9.43B COR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 43.5x 23.9x 23.7x HSIC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.1x 19.1x 14.7x HSIC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.3% +5.1% +6.5% AMRX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.0% 0.8% 3.0% AMRX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 17.4% 14.4% 7.1% AMRX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 2.2x 3.3x COR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.74% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +109.2% -3.2% +32.6% AMRX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +31.5%/yr +22.0%/yr +2.2%/yr AMRX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.0% 32.7% 25.6% HSIC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 50/100 56/100 AMRX

Percentile Scorecard

AMRXCORHSIC

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

AxisAMRXCORHSIC
Valuation 91 #55 of 625 58 #11 of 25 38 #16 of 25
Growth 74 #157 of 602 74 #7 of 24 39 #15 of 24
Profitability 84 #88 of 551 52 #12 of 24 83 #5 of 24
Financial Health 12 #580 of 656 24 #20 of 26 20 #21 of 26
Shareholder Returns 88 #46 of 365 43 #9 of 15 100 #1 of 15
Overall 70 50 56
  • AMRX ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • COR ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • HSIC 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

PeriodAMRXCORHSICSPY
1 month +8.4%+6.0%-2.5% -0.2%
3 months +14.3%+1.8%-1.7% +3.9%
6 months +68.4%+4.3%+10.7% +8.2%
Year to date +70.2%-3.7%+11.5% +12.9%
1 year +109.2%-3.2%+32.6% +12.3%
3 years +468.7%+73.4%+26.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year +78.6%+20.2%+8.3% +23.3%
5 years +293.4%+169.6%+11.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year +31.5%+22.0%+2.2% +10.9%
10 years —+309.3%+44.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+15.1%+3.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAMRXCORHSICSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.0%32.7%25.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.0%39.5%24.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.70-0.150.46 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3.12-0.101.27 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -78.2%-32.6%-32.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-13.2%-7.3% -1.2%
52-week high $21.44$374.75$90.86 $779.14
52-week low $10.00$252.74$62.32 $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.

MultipleAMRXCORHSIC
P/E now vs peer median 43.5xmedian 17.2x 23.9xmedian 23.9x 23.7xmedian 23.9x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 9.0x 0.2xmedian 0.3x 0.7xmedian 0.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.1xmedian 16.3x 17.3xmedian 13.4x 12.6xmedian 13.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 82.4xmedian 18.7x 15.3xmedian 15.5x 16.6xmedian 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median 207.3xmedian 2.2x 19.2xmedian 2.5x 2.5xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.18median 0.33 1.34median 1.34 49.67median 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 monthsAMRXCORHSIC
Revenue $3.12B $332.77B $13.60B
Gross profit $1.23B $13.22B $4.26B
Operating income $453.92M $3.04B $680.00M
Net income $215.32M $2.65B $426.00M
Free cash flow $83.11M $4.06B $569.00M
R&D $175.57M – –
EPS (diluted) $0.48 $13.53 $3.52
Cash & equivalents $127.64M $2.82B –
Total debt $2.67B $11.72B $3.46B
Shares (diluted) 328.10M 193.94M 114.39M
Enterprise value $6.12B $51.18B $10.18B

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
MetricAMRXCORHSIC
P/E 43.5x 23.9x 23.7x
P/FCF 82.4x 15.3x 16.6x
P/Operating cash flow 34.1x 12.9x 13.5x
P/S 2.2x 0.2x 0.7x
P/B 207.3x 19.2x 2.5x
P/Tangible book -12.3x -23.1x 3.3x
EV/EBITDA 14.1x 17.3x 12.6x
EV/EBIT 20.7x 23.3x 18.7x
EV/Revenue 3.0x 0.2x 0.9x
EV/FCF 113.0x 17.5x 22.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 46.8x 14.7x 18.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.18 1.34 49.67

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMRXCORHSIC
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.3% 5.1% 6.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.5% 9.4% 2.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.1% 20.0% 6.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.9% 15.0% 3.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 20.6% 11.1% 6.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 32.5% 9.5% 1.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 426.4% 38.9% 6.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 139.1% 16.2% -4.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 4,481% 39.3% 11.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 237.0% 17.9% 0.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -42.8% 176.7% 36.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.4% 14.1% 2.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -69.3% 255.7% 50.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -17.3% 13.3% 2.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMRXCORHSIC
Gross margin 39.3% 4.0% 31.3%
EBITDA margin 21.3% 1.2% 7.4%
Operating margin 14.6% 0.9% 5.0%
Pretax margin 6.5% 1.1% 4.1%
Net margin 5.0% 0.8% 3.0%
FCF margin 2.7% 1.2% 4.2%
Operating cash flow margin 6.4% 1.4% 5.1%
Return on equity – 77.4% 11.0%
Return on assets 5.9% 3.2% 3.8%
Return on invested capital 17.4% 14.4% 7.1%
Return on capital employed 16.4% 12.9% 8.7%
Asset turnover 0.9x 4.0x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 1.8x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 0.0% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMRXCORHSIC
Debt / assets 70.7% 14.0% 30.4%
Debt / equity 80.9x 3.6x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 2.2x 3.3x
Debt / FCF 32.1x 2.9x 6.1x
Liabilities / assets 99.1% 96.1% 66.5%
Equity / assets 0.9% 3.9% 33.5%
Interest coverage – – 4.3x
Current ratio 2.2x 0.9x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.3x 0.5x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.0x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 2.50 4.65 2.65

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMRXCORHSIC
Dividend yield – 0.7% –
Net buyback yield 0.0% 1.6% 7.7%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 2.3% 7.7%
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.

ConsensusAMRXCORHSIC
Forward P/E 22.1xFY2026 19.1xFY2026 14.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.97FY2026 $17.08FY2026 $5.75FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.9%FY2026 +6.7%FY2026 +15.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +26.8% +11.8% +8.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.24BFY2026 $328.56BFY2026 $13.38BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.4%FY2026 +2.2%FY2026 +1.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.4% -0.3% +4.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMRXCORHSIC
Held by institutions 51.0% 0.1% 100.0%
Institutions holding 310 3 564
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.3% – +2.1%
Institutions buying 182 2 245
Institutions selling 86 0 216
Buyers to sellers 2.12 – 1.13

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.

AMRXCORHSIC
AMRX 1.00 0.04 0.16
COR 0.04 1.00 0.26
HSIC 0.16 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMRX, COR and HSIC?

Cencora (COR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) $6.85B, Cencora (COR) $62.09B, Henry Schein (HSIC) $9.43B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMRX, COR and HSIC?

Henry Schein (HSIC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) 43.5x, Cencora (COR) 23.9x, Henry Schein (HSIC) 23.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Henry Schein (HSIC) is cheapest (Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) 22.1x, Cencora (COR) 19.1x, Henry Schein (HSIC) 14.7x). 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%, Cencora (COR) +5.1%, Henry Schein (HSIC) +6.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) has the highest net margin (Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) 5.0%, Cencora (COR) 0.8%, Henry Schein (HSIC) 3.0%). On return on invested capital, Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) leads (Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) 17.4%, Cencora (COR) 14.4%, Henry Schein (HSIC) 7.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) returned the most: Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) +109.2%, Cencora (COR) -3.2%, Henry Schein (HSIC) +32.6%. Over five years, Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) compounded fastest (Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) +31.5%/yr, Cencora (COR) +22.0%/yr, Henry Schein (HSIC) +2.2%/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 Henry Schein (HSIC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Henry Schein (HSIC) has been the steadiest (Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) 35.0%, Cencora (COR) 32.7%, Henry Schein (HSIC) 25.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.