AMRX vs COR vs MEDS Stock Comparison

Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Cencora and DataMeds AI Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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COR Cencora, Inc.
$324.43 +6.8% 1M -3.3% 1Y
Market cap
$63.26B
P/E
24.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$332.77B
Div. yield
0.01%
Drug Distribution Healthcare
5 wins
MEDS DataMeds AI, Inc.
$2.20 -42.3% 1M -93.2% 1Y
Market cap
$5.38M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Drug Distribution Healthcare

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionAMRXCORMEDSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.85B $63.26B $5.38M COR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 43.6x 24.1x — COR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.8x 19.0x — COR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.3% +5.1% — AMRX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.0% 0.8% — AMRX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 17.4% 14.4% — AMRX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 2.2x — COR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +105.4% -3.3% -93.2% AMRX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +31.0%/yr +21.6%/yr — AMRX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.1% 32.7% 230.1% COR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 53/100 — AMRX

Percentile Scorecard

AMRXCORMEDS

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

AxisAMRXCORMEDS
Valuation 91 #55 of 625 63 #10 of 25 –
Growth 74 #157 of 602 74 #7 of 24 –
Profitability 84 #88 of 549 57 #11 of 24 –
Financial Health 12 #579 of 654 24 #20 of 26 –
Shareholder Returns 87 #47 of 367 47 #9 of 16 –
Overall 70 53 –
  • AMRX ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • COR ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • MEDS 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

PeriodAMRXCORMEDSSPY
1 month +3.1%+6.8%-42.3% +0.9%
3 months +10.7%+1.8%-26.7% +5.9%
6 months +65.2%+4.2%-59.3% +8.5%
Year to date +67.8%-3.9%-89.0% +13.3%
1 year +105.4%-3.3%-93.2% +12.4%
3 years +460.7%+72.9%— +88.1%
3 years, per year +77.7%+20.0%— +23.5%
5 years +285.1%+165.9%— +68.2%
5 years, per year +31.0%+21.6%— +11.0%
10 years —+369.2%— +263.4%
10 years, per year —+16.7%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureAMRXCORMEDSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.1%32.7%230.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.9%39.5%140.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.70-0.151.68 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3.01-0.10-0.41 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -78.2%-32.6%-99.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.4%-13.4%-94.4% -0.9%
52-week high $21.44$374.75$39.30 $779.14
52-week low $10.00$252.74$0.85 $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.

MultipleAMRXCORMEDS
P/E now vs peer median 42.9xmedian 17.4x 23.9xmedian 23.9x —median 23.9x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 9.1x 0.2xmedian 0.3x —median 0.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.0xmedian 17.1x 17.2xmedian 12.7x —median 12.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 81.2xmedian 19.0x 15.2xmedian 15.4x —median 15.4x
P/B now vs peer median 204.4xmedian 2.2x 19.1xmedian 2.5x —median 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.18median 0.34 1.34median 1.34 —median 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 monthsAMRXCORMEDS
Revenue $3.12B $332.77B –
Gross profit $1.23B $13.22B –
Operating income $453.92M $3.04B –
Net income $215.32M $2.65B –
Free cash flow $83.11M $4.06B –
R&D $175.57M – –
EPS (diluted) $0.48 $13.53 –
Cash & equivalents $127.64M $2.82B –
Total debt $2.67B $11.72B $19.21M
Shares (diluted) 328.10M 193.94M 2.57M
Enterprise value $6.04B $52.16B $5.38M

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
MetricAMRXCORMEDS
P/E 42.9x 23.9x –
P/FCF 81.2x 15.2x –
P/Operating cash flow 33.6x 12.8x –
P/S 2.2x 0.2x –
P/B 204.4x 19.1x –
P/Tangible book -12.2x -23.0x –
EV/EBITDA 14.0x 17.2x –
EV/EBIT 20.5x 23.3x –
EV/Revenue 3.0x 0.2x –
EV/FCF 111.8x 17.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow 46.3x 14.7x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.18 1.34 –

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMRXCORMEDS
Debt / assets 70.7% 14.0% –
Debt / equity 80.9x 3.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 2.2x –
Debt / FCF 32.1x 2.9x –
Liabilities / assets 99.1% 96.1% –
Equity / assets 0.9% 3.9% –
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 2.2x 0.9x –
Quick ratio 1.3x 0.5x –
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.0x –
Altman Z-score 2.49 4.65 –

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusAMRXCORMEDS
Forward P/E 21.8xFY2026 19.0xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.97FY2026 $17.08FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +16.9%FY2026 +6.7%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +26.8% +11.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.24BFY2026 $328.56BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +7.4%FY2026 +2.2%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +12.4% -0.3% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMRXCORMEDS
Held by institutions 51.1% 94.7% –
Institutions holding 310 1,343 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.3% +15.7% –
Institutions buying 182 542 –
Institutions selling 86 610 –
Buyers to sellers 2.12 0.89 –

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.

AMRXCORMEDS
AMRX 1.00 0.05 0.10
COR 0.05 1.00 -0.06
MEDS 0.10 -0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMRX, COR and MEDS?

Cencora (COR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) $6.85B, Cencora (COR) $63.26B, DataMeds AI (MEDS) $5.38M.

Which stock is cheaper, AMRX, COR and MEDS?

Cencora (COR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) 43.6x, Cencora (COR) 24.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cencora (COR) is cheapest (Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) 21.8x, Cencora (COR) 19.0x). 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%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) returned the most: Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) +105.4%, Cencora (COR) -3.3%, DataMeds AI (MEDS) -93.2%. Over five years, Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) compounded fastest (Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) +31.0%/yr, Cencora (COR) +21.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) 0.00%, Cencora (COR) 0.01%, DataMeds AI (MEDS) 0.00%. Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) and DataMeds AI (MEDS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cencora (COR) has been the steadiest (Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) 35.1%, Cencora (COR) 32.7%, DataMeds AI (MEDS) 230.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.