AMRX vs HSIC vs AMPH Stock Comparison

Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Henry Schein and Amphastar Pharmaceuticals Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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HSIC Henry Schein Inc
$86.44 +1.7% 1M +38.7% 1Y
Market cap
$9.62B
P/E
23.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.60B
Div. yield
–
Drug Distribution Healthcare
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionAMRXHSICAMPHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.81B $9.62B $1.17B HSIC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 43.3x 23.9x 14.9x AMPH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.0x 15.0x 8.7x AMPH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.3% +6.5% +1.0% AMRX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.0% 3.0% 10.8% AMPH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 17.4% 7.1% 6.4% AMRX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 3.3x 1.8x AMPH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +104.7% +38.7% +11.1% AMRX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +31.2%/yr +2.5%/yr +7.6%/yr AMRX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.1% 25.6% 54.3% HSIC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 55/100 73/100 AMPH

Percentile Scorecard

AMRXHSICAMPH

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

AxisAMRXHSICAMPH
Valuation 92 #54 of 624 33 #17 of 25 99 #9 of 624
Growth 74 #158 of 601 39 #15 of 24 43 #341 of 601
Profitability 84 #87 of 541 83 #5 of 24 88 #67 of 541
Financial Health 12 #573 of 647 20 #21 of 26 38 #405 of 647
Shareholder Returns 87 #46 of 359 100 #1 of 16 99 #4 of 359
Overall 70 55 73
  • AMRX ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • HSIC ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • AMPH ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAMRXHSICAMPHSPY
1 month +5.7%+1.7%+0.9% +0.7%
3 months +15.4%+1.5%+32.1% +3.7%
6 months +65.9%+15.9%+22.6% +7.1%
Year to date +69.4%+14.4%+0.6% +12.8%
1 year +104.7%+38.7%+11.1% +11.9%
3 years +450.3%+30.7%-40.4% +85.2%
3 years, per year +76.6%+9.3%-15.9% +22.8%
5 years +288.9%+13.2%+44.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year +31.2%+2.5%+7.6% +10.9%
10 years —+47.6%+50.5% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+4.0%+4.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAMRXHSICAMPHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.1%25.6%54.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.9%24.1%66.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.700.460.58 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.991.510.20 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -78.2%-32.7%-74.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.4%-4.9%-8.4% -1.2%
52-week high $21.44$90.86$29.40 $779.14
52-week low $10.00$62.32$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.

MultipleAMRXHSICAMPH
P/E now vs peer median 43.3xmedian 17.8x 24.3xmedian 24.3x 15.0xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 9.1x 0.7xmedian 0.3x 1.6xmedian 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.1xmedian 15.0x 12.9xmedian 12.9x 8.4xmedian 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 82.0xmedian 21.7x 17.0xmedian 16.4x 7.5xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 206.5xmedian 2.2x 2.5xmedian 2.5x 1.5xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.18median 0.35 50.96median 1.36 -5.85median 0.35

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 monthsAMRXHSICAMPH
Revenue $3.12B $13.60B $730.02M
Gross profit $1.23B $4.26B $348.11M
Operating income $453.92M $680.00M $114.29M
Net income $215.32M $426.00M $78.55M
Free cash flow $83.11M $569.00M $152.89M
R&D $175.57M – $94.57M
EPS (diluted) $0.48 $3.52 $1.78
Cash & equivalents $127.64M – $223.61M
Total debt $2.67B $3.46B $612.05M
Shares (diluted) 328.10M 114.39M 44.23M
Enterprise value $6.00B $9.46B $28.13M

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
MetricAMRXHSICAMPH
P/E 43.3x 24.3x 15.0x
P/FCF 82.0x 17.0x 7.5x
P/Operating cash flow 34.0x 13.8x 6.2x
P/S 2.2x 0.7x 1.6x
P/B 206.5x 2.5x 1.5x
P/Tangible book -12.3x 3.4x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA 14.1x 12.9x 8.4x
EV/EBIT 20.6x 19.1x 12.8x
EV/Revenue 3.0x 1.0x 2.0x
EV/FCF 112.6x 22.8x 9.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 46.6x 18.5x 7.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.18 50.96 -5.85

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMRXHSICAMPH
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.3% 6.5% 1.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.5% 2.6% 10.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.1% 6.4% -3.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.9% 3.4% 8.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 20.6% 6.6% -37.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 32.5% 1.1% -4.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 426.4% 6.0% -41.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 139.1% -4.5% -8.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 4,481% 11.1% -36.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 237.0% 0.5% -2.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -42.8% 36.7% 15.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.4% 2.3% 12.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -69.3% 50.1% 36.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -17.3% 2.3% 15.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMRXHSICAMPH
Gross margin 39.3% 31.3% 47.7%
EBITDA margin 21.3% 7.4% 23.9%
Operating margin 14.6% 5.0% 15.7%
Pretax margin 6.5% 4.1% 14.0%
Net margin 5.0% 3.0% 10.8%
FCF margin 2.7% 4.2% 20.9%
Operating cash flow margin 6.4% 5.1% 25.3%
Return on equity – 11.0% 10.2%
Return on assets 5.9% 3.8% 4.6%
Return on invested capital 17.4% 7.1% 6.4%
Return on capital employed 16.4% 8.7% 8.0%
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.2x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 1.6x 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 0.3% 4.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMRXHSICAMPH
Debt / assets 70.7% 30.4% 35.1%
Debt / equity 80.9x 0.9x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 3.3x 1.8x
Debt / FCF 32.1x 6.1x 4.0x
Liabilities / assets 99.1% 66.5% 55.9%
Equity / assets 0.9% 33.5% 44.1%
Interest coverage – 4.3x 4.4x
Current ratio 2.2x 1.3x 2.4x
Quick ratio 1.3x 0.6x 1.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.0x 1.1x
Altman Z-score 2.50 2.67 2.16

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMRXHSICAMPH
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 0.0% 7.5% 8.5%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 7.5% 8.5%
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.

ConsensusAMRXHSICAMPH
Forward P/E 22.0xFY2026 15.0xFY2026 8.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.97FY2026 $5.75FY2026 $3.09FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.9%FY2026 +15.7%FY2026 -4.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +26.8% +8.2% +9.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.24BFY2026 $13.38BFY2026 $790.23MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.4%FY2026 +1.5%FY2026 +9.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.4% +4.8% -5.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMRXHSICAMPH
Held by institutions 51.1% 100.0% 64.8%
Institutions holding 310 565 209
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.3% +2.1% -11.7%
Institutions buying 182 245 96
Institutions selling 86 216 74
Buyers to sellers 2.12 1.13 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.

AMRXHSICAMPH
AMRX 1.00 0.17 0.46
HSIC 0.17 1.00 0.13
AMPH 0.46 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMRX, HSIC and AMPH?

Henry Schein (HSIC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) $6.81B, Henry Schein (HSIC) $9.62B, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) $1.17B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMRX, HSIC and AMPH?

Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) 43.3x, Henry Schein (HSIC) 23.9x, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) 14.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) is cheapest (Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) 22.0x, Henry Schein (HSIC) 15.0x, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) 8.7x). 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%, Henry Schein (HSIC) +6.5%, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) +1.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) has the highest net margin (Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) 5.0%, Henry Schein (HSIC) 3.0%, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) 10.8%). On return on invested capital, Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) leads (Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) 17.4%, Henry Schein (HSIC) 7.1%, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) 6.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) returned the most: Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) +104.7%, Henry Schein (HSIC) +38.7%, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) +11.1%. Over five years, Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) compounded fastest (Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) +31.2%/yr, Henry Schein (HSIC) +2.5%/yr, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) +7.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Henry Schein (HSIC) has been the steadiest (Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) 35.1%, Henry Schein (HSIC) 25.6%, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) 54.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMRX, HSIC 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, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) 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.