ANIP vs ALVO vs AMPH Stock Comparison

Ani Pharmaceuticals, Alvotech and Amphastar Pharmaceuticals Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ANIP Ani Pharmaceuticals Inc
$72.61 -2.4% 1M -23.5% 1Y
Market cap
$1.54B
P/E
14.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$978.38M
Div. yield
–
Generic Drugs Healthcare
9 wins
ALVO Alvotech
$4.58 -21.2% 1M -43.8% 1Y
Market cap
$1.34B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$105.94M
Div. yield
–
Generic Drugs Healthcare

Head to Head

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Ani Pharmaceuticals leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Ani Pharmaceuticals 9, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionANIPALVOAMPHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.54B $1.34B $1.11B ANIP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.2x -5.1x 14.2x AMPH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.4x — 8.1x ANIP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +30.9% -74.3% +1.0% ANIP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.0% -248.0% 10.8% ANIP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.9% 4.4% 6.4% ANIP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.2x 13.1x 1.8x ANIP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -23.5% -43.8% +1.7% AMPH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.5%/yr -14.1%/yr +5.6%/yr ANIP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.0% 81.7% 54.2% ANIP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 84/100 47/100 73/100 ANIP

Percentile Scorecard

ANIPALVOAMPH

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

AxisANIPALVOAMPH
Valuation 97 #23 of 624 71 #179 of 624 99 #9 of 624
Growth 97 #17 of 603 34 #396 of 603 43 #346 of 603
Profitability 90 #55 of 555 68 #177 of 555 88 #70 of 555
Financial Health 45 #362 of 657 15 #557 of 657 37 #415 of 657
Shareholder Returns 91 #33 of 370 – 99 #6 of 370
Overall 84 47 73
  • ANIP ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • ALVO ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • 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

PeriodANIPALVOAMPHSPY
1 month -2.4%-21.2%+0.7% -1.0%
3 months -6.5%+49.7%+34.3% +2.9%
6 months -7.7%+35.5%+17.4% +6.4%
Year to date -8.0%-10.7%-6.1% +11.4%
1 year -23.5%-43.8%+1.7% +13.1%
3 years +25.0%-47.7%-44.6% +79.4%
3 years, per year +7.7%-19.5%-17.9% +21.5%
5 years +97.0%-53.3%+31.0% +67.7%
5 years, per year +14.5%-14.1%+5.6% +10.9%
10 years +9.5%—+35.2% +255.2%
10 years, per year +0.9%—+3.1% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureANIPALVOAMPHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.0%81.7%54.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.6%85.9%65.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.250.710.55 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.73-0.540.03 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.4%-82.6%-74.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.5%-45.5%-14.5% -2.5%
52-week high $94.90$8.40$29.40 $779.14
52-week low $70.16$3.00$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.

MultipleANIPALVOAMPH
P/E now vs peer median 14.2xmedian 17.2x -5.1xmedian 17.2x 14.0xmedian 17.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 8.8x 13.5xmedian 8.8x 1.5xmedian 8.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 16.0x 29.2xmedian 16.0x 8.0xmedian 16.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.0xmedian 17.8x -5.5xmedian 17.8x 7.0xmedian 17.8x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 2.1x -7.5xmedian 2.1x 1.4xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.10median 0.32 -0.21median 0.32 -5.46median 0.32

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 monthsANIPALVOAMPH
Revenue $978.38M $105.94M $730.02M
Gross profit $590.98M $7.66M $348.11M
Operating income $150.36M $47.54M $114.29M
Net income $108.31M -$179.60M $78.55M
Free cash flow $172.99M -$261.39M $152.89M
R&D $49.91M $46.37M $94.57M
EPS (diluted) $4.93 $-0.90 $1.78
Cash & equivalents $360.21M $142.80M $223.61M
Total debt $301.48M $1.31B $612.05M
Shares (diluted) 21.92M 291.34M 44.23M
Enterprise value $316.49M $902.28M -$29.05M

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
MetricANIPALVOAMPH
P/E 14.2x -5.1x 14.0x
P/FCF 10.0x -5.5x 7.0x
P/Operating cash flow 9.1x -7.2x 5.8x
P/S 1.8x 13.5x 1.5x
P/B 2.9x -7.5x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 11.8x -4.3x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 7.0x 29.2x 8.0x
EV/EBIT 11.1x 54.5x 12.2x
EV/Revenue 1.7x 24.5x 1.9x
EV/FCF 9.7x -9.9x 9.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.8x -13.0x 7.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.10 -0.21 -5.46

Growth

14 metrics
MetricANIPALVOAMPH
Revenue growth (1Y) 30.9% -74.3% 1.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 34.6% 104.2% 10.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 29.5% -95.0% -3.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 32.8% 27.6% 8.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 889.9% -13.3% -37.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 98.9% 28.9% -4.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 1,161% -383.6% -41.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 184.4% 24.4% -8.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 945.2% -481.6% -36.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 146.4% 24.6% -2.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 36.2% -367.1% 15.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 66.2% 12.8% 12.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 37.9% -113.0% 36.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 77.7% 8.6% 15.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricANIPALVOAMPH
Gross margin 60.4% 7.2% 47.7%
EBITDA margin 24.3% 83.9% 23.9%
Operating margin 15.4% 44.9% 15.7%
Pretax margin 14.6% -62.1% 14.0%
Net margin 11.0% -248.0% 10.8%
FCF margin 17.7% -246.7% 20.9%
Operating cash flow margin 19.4% -187.6% 25.3%
Return on equity 18.7% – 10.2%
Return on assets 7.4% -17.5% 4.6%
Return on invested capital 12.9% 4.4% 6.4%
Return on capital employed 12.8% 4.1% 8.0%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.1x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.1x 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue 4.2% 8.7% 4.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricANIPALVOAMPH
Debt / assets 20.2% 82.3% 35.1%
Debt / equity 0.5x -6.8x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.2x 13.1x 1.8x
Debt / FCF 1.7x -5.0x 4.0x
Liabilities / assets 60.0% 112.1% 55.9%
Equity / assets 40.0% -12.1% 44.1%
Interest coverage – 0.8x 4.4x
Current ratio 2.9x 1.6x 2.4x
Quick ratio 2.2x 1.1x 1.7x
Cash ratio 1.3x 0.4x 1.1x
Altman Z-score 2.61 -1.37 2.11

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricANIPALVOAMPH
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 0.6% – 9.1%
Shareholder yield 0.6% – 9.1%
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.

ConsensusANIPALVOAMPH
Forward P/E 7.4xFY2026 – 8.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.81FY2026 $-0.02FY2026 $3.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +24.3%FY2026 – -4.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -1.9% – +9.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.15BFY2026 $591.36MFY2026 $790.75MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +29.9%FY2026 -0.3%FY2026 +9.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.7% +20.3% -5.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersANIPALVOAMPH
Held by institutions 96.0% 14.7% 64.8%
Institutions holding 306 72 209
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.8% +152.4% -11.7%
Institutions buying 172 44 96
Institutions selling 88 17 74
Buyers to sellers 1.95 2.59 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.

ANIPALVOAMPH
ANIP 1.00 0.10 0.33
ALVO 0.10 1.00 0.11
AMPH 0.33 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ANIP, ALVO and AMPH?

Ani Pharmaceuticals (ANIP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ani Pharmaceuticals (ANIP) $1.54B, Alvotech (ALVO) $1.34B, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) $1.11B.

Which stock is cheaper, ANIP, ALVO and AMPH?

Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ani Pharmaceuticals (ANIP) 14.2x, Alvotech (ALVO) -5.1x, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) 14.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ani Pharmaceuticals (ANIP) is cheapest (Ani Pharmaceuticals (ANIP) 7.4x, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) 8.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ani Pharmaceuticals (ANIP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ani Pharmaceuticals (ANIP) +30.9%, Alvotech (ALVO) -74.3%, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) +1.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ani Pharmaceuticals (ANIP) has the highest net margin (Ani Pharmaceuticals (ANIP) 11.0%, Alvotech (ALVO) -248.0%, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) 10.8%). On return on invested capital, Ani Pharmaceuticals (ANIP) leads (Ani Pharmaceuticals (ANIP) 12.9%, Alvotech (ALVO) 4.4%, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) 6.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) returned the most: Ani Pharmaceuticals (ANIP) -23.5%, Alvotech (ALVO) -43.8%, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) +1.7%. Over five years, Ani Pharmaceuticals (ANIP) compounded fastest (Ani Pharmaceuticals (ANIP) +14.5%/yr, Alvotech (ALVO) -14.1%/yr, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) +5.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ani Pharmaceuticals (ANIP) has been the steadiest (Ani Pharmaceuticals (ANIP) 32.0%, Alvotech (ALVO) 81.7%, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) 54.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ANIP, ALVO 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, Ani Pharmaceuticals (ANIP) leads on 9. 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.