BAX vs FENC vs VTRS Stock Comparison

Baxter International, Fennec Pharmaceuticals and Viatris Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VTRS Viatris Inc
$19.20 +6.0% 1M +87.0% 1Y
Market cap
$22.14B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$14.74B
Div. yield
–
Generic Drugs Healthcare
8 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Viatris leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Viatris 8, Fennec Pharmaceuticals 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBAXFENCVTRSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.81B $354.09M $22.14B VTRS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -16.3x -53.6x -53.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.9x 37.8x 7.3x VTRS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.3% +61.4% +4.4% FENC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -6.2% -12.3% -2.8% VTRS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.4% — -0.2% VTRS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 9.0x — 4.6x VTRS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +4.8% +29.3% +87.0% VTRS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -21.5%/yr +3.4%/yr +7.5%/yr VTRS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.1% 64.1% 32.4% VTRS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 73/100 66/100 FENC

Percentile Scorecard

BAXFENCVTRS

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

AxisBAXFENCVTRS
Valuation 89 #25 of 227 58 #265 of 624 93 #42 of 624
Growth 14 #187 of 218 94 #40 of 601 49 #308 of 601
Profitability 66 #69 of 202 85 #84 of 541 82 #100 of 541
Financial Health 19 #189 of 233 57 #277 of 647 22 #502 of 647
Shareholder Returns 33 #87 of 130 – 85 #54 of 359
Overall 44 73 66
  • BAX ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • FENC ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • VTRS 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

PeriodBAXFENCVTRSSPY
1 month 0.0%+1.4%+6.0% +0.7%
3 months -12.2%+10.5%+8.1% +3.7%
6 months +33.6%+68.7%+28.5% +7.1%
Year to date +22.9%+42.2%+54.2% +12.8%
1 year +4.8%+29.3%+87.0% +11.9%
3 years -26.7%+59.2%+117.2% +85.2%
3 years, per year -9.8%+16.8%+29.5% +22.8%
5 years -70.3%+18.3%+43.8% +67.6%
5 years, per year -21.5%+3.4%+7.5% +10.9%
10 years -50.2%+444.8%-48.4% +262.0%
10 years, per year -6.7%+18.5%-6.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBAXFENCVTRSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.1%64.1%32.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 49.5%59.9%29.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.181.330.70 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.110.462.69 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.3%-65.6%-52.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.1%-14.3%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $28.35$12.78$19.20 $779.14
52-week low $15.80$5.77$10.11 $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.

MultipleBAXFENCVTRS
P/E now vs peer median -16.8xmedian 28.7x -57.3xmedian 17.8x -54.4xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 3.0x 7.1xmedian 9.1x 1.5xmedian 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 25.6xmedian 17.8x —median 15.0x 12.7xmedian 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.5xmedian 26.4x —median 21.7x 11.3xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 2.4x 9.0xmedian 2.2x 1.5xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.53median 0.99 -1.34median 0.35 1.78median 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 monthsBAXFENCVTRS
Revenue $11.61B $53.77M $14.74B
Gross profit $3.49B $49.65M $5.13B
Operating income -$221.00M -$3.74M -$87.30M
Net income -$723.00M -$6.60M -$410.70M
Free cash flow $1.16B – $1.95B
R&D $519.00M $274.00K $1.02B
EPS (diluted) $-1.39 $-0.18 $-0.35
Cash & equivalents $1.98B $41.25M $886.50M
Total debt $8.60B – $13.35B
Shares (diluted) 520.00M 36.43M 1.16B
Enterprise value $3.69B $235.40M $17.16B

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
MetricBAXFENCVTRS
P/E -16.8x -57.3x -54.4x
P/FCF 10.5x – 11.3x
P/Operating cash flow 7.3x – 9.5x
P/S 1.0x 7.1x 1.5x
P/B 1.9x 9.0x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 4.7x 9.0x 37.8x
EV/EBITDA 25.6x – 12.7x
EV/EBIT -84.9x -91.6x -395.4x
EV/Revenue 1.6x 6.4x 2.3x
EV/FCF 16.2x – 17.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.3x – 14.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.53 -1.34 1.78

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBAXFENCVTRS
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.3% 61.4% 4.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.7% 118.1% -1.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -7.1% 65.9% -0.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -7.7% – -6.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -136.3% 61.4% 96.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.2% 46.2% -27.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -112.0% 45.1% 88.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -31.6% 37.0% -30.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -109.6% 58.3% 88.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -31.5% 42.6% -30.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 97.4% – 12.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.6% – -3.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 243.5% – 11.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.0% – -3.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBAXFENCVTRS
Gross margin 30.1% 92.4% 34.8%
EBITDA margin 6.3% – 18.4%
Operating margin -1.9% -7.0% -0.6%
Pretax margin -1.6% -8.2% -4.5%
Net margin -6.2% -12.3% -2.8%
FCF margin 10.0% – 13.3%
Operating cash flow margin 14.3% – 15.8%
Return on equity -11.4% -11.4% -2.8%
Return on assets -3.7% -6.1% -1.1%
Return on invested capital -1.4% – -0.2%
Return on capital employed -1.4% -6.2% -0.3%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.7x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.3x – -5.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 14.8% 1.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBAXFENCVTRS
Debt / assets 44.3% – 38.1%
Debt / equity 1.3x – 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 9.0x – 4.6x
Debt / FCF 7.4x – 6.8x
Liabilities / assets 66.5% 44.0% 59.3%
Equity / assets 33.5% 56.0% 40.7%
Interest coverage – -2.5x -0.2x
Current ratio 1.8x 5.8x 1.6x
Quick ratio 1.0x 5.2x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.5x 3.3x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.33 4.21 1.16

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBAXFENCVTRS
Dividend yield 0.2% – 2.5%
Net buyback yield -0.2% – 1.4%
Shareholder yield 0.0% – 3.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) -14.1% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 8.8% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -75.0% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -44.1% – –

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.

ConsensusBAXFENCVTRS
Forward P/E 11.9xFY2026 37.8xFY2026 7.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.98FY2026 $0.29FY2026 $2.62FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -10.4%FY2026 – +11.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.5% +241.4% -1.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.05BFY2026 $75.58MFY2026 $15.31BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.7%FY2026 +69.3%FY2026 +7.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.7% +28.3% -4.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBAXFENCVTRS
Held by institutions 100.0% 46.6% 89.9%
Institutions holding 691 107 1,030
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.2% +0.7% +5.6%
Institutions buying 359 71 488
Institutions selling 193 19 318
Buyers to sellers 1.86 3.74 1.53

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.

BAXFENCVTRS
BAX 1.00 0.15 0.32
FENC 0.15 1.00 0.14
VTRS 0.32 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BAX, FENC and VTRS?

Viatris (VTRS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Baxter International (BAX) $11.81B, Fennec Pharmaceuticals (FENC) $354.09M, Viatris (VTRS) $22.14B.

Which company is growing faster?

Fennec Pharmaceuticals (FENC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Baxter International (BAX) +5.3%, Fennec Pharmaceuticals (FENC) +61.4%, Viatris (VTRS) +4.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Viatris (VTRS) has the highest net margin (Baxter International (BAX) -6.2%, Fennec Pharmaceuticals (FENC) -12.3%, Viatris (VTRS) -2.8%). On return on invested capital, Viatris (VTRS) leads (Baxter International (BAX) -1.4%, Viatris (VTRS) -0.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Viatris (VTRS) returned the most: Baxter International (BAX) +4.8%, Fennec Pharmaceuticals (FENC) +29.3%, Viatris (VTRS) +87.0%. Over five years, Viatris (VTRS) compounded fastest (Baxter International (BAX) -21.5%/yr, Fennec Pharmaceuticals (FENC) +3.4%/yr, Viatris (VTRS) +7.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Baxter International (BAX) 0.01%, Fennec Pharmaceuticals (FENC) 0.00%, Viatris (VTRS) 0.00%. Fennec Pharmaceuticals (FENC) and Viatris (VTRS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Viatris (VTRS) has been the steadiest (Baxter International (BAX) 45.1%, Fennec Pharmaceuticals (FENC) 64.1%, Viatris (VTRS) 32.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BAX, FENC and VTRS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Viatris (VTRS) leads on 8. 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.