BAX vs TEVA vs VTRS Stock Comparison

Baxter International, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries and Viatris Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BAX Baxter International Inc
$23.49 0.0% 1M +4.8% 1Y
Market cap
$11.81B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$11.61B
Div. yield
0.01%
Medical Supplies Healthcare
1 win
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
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Teva Pharmaceutical Industries 5, Viatris 4, Baxter International 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBAXTEVAVTRSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.81B $48.80B $22.14B TEVA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -16.3x 69.1x -53.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.9x 21.6x 7.3x VTRS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.3% +4.1% +4.4% BAX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -6.2% 4.1% -2.8% TEVA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.4% 6.4% -0.2% TEVA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 9.0x 5.0x 4.6x VTRS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +4.8% +105.0% +87.0% TEVA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -21.5%/yr +36.6%/yr +7.5%/yr TEVA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.1% 38.0% 32.4% VTRS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 66/100 66/100 VTRS

Percentile Scorecard

BAXTEVAVTRS

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

AxisBAXTEVAVTRS
Valuation 89 #25 of 227 83 #105 of 624 93 #42 of 624
Growth 14 #187 of 218 83 #102 of 601 49 #308 of 601
Profitability 66 #69 of 202 85 #80 of 541 82 #100 of 541
Financial Health 19 #189 of 233 11 #577 of 647 22 #502 of 647
Shareholder Returns 33 #87 of 130 – 85 #54 of 359
Overall 44 66 66
  • BAX ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • TEVA 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

PeriodBAXTEVAVTRSSPY
1 month 0.0%+4.2%+6.0% +0.7%
3 months -12.2%+17.2%+8.1% +3.7%
6 months +33.6%+18.2%+28.5% +7.1%
Year to date +22.9%+32.9%+54.2% +12.8%
1 year +4.8%+105.0%+87.0% +11.9%
3 years -26.7%+385.0%+117.2% +85.2%
3 years, per year -9.8%+69.3%+29.5% +22.8%
5 years -70.3%+374.5%+43.8% +67.6%
5 years, per year -21.5%+36.6%+7.5% +10.9%
10 years -50.2%-2.0%-48.4% +262.0%
10 years, per year -6.7%-0.2%-6.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBAXTEVAVTRSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.1%38.0%32.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 49.5%27.2%29.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.180.730.70 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.112.762.69 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.3%-43.7%-52.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.1%0.0%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $28.35$41.49$19.20 $779.14
52-week low $15.80$20.03$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.

MultipleBAXTEVAVTRS
P/E now vs peer median -16.8xmedian 28.7x 68.4xmedian 17.8x -54.4xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 3.0x 2.8xmedian 9.1x 1.5xmedian 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 25.6xmedian 17.8x 23.6xmedian 15.0x 12.7xmedian 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.5xmedian 26.4x 35.8xmedian 21.7x 11.3xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 2.4x 6.2xmedian 2.2x 1.5xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.53median 0.99 2.15median 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 monthsBAXTEVAVTRS
Revenue $11.61B $17.32B $14.74B
Gross profit $3.49B $9.09B $5.13B
Operating income -$221.00M $1.60B -$87.30M
Net income -$723.00M $708.00M -$410.70M
Free cash flow $1.16B $1.35B $1.95B
R&D $519.00M $1.72B $1.02B
EPS (diluted) $-1.39 $0.61 $-0.35
Cash & equivalents $1.98B $3.66B $886.50M
Total debt $8.60B $16.59B $13.35B
Shares (diluted) 520.00M 1.17B 1.16B
Enterprise value $3.69B $35.65B $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
MetricBAXTEVAVTRS
P/E -16.8x 68.4x -54.4x
P/FCF 10.5x 35.8x 11.3x
P/Operating cash flow 7.3x 25.5x 9.5x
P/S 1.0x 2.8x 1.5x
P/B 1.9x 6.2x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 4.7x 11.2x 37.8x
EV/EBITDA 25.6x 23.6x 12.7x
EV/EBIT -84.9x 38.2x -395.4x
EV/Revenue 1.6x 3.5x 2.3x
EV/FCF 16.2x 45.4x 17.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.3x 32.3x 14.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.53 2.15 1.78

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBAXTEVAVTRS
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.3% 4.1% 4.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.7% 4.9% -1.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -7.1% 10.1% -0.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -7.7% 10.0% -6.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -136.3% 79.3% 96.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.2% 49.7% -27.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -112.0% 438.8% 88.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -31.6% 31.8% -30.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -109.6% 545.3% 88.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -31.5% 31.8% -30.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 97.4% 36.5% 12.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.6% 3.8% -3.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 243.5% 51.5% 11.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.0% 4.7% -3.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBAXTEVAVTRS
Gross margin 30.1% 52.5% 34.8%
EBITDA margin 6.3% 15.0% 18.4%
Operating margin -1.9% 9.3% -0.6%
Pretax margin -1.6% 4.1% -4.5%
Net margin -6.2% 4.1% -2.8%
FCF margin 10.0% 7.8% 13.3%
Operating cash flow margin 14.3% 11.0% 15.8%
Return on equity -11.4% 8.9% -2.8%
Return on assets -3.7% 1.8% -1.1%
Return on invested capital -1.4% 6.4% -0.2%
Return on capital employed -1.4% 6.6% -0.3%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.4x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.3x 2.7x -5.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 1.0% 1.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBAXTEVAVTRS
Debt / assets 44.3% 41.6% 38.1%
Debt / equity 1.3x 2.1x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 9.0x 5.0x 4.6x
Debt / FCF 7.4x 12.3x 6.8x
Liabilities / assets 66.5% 80.5% 59.3%
Equity / assets 33.5% 19.5% 40.7%
Interest coverage – – -0.2x
Current ratio 1.8x 0.9x 1.6x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.5x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.33 0.92 1.16

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBAXTEVAVTRS
Dividend yield 0.2% – 2.5%
Net buyback yield -0.2% – 1.4%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 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.

ConsensusBAXTEVAVTRS
Forward P/E 11.9xFY2026 21.6xFY2026 7.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.98FY2026 $1.92FY2026 $2.62FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -10.4%FY2026 -32.6%FY2026 +11.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.5% +66.1% -1.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.05BFY2026 $15.65BFY2026 $15.31BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.7%FY2026 -6.7%FY2026 +7.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.7% +17.0% -4.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBAXTEVAVTRS
Held by institutions 100.0% 62.7% 89.9%
Institutions holding 691 671 1,030
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.2% +8.6% +5.6%
Institutions buying 359 359 488
Institutions selling 193 191 318
Buyers to sellers 1.86 1.88 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.

BAXTEVAVTRS
BAX 1.00 0.12 0.31
TEVA 0.12 1.00 0.35
VTRS 0.31 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BAX, TEVA and VTRS?

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Baxter International (BAX) $11.81B, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) $48.80B, Viatris (VTRS) $22.14B.

Which company is growing faster?

Baxter International (BAX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Baxter International (BAX) +5.3%, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) +4.1%, Viatris (VTRS) +4.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) has the highest net margin (Baxter International (BAX) -6.2%, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) 4.1%, Viatris (VTRS) -2.8%). On return on invested capital, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) leads (Baxter International (BAX) -1.4%, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) 6.4%, Viatris (VTRS) -0.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) returned the most: Baxter International (BAX) +4.8%, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) +105.0%, Viatris (VTRS) +87.0%. Over five years, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) compounded fastest (Baxter International (BAX) -21.5%/yr, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) +36.6%/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%, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) 0.00%, Viatris (VTRS) 0.00%. Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) 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%, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) 38.0%, Viatris (VTRS) 32.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BAX, TEVA 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, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) 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.