BAX vs VTRS vs RMTI Stock Comparison

Baxter International, Viatris and Rockwell Medical Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BAX Baxter International Inc
$25.49 +8.5% 1M +11.5% 1Y
Market cap
$12.20B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$5.55B
Div. yield
0.02%
Medical Supplies Healthcare
1 win
VTRS Viatris Inc
$18.77 +2.7% 1M +82.4% 1Y
Market cap
$22.31B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$14.74B
Div. yield
–
Generic Drugs Healthcare
8 wins
RMTI Rockwell Medical, Inc.
$7.31 -15.3% 1M +552.7% 1Y
Market cap
$28.30M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$69.39M
Div. yield
–
Medical Supplies Healthcare
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Viatris leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Viatris 8, Baxter International 1, Rockwell Medical 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBAXVTRSRMTILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.20B $22.31B $28.30M VTRS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -11.5x -54.3x -5.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.9x 7.2x — VTRS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -49.1% +4.4% -21.1% VTRS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -19.2% -2.8% -7.3% VTRS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.4% -0.2% — BAX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.8x 4.6x 7.8x VTRS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +11.5% +82.4% +552.7% RMTI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -20.3%/yr +7.1%/yr +4.2%/yr VTRS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.4% 32.3% 401.8% VTRS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 66/100 57/100 VTRS

Percentile Scorecard

BAXVTRSRMTI

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

AxisBAXVTRSRMTI
Valuation 83 #39 of 227 93 #43 of 625 90 #24 of 227
Growth 21 #174 of 219 48 #312 of 602 26 #162 of 219
Profitability 73 #56 of 205 81 #103 of 549 57 #89 of 205
Financial Health 19 #192 of 237 22 #508 of 654 55 #108 of 237
Shareholder Returns 29 #96 of 135 86 #54 of 367 –
Overall 45 66 57
  • BAX ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • VTRS ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • RMTI ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBAXVTRSRMTISPY
1 month +8.5%+2.7%-15.3% +0.9%
3 months +2.9%+5.3%+6.3% +5.9%
6 months +50.8%+25.4%+712.2% +8.5%
Year to date +33.4%+50.8%+780.7% +13.3%
1 year +11.5%+82.4%+552.7% +12.4%
3 years -20.7%+114.0%+337.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year -7.5%+28.9%+63.6% +23.5%
5 years -67.7%+40.6%+23.1% +68.2%
5 years, per year -20.3%+7.1%+4.2% +11.0%
10 years -46.0%-49.5%-88.3% +263.4%
10 years, per year -6.0%-6.6%-19.3% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureBAXVTRSRMTISPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.4%32.3%401.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.2%29.7%353.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.160.701.66 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.262.551.38 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.3%-52.9%-91.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.1%0.0%-17.4% -0.9%
52-week high $28.35$18.77$8.85 $779.14
52-week low $15.80$10.11$0.55 $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.

MultipleBAXVTRSRMTI
P/E now vs peer median -12.4xmedian 28.8x -53.2xmedian 17.4x -5.7xmedian 28.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 3.0x 1.5xmedian 9.1x 0.4xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.5xmedian 17.4x 12.5xmedian 17.1x -6.6xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.7xmedian 25.7x 11.0xmedian 19.0x 19.4xmedian 25.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.4x 1.5xmedian 2.2x 0.8xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median -0.43median 1.03 1.74median 0.34 -0.14median 1.03

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 monthsBAXVTRSRMTI
Revenue $5.55B $14.74B $69.39M
Gross profit $3.78B $5.13B $12.29M
Operating income $532.00M -$87.30M -$4.52M
Net income -$1.06B -$410.70M -$5.08M
Free cash flow $839.00M $1.95B $1.50M
R&D $542.00M $1.02B $40.00K
EPS (diluted) $-2.05 $-0.35 $-1.28
Cash & equivalents $2.15B $886.50M $10.52M
Total debt $9.46B $13.35B $9.00M
Shares (diluted) 518.00M 1.16B 3.96M
Enterprise value $4.33B $17.32B -$69.09M

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
MetricBAXVTRSRMTI
P/E -12.4x -53.2x -5.7x
P/FCF 15.7x 11.0x 19.4x
P/Operating cash flow 9.8x 9.2x 10.2x
P/S 2.4x 1.5x 0.4x
P/B 2.1x 1.5x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 6.2x 36.9x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 13.5x 12.5x -6.6x
EV/EBIT 38.5x -389.7x -2.9x
EV/Revenue 3.7x 2.3x 0.2x
EV/FCF 24.4x 17.4x 8.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.3x 14.6x 4.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.43 1.74 -0.14

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBAXVTRSRMTI
Revenue growth (1Y) -49.1% 4.4% -21.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -23.5% -1.9% -2.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -1.8% -0.7% -20.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -5.2% -6.0% 22.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -50.8% 96.6% -250.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 29.5% -27.6% 23.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -604.0% 88.2% -142.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 28.0% -30.5% 24.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -580.5% 88.1% -109.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 28.6% -30.6% 41.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 56.3% 12.9% -18.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.8% -3.0% 34.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 153.5% 11.6% -44.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.5% -3.6% 30.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBAXVTRSRMTI
Gross margin 68.1% 34.8% 17.7%
EBITDA margin 27.3% 18.4% -2.9%
Operating margin 9.6% -0.6% -6.5%
Pretax margin 5.1% -4.5% -7.9%
Net margin -19.2% -2.8% -7.3%
FCF margin 15.1% 13.3% 2.2%
Operating cash flow margin 24.2% 15.8% 4.1%
Return on equity -17.4% -2.8% -15.5%
Return on assets -5.4% -1.1% -9.6%
Return on invested capital 3.4% -0.2% –
Return on capital employed 3.3% -0.3% -9.9%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.4x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.3x -5.7x -0.6x
Stock comp / revenue 2.1% 1.2% 2.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBAXVTRSRMTI
Debt / assets 47.8% 38.1% 15.9%
Debt / equity 1.5x 0.9x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.8x 4.6x 7.8x
Debt / FCF 11.3x 6.8x 6.0x
Liabilities / assets 68.6% 59.3% 37.9%
Equity / assets 31.4% 40.7% 62.1%
Interest coverage – -0.2x -4.0x
Current ratio 1.9x 1.6x 3.3x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.7x 3.0x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.1x 2.2x
Altman Z-score 2.13 1.15 -7.74

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBAXVTRSRMTI
Dividend yield 0.2% 2.6% –
Net buyback yield -0.2% 1.4% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 4.0% –
Payout ratio (earnings) -17.3% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 21.9% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -60.8% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -32.0% – –

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.

ConsensusBAXVTRSRMTI
Forward P/E 12.9xFY2026 7.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.98FY2026 $2.62FY2026 $-0.97FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -10.4%FY2026 +11.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -3.5% -1.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.05BFY2026 $15.31BFY2026 $77.07MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.7%FY2026 +7.0%FY2026 +11.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.7% -4.8% +7.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBAXVTRSRMTI
Held by institutions 100.0% 89.9% 8.6%
Institutions holding 690 1,029 33
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.2% +5.6% -14.2%
Institutions buying 359 487 13
Institutions selling 193 318 9
Buyers to sellers 1.86 1.53 1.44

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.

BAXVTRSRMTI
BAX 1.00 0.33 0.08
VTRS 0.33 1.00 0.06
RMTI 0.08 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BAX, VTRS and RMTI?

Viatris (VTRS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Baxter International (BAX) $12.20B, Viatris (VTRS) $22.31B, Rockwell Medical (RMTI) $28.30M.

Which company is growing faster?

Viatris (VTRS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Baxter International (BAX) -49.1%, Viatris (VTRS) +4.4%, Rockwell Medical (RMTI) -21.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Viatris (VTRS) has the highest net margin (Baxter International (BAX) -19.2%, Viatris (VTRS) -2.8%, Rockwell Medical (RMTI) -7.3%). On return on invested capital, Baxter International (BAX) leads (Baxter International (BAX) 3.4%, Viatris (VTRS) -0.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Rockwell Medical (RMTI) returned the most: Baxter International (BAX) +11.5%, Viatris (VTRS) +82.4%, Rockwell Medical (RMTI) +552.7%. Over five years, Viatris (VTRS) compounded fastest (Baxter International (BAX) -20.3%/yr, Viatris (VTRS) +7.1%/yr, Rockwell Medical (RMTI) +4.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Baxter International (BAX) 0.02%, Viatris (VTRS) 0.00%, Rockwell Medical (RMTI) 0.00%. Viatris (VTRS) and Rockwell Medical (RMTI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Viatris (VTRS) has been the steadiest (Baxter International (BAX) 44.4%, Viatris (VTRS) 32.3%, Rockwell Medical (RMTI) 401.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.