BAX vs VTRS vs STVN Stock Comparison

Baxter International, Viatris and Stevanato Group S.p.A Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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VTRS Viatris Inc
$18.92 +7.5% 1M +79.7% 1Y
Market cap
$22.34B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$14.74B
Div. yield
–
Generic Drugs Healthcare
5 wins
STVN Stevanato Group S.p.A.
$14.09 -30.1% 1M -42.9% 1Y
Market cap
$3.60B
P/E
22.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.45B
Div. yield
–
Medical Supplies Healthcare
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Viatris leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Viatris 5, Stevanato Group S.p.A 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBAXVTRSSTVNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.67B $22.34B $3.60B VTRS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -18.9x -54.4x 22.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.9x 7.2x 21.3x VTRS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.3% +4.4% +12.0% STVN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -6.2% -2.8% 11.2% STVN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.4% -0.2% 8.2% STVN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 9.0x 4.6x 1.1x STVN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +40.0% +79.7% -42.9% VTRS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -20.1%/yr +6.7%/yr -11.2%/yr VTRS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.7% 32.5% 57.1% VTRS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 66/100 68/100 STVN

Percentile Scorecard

BAXVTRSSTVN

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

AxisBAXVTRSSTVN
Valuation 86 #34 of 229 94 #41 of 634 94 #15 of 229
Growth 14 #191 of 221 48 #319 of 607 43 #126 of 221
Profitability 65 #73 of 209 82 #102 of 557 83 #36 of 209
Financial Health 18 #197 of 240 24 #500 of 654 75 #61 of 240
Shareholder Returns 34 #97 of 147 83 #68 of 401 46 #80 of 147
Overall 43 66 68
  • BAX ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • VTRS ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • STVN ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBAXVTRSSTVNSPY
1 month +8.5%+7.5%-30.1% -2.0%
3 months -10.1%+6.9%-28.3% -2.2%
6 months +52.2%+21.9%-22.6% +4.2%
Year to date +33.4%+52.0%-30.0% +10.6%
1 year +40.0%+79.7%-42.9% +10.4%
3 years -24.9%+104.1%-47.2% +73.6%
3 years, per year -9.1%+26.9%-19.2% +20.2%
5 years -67.4%+38.3%-44.9% +61.6%
5 years, per year -20.1%+6.7%-11.2% +10.1%
10 years -45.6%-44.6%— +261.3%
10 years, per year -5.9%-5.7%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBAXVTRSSTVNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.7%32.5%57.1% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.1%29.7%65.5% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.080.711.05 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.942.45-0.75 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.3%-52.9%-62.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.1%-1.5%-43.6% -3.2%
52-week high $28.35$19.20$25.00 $779.14
52-week low $15.80$10.11$13.43 $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.

MultipleBAXVTRSSTVN
P/E now vs peer median -18.2xmedian 28.1x -53.6xmedian 18.4x 23.6xmedian 28.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 2.9x 1.5xmedian 9.0x 2.9xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 27.0xmedian 18.0x 12.6xmedian 16.0x 13.1xmedian 18.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 24.8x 11.1xmedian 21.8x 7.3xmedian 24.8x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 2.3x 1.5xmedian 2.1x 2.4xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.58median 0.95 1.75median 0.37 -650.35median 0.95

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 monthsBAXVTRSSTVN
Revenue $11.61B $14.74B $1.45B
Gross profit $3.49B $5.13B $422.60M
Operating income -$221.00M -$87.30M $241.76M
Net income -$723.00M -$410.70M $163.03M
Free cash flow $1.16B $1.95B $588.03M
R&D $519.00M $1.02B $27.87M
EPS (diluted) $-1.39 $-0.35 $0.60
Cash & equivalents $1.98B $886.50M $130.31M
Total debt $8.60B $13.35B $537.00M
Shares (diluted) 520.00M 1.16B 272.96M
Enterprise value $5.55B $17.35B $3.13B

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
MetricBAXVTRSSTVN
P/E -18.2x -53.6x 23.6x
P/FCF 11.4x 11.1x 7.3x
P/Operating cash flow 7.9x 9.3x 14.2x
P/S 1.1x 1.5x 2.9x
P/B 2.0x 1.5x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 5.1x 37.2x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA 27.0x 12.6x 13.1x
EV/EBIT -89.6x -391.7x 19.3x
EV/Revenue 1.7x 2.3x 3.2x
EV/FCF 17.1x 17.5x 7.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.9x 14.7x 15.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.58 1.75 -650.35

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBAXVTRSSTVN
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.3% 4.4% 12.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.7% -1.9% 8.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -7.1% -0.7% 13.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -7.7% -6.0% 5.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -136.3% 96.6% 11.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.2% -27.6% 4.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -112.0% 88.2% 5.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -31.6% -30.5% 1.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -109.6% 88.1% 4.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -31.5% -30.6% 0.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 97.4% 12.9% 16.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.6% -3.0% 22.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 243.5% 11.6% 7.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.0% -3.6% -1.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBAXVTRSSTVN
Gross margin 30.1% 34.8% 29.1%
EBITDA margin 6.3% 18.4% 24.6%
Operating margin -1.9% -0.6% 16.7%
Pretax margin -1.6% -4.5% 16.2%
Net margin -6.2% -2.8% 11.2%
FCF margin 10.0% 13.3% 40.6%
Operating cash flow margin 14.3% 15.8% 20.8%
Return on equity -11.4% -2.8% 9.1%
Return on assets -3.7% -1.1% 5.4%
Return on invested capital -1.4% -0.2% 8.2%
Return on capital employed -1.4% -0.3% –
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.4x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.3x -5.7x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 1.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBAXVTRSSTVN
Debt / assets 44.3% 38.1% 17.7%
Debt / equity 1.3x 0.9x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 9.0x 4.6x 1.1x
Debt / FCF 7.4x 6.8x 0.9x
Liabilities / assets 66.5% 59.3% 40.2%
Equity / assets 33.5% 40.7% 59.8%
Interest coverage – -0.2x 17.3x
Current ratio 1.8x 1.6x –
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.7x –
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.1x –
Altman Z-score 2.38 1.15 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBAXVTRSSTVN
Dividend yield 0.2% 2.5% 0.4%
Net buyback yield -0.2% 1.4% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 3.9% 0.4%
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.

ConsensusBAXVTRSSTVN
Forward P/E 12.9xFY2026 7.2xFY2026 21.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.98FY2026 $2.62FY2026 $0.66FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -10.4%FY2026 +11.5%FY2026 +4.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.5% -1.5% +15.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.05BFY2026 $15.31BFY2026 $1.46BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.7%FY2026 +7.0%FY2026 +5.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.7% -4.8% +10.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBAXVTRSSTVN
Held by institutions 100.0% 89.9% 16.4%
Institutions holding 692 1,032 126
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.2% +5.6% +0.4%
Institutions buying 359 490 61
Institutions selling 194 318 52
Buyers to sellers 1.85 1.54 1.17

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.

BAXVTRSSTVN
BAX 1.00 0.31 0.07
VTRS 0.31 1.00 0.08
STVN 0.07 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BAX, VTRS and STVN?

Viatris (VTRS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Baxter International (BAX) $13.67B, Viatris (VTRS) $22.34B, Stevanato Group S.p.A (STVN) $3.60B.

Which company is growing faster?

Stevanato Group S.p.A (STVN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Baxter International (BAX) +5.3%, Viatris (VTRS) +4.4%, Stevanato Group S.p.A (STVN) +12.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Stevanato Group S.p.A (STVN) has the highest net margin (Baxter International (BAX) -6.2%, Viatris (VTRS) -2.8%, Stevanato Group S.p.A (STVN) 11.2%). On return on invested capital, Stevanato Group S.p.A (STVN) leads (Baxter International (BAX) -1.4%, Viatris (VTRS) -0.2%, Stevanato Group S.p.A (STVN) 8.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Viatris (VTRS) returned the most: Baxter International (BAX) +40.0%, Viatris (VTRS) +79.7%, Stevanato Group S.p.A (STVN) -42.9%. Over five years, Viatris (VTRS) compounded fastest (Baxter International (BAX) -20.1%/yr, Viatris (VTRS) +6.7%/yr, Stevanato Group S.p.A (STVN) -11.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Baxter International (BAX) 0.01%, Viatris (VTRS) 0.00%, Stevanato Group S.p.A (STVN) 0.00%. Viatris (VTRS) and Stevanato Group S.p.A (STVN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Viatris (VTRS) has been the steadiest (Baxter International (BAX) 42.7%, Viatris (VTRS) 32.5%, Stevanato Group S.p.A (STVN) 57.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.