BHC vs AMRX vs ELTP Stock Comparison

Bausch Health Companies, Amneal Pharmaceuticals and Elite Pharmaceuticals Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group

Head to Head

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Elite Pharmaceuticals leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Elite Pharmaceuticals 7, Amneal Pharmaceuticals 3, Bausch Health Companies 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBHCAMRXELTPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.36B $6.78B $258.54M AMRX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2.1x 43.1x 4.6x ELTP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 1.3x 21.7x — BHC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.1% +9.3% +33.7% ELTP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -10.1% 5.0% 40.2% ELTP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.6% 17.4% 29.2% ELTP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 8.9x 3.8x -1.0x ELTP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +2.6% +99.2% -61.9% AMRX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -25.5%/yr +31.6%/yr +43.1%/yr ELTP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.8% 35.1% 57.5% AMRX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 70/100 88/100 ELTP

Percentile Scorecard

BHCAMRXELTP

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

AxisBHCAMRXELTP
Valuation 99 #9 of 626 92 #54 of 626 98 #16 of 626
Growth 44 #341 of 604 74 #158 of 604 91 #53 of 604
Profitability 84 #90 of 555 84 #91 of 555 91 #51 of 555
Financial Health 15 #561 of 658 12 #582 of 658 76 #157 of 658
Shareholder Returns – 88 #44 of 368 86 #53 of 368
Overall 60 70 88
  • BHC ranked among 673 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • AMRX ranked among 673 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • ELTP ranked among 673 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBHCAMRXELTPSPY
1 month +11.8%+6.3%-7.7% -0.8%
3 months +41.6%+16.2%-36.8% +3.5%
6 months +14.0%+67.2%-31.4% +7.0%
Year to date -8.5%+66.8%-51.0% +12.2%
1 year +2.6%+99.2%-61.9% +13.0%
3 years -3.2%+457.6%+100.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year -1.1%+77.4%+26.0% +23.1%
5 years -77.1%+293.6%+500.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year -25.5%+31.6%+43.1% +11.0%
10 years -70.9%—+50.0% +258.0%
10 years, per year -11.6%—+4.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBHCAMRXELTPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.8%35.1%57.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.0%31.0%71.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.880.700.69 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.052.83-1.08 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -84.9%-78.2%-71.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.5%0.0%-64.7% -1.8%
52-week high $7.90$21.02$0.68 $779.14
52-week low $4.43$10.00$0.22 $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.

MultipleBHCAMRXELTP
P/E now vs peer median -2.2xmedian 17.1x 42.6xmedian 17.1x 4.6xmedian 17.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 8.8x 2.2xmedian 8.8x 1.8xmedian 8.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.0xmedian 17.1x 13.9xmedian 17.1x 6.1xmedian 17.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 18.0x 80.8xmedian 18.0x 14.8xmedian 18.0x
P/B now vs peer median -1.3xmedian 2.1x 203.3xmedian 2.1x 2.5xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.03median 0.31 0.18median 0.31 0.04median 0.31

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 monthsBHCAMRXELTP
Revenue $10.85B $3.12B $141.01M
Gross profit $7.80B $1.23B $61.31M
Operating income $883.00M $453.92M $34.94M
Net income -$1.10B $215.32M $56.67M
Free cash flow $1.43B $83.11M $17.53M
R&D $663.00M $175.57M $6.10M
EPS (diluted) $-2.90 $0.48 $0.05
Cash & equivalents $1.83B $127.64M $39.42M
Total debt $20.74B $2.67B $9.58M
Shares (diluted) 378.10M 328.10M 1.13B
Enterprise value -$3.39B $5.97B $140.21M

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
MetricBHCAMRXELTP
P/E -2.2x 42.6x 4.6x
P/FCF 1.7x 80.8x 14.8x
P/Operating cash flow 1.3x 33.4x 13.6x
P/S 0.2x 2.2x 1.8x
P/B -1.3x 203.3x 2.5x
P/Tangible book -0.4x -12.1x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA 10.0x 13.9x 6.1x
EV/EBIT 24.1x 20.4x 6.3x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 3.0x 1.6x
EV/FCF 14.9x 111.4x 12.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.8x 46.1x 11.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.03 0.18 0.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBHCAMRXELTP
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.1% 9.3% 33.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.1% 10.5% 58.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.8% 14.1% 4.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.8% 14.9% 53.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -44.7% 20.6% -6.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 14.1% 32.5% 101.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -1,721% 426.4% 624.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -76.0% 139.1% 134.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -1,206% 4,481% 596.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -79.0% 237.0% 118.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 19.5% -42.8% -0.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 83.8% 0.4% 152.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 28.3% -69.3% -2.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 62.6% -17.3% 81.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBHCAMRXELTP
Gross margin 71.8% 39.3% 43.5%
EBITDA margin 19.6% 21.3% 25.9%
Operating margin 8.1% 14.6% 24.8%
Pretax margin -6.7% 6.5% 46.2%
Net margin -10.1% 5.0% 40.2%
FCF margin 13.2% 2.7% 12.4%
Operating cash flow margin 16.6% 6.4% 13.5%
Return on equity – – 55.6%
Return on assets -4.4% 5.9% 40.8%
Return on invested capital 4.6% 17.4% 29.2%
Return on capital employed 4.4% 16.4% 32.2%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.9x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.6x 0.9x 0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 2.1% 1.1% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBHCAMRXELTP
Debt / assets 83.7% 70.7% 1.7%
Debt / equity -11.7x 80.9x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 8.9x 3.8x -1.0x
Debt / FCF 14.5x 32.1x 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 107.1% 99.1% 24.9%
Equity / assets -7.1% 0.9% 75.1%
Interest coverage 0.5x – 69.4x
Current ratio 1.4x 2.2x 3.8x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.3x 3.0x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.1x 1.3x
Altman Z-score 0.09 2.48 6.31

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBHCAMRXELTP
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – 0.0% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.0% -0.1%
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.

ConsensusBHCAMRXELTP
Forward P/E 1.3xFY2026 21.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $4.86FY2026 $0.97FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +26.9%FY2026 +16.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -13.4% +26.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.45BFY2026 $3.24BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +11.9%FY2026 +7.4%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after -0.5% +12.4% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBHCAMRXELTP
Held by institutions 63.3% 51.1% 0.0%
Institutions holding 221 310 1
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.9% +1.3% –
Institutions buying 99 182 1
Institutions selling 63 86 0
Buyers to sellers 1.57 2.12 –

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.

BHCAMRXELTP
BHC 1.00 0.14 0.02
AMRX 0.14 1.00 -0.12
ELTP 0.02 -0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BHC, AMRX and ELTP?

Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bausch Health Companies (BHC) $2.36B, Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) $6.78B, Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) $258.54M.

Which stock is cheaper, BHC, AMRX and ELTP?

Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bausch Health Companies (BHC) -2.1x, Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) 43.1x, Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) 4.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Bausch Health Companies (BHC) is cheapest (Bausch Health Companies (BHC) 1.3x, Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) 21.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Bausch Health Companies (BHC) +10.1%, Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) +9.3%, Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) +33.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) has the highest net margin (Bausch Health Companies (BHC) -10.1%, Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) 5.0%, Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) 40.2%). On return on invested capital, Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) leads (Bausch Health Companies (BHC) 4.6%, Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) 17.4%, Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) 29.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) returned the most: Bausch Health Companies (BHC) +2.6%, Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) +99.2%, Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) -61.9%. Over five years, Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) compounded fastest (Bausch Health Companies (BHC) -25.5%/yr, Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) +31.6%/yr, Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) +43.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) has been the steadiest (Bausch Health Companies (BHC) 54.8%, Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) 35.1%, Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) 57.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BHC, AMRX and ELTP?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) leads on 7. 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.