BHC vs VTRS vs AMRX Stock Comparison

Bausch Health Companies, Viatris and Amneal Pharmaceuticals Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VTRS Viatris Inc
$18.29 +2.6% 1M +76.7% 1Y
Market cap
$21.83B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$14.74B
Div. yield
–
Generic Drugs Healthcare
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Amneal Pharmaceuticals leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Amneal Pharmaceuticals 6, Viatris 2, Bausch Health Companies 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBHCVTRSAMRXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.35B $21.83B $6.81B VTRS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2.1x -53.2x 43.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 1.3x 7.0x 21.7x BHC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.1% +4.4% +9.3% BHC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -10.1% -2.8% 5.0% AMRX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.6% -0.2% 17.4% AMRX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 8.9x 4.6x 3.8x AMRX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +2.6% +76.7% +99.2% AMRX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -25.5%/yr +6.9%/yr +31.6%/yr AMRX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.8% 32.4% 35.1% VTRS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 66/100 70/100 AMRX

Percentile Scorecard

BHCVTRSAMRX

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

AxisBHCVTRSAMRX
Valuation 99 #9 of 626 93 #42 of 626 92 #54 of 626
Growth 44 #341 of 604 47 #318 of 604 74 #158 of 604
Profitability 84 #90 of 555 81 #106 of 555 84 #91 of 555
Financial Health 15 #561 of 658 23 #510 of 658 12 #582 of 658
Shareholder Returns – 87 #49 of 368 88 #44 of 368
Overall 60 66 70
  • BHC ranked among 673 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • VTRS ranked among 673 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • AMRX 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

PeriodBHCVTRSAMRXSPY
1 month +11.8%+2.6%+6.3% -0.8%
3 months +41.6%+3.7%+16.2% +3.5%
6 months +14.0%+23.5%+67.2% +7.0%
Year to date -8.5%+46.9%+66.8% +12.2%
1 year +2.6%+76.7%+99.2% +13.0%
3 years -3.2%+108.6%+457.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year -1.1%+27.8%+77.4% +23.1%
5 years -77.1%+39.6%+293.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year -25.5%+6.9%+31.6% +11.0%
10 years -70.9%-52.0%— +258.0%
10 years, per year -11.6%-7.1%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBHCVTRSAMRXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.8%32.4%35.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.0%29.6%31.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.880.700.70 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.052.372.83 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -84.9%-52.9%-78.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.5%-2.0%0.0% -1.8%
52-week high $7.90$18.66$21.02 $779.14
52-week low $4.43$10.11$10.00 $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.

MultipleBHCVTRSAMRX
P/E now vs peer median -2.2xmedian 17.1x -51.8xmedian 17.1x 42.6xmedian 17.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 8.8x 1.4xmedian 8.8x 2.2xmedian 8.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.0xmedian 17.1x 12.3xmedian 17.1x 13.9xmedian 17.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 18.0x 10.7xmedian 18.0x 80.8xmedian 18.0x
P/B now vs peer median -1.3xmedian 2.1x 1.5xmedian 2.1x 203.3xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.03median 0.31 1.69median 0.31 0.18median 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 monthsBHCVTRSAMRX
Revenue $10.85B $14.74B $3.12B
Gross profit $7.80B $5.13B $1.23B
Operating income $883.00M -$87.30M $453.92M
Net income -$1.10B -$410.70M $215.32M
Free cash flow $1.43B $1.95B $83.11M
R&D $663.00M $1.02B $175.57M
EPS (diluted) $-2.90 $-0.35 $0.48
Cash & equivalents $1.83B $886.50M $127.64M
Total debt $20.74B $13.35B $2.67B
Shares (diluted) 378.10M 1.16B 328.10M
Enterprise value -$3.39B $16.84B $6.00B

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
MetricBHCVTRSAMRX
P/E -2.2x -51.8x 42.6x
P/FCF 1.7x 10.7x 80.8x
P/Operating cash flow 1.3x 9.0x 33.4x
P/S 0.2x 1.4x 2.2x
P/B -1.3x 1.5x 203.3x
P/Tangible book -0.4x 36.0x -12.1x
EV/EBITDA 10.0x 12.3x 13.9x
EV/EBIT 24.1x -383.4x 20.4x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 2.3x 3.0x
EV/FCF 14.9x 17.1x 111.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.8x 14.4x 46.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.03 1.69 0.18

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBHCVTRSAMRX
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.1% 4.4% 9.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.1% -1.9% 10.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.8% -0.7% 14.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.8% -6.0% 14.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -44.7% 96.6% 20.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 14.1% -27.6% 32.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -1,721% 88.2% 426.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -76.0% -30.5% 139.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -1,206% 88.1% 4,481%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -79.0% -30.6% 237.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 19.5% 12.9% -42.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 83.8% -3.0% 0.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 28.3% 11.6% -69.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 62.6% -3.6% -17.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBHCVTRSAMRX
Gross margin 71.8% 34.8% 39.3%
EBITDA margin 19.6% 18.4% 21.3%
Operating margin 8.1% -0.6% 14.6%
Pretax margin -6.7% -4.5% 6.5%
Net margin -10.1% -2.8% 5.0%
FCF margin 13.2% 13.3% 2.7%
Operating cash flow margin 16.6% 15.8% 6.4%
Return on equity – -2.8% –
Return on assets -4.4% -1.1% 5.9%
Return on invested capital 4.6% -0.2% 17.4%
Return on capital employed 4.4% -0.3% 16.4%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.4x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.6x -5.7x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 2.1% 1.2% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBHCVTRSAMRX
Debt / assets 83.7% 38.1% 70.7%
Debt / equity -11.7x 0.9x 80.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 8.9x 4.6x 3.8x
Debt / FCF 14.5x 6.8x 32.1x
Liabilities / assets 107.1% 59.3% 99.1%
Equity / assets -7.1% 40.7% 0.9%
Interest coverage 0.5x -0.2x –
Current ratio 1.4x 1.6x 2.2x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.7x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 0.09 1.13 2.48

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBHCVTRSAMRX
Dividend yield – 2.6% –
Net buyback yield – 1.4% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 4.1% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusBHCVTRSAMRX
Forward P/E 1.3xFY2026 7.0xFY2026 21.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.86FY2026 $2.62FY2026 $0.97FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +26.9%FY2026 +11.5%FY2026 +16.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -13.4% -1.5% +26.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.45BFY2026 $15.31BFY2026 $3.24BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.9%FY2026 +7.0%FY2026 +7.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.5% -4.8% +12.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBHCVTRSAMRX
Held by institutions 63.3% 89.9% 51.1%
Institutions holding 221 1,028 310
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.9% +5.6% +1.3%
Institutions buying 99 486 182
Institutions selling 63 318 86
Buyers to sellers 1.57 1.53 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.

BHCVTRSAMRX
BHC 1.00 0.21 0.14
VTRS 0.21 1.00 0.43
AMRX 0.14 0.43 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BHC, VTRS and AMRX?

Viatris (VTRS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bausch Health Companies (BHC) $2.35B, Viatris (VTRS) $21.83B, Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) $6.81B.

Which company is growing faster?

Bausch Health Companies (BHC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Bausch Health Companies (BHC) +10.1%, Viatris (VTRS) +4.4%, Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) +9.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) has the highest net margin (Bausch Health Companies (BHC) -10.1%, Viatris (VTRS) -2.8%, Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) 5.0%). On return on invested capital, Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) leads (Bausch Health Companies (BHC) 4.6%, Viatris (VTRS) -0.2%, Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) 17.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) returned the most: Bausch Health Companies (BHC) +2.6%, Viatris (VTRS) +76.7%, Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) +99.2%. Over five years, Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) compounded fastest (Bausch Health Companies (BHC) -25.5%/yr, Viatris (VTRS) +6.9%/yr, Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) +31.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Viatris (VTRS) has been the steadiest (Bausch Health Companies (BHC) 54.8%, Viatris (VTRS) 32.4%, Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) 35.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) leads on 6. 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.