ELTP vs BHC vs AMPH Stock Comparison

Elite Pharmaceuticals, Bausch Health Companies and Amphastar Pharmaceuticals Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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Head to Head

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

QuestionELTPBHCAMPHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $247.66M $3.09B $1.20B BHC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 4.4x -3.7x 15.3x ELTP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 1.8x 8.7x BHC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +33.7% — +1.0% ELTP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 40.2% — 10.8% ELTP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 29.2% — 6.4% ELTP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.0x — 1.8x ELTP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -61.7% +50.7% +11.1% BHC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +41.9%/yr -20.6%/yr +7.6%/yr ELTP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 57.5% 60.6% 54.3% AMPH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 89/100 — 73/100 ELTP

Percentile Scorecard

ELTPBHCAMPH

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

AxisELTPBHCAMPH
Valuation 99 #10 of 624 97 #19 of 624 99 #9 of 624
Growth 92 #52 of 601 34 #399 of 601 43 #341 of 601
Profitability 91 #48 of 541 – 88 #67 of 541
Financial Health 76 #157 of 647 – 38 #405 of 647
Shareholder Returns 86 #53 of 359 – 99 #4 of 359
Overall 89 – 73
  • ELTP ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • BHC ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • AMPH 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

PeriodELTPBHCAMPHSPY
1 month 0.0%+53.3%+0.9% +0.7%
3 months -37.8%+47.4%+32.1% +3.7%
6 months -32.4%+55.4%+22.6% +7.1%
Year to date -53.1%+27.9%+0.6% +12.8%
1 year -61.7%+50.7%+11.1% +11.9%
3 years +91.7%+32.9%-40.4% +85.2%
3 years, per year +24.2%+9.9%-15.9% +22.8%
5 years +475.0%-68.3%+44.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year +41.9%-20.6%+7.6% +10.9%
10 years +35.3%-56.3%+50.5% +262.0%
10 years, per year +3.1%-7.9%+4.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureELTPBHCAMPHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 57.5%60.6%54.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 72.3%47.7%66.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.710.830.58 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.070.840.20 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.4%-84.9%-74.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -66.2%0.0%-8.4% -1.2%
52-week high $0.68$8.89$29.40 $779.14
52-week low $0.22$4.43$16.87 $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.

MultipleELTPBHCAMPH
P/E now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 17.8x -4.0xmedian 17.8x 15.0xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 9.1x 0.2xmedian 9.1x 1.6xmedian 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.8xmedian 15.0x —median 15.0x 8.4xmedian 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.1xmedian 21.7x 1.5xmedian 21.7x 7.5xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 2.2x —median 2.2x 1.5xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.04median 0.35 -0.72median 0.35 -5.85median 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 monthsELTPBHCAMPH
Revenue $141.01M – $730.02M
Gross profit $61.31M – $348.11M
Operating income $34.94M $1.25B $114.29M
Net income $56.67M – $78.55M
Free cash flow $17.53M – $152.89M
R&D $6.10M $638.00M $94.57M
EPS (diluted) $0.05 $-2.22 $1.78
Cash & equivalents $39.42M – $223.61M
Total debt $9.58M – $612.05M
Shares (diluted) 1.13B 378.10M 44.23M
Enterprise value $129.33M $3.09B $58.68M

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
MetricELTPBHCAMPH
P/E 4.4x -4.0x 15.0x
P/FCF 14.1x 1.5x 7.5x
P/Operating cash flow 13.0x – 6.2x
P/S 1.8x 0.2x 1.6x
P/B 2.4x – 1.5x
P/Tangible book 2.5x – 1.6x
EV/EBITDA 5.8x – 8.4x
EV/EBIT 6.0x – 12.8x
EV/Revenue 1.5x – 2.0x
EV/FCF 12.0x – 9.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.1x – 7.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.04 -0.72 -5.85

Growth

14 metrics
MetricELTPBHCAMPH
Revenue growth (1Y) 33.7% – 1.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 58.4% – 10.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.2% – -3.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 53.5% – 8.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -6.7% -34.3% -37.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 101.7% 50.6% -4.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 624.0% – -41.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 134.4% – -8.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 596.0% -330.7% -36.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 118.3% 5.5% -2.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -0.2% – 15.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 152.2% – 12.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -2.8% – 36.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 81.0% – 15.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricELTPBHCAMPH
Gross margin 43.5% – 47.7%
EBITDA margin 25.9% – 23.9%
Operating margin 24.8% – 15.7%
Pretax margin 46.2% – 14.0%
Net margin 40.2% – 10.8%
FCF margin 12.4% – 20.9%
Operating cash flow margin 13.5% – 25.3%
Return on equity 55.6% – 10.2%
Return on assets 40.8% – 4.6%
Return on invested capital 29.2% – 6.4%
Return on capital employed 32.2% – 8.0%
Asset turnover 1.0x – 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x – 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% – 4.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricELTPBHCAMPH
Debt / assets 1.7% – 35.1%
Debt / equity 0.0x – 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.0x – 1.8x
Debt / FCF 0.1x – 4.0x
Liabilities / assets 24.9% – 55.9%
Equity / assets 75.1% – 44.1%
Interest coverage 69.4x – 4.4x
Current ratio 3.8x – 2.4x
Quick ratio 3.0x – 1.7x
Cash ratio 1.3x – 1.1x
Altman Z-score 6.12 – 2.16

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricELTPBHCAMPH
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.1% – 8.5%
Shareholder yield -0.1% 0.0% 8.5%
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.

ConsensusELTPBHCAMPH
Forward P/E – 1.8xFY2026 8.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $4.86FY2026 $3.09FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +26.9%FY2026 -4.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -13.4% +9.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $11.45BFY2026 $790.23MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +11.9%FY2026 +9.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -0.5% -5.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersELTPBHCAMPH
Held by institutions 0.0% 63.3% 64.8%
Institutions holding 1 221 209
Change in shares held, QoQ – +1.9% -11.7%
Institutions buying 1 99 96
Institutions selling 0 63 74
Buyers to sellers – 1.57 1.30

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.

ELTPBHCAMPH
ELTP 1.00 -0.02 -0.05
BHC -0.02 1.00 0.18
AMPH -0.05 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ELTP, BHC and AMPH?

Bausch Health Companies (BHC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) $247.66M, Bausch Health Companies (BHC) $3.09B, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) $1.20B.

Which stock is cheaper, ELTP, BHC and AMPH?

Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) 4.4x, Bausch Health Companies (BHC) -3.7x, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) 15.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Bausch Health Companies (BHC) is cheapest (Bausch Health Companies (BHC) 1.8x, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) 8.7x). 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: Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) +33.7%, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) +1.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) has the highest net margin (Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) 40.2%, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) 10.8%). On return on invested capital, Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) leads (Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) 29.2%, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) 6.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Bausch Health Companies (BHC) returned the most: Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) -61.7%, Bausch Health Companies (BHC) +50.7%, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) +11.1%. Over five years, Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) compounded fastest (Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) +41.9%/yr, Bausch Health Companies (BHC) -20.6%/yr, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) +7.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) has been the steadiest (Elite Pharmaceuticals (ELTP) 57.5%, Bausch Health Companies (BHC) 60.6%, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) 54.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.