FENC vs AMPH vs VTRS Stock Comparison

Fennec Pharmaceuticals, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals and Viatris Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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VTRS Viatris Inc
$19.20 +6.0% 1M +87.0% 1Y
Market cap
$22.05B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$14.74B
Div. yield
2.50%
Generic Drugs Healthcare
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Amphastar Pharmaceuticals leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Amphastar Pharmaceuticals 5, Viatris 4, Fennec Pharmaceuticals 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFENCAMPHVTRSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $383.62M $1.15B $22.05B VTRS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -57.3x 15.0x -54.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 37.8x 8.7x 7.3x VTRS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +61.4% +1.0% +4.4% FENC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -12.3% 10.8% -2.8% AMPH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 6.4% -0.2% AMPH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.8x 4.6x AMPH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 2.50% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +29.3% +11.1% +87.0% VTRS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.4%/yr +7.6%/yr +7.5%/yr AMPH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 64.1% 54.3% 32.4% VTRS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 73/100 66/100 AMPH

Percentile Scorecard

FENCAMPHVTRS

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

AxisFENCAMPHVTRS
Valuation 58 #265 of 624 99 #9 of 624 93 #42 of 624
Growth 94 #40 of 601 43 #341 of 601 49 #308 of 601
Profitability 85 #84 of 541 88 #67 of 541 82 #100 of 541
Financial Health 57 #277 of 647 38 #405 of 647 22 #502 of 647
Shareholder Returns – 99 #4 of 359 85 #54 of 359
Overall 73 73 66
  • FENC ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • AMPH ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • VTRS 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

PeriodFENCAMPHVTRSSPY
1 month +1.4%+0.9%+6.0% +0.7%
3 months +10.5%+32.1%+8.1% +3.7%
6 months +68.7%+22.6%+28.5% +7.1%
Year to date +42.2%+0.6%+54.2% +12.8%
1 year +29.3%+11.1%+87.0% +11.9%
3 years +59.2%-40.4%+117.2% +85.2%
3 years, per year +16.8%-15.9%+29.5% +22.8%
5 years +18.3%+44.2%+43.8% +67.6%
5 years, per year +3.4%+7.6%+7.5% +10.9%
10 years +444.8%+50.5%-48.4% +262.0%
10 years, per year +18.5%+4.2%-6.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFENCAMPHVTRSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 64.1%54.3%32.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.9%66.4%29.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.330.580.70 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.460.202.69 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.6%-74.0%-52.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.3%-8.4%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $12.78$29.40$19.20 $779.14
52-week low $5.77$16.87$10.11 $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.

MultipleFENCAMPHVTRS
P/E now vs peer median -57.3xmedian 17.8x 15.0xmedian 17.8x -54.4xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median 7.1xmedian 9.1x 1.6xmedian 9.1x 1.5xmedian 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 15.0x 8.4xmedian 15.0x 12.7xmedian 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 21.7x 7.5xmedian 21.7x 11.3xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 9.0xmedian 2.2x 1.5xmedian 2.2x 1.5xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -1.34median 0.35 -5.85median 0.35 1.78median 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 monthsFENCAMPHVTRS
Revenue $53.77M $730.02M $14.74B
Gross profit $49.65M $348.11M $5.13B
Operating income -$3.74M $114.29M -$87.30M
Net income -$6.60M $78.55M -$410.70M
Free cash flow – $152.89M $1.95B
R&D $274.00K $94.57M $1.02B
EPS (diluted) $-0.18 $1.78 $-0.35
Cash & equivalents $41.25M $223.61M $886.50M
Total debt – $612.05M $13.35B
Shares (diluted) 36.43M 44.23M 1.16B
Enterprise value $264.93M $4.30M $17.06B

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
MetricFENCAMPHVTRS
P/E -57.3x 15.0x -54.4x
P/FCF – 7.5x 11.3x
P/Operating cash flow – 6.2x 9.5x
P/S 7.1x 1.6x 1.5x
P/B 9.0x 1.5x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 9.0x 1.6x 37.8x
EV/EBITDA – 8.4x 12.7x
EV/EBIT -91.6x 12.8x -395.4x
EV/Revenue 6.4x 2.0x 2.3x
EV/FCF – 9.6x 17.7x
EV/Operating cash flow – 7.9x 14.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.34 -5.85 1.78

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFENCAMPHVTRS
Revenue growth (1Y) 61.4% 1.0% 4.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 118.1% 10.5% -1.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 65.9% -3.4% -0.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 8.0% -6.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 61.4% -37.1% 96.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 46.2% -4.5% -27.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 45.1% -41.7% 88.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 37.0% -8.3% -30.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 58.3% -36.5% 88.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 42.6% -2.6% -30.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 15.6% 12.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 12.1% -3.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 36.3% 11.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 15.0% -3.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFENCAMPHVTRS
Gross margin 92.4% 47.7% 34.8%
EBITDA margin – 23.9% 18.4%
Operating margin -7.0% 15.7% -0.6%
Pretax margin -8.2% 14.0% -4.5%
Net margin -12.3% 10.8% -2.8%
FCF margin – 20.9% 13.3%
Operating cash flow margin – 25.3% 15.8%
Return on equity -11.4% 10.2% -2.8%
Return on assets -6.1% 4.6% -1.1%
Return on invested capital – 6.4% -0.2%
Return on capital employed -6.2% 8.0% -0.3%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.4x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 2.4x -5.7x
Stock comp / revenue 14.8% 4.0% 1.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFENCAMPHVTRS
Debt / assets – 35.1% 38.1%
Debt / equity – 0.8x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.8x 4.6x
Debt / FCF – 4.0x 6.8x
Liabilities / assets 44.0% 55.9% 59.3%
Equity / assets 56.0% 44.1% 40.7%
Interest coverage -2.5x 4.4x -0.2x
Current ratio 5.8x 2.4x 1.6x
Quick ratio 5.2x 1.7x 0.7x
Cash ratio 3.3x 1.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 4.21 2.16 1.16

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFENCAMPHVTRS
Dividend yield – – 2.5%
Net buyback yield – 8.5% 1.4%
Shareholder yield – 8.5% 3.9%
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.

ConsensusFENCAMPHVTRS
Forward P/E 37.8xFY2026 8.7xFY2026 7.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.29FY2026 $3.09FY2026 $2.62FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -4.9%FY2026 +11.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +241.4% +9.4% -1.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $75.58MFY2026 $790.23MFY2026 $15.31BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +69.3%FY2026 +9.8%FY2026 +7.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +28.3% -5.4% -4.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFENCAMPHVTRS
Held by institutions 46.6% 64.8% 89.9%
Institutions holding 107 209 1,030
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.7% -11.7% +5.6%
Institutions buying 71 96 488
Institutions selling 19 74 318
Buyers to sellers 3.74 1.30 1.53

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.

FENCAMPHVTRS
FENC 1.00 0.09 0.14
AMPH 0.09 1.00 0.35
VTRS 0.14 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FENC, AMPH and VTRS?

Viatris (VTRS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Fennec Pharmaceuticals (FENC) $383.62M, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) $1.15B, Viatris (VTRS) $22.05B.

Which company is growing faster?

Fennec Pharmaceuticals (FENC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Fennec Pharmaceuticals (FENC) +61.4%, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) +1.0%, Viatris (VTRS) +4.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) has the highest net margin (Fennec Pharmaceuticals (FENC) -12.3%, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) 10.8%, Viatris (VTRS) -2.8%). On return on invested capital, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) leads (Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) 6.4%, Viatris (VTRS) -0.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Viatris (VTRS) returned the most: Fennec Pharmaceuticals (FENC) +29.3%, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) +11.1%, Viatris (VTRS) +87.0%. Over five years, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) compounded fastest (Fennec Pharmaceuticals (FENC) +3.4%/yr, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) +7.6%/yr, Viatris (VTRS) +7.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Viatris (VTRS) 2.50%. Fennec Pharmaceuticals (FENC) and Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Viatris (VTRS) has been the steadiest (Fennec Pharmaceuticals (FENC) 64.1%, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) 54.3%, Viatris (VTRS) 32.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FENC, AMPH and VTRS?

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