FENC vs BAX vs ALVO Stock Comparison

Fennec Pharmaceuticals, Baxter International and Alvotech Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BAX Baxter International Inc
$25.49 +8.5% 1M +11.5% 1Y
Market cap
$13.18B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$5.55B
Div. yield
0.16%
Medical Supplies Healthcare
4 wins
ALVO Alvotech
$4.94 -19.7% 1M -37.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.54B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$105.94M
Div. yield
–
Generic Drugs Healthcare
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionFENCBAXALVOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $380.82M $13.18B $1.54B BAX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -56.9x -12.4x -5.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 37.5x 12.9x — BAX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +61.4% -49.1% -74.3% FENC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -12.3% -19.2% -248.0% FENC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 3.4% 4.4% ALVO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 4.8x 13.1x BAX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.16% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +24.1% +11.5% -37.2% FENC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.3%/yr -20.3%/yr -13.0%/yr FENC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 64.1% 44.4% 81.7% BAX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 45/100 48/100 FENC

Percentile Scorecard

FENCBAXALVO

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

AxisFENCBAXALVO
Valuation 59 #260 of 625 83 #39 of 227 72 #173 of 625
Growth 93 #44 of 602 21 #174 of 219 35 #394 of 602
Profitability 85 #85 of 549 73 #56 of 205 68 #174 of 549
Financial Health 57 #282 of 654 19 #192 of 237 16 #553 of 654
Shareholder Returns – 29 #96 of 135 –
Overall 73 45 48
  • FENC ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • BAX ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • ALVO ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFENCBAXALVOSPY
1 month -0.7%+8.5%-19.7% +0.9%
3 months +12.6%+2.9%+39.9% +5.9%
6 months +73.6%+50.8%+49.7% +8.5%
Year to date +41.2%+33.4%-3.7% +13.3%
1 year +24.1%+11.5%-37.2% +12.4%
3 years +58.9%-20.7%-45.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year +16.7%-7.5%-18.1% +23.5%
5 years +17.4%-67.7%-50.1% +68.2%
5 years, per year +3.3%-20.3%-13.0% +11.0%
10 years +440.8%-46.0%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +18.4%-6.0%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureFENCBAXALVOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 64.1%44.4%81.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.9%48.2%86.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.341.160.75 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.380.26-0.46 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.6%-82.3%-82.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.9%-10.1%-37.5% -0.9%
52-week high $12.78$28.35$7.90 $779.14
52-week low $5.77$15.80$3.00 $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.

MultipleFENCBAXALVO
P/E now vs peer median -56.9xmedian 17.4x -12.4xmedian 28.8x -5.4xmedian 17.4x
P/S now vs peer median 7.1xmedian 9.1x 2.4xmedian 3.0x 14.5xmedian 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 17.1x 13.5xmedian 17.4x 30.4xmedian 17.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 19.0x 15.7xmedian 25.7x -5.9xmedian 19.0x
P/B now vs peer median 9.0xmedian 2.2x 2.1xmedian 2.4x -8.0xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -1.33median 0.34 -0.43median 1.03 -0.22median 0.34

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 monthsFENCBAXALVO
Revenue $53.77M $5.55B $105.94M
Gross profit $49.65M $3.78B $7.66M
Operating income -$3.74M $532.00M $47.54M
Net income -$6.60M -$1.06B -$179.60M
Free cash flow – $839.00M -$261.39M
R&D $274.00K $542.00M $46.37M
EPS (diluted) $-0.18 $-2.05 $-0.90
Cash & equivalents $41.25M $2.15B $142.80M
Total debt – $9.46B $1.31B
Shares (diluted) 36.43M 518.00M 291.34M
Enterprise value $262.13M $5.28B $1.11B

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
MetricFENCBAXALVO
P/E -56.9x -12.4x -5.4x
P/FCF – 15.7x -5.9x
P/Operating cash flow – 9.8x -7.8x
P/S 7.1x 2.4x 14.5x
P/B 9.0x 2.1x -8.0x
P/Tangible book 9.0x 6.2x -4.6x
EV/EBITDA – 13.5x 30.4x
EV/EBIT -90.8x 38.5x 56.9x
EV/Revenue 6.3x 3.7x 25.5x
EV/FCF – 24.4x -10.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – 15.3x -13.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.33 -0.43 -0.22

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFENCBAXALVO
Revenue growth (1Y) 61.4% -49.1% -74.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 118.1% -23.5% 104.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 65.9% -1.8% -95.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -5.2% 27.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 61.4% -50.8% -13.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 46.2% 29.5% 28.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 45.1% -604.0% -383.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 37.0% 28.0% 24.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 58.3% -580.5% -481.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 42.6% 28.6% 24.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 56.3% -367.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -4.8% 12.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 153.5% -113.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -9.5% 8.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFENCBAXALVO
Gross margin 92.4% 68.1% 7.2%
EBITDA margin – 27.3% 83.9%
Operating margin -7.0% 9.6% 44.9%
Pretax margin -8.2% 5.1% -62.1%
Net margin -12.3% -19.2% -248.0%
FCF margin – 15.1% -246.7%
Operating cash flow margin – 24.2% -187.6%
Return on equity -11.4% -17.4% –
Return on assets -6.1% -5.4% -17.5%
Return on invested capital – 3.4% 4.4%
Return on capital employed -6.2% 3.3% 4.1%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.3x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -1.3x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 14.8% 2.1% 8.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFENCBAXALVO
Debt / assets – 47.8% 82.3%
Debt / equity – 1.5x -6.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – 4.8x 13.1x
Debt / FCF – 11.3x -5.0x
Liabilities / assets 44.0% 68.6% 112.1%
Equity / assets 56.0% 31.4% -12.1%
Interest coverage -2.5x – 0.8x
Current ratio 5.8x 1.9x 1.6x
Quick ratio 5.2x 1.1x 1.1x
Cash ratio 3.3x 0.6x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 4.16 2.13 -1.34

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFENCBAXALVO
Dividend yield – 0.2% –
Net buyback yield – -0.2% –
Shareholder yield – 0.0% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – -17.3% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 21.9% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -60.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -32.0% –

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.

ConsensusFENCBAXALVO
Forward P/E 37.5xFY2026 12.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.29FY2026 $1.98FY2026 $-0.01FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -10.4%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +241.4% -3.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $75.58MFY2026 $11.05BFY2026 $556.32MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +69.3%FY2026 -1.7%FY2026 -6.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +28.3% +11.7% +23.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFENCBAXALVO
Held by institutions 46.6% 100.0% 14.7%
Institutions holding 107 690 72
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.7% +5.2% +152.4%
Institutions buying 71 359 44
Institutions selling 19 193 17
Buyers to sellers 3.74 1.86 2.59

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.

FENCBAXALVO
FENC 1.00 0.16 0.07
BAX 0.16 1.00 0.05
ALVO 0.07 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FENC, BAX and ALVO?

Baxter International (BAX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Fennec Pharmaceuticals (FENC) $380.82M, Baxter International (BAX) $13.18B, Alvotech (ALVO) $1.54B.

Which company is growing faster?

Fennec Pharmaceuticals (FENC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Fennec Pharmaceuticals (FENC) +61.4%, Baxter International (BAX) -49.1%, Alvotech (ALVO) -74.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Fennec Pharmaceuticals (FENC) has the highest net margin (Fennec Pharmaceuticals (FENC) -12.3%, Baxter International (BAX) -19.2%, Alvotech (ALVO) -248.0%). On return on invested capital, Alvotech (ALVO) leads (Baxter International (BAX) 3.4%, Alvotech (ALVO) 4.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Fennec Pharmaceuticals (FENC) returned the most: Fennec Pharmaceuticals (FENC) +24.1%, Baxter International (BAX) +11.5%, Alvotech (ALVO) -37.2%. Over five years, Fennec Pharmaceuticals (FENC) compounded fastest (Fennec Pharmaceuticals (FENC) +3.3%/yr, Baxter International (BAX) -20.3%/yr, Alvotech (ALVO) -13.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Baxter International (BAX) 0.16%. Fennec Pharmaceuticals (FENC) and Alvotech (ALVO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Baxter International (BAX) has been the steadiest (Fennec Pharmaceuticals (FENC) 64.1%, Baxter International (BAX) 44.4%, Alvotech (ALVO) 81.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FENC, BAX and ALVO?

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