VTRS vs AMPH vs AMRX Stock Comparison

Viatris, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals 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
$21.81B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$14.74B
Div. yield
–
Generic Drugs Healthcare
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Amphastar Pharmaceuticals leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Amphastar Pharmaceuticals 4, Amneal Pharmaceuticals 4, Viatris 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionVTRSAMPHAMRXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $21.81B $1.12B $6.85B VTRS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -53.1x 14.2x 43.5x AMPH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.0x 8.2x 21.7x VTRS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.4% +1.0% +9.3% AMRX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -2.8% 10.8% 5.0% AMPH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -0.2% 6.4% 17.4% AMRX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.6x 1.8x 3.8x AMPH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +76.7% +3.9% +99.2% AMRX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.9%/yr +6.8%/yr +31.6%/yr AMRX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.4% 54.3% 35.1% VTRS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 73/100 70/100 AMPH

Percentile Scorecard

VTRSAMPHAMRX

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

AxisVTRSAMPHAMRX
Valuation 93 #42 of 626 99 #8 of 626 92 #54 of 626
Growth 47 #318 of 604 43 #347 of 604 74 #158 of 604
Profitability 81 #106 of 555 87 #72 of 555 84 #91 of 555
Financial Health 23 #510 of 658 37 #412 of 658 12 #582 of 658
Shareholder Returns 87 #49 of 368 99 #4 of 368 88 #44 of 368
Overall 66 73 70
  • VTRS ranked among 673 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • AMPH 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

PeriodVTRSAMPHAMRXSPY
1 month +2.6%-2.5%+6.3% -0.8%
3 months +3.7%+32.8%+16.2% +3.5%
6 months +23.5%+17.6%+67.2% +7.0%
Year to date +46.9%-4.9%+66.8% +12.2%
1 year +76.7%+3.9%+99.2% +13.0%
3 years +108.6%-42.9%+457.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +27.8%-17.1%+77.4% +23.1%
5 years +39.6%+38.7%+293.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year +6.9%+6.8%+31.6% +11.0%
10 years -52.0%+40.1%— +258.0%
10 years, per year -7.1%+3.4%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureVTRSAMPHAMRXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.4%54.3%35.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.6%66.4%31.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.700.580.70 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.370.072.83 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -52.9%-74.0%-78.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.0%-13.4%0.0% -1.8%
52-week high $18.66$29.40$21.02 $779.14
52-week low $10.11$16.87$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.

MultipleVTRSAMPHAMRX
P/E now vs peer median -51.8xmedian 17.1x 14.2xmedian 17.1x 42.6xmedian 17.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 8.8x 1.5xmedian 8.8x 2.2xmedian 8.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.3xmedian 17.1x 8.0xmedian 17.1x 13.9xmedian 17.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.7xmedian 18.0x 7.1xmedian 18.0x 80.8xmedian 18.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 2.1x 1.4xmedian 2.1x 203.3xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 1.69median 0.31 -5.53median 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 monthsVTRSAMPHAMRX
Revenue $14.74B $730.02M $3.12B
Gross profit $5.13B $348.11M $1.23B
Operating income -$87.30M $114.29M $453.92M
Net income -$410.70M $78.55M $215.32M
Free cash flow $1.95B $152.89M $83.11M
R&D $1.02B $94.57M $175.57M
EPS (diluted) $-0.35 $1.78 $0.48
Cash & equivalents $886.50M $223.61M $127.64M
Total debt $13.35B $612.05M $2.67B
Shares (diluted) 1.16B 44.23M 328.10M
Enterprise value $16.82B -$24.25M $6.04B

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
MetricVTRSAMPHAMRX
P/E -51.8x 14.2x 42.6x
P/FCF 10.7x 7.1x 80.8x
P/Operating cash flow 9.0x 5.9x 33.4x
P/S 1.4x 1.5x 2.2x
P/B 1.5x 1.4x 203.3x
P/Tangible book 36.0x 1.5x -12.1x
EV/EBITDA 12.3x 8.0x 13.9x
EV/EBIT -383.4x 12.3x 20.4x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 1.9x 3.0x
EV/FCF 17.1x 9.2x 111.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.4x 7.6x 46.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.69 -5.53 0.18

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVTRSAMPHAMRX
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.4% 1.0% 9.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.9% 10.5% 10.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.7% -3.4% 14.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -6.0% 8.0% 14.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 96.6% -37.1% 20.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -27.6% -4.5% 32.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 88.2% -41.7% 426.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -30.5% -8.3% 139.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 88.1% -36.5% 4,481%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -30.6% -2.6% 237.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 12.9% 15.6% -42.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.0% 12.1% 0.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 11.6% 36.3% -69.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.6% 15.0% -17.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVTRSAMPHAMRX
Gross margin 34.8% 47.7% 39.3%
EBITDA margin 18.4% 23.9% 21.3%
Operating margin -0.6% 15.7% 14.6%
Pretax margin -4.5% 14.0% 6.5%
Net margin -2.8% 10.8% 5.0%
FCF margin 13.3% 20.9% 2.7%
Operating cash flow margin 15.8% 25.3% 6.4%
Return on equity -2.8% 10.2% –
Return on assets -1.1% 4.6% 5.9%
Return on invested capital -0.2% 6.4% 17.4%
Return on capital employed -0.3% 8.0% 16.4%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.4x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -5.7x 2.4x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 4.0% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVTRSAMPHAMRX
Debt / assets 38.1% 35.1% 70.7%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.8x 80.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.6x 1.8x 3.8x
Debt / FCF 6.8x 4.0x 32.1x
Liabilities / assets 59.3% 55.9% 99.1%
Equity / assets 40.7% 44.1% 0.9%
Interest coverage -0.2x 4.4x –
Current ratio 1.6x 2.4x 2.2x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.7x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.1x 1.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.13 2.12 2.48

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVTRSAMPHAMRX
Dividend yield 2.6% – –
Net buyback yield 1.4% 9.0% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 4.1% 9.0% 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.

ConsensusVTRSAMPHAMRX
Forward P/E 7.0xFY2026 8.2xFY2026 21.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.62FY2026 $3.09FY2026 $0.97FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +11.5%FY2026 -4.9%FY2026 +16.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -1.5% +9.4% +26.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.31BFY2026 $790.23MFY2026 $3.24BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.0%FY2026 +9.8%FY2026 +7.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.8% -5.4% +12.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVTRSAMPHAMRX
Held by institutions 89.9% 64.8% 51.1%
Institutions holding 1,028 209 310
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.6% -11.7% +1.3%
Institutions buying 486 96 182
Institutions selling 318 74 86
Buyers to sellers 1.53 1.30 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.

VTRSAMPHAMRX
VTRS 1.00 0.35 0.43
AMPH 0.35 1.00 0.45
AMRX 0.43 0.45 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VTRS, AMPH and AMRX?

Viatris (VTRS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Viatris (VTRS) $21.81B, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) $1.12B, Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) $6.85B.

Which stock is cheaper, VTRS, AMPH and AMRX?

Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Viatris (VTRS) -53.1x, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) 14.2x, Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) 43.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Viatris (VTRS) is cheapest (Viatris (VTRS) 7.0x, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) 8.2x, 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?

Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Viatris (VTRS) +4.4%, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) +1.0%, Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) +9.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) has the highest net margin (Viatris (VTRS) -2.8%, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) 10.8%, Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) 5.0%). On return on invested capital, Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) leads (Viatris (VTRS) -0.2%, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) 6.4%, Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) 17.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) returned the most: Viatris (VTRS) +76.7%, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) +3.9%, Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) +99.2%. Over five years, Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) compounded fastest (Viatris (VTRS) +6.9%/yr, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) +6.8%/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 (Viatris (VTRS) 32.4%, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) 54.3%, Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) 35.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, VTRS, AMPH 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, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) leads on 4. 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.