VTRS vs AMPH vs FENC Stock Comparison

Viatris, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals and Fennec Pharmaceuticals Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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VTRS Viatris Inc
$18.97 +8.2% 1M +76.5% 1Y
Market cap
$21.75B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$14.73B
Div. yield
2.53%
Generic Drugs Healthcare
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionVTRSAMPHFENCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $21.75B $1.18B $328.97M VTRS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -35.8x 11.9x -99.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.3x 9.0x 32.4x VTRS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.3% +3.1% +77.8% FENC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.1% 13.3% -5.5% AMPH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% 7.6% — AMPH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.1x 1.9x — AMPH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.53% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +76.5% +9.3% +13.8% VTRS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.7%/yr +6.6%/yr +0.1%/yr VTRS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.5% 54.4% 65.2% VTRS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 73/100 70/100 AMPH

Percentile Scorecard

VTRSAMPHFENC

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

AxisVTRSAMPHFENC
Valuation 93 #44 of 634 98 #11 of 634 81 #120 of 634
Growth 52 #295 of 608 40 #368 of 608 98 #15 of 608
Profitability 82 #102 of 557 88 #69 of 557 87 #73 of 557
Financial Health 24 #498 of 654 40 #396 of 654 56 #286 of 654
Shareholder Returns 83 #70 of 403 99 #5 of 403 29 #288 of 403
Overall 67 73 70
  • VTRS ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • AMPH ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • FENC 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

PeriodVTRSAMPHFENCSPY
1 month +8.2%+6.8%-9.3% -5.9%
3 months +16.5%+39.6%-13.4% -4.6%
6 months +9.1%+15.1%+36.1% +0.2%
Year to date +52.4%+3.3%+21.9% +7.5%
1 year +76.5%+9.3%+13.8% +8.2%
3 years +106.0%-40.9%+18.0% +68.3%
3 years, per year +27.3%-16.1%+5.7% +19.0%
5 years +38.2%+37.7%+0.4% +56.5%
5 years, per year +6.7%+6.6%+0.1% +9.4%
10 years -45.8%+59.5%+364.9% +251.5%
10 years, per year -5.9%+4.8%+16.6% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureVTRSAMPHFENCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.5%54.4%65.2% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.8%66.5%62.7% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.670.551.41 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.360.170.21 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -52.9%-74.0%-65.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.3%-5.9%-26.5% -5.9%
52-week high $19.22$29.40$12.78 $779.14
52-week low $10.11$16.87$5.77 $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.

MultipleVTRSAMPHFENC
P/E now vs peer median -35.8xmedian 17.8x 11.9xmedian 17.8x -99.8xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 8.1x 1.6xmedian 8.1x 5.6xmedian 8.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.9xmedian 15.7x 7.7xmedian 15.7x —median 15.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.3xmedian 21.0x 8.5xmedian 21.0x -161.3xmedian 21.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 2.0x 1.4xmedian 2.0x 7.8xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median 1.09median 0.36 -3.81median 0.36 -1.83median 0.36

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 monthsVTRSAMPHFENC
Revenue $14.73B $745.79M $59.22M
Gross profit $5.20B $349.09M $55.51M
Operating income -$4.60M $139.74M -$1.13M
Net income -$607.80M $98.96M -$3.25M
Free cash flow $2.11B $139.02M -$2.04M
R&D $1.00B $92.29M $216.00K
EPS (diluted) $-0.53 $2.28 $-0.09
Cash & equivalents $1.79B $204.59M $41.25M
Total debt $13.32B $613.00M –
Shares (diluted) 1.15B 43.38M 36.43M
Enterprise value $15.95B $84.13M $188.81M

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
MetricVTRSAMPHFENC
P/E -35.8x 11.9x -99.8x
P/FCF 10.3x 8.5x -161.3x
P/Operating cash flow 8.8x 6.7x -161.3x
P/S 1.5x 1.6x 5.6x
P/B 1.6x 1.4x 7.8x
P/Tangible book 35.9x 1.5x 7.8x
EV/EBITDA 11.9x 7.7x –
EV/EBIT -7,233x 11.2x -255.8x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 2.1x 4.9x
EV/FCF 15.8x 11.2x -141.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.4x 8.9x -141.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.09 -3.81 -1.83

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVTRSAMPHFENC
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.3% 3.1% 77.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.6% 7.4% 125.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.3% -2.2% 85.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -5.3% 2.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 99.8% -6.8% 88.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -26.1% -8.2% 63.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 83.5% -11.3% 73.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -32.6% -9.9% 50.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 83.3% -2.6% 79.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -32.9% -3.1% 54.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 25.3% 15.1% 82.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.5% 0.1% 54.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 27.1% 22.7% 82.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.7% -0.2% 54.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVTRSAMPHFENC
Gross margin 35.3% 46.8% 93.7%
EBITDA margin 19.1% 27.1% –
Operating margin 0.0% 18.7% -1.9%
Pretax margin -3.6% 17.4% -1.7%
Net margin -4.1% 13.3% -5.5%
FCF margin 14.3% 18.6% -3.4%
Operating cash flow margin 16.9% 23.5% -3.4%
Return on equity -4.3% 12.5% -2.7%
Return on assets -1.7% 5.7% -1.5%
Return on invested capital 0.0% 7.6% –
Return on capital employed 0.0% 9.0% -1.8%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.4x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -4.1x 1.8x 0.6x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 4.0% 12.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVTRSAMPHFENC
Debt / assets 38.4% 35.8% –
Debt / equity 1.0x 0.8x –
Net debt / EBITDA 4.1x 1.9x –
Debt / FCF 6.3x 4.4x –
Liabilities / assets 60.5% 52.4% 44.0%
Equity / assets 39.5% 47.6% 56.0%
Interest coverage 0.0x 5.3x -1.2x
Current ratio 1.6x 3.3x 5.8x
Quick ratio 0.8x 2.3x 5.2x
Cash ratio 0.3x 1.3x 3.3x
Altman Z-score 1.15 2.40 3.41

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVTRSAMPHFENC
Dividend yield 2.5% – –
Net buyback yield 1.8% 7.8% -14.4%
Shareholder yield 4.3% 7.8% -14.4%
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.

ConsensusVTRSAMPHFENC
Forward P/E 7.3xFY2026 9.0xFY2026 32.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.61FY2026 $3.09FY2026 $0.29FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +11.1%FY2026 -4.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -1.5% +9.4% +227.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.31BFY2026 $790.23MFY2026 $75.50MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.0%FY2026 +9.8%FY2026 +69.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.8% -5.4% +27.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVTRSAMPHFENC
Held by institutions 89.9% 64.8% 46.6%
Institutions holding 1,032 209 107
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.6% -11.7% +0.7%
Institutions buying 490 96 71
Institutions selling 318 74 19
Buyers to sellers 1.54 1.30 3.74

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.

VTRSAMPHFENC
VTRS 1.00 0.35 0.13
AMPH 0.35 1.00 0.08
FENC 0.13 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VTRS, AMPH and FENC?

Viatris (VTRS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Viatris (VTRS) $21.75B, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) $1.18B, Fennec Pharmaceuticals (FENC) $328.97M.

Which company is growing faster?

Fennec Pharmaceuticals (FENC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Viatris (VTRS) +4.3%, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) +3.1%, Fennec Pharmaceuticals (FENC) +77.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) has the highest net margin (Viatris (VTRS) -4.1%, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) 13.3%, Fennec Pharmaceuticals (FENC) -5.5%). On return on invested capital, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) leads (Viatris (VTRS) 0.0%, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) 7.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Viatris (VTRS) returned the most: Viatris (VTRS) +76.5%, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) +9.3%, Fennec Pharmaceuticals (FENC) +13.8%. Over five years, Viatris (VTRS) compounded fastest (Viatris (VTRS) +6.7%/yr, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) +6.6%/yr, Fennec Pharmaceuticals (FENC) +0.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Viatris (VTRS) 2.53%. Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) and Fennec Pharmaceuticals (FENC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Viatris (VTRS) has been the steadiest (Viatris (VTRS) 32.5%, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) 54.4%, Fennec Pharmaceuticals (FENC) 65.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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