VTRS vs AMPH vs FENC Stock Comparison

Viatris, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals and Fennec Pharmaceuticals Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VTRS Viatris Inc
$18.77 +2.7% 1M +82.4% 1Y
Market cap
$22.31B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$14.74B
Div. yield
–
Generic Drugs Healthcare
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Viatris leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Viatris 4, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals 4, Fennec Pharmaceuticals 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionVTRSAMPHFENCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $22.31B $1.17B $375.16M VTRS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -54.3x 15.0x -56.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.2x 8.5x 37.5x VTRS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.4% +1.0% +61.4% FENC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -2.8% 10.8% -12.3% AMPH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -0.2% 6.4% — AMPH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.6x 1.8x — AMPH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +82.4% +8.9% +24.1% VTRS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.1%/yr +7.1%/yr +3.3%/yr AMPH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.3% 54.3% 64.1% VTRS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 73/100 73/100 FENC

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 #43 of 625 99 #9 of 625 59 #260 of 625
Growth 48 #312 of 602 43 #343 of 602 93 #44 of 602
Profitability 81 #103 of 549 88 #67 of 549 85 #85 of 549
Financial Health 22 #508 of 654 37 #411 of 654 57 #282 of 654
Shareholder Returns 86 #54 of 367 99 #4 of 367 –
Overall 66 73 73
  • VTRS ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • AMPH ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • FENC 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

PeriodVTRSAMPHFENCSPY
1 month +2.7%-3.9%-0.7% +0.9%
3 months +5.3%+27.9%+12.6% +5.9%
6 months +25.4%+21.7%+73.6% +8.5%
Year to date +50.8%-1.7%+41.2% +13.3%
1 year +82.4%+8.9%+24.1% +12.4%
3 years +114.0%-41.0%+58.9% +88.1%
3 years, per year +28.9%-16.1%+16.7% +23.5%
5 years +40.6%+41.0%+17.4% +68.2%
5 years, per year +7.1%+7.1%+3.3% +11.0%
10 years -49.5%+47.2%+440.8% +263.4%
10 years, per year -6.6%+3.9%+18.4% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureVTRSAMPHFENCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.3%54.3%64.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.7%66.4%59.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.700.581.34 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.550.160.38 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -52.9%-74.0%-65.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-10.4%-14.9% -0.9%
52-week high $18.77$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 -53.2xmedian 17.4x 14.6xmedian 17.4x -56.9xmedian 17.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 9.1x 1.5xmedian 9.1x 7.1xmedian 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.5xmedian 17.1x 8.2xmedian 17.1x —median 17.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.0xmedian 19.0x 7.3xmedian 19.0x —median 19.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 2.2x 1.5xmedian 2.2x 9.0xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.74median 0.34 -5.72median 0.34 -1.33median 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 monthsVTRSAMPHFENC
Revenue $14.74B $730.02M $53.77M
Gross profit $5.13B $348.11M $49.65M
Operating income -$87.30M $114.29M -$3.74M
Net income -$410.70M $78.55M -$6.60M
Free cash flow $1.95B $152.89M –
R&D $1.02B $94.57M $274.00K
EPS (diluted) $-0.35 $1.78 $-0.18
Cash & equivalents $886.50M $223.61M $41.25M
Total debt $13.35B $612.05M –
Shares (diluted) 1.16B 44.23M 36.43M
Enterprise value $17.32B $33.80M $256.47M

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 -53.2x 14.6x -56.9x
P/FCF 11.0x 7.3x –
P/Operating cash flow 9.2x 6.1x –
P/S 1.5x 1.5x 7.1x
P/B 1.5x 1.5x 9.0x
P/Tangible book 36.9x 1.5x 9.0x
EV/EBITDA 12.5x 8.2x –
EV/EBIT -389.7x 12.6x -90.8x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 2.0x 6.3x
EV/FCF 17.4x 9.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow 14.6x 7.8x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.74 -5.72 -1.33

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVTRSAMPHFENC
Debt / assets 38.1% 35.1% –
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.8x –
Net debt / EBITDA 4.6x 1.8x –
Debt / FCF 6.8x 4.0x –
Liabilities / assets 59.3% 55.9% 44.0%
Equity / assets 40.7% 44.1% 56.0%
Interest coverage -0.2x 4.4x -2.5x
Current ratio 1.6x 2.4x 5.8x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.7x 5.2x
Cash ratio 0.1x 1.1x 3.3x
Altman Z-score 1.15 2.14 4.16

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVTRSAMPHFENC
Dividend yield 2.6% – –
Net buyback yield 1.4% 8.7% –
Shareholder yield 4.0% 8.7% –
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 7.2xFY2026 8.5xFY2026 37.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.62FY2026 $3.09FY2026 $0.29FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +11.5%FY2026 -4.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -1.5% +9.4% +241.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.31BFY2026 $790.23MFY2026 $75.58MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.0%FY2026 +9.8%FY2026 +69.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.8% -5.4% +28.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVTRSAMPHFENC
Held by institutions 89.9% 64.8% 46.6%
Institutions holding 1,029 209 107
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.6% -11.7% +0.7%
Institutions buying 487 96 71
Institutions selling 318 74 19
Buyers to sellers 1.53 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 0.14
AMPH 0.35 1.00 0.09
FENC 0.14 0.09 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) $22.31B, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) $1.17B, Fennec Pharmaceuticals (FENC) $375.16M.

Which company is growing faster?

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

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Viatris (VTRS) returned the most: Viatris (VTRS) +82.4%, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) +8.9%, Fennec Pharmaceuticals (FENC) +24.1%. Over five years, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) compounded fastest (Viatris (VTRS) +7.1%/yr, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) +7.1%/yr, Fennec Pharmaceuticals (FENC) +3.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Viatris (VTRS) has been the steadiest (Viatris (VTRS) 32.3%, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) 54.3%, Fennec Pharmaceuticals (FENC) 64.1%). 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 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.