VTRS vs AMPH vs PMHS Stock Comparison

Viatris, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals and Polomar Health Services Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VTRS Viatris Inc
$18.29 +2.6% 1M +76.7% 1Y
Market cap
$21.01B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$14.74B
Div. yield
2.62%
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 3, Polomar Health Services 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionVTRSAMPHPMHSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $21.01B $1.08B $3.68M VTRS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -51.8x 14.2x -0.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.0x 8.2x — VTRS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.4% +1.0% +7,688.8% PMHS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -2.8% 10.8% -301.1% AMPH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -0.2% 6.4% — AMPH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.6x 1.8x -7.2x PMHS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.62% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +76.7% +3.9% -35.0% VTRS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.9%/yr +6.8%/yr -73.8%/yr VTRS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.4% 54.3% 418.8% VTRS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 74/100 54/100 AMPH

Percentile Scorecard

VTRSAMPHPMHS

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

AxisVTRSAMPHPMHS
Valuation 92 #22 of 275 97 #8 of 275 87 #38 of 275
Growth 49 #130 of 253 43 #144 of 253 62 #96 of 253
Profitability 82 #42 of 224 87 #29 of 224 62 #86 of 224
Financial Health 29 #211 of 296 42 #171 of 296 7 #275 of 296
Shareholder Returns 88 #16 of 126 99 #2 of 126 –
Overall 68 74 54
  • VTRS ranked among 305 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • AMPH ranked among 305 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • PMHS ranked among 305 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodVTRSAMPHPMHSSPY
1 month +2.6%-2.5%-7.1% -0.8%
3 months +3.7%+32.8%+62.5% +3.5%
6 months +23.5%+17.6%+8.3% +7.0%
Year to date +46.9%-4.9%-83.8% +12.2%
1 year +76.7%+3.9%-35.0% +13.0%
3 years +108.6%-42.9%-90.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year +27.8%-17.1%-53.6% +23.1%
5 years +39.6%+38.7%-99.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year +6.9%+6.8%-73.8% +11.0%
10 years -52.0%+40.1%-96.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year -7.1%+3.4%-29.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureVTRSAMPHPMHSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.4%54.3%418.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.6%66.4%917.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.700.580.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.370.07-0.08 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -52.9%-74.0%-100.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.0%-13.4%-83.8% -1.8%
52-week high $18.66$29.40$0.80 $779.14
52-week low $10.11$16.87$0.05 $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.

MultipleVTRSAMPHPMHS
P/E now vs peer median -51.8xmedian 10.4x 14.2xmedian 10.4x -0.4xmedian 10.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 6.4x 1.5xmedian 6.4x 1.2xmedian 6.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.3xmedian 10.7x 8.0xmedian 10.7x -49.9xmedian 10.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.7xmedian 12.5x 7.1xmedian 12.5x -528.5xmedian 12.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.6x 1.4xmedian 1.6x -3.5xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 1.69median 0.29 -5.53median 0.29 —median 0.29

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 monthsVTRSAMPHPMHS
Revenue $14.74B $730.02M $3.17M
Gross profit $5.13B $348.11M $1.94M
Operating income -$87.30M $114.29M -$9.36M
Net income -$410.70M $78.55M -$9.46M
Free cash flow $1.95B $152.89M -$6.96K
R&D $1.02B $94.57M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.35 $1.78 $-0.34
Cash & equivalents $886.50M $223.61M $178.87K
Total debt $13.35B $612.05M $3.73M
Shares (diluted) 1.16B 44.23M 28.06M
Enterprise value $16.02B -$57.80M $3.24M

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
MetricVTRSAMPHPMHS
P/E -51.8x 14.2x -0.4x
P/FCF 10.7x 7.1x -528.5x
P/Operating cash flow 9.0x 5.9x -528.5x
P/S 1.4x 1.5x 1.2x
P/B 1.5x 1.4x -3.5x
P/Tangible book 36.0x 1.5x -3.5x
EV/EBITDA 12.3x 8.0x -49.9x
EV/EBIT -383.4x 12.3x -0.5x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 1.9x 1.4x
EV/FCF 17.1x 9.2x -617.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.4x 7.6x -617.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.69 -5.53 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVTRSAMPHPMHS
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.4% 1.0% 7,689%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.9% 10.5% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.7% -3.4% 7,674%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -6.0% 8.0% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 96.6% -37.1% -385.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -27.6% -4.5% -200.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 88.2% -41.7% -361.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -30.5% -8.3% -201.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 88.1% -36.5% -358.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -30.6% -2.6% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 12.9% 15.6% 99.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.0% 12.1% 67.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 11.6% 36.3% 99.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.6% 15.0% 67.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVTRSAMPHPMHS
Gross margin 34.8% 47.7% 61.1%
EBITDA margin 18.4% 23.9% -2.7%
Operating margin -0.6% 15.7% -295.0%
Pretax margin -4.5% 14.0% -298.3%
Net margin -2.8% 10.8% -301.1%
FCF margin 13.3% 20.9% -0.2%
Operating cash flow margin 15.8% 25.3% -0.2%
Return on equity -2.8% 10.2% –
Return on assets -1.1% 4.6% -1,422%
Return on invested capital -0.2% 6.4% –
Return on capital employed -0.3% 8.0% –
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.4x 4.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -5.7x 2.4x 0.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 4.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVTRSAMPHPMHS
Debt / assets 38.1% 35.1% 97.6%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.8x -0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.6x 1.8x -7.2x
Debt / FCF 6.8x 4.0x -114.3x
Liabilities / assets 59.3% 55.9% 229.7%
Equity / assets 40.7% 44.1% -129.7%
Interest coverage -0.2x 4.4x -90.3x
Current ratio 1.6x 2.4x –
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.7x –
Cash ratio 0.1x 1.1x –
Altman Z-score 1.13 2.12 –

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusVTRSAMPHPMHS
Forward P/E 7.0xFY2026 8.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $2.62FY2026 $3.10FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +11.5%FY2026 -4.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -1.9% +9.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.31BFY2026 $790.75MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +7.0%FY2026 +9.8%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after -5.4% -5.4% –

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

VTRSAMPHPMHS
VTRS 1.00 0.35 0.08
AMPH 0.35 1.00 -0.03
PMHS 0.08 -0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VTRS, AMPH and PMHS?

Viatris (VTRS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Viatris (VTRS) $21.01B, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) $1.08B, Polomar Health Services (PMHS) $3.68M.

Which company is growing faster?

Polomar Health Services (PMHS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Viatris (VTRS) +4.4%, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) +1.0%, Polomar Health Services (PMHS) +7,688.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) has the highest net margin (Viatris (VTRS) -2.8%, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) 10.8%, Polomar Health Services (PMHS) -301.1%). 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) +76.7%, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) +3.9%, Polomar Health Services (PMHS) -35.0%. Over five years, Viatris (VTRS) compounded fastest (Viatris (VTRS) +6.9%/yr, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) +6.8%/yr, Polomar Health Services (PMHS) -73.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Viatris (VTRS) 2.62%. Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) and Polomar Health Services (PMHS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Viatris (VTRS) has been the steadiest (Viatris (VTRS) 32.4%, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) 54.3%, Polomar Health Services (PMHS) 418.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.