VTRS vs AMRX vs ALVO Stock Comparison

Viatris, Amneal Pharmaceuticals and Alvotech Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VTRS Viatris Inc
$18.72 +5.0% 1M +79.7% 1Y
Market cap
$21.95B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$14.74B
Div. yield
–
Generic Drugs Healthcare
3 wins
ALVO Alvotech
$4.75 -17.4% 1M -41.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.44B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$105.94M
Div. yield
–
Generic Drugs Healthcare

Head to Head

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Amneal Pharmaceuticals leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Amneal Pharmaceuticals 7, Viatris 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionVTRSAMRXALVOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $21.95B $6.75B $1.44B VTRS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -53.4x 42.9x -5.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.1x 22.1x — VTRS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.4% +9.3% -74.3% AMRX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -2.8% 5.0% -248.0% AMRX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -0.2% 17.4% 4.4% AMRX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.6x 3.8x 13.1x AMRX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +79.7% +109.2% -41.6% AMRX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.0%/yr +31.5%/yr -13.7%/yr AMRX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.4% 35.0% 81.7% VTRS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 70/100 48/100 AMRX

Percentile Scorecard

VTRSAMRXALVO

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

AxisVTRSAMRXALVO
Valuation 93 #44 of 625 91 #55 of 625 72 #174 of 625
Growth 48 #314 of 602 74 #157 of 602 34 #395 of 602
Profitability 81 #104 of 551 84 #88 of 551 68 #175 of 551
Financial Health 23 #508 of 656 12 #580 of 656 15 #555 of 656
Shareholder Returns 85 #54 of 365 88 #46 of 365 –
Overall 66 70 48
  • VTRS ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • AMRX ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • 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

PeriodVTRSAMRXALVOSPY
1 month +5.0%+8.4%-17.4% -0.2%
3 months +4.8%+14.3%+53.2% +3.9%
6 months +26.3%+68.4%+34.9% +8.2%
Year to date +50.4%+70.2%-7.4% +12.9%
1 year +79.7%+109.2%-41.6% +12.3%
3 years +113.5%+468.7%-47.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +28.8%+78.6%-19.1% +23.3%
5 years +40.4%+293.4%-52.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year +7.0%+31.5%-13.7% +10.9%
10 years -50.8%—— +261.1%
10 years, per year -6.8%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureVTRSAMRXALVOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.4%35.0%81.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.6%31.0%86.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.700.700.74 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.463.12-0.51 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -52.9%-78.2%-82.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%0.0%-41.6% -1.2%
52-week high $18.72$21.44$8.13 $779.14
52-week low $10.11$10.00$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.

MultipleVTRSAMRXALVO
P/E now vs peer median -53.0xmedian 17.2x 43.5xmedian 17.2x -5.2xmedian 17.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 9.0x 2.2xmedian 9.0x 14.0xmedian 9.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.5xmedian 16.3x 14.1xmedian 16.3x 29.8xmedian 16.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.0xmedian 18.7x 82.4xmedian 18.7x -5.7xmedian 18.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 2.2x 207.3xmedian 2.2x -7.7xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.73median 0.33 0.18median 0.33 -0.21median 0.33

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 monthsVTRSAMRXALVO
Revenue $14.74B $3.12B $105.94M
Gross profit $5.13B $1.23B $7.66M
Operating income -$87.30M $453.92M $47.54M
Net income -$410.70M $215.32M -$179.60M
Free cash flow $1.95B $83.11M -$261.39M
R&D $1.02B $175.57M $46.37M
EPS (diluted) $-0.35 $0.48 $-0.90
Cash & equivalents $886.50M $127.64M $142.80M
Total debt $13.35B $2.67B $1.31B
Shares (diluted) 1.16B 328.10M 291.34M
Enterprise value $16.96B $5.94B $1.00B

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
MetricVTRSAMRXALVO
P/E -53.0x 43.5x -5.2x
P/FCF 11.0x 82.4x -5.7x
P/Operating cash flow 9.2x 34.1x -7.5x
P/S 1.5x 2.2x 14.0x
P/B 1.5x 207.3x -7.7x
P/Tangible book 36.8x -12.3x -4.4x
EV/EBITDA 12.5x 14.1x 29.8x
EV/EBIT -389.1x 20.7x 55.6x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 3.0x 25.0x
EV/FCF 17.4x 113.0x -10.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.6x 46.8x -13.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.73 0.18 -0.21

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVTRSAMRXALVO
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.4% 9.3% -74.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.9% 10.5% 104.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.7% 14.1% -95.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -6.0% 14.9% 27.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 96.6% 20.6% -13.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -27.6% 32.5% 28.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 88.2% 426.4% -383.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -30.5% 139.1% 24.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 88.1% 4,481% -481.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -30.6% 237.0% 24.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 12.9% -42.8% -367.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.0% 0.4% 12.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 11.6% -69.3% -113.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.6% -17.3% 8.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVTRSAMRXALVO
Gross margin 34.8% 39.3% 7.2%
EBITDA margin 18.4% 21.3% 83.9%
Operating margin -0.6% 14.6% 44.9%
Pretax margin -4.5% 6.5% -62.1%
Net margin -2.8% 5.0% -248.0%
FCF margin 13.3% 2.7% -246.7%
Operating cash flow margin 15.8% 6.4% -187.6%
Return on equity -2.8% – –
Return on assets -1.1% 5.9% -17.5%
Return on invested capital -0.2% 17.4% 4.4%
Return on capital employed -0.3% 16.4% 4.1%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.9x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -5.7x 0.9x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 1.1% 8.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVTRSAMRXALVO
Debt / assets 38.1% 70.7% 82.3%
Debt / equity 0.9x 80.9x -6.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.6x 3.8x 13.1x
Debt / FCF 6.8x 32.1x -5.0x
Liabilities / assets 59.3% 99.1% 112.1%
Equity / assets 40.7% 0.9% -12.1%
Interest coverage -0.2x – 0.8x
Current ratio 1.6x 2.2x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.3x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 1.15 2.50 -1.36

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVTRSAMRXALVO
Dividend yield 2.6% – –
Net buyback yield 1.4% 0.0% –
Shareholder yield 4.0% 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.

ConsensusVTRSAMRXALVO
Forward P/E 7.1xFY2026 22.1xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $2.62FY2026 $0.97FY2026 $-0.01FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +11.5%FY2026 +16.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -1.5% +26.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.31BFY2026 $3.24BFY2026 $556.32MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.0%FY2026 +7.4%FY2026 -6.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.8% +12.4% +23.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVTRSAMRXALVO
Held by institutions 89.9% 51.0% 14.7%
Institutions holding 1,028 310 72
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.6% +1.3% +152.4%
Institutions buying 486 182 44
Institutions selling 318 86 17
Buyers to sellers 1.53 2.12 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.

VTRSAMRXALVO
VTRS 1.00 0.43 0.05
AMRX 0.43 1.00 0.09
ALVO 0.05 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VTRS, AMRX and ALVO?

Viatris (VTRS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Viatris (VTRS) $21.95B, Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) $6.75B, Alvotech (ALVO) $1.44B.

Which company is growing faster?

Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Viatris (VTRS) +4.4%, Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) +9.3%, Alvotech (ALVO) -74.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) has the highest net margin (Viatris (VTRS) -2.8%, Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) 5.0%, Alvotech (ALVO) -248.0%). On return on invested capital, Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) leads (Viatris (VTRS) -0.2%, Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) 17.4%, Alvotech (ALVO) 4.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) returned the most: Viatris (VTRS) +79.7%, Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) +109.2%, Alvotech (ALVO) -41.6%. Over five years, Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) compounded fastest (Viatris (VTRS) +7.0%/yr, Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) +31.5%/yr, Alvotech (ALVO) -13.7%/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%, Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) 35.0%, Alvotech (ALVO) 81.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, VTRS, AMRX 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, Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) leads on 7. 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.