VTRS vs BAX vs AMPH Stock Comparison

Viatris, Baxter International and Amphastar Pharmaceuticals Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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VTRS Viatris Inc
$19.20 +6.0% 1M +87.0% 1Y
Market cap
$22.23B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$14.74B
Div. yield
–
Generic Drugs Healthcare
4 wins
BAX Baxter International Inc
$23.49 0.0% 1M +4.8% 1Y
Market cap
$11.86B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$11.61B
Div. yield
0.01%
Medical Supplies Healthcare
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionVTRSBAXAMPHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $22.23B $11.86B $1.19B VTRS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -54.1x -16.4x 15.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.3x 11.9x 8.7x VTRS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.4% +5.3% +1.0% BAX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -2.8% -6.2% 10.8% AMPH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -0.2% -1.4% 6.4% AMPH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.6x 9.0x 1.8x AMPH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +87.0% +4.8% +11.1% VTRS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.5%/yr -21.5%/yr +7.6%/yr AMPH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.4% 45.1% 54.3% VTRS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 44/100 73/100 AMPH

Percentile Scorecard

VTRSBAXAMPH

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

AxisVTRSBAXAMPH
Valuation 93 #42 of 624 89 #25 of 227 99 #9 of 624
Growth 49 #308 of 601 14 #187 of 218 43 #341 of 601
Profitability 82 #100 of 541 66 #69 of 202 88 #67 of 541
Financial Health 22 #502 of 647 19 #189 of 233 38 #405 of 647
Shareholder Returns 85 #54 of 359 33 #87 of 130 99 #4 of 359
Overall 66 44 73
  • VTRS ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • BAX ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • AMPH 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

PeriodVTRSBAXAMPHSPY
1 month +6.0%0.0%+0.9% +0.7%
3 months +8.1%-12.2%+32.1% +3.7%
6 months +28.5%+33.6%+22.6% +7.1%
Year to date +54.2%+22.9%+0.6% +12.8%
1 year +87.0%+4.8%+11.1% +11.9%
3 years +117.2%-26.7%-40.4% +85.2%
3 years, per year +29.5%-9.8%-15.9% +22.8%
5 years +43.8%-70.3%+44.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year +7.5%-21.5%+7.6% +10.9%
10 years -48.4%-50.2%+50.5% +262.0%
10 years, per year -6.4%-6.7%+4.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureVTRSBAXAMPHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.4%45.1%54.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.8%49.5%66.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.701.180.58 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.690.110.20 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -52.9%-82.3%-74.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-17.1%-8.4% -1.2%
52-week high $19.20$28.35$29.40 $779.14
52-week low $10.11$15.80$16.87 $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.

MultipleVTRSBAXAMPH
P/E now vs peer median -54.4xmedian 17.8x -16.8xmedian 28.7x 15.0xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 9.1x 1.0xmedian 3.0x 1.6xmedian 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.7xmedian 15.0x 25.6xmedian 17.8x 8.4xmedian 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 21.7x 10.5xmedian 26.4x 7.5xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 2.2x 1.9xmedian 2.4x 1.5xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.78median 0.35 0.53median 0.99 -5.85median 0.35

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 monthsVTRSBAXAMPH
Revenue $14.74B $11.61B $730.02M
Gross profit $5.13B $3.49B $348.11M
Operating income -$87.30M -$221.00M $114.29M
Net income -$410.70M -$723.00M $78.55M
Free cash flow $1.95B $1.16B $152.89M
R&D $1.02B $519.00M $94.57M
EPS (diluted) $-0.35 $-1.39 $1.78
Cash & equivalents $886.50M $1.98B $223.61M
Total debt $13.35B $8.60B $612.05M
Shares (diluted) 1.16B 520.00M 44.23M
Enterprise value $17.24B $3.74B $53.88M

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
MetricVTRSBAXAMPH
P/E -54.4x -16.8x 15.0x
P/FCF 11.3x 10.5x 7.5x
P/Operating cash flow 9.5x 7.3x 6.2x
P/S 1.5x 1.0x 1.6x
P/B 1.5x 1.9x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 37.8x 4.7x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA 12.7x 25.6x 8.4x
EV/EBIT -395.4x -84.9x 12.8x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 1.6x 2.0x
EV/FCF 17.7x 16.2x 9.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.8x 11.3x 7.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.78 0.53 -5.85

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVTRSBAXAMPH
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.4% 5.3% 1.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.9% 0.7% 10.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.7% -7.1% -3.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -6.0% -7.7% 8.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 96.6% -136.3% -37.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -27.6% 4.2% -4.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 88.2% -112.0% -41.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -30.5% -31.6% -8.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 88.1% -109.6% -36.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -30.6% -31.5% -2.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 12.9% 97.4% 15.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.0% 0.6% 12.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 11.6% 243.5% 36.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.6% -5.0% 15.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVTRSBAXAMPH
Gross margin 34.8% 30.1% 47.7%
EBITDA margin 18.4% 6.3% 23.9%
Operating margin -0.6% -1.9% 15.7%
Pretax margin -4.5% -1.6% 14.0%
Net margin -2.8% -6.2% 10.8%
FCF margin 13.3% 10.0% 20.9%
Operating cash flow margin 15.8% 14.3% 25.3%
Return on equity -2.8% -11.4% 10.2%
Return on assets -1.1% -3.7% 4.6%
Return on invested capital -0.2% -1.4% 6.4%
Return on capital employed -0.3% -1.4% 8.0%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.6x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -5.7x -2.3x 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 0.9% 4.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVTRSBAXAMPH
Debt / assets 38.1% 44.3% 35.1%
Debt / equity 0.9x 1.3x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.6x 9.0x 1.8x
Debt / FCF 6.8x 7.4x 4.0x
Liabilities / assets 59.3% 66.5% 55.9%
Equity / assets 40.7% 33.5% 44.1%
Interest coverage -0.2x – 4.4x
Current ratio 1.6x 1.8x 2.4x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.0x 1.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.5x 1.1x
Altman Z-score 1.16 2.33 2.16

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVTRSBAXAMPH
Dividend yield 2.5% 0.2% –
Net buyback yield 1.4% -0.2% 8.5%
Shareholder yield 3.9% 0.0% 8.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – -14.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 8.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -75.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -44.1% –

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.

ConsensusVTRSBAXAMPH
Forward P/E 7.3xFY2026 11.9xFY2026 8.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.62FY2026 $1.98FY2026 $3.09FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +11.5%FY2026 -10.4%FY2026 -4.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -1.5% -3.5% +9.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.31BFY2026 $11.05BFY2026 $790.23MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.0%FY2026 -1.7%FY2026 +9.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.8% +11.7% -5.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVTRSBAXAMPH
Held by institutions 89.9% 100.0% 64.8%
Institutions holding 1,030 691 209
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.6% +5.2% -11.7%
Institutions buying 488 359 96
Institutions selling 318 193 74
Buyers to sellers 1.53 1.86 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.

VTRSBAXAMPH
VTRS 1.00 0.31 0.35
BAX 0.31 1.00 0.16
AMPH 0.35 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VTRS, BAX and AMPH?

Viatris (VTRS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Viatris (VTRS) $22.23B, Baxter International (BAX) $11.86B, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) $1.19B.

Which company is growing faster?

Baxter International (BAX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Viatris (VTRS) +4.4%, Baxter International (BAX) +5.3%, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) +1.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) has the highest net margin (Viatris (VTRS) -2.8%, Baxter International (BAX) -6.2%, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) 10.8%). On return on invested capital, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) leads (Viatris (VTRS) -0.2%, Baxter International (BAX) -1.4%, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) 6.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Viatris (VTRS) returned the most: Viatris (VTRS) +87.0%, Baxter International (BAX) +4.8%, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) +11.1%. Over five years, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) compounded fastest (Viatris (VTRS) +7.5%/yr, Baxter International (BAX) -21.5%/yr, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) +7.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Viatris (VTRS) 0.00%, Baxter International (BAX) 0.01%, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) 0.00%. Viatris (VTRS) and Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Viatris (VTRS) has been the steadiest (Viatris (VTRS) 32.4%, Baxter International (BAX) 45.1%, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) 54.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.