VTRS vs BAX vs RDY Stock Comparison

Viatris, Baxter International and Dr Reddys Laboratories Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VTRS Viatris Inc
$18.72 +5.0% 1M +79.7% 1Y
Market cap
$21.50B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$14.74B
Div. yield
2.56%
Generic Drugs Healthcare
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Viatris leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Viatris 7, Dr Reddys Laboratories 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionVTRSBAXRDYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $21.50B $12.88B $11.48B VTRS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -53.0x -12.1x 31.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.1x 12.6x 28.6x VTRS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.4% -49.1% -10.5% VTRS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -2.8% -19.2% 10.2% RDY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -0.2% 3.4% 5.6% RDY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.6x 4.8x 1.2x RDY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.56% 0.16% 0.58% VTRS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +79.7% +7.6% -5.0% VTRS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.0%/yr -20.5%/yr +2.4%/yr VTRS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.4% 44.3% 27.5% RDY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 44/100 58/100 VTRS

Percentile Scorecard

VTRSBAXRDY

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

AxisVTRSBAXRDY
Valuation 93 #44 of 625 83 #40 of 227 91 #56 of 625
Growth 48 #314 of 602 19 #177 of 219 10 #542 of 602
Profitability 81 #104 of 551 72 #58 of 206 83 #93 of 551
Financial Health 23 #508 of 656 19 #193 of 238 44 #370 of 656
Shareholder Returns 85 #54 of 365 26 #99 of 134 62 #140 of 365
Overall 66 44 58
  • VTRS ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • BAX ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • RDY 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

PeriodVTRSBAXRDYSPY
1 month +5.0%+6.6%+12.2% -0.2%
3 months +4.8%+2.3%+17.1% +3.9%
6 months +26.3%+38.9%-2.0% +8.2%
Year to date +50.4%+30.4%-2.1% +12.9%
1 year +79.7%+7.6%-5.0% +12.3%
3 years +113.5%-22.5%+5.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year +28.8%-8.2%+1.9% +23.3%
5 years +40.4%-68.3%+12.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year +7.0%-20.5%+2.4% +10.9%
10 years -50.8%-46.8%+39.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year -6.8%-6.1%+3.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureVTRSBAXRDYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.4%44.3%27.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.6%48.0%30.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.701.160.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.460.17-0.18 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -52.9%-82.3%-32.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-12.1%-10.6% -1.2%
52-week high $18.72$28.35$15.38 $779.14
52-week low $10.11$15.80$11.40 $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.

MultipleVTRSBAXRDY
P/E now vs peer median -53.0xmedian 17.2x -12.1xmedian 29.6x 31.5xmedian 17.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 9.0x 2.3xmedian 2.9x 3.2xmedian 9.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.5xmedian 16.3x 13.4xmedian 17.4x 22.9xmedian 16.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.0xmedian 18.7x 15.4xmedian 22.3x 822.3xmedian 18.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 2.2x 2.1xmedian 2.3x 2.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.73median 0.33 -0.42median 1.04 -1.48median 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 monthsVTRSBAXRDY
Revenue $14.74B $5.55B $3.56B
Gross profit $5.13B $3.78B $1.76B
Operating income -$87.30M $532.00M $347.04M
Net income -$410.70M -$1.06B $299.19M
Free cash flow $1.95B $839.00M $13.96M
R&D $1.02B $542.00M $244.48M
EPS (diluted) $-0.35 $-2.05 $0.44
Cash & equivalents $886.50M $2.15B $138.41M
Total debt $13.35B $9.46B $752.59M
Shares (diluted) 1.16B 518.00M 833.33M
Enterprise value $16.51B $4.99B $10.85B

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
MetricVTRSBAXRDY
P/E -53.0x -12.1x 31.5x
P/FCF 11.0x 15.4x 822.3x
P/Operating cash flow 9.2x 9.6x 33.8x
P/S 1.5x 2.3x 3.2x
P/B 1.5x 2.1x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 36.8x 6.0x 3.9x
EV/EBITDA 12.5x 13.4x 22.9x
EV/EBIT -389.1x 38.0x 34.8x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 3.6x 3.4x
EV/FCF 17.4x 24.1x 866.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.6x 15.0x 35.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.73 -0.42 -1.48

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVTRSBAXRDY
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.4% -49.1% -10.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.9% -23.5% 3.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.7% -1.8% -21.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -6.0% -5.2% -2.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 96.6% -50.8% -58.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -27.6% 29.5% -24.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 88.2% -604.0% -55.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -30.5% 28.0% -21.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 88.1% -580.5% -54.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -30.6% 28.6% -21.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 12.9% 56.3% -39.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.0% -4.8% -27.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 11.6% 153.5% -98.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.6% -9.5% -73.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVTRSBAXRDY
Gross margin 34.8% 68.1% 49.5%
EBITDA margin 18.4% 27.3% 14.9%
Operating margin -0.6% 9.6% 9.7%
Pretax margin -4.5% 5.1% 10.7%
Net margin -2.8% -19.2% 10.2%
FCF margin 13.3% 15.1% 0.4%
Operating cash flow margin 15.8% 24.2% 9.5%
Return on equity -2.8% -17.4% 7.4%
Return on assets -1.1% -5.4% 5.0%
Return on invested capital -0.2% 3.4% 5.6%
Return on capital employed -0.3% 3.3% 7.9%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.3x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -5.7x -1.3x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 2.1% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVTRSBAXRDY
Debt / assets 38.1% 47.8% 12.6%
Debt / equity 0.9x 1.5x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.6x 4.8x 1.2x
Debt / FCF 6.8x 11.3x 53.9x
Liabilities / assets 59.3% 68.6% 32.2%
Equity / assets 40.7% 31.4% 67.8%
Interest coverage -0.2x – 7.2x
Current ratio 1.6x 1.9x 1.9x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.1x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.6x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.15 2.12 5.53

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVTRSBAXRDY
Dividend yield 2.6% 0.2% 0.6%
Net buyback yield 1.4% -0.2% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 4.0% 0.0% 0.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – -17.3% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 21.9% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -60.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -32.0% –

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.

ConsensusVTRSBAXRDY
Forward P/E 7.1xFY2026 12.6xFY2026 28.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.62FY2026 $1.98FY2026 $0.48FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +11.5%FY2026 -10.4%FY2026 -11.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -1.5% -3.5% +20.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.31BFY2026 $11.05BFY2026 $3.82BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.0%FY2026 -1.7%FY2026 +8.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.8% +11.7% +3.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVTRSBAXRDY
Held by institutions 89.9% 100.0% 15.1%
Institutions holding 1,028 690 238
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.6% +5.2% +4.3%
Institutions buying 486 359 107
Institutions selling 318 193 97
Buyers to sellers 1.53 1.86 1.10

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.

VTRSBAXRDY
VTRS 1.00 0.30 0.27
BAX 0.30 1.00 0.20
RDY 0.27 0.20 1.00

Add a Peer

Largest companies in the same industry

Related Comparisons

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VTRS, BAX and RDY?

Viatris (VTRS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Viatris (VTRS) $21.50B, Baxter International (BAX) $12.88B, Dr Reddys Laboratories (RDY) $11.48B.

Which company is growing faster?

Viatris (VTRS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Viatris (VTRS) +4.4%, Baxter International (BAX) -49.1%, Dr Reddys Laboratories (RDY) -10.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Dr Reddys Laboratories (RDY) has the highest net margin (Viatris (VTRS) -2.8%, Baxter International (BAX) -19.2%, Dr Reddys Laboratories (RDY) 10.2%). On return on invested capital, Dr Reddys Laboratories (RDY) leads (Viatris (VTRS) -0.2%, Baxter International (BAX) 3.4%, Dr Reddys Laboratories (RDY) 5.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Viatris (VTRS) returned the most: Viatris (VTRS) +79.7%, Baxter International (BAX) +7.6%, Dr Reddys Laboratories (RDY) -5.0%. Over five years, Viatris (VTRS) compounded fastest (Viatris (VTRS) +7.0%/yr, Baxter International (BAX) -20.5%/yr, Dr Reddys Laboratories (RDY) +2.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Viatris (VTRS) has the highest dividend yield: Viatris (VTRS) 2.56%, Baxter International (BAX) 0.16%, Dr Reddys Laboratories (RDY) 0.58%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Dr Reddys Laboratories (RDY) has been the steadiest (Viatris (VTRS) 32.4%, Baxter International (BAX) 44.3%, Dr Reddys Laboratories (RDY) 27.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.