VTRS
Viatris
$16.66
▲ 2.3%Updated Aug 7, 11:30 AM ET
VTRS at a glance — five pillars scored 0–100 from real filed financials.
Overall: Weak · 29/100. A wider, greener shape means more pillars look healthy. Dividends scores 0 when a company pays none — that is a choice, not a flaw.
▲ Up 75.3% over the last 12 months
Market Cap
$18.68B
P/E
—
Forward P/E (est.)
—
ROE
-2.0%
Revenue Growth
1.6%
EPS Growth
—
Profit Margin
-2.0%
FCF Yield
24.7%
Debt / Equity
0.98x
ROIC
-19.0%
Interest Coverage
—
Current Ratio
1.6x
Dividend Yield
3.1%
Implied Growth (rev. DCF)
-1.2%
Rating Score
29/100
Viatris (VTRS) is a large-cap company in the Pharmaceuticals industry, part of the Health Care sector of the S&P 500, with a market value around $18.68B.
In its latest reported year it generated about $14.25B in revenue.
Our model rates VTRS Weak (29/100) on growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation. The summary below is built from its filed financials and current ratios and refreshes automatically.
Evidence of durable competitive advantage in the filed financials (8 years of history).
The numbers don't show a durable competitive advantage — margins, growth, or returns on capital have been unstable or thin. Great returns are still possible; they just aren't protected.
38.4% average over the last 3 years
±3.5 pts around 36.1% across 8 years
grew in 3 of the last 7 year-over-year periods
positive in 8 of 8 years
-19.0% latest fiscal year
A moat can't be proven by numbers alone — this scores the evidence a durable advantage leaves behind (pricing power, consistency, returns on capital), computed the same way for every stock. Pair it with the business overview before concluding anything.
Technical analysis reads price and volume to judge momentum and timing. It complements the fundamentals above — it does not replace them. Here is what VTRS's chart says today, with each tool explained.
Trend — moving averages. A moving average is the average closing price over a window, which smooths out daily noise. VTRS trades near $16.66, above its 50-day average ($15.99) and 200-day average ($13.22). Price above both averages, with the shorter one above the longer, is the textbook definition of an uptrend — momentum favours buyers.
Momentum — RSI. The Relative Strength Index runs 0–100 and measures how strong recent gains are versus losses. Above 70 is "overbought", below 30 "oversold". At 56 it is in neutral territory — neither stretched nor washed out.
MACD. MACD compares two moving averages to flag shifts in momentum. Its histogram is currently positive — short-term momentum is improving.
Volatility — ATR. Average True Range is the typical daily move. VTRS's is $0.50 (~3.0% of price), so swings of about that size each day are normal — handy for setting a stop that isn't too tight.
Support & resistance. Over the last month VTRS found buyers near $14.94 (support) and sellers near $16.74 (resistance); its 52-week range is $8.63–$17.53. A decisive break beyond either edge often marks the next move.
Volume. The latest session traded 0.9× the 20-day average — about normal. Rising volume on up-days suggests real buying; on down-days, real selling.
Educational information to help you read a chart — not a recommendation or a forecast. It updates daily as the price and indicators change.
4Y CAGR
-5.4%
Revenue moved from $11.27B in 2018 to $14.25B in 2025, a 3.4% compound annual growth rate. The most recent year was roughly flat (1.6%) year over year. Slower, mature growth is common for established businesses.
Gross Margin
35.2%
Operating Margin
-18.7%
Net Margin
-2.0%
ROE
-2.0%
Viatris keeps about -2.0% of each sales dollar as net profit, with a 35.2% gross margin and -18.7% operating margin. Return on equity is -2.0% and return on invested capital about -19.0%. The company is currently unprofitable on a net basis.
Total Debt
$11.54B
Net Debt
$9.73B
Net Debt / EBITDA
—
Debt / Equity
0.98x
Leverage: debt-to-equity is 1.0x, with a current ratio of 1.6x. That is a moderate, manageable debt load for most businesses. It carries roughly $11.54B of total debt against $1.80B of cash.
Operating CF
$2.32B
Free Cash Flow
$1.94B
FCF Margin
13.6%
In the latest year Viatris produced about $2.32B of operating cash flow and $1.94B of free cash flow after capital spending. That is a free-cash-flow yield of about 24.7% on today's price. Strong cash generation funds dividends, buybacks, and reinvestment.
Can the payout survive a bad year? Scored from filed cash flow, earnings coverage, and the raise/cut record.
The dividend is being paid, but coverage or consistency is thinner than an income investor should rely on without a closer look.
Dividend yield
3.1%
Per share (latest FY)
$0.48
Total paid (latest FY)
$577.10M
History on record
5 years
dividend uses 30% of free cash flow
no current raise streak
no cuts in the last 5 years on record
Coverage uses the latest fiscal year as filed with the SEC; the streak counts total dollars paid (per-share figures can carry split artifacts). Educational information, not income advice.
P/E
—
P/S
1.34x
P/B
1.01x
EV / EBITDA
—
VTRS trades at n/a trailing earnings, 1.3x sales, and 1.0x book value. Reverse-engineering today's price implies the market expects roughly -1.2% long-term free-cash-flow growth. With no positive trailing earnings, value it on sales, cash flow, or growth rather than P/E.
A two-stage discounted cash flow on real SEC-filed free cash flow — the intrinsic-value anchor professional analysts triangulate from.
DCF fair value / share
$24.95
Current price
$16.66
Starting FCF (latest 10-K)
$1.94B
Growth, years 1–5
1.6%
Fade to terminal, years 6–10
2.5%
Discount rate
9.0%
Cash flows grow at the stage-1 rate (trailing revenue growth, capped at 20%) for five years, fade to 2.5% by year 10, and continue at that rate forever (Gordon terminal value), all discounted at 9.0%. Small changes in assumptions move the result a lot — treat this as one reference point, not a target price. Educational only, not investment advice.
Where VTRS sits versus its Health Care sector peers in the S&P 500.
Bands show the middle half (25th–75th percentile) of the 83 Health Care companies in the S&P 500 — the peer-relative anchor professional comps analysis uses. Context only — not investment advice.
How VTRS stacks up against its Health Care peers — valuation, profitability, and growth versus the sector median.
In the Health Care sector (324 S&P 500 companies), VTRS ranks #79 of 324 by our overall rating.
P/E vs sector
—
median 27.3x
ROE vs sector
-2.0%
median 14.1%
Growth vs sector
1.6%
median 7.6%
Sector rank
#79
of 324 by rating
Valuation vs. quality map
The sweet spot is upper-left: more profitable (higher ROE) for a lower P/E. Dashed lines mark the sector median.
Peers are the closest Health Care companies by sub-industry and size. Sector median is across all 324 S&P 500 names in the sector. Educational, not a recommendation.
Project revenue → earnings → price. Edit the assumptions to build your own case.
2030 price target (Base Case)
$0.00 – $0.00
vs. $16.66 today · expected CAGR -20% – -12%
| Metric | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $14.68B | $15.12B | $15.57B | $16.04B | $16.52B |
| Net income | $440.34M | $453.55M | $467.15M | $481.17M | $495.60M |
| EPS | $0.39 | $0.40 | $0.42 | $0.43 | $0.44 |
| Share price (low) | $4.71 | $4.85 | $5.00 | $5.15 | $5.30 |
| Share price (high) | $7.85 | $8.09 | $8.33 | $8.58 | $8.84 |
| CAGR (low–high) | -72% / -53% | -46% / -30% | -33% / -21% | -25% / -15% | -20% / -12% |
Educational model on sample fundamentals — not a forecast or investment advice. Outputs are only as good as your assumptions.
The case for VTRS:
- Healthy free-cash-flow yield (~24.7%) funds buybacks and dividends.
- Pays a 3.1% dividend on top of any price gains.
The case against VTRS:
- Revenue growth is slow (1.6%), limiting the upside engine.
- Thin net margins (-2.0%) leave little room for error.
- Our model's overall read is Weak (29/100).
Growth risk — sluggish revenue (1.6%) leaves little margin for execution missteps.
Margin risk — thin profitability (-2.0%) is vulnerable to cost or pricing pressure.
Market risk — sector rotation, the economic cycle, and broad sentiment move the stock regardless of fundamentals.
On balance, the fundamentals screen weakly: Viatris is a large-cap health care business growing at a mature pace, with modest profitability, and a heavier debt load to watch. It trades at n/a earnings, which our model scores Weak (29/100). Weigh this against your own goals and time horizon — this is educational information, not a recommendation.
Analyst Ratings
What 17 Wall Street analysts covering VTRS recommend (August 2026). Consensus is a useful sanity check — not a substitute for your own homework.
Latest SEC Filings
VTRS's most recent filings, straight from SEC EDGAR. Annual and quarterly reports are the deep dives; 8-Ks flag material events the moment they happen.
VTRS — frequently asked questions
Is VTRS a good stock to buy?
We don't give buy or sell advice. Our model rates Viatris Weak (29/100) based on its growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation — use that as a research starting point and make your own decision.
What is VTRS's rating on The Stocks School?
Viatris currently scores 29/100 (Weak) on our transparent model, which weighs real fundamentals: growth, margins, returns on capital, balance-sheet strength, and valuation.
How our ratings work →Where does VTRS's data come from?
Live price data plus real fundamentals and 5-year financials pulled directly from Viatris's SEC filings — refreshed automatically, not hand-entered.
How is the 5-year projection for VTRS calculated?
It's a scenario model: it grows revenue at an assumed rate, applies a profit margin and a valuation multiple, and shows the resulting share-price range. The assumptions are yours to change — it's a tool for thinking, not a prediction.
Is this VTRS analysis financial advice?
No. Everything on this page is educational research, not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell VTRS. Always do your own research and consider a licensed professional.
Data notice. Fundamentals and financial statements are sourced from company filings (SEC EDGAR) and market-data providers; prices and market caps refresh on trading days and may be delayed. Ratings, projections, technical signals, and written summaries are model- or rule-generated for education and may simplify or lag the latest filings.
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