Amphstar Pharmaceuticals vs Pacira BioSciences
Pacira BioSciences reported revenue of $726 million in fiscal 2025, about the same as Amphstar Pharmaceuticals' $720 million in fiscal 2025. Amphstar Pharmaceuticals' revenue fell 1.6% in its latest year, and Pacira BioSciences' grew 3.6%. Amphstar Pharmaceuticals had an operating margin of 19.5%, against 2.6% at Pacira BioSciences. Free cash flow was $121 million at Amphstar Pharmaceuticals and $137 million at Pacira BioSciences.
Side by side
| Amphstar Pharmaceuticals | Pacira BioSciences | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $720M | $726M |
| Revenue growth | −1.6% | 3.6% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 15.5% | 11.1% |
| Gross margin | 49.5% | 79.4% |
| Operating margin | 19.5% | 2.6% |
| Net margin | 13.6% | 1.0% |
| Free cash flow | $121M | $137M |
| Free cash flow margin | 16.8% | 18.8% |
| Return on capital | 9.9% | 1.1% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 1.7x | 1.2x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $76M | $148M |
| Change in diluted share count | −7.4% | −2.6% |
| Last close | $28.49 | $36.43 |
| P/E at the last close | 13.0× | 39.2× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | sold $2.5 million | sold $2.5 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 of 9 | 9 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
Ten years
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Amphstar Pharmaceuticals and Pacira BioSciences pages.