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Viatris (VTRS) · Q2 2026 results and valuation
Share price: $21.06 · 2026-11-11
Results Q2 2026 vs Q1 2026 · previous quarter · published 6 Aug 2026 and 7 May 2026
Net income turned to a loss from a profit last quarter, guidance raised. Management sounded about as positive as a typical company call, in its script and in answers to analysts.
Only a basic analysis is available for this company at the moment.
1 · Numbers
Turned loss
Net income vs Q1 2026
Guidance raised
Net income -118.8M vs 176.4M
Revenue +6.8%
2 · How management spoke
Typical
More upbeat than 53% of company calls
Answers to analysts: typical, in line with the script.
Similar to last call.
3 · What stood out
Key theme
New product revenues benefited from momentum in the higher-margin complex injectable portfolio, while North American net sales grew 1% due to…
Valuation
Is Viatris undervalued?
Reverse DCF. Free cash flow from the last full fiscal year (2025-12-31), grown for 10 years, discounted back, plus a terminal value. “Implied growth” is the rate the current price assumes.
At −4.2% growth a year (3-year revenue growth), the model's fair value is $1.98 a share — the stock trades 962% above it. Today's price assumes 7.6% growth a year.
Current price
$21.06
close of 2026-11-11
Market implies growth of iThe yearly free-cash-flow growth, for the next 10 years, that today’s share price already assumes. If you believe the company grows faster than this, the stock is cheap under this model; slower, and it is expensive.
+7.6% for 10 yrs
Fair value / share
$1.98
Buy below
$1.49
Price vs fair value
Overvalued >200%
Price vs buy-below price
Overvalued >200%
Read between the lines
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Guidance
The company expects top line results for the program in the first half of 2027 after completing Phase III enrollment.
Source quote
“This program has completed Phase III enrollment, and we expect top line results in the first half of 2027.”
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Guidance ↑
VTRS raised its outlook for the remainder of the year because the Q2 2026 results gave the company confidence in its performance.
Source quote
“Just as importantly, these results give us confidence to raise our outlook for the remainder of the year.”
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Figure
VTRS reported $3.8 billion in total revenues for the second quarter, representing 3.5% operational revenue growth year-over-year.
Source quote
“In the second quarter, we delivered $3.8 billion in total revenues, representing 3.5% operational revenue growth year-over-year, adjusted EBITDA of $1.2...”
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Fading
VTRS presented 6 abstracts at the ACOG meeting and reported a PDUFA goal date of July 30, 2026, for its ophthalmic solution.
Source quote
“Most recently, at ACOG, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Annual Meeting, we presented 6 abstracts, including positive results... ...the expected PDUFA goal date of July 30, 2026, and continue to see strong engagement at key medical congresses. Within our eye care portfolio, the phentolamine ophthalmic solution Phase III data for the treatment of presbyopia has been presented at multiple congresses and...”
Tone
How upbeat the language was, compared with other companiesiTone counts positive minus negative finance words, adjusted for length. Executives mostly speak positively, so the labels compare each call with every company's latest call: “typical” is the middle third, “very upbeat” the top tenth, “cautious” the bottom tenth.. Dot: Q2 2026. Ring: Q1 2026.
Script and answers carried a similar tone, so the script's message held up under questioning.
Sentences that drove the tone
“Beyond these opportunities, our Phase III programs for selatogrel and cenerimod remain on track with important readouts expected in 2027, which, if successful, we believe will represent meaningful long-term blockbuster...”
“These results exceeded our expectations and reflect the strong momentum across our businesses and continued improvement in operating leverage.”
“As we prepare for our next phase of growth, we're prioritizing our capital, talent and resources toward the opportunities we believe offer the greatest long-term growth potential.”
Full figures
USD · SEC EDGAR XBRL (10-Q, period end 2026-06-30)
| Metric | Q2 2026period end 2026-06-30 | Q1 2026period end 2026-03-31 | Change | Q2 2025 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 3.76B | 3.52B | +6.8% | 3.58B | +4.9% |
| Gross profit | 1.46B | 1.16B | +25.9% | 1.33B | +9.3% |
| Operating income | 6.3M | -79.7M | Turned profit | 233.0M | −97.3% |
| Net income | -118.8M | 176.4M | Turned loss | -4.6M | Loss widened |
| EPS | -0.10 | 0.15 | Turned loss | 0.00 | |
| P/E | 12-mo loss | 12-mo loss | — | 12-mo loss | — |
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Faded since Q1 2026
- Fading Viatris remains confident that it will receive the regulatory decision by year-end, pending confirmation from FDA on a PDUFA goal...
- Fading Regarding its results, I am pleased to report that Viatris is off to a strong start this year, reflecting the strength...
- Fading When discussing 2026 actual or reported results, Viatris will be making certain comparisons to 2025 actual reported results on an...
- Fading Viatris is seeing strong execution and its commercial investments are leading to accelerated growth.
Latest announcements
Official filings, newest first.
- Results of operations; Other events · SEC 8-K
- Material agreement; New financial obligation · SEC 8-K
- Material agreement; New financial obligation · SEC 8-K
- Other events · SEC 8-K
- Shareholder vote results · SEC 8-K
- Results of operations; Other events · SEC 8-K
- Director or officer change; Regulation FD disclosure · SEC 8-K
- Results of operations; Restructuring costs; Other events · SEC 8-K