ABBV vs AUPH vs NVS Stock Comparison

AbbVie, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals and Novartis Ag Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ABBV AbbVie Inc.
$286.43 +7.5% 1M +25.9% 1Y
Market cap
$511.21B
P/E
81.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$64.39B
Div. yield
–
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
3 wins
NVS Novartis Ag
$156.09 +6.2% 1M +26.5% 1Y
Market cap
$310.36B
P/E
17.9x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Aurinia Pharmaceuticals 5, AbbVie 3, Novartis Ag 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionABBVAUPHNVSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $511.21B $2.25B $310.36B ABBV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 81.0x 7.1x 17.9x AUPH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.4x 18.1x 16.9x NVS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.4% +19.8% — AUPH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.8% 100.8% — AUPH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 18.7% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.6x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +25.9% +37.5% +26.5% AUPH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +20.1%/yr -12.1%/yr +13.5%/yr ABBV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.9% 37.2% 27.5% ABBV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 90/100 — AUPH

Percentile Scorecard

ABBVAUPHNVS

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

AxisABBVAUPHNVS
Valuation 96 #29 of 625 93 #45 of 625 97 #19 of 625
Growth 54 #275 of 602 96 #26 of 602 –
Profitability 95 #29 of 549 97 #17 of 549 –
Financial Health 15 #554 of 654 74 #172 of 654 –
Shareholder Returns 81 #70 of 367 92 #31 of 367 82 #67 of 367
Overall 68 90 –
  • ABBV ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • AUPH ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • NVS 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

PeriodABBVAUPHNVSSPY
1 month +7.5%+5.1%+6.2% +0.9%
3 months +8.7%+14.4%-1.7% +5.9%
6 months +40.5%+13.6%+9.2% +8.5%
Year to date +25.4%+8.8%+13.2% +13.3%
1 year +25.9%+37.5%+26.5% +12.4%
3 years +106.2%+141.4%+69.2% +88.1%
3 years, per year +27.3%+34.2%+19.2% +23.5%
5 years +149.8%-47.5%+88.6% +68.2%
5 years, per year +20.1%-12.1%+13.5% +11.0%
10 years +397.3%+437.5%+119.6% +263.4%
10 years, per year +17.4%+18.3%+8.2% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureABBVAUPHNVSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.9%37.2%27.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.9%34.0%30.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.160.540.35 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.001.010.96 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -24.3%-87.6%-20.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.9%-6.8%-7.4% -0.9%
52-week high $288.96$18.62$168.62 $779.14
52-week low $197.38$12.12$121.80 $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.

MultipleABBVAUPHNVS
P/E now vs peer median 80.3xmedian 17.4x 7.2xmedian 17.4x 17.9xmedian 17.4x
P/S now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 9.1x 7.4xmedian 9.1x 5.1xmedian 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 23.0xmedian 17.1x 11.0xmedian 17.1x —median 17.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.8xmedian 19.0x 13.2xmedian 19.0x 14.3xmedian 19.0x
P/B now vs peer median -85.3xmedian 2.2x 3.8xmedian 2.2x —median 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -7.95median 0.34 0.08median 0.34 —median 0.34

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 monthsABBVAUPHNVS
Revenue $64.39B $311.51M –
Gross profit $46.02B $281.47M –
Operating income $16.87B $150.75M –
Net income $6.32B $314.11M –
Free cash flow $18.21B $175.07M –
R&D $9.71B $39.85M –
EPS (diluted) $3.56 $2.35 –
Cash & equivalents $6.57B $179.83M $400.00M
Total debt $70.82B – –
Shares (diluted) 1.77B 133.53M 1.96B
Enterprise value $484.32B $673.49M $283.59B

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
MetricABBVAUPHNVS
P/E 80.3x 7.2x 17.9x
P/FCF 27.8x 13.2x 14.3x
P/Operating cash flow 25.9x 13.2x –
P/S 7.9x 7.4x 5.1x
P/B -85.3x 3.8x –
P/Tangible book -9.2x 3.8x –
EV/EBITDA 23.0x 11.0x –
EV/EBIT 33.8x 12.4x –
EV/Revenue 8.9x 6.0x –
EV/FCF 31.3x 10.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow 29.2x 10.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -7.95 0.08 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricABBVAUPHNVS
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.4% 19.8% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.7% 24.8% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.2% 20.9% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.0% 22.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 53.8% 189.8% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -1.0% 56.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) 67.5% 418.0% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -10.1% 84.9% –
EPS growth (1Y) 67.7% 433.5% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -10.1% 87.7% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 1.2% 89.1% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -8.6% 86.1% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -0.2% 89.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.8% 85.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricABBVAUPHNVS
Gross margin 71.5% 90.4% –
EBITDA margin 38.5% 54.6% –
Operating margin 26.2% 48.4% –
Pretax margin 13.5% 51.5% –
Net margin 9.8% 100.8% –
FCF margin 28.3% 56.2% –
Operating cash flow margin 30.3% 56.3% –
Return on equity – 53.1% –
Return on assets 4.7% 41.4% –
Return on invested capital 18.7% – –
Return on capital employed 17.9% 22.9% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.4x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.1x 0.6x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 4.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricABBVAUPHNVS
Debt / assets 52.4% – –
Debt / equity -11.9x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.6x – –
Debt / FCF 3.9x – –
Liabilities / assets 104.4% 22.4% –
Equity / assets -4.4% 77.6% –
Interest coverage – 36.7x –
Current ratio 0.8x 5.4x –
Quick ratio 0.5x 4.8x –
Cash ratio 0.2x 4.4x –
Altman Z-score 2.79 8.47 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricABBVAUPHNVS
Dividend yield 2.4% – 3.0%
Net buyback yield 0.3% 0.9% –
Shareholder yield 2.7% 0.9% 3.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusABBVAUPHNVS
Forward P/E 21.4xFY2026 18.1xFY2026 16.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.38FY2026 $0.96FY2026 $9.26FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +33.8%FY2026 -53.6%FY2026 +3.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +25.8% +14.6% +1.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $69.55BFY2026 $348.13MFY2026 $53.95BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.7%FY2026 +23.0%FY2026 -1.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.6% +6.9% +19.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersABBVAUPHNVS
Held by institutions 74.9% 58.7% 7.0%
Institutions holding 4,176 280 1,607
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% +5.4% -5.9%
Institutions buying 2,203 156 662
Institutions selling 1,503 78 560
Buyers to sellers 1.47 2.00 1.18

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.

ABBVAUPHNVS
ABBV 1.00 0.12 0.50
AUPH 0.12 1.00 0.20
NVS 0.50 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ABBV, AUPH and NVS?

AbbVie (ABBV) is the largest by market capitalisation: AbbVie (ABBV) $511.21B, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) $2.25B, Novartis Ag (NVS) $310.36B.

Which stock is cheaper, ABBV, AUPH and NVS?

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (AbbVie (ABBV) 81.0x, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) 7.1x, Novartis Ag (NVS) 17.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Novartis Ag (NVS) is cheapest (AbbVie (ABBV) 21.4x, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) 18.1x, Novartis Ag (NVS) 16.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: AbbVie (ABBV) +10.4%, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) +19.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) has the highest net margin (AbbVie (ABBV) 9.8%, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) 100.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) returned the most: AbbVie (ABBV) +25.9%, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) +37.5%, Novartis Ag (NVS) +26.5%. Over five years, AbbVie (ABBV) compounded fastest (AbbVie (ABBV) +20.1%/yr, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) -12.1%/yr, Novartis Ag (NVS) +13.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, AbbVie (ABBV) has been the steadiest (AbbVie (ABBV) 25.9%, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) 37.2%, Novartis Ag (NVS) 27.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ABBV, AUPH and NVS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) 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.