ABBV vs BMY vs NVS Stock Comparison

AbbVie, Bristol Myers Squibb and Novartis Ag Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ABBV AbbVie Inc.
$286.86 +8.5% 1M +25.8% 1Y
Market cap
$507.23B
P/E
80.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$64.39B
Div. yield
–
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
5 wins
BMY Bristol Myers Squibb Co
$61.61 -2.0% 1M +40.6% 1Y
Market cap
$125.21B
P/E
13.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$49.19B
Div. yield
–
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
3 wins
NVS Novartis Ag
$153.75 +5.7% 1M +17.9% 1Y
Market cap
$303.09B
P/E
19.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$54.77B
Div. yield
–
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionABBVBMYNVSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $507.23B $125.21B $303.09B ABBV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 80.4x 13.5x 19.2x BMY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.4x 9.3x 16.6x BMY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.4% +3.1% +2.8% ABBV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.8% 18.9% 28.8% NVS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 18.7% -3.3% 34.9% NVS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 78.9x — ABBV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +25.8% +40.6% +17.9% BMY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +21.5%/yr +1.8%/yr +13.2%/yr ABBV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.0% 28.4% 27.8% ABBV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 66/100 71/100 NVS

Percentile Scorecard

ABBVBMYNVS

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

AxisABBVBMYNVS
Valuation 95 #31 of 626 86 #90 of 626 90 #63 of 626
Growth 54 #281 of 604 52 #291 of 604 54 #276 of 604
Profitability 95 #30 of 555 87 #75 of 555 96 #26 of 555
Financial Health 16 #554 of 658 16 #552 of 658 43 #377 of 658
Shareholder Returns 80 #74 of 368 88 #45 of 368 73 #99 of 368
Overall 68 66 71
  • ABBV ranked among 673 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • BMY ranked among 673 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • NVS ranked among 673 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodABBVBMYNVSSPY
1 month +8.5%-2.0%+5.7% -0.8%
3 months +11.7%-1.5%-1.5% +3.5%
6 months +45.3%+6.6%+6.6% +7.0%
Year to date +25.5%+14.2%+11.5% +12.2%
1 year +25.8%+40.6%+17.9% +13.0%
3 years +106.5%+20.8%+66.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +27.4%+6.5%+18.6% +23.1%
5 years +164.6%+9.1%+85.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year +21.5%+1.8%+13.2% +11.0%
10 years +370.1%+25.0%+116.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year +16.7%+2.3%+8.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureABBVBMYNVSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.0%28.4%27.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.9%25.6%30.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.160.200.33 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.991.430.64 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -24.3%-51.1%-20.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.7%-9.5%-8.8% -1.8%
52-week high $288.96$68.09$168.62 $779.14
52-week low $197.38$42.60$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.

MultipleABBVBMYNVS
P/E now vs peer median 80.4xmedian 17.1x 13.6xmedian 17.1x 18.9xmedian 17.1x
P/S now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 8.8x 2.6xmedian 8.8x 5.4xmedian 8.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 23.0xmedian 17.1x 388.9xmedian 17.1x —median 17.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.8xmedian 18.0x 11.0xmedian 18.0x 15.1xmedian 18.0x
P/B now vs peer median -85.4xmedian 2.1x 5.6xmedian 2.1x 7.0xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median -7.96median 0.31 2.20median 0.31 0.58median 0.31

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 monthsABBVBMYNVS
Revenue $64.39B $49.19B $54.77B
Gross profit $46.02B $34.51B $42.37B
Operating income $16.87B -$2.77B $17.10B
Net income $6.32B $9.28B $12.75B
Free cash flow $18.21B $11.44B $19.38B
R&D $9.71B $10.72B $11.69B
EPS (diluted) $3.56 $4.53 $8.07
Cash & equivalents $6.57B $8.72B $7.62B
Total debt $70.82B $43.12B $31.01B
Shares (diluted) 1.77B 2.05B 1.96B
Enterprise value $480.34B $76.48B $267.08B

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
MetricABBVBMYNVS
P/E 80.4x 13.6x 18.9x
P/FCF 27.8x 11.0x 15.1x
P/Operating cash flow 26.0x 9.8x 16.0x
P/S 7.9x 2.6x 5.4x
P/B -85.4x 5.6x 7.0x
P/Tangible book -9.2x 25.5x -2,292x
EV/EBITDA 23.0x 388.9x –
EV/EBIT 33.9x -57.0x 17.3x
EV/Revenue 8.9x 3.2x 5.4x
EV/FCF 31.4x 13.8x 15.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 29.3x 12.4x 16.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -7.96 2.20 0.58

Growth

14 metrics
MetricABBVBMYNVS
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.4% 3.1% 2.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.7% 2.9% 8.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.2% 2.9% 0.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.0% -0.3% 9.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 53.8% 63.5% 2.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -1.0% -17.9% 23.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 67.5% 83.3% -6.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -10.1% 5.2% 21.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 67.7% 82.9% -9.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -10.1% 6.2% 32.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 1.2% -19.6% -11.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -8.6% 2.6% 6.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -0.2% -21.5% -10.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.8% 2.2% 7.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricABBVBMYNVS
Gross margin 71.5% 70.2% 77.4%
EBITDA margin 38.5% 0.8% –
Operating margin 26.2% -5.6% 31.2%
Pretax margin 13.5% 24.2% 28.3%
Net margin 9.8% 18.9% 28.8%
FCF margin 28.3% 23.3% 35.4%
Operating cash flow margin 30.3% 26.0% 33.6%
Return on equity – 43.7% 31.5%
Return on assets 4.7% 10.7% 10.6%
Return on invested capital 18.7% -3.3% 34.9%
Return on capital employed 17.9% -4.0% 19.3%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.1x 1.4x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 1.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricABBVBMYNVS
Debt / assets 52.4% 49.2% 7.9%
Debt / equity -11.9x 1.9x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 78.9x –
Debt / FCF 3.9x 3.8x 0.5x
Liabilities / assets 104.4% 74.5% 65.6%
Equity / assets -4.4% 25.5% 34.4%
Interest coverage – – 36.7x
Current ratio 0.8x 1.5x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.5x 1.2x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.6x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.79 2.07 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricABBVBMYNVS
Dividend yield 2.4% 4.1% 3.1%
Net buyback yield 0.3% – -1.5%
Shareholder yield 2.7% 4.1% 1.6%
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.

ConsensusABBVBMYNVS
Forward P/E 21.4xFY2026 9.3xFY2026 16.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.38FY2026 $6.63FY2026 $9.26FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +33.8%FY2026 +7.8%FY2026 +3.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +25.8% -3.9% +1.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $69.55BFY2026 $52.09BFY2026 $53.95BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.7%FY2026 +8.1%FY2026 -1.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.6% -9.3% +19.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersABBVBMYNVS
Held by institutions 74.9% 81.8% 7.0%
Institutions holding 4,173 2,519 1,607
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% +3.8% -5.9%
Institutions buying 2,201 1,185 662
Institutions selling 1,502 986 560
Buyers to sellers 1.47 1.20 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.

ABBVBMYNVS
ABBV 1.00 0.47 0.50
BMY 0.47 1.00 0.52
NVS 0.50 0.52 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ABBV, BMY and NVS?

AbbVie (ABBV) is the largest by market capitalisation: AbbVie (ABBV) $507.23B, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) $125.21B, Novartis Ag (NVS) $303.09B.

Which stock is cheaper, ABBV, BMY and NVS?

Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (AbbVie (ABBV) 80.4x, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 13.5x, Novartis Ag (NVS) 19.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) is cheapest (AbbVie (ABBV) 21.4x, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 9.3x, Novartis Ag (NVS) 16.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

AbbVie (ABBV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: AbbVie (ABBV) +10.4%, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) +3.1%, Novartis Ag (NVS) +2.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Novartis Ag (NVS) has the highest net margin (AbbVie (ABBV) 9.8%, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 18.9%, Novartis Ag (NVS) 28.8%). On return on invested capital, Novartis Ag (NVS) leads (AbbVie (ABBV) 18.7%, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) -3.3%, Novartis Ag (NVS) 34.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) returned the most: AbbVie (ABBV) +25.8%, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) +40.6%, Novartis Ag (NVS) +17.9%. Over five years, AbbVie (ABBV) compounded fastest (AbbVie (ABBV) +21.5%/yr, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) +1.8%/yr, Novartis Ag (NVS) +13.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, AbbVie (ABBV) has been the steadiest (AbbVie (ABBV) 26.0%, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 28.4%, Novartis Ag (NVS) 27.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ABBV, BMY 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, AbbVie (ABBV) 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.