ABBV vs LLY vs GSK Stock Comparison

AbbVie, Eli Lilly and Gsk Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ABBV AbbVie Inc.
$285.60 +7.7% 1M +25.1% 1Y
Market cap
$507.44B
P/E
80.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$64.39B
Div. yield
–
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
2 wins
LLY ELI LILLY & Co
$1,274.22 +10.5% 1M +55.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.14T
P/E
42.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$79.67B
Div. yield
–
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
6 wins
GSK GSK plc
$50.75 +2.1% 1M +11.4% 1Y
Market cap
$103.50B
P/E
7.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$76.55B
Div. yield
–
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Eli Lilly leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Eli Lilly 6, Gsk 3, AbbVie 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionABBVLLYGSKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $507.44B $1.14T $103.50B LLY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 80.4x 42.7x 7.8x GSK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.3x 38.7x — ABBV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.4% +49.6% +87.0% GSK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.8% 33.5% 17.3% LLY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 18.7% 37.2% — LLY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 1.1x — LLY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +25.1% +55.2% +11.4% LLY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +21.2%/yr +39.2%/yr +5.0%/yr LLY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.9% 34.8% 26.7% ABBV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 72/100 79/100 GSK

Percentile Scorecard

ABBVLLYGSK

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

AxisABBVLLYGSK
Valuation 95 #30 of 624 75 #160 of 624 83 #106 of 624
Growth 54 #281 of 603 98 #15 of 603 77 #141 of 603
Profitability 95 #29 of 555 98 #11 of 555 96 #23 of 555
Financial Health 15 #556 of 657 26 #488 of 657 54 #302 of 657
Shareholder Returns 81 #70 of 370 62 #141 of 370 85 #57 of 370
Overall 68 72 79
  • ABBV ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • LLY ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • GSK ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodABBVLLYGSKSPY
1 month +7.7%+10.5%+2.1% -1.0%
3 months +10.1%+6.5%-1.2% +2.9%
6 months +43.7%+44.1%-6.8% +6.4%
Year to date +25.0%+18.6%+3.5% +11.4%
1 year +25.1%+55.2%+11.4% +13.1%
3 years +95.2%+115.1%+41.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year +25.0%+29.1%+12.2% +21.5%
5 years +161.7%+422.8%+27.6% +67.7%
5 years, per year +21.2%+39.2%+5.0% +10.9%
10 years +368.4%+1,528.4%+23.4% +255.2%
10 years, per year +16.7%+32.2%+2.1% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureABBVLLYGSKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.9%34.8%26.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.8%29.9%24.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.160.230.20 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.971.590.43 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -24.3%-34.8%-38.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.2%-2.5%-17.0% -2.5%
52-week high $288.96$1,306.74$61.18 $779.14
52-week low $197.38$813.53$43.24 $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.

MultipleABBVLLYGSK
P/E now vs peer median 80.1xmedian 17.2x 42.6xmedian 17.2x 7.8xmedian 17.2x
P/S now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 8.8x 15.1xmedian 8.8x 1.4xmedian 8.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 22.9xmedian 16.0x 30.9xmedian 16.0x —median 16.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.7xmedian 17.8x 65.9xmedian 17.8x —median 17.8x
P/B now vs peer median -85.0xmedian 2.1x 35.4xmedian 2.1x 4.8xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median -7.93median 0.32 0.70median 0.32 -0.74median 0.32

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 monthsABBVLLYGSK
Revenue $64.39B $79.67B $76.55B
Gross profit $46.02B $66.44B $55.94B
Operating income $16.87B $38.18B $17.79B
Net income $6.32B $26.71B $3.57B
Free cash flow $18.21B $18.19B –
R&D $9.71B $14.60B $19.22B
EPS (diluted) $3.56 $29.89 $6.43
Cash & equivalents $6.57B $8.95B $4.12B
Total debt $282.90B $54.91B -$49.59B
Shares (diluted) 1.77B 893.70M 2.06B
Enterprise value $480.55B $1.11T $85.82B

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
MetricABBVLLYGSK
P/E 80.1x 42.6x 7.8x
P/FCF 27.7x 65.9x –
P/Operating cash flow 25.9x 42.7x –
P/S 7.8x 15.1x 1.4x
P/B -85.0x 35.4x 4.8x
P/Tangible book -9.2x 76.1x 220.3x
EV/EBITDA 22.9x 30.9x –
EV/EBIT 33.7x 32.6x 4.6x
EV/Revenue 8.8x 15.6x 1.1x
EV/FCF 31.2x 68.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow 29.2x 44.3x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -7.93 0.70 -0.74

Growth

14 metrics
MetricABBVLLYGSK
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.4% 49.6% 87.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.7% 39.2% 29.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.2% 51.0% 91.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.0% 42.5% 30.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 53.8% 73.7% 168.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -1.0% 71.0% 26.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 67.5% 93.6% -38.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -10.1% 60.2% -51.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 67.7% 94.9% 201.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -10.1% 60.7% -10.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 1.2% 156.7% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -8.6% 65.1% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -0.2% 272.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.8% 69.8% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricABBVLLYGSK
Gross margin 71.5% 83.4% 73.1%
EBITDA margin 38.5% 50.6% –
Operating margin 26.2% 47.9% 23.2%
Pretax margin 13.5% 42.2% 21.6%
Net margin 9.8% 33.5% 17.3%
FCF margin 28.3% 22.8% –
Operating cash flow margin 30.3% 35.3% –
Return on equity – 82.1% 77.6%
Return on assets 4.7% 20.6% 21.6%
Return on invested capital 18.7% 37.2% –
Return on capital employed 17.9% 46.7% 16.0%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.6x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.1x 1.1x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 0.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricABBVLLYGSK
Debt / assets 52.4% 38.6% -29.6%
Debt / equity -11.9x 1.6x -1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 1.1x –
Debt / FCF 3.9x 3.0x –
Liabilities / assets 104.4% 76.2% 72.2%
Equity / assets -4.4% 23.8% 27.8%
Interest coverage – – 10.9x
Current ratio 0.8x 1.4x -0.8x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.7x -0.5x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x -0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.78 8.54 3.79

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricABBVLLYGSK
Dividend yield 2.4% 0.5% 3.5%
Net buyback yield 0.3% 0.5% –
Shareholder yield 2.7% 1.0% 3.5%
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.

ConsensusABBVLLYGSK
Forward P/E 21.3xFY2026 38.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $13.38FY2026 $32.95FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +33.8%FY2026 +36.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +25.8% +40.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $69.55BFY2026 $85.18BFY2026 $47.97BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.7%FY2026 +30.7%FY2026 +7.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.6% +17.6% +1.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersABBVLLYGSK
Held by institutions 74.9% 83.7% 16.0%
Institutions holding 4,173 4,625 1,037
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% +1.5% -7.4%
Institutions buying 2,201 2,629 484
Institutions selling 1,502 1,469 334
Buyers to sellers 1.47 1.79 1.45

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.

ABBVLLYGSK
ABBV 1.00 0.39 0.40
LLY 0.39 1.00 0.47
GSK 0.40 0.47 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ABBV, LLY and GSK?

Eli Lilly (LLY) is the largest by market capitalisation: AbbVie (ABBV) $507.44B, Eli Lilly (LLY) $1.14T, Gsk (GSK) $103.50B.

Which stock is cheaper, ABBV, LLY and GSK?

Gsk (GSK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (AbbVie (ABBV) 80.4x, Eli Lilly (LLY) 42.7x, Gsk (GSK) 7.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, AbbVie (ABBV) is cheapest (AbbVie (ABBV) 21.3x, Eli Lilly (LLY) 38.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Gsk (GSK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: AbbVie (ABBV) +10.4%, Eli Lilly (LLY) +49.6%, Gsk (GSK) +87.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Eli Lilly (LLY) has the highest net margin (AbbVie (ABBV) 9.8%, Eli Lilly (LLY) 33.5%, Gsk (GSK) 17.3%). On return on invested capital, Eli Lilly (LLY) leads (AbbVie (ABBV) 18.7%, Eli Lilly (LLY) 37.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Eli Lilly (LLY) returned the most: AbbVie (ABBV) +25.1%, Eli Lilly (LLY) +55.2%, Gsk (GSK) +11.4%. Over five years, Eli Lilly (LLY) compounded fastest (AbbVie (ABBV) +21.2%/yr, Eli Lilly (LLY) +39.2%/yr, Gsk (GSK) +5.0%/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%, Eli Lilly (LLY) 34.8%, Gsk (GSK) 26.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ABBV, LLY and GSK?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Eli Lilly (LLY) leads on 6. 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.