ABBV vs NUVB vs AZN Stock Comparison

AbbVie, Nuvation Bio and Astrazeneca Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ABBV AbbVie Inc.
$286.86 +8.5% 1M +25.8% 1Y
Market cap
$507.17B
P/E
80.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$64.39B
Div. yield
–
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
4 wins
NUVB Nuvation Bio Inc.
$4.51 -21.2% 1M -7.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.58B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$169.90M
Div. yield
–
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
1 win
AZN Astrazeneca Plc
$172.00 +3.2% 1M +3.3% 1Y
Market cap
$263.55B
P/E
25.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$58.67B
Div. yield
–
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Astrazeneca leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Astrazeneca 6, AbbVie 4, Nuvation Bio 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionABBVNUVBAZNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $507.17B $1.58B $263.55B ABBV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 80.4x -10.6x 25.2x AZN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.4x — 17.2x AZN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.4% +1,083.6% +9.4% NUVB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.8% -88.2% 17.8% AZN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 18.7% — 23.3% AZN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 4.9x 1.4x AZN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +25.8% -7.0% +3.3% ABBV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +21.5%/yr -14.0%/yr +6.8%/yr ABBV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.0% 79.2% 27.4% ABBV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 63/100 71/100 AZN

Percentile Scorecard

ABBVNUVBAZN

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

AxisABBVNUVBAZN
Valuation 95 #31 of 626 60 #252 of 626 85 #96 of 626
Growth 54 #281 of 604 61 #237 of 604 70 #185 of 604
Profitability 95 #30 of 555 65 #194 of 555 94 #35 of 555
Financial Health 16 #554 of 658 67 #219 of 658 36 #421 of 658
Shareholder Returns 80 #74 of 368 64 #133 of 368 70 #112 of 368
Overall 68 63 71
  • ABBV ranked among 673 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • NUVB ranked among 673 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • AZN 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

PeriodABBVNUVBAZNSPY
1 month +8.5%-21.2%+3.2% -0.8%
3 months +11.7%-32.3%+1.4% +3.5%
6 months +45.3%-1.1%-8.3% +7.0%
Year to date +25.5%-49.7%-6.5% +12.2%
1 year +25.8%-7.0%+3.3% +13.0%
3 years +106.5%+342.2%+39.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year +27.4%+64.2%+11.6% +23.1%
5 years +164.6%-53.0%+39.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year +21.5%-14.0%+6.8% +11.0%
10 years +370.1%—+190.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year +16.7%—+11.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureABBVNUVBAZNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.0%79.2%27.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.9%76.7%27.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.161.640.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.99-0.090.12 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -24.3%-90.4%-27.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.7%-52.7%-17.9% -1.8%
52-week high $288.96$9.54$209.48 $779.14
52-week low $197.38$4.05$155.60 $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.

MultipleABBVNUVBAZN
P/E now vs peer median 80.4xmedian 17.1x -10.5xmedian 17.1x 25.5xmedian 17.1x
P/S now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 8.8x 9.2xmedian 8.8x 4.5xmedian 8.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 23.0xmedian 17.1x -6.8xmedian 17.1x 14.5xmedian 17.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.8xmedian 18.0x -12.1xmedian 18.0x 25.0xmedian 18.0x
P/B now vs peer median -85.4xmedian 2.1x 6.2xmedian 2.1x 5.3xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median -7.96median 0.31 8.01median 0.31 1.33median 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 monthsABBVNUVBAZN
Revenue $64.39B $169.90M $58.67B
Gross profit $46.02B – $50.25B
Operating income $16.87B -$137.63M $13.97B
Net income $6.32B -$149.83M $10.45B
Free cash flow $18.21B -$128.93M $10.67B
R&D $9.71B $128.85M $15.07B
EPS (diluted) $3.56 $-0.43 $6.69
Cash & equivalents $6.57B $258.60M $4.90B
Total debt $70.82B $5.89M $106.76B
Shares (diluted) 1.77B 348.77M 1.56B
Enterprise value $480.28B -$691.27M $237.24B

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
MetricABBVNUVBAZN
P/E 80.4x -10.5x 25.5x
P/FCF 27.8x -12.1x 25.0x
P/Operating cash flow 26.0x -13.0x 19.5x
P/S 7.9x 9.2x 4.5x
P/B -85.4x 6.2x 5.3x
P/Tangible book -9.2x 6.4x 21.1x
EV/EBITDA 23.0x -6.8x 14.5x
EV/EBIT 33.9x -6.6x 21.0x
EV/Revenue 8.9x 5.3x 5.0x
EV/FCF 31.4x -7.0x 27.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 29.3x -7.5x 21.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -7.96 8.01 1.33

Growth

14 metrics
MetricABBVNUVBAZN
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.4% 1,084% 9.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.7% – 10.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.2% – 9.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.0% – 13.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 53.8% 38.7% 23.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -1.0% -9.0% 23.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 67.5% 26.2% 25.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -10.1% -18.3% 19.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 67.7% 27.9% 26.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -10.1% -1.3% 19.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 1.2% 28.3% 2.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -8.6% -14.1% 13.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -0.2% 23.5% -4.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.8% -16.6% 8.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricABBVNUVBAZN
Gross margin 71.5% – 85.6%
EBITDA margin 38.5% -79.0% 34.6%
Operating margin 26.2% -81.0% 23.8%
Pretax margin 13.5% -88.2% 21.5%
Net margin 9.8% -88.2% 17.8%
FCF margin 28.3% -75.9% 18.2%
Operating cash flow margin 30.3% -70.9% 23.3%
Return on equity – -52.3% 21.4%
Return on assets 4.7% -22.1% 9.1%
Return on invested capital 18.7% – 23.3%
Return on capital employed 17.9% -23.3% 16.8%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.3x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.1x 0.8x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 20.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricABBVNUVBAZN
Debt / assets 52.4% 0.8% 27.9%
Debt / equity -11.9x 0.0x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 4.9x 1.4x
Debt / FCF 3.9x 0.0x 3.0x
Liabilities / assets 104.4% 65.9% 56.5%
Equity / assets -4.4% 34.1% 43.5%
Interest coverage – -5.2x 15.9x
Current ratio 0.8x 8.4x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.5x 7.9x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.2x 7.6x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.79 0.35 3.46

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricABBVNUVBAZN
Dividend yield 2.4% – 1.4%
Net buyback yield 0.3% -0.7% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 2.7% -0.7% 1.4%
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.

ConsensusABBVNUVBAZN
Forward P/E 21.4xFY2026 – 17.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.38FY2026 $-0.38FY2026 $10.00FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +33.8%FY2026 – +9.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +25.8% – +6.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $69.55BFY2026 $187.51MFY2026 $59.02BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.7%FY2026 +198.1%FY2026 +0.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.6% +52.8% +8.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersABBVNUVBAZN
Held by institutions 74.9% 66.6% 52.1%
Institutions holding 4,173 238 1,496
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% +5.7% +7.8%
Institutions buying 2,201 148 808
Institutions selling 1,502 50 468
Buyers to sellers 1.47 2.96 1.73

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.

ABBVNUVBAZN
ABBV 1.00 0.09 0.42
NUVB 0.09 1.00 0.15
AZN 0.42 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ABBV, NUVB and AZN?

AbbVie (ABBV) is the largest by market capitalisation: AbbVie (ABBV) $507.17B, Nuvation Bio (NUVB) $1.58B, Astrazeneca (AZN) $263.55B.

Which stock is cheaper, ABBV, NUVB and AZN?

Astrazeneca (AZN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (AbbVie (ABBV) 80.4x, Nuvation Bio (NUVB) -10.6x, Astrazeneca (AZN) 25.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Astrazeneca (AZN) is cheapest (AbbVie (ABBV) 21.4x, Astrazeneca (AZN) 17.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Nuvation Bio (NUVB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: AbbVie (ABBV) +10.4%, Nuvation Bio (NUVB) +1,083.6%, Astrazeneca (AZN) +9.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Astrazeneca (AZN) has the highest net margin (AbbVie (ABBV) 9.8%, Nuvation Bio (NUVB) -88.2%, Astrazeneca (AZN) 17.8%). On return on invested capital, Astrazeneca (AZN) leads (AbbVie (ABBV) 18.7%, Astrazeneca (AZN) 23.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year AbbVie (ABBV) returned the most: AbbVie (ABBV) +25.8%, Nuvation Bio (NUVB) -7.0%, Astrazeneca (AZN) +3.3%. Over five years, AbbVie (ABBV) compounded fastest (AbbVie (ABBV) +21.5%/yr, Nuvation Bio (NUVB) -14.0%/yr, Astrazeneca (AZN) +6.8%/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%, Nuvation Bio (NUVB) 79.2%, Astrazeneca (AZN) 27.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ABBV, NUVB and AZN?

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