ABBV vs OGN vs NVS Stock Comparison

AbbVie, Organon and Novartis Ag Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ABBV AbbVie Inc.
$286.43 +8.4% 1M +25.6% 1Y
Market cap
$506.16B
P/E
80.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$64.39B
Div. yield
2.42%
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
8 wins
OGN Organon & Co.
$13.74 +0.1% 1M +94.6% 1Y
Market cap
$3.61B
P/E
17.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.13B
Div. yield
0.58%
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
3 wins
NVS Novartis Ag
$156.80 +7.8% 1M +21.4% 1Y
Market cap
$299.20B
P/E
17.9x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
3.02%
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

AbbVie leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (AbbVie 8, Organon 3, Novartis Ag 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionABBVOGNNVSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $506.16B $3.61B $299.20B ABBV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 80.3x 17.3x 17.9x OGN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.4x 3.9x 16.9x OGN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.4% -2.5% — ABBV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.8% 3.4% — ABBV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 18.7% 5.0% — ABBV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 5.0x — ABBV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.42% 0.58% 3.02% NVS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +25.6% +94.6% +21.4% OGN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +21.2%/yr -17.8%/yr +13.5%/yr ABBV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.9% 56.8% 27.9% ABBV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 55/100 — ABBV

Percentile Scorecard

ABBVOGNNVS

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

AxisABBVOGNNVS
Valuation 95 #30 of 625 99 #9 of 625 97 #20 of 625
Growth 54 #276 of 602 23 #462 of 602 –
Profitability 95 #29 of 551 88 #68 of 551 –
Financial Health 16 #552 of 656 17 #547 of 656 –
Shareholder Returns 81 #70 of 365 50 #182 of 365 81 #69 of 365
Overall 68 55 –
  • ABBV ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • OGN 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

PeriodABBVOGNNVSSPY
1 month +8.4%+0.1%+7.8% -0.2%
3 months +8.8%+1.6%-1.9% +3.9%
6 months +44.9%+3.2%+7.8% +8.2%
Year to date +25.4%+91.6%+13.7% +12.9%
1 year +25.6%+94.6%+21.4% +12.3%
3 years +106.2%-8.2%+69.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year +27.3%-2.8%+19.3% +23.3%
5 years +161.2%-62.4%+88.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year +21.2%-17.8%+13.5% +10.9%
10 years +366.0%—+119.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year +16.6%—+8.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureABBVOGNNVSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.9%56.8%27.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.8%39.3%30.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.160.760.34 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.991.670.77 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -24.3%-85.5%-20.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.9%-0.5%-7.0% -1.2%
52-week high $288.96$13.81$168.62 $779.14
52-week low $197.38$5.70$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.

MultipleABBVOGNNVS
P/E now vs peer median 80.3xmedian 17.2x 17.3xmedian 17.2x 17.9xmedian 17.2x
P/S now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 9.0x 0.6xmedian 9.0x 5.1xmedian 9.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 23.0xmedian 16.3x 7.5xmedian 16.3x —median 16.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.8xmedian 18.7x 6.4xmedian 18.7x 14.3xmedian 18.7x
P/B now vs peer median -85.3xmedian 2.2x 3.6xmedian 2.2x —median 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -7.95median 0.33 -0.48median 0.33 —median 0.33

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 monthsABBVOGNNVS
Revenue $64.39B $6.13B –
Gross profit $46.02B $3.23B –
Operating income $16.87B $1.13B –
Net income $6.32B $209.00M –
Free cash flow $18.21B $567.00M –
R&D $9.71B $358.00M –
EPS (diluted) $3.56 $0.77 –
Cash & equivalents $6.57B $1.13B $400.00M
Total debt $70.82B $8.55B –
Shares (diluted) 1.77B 270.45M 1.96B
Enterprise value $479.31B $114.25M $272.77B

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
MetricABBVOGNNVS
P/E 80.3x 17.3x 17.9x
P/FCF 27.8x 6.4x 14.3x
P/Operating cash flow 25.9x 4.9x –
P/S 7.9x 0.6x 5.1x
P/B -85.3x 3.6x –
P/Tangible book -9.2x -34.0x –
EV/EBITDA 23.0x 7.5x –
EV/EBIT 33.8x 9.8x –
EV/Revenue 8.9x 1.8x –
EV/FCF 31.3x 19.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow 29.2x 15.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -7.95 -0.48 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricABBVOGNNVS
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.4% -2.5% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.7% -0.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.2% -8.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.0% -5.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 53.8% -9.3% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -1.0% -8.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) 67.5% -70.1% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -10.1% -34.8% –
EPS growth (1Y) 67.7% -71.3% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -10.1% -36.0% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 1.2% -10.8% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -8.6% 0.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -0.2% -13.8% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.8% 5.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricABBVOGNNVS
Gross margin 71.5% 52.7% –
EBITDA margin 38.5% 24.2% –
Operating margin 26.2% 18.4% –
Pretax margin 13.5% 8.0% –
Net margin 9.8% 3.4% –
FCF margin 28.3% 9.3% –
Operating cash flow margin 30.3% 12.0% –
Return on equity – 21.9% –
Return on assets 4.7% 1.6% –
Return on invested capital 18.7% 5.0% –
Return on capital employed 17.9% 10.8% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.1x 3.5x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 1.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricABBVOGNNVS
Debt / assets 52.4% 64.9% –
Debt / equity -11.9x 8.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 5.0x –
Debt / FCF 3.9x 15.1x –
Liabilities / assets 104.4% 92.4% –
Equity / assets -4.4% 7.6% –
Interest coverage – 2.4x –
Current ratio 0.8x 2.0x –
Quick ratio 0.5x 1.0x –
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.4x –
Altman Z-score 2.79 1.30 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricABBVOGNNVS
Dividend yield 2.4% 0.6% 3.0%
Net buyback yield 0.3% – –
Shareholder yield 2.7% 0.6% 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.

ConsensusABBVOGNNVS
Forward P/E 21.4xFY2026 3.9xFY2026 16.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.38FY2026 $3.56FY2026 $9.26FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +33.8%FY2026 -2.7%FY2026 +3.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +25.8% 0.0% +1.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $69.55BFY2026 $5.89BFY2026 $53.95BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.7%FY2026 -5.3%FY2026 -1.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.6% +3.0% +19.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersABBVOGNNVS
Held by institutions 74.9% 84.3% 7.0%
Institutions holding 4,175 631 1,607
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% +10.8% -5.9%
Institutions buying 2,202 244 662
Institutions selling 1,503 186 560
Buyers to sellers 1.47 1.31 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.

ABBVOGNNVS
ABBV 1.00 -0.07 0.50
OGN -0.07 1.00 0.03
NVS 0.50 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ABBV, OGN and NVS?

AbbVie (ABBV) is the largest by market capitalisation: AbbVie (ABBV) $506.16B, Organon (OGN) $3.61B, Novartis Ag (NVS) $299.20B.

Which stock is cheaper, ABBV, OGN and NVS?

Organon (OGN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (AbbVie (ABBV) 80.3x, Organon (OGN) 17.3x, Novartis Ag (NVS) 17.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Organon (OGN) is cheapest (AbbVie (ABBV) 21.4x, Organon (OGN) 3.9x, 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?

AbbVie (ABBV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: AbbVie (ABBV) +10.4%, Organon (OGN) -2.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

AbbVie (ABBV) has the highest net margin (AbbVie (ABBV) 9.8%, Organon (OGN) 3.4%). On return on invested capital, AbbVie (ABBV) leads (AbbVie (ABBV) 18.7%, Organon (OGN) 5.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Organon (OGN) returned the most: AbbVie (ABBV) +25.6%, Organon (OGN) +94.6%, Novartis Ag (NVS) +21.4%. Over five years, AbbVie (ABBV) compounded fastest (AbbVie (ABBV) +21.2%/yr, Organon (OGN) -17.8%/yr, Novartis Ag (NVS) +13.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Novartis Ag (NVS) has the highest dividend yield: AbbVie (ABBV) 2.42%, Organon (OGN) 0.58%, Novartis Ag (NVS) 3.02%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, AbbVie (ABBV) has been the steadiest (AbbVie (ABBV) 25.9%, Organon (OGN) 56.8%, Novartis Ag (NVS) 27.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ABBV, OGN 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 8. 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.