AZN vs LLY vs NUVB Stock Comparison

Astrazeneca, Eli Lilly and Nuvation Bio Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AZN Astrazeneca Plc
$169.54 +1.9% 1M +2.6% 1Y
Market cap
$270.37B
P/E
25.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$58.67B
Div. yield
–
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
3 wins
LLY ELI LILLY & Co
$1,289.19 +8.7% 1M +57.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.23T
P/E
45.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$79.67B
Div. yield
–
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
7 wins
NUVB Nuvation Bio Inc.
$4.60 -18.0% 1M -14.3% 1Y
Market cap
$1.63B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$169.90M
Div. yield
–
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Eli Lilly leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Eli Lilly 7, Astrazeneca 3, Nuvation Bio 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAZNLLYNUVBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $270.37B $1.23T $1.63B LLY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.9x 45.9x -10.9x AZN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.0x 39.8x — AZN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.4% +49.6% +1,083.6% NUVB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.8% 33.5% -88.2% LLY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 23.3% 37.2% — LLY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 1.1x 4.9x LLY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +2.6% +57.2% -14.3% LLY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.3%/yr +38.3%/yr -12.9%/yr LLY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.3% 34.8% 78.8% AZN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 72/100 63/100 LLY

Percentile Scorecard

AZNLLYNUVB

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

AxisAZNLLYNUVB
Valuation 85 #92 of 625 75 #156 of 625 59 #257 of 625
Growth 70 #183 of 602 98 #16 of 602 60 #239 of 602
Profitability 94 #34 of 549 98 #12 of 549 65 #191 of 549
Financial Health 36 #418 of 654 27 #481 of 654 67 #218 of 654
Shareholder Returns 70 #112 of 367 63 #138 of 367 65 #131 of 367
Overall 71 72 63
  • AZN ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • LLY ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • NUVB 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

PeriodAZNLLYNUVBSPY
1 month +1.9%+8.7%-18.0% +0.9%
3 months -2.2%+6.5%-30.1% +5.9%
6 months -8.5%+51.5%+6.0% +8.5%
Year to date -7.8%+20.0%-48.7% +13.3%
1 year +2.6%+57.2%-14.3% +12.4%
3 years +37.0%+130.1%+351.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year +11.1%+32.0%+65.3% +23.5%
5 years +35.9%+406.0%-49.8% +68.2%
5 years, per year +6.3%+38.3%-12.9% +11.0%
10 years +196.4%+1,629.8%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +11.5%+33.0%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureAZNLLYNUVBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.3%34.8%78.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.1%30.0%76.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.210.231.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.101.64-0.18 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -27.9%-34.8%-90.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.1%-1.3%-51.8% -0.9%
52-week high $209.48$1,306.74$9.54 $779.14
52-week low $155.60$813.53$4.05 $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.

MultipleAZNLLYNUVB
P/E now vs peer median 25.2xmedian 17.4x 43.1xmedian 17.4x -10.7xmedian 17.4x
P/S now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 9.1x 15.2xmedian 9.1x 9.4xmedian 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.3xmedian 17.1x 31.3xmedian 17.1x -7.0xmedian 17.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.6xmedian 19.0x 66.7xmedian 19.0x -12.4xmedian 19.0x
P/B now vs peer median 5.2xmedian 2.2x 35.8xmedian 2.2x 6.3xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.31median 0.34 0.71median 0.34 8.17median 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 monthsAZNLLYNUVB
Revenue $58.67B $79.67B $169.90M
Gross profit $50.25B $66.44B –
Operating income $13.97B $38.18B -$137.63M
Net income $10.45B $26.71B -$149.83M
Free cash flow $10.67B $18.19B -$128.93M
R&D $15.07B $14.60B $128.85M
EPS (diluted) $6.69 $29.89 $-0.43
Cash & equivalents $4.90B $8.95B $258.60M
Total debt $32.35B $54.91B $5.89M
Shares (diluted) 1.56B 893.70M 348.77M
Enterprise value $244.05B $1.20T -$638.95M

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
MetricAZNLLYNUVB
P/E 25.2x 43.1x -10.7x
P/FCF 24.6x 66.7x -12.4x
P/Operating cash flow 19.2x 43.2x -13.2x
P/S 4.5x 15.2x 9.4x
P/B 5.2x 35.8x 6.3x
P/Tangible book 20.8x 77.0x 6.5x
EV/EBITDA 14.3x 31.3x -7.0x
EV/EBIT 20.8x 33.0x -6.8x
EV/Revenue 4.9x 15.8x 5.5x
EV/FCF 27.2x 69.2x -7.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.2x 44.9x -7.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.31 0.71 8.17

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAZNLLYNUVB
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.4% 49.6% 1,084%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.6% 39.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.3% 51.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.1% 42.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 23.4% 73.7% 38.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 23.9% 71.0% -9.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 25.9% 93.6% 26.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 19.2% 60.2% -18.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 26.0% 94.9% 27.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 19.2% 60.7% -1.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2.3% 156.7% 28.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.7% 65.1% -14.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -4.5% 272.4% 23.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.5% 69.8% -16.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAZNLLYNUVB
Gross margin 85.6% 83.4% –
EBITDA margin 34.6% 50.6% -79.0%
Operating margin 23.8% 47.9% -81.0%
Pretax margin 21.5% 42.2% -88.2%
Net margin 17.8% 33.5% -88.2%
FCF margin 18.2% 22.8% -75.9%
Operating cash flow margin 23.3% 35.3% -70.9%
Return on equity 21.4% 82.1% -52.3%
Return on assets 9.1% 20.6% -22.1%
Return on invested capital 23.3% 37.2% –
Return on capital employed 16.8% 46.7% -23.3%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.6x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.1x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.8% 20.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAZNLLYNUVB
Debt / assets 27.9% 38.6% 0.8%
Debt / equity 0.6x 1.6x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 1.1x 4.9x
Debt / FCF 3.0x 3.0x 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 56.5% 76.2% 65.9%
Equity / assets 43.5% 23.8% 34.1%
Interest coverage 15.9x – -5.2x
Current ratio 0.9x 1.4x 8.4x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.7x 7.9x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 7.6x
Altman Z-score 3.43 8.62 0.39

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAZNLLYNUVB
Dividend yield 1.4% 0.5% –
Net buyback yield 0.0% 0.5% -0.7%
Shareholder yield 1.4% 1.0% -0.7%
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.

ConsensusAZNLLYNUVB
Forward P/E 17.0xFY2026 39.8xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $10.00FY2026 $32.40FY2026 $-0.38FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +9.2%FY2026 +33.8%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +6.1% +42.2% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $59.02BFY2026 $85.28BFY2026 $187.51MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.5%FY2026 +30.8%FY2026 +198.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.0% +17.4% +52.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAZNLLYNUVB
Held by institutions 52.1% 83.7% 66.6%
Institutions holding 1,496 4,628 238
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.8% +1.5% +5.7%
Institutions buying 808 2,632 148
Institutions selling 468 1,469 50
Buyers to sellers 1.73 1.79 2.96

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.

AZNLLYNUVB
AZN 1.00 0.46 0.15
LLY 0.46 1.00 0.20
NUVB 0.15 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AZN, LLY and NUVB?

Eli Lilly (LLY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Astrazeneca (AZN) $270.37B, Eli Lilly (LLY) $1.23T, Nuvation Bio (NUVB) $1.63B.

Which stock is cheaper, AZN, LLY and NUVB?

Astrazeneca (AZN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Astrazeneca (AZN) 25.9x, Eli Lilly (LLY) 45.9x, Nuvation Bio (NUVB) -10.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Astrazeneca (AZN) is cheapest (Astrazeneca (AZN) 17.0x, Eli Lilly (LLY) 39.8x). 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: Astrazeneca (AZN) +9.4%, Eli Lilly (LLY) +49.6%, Nuvation Bio (NUVB) +1,083.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Eli Lilly (LLY) has the highest net margin (Astrazeneca (AZN) 17.8%, Eli Lilly (LLY) 33.5%, Nuvation Bio (NUVB) -88.2%). On return on invested capital, Eli Lilly (LLY) leads (Astrazeneca (AZN) 23.3%, Eli Lilly (LLY) 37.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Eli Lilly (LLY) returned the most: Astrazeneca (AZN) +2.6%, Eli Lilly (LLY) +57.2%, Nuvation Bio (NUVB) -14.3%. Over five years, Eli Lilly (LLY) compounded fastest (Astrazeneca (AZN) +6.3%/yr, Eli Lilly (LLY) +38.3%/yr, Nuvation Bio (NUVB) -12.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Astrazeneca (AZN) has been the steadiest (Astrazeneca (AZN) 27.3%, Eli Lilly (LLY) 34.8%, Nuvation Bio (NUVB) 78.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 7. 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.