BLTE vs ABBV vs GSK Stock Comparison

Belite Bio, AbbVie and Gsk Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BLTE Belite Bio, Inc
$143.35 -14.3% 1M +54.4% 1Y
Market cap
$4.89B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
1 win
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
3 wins
GSK GSK plc
$51.10 +3.8% 1M +18.2% 1Y
Market cap
$103.23B
P/E
7.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$76.55B
Div. yield
–
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Gsk leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Gsk 5, AbbVie 3, Belite Bio 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBLTEABBVGSKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.89B $507.17B $103.23B ABBV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -63.5x 80.4x 7.8x GSK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 21.4x 10.1x GSK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +10.4% +87.0% GSK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 9.8% 17.3% GSK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 18.7% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.6x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +54.4% +25.8% +18.2% BLTE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +21.5%/yr +4.8%/yr ABBV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 53.9% 26.0% 26.2% ABBV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 68/100 79/100 GSK

Percentile Scorecard

BLTEABBVGSK

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

AxisBLTEABBVGSK
Valuation 58 #266 of 626 95 #31 of 626 83 #109 of 626
Growth 1 #596 of 604 54 #281 of 604 77 #141 of 604
Profitability – 95 #30 of 555 96 #24 of 555
Financial Health – 16 #554 of 658 54 #303 of 658
Shareholder Returns – 80 #74 of 368 85 #57 of 368
Overall – 68 79
  • BLTE ranked among 673 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • ABBV ranked among 673 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • GSK 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

PeriodBLTEABBVGSKSPY
1 month -14.3%+8.5%+3.8% -0.8%
3 months -9.5%+11.7%-1.7% +3.5%
6 months -12.1%+45.3%-5.8% +7.0%
Year to date -10.4%+25.5%+4.2% +12.2%
1 year +54.4%+25.8%+18.2% +13.0%
3 years +284.8%+106.5%+47.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +56.8%+27.4%+13.9% +23.1%
5 years —+164.6%+26.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year —+21.5%+4.8% +11.0%
10 years —+370.1%+26.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+16.7%+2.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBLTEABBVGSKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 53.9%26.0%26.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.5%24.9%23.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.04-0.160.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.010.990.69 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -74.6%-24.3%-38.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.0%-0.7%-16.5% -1.8%
52-week high $193.61$288.96$61.18 $779.14
52-week low $93.02$197.38$43.70 $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.

MultipleBLTEABBVGSK
P/E now vs peer median -62.4xmedian 17.1x 80.4xmedian 17.1x 7.8xmedian 17.1x
P/S now vs peer median —median 8.8x 7.9xmedian 8.8x 1.4xmedian 8.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 17.1x 23.0xmedian 17.1x —median 17.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 18.0x 27.8xmedian 18.0x —median 18.0x
P/B now vs peer median 7.3xmedian 2.1x -85.4xmedian 2.1x 4.8xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 1.49median 0.31 -7.96median 0.31 -0.74median 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 monthsBLTEABBVGSK
Revenue – $64.39B $76.55B
Gross profit – $46.02B $55.94B
Operating income -$90.61M $16.87B $17.79B
Net income -$102.25M $6.32B $3.57B
Free cash flow – $18.21B –
R&D $44.18M $9.71B $19.22B
EPS (diluted) $-2.30 $3.56 $6.43
Cash & equivalents – $6.57B $4.12B
Total debt – $70.82B -$24.25B
Shares (diluted) 33.54M 1.77B 2.06B
Enterprise value $4.89B $480.28B $85.55B

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
MetricBLTEABBVGSK
P/E -62.4x 80.4x 7.8x
P/FCF – 27.8x –
P/Operating cash flow – 26.0x –
P/S – 7.9x 1.4x
P/B 7.3x -85.4x 4.8x
P/Tangible book 7.3x -9.2x 221.8x
EV/EBITDA – 23.0x –
EV/EBIT -62.2x 33.9x 4.6x
EV/Revenue – 8.9x 1.1x
EV/FCF – 31.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 29.3x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.49 -7.96 -0.74

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBLTEABBVGSK
Revenue growth (1Y) – 10.4% 87.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 4.7% 29.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 11.2% 91.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 6.0% 30.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -111.4% 53.8% 168.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -77.7% -1.0% 26.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -108.0% 67.5% -38.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -85.2% -10.1% -51.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -78.6% 67.7% 201.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -41.8% -10.1% -10.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 1.2% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -8.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -0.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -9.8% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBLTEABBVGSK
Gross margin – 71.5% 73.1%
EBITDA margin – 38.5% –
Operating margin – 26.2% 23.2%
Pretax margin – 13.5% 21.6%
Net margin – 9.8% 17.3%
FCF margin – 28.3% –
Operating cash flow margin – 30.3% –
Return on equity -9.8% – 77.6%
Return on assets -9.6% 4.7% 21.6%
Return on invested capital – 18.7% –
Return on capital employed – 17.9% 16.0%
Asset turnover – 0.5x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 3.1x –
Stock comp / revenue – 1.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBLTEABBVGSK
Debt / assets – 52.4% -29.6%
Debt / equity – -11.9x -1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.6x –
Debt / FCF – 3.9x –
Liabilities / assets 1.9% 104.4% 72.2%
Equity / assets 98.1% -4.4% 27.8%
Interest coverage – – 10.9x
Current ratio – 0.8x -0.8x
Quick ratio – 0.5x -0.5x
Cash ratio – 0.2x -0.1x
Altman Z-score – 2.79 3.79

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBLTEABBVGSK
Dividend yield – 2.4% 3.5%
Net buyback yield – 0.3% –
Shareholder yield – 2.7% 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.

ConsensusBLTEABBVGSK
Forward P/E – 21.4xFY2026 10.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-3.11FY2026 $13.38FY2026 $5.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +33.8%FY2026 +7.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +25.8% +4.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $0.00FY2026 $69.55BFY2026 $48.12BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +13.7%FY2026 +7.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -0.6% +1.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBLTEABBVGSK
Held by institutions 28.2% 74.9% 16.0%
Institutions holding 82 4,173 1,037
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.4% +2.6% -7.4%
Institutions buying 51 2,201 484
Institutions selling 22 1,502 334
Buyers to sellers 2.32 1.47 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.

BLTEABBVGSK
BLTE 1.00 0.01 0.15
ABBV 0.01 1.00 0.40
GSK 0.15 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BLTE, ABBV and GSK?

AbbVie (ABBV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Belite Bio (BLTE) $4.89B, AbbVie (ABBV) $507.17B, Gsk (GSK) $103.23B.

Which stock is cheaper, BLTE, ABBV and GSK?

Gsk (GSK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Belite Bio (BLTE) -63.5x, AbbVie (ABBV) 80.4x, Gsk (GSK) 7.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gsk (GSK) is cheapest (AbbVie (ABBV) 21.4x, Gsk (GSK) 10.1x). 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%, Gsk (GSK) +87.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Gsk (GSK) has the highest net margin (AbbVie (ABBV) 9.8%, Gsk (GSK) 17.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Belite Bio (BLTE) returned the most: Belite Bio (BLTE) +54.4%, AbbVie (ABBV) +25.8%, Gsk (GSK) +18.2%. Over five years, AbbVie (ABBV) compounded fastest (AbbVie (ABBV) +21.5%/yr, Gsk (GSK) +4.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, AbbVie (ABBV) has been the steadiest (Belite Bio (BLTE) 53.9%, AbbVie (ABBV) 26.0%, Gsk (GSK) 26.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BLTE, ABBV 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, Gsk (GSK) 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.