BLTE vs NVS vs RGC Stock Comparison

Belite Bio, Novartis Ag and Regencell Bioscience Holdings 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
NVS Novartis Ag
$153.75 +5.7% 1M +17.9% 1Y
Market cap
$304.05B
P/E
19.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$54.77B
Div. yield
–
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
2 wins

Head to Head

4 decided of 12

Novartis Ag leads on 2 of the 12 questions below (Novartis Ag 2, Belite Bio 1, Regencell Bioscience Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBLTENVSRGCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.89B $304.05B $3.68B NVS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -63.5x 19.3x -285.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 16.6x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +2.8% — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 28.8% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 34.9% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +54.4% +17.9% -57.5% BLTE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +13.2%/yr +80.4%/yr RGC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 53.9% 27.8% 142.6% NVS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 71/100 — –

Percentile Scorecard

BLTENVSRGC

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

AxisBLTENVSRGC
Valuation 58 #266 of 626 90 #63 of 626 38 #387 of 626
Growth 1 #596 of 604 54 #276 of 604 –
Profitability – 96 #26 of 555 –
Financial Health – 43 #377 of 658 90 #67 of 658
Shareholder Returns – 73 #99 of 368 –
Overall – 71 –
  • BLTE ranked among 673 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • NVS ranked among 673 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • RGC 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

PeriodBLTENVSRGCSPY
1 month -14.3%+5.7%+9.6% -0.8%
3 months -9.5%-1.5%+16.0% +3.5%
6 months -12.1%+6.6%-76.8% +7.0%
Year to date -10.4%+11.5%-67.8% +12.2%
1 year +54.4%+17.9%-57.5% +13.0%
3 years +284.8%+66.6%+1,476.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +56.8%+18.6%+150.9% +23.1%
5 years —+85.8%+1,806.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year —+13.2%+80.4% +11.0%
10 years —+116.2%— +258.0%
10 years, per year —+8.0%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBLTENVSRGCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 53.9%27.8%142.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.5%30.7%134.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.040.331.47 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.010.64-0.40 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -74.6%-20.4%-93.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.0%-8.8%-87.2% -1.8%
52-week high $193.61$168.62$52.88 $779.14
52-week low $93.02$121.80$4.78 $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.

MultipleBLTENVSRGC
P/E now vs peer median -62.4xmedian 17.1x 18.9xmedian 17.1x -285.7xmedian 17.1x
P/S now vs peer median —median 8.8x 5.4xmedian 8.8x —median 8.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 17.1x —median 17.1x —median 17.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 18.0x 15.1xmedian 18.0x -435.6xmedian 18.0x
P/B now vs peer median 7.3xmedian 2.1x 7.0xmedian 2.1x 251.1xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 1.49median 0.31 0.58median 0.31 —median 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 monthsBLTENVSRGC
Revenue – $54.77B –
Gross profit – $42.37B –
Operating income -$90.61M $17.10B –
Net income -$102.25M $12.75B –
Free cash flow – $19.38B –
R&D $44.18M $11.69B –
EPS (diluted) $-2.30 $8.07 –
Cash & equivalents – $7.62B $14.19M
Total debt – $31.01B $21.88K
Shares (diluted) 33.54M 1.96B 494.60M
Enterprise value $4.89B $268.04B $3.66B

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
MetricBLTENVSRGC
P/E -62.4x 18.9x -285.7x
P/FCF – 15.1x -435.6x
P/Operating cash flow – 16.0x –
P/S – 5.4x –
P/B 7.3x 7.0x 251.1x
P/Tangible book 7.3x -2,292x 251.1x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT -62.2x 17.3x –
EV/Revenue – 5.4x –
EV/FCF – 15.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 16.1x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.49 0.58 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBLTENVSRGC
Revenue growth (1Y) – 2.8% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 8.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 0.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 9.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -111.4% 2.5% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -77.7% 23.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) -108.0% -6.5% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -85.2% 21.7% –
EPS growth (1Y) -78.6% -9.6% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -41.8% 32.3% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -11.5% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 6.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -10.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 7.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBLTENVSRGC
Gross margin – 77.4% –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin – 31.2% –
Pretax margin – 28.3% –
Net margin – 28.8% –
FCF margin – 35.4% –
Operating cash flow margin – 33.6% –
Return on equity -9.8% 31.5% –
Return on assets -9.6% 10.6% –
Return on invested capital – 34.9% –
Return on capital employed – 19.3% –
Asset turnover – 0.5x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.4x –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBLTENVSRGC
Debt / assets – 7.9% 0.1%
Debt / equity – 0.2x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – 0.5x –
Liabilities / assets 1.9% 65.6% 9.4%
Equity / assets 98.1% 34.4% 90.6%
Interest coverage – 36.7x –
Current ratio – 0.9x 10.8x
Quick ratio – 0.5x 10.7x
Cash ratio – 0.2x 10.7x
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBLTENVSRGC
Dividend yield – 3.1% –
Net buyback yield – -1.5% –
Shareholder yield – 1.6% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusBLTENVSRGC
Forward P/E – 16.6xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-3.11FY2026 $9.26FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY – +3.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +1.2% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $0.00FY2026 $53.95BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY – -1.1%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after – +19.1% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBLTENVSRGC
Held by institutions 28.2% 7.0% 0.3%
Institutions holding 82 1,607 36
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.4% -5.9% +117.2%
Institutions buying 51 662 28
Institutions selling 22 560 5
Buyers to sellers 2.32 1.18 5.60

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.

BLTENVSRGC
BLTE 1.00 0.13 0.02
NVS 0.13 1.00 0.06
RGC 0.02 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BLTE, NVS and RGC?

Novartis Ag (NVS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Belite Bio (BLTE) $4.89B, Novartis Ag (NVS) $304.05B, Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC) $3.68B.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Belite Bio (BLTE) returned the most: Belite Bio (BLTE) +54.4%, Novartis Ag (NVS) +17.9%, Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC) -57.5%. Over five years, Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC) compounded fastest (Novartis Ag (NVS) +13.2%/yr, Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC) +80.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Novartis Ag (NVS) has been the steadiest (Belite Bio (BLTE) 53.9%, Novartis Ag (NVS) 27.8%, Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC) 142.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BLTE, NVS and RGC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Novartis Ag (NVS) leads on 2. 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.