BMY vs INDV vs NUVB Stock Comparison

Bristol Myers Squibb, Indivior Pharmaceuticals and Nuvation Bio Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BMY Bristol Myers Squibb Co
$61.61 -2.0% 1M +40.6% 1Y
Market cap
$125.13B
P/E
13.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$49.19B
Div. yield
–
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
3 wins
NUVB Nuvation Bio Inc.
$4.51 -21.2% 1M -7.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.56B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$169.90M
Div. yield
–
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionBMYINDVNUVBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $125.13B $4.09B $1.56B BMY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.5x 11.5x -10.4x INDV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.3x 8.6x — INDV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.1% +13.5% +1,083.6% NUVB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 18.9% 26.7% -88.2% INDV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -3.3% 122.5% — INDV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 78.9x 0.6x 4.9x INDV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +40.6% +37.5% -7.0% BMY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.8%/yr +17.3%/yr -14.0%/yr INDV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.4% 36.5% 79.2% BMY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 77/100 63/100 INDV

Percentile Scorecard

BMYINDVNUVB

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

AxisBMYINDVNUVB
Valuation 86 #90 of 626 97 #20 of 626 60 #252 of 626
Growth 52 #291 of 604 69 #189 of 604 61 #237 of 604
Profitability 87 #75 of 555 92 #47 of 555 65 #194 of 555
Financial Health 16 #552 of 658 29 #467 of 658 67 #219 of 658
Shareholder Returns 88 #45 of 368 98 #7 of 368 64 #133 of 368
Overall 66 77 63
  • BMY ranked among 673 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • INDV ranked among 673 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • NUVB 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

PeriodBMYINDVNUVBSPY
1 month -2.0%-3.5%-21.2% -0.8%
3 months -1.5%-13.7%-32.3% +3.5%
6 months +6.6%+0.7%-1.1% +7.0%
Year to date +14.2%-3.7%-49.7% +12.2%
1 year +40.6%+37.5%-7.0% +13.0%
3 years +20.8%+69.5%+342.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +6.5%+19.2%+64.2% +23.1%
5 years +9.1%+121.5%-53.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year +1.8%+17.3%-14.0% +11.0%
10 years +25.0%+85.3%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +2.3%+6.4%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBMYINDVNUVBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.4%36.5%79.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.6%30.8%76.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.200.531.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.431.03-0.09 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.1%-85.5%-90.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.5%-17.4%-52.7% -1.8%
52-week high $68.09$41.83$9.54 $779.14
52-week low $42.60$24.78$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.

MultipleBMYINDVNUVB
P/E now vs peer median 13.6xmedian 17.1x 11.6xmedian 17.1x -10.5xmedian 17.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 8.8x 3.1xmedian 8.8x 9.2xmedian 8.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 388.9xmedian 17.1x 10.1xmedian 17.1x -6.8xmedian 17.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.0xmedian 18.0x -36.7xmedian 18.0x -12.1xmedian 18.0x
P/B now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 2.1x -19.6xmedian 2.1x 6.2xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 2.20median 0.31 —median 0.31 8.01median 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 monthsBMYINDVNUVB
Revenue $49.19B $1.33B $169.90M
Gross profit $34.51B $1.09B –
Operating income -$2.77B $421.00M -$137.63M
Net income $9.28B $355.00M -$149.83M
Free cash flow $11.44B -$111.00M -$128.93M
R&D $10.72B $82.00M $128.85M
EPS (diluted) $4.53 $2.86 $-0.43
Cash & equivalents $8.72B $222.00M $258.60M
Total debt $43.12B $487.00M $5.89M
Shares (diluted) 2.05B 124.00M 348.77M
Enterprise value $76.41B $3.05B -$715.68M

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
MetricBMYINDVNUVB
P/E 13.6x 11.6x -10.5x
P/FCF 11.0x -36.7x -12.1x
P/Operating cash flow 9.8x -102.0x -13.0x
P/S 2.6x 3.1x 9.2x
P/B 5.6x -19.6x 6.2x
P/Tangible book 25.5x -19.6x 6.4x
EV/EBITDA 388.9x 10.1x -6.8x
EV/EBIT -57.0x 10.3x -6.6x
EV/Revenue 3.2x 3.3x 5.3x
EV/FCF 13.8x -39.1x -7.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.4x -108.6x -7.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.20 – 8.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBMYINDVNUVB
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.1% 13.5% 1,084%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.9% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.9% 13.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.3% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 63.5% 92.2% 38.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -17.9% – -9.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 83.3% 228.7% 26.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.2% – -18.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 82.9% 234.0% 27.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.2% – -1.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -19.6% -118.3% 28.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.6% – -14.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -21.5% -164.2% 23.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.2% – -16.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBMYINDVNUVB
Gross margin 70.2% 82.1% –
EBITDA margin 0.8% 32.3% -79.0%
Operating margin -5.6% 31.6% -81.0%
Pretax margin 24.2% 29.5% -88.2%
Net margin 18.9% 26.7% -88.2%
FCF margin 23.3% -8.3% -75.9%
Operating cash flow margin 26.0% -3.0% -70.9%
Return on equity 43.7% – -52.3%
Return on assets 10.7% 29.2% -22.1%
Return on invested capital -3.3% 122.5% –
Return on capital employed -4.0% 121.3% -23.3%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.1x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x -0.1x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 2.4% 20.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBMYINDVNUVB
Debt / assets 49.2% 39.5% 0.8%
Debt / equity 1.9x -2.3x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 78.9x 0.6x 4.9x
Debt / FCF 3.8x -4.4x 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 74.5% 116.9% 65.9%
Equity / assets 25.5% -16.9% 34.1%
Interest coverage – 15.6x -5.2x
Current ratio 1.5x 0.8x 8.4x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.6x 7.9x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.3x 7.6x
Altman Z-score 2.07 3.39 0.35

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBMYINDVNUVB
Dividend yield 4.1% – –
Net buyback yield – 7.4% -0.7%
Shareholder yield 4.1% 7.4% -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.

ConsensusBMYINDVNUVB
Forward P/E 9.3xFY2026 8.6xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $6.63FY2026 $4.04FY2026 $-0.38FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +7.8%FY2026 +61.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -3.9% +17.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $52.09BFY2026 $1.38BFY2026 $187.51MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.1%FY2026 +11.0%FY2026 +198.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -9.3% -0.8% +52.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBMYINDVNUVB
Held by institutions 81.8% – 66.6%
Institutions holding 2,519 – 238
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.8% – +5.7%
Institutions buying 1,185 – 148
Institutions selling 986 – 50
Buyers to sellers 1.20 – 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.

BMYINDVNUVB
BMY 1.00 0.20 0.17
INDV 0.20 1.00 0.25
NUVB 0.17 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BMY, INDV and NUVB?

Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) $125.13B, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) $4.09B, Nuvation Bio (NUVB) $1.56B.

Which stock is cheaper, BMY, INDV and NUVB?

Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 13.5x, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) 11.5x, Nuvation Bio (NUVB) -10.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) is cheapest (Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 9.3x, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) 8.6x). 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: Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) +3.1%, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) +13.5%, Nuvation Bio (NUVB) +1,083.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) has the highest net margin (Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 18.9%, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) 26.7%, Nuvation Bio (NUVB) -88.2%). On return on invested capital, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) leads (Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) -3.3%, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) 122.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) returned the most: Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) +40.6%, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) +37.5%, Nuvation Bio (NUVB) -7.0%. Over five years, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) compounded fastest (Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) +1.8%/yr, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) +17.3%/yr, Nuvation Bio (NUVB) -14.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) has been the steadiest (Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 28.4%, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) 36.5%, Nuvation Bio (NUVB) 79.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BMY, INDV 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, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) 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.