BMY vs LLY vs NUVB Stock Comparison

Bristol Myers Squibb, Eli Lilly and Nuvation Bio Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BMY Bristol Myers Squibb Co
$61.40 -2.4% 1M +44.1% 1Y
Market cap
$125.51B
P/E
13.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$50.03B
Div. yield
4.10%
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
4 wins
LLY ELI LILLY & Co
$1,373.00 +15.8% 1M +68.8% 1Y
Market cap
$1.29T
P/E
44.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$86.46B
Div. yield
0.49%
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
7 wins
NUVB Nuvation Bio Inc.
$4.77 -15.0% 1M -9.3% 1Y
Market cap
$1.65B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$169.90M
Div. yield
–
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Eli Lilly leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Eli Lilly 7, Bristol Myers Squibb 4, Nuvation Bio 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBMYLLYNUVBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $125.51B $1.29T $1.65B LLY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.6x 44.4x -11.1x BMY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.3x 42.4x — BMY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.2% +45.5% +1,083.6% NUVB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 18.5% 31.9% -88.2% LLY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.0% 38.2% — LLY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.1x 1.0x 4.9x LLY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 4.10% 0.49% — BMY
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +44.1% +68.8% -9.3% LLY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.0%/yr +40.1%/yr -12.3%/yr LLY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.4% 35.3% 78.9% BMY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 72/100 64/100 LLY

Percentile Scorecard

BMYLLYNUVB

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

AxisBMYLLYNUVB
Valuation 88 #76 of 624 76 #151 of 624 61 #247 of 624
Growth 48 #315 of 601 97 #19 of 601 60 #240 of 601
Profitability 91 #49 of 541 98 #12 of 541 66 #186 of 541
Financial Health 21 #514 of 647 28 #464 of 647 67 #216 of 647
Shareholder Returns 88 #44 of 359 63 #135 of 359 65 #128 of 359
Overall 67 72 64
  • BMY ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • LLY ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • NUVB ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodBMYLLYNUVBSPY
1 month -2.4%+15.8%-15.0% +0.7%
3 months -5.3%+18.8%-28.6% +3.7%
6 months +1.3%+46.9%+7.2% +7.1%
Year to date +13.8%+27.8%-46.8% +12.8%
1 year +44.1%+68.8%-9.3% +11.9%
3 years +19.8%+142.7%+377.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year +6.2%+34.4%+68.4% +22.8%
5 years +5.1%+438.9%-48.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year +1.0%+40.1%-12.3% +10.9%
10 years +20.4%+1,742.2%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +1.9%+33.8%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBMYLLYNUVBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.4%35.3%78.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.6%30.1%76.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.190.221.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.551.95-0.12 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.1%-34.8%-90.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.8%0.0%-50.0% -1.2%
52-week high $68.09$1,373.00$9.54 $779.14
52-week low $42.60$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.

MultipleBMYLLYNUVB
P/E now vs peer median 13.6xmedian 17.8x 44.4xmedian 17.8x -11.1xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 9.1x 14.9xmedian 9.1x 9.7xmedian 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.0xmedian 15.0x 29.6xmedian 15.0x -7.4xmedian 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.5xmedian 21.7x 65.7xmedian 21.7x -12.8xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 2.2x 32.1xmedian 2.2x 6.5xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 3.48median 0.35 0.57median 0.35 8.48median 0.35

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 monthsBMYLLYNUVB
Revenue $50.03B $86.46B $169.90M
Gross profit $34.64B $72.31B –
Operating income $11.33B $42.95B -$137.63M
Net income $9.24B $27.58B -$149.83M
Free cash flow $9.29B $19.66B -$128.93M
R&D $10.56B $15.38B $128.85M
EPS (diluted) $4.50 $30.87 $-0.43
Cash & equivalents $9.57B $4.89B $258.60M
Total debt $42.88B $49.50B $5.89M
Shares (diluted) 2.05B 893.40M 348.77M
Enterprise value $80.70B $1.27T -$620.12M

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
MetricBMYLLYNUVB
P/E 13.6x 44.4x -11.1x
P/FCF 13.5x 65.7x -12.8x
P/Operating cash flow 11.8x 42.1x -13.7x
P/S 2.5x 14.9x 9.7x
P/B 5.4x 32.1x 6.5x
P/Tangible book 19.4x 58.2x 6.8x
EV/EBITDA 11.0x 29.6x -7.4x
EV/EBIT 13.8x 31.1x -7.2x
EV/Revenue 3.1x 15.5x 5.9x
EV/FCF 16.8x 68.0x -7.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.6x 43.6x -8.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.48 0.57 8.48

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBMYLLYNUVB
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.2% 45.5% 1,084%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.6% 39.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.8% 46.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.2% 42.0% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 41.1% 67.5% 38.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.5% 66.4% -9.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 52.8% 49.8% 26.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.6% 76.8% -18.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 52.0% 50.7% 27.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.9% 77.2% -1.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -35.9% 90.8% 28.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.2% 70.2% -14.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -39.3% 112.1% 23.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.4% 80.6% -16.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBMYLLYNUVB
Gross margin 69.2% 83.6% –
EBITDA margin 28.2% 52.2% -79.0%
Operating margin 22.6% 49.7% -81.0%
Pretax margin 22.6% 40.2% -88.2%
Net margin 18.5% 31.9% -88.2%
FCF margin 18.6% 22.7% -75.9%
Operating cash flow margin 21.3% 35.4% -70.9%
Return on equity 40.4% 74.4% -52.3%
Return on assets 10.5% 19.0% -22.1%
Return on invested capital 14.0% 38.2% –
Return on capital employed 16.3% 43.7% -23.3%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.6x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.1x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 0.8% 20.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBMYLLYNUVB
Debt / assets 48.3% 33.4% 0.8%
Debt / equity 1.8x 1.2x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.1x 1.0x 4.9x
Debt / FCF 4.6x 2.5x 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 73.6% 72.8% 65.9%
Equity / assets 26.4% 27.2% 34.1%
Interest coverage – – -5.2x
Current ratio 1.6x 1.4x 8.4x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.6x 7.9x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.1x 7.6x
Altman Z-score 2.62 9.24 0.47

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBMYLLYNUVB
Dividend yield 4.1% 0.5% –
Net buyback yield – 0.5% -0.6%
Shareholder yield 4.1% 0.9% -0.6%
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.

ConsensusBMYLLYNUVB
Forward P/E 9.3xFY2026 42.4xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $6.63FY2026 $32.40FY2026 $-0.38FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +7.8%FY2026 +33.8%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -3.9% +42.2% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $52.09BFY2026 $85.28BFY2026 $187.51MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.1%FY2026 +30.8%FY2026 +198.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -9.3% +17.4% +52.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBMYLLYNUVB
Held by institutions 81.8% 83.7% 66.6%
Institutions holding 2,521 4,629 238
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.8% +1.5% +5.7%
Institutions buying 1,186 2,633 148
Institutions selling 987 1,469 50
Buyers to sellers 1.20 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.

BMYLLYNUVB
BMY 1.00 0.42 0.19
LLY 0.42 1.00 0.20
NUVB 0.19 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BMY, LLY and NUVB?

Eli Lilly (LLY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) $125.51B, Eli Lilly (LLY) $1.29T, Nuvation Bio (NUVB) $1.65B.

Which stock is cheaper, BMY, LLY and NUVB?

Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 13.6x, Eli Lilly (LLY) 44.4x, Nuvation Bio (NUVB) -11.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) is cheapest (Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 9.3x, Eli Lilly (LLY) 42.4x). 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) +4.2%, Eli Lilly (LLY) +45.5%, Nuvation Bio (NUVB) +1,083.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Eli Lilly (LLY) has the highest net margin (Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 18.5%, Eli Lilly (LLY) 31.9%, Nuvation Bio (NUVB) -88.2%). On return on invested capital, Eli Lilly (LLY) leads (Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 14.0%, Eli Lilly (LLY) 38.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Eli Lilly (LLY) returned the most: Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) +44.1%, Eli Lilly (LLY) +68.8%, Nuvation Bio (NUVB) -9.3%. Over five years, Eli Lilly (LLY) compounded fastest (Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) +1.0%/yr, Eli Lilly (LLY) +40.1%/yr, Nuvation Bio (NUVB) -12.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) has the highest dividend yield: Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 4.10%, Eli Lilly (LLY) 0.49%. Nuvation Bio (NUVB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) has been the steadiest (Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 28.4%, Eli Lilly (LLY) 35.3%, Nuvation Bio (NUVB) 78.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BMY, 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.