BMY vs NVS vs ABBV Stock Comparison

Bristol Myers Squibb, Novartis Ag and AbbVie Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BMY Bristol Myers Squibb Co
$61.40 -2.4% 1M +44.1% 1Y
Market cap
$127.86B
P/E
13.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$50.03B
Div. yield
–
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
5 wins
NVS Novartis Ag
$161.05 +10.5% 1M +32.2% 1Y
Market cap
$311.97B
P/E
17.9x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
ABBV AbbVie Inc.
$290.76 +10.4% 1M +29.1% 1Y
Market cap
$521.06B
P/E
82.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$64.39B
Div. yield
–
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

AbbVie leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (AbbVie 6, Bristol Myers Squibb 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBMYNVSABBVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $127.86B $311.97B $521.06B ABBV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.8x 17.9x 82.6x BMY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.3x 17.4x 21.7x BMY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.2% — +10.4% ABBV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 18.5% — 9.8% BMY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.0% — 18.7% ABBV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.1x — 2.6x BMY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +44.1% +32.2% +29.1% BMY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.0%/yr +14.3%/yr +20.5%/yr ABBV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.4% 27.6% 25.9% ABBV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 — 68/100 ABBV

Percentile Scorecard

BMYNVSABBV

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

AxisBMYNVSABBV
Valuation 88 #76 of 624 97 #18 of 624 95 #32 of 624
Growth 48 #315 of 601 – 54 #276 of 601
Profitability 91 #49 of 541 – 95 #27 of 541
Financial Health 21 #514 of 647 – 16 #546 of 647
Shareholder Returns 88 #44 of 359 81 #68 of 359 82 #66 of 359
Overall 67 – 68
  • BMY ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • NVS ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • ABBV 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

PeriodBMYNVSABBVSPY
1 month -2.4%+10.5%+10.4% +0.7%
3 months -5.3%+1.7%+12.9% +3.7%
6 months +1.3%+8.9%+37.6% +7.1%
Year to date +13.8%+16.8%+27.3% +12.8%
1 year +44.1%+32.2%+29.1% +11.9%
3 years +19.8%+71.8%+104.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year +6.2%+19.8%+27.0% +22.8%
5 years +5.1%+94.6%+153.6% +67.6%
5 years, per year +1.0%+14.3%+20.5% +10.9%
10 years +20.4%+126.6%+404.8% +262.0%
10 years, per year +1.9%+8.5%+17.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBMYNVSABBVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.4%27.6%25.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.6%30.1%24.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.190.34-0.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.551.171.12 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.1%-20.4%-24.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.8%-4.5%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $68.09$168.62$290.76 $779.14
52-week low $42.60$121.80$197.38 $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.

MultipleBMYNVSABBV
P/E now vs peer median 13.6xmedian 17.8x 17.9xmedian 17.8x 81.5xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 9.1x 5.1xmedian 9.1x 8.0xmedian 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.0xmedian 15.0x —median 15.0x 23.3xmedian 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.5xmedian 21.7x 14.3xmedian 21.7x 28.2xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 2.2x —median 2.2x -86.6xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 3.48median 0.35 —median 0.35 -8.07median 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 monthsBMYNVSABBV
Revenue $50.03B – $64.39B
Gross profit $34.64B – $46.02B
Operating income $11.33B – $16.87B
Net income $9.24B – $6.32B
Free cash flow $9.29B – $18.21B
R&D $10.56B – $9.71B
EPS (diluted) $4.50 – $3.56
Cash & equivalents $9.57B $400.00M $6.57B
Total debt $42.88B – $70.82B
Shares (diluted) 2.05B 1.96B 1.77B
Enterprise value $83.05B $285.20B $494.17B

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
MetricBMYNVSABBV
P/E 13.6x 17.9x 81.5x
P/FCF 13.5x 14.3x 28.2x
P/Operating cash flow 11.8x – 26.3x
P/S 2.5x 5.1x 8.0x
P/B 5.4x – -86.6x
P/Tangible book 19.4x – -9.3x
EV/EBITDA 11.0x – 23.3x
EV/EBIT 13.8x – 34.3x
EV/Revenue 3.1x – 9.0x
EV/FCF 16.8x – 31.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.6x – 29.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.48 – -8.07

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBMYNVSABBV
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.2% – 10.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.6% – 4.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.8% – 11.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.2% – 6.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 41.1% – 53.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.5% – -1.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 52.8% – 67.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.6% – -10.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 52.0% – 67.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.9% – -10.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -35.9% – 1.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.2% – -8.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -39.3% – -0.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.4% – -9.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBMYNVSABBV
Gross margin 69.2% – 71.5%
EBITDA margin 28.2% – 38.5%
Operating margin 22.6% – 26.2%
Pretax margin 22.6% – 13.5%
Net margin 18.5% – 9.8%
FCF margin 18.6% – 28.3%
Operating cash flow margin 21.3% – 30.3%
Return on equity 40.4% – –
Return on assets 10.5% – 4.7%
Return on invested capital 14.0% – 18.7%
Return on capital employed 16.3% – 17.9%
Asset turnover 0.6x – 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x – 3.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% – 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBMYNVSABBV
Debt / assets 48.3% – 52.4%
Debt / equity 1.8x – -11.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.1x – 2.6x
Debt / FCF 4.6x – 3.9x
Liabilities / assets 73.6% – 104.4%
Equity / assets 26.4% – -4.4%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.6x – 0.8x
Quick ratio 1.2x – 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.7x – 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.62 – 2.82

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBMYNVSABBV
Dividend yield 4.1% 2.9% 2.4%
Net buyback yield – – 0.3%
Shareholder yield 4.1% 2.9% 2.7%
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.

ConsensusBMYNVSABBV
Forward P/E 9.3xFY2026 17.4xFY2026 21.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.63FY2026 $9.26FY2026 $13.38FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +7.8%FY2026 +3.1%FY2026 +33.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.9% +1.2% +25.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $52.09BFY2026 $53.95BFY2026 $69.55BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.1%FY2026 -1.1%FY2026 +13.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -9.3% +19.1% -0.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBMYNVSABBV
Held by institutions 81.8% 7.0% 74.9%
Institutions holding 2,521 1,608 4,177
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.8% -5.9% +2.6%
Institutions buying 1,186 662 2,203
Institutions selling 987 561 1,504
Buyers to sellers 1.20 1.18 1.46

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.

BMYNVSABBV
BMY 1.00 0.52 0.49
NVS 0.52 1.00 0.51
ABBV 0.49 0.51 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BMY, NVS and ABBV?

AbbVie (ABBV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) $127.86B, Novartis Ag (NVS) $311.97B, AbbVie (ABBV) $521.06B.

Which stock is cheaper, BMY, NVS and ABBV?

Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 13.8x, Novartis Ag (NVS) 17.9x, AbbVie (ABBV) 82.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) is cheapest (Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 9.3x, Novartis Ag (NVS) 17.4x, AbbVie (ABBV) 21.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

AbbVie (ABBV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) +4.2%, AbbVie (ABBV) +10.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) has the highest net margin (Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 18.5%, AbbVie (ABBV) 9.8%). On return on invested capital, AbbVie (ABBV) leads (Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 14.0%, AbbVie (ABBV) 18.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) returned the most: Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) +44.1%, Novartis Ag (NVS) +32.2%, AbbVie (ABBV) +29.1%. Over five years, AbbVie (ABBV) compounded fastest (Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) +1.0%/yr, Novartis Ag (NVS) +14.3%/yr, AbbVie (ABBV) +20.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, AbbVie (ABBV) has been the steadiest (Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 28.4%, Novartis Ag (NVS) 27.6%, AbbVie (ABBV) 25.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BMY, NVS and ABBV?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, AbbVie (ABBV) leads on 6. 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.