BMY vs OGN vs NVS Stock Comparison

Bristol Myers Squibb, Organon and Novartis Ag Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BMY Bristol Myers Squibb Co
$61.58 -2.1% 1M +41.9% 1Y
Market cap
$125.79B
P/E
13.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$49.19B
Div. yield
4.09%
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
5 wins
OGN Organon & Co.
$13.74 +0.1% 1M +94.6% 1Y
Market cap
$3.61B
P/E
17.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.13B
Div. yield
0.58%
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
4 wins
NVS Novartis Ag
$156.80 +7.8% 1M +21.4% 1Y
Market cap
$299.20B
P/E
17.9x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
3.02%
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Bristol Myers Squibb leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Bristol Myers Squibb 5, Organon 4, Novartis Ag 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBMYOGNNVSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $125.79B $3.61B $299.20B NVS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.5x 17.3x 17.9x BMY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.3x 3.9x 16.9x OGN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.1% -2.5% — BMY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 18.9% 3.4% — BMY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -3.3% 5.0% — OGN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 78.9x 5.0x — OGN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 4.09% 0.58% 3.02% BMY
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +41.9% +94.6% +21.4% OGN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.5%/yr -17.8%/yr +13.5%/yr NVS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.4% 56.8% 27.9% NVS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 55/100 — BMY

Percentile Scorecard

BMYOGNNVS

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

AxisBMYOGNNVS
Valuation 86 #88 of 625 99 #9 of 625 97 #20 of 625
Growth 53 #286 of 602 23 #462 of 602 –
Profitability 87 #72 of 551 88 #68 of 551 –
Financial Health 16 #550 of 656 17 #547 of 656 –
Shareholder Returns 88 #45 of 365 50 #182 of 365 81 #69 of 365
Overall 66 55 –
  • BMY ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • OGN ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • NVS ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBMYOGNNVSSPY
1 month -2.1%+0.1%+7.8% -0.2%
3 months -3.2%+1.6%-1.9% +3.9%
6 months +5.7%+3.2%+7.8% +8.2%
Year to date +14.2%+91.6%+13.7% +12.9%
1 year +41.9%+94.6%+21.4% +12.3%
3 years +20.7%-8.2%+69.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year +6.5%-2.8%+19.3% +23.3%
5 years +7.8%-62.4%+88.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year +1.5%-17.8%+13.5% +10.9%
10 years +18.5%—+119.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year +1.7%—+8.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBMYOGNNVSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.4%56.8%27.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.5%39.3%30.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.200.760.34 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.481.670.77 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.1%-85.5%-20.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.6%-0.5%-7.0% -1.2%
52-week high $68.09$13.81$168.62 $779.14
52-week low $42.60$5.70$121.80 $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.

MultipleBMYOGNNVS
P/E now vs peer median 13.5xmedian 17.2x 17.3xmedian 17.2x 17.9xmedian 17.2x
P/S now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 9.0x 0.6xmedian 9.0x 5.1xmedian 9.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 388.8xmedian 16.3x 7.5xmedian 16.3x —median 16.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.0xmedian 18.7x 6.4xmedian 18.7x 14.3xmedian 18.7x
P/B now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 2.2x 3.6xmedian 2.2x —median 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.20median 0.33 -0.48median 0.33 —median 0.33

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 monthsBMYOGNNVS
Revenue $49.19B $6.13B –
Gross profit $34.51B $3.23B –
Operating income -$2.77B $1.13B –
Net income $9.28B $209.00M –
Free cash flow $11.44B $567.00M –
R&D $10.72B $358.00M –
EPS (diluted) $4.53 $0.77 –
Cash & equivalents $8.72B $1.13B $400.00M
Total debt $43.12B $8.55B –
Shares (diluted) 2.05B 270.45M 1.96B
Enterprise value $77.06B $114.25M $272.77B

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
MetricBMYOGNNVS
P/E 13.5x 17.3x 17.9x
P/FCF 11.0x 6.4x 14.3x
P/Operating cash flow 9.8x 4.9x –
P/S 2.6x 0.6x 5.1x
P/B 5.6x 3.6x –
P/Tangible book 25.5x -34.0x –
EV/EBITDA 388.8x 7.5x –
EV/EBIT -57.0x 9.8x –
EV/Revenue 3.2x 1.8x –
EV/FCF 13.8x 19.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow 12.3x 15.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.20 -0.48 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBMYOGNNVS
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.1% -2.5% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.9% -0.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.9% -8.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.3% -5.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 63.5% -9.3% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -17.9% -8.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) 83.3% -70.1% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.2% -34.8% –
EPS growth (1Y) 82.9% -71.3% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.2% -36.0% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -19.6% -10.8% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.6% 0.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -21.5% -13.8% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.2% 5.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBMYOGNNVS
Gross margin 70.2% 52.7% –
EBITDA margin 0.8% 24.2% –
Operating margin -5.6% 18.4% –
Pretax margin 24.2% 8.0% –
Net margin 18.9% 3.4% –
FCF margin 23.3% 9.3% –
Operating cash flow margin 26.0% 12.0% –
Return on equity 43.7% 21.9% –
Return on assets 10.7% 1.6% –
Return on invested capital -3.3% 5.0% –
Return on capital employed -4.0% 10.8% –
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.5x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 3.5x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 1.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBMYOGNNVS
Debt / assets 49.2% 64.9% –
Debt / equity 1.9x 8.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA 78.9x 5.0x –
Debt / FCF 3.8x 15.1x –
Liabilities / assets 74.5% 92.4% –
Equity / assets 25.5% 7.6% –
Interest coverage – 2.4x –
Current ratio 1.5x 2.0x –
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.0x –
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.4x –
Altman Z-score 2.07 1.30 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBMYOGNNVS
Dividend yield 4.1% 0.6% 3.0%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 4.1% 0.6% 3.0%
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.

ConsensusBMYOGNNVS
Forward P/E 9.3xFY2026 3.9xFY2026 16.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.63FY2026 $3.56FY2026 $9.26FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +7.8%FY2026 -2.7%FY2026 +3.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.9% 0.0% +1.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $52.09BFY2026 $5.89BFY2026 $53.95BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.1%FY2026 -5.3%FY2026 -1.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -9.3% +3.0% +19.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBMYOGNNVS
Held by institutions 81.8% 84.3% 7.0%
Institutions holding 2,519 631 1,607
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.8% +10.8% -5.9%
Institutions buying 1,185 244 662
Institutions selling 986 186 560
Buyers to sellers 1.20 1.31 1.18

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.

BMYOGNNVS
BMY 1.00 0.02 0.51
OGN 0.02 1.00 0.03
NVS 0.51 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BMY, OGN and NVS?

Novartis Ag (NVS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) $125.79B, Organon (OGN) $3.61B, Novartis Ag (NVS) $299.20B.

Which stock is cheaper, BMY, OGN and NVS?

Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 13.5x, Organon (OGN) 17.3x, Novartis Ag (NVS) 17.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Organon (OGN) is cheapest (Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 9.3x, Organon (OGN) 3.9x, Novartis Ag (NVS) 16.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) +3.1%, Organon (OGN) -2.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) has the highest net margin (Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 18.9%, Organon (OGN) 3.4%). On return on invested capital, Organon (OGN) leads (Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) -3.3%, Organon (OGN) 5.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Organon (OGN) returned the most: Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) +41.9%, Organon (OGN) +94.6%, Novartis Ag (NVS) +21.4%. Over five years, Novartis Ag (NVS) compounded fastest (Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) +1.5%/yr, Organon (OGN) -17.8%/yr, Novartis Ag (NVS) +13.5%/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) 4.09%, Organon (OGN) 0.58%, Novartis Ag (NVS) 3.02%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Novartis Ag (NVS) has been the steadiest (Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 28.4%, Organon (OGN) 56.8%, Novartis Ag (NVS) 27.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 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.