GSK vs ABBV vs NVS Stock Comparison

Gsk, AbbVie and Novartis Ag Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GSK GSK plc
$50.98 +3.5% 1M +16.4% 1Y
Market cap
$110.00B
P/E
7.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$76.55B
Div. yield
3.52%
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
6 wins
ABBV AbbVie Inc.
$286.43 +8.4% 1M +25.6% 1Y
Market cap
$506.16B
P/E
80.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$64.39B
Div. yield
2.42%
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

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Gsk leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Gsk 6, AbbVie 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGSKABBVNVSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $110.00B $506.16B $299.20B ABBV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.8x 80.3x 17.9x GSK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.1x 21.4x 16.9x GSK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +87.0% +10.4% — GSK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.3% 9.8% — GSK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 18.7% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.6x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.52% 2.42% 3.02% GSK
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +16.4% +25.6% +21.4% ABBV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.9%/yr +21.2%/yr +13.5%/yr ABBV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.1% 25.9% 27.9% ABBV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 79/100 68/100 — GSK

Percentile Scorecard

GSKABBVNVS

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

AxisGSKABBVNVS
Valuation 84 #102 of 625 95 #30 of 625 97 #20 of 625
Growth 77 #140 of 602 54 #276 of 602 –
Profitability 96 #24 of 551 95 #29 of 551 –
Financial Health 54 #302 of 656 16 #552 of 656 –
Shareholder Returns 85 #55 of 365 81 #70 of 365 81 #69 of 365
Overall 79 68 –
  • GSK ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • ABBV 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

PeriodGSKABBVNVSSPY
1 month +3.5%+8.4%+7.8% -0.2%
3 months -5.1%+8.8%-1.9% +3.9%
6 months -6.4%+44.9%+7.8% +8.2%
Year to date +4.0%+25.4%+13.7% +12.9%
1 year +16.4%+25.6%+21.4% +12.3%
3 years +47.5%+106.2%+69.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year +13.8%+27.3%+19.3% +23.3%
5 years +21.0%+161.2%+88.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year +3.9%+21.2%+13.5% +10.9%
10 years +26.1%+366.0%+119.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year +2.3%+16.6%+8.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGSKABBVNVSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.1%25.9%27.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.4%24.8%30.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.22-0.160.34 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.630.990.77 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.8%-24.3%-20.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.7%-0.9%-7.0% -1.2%
52-week high $61.18$288.96$168.62 $779.14
52-week low $43.70$197.38$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.

MultipleGSKABBVNVS
P/E now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 17.2x 80.3xmedian 17.2x 17.9xmedian 17.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 9.0x 7.9xmedian 9.0x 5.1xmedian 9.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 16.3x 23.0xmedian 16.3x —median 16.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 18.7x 27.8xmedian 18.7x 14.3xmedian 18.7x
P/B now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 2.2x -85.3xmedian 2.2x —median 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.74median 0.33 -7.95median 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 monthsGSKABBVNVS
Revenue $76.55B $64.39B –
Gross profit $55.94B $46.02B –
Operating income $17.79B $16.87B –
Net income $3.57B $6.32B –
Free cash flow – $18.21B –
R&D $19.22B $9.71B –
EPS (diluted) $6.43 $3.56 –
Cash & equivalents $4.12B $6.57B $400.00M
Total debt -$24.25B $70.82B –
Shares (diluted) 2.06B 1.77B 1.96B
Enterprise value $91.70B $479.31B $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
MetricGSKABBVNVS
P/E 7.8x 80.3x 17.9x
P/FCF – 27.8x 14.3x
P/Operating cash flow – 25.9x –
P/S 1.4x 7.9x 5.1x
P/B 4.8x -85.3x –
P/Tangible book 221.3x -9.2x –
EV/EBITDA – 23.0x –
EV/EBIT 4.6x 33.8x –
EV/Revenue 1.1x 8.9x –
EV/FCF – 31.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 29.2x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.74 -7.95 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGSKABBVNVS
Revenue growth (1Y) 87.0% 10.4% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 29.4% 4.7% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 91.4% 11.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 30.7% 6.0% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 168.3% 53.8% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 26.4% -1.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) -38.4% 67.5% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -51.1% -10.1% –
EPS growth (1Y) 201.0% 67.7% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -10.5% -10.1% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 1.2% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -8.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -0.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -9.8% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGSKABBVNVS
Gross margin 73.1% 71.5% –
EBITDA margin – 38.5% –
Operating margin 23.2% 26.2% –
Pretax margin 21.6% 13.5% –
Net margin 17.3% 9.8% –
FCF margin – 28.3% –
Operating cash flow margin – 30.3% –
Return on equity 77.6% – –
Return on assets 21.6% 4.7% –
Return on invested capital – 18.7% –
Return on capital employed 16.0% 17.9% –
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.5x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 3.1x –
Stock comp / revenue – 1.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGSKABBVNVS
Debt / assets -29.6% 52.4% –
Debt / equity -1.1x -11.9x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.6x –
Debt / FCF – 3.9x –
Liabilities / assets 72.2% 104.4% –
Equity / assets 27.8% -4.4% –
Interest coverage 10.9x – –
Current ratio -0.8x 0.8x –
Quick ratio -0.5x 0.5x –
Cash ratio -0.1x 0.2x –
Altman Z-score 3.79 2.79 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGSKABBVNVS
Dividend yield 3.5% 2.4% 3.0%
Net buyback yield – 0.3% –
Shareholder yield 3.5% 2.7% 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.

ConsensusGSKABBVNVS
Forward P/E 10.1xFY2026 21.4xFY2026 16.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.07FY2026 $13.38FY2026 $9.26FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +7.9%FY2026 +33.8%FY2026 +3.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +4.7% +25.8% +1.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $48.12BFY2026 $69.55BFY2026 $53.95BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.8%FY2026 +13.7%FY2026 -1.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.1% -0.6% +19.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGSKABBVNVS
Held by institutions 16.0% 74.9% 7.0%
Institutions holding 1,037 4,175 1,607
Change in shares held, QoQ -7.4% +2.6% -5.9%
Institutions buying 484 2,202 662
Institutions selling 334 1,503 560
Buyers to sellers 1.45 1.47 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.

GSKABBVNVS
GSK 1.00 0.40 0.62
ABBV 0.40 1.00 0.50
NVS 0.62 0.50 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GSK, ABBV and NVS?

AbbVie (ABBV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Gsk (GSK) $110.00B, AbbVie (ABBV) $506.16B, Novartis Ag (NVS) $299.20B.

Which stock is cheaper, GSK, ABBV and NVS?

Gsk (GSK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Gsk (GSK) 7.8x, AbbVie (ABBV) 80.3x, Novartis Ag (NVS) 17.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gsk (GSK) is cheapest (Gsk (GSK) 10.1x, AbbVie (ABBV) 21.4x, 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?

Gsk (GSK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Gsk (GSK) +87.0%, AbbVie (ABBV) +10.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Gsk (GSK) has the highest net margin (Gsk (GSK) 17.3%, AbbVie (ABBV) 9.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year AbbVie (ABBV) returned the most: Gsk (GSK) +16.4%, AbbVie (ABBV) +25.6%, Novartis Ag (NVS) +21.4%. Over five years, AbbVie (ABBV) compounded fastest (Gsk (GSK) +3.9%/yr, AbbVie (ABBV) +21.2%/yr, Novartis Ag (NVS) +13.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Gsk (GSK) has the highest dividend yield: Gsk (GSK) 3.52%, AbbVie (ABBV) 2.42%, Novartis Ag (NVS) 3.02%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, AbbVie (ABBV) has been the steadiest (Gsk (GSK) 26.1%, AbbVie (ABBV) 25.9%, Novartis Ag (NVS) 27.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GSK, ABBV 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, Gsk (GSK) 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.