INDV vs AZN vs LLY Stock Comparison

Indivior Pharmaceuticals, Astrazeneca and Eli Lilly Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AZN Astrazeneca Plc
$172.00 +3.2% 1M +3.3% 1Y
Market cap
$263.55B
P/E
25.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$58.67B
Div. yield
–
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
1 win
LLY ELI LILLY & Co
$1,279.44 +8.0% 1M +55.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.15T
P/E
42.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$79.67B
Div. yield
–
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Eli Lilly leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Eli Lilly 5, Indivior Pharmaceuticals 5, Astrazeneca 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionINDVAZNLLYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.13B $263.55B $1.15T LLY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.6x 25.2x 42.9x INDV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.6x 17.2x 39.5x INDV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.5% +9.4% +49.6% LLY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 26.7% 17.8% 33.5% LLY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 122.5% 23.3% 37.2% INDV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.6x 1.4x 1.1x INDV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +37.5% +3.3% +55.0% LLY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.3%/yr +6.8%/yr +38.6%/yr LLY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.5% 27.4% 34.9% AZN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 77/100 71/100 72/100 INDV

Percentile Scorecard

INDVAZNLLY

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

AxisINDVAZNLLY
Valuation 97 #20 of 626 85 #96 of 626 75 #158 of 626
Growth 69 #189 of 604 70 #185 of 604 98 #15 of 604
Profitability 92 #47 of 555 94 #35 of 555 98 #12 of 555
Financial Health 29 #467 of 658 36 #421 of 658 26 #486 of 658
Shareholder Returns 98 #7 of 368 70 #112 of 368 63 #138 of 368
Overall 77 71 72
  • INDV ranked among 673 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • AZN ranked among 673 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • LLY 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

PeriodINDVAZNLLYSPY
1 month -3.5%+3.2%+8.0% -0.8%
3 months -13.7%+1.4%+6.8% +3.5%
6 months +0.7%-8.3%+47.4% +7.0%
Year to date -3.7%-6.5%+19.1% +12.2%
1 year +37.5%+3.3%+55.0% +13.0%
3 years +69.5%+39.0%+128.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year +19.2%+11.6%+31.7% +23.1%
5 years +121.5%+39.2%+411.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year +17.3%+6.8%+38.6% +11.0%
10 years +85.3%+190.6%+1,566.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year +6.4%+11.3%+32.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureINDVAZNLLYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.5%27.4%34.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.8%27.3%29.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.530.220.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.030.121.58 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -85.5%-27.9%-34.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.4%-17.9%-2.1% -1.8%
52-week high $41.83$209.48$1,306.74 $779.14
52-week low $24.78$155.60$813.53 $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.

MultipleINDVAZNLLY
P/E now vs peer median 11.6xmedian 17.1x 25.5xmedian 17.1x 42.7xmedian 17.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 8.8x 4.5xmedian 8.8x 15.1xmedian 8.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.1xmedian 17.1x 14.5xmedian 17.1x 31.0xmedian 17.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -36.7xmedian 18.0x 25.0xmedian 18.0x 66.2xmedian 18.0x
P/B now vs peer median -19.6xmedian 2.1x 5.3xmedian 2.1x 35.6xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.31 1.33median 0.31 0.70median 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 monthsINDVAZNLLY
Revenue $1.33B $58.67B $79.67B
Gross profit $1.09B $50.25B $66.44B
Operating income $421.00M $13.97B $38.18B
Net income $355.00M $10.45B $26.71B
Free cash flow -$111.00M $10.67B $18.19B
R&D $82.00M $15.07B $14.60B
EPS (diluted) $2.86 $6.69 $29.89
Cash & equivalents $222.00M $4.90B $8.95B
Total debt $487.00M $106.76B $54.91B
Shares (diluted) 124.00M 1.56B 893.70M
Enterprise value $3.09B $237.24B $1.11T

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
MetricINDVAZNLLY
P/E 11.6x 25.5x 42.7x
P/FCF -36.7x 25.0x 66.2x
P/Operating cash flow -102.0x 19.5x 42.9x
P/S 3.1x 4.5x 15.1x
P/B -19.6x 5.3x 35.6x
P/Tangible book -19.6x 21.1x 76.4x
EV/EBITDA 10.1x 14.5x 31.0x
EV/EBIT 10.3x 21.0x 32.8x
EV/Revenue 3.3x 5.0x 15.7x
EV/FCF -39.1x 27.6x 68.7x
EV/Operating cash flow -108.6x 21.5x 44.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.33 0.70

Growth

14 metrics
MetricINDVAZNLLY
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.5% 9.4% 49.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 10.6% 39.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.6% 9.3% 51.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 13.1% 42.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 92.2% 23.4% 73.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 23.9% 71.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 228.7% 25.9% 93.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 19.2% 60.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 234.0% 26.0% 94.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 19.2% 60.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -118.3% 2.3% 156.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 13.7% 65.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -164.2% -4.5% 272.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 8.5% 69.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricINDVAZNLLY
Gross margin 82.1% 85.6% 83.4%
EBITDA margin 32.3% 34.6% 50.6%
Operating margin 31.6% 23.8% 47.9%
Pretax margin 29.5% 21.5% 42.2%
Net margin 26.7% 17.8% 33.5%
FCF margin -8.3% 18.2% 22.8%
Operating cash flow margin -3.0% 23.3% 35.3%
Return on equity – 21.4% 82.1%
Return on assets 29.2% 9.1% 20.6%
Return on invested capital 122.5% 23.3% 37.2%
Return on capital employed 121.3% 16.8% 46.7%
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.5x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.1x 1.3x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 2.4% – 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricINDVAZNLLY
Debt / assets 39.5% 27.9% 38.6%
Debt / equity -2.3x 0.6x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.6x 1.4x 1.1x
Debt / FCF -4.4x 3.0x 3.0x
Liabilities / assets 116.9% 56.5% 76.2%
Equity / assets -16.9% 43.5% 23.8%
Interest coverage 15.6x 15.9x –
Current ratio 0.8x 0.9x 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 3.39 3.46 8.57

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricINDVAZNLLY
Dividend yield – 1.4% 0.5%
Net buyback yield 7.4% 0.0% 0.5%
Shareholder yield 7.4% 1.4% 1.0%
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.

ConsensusINDVAZNLLY
Forward P/E 8.6xFY2026 17.2xFY2026 39.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.04FY2026 $10.00FY2026 $32.40FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +61.6%FY2026 +9.2%FY2026 +33.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.8% +6.1% +42.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.38BFY2026 $59.02BFY2026 $85.28BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.0%FY2026 +0.5%FY2026 +30.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.8% +8.0% +17.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersINDVAZNLLY
Held by institutions – 52.1% 83.7%
Institutions holding – 1,496 4,625
Change in shares held, QoQ – +7.8% +1.5%
Institutions buying – 808 2,629
Institutions selling – 468 1,469
Buyers to sellers – 1.73 1.79

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.

INDVAZNLLY
INDV 1.00 0.24 0.26
AZN 0.24 1.00 0.45
LLY 0.26 0.45 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, INDV, AZN and LLY?

Eli Lilly (LLY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) $4.13B, Astrazeneca (AZN) $263.55B, Eli Lilly (LLY) $1.15T.

Which stock is cheaper, INDV, AZN and LLY?

Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) 11.6x, Astrazeneca (AZN) 25.2x, Eli Lilly (LLY) 42.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) is cheapest (Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) 8.6x, Astrazeneca (AZN) 17.2x, Eli Lilly (LLY) 39.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Eli Lilly (LLY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) +13.5%, Astrazeneca (AZN) +9.4%, Eli Lilly (LLY) +49.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Eli Lilly (LLY) has the highest net margin (Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) 26.7%, Astrazeneca (AZN) 17.8%, Eli Lilly (LLY) 33.5%). On return on invested capital, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) leads (Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) 122.5%, Astrazeneca (AZN) 23.3%, Eli Lilly (LLY) 37.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Eli Lilly (LLY) returned the most: Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) +37.5%, Astrazeneca (AZN) +3.3%, Eli Lilly (LLY) +55.0%. Over five years, Eli Lilly (LLY) compounded fastest (Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) +17.3%/yr, Astrazeneca (AZN) +6.8%/yr, Eli Lilly (LLY) +38.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Astrazeneca (AZN) has been the steadiest (Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) 36.5%, Astrazeneca (AZN) 27.4%, Eli Lilly (LLY) 34.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, INDV, AZN and LLY?

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 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.