INDV vs LLY vs NVS Stock Comparison

Supernus, Eli Lilly and Novartis Ag Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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INDV Supernus, Inc.
$36.25 +1.5% 1M +23.4% 1Y
Market cap
$4.28B
P/E
9.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.37B
Div. yield
22.43%
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
7 wins
LLY ELI LILLY & Co
$1,417.72 +23.8% 1M +56.3% 1Y
Market cap
$1.33T
P/E
45.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$86.46B
Div. yield
0.47%
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
4 wins
NVS Novartis Ag
$164.95 +17.1% 1M +31.9% 1Y
Market cap
$314.75B
P/E
17.9x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
2.87%
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionINDVLLYNVSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.28B $1.33T $314.75B LLY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.6x 45.8x 17.9x INDV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.0x 43.8x 17.8x INDV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.3% +45.5% — LLY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 32.8% 31.9% — INDV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 132.0% 38.2% — INDV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.3x 1.0x — INDV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 22.43% 0.47% 2.87% INDV
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +23.4% +56.3% +31.9% LLY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.2%/yr +39.9%/yr +14.6%/yr LLY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.1% 35.0% 27.8% NVS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 78/100 72/100 — INDV

Percentile Scorecard

INDVLLYNVS

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

AxisINDVLLYNVS
Valuation 98 #17 of 634 77 #150 of 634 97 #21 of 634
Growth 77 #142 of 607 96 #24 of 607 –
Profitability 93 #42 of 557 98 #10 of 557 –
Financial Health 27 #480 of 654 28 #470 of 654 –
Shareholder Returns 98 #10 of 400 62 #151 of 400 78 #88 of 400
Overall 78 72 –
  • INDV ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • LLY ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • NVS 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

PeriodINDVLLYNVSSPY
1 month +1.5%+23.8%+17.1% -1.0%
3 months -3.0%+21.3%+6.8% -0.4%
6 months -7.0%+43.6%+11.2% +4.5%
Year to date +1.0%+31.9%+19.6% +12.4%
1 year +23.4%+56.3%+31.9% +13.6%
3 years +80.4%+149.7%+77.8% +76.4%
3 years, per year +21.8%+35.7%+21.2% +20.8%
5 years +102.7%+435.0%+97.2% +63.7%
5 years, per year +15.2%+39.9%+14.6% +10.4%
10 years +65.9%+1,855.7%+134.8% +267.7%
10 years, per year +5.2%+34.6%+8.9% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureINDVLLYNVSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.1%35.0%27.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.8%29.8%30.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.600.210.37 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.711.611.15 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -85.5%-34.8%-20.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.3%0.0%-2.2% -1.6%
52-week high $41.83$1,417.72$168.62 $779.14
52-week low $28.78$851.21$124.36 $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.

MultipleINDVLLYNVS
P/E now vs peer median 9.6xmedian 18.0x 45.8xmedian 18.0x 17.9xmedian 18.0x
P/S now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 9.1x 15.4xmedian 9.1x 5.1xmedian 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 16.2x 30.5xmedian 16.2x —median 16.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 138.0xmedian 21.7x 67.8xmedian 21.7x 14.3xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median -71.3xmedian 2.2x 33.1xmedian 2.2x —median 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.38 0.59median 0.38 —median 0.38

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 monthsINDVLLYNVS
Revenue $1.37B $86.46B –
Gross profit $1.17B $72.31B –
Operating income $558.00M $42.95B –
Net income $450.00M $27.58B –
Free cash flow $31.00M $19.66B –
R&D $54.00M $15.38B –
EPS (diluted) $3.63 $30.87 –
Cash & equivalents $305.00M $4.89B $400.00M
Total debt $488.00M $49.50B –
Shares (diluted) 124.00M 893.40M 1.96B
Enterprise value $3.38B $1.31T $288.32B

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
MetricINDVLLYNVS
P/E 9.6x 45.8x 17.9x
P/FCF 138.0x 67.8x 14.3x
P/Operating cash flow 44.6x 43.5x –
P/S 3.1x 15.4x 5.1x
P/B -71.3x 33.1x –
P/Tangible book -71.3x 60.1x –
EV/EBITDA 7.9x 30.5x –
EV/EBIT 8.0x 32.1x –
EV/Revenue 3.2x 15.9x –
EV/FCF 143.9x 70.1x –
EV/Operating cash flow 46.5x 45.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.59 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricINDVLLYNVS
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.3% 45.5% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 39.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 22.8% 46.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 42.0% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 145.8% 67.5% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 66.4% –
Net income growth (1Y) 251.6% 49.8% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 76.8% –
EPS growth (1Y) 265.7% 50.7% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 77.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -45.8% 90.8% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 70.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -73.9% 112.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 80.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricINDVLLYNVS
Gross margin 85.0% 83.6% –
EBITDA margin 41.1% 52.2% –
Operating margin 40.6% 49.7% –
Pretax margin 39.2% 40.2% –
Net margin 32.8% 31.9% –
FCF margin 2.3% 22.7% –
Operating cash flow margin 7.0% 35.4% –
Return on equity – 74.4% –
Return on assets 35.1% 19.0% –
Return on invested capital 132.0% 38.2% –
Return on capital employed – 43.7% –
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.6x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.2x 1.1x –
Stock comp / revenue 2.4% 0.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricINDVLLYNVS
Debt / assets 36.6% 33.4% –
Debt / equity -8.1x 1.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.3x 1.0x –
Debt / FCF 15.7x 2.5x –
Liabilities / assets 104.5% 72.8% –
Equity / assets -4.5% 27.2% –
Interest coverage 32.8x – –
Current ratio 0.6x 1.4x –
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.6x –
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x –
Altman Z-score 3.60 9.47 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricINDVLLYNVS
Dividend yield 22.4% 0.5% 2.9%
Net buyback yield 7.1% 0.4% –
Shareholder yield 29.5% 0.9% 2.9%
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.

ConsensusINDVLLYNVS
Forward P/E 9.0xFY2026 43.8xFY2026 17.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.04FY2026 $32.40FY2026 $9.26FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +61.6%FY2026 +33.8%FY2026 +3.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.8% +42.2% +1.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.38BFY2026 $85.28BFY2026 $53.95BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.0%FY2026 +30.8%FY2026 -1.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.8% +17.4% +19.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersINDVLLYNVS
Held by institutions 100.0% 83.7% 7.0%
Institutions holding 339 4,634 1,609
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.4% +1.5% -5.9%
Institutions buying 209 2,636 662
Institutions selling 105 1,471 562
Buyers to sellers 1.99 1.79 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.

INDVLLYNVS
INDV 1.00 0.23 0.26
LLY 0.23 1.00 0.47
NVS 0.26 0.47 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, INDV, LLY and NVS?

Eli Lilly (LLY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Supernus (INDV) $4.28B, Eli Lilly (LLY) $1.33T, Novartis Ag (NVS) $314.75B.

Which stock is cheaper, INDV, LLY and NVS?

Supernus (INDV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Supernus (INDV) 9.6x, Eli Lilly (LLY) 45.8x, Novartis Ag (NVS) 17.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Supernus (INDV) is cheapest (Supernus (INDV) 9.0x, Eli Lilly (LLY) 43.8x, Novartis Ag (NVS) 17.8x). 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: Supernus (INDV) +16.3%, Eli Lilly (LLY) +45.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Supernus (INDV) has the highest net margin (Supernus (INDV) 32.8%, Eli Lilly (LLY) 31.9%). On return on invested capital, Supernus (INDV) leads (Supernus (INDV) 132.0%, Eli Lilly (LLY) 38.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Eli Lilly (LLY) returned the most: Supernus (INDV) +23.4%, Eli Lilly (LLY) +56.3%, Novartis Ag (NVS) +31.9%. Over five years, Eli Lilly (LLY) compounded fastest (Supernus (INDV) +15.2%/yr, Eli Lilly (LLY) +39.9%/yr, Novartis Ag (NVS) +14.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Supernus (INDV) has the highest dividend yield: Supernus (INDV) 22.43%, Eli Lilly (LLY) 0.47%, Novartis Ag (NVS) 2.87%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Novartis Ag (NVS) has been the steadiest (Supernus (INDV) 33.1%, Eli Lilly (LLY) 35.0%, Novartis Ag (NVS) 27.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, INDV, LLY 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, Supernus (INDV) 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.