INDV vs MRK vs LLY Stock Comparison

Indivior Pharmaceuticals, Merck and Eli Lilly Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MRK Merck & Co., Inc.
$148.49 +2.9% 1M +72.7% 1Y
Market cap
$356.53B
P/E
112.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$66.57B
Div. yield
0.02%
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
2 wins
LLY ELI LILLY & Co
$1,412.23 +23.5% 1M +63.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.25T
P/E
45.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$86.46B
Div. yield
–
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Indivior Pharmaceuticals leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Indivior Pharmaceuticals 6, Eli Lilly 4, Merck 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionINDVMRKLLYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.28B $356.53B $1.25T LLY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.6x 112.4x 45.5x INDV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.0x 59.9x 43.6x INDV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.5% +4.9% +45.5% LLY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 26.7% — 31.9% LLY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 122.5% — 38.2% INDV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.6x — 1.0x INDV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 22.43% 0.02% 0.00% INDV
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +23.4% +72.7% +63.7% MRK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.2%/yr +10.9%/yr +39.6%/yr LLY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.1% 29.6% 35.1% MRK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 77/100 61/100 72/100 INDV

Percentile Scorecard

INDVMRKLLY

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

AxisINDVMRKLLY
Valuation 97 #21 of 624 91 #60 of 624 76 #151 of 624
Growth 69 #188 of 601 21 #478 of 601 97 #19 of 601
Profitability 92 #47 of 541 – 98 #12 of 541
Financial Health 29 #461 of 647 – 28 #464 of 647
Shareholder Returns 98 #7 of 359 71 #104 of 359 63 #135 of 359
Overall 77 61 72
  • INDV ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • MRK ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • LLY 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

PeriodINDVMRKLLYSPY
1 month +1.5%+2.9%+23.5% -2.3%
3 months -3.0%+16.2%+26.0% -0.7%
6 months -7.0%+31.3%+45.9% +4.8%
Year to date +1.0%+41.1%+31.4% +10.3%
1 year +23.4%+72.7%+63.7% +10.3%
3 years +80.4%+43.6%+148.7% +73.0%
3 years, per year +21.8%+12.8%+35.5% +20.1%
5 years +102.7%+67.4%+430.4% +61.9%
5 years, per year +15.2%+10.9%+39.6% +10.1%
10 years +65.9%+152.4%+1,843.9% +258.6%
10 years, per year +5.2%+9.7%+34.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureINDVMRKLLYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.1%29.6%35.1% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.8%24.1%30.0% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.600.090.20 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.712.461.81 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -85.5%-44.7%-34.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.3%-5.1%-0.3% -3.5%
52-week high $41.83$156.45$1,416.06 $779.14
52-week low $28.78$82.49$851.21 $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.

MultipleINDVMRKLLY
P/E now vs peer median 11.8xmedian 17.8x 147.4xmedian 17.8x 44.4xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 9.1x 5.4xmedian 9.1x 14.9xmedian 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.3xmedian 15.0x —median 15.0x 29.6xmedian 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -37.5xmedian 21.7x 22.9xmedian 21.7x 65.7xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median -20.0xmedian 2.2x —median 2.2x 32.1xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.35 -8.13median 0.35 0.57median 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 monthsINDVMRKLLY
Revenue $1.37B $66.57B $86.46B
Gross profit $1.17B $48.57B $72.31B
Operating income $558.00M $6.38B $42.95B
Net income $450.00M $3.17B $27.58B
Free cash flow $31.00M $16.06B $19.66B
R&D $54.00M $30.45B $15.38B
EPS (diluted) $3.63 $1.28 $30.87
Cash & equivalents $305.00M $6.85B $4.89B
Total debt $488.00M $53.91B $49.50B
Shares (diluted) 124.00M 2.47B 893.40M
Enterprise value $3.38B $310.91B $1.23T

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
MetricINDVMRKLLY
P/E 11.8x 147.4x 44.4x
P/FCF -37.5x 22.9x 65.7x
P/Operating cash flow -104.0x – 42.1x
P/S 3.1x 5.4x 14.9x
P/B -20.0x – 32.1x
P/Tangible book -20.0x – 58.2x
EV/EBITDA 10.3x – 29.6x
EV/EBIT 10.5x – 31.1x
EV/Revenue 3.3x 5.4x 15.5x
EV/FCF -39.9x – 68.0x
EV/Operating cash flow -110.6x – 43.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -8.13 0.57

Growth

14 metrics
MetricINDVMRKLLY
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.5% 4.9% 45.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 4.3% 39.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.6% – 46.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 42.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 92.2% – 67.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 66.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 228.7% – 49.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – 76.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 234.0% -87.0% 50.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -18.1% 77.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -118.3% – 90.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 70.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -164.2% – 112.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 80.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricINDVMRKLLY
Gross margin 82.1% – 83.6%
EBITDA margin 32.3% – 52.2%
Operating margin 31.6% – 49.7%
Pretax margin 29.5% – 40.2%
Net margin 26.7% – 31.9%
FCF margin -8.3% – 22.7%
Operating cash flow margin -3.0% – 35.4%
Return on equity – – 74.4%
Return on assets 29.2% – 19.0%
Return on invested capital 122.5% – 38.2%
Return on capital employed 121.3% – 43.7%
Asset turnover 1.1x – 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.1x – 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 2.4% – 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricINDVMRKLLY
Debt / assets 39.5% – 33.4%
Debt / equity -2.3x – 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.6x – 1.0x
Debt / FCF -4.4x – 2.5x
Liabilities / assets 116.9% – 72.8%
Equity / assets -16.9% – 27.2%
Interest coverage 15.6x – –
Current ratio 0.8x – 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.6x – 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.3x – 0.1x
Altman Z-score 3.42 – 9.24

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricINDVMRKLLY
Dividend yield – 2.3% 0.5%
Net buyback yield 7.2% – 0.5%
Shareholder yield 7.2% 2.3% 0.9%
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.

ConsensusINDVMRKLLY
Forward P/E 9.0xFY2026 59.9xFY2026 43.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.04FY2026 $2.48FY2026 $32.40FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +61.6%FY2026 -72.4%FY2026 +33.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.8% +257.3% +42.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.38BFY2026 $69.45BFY2026 $85.28BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.0%FY2026 +6.8%FY2026 +30.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.8% -3.8% +17.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersINDVMRKLLY
Held by institutions 100.0% 79.9% 83.7%
Institutions holding 337 3,798 4,629
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.4% +2.6% +1.5%
Institutions buying 207 1,843 2,633
Institutions selling 105 1,465 1,469
Buyers to sellers 1.97 1.26 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.

INDVMRKLLY
INDV 1.00 0.20 0.23
MRK 0.20 1.00 0.44
LLY 0.23 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, INDV, MRK and LLY?

Eli Lilly (LLY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) $4.28B, Merck (MRK) $356.53B, Eli Lilly (LLY) $1.25T.

Which stock is cheaper, INDV, MRK and LLY?

Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) 9.6x, Merck (MRK) 112.4x, Eli Lilly (LLY) 45.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) is cheapest (Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) 9.0x, Merck (MRK) 59.9x, Eli Lilly (LLY) 43.6x). 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%, Merck (MRK) +4.9%, Eli Lilly (LLY) +45.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Eli Lilly (LLY) has the highest net margin (Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) 26.7%, Eli Lilly (LLY) 31.9%). On return on invested capital, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) leads (Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) 122.5%, Eli Lilly (LLY) 38.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Merck (MRK) returned the most: Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) +23.4%, Merck (MRK) +72.7%, Eli Lilly (LLY) +63.7%. Over five years, Eli Lilly (LLY) compounded fastest (Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) +15.2%/yr, Merck (MRK) +10.9%/yr, Eli Lilly (LLY) +39.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) has the highest dividend yield: Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) 22.43%, Merck (MRK) 0.02%, Eli Lilly (LLY) 0.00%. Eli Lilly (LLY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Merck (MRK) has been the steadiest (Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) 33.1%, Merck (MRK) 29.6%, Eli Lilly (LLY) 35.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, INDV, MRK 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, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) 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.