JNJ vs LLY vs NUVB Stock Comparison

Johnson & Johnson, Eli Lilly and Nuvation Bio Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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JNJ Johnson & Johnson
$272.33 +6.9% 1M +46.4% 1Y
Market cap
$655.58B
P/E
40.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$99.34B
Div. yield
1.94%
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
5 wins
LLY ELI LILLY & Co
$1,367.37 +18.1% 1M +47.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.29T
P/E
44.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$86.46B
Div. yield
0.49%
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
6 wins
NUVB Nuvation Bio Inc.
$4.18 -14.3% 1M -15.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.48B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$201.73M
Div. yield
–
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Eli Lilly leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Eli Lilly 6, Johnson & Johnson 5, Nuvation Bio 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionJNJLLYNUVBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $655.58B $1.29T $1.48B LLY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 40.8x 44.2x -10.8x JNJ
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.4x 40.9x — JNJ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.8% +45.5% +654.2% NUVB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 16.2% 31.9% -67.4% LLY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 17.6% 38.2% — LLY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 1.0x 5.5x JNJ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.94% 0.49% — JNJ
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +46.4% +47.7% -15.0% LLY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.8%/yr +38.9%/yr -14.6%/yr LLY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.3% 35.2% 79.5% JNJ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 72/100 64/100 LLY

Percentile Scorecard

JNJLLYNUVB

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

AxisJNJLLYNUVB
Valuation 86 #93 of 634 76 #151 of 634 62 #239 of 634
Growth 43 #350 of 608 96 #24 of 608 67 #201 of 608
Profitability 93 #39 of 557 98 #11 of 557 68 #178 of 557
Financial Health 40 #393 of 654 27 #477 of 654 64 #234 of 654
Shareholder Returns 73 #108 of 403 62 #155 of 403 60 #162 of 403
Overall 67 72 64
  • JNJ ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • LLY ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • NUVB 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

PeriodJNJLLYNUVBSPY
1 month +6.9%+18.1%-14.3% -5.9%
3 months +6.0%+14.7%-31.6% -4.6%
6 months +22.4%+40.2%-13.1% +0.2%
Year to date +31.6%+27.2%-53.3% +7.5%
1 year +46.4%+47.7%-15.0% +8.2%
3 years +79.5%+129.7%+216.7% +68.3%
3 years, per year +21.6%+32.0%+46.9% +19.0%
5 years +66.6%+416.0%-54.6% +56.5%
5 years, per year +10.8%+38.9%-14.6% +9.4%
10 years +136.6%+1,786.3%— +251.5%
10 years, per year +9.0%+34.1%— +13.4%

Risk

MeasureJNJLLYNUVBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.3%35.2%79.5% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.2%30.2%78.3% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.100.281.67 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.181.36-0.19 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -23.6%-34.8%-90.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.2%-3.6%-56.2% -5.9%
52-week high $278.47$1,417.72$9.54 $779.14
52-week low $186.00$851.21$4.05 $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.

MultipleJNJLLYNUVB
P/E now vs peer median 40.8xmedian 17.8x 44.2xmedian 17.8x -10.8xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 8.1x 14.9xmedian 8.1x 7.3xmedian 8.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.5xmedian 15.7x 29.5xmedian 15.7x -6.8xmedian 15.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 31.8xmedian 21.0x 65.4xmedian 21.0x -13.6xmedian 21.0x
P/B now vs peer median 8.0xmedian 2.0x 31.9xmedian 2.0x 6.5xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median -1.90median 0.36 0.57median 0.36 15.74median 0.36

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 monthsJNJLLYNUVB
Revenue $99.34B $86.46B $201.73M
Gross profit $67.11B $72.31B –
Operating income $25.19B $42.95B -$123.40M
Net income $16.10B $27.58B -$135.93M
Free cash flow $20.59B $19.66B -$108.21M
R&D $16.08B $15.38B $132.68M
EPS (diluted) $6.57 $30.87 $-0.39
Cash & equivalents $16.91B $4.89B $153.77M
Total debt $44.65B $49.50B $5.97M
Shares (diluted) 2.45B 893.40M 351.86M
Enterprise value $575.44B $1.26T -$911.65M

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
MetricJNJLLYNUVB
P/E 40.8x 44.2x -10.8x
P/FCF 31.8x 65.4x -13.6x
P/Operating cash flow 25.1x 42.0x -13.9x
P/S 6.6x 14.9x 7.3x
P/B 8.0x 31.9x 6.5x
P/Tangible book 18.8x 58.0x 7.1x
EV/EBITDA 20.5x 29.5x -6.8x
EV/EBIT 27.1x 31.0x -6.6x
EV/Revenue 6.9x 15.4x 4.1x
EV/FCF 33.2x 67.7x -7.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 26.1x 43.4x -7.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.90 0.57 15.74

Growth

14 metrics
MetricJNJLLYNUVB
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.8% 45.5% 654.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.9% 39.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.0% 46.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.1% 42.0% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 7.4% 67.5% 47.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 1.4% 66.4% -6.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -35.9% 49.8% 37.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -22.5% 76.8% -17.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -36.4% 50.7% 39.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -21.5% 77.2% -0.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 8.1% 90.8% 44.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.4% 70.2% -15.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 5.1% 112.1% 45.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.5% 80.6% -16.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricJNJLLYNUVB
Gross margin 67.6% 83.6% –
EBITDA margin 33.5% 52.2% -59.4%
Operating margin 25.4% 49.7% -61.2%
Pretax margin 17.9% 40.2% -67.4%
Net margin 16.2% 31.9% -67.4%
FCF margin 20.7% 22.7% -53.6%
Operating cash flow margin 26.3% 35.4% -52.7%
Return on equity 19.3% 74.4% -56.4%
Return on assets 8.1% 19.0% -17.9%
Return on invested capital 17.6% 38.2% –
Return on capital employed 17.5% 43.7% -18.6%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.6x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.1x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 1.4% 0.8% 18.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricJNJLLYNUVB
Debt / assets 22.6% 33.4% 0.8%
Debt / equity 0.5x 1.2x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 1.0x 5.5x
Debt / FCF 2.2x 2.5x -0.1x
Liabilities / assets 58.7% 72.8% 70.7%
Equity / assets 41.3% 27.2% 29.3%
Interest coverage 25.6x – -4.7x
Current ratio 1.0x 1.4x 7.5x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.6x 7.1x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.1x 6.7x
Altman Z-score 5.52 9.21 0.14

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricJNJLLYNUVB
Dividend yield 1.9% 0.5% –
Net buyback yield 0.6% 0.5% -1.2%
Shareholder yield 2.6% 0.9% -1.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 79.0% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 61.8% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 3.9% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 1.0% – –

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.

ConsensusJNJLLYNUVB
Forward P/E 25.4xFY2026 40.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $10.72FY2026 $33.41FY2026 $-0.38FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -0.6%FY2026 +38.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +5.9% +45.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $106.54BFY2026 $87.27BFY2026 $187.51MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.1%FY2026 +33.9%FY2026 +198.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.0% +18.4% +52.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersJNJLLYNUVB
Held by institutions 74.7% 83.7% 66.6%
Institutions holding 4,698 4,635 238
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +1.5% +5.7%
Institutions buying 2,297 2,636 148
Institutions selling 1,899 1,472 50
Buyers to sellers 1.21 1.79 2.96

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.

JNJLLYNUVB
JNJ 1.00 0.47 0.11
LLY 0.47 1.00 0.22
NUVB 0.11 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, JNJ, LLY and NUVB?

Eli Lilly (LLY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) $655.58B, Eli Lilly (LLY) $1.29T, Nuvation Bio (NUVB) $1.48B.

Which stock is cheaper, JNJ, LLY and NUVB?

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 40.8x, Eli Lilly (LLY) 44.2x, Nuvation Bio (NUVB) -10.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) is cheapest (Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 25.4x, Eli Lilly (LLY) 40.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Nuvation Bio (NUVB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) +7.8%, Eli Lilly (LLY) +45.5%, Nuvation Bio (NUVB) +654.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Eli Lilly (LLY) has the highest net margin (Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 16.2%, Eli Lilly (LLY) 31.9%, Nuvation Bio (NUVB) -67.4%). On return on invested capital, Eli Lilly (LLY) leads (Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 17.6%, Eli Lilly (LLY) 38.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Eli Lilly (LLY) returned the most: Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) +46.4%, Eli Lilly (LLY) +47.7%, Nuvation Bio (NUVB) -15.0%. Over five years, Eli Lilly (LLY) compounded fastest (Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) +10.8%/yr, Eli Lilly (LLY) +38.9%/yr, Nuvation Bio (NUVB) -14.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) has the highest dividend yield: Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 1.94%, Eli Lilly (LLY) 0.49%. Nuvation Bio (NUVB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) has been the steadiest (Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 21.3%, Eli Lilly (LLY) 35.2%, Nuvation Bio (NUVB) 79.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, JNJ, LLY and NUVB?

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 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.