LLY vs NUVB vs BMY Stock Comparison

Eli Lilly, Nuvation Bio and Bristol Myers Squibb Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LLY ELI LILLY & Co
$1,289.19 +8.7% 1M +57.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.22T
P/E
45.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$79.67B
Div. yield
–
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
7 wins
NUVB Nuvation Bio Inc.
$4.60 -18.0% 1M -14.3% 1Y
Market cap
$1.67B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$169.90M
Div. yield
–
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
1 win
BMY Bristol Myers Squibb Co
$60.61 -5.1% 1M +41.5% 1Y
Market cap
$123.01B
P/E
13.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$49.19B
Div. yield
–
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Eli Lilly leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Eli Lilly 7, Bristol Myers Squibb 3, Nuvation Bio 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLLYNUVBBMYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.22T $1.67B $123.01B LLY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 45.6x -11.1x 13.3x BMY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 39.8x — 9.1x BMY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +49.6% +1,083.6% +3.1% NUVB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 33.5% -88.2% 18.9% LLY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 37.2% — -3.3% LLY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.1x 4.9x 78.9x LLY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +57.2% -14.3% +41.5% LLY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +38.3%/yr -12.9%/yr +0.7%/yr LLY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.8% 78.8% 28.4% BMY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 63/100 66/100 LLY

Percentile Scorecard

LLYNUVBBMY

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

AxisLLYNUVBBMY
Valuation 75 #156 of 625 59 #257 of 625 86 #88 of 625
Growth 98 #16 of 602 60 #239 of 602 53 #286 of 602
Profitability 98 #12 of 549 65 #191 of 549 87 #71 of 549
Financial Health 27 #481 of 654 67 #218 of 654 16 #552 of 654
Shareholder Returns 63 #138 of 367 65 #131 of 367 88 #44 of 367
Overall 72 63 66
  • LLY ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • NUVB ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • BMY 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

PeriodLLYNUVBBMYSPY
1 month +8.7%-18.0%-5.1% +0.9%
3 months +6.5%-30.1%-4.0% +5.9%
6 months +51.5%+6.0%+5.2% +8.5%
Year to date +20.0%-48.7%+12.4% +13.3%
1 year +57.2%-14.3%+41.5% +12.4%
3 years +130.1%+351.0%+18.8% +88.1%
3 years, per year +32.0%+65.3%+5.9% +23.5%
5 years +406.0%-49.8%+3.8% +68.2%
5 years, per year +38.3%-12.9%+0.7% +11.0%
10 years +1,629.8%—+18.8% +263.4%
10 years, per year +33.0%—+1.7% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureLLYNUVBBMYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.8%78.8%28.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.0%76.7%25.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.231.630.20 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.64-0.181.46 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.8%-90.4%-51.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.3%-51.8%-11.0% -0.9%
52-week high $1,306.74$9.54$68.09 $779.14
52-week low $813.53$4.05$42.60 $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.

MultipleLLYNUVBBMY
P/E now vs peer median 43.1xmedian 17.4x -10.7xmedian 17.4x 13.3xmedian 17.4x
P/S now vs peer median 15.2xmedian 9.1x 9.4xmedian 9.1x 2.5xmedian 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 31.3xmedian 17.1x -7.0xmedian 17.1x 383.9xmedian 17.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 66.7xmedian 19.0x -12.4xmedian 19.0x 10.8xmedian 19.0x
P/B now vs peer median 35.8xmedian 2.2x 6.3xmedian 2.2x 5.5xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.71median 0.34 8.17median 0.34 2.17median 0.34

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 monthsLLYNUVBBMY
Revenue $79.67B $169.90M $49.19B
Gross profit $66.44B – $34.51B
Operating income $38.18B -$137.63M -$2.77B
Net income $26.71B -$149.83M $9.28B
Free cash flow $18.19B -$128.93M $11.44B
R&D $14.60B $128.85M $10.72B
EPS (diluted) $29.89 $-0.43 $4.53
Cash & equivalents $8.95B $258.60M $8.72B
Total debt $54.91B $5.89M $43.12B
Shares (diluted) 893.70M 348.77M 2.05B
Enterprise value $1.19T -$605.82M $74.28B

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
MetricLLYNUVBBMY
P/E 43.1x -10.7x 13.3x
P/FCF 66.7x -12.4x 10.8x
P/Operating cash flow 43.2x -13.2x 9.7x
P/S 15.2x 9.4x 2.5x
P/B 35.8x 6.3x 5.5x
P/Tangible book 77.0x 6.5x 25.1x
EV/EBITDA 31.3x -7.0x 383.9x
EV/EBIT 33.0x -6.8x -56.3x
EV/Revenue 15.8x 5.5x 3.2x
EV/FCF 69.2x -7.3x 13.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 44.9x -7.8x 12.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.71 8.17 2.17

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLLYNUVBBMY
Revenue growth (1Y) 49.6% 1,084% 3.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 39.2% – 2.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 51.0% – 2.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 42.5% – -0.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 73.7% 38.7% 63.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 71.0% -9.0% -17.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 93.6% 26.2% 83.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 60.2% -18.3% 5.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 94.9% 27.9% 82.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 60.7% -1.3% 6.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 156.7% 28.3% -19.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 65.1% -14.1% 2.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 272.4% 23.5% -21.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 69.8% -16.6% 2.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLLYNUVBBMY
Gross margin 83.4% – 70.2%
EBITDA margin 50.6% -79.0% 0.8%
Operating margin 47.9% -81.0% -5.6%
Pretax margin 42.2% -88.2% 24.2%
Net margin 33.5% -88.2% 18.9%
FCF margin 22.8% -75.9% 23.3%
Operating cash flow margin 35.3% -70.9% 26.0%
Return on equity 82.1% -52.3% 43.7%
Return on assets 20.6% -22.1% 10.7%
Return on invested capital 37.2% – -3.3%
Return on capital employed 46.7% -23.3% -4.0%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.3x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 0.8x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 20.9% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLLYNUVBBMY
Debt / assets 38.6% 0.8% 49.2%
Debt / equity 1.6x 0.0x 1.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.1x 4.9x 78.9x
Debt / FCF 3.0x 0.0x 3.8x
Liabilities / assets 76.2% 65.9% 74.5%
Equity / assets 23.8% 34.1% 25.5%
Interest coverage – -5.2x –
Current ratio 1.4x 8.4x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.7x 7.9x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.2x 7.6x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 8.62 0.39 2.05

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLLYNUVBBMY
Dividend yield 0.5% – 4.2%
Net buyback yield 0.5% -0.7% –
Shareholder yield 1.0% -0.7% 4.2%
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.

ConsensusLLYNUVBBMY
Forward P/E 39.8xFY2026 – 9.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $32.40FY2026 $-0.38FY2026 $6.63FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +33.8%FY2026 – +7.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +42.2% – -3.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $85.28BFY2026 $187.51MFY2026 $52.09BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +30.8%FY2026 +198.1%FY2026 +8.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.4% +52.8% -9.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLLYNUVBBMY
Held by institutions 83.7% 66.6% 81.8%
Institutions holding 4,628 238 2,520
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.5% +5.7% +3.8%
Institutions buying 2,632 148 1,186
Institutions selling 1,469 50 986
Buyers to sellers 1.79 2.96 1.20

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.

LLYNUVBBMY
LLY 1.00 0.20 0.43
NUVB 0.20 1.00 0.18
BMY 0.43 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LLY, NUVB and BMY?

Eli Lilly (LLY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Eli Lilly (LLY) $1.22T, Nuvation Bio (NUVB) $1.67B, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) $123.01B.

Which stock is cheaper, LLY, NUVB and BMY?

Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Eli Lilly (LLY) 45.6x, Nuvation Bio (NUVB) -11.1x, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 13.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) is cheapest (Eli Lilly (LLY) 39.8x, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 9.1x). 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: Eli Lilly (LLY) +49.6%, Nuvation Bio (NUVB) +1,083.6%, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) +3.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Eli Lilly (LLY) has the highest net margin (Eli Lilly (LLY) 33.5%, Nuvation Bio (NUVB) -88.2%, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 18.9%). On return on invested capital, Eli Lilly (LLY) leads (Eli Lilly (LLY) 37.2%, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) -3.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Eli Lilly (LLY) returned the most: Eli Lilly (LLY) +57.2%, Nuvation Bio (NUVB) -14.3%, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) +41.5%. Over five years, Eli Lilly (LLY) compounded fastest (Eli Lilly (LLY) +38.3%/yr, Nuvation Bio (NUVB) -12.9%/yr, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) +0.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) has been the steadiest (Eli Lilly (LLY) 34.8%, Nuvation Bio (NUVB) 78.8%, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 28.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.