LLY vs NVS vs GSK Stock Comparison

Eli Lilly, Novartis Ag and Gsk Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
4 wins
NVS Novartis Ag
$161.96 +15.1% 1M +29.1% 1Y
Market cap
$309.04B
P/E
17.9x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
2.93%
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
GSK GSK plc
$50.42 +8.2% 1M +8.0% 1Y
Market cap
$108.79B
P/E
8.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$76.96B
Div. yield
3.56%
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
6 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionLLYNVSGSKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.29T $309.04B $108.79B LLY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 44.2x 17.9x 8.1x GSK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 40.9x 17.4x 9.9x GSK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +45.5% — +82.9% GSK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 31.9% — 16.4% LLY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 38.2% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.0x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.49% 2.93% 3.56% GSK
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +47.7% +29.1% +8.0% LLY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +38.9%/yr +14.1%/yr +3.0%/yr LLY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.2% 27.9% 26.5% GSK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 — 78/100 GSK

Percentile Scorecard

LLYNVSGSK

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

AxisLLYNVSGSK
Valuation 76 #151 of 634 97 #22 of 634 91 #59 of 634
Growth 96 #24 of 608 – 73 #164 of 608
Profitability 98 #11 of 557 – 96 #24 of 557
Financial Health 27 #477 of 654 – 51 #319 of 654
Shareholder Returns 62 #155 of 403 78 #90 of 403 81 #77 of 403
Overall 72 – 78
  • LLY ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • NVS ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • GSK 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

PeriodLLYNVSGSKSPY
1 month +18.1%+15.1%+8.2% -5.9%
3 months +14.7%+5.0%-3.4% -4.6%
6 months +40.2%+11.4%-0.2% +0.2%
Year to date +27.2%+17.5%+2.8% +7.5%
1 year +47.7%+29.1%+8.0% +8.2%
3 years +129.7%+73.3%+44.9% +68.3%
3 years, per year +32.0%+20.1%+13.2% +19.0%
5 years +416.0%+93.6%+15.9% +56.5%
5 years, per year +38.9%+14.1%+3.0% +9.4%
10 years +1,786.3%+130.5%+30.5% +251.5%
10 years, per year +34.1%+8.7%+2.7% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureLLYNVSGSKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.2%27.9%26.5% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.2%30.0%24.2% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.280.380.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.361.040.30 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.8%-20.4%-38.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.6%-3.9%-17.6% -5.9%
52-week high $1,417.72$168.62$61.18 $779.14
52-week low $851.21$124.36$46.11 $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.

MultipleLLYNVSGSK
P/E now vs peer median 44.2xmedian 17.8x 17.9xmedian 17.8x 8.1xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median 14.9xmedian 8.1x 5.1xmedian 8.1x 1.4xmedian 8.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 29.5xmedian 15.7x —median 15.7x —median 15.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 65.4xmedian 21.0x 14.3xmedian 21.0x —median 21.0x
P/B now vs peer median 31.9xmedian 2.0x —median 2.0x 4.5xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.57median 0.36 —median 0.36 0.43median 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 monthsLLYNVSGSK
Revenue $86.46B – $76.96B
Gross profit $72.31B – $56.19B
Operating income $42.95B – $17.15B
Net income $27.58B – $2.75B
Free cash flow $19.66B – –
R&D $15.38B – $19.61B
EPS (diluted) $30.87 – $6.12
Cash & equivalents $4.89B $400.00M $3.88B
Total debt $49.50B – -$31.50B
Shares (diluted) 893.40M 1.96B 2.06B
Enterprise value $1.26T $282.62B $91.12B

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
MetricLLYNVSGSK
P/E 44.2x 17.9x 8.1x
P/FCF 65.4x 14.3x –
P/Operating cash flow 42.0x – –
P/S 14.9x 5.1x 1.4x
P/B 31.9x – 4.5x
P/Tangible book 58.0x – -12.1x
EV/EBITDA 29.5x – –
EV/EBIT 31.0x – 4.3x
EV/Revenue 15.4x – 1.0x
EV/FCF 67.7x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 43.4x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.57 – 0.43

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLLYNVSGSK
Revenue growth (1Y) 45.5% – 82.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 39.2% – 28.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 46.6% – 84.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 42.0% – 29.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 67.5% – 73.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 66.4% – 20.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 49.8% – -70.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 76.8% – -55.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 50.7% – 75.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 77.2% – 18.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 90.8% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 70.2% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 112.1% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 80.6% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLLYNVSGSK
Gross margin 83.6% – 73.0%
EBITDA margin 52.2% – –
Operating margin 49.7% – 22.3%
Pretax margin 40.2% – 20.5%
Net margin 31.9% – 16.4%
FCF margin 22.7% – –
Operating cash flow margin 35.4% – –
Return on equity 74.4% – 71.9%
Return on assets 19.0% – 19.2%
Return on invested capital 38.2% – –
Return on capital employed 43.7% – 14.8%
Asset turnover 0.6x – 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x – –
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLLYNVSGSK
Debt / assets 33.4% – -33.2%
Debt / equity 1.2x – -1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.0x – –
Debt / FCF 2.5x – –
Liabilities / assets 72.8% – 74.4%
Equity / assets 27.2% – 25.6%
Interest coverage – – 10.1x
Current ratio 1.4x – -0.9x
Quick ratio 0.6x – -0.5x
Cash ratio 0.1x – -0.1x
Altman Z-score 9.21 – 3.22

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLLYNVSGSK
Dividend yield 0.5% 2.9% 3.6%
Net buyback yield 0.5% – –
Shareholder yield 0.9% 2.9% 3.6%
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.

ConsensusLLYNVSGSK
Forward P/E 40.9xFY2026 17.4xFY2026 9.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $33.41FY2026 $9.33FY2026 $5.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +38.0%FY2026 +3.9%FY2026 +7.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +45.0% +1.1% +3.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $87.27BFY2026 $53.89BFY2026 $48.15BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +33.9%FY2026 -1.2%FY2026 +7.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.4% +19.3% +0.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLLYNVSGSK
Held by institutions 83.7% 7.0% 16.0%
Institutions holding 4,635 1,610 1,040
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.5% -6.0% -7.4%
Institutions buying 2,636 662 484
Institutions selling 1,472 562 336
Buyers to sellers 1.79 1.18 1.44

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.

LLYNVSGSK
LLY 1.00 0.47 0.47
NVS 0.47 1.00 0.64
GSK 0.47 0.64 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LLY, NVS and GSK?

Eli Lilly (LLY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Eli Lilly (LLY) $1.29T, Novartis Ag (NVS) $309.04B, Gsk (GSK) $108.79B.

Which stock is cheaper, LLY, NVS and GSK?

Gsk (GSK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Eli Lilly (LLY) 44.2x, Novartis Ag (NVS) 17.9x, Gsk (GSK) 8.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gsk (GSK) is cheapest (Eli Lilly (LLY) 40.9x, Novartis Ag (NVS) 17.4x, Gsk (GSK) 9.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Gsk (GSK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Eli Lilly (LLY) +45.5%, Gsk (GSK) +82.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Eli Lilly (LLY) has the highest net margin (Eli Lilly (LLY) 31.9%, Gsk (GSK) 16.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Eli Lilly (LLY) returned the most: Eli Lilly (LLY) +47.7%, Novartis Ag (NVS) +29.1%, Gsk (GSK) +8.0%. Over five years, Eli Lilly (LLY) compounded fastest (Eli Lilly (LLY) +38.9%/yr, Novartis Ag (NVS) +14.1%/yr, Gsk (GSK) +3.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Gsk (GSK) has the highest dividend yield: Eli Lilly (LLY) 0.49%, Novartis Ag (NVS) 2.93%, Gsk (GSK) 3.56%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Gsk (GSK) has been the steadiest (Eli Lilly (LLY) 35.2%, Novartis Ag (NVS) 27.9%, Gsk (GSK) 26.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LLY, NVS and GSK?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Gsk (GSK) 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.