LLY vs NVS vs RGC Stock Comparison

Eli Lilly, Novartis Ag and Regencell Bioscience Holdings Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LLY ELI LILLY & Co
$1,289.19 +8.7% 1M +57.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.23T
P/E
45.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$79.67B
Div. yield
–
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
2 wins
NVS Novartis Ag
$156.09 +6.2% 1M +26.5% 1Y
Market cap
$312.26B
P/E
17.9x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
3 wins

Head to Head

6 decided of 12

Novartis Ag leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Novartis Ag 3, Eli Lilly 2, Regencell Bioscience Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLLYNVSRGCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.23T $312.26B $3.38B LLY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 45.9x 17.9x -307.3x NVS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 39.8x 16.9x — NVS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +49.6% — — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 33.5% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 37.2% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.1x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +57.2% +26.5% -57.9% LLY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +38.3%/yr +13.5%/yr +83.2%/yr RGC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.8% 27.5% 142.6% NVS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 — — –

Percentile Scorecard

LLYNVSRGC

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

AxisLLYNVSRGC
Valuation 75 #156 of 625 97 #19 of 625 38 #390 of 625
Growth 98 #16 of 602 – –
Profitability 98 #12 of 549 – –
Financial Health 27 #481 of 654 – 90 #67 of 654
Shareholder Returns 63 #138 of 367 82 #67 of 367 –
Overall 72 – –
  • LLY ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • NVS ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • RGC 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

PeriodLLYNVSRGCSPY
1 month +8.7%+6.2%+17.3% +0.9%
3 months +6.5%-1.7%+28.7% +5.9%
6 months +51.5%+9.2%-74.9% +8.5%
Year to date +20.0%+13.2%-65.4% +13.3%
1 year +57.2%+26.5%-57.9% +12.4%
3 years +130.1%+69.2%+1,595.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year +32.0%+19.2%+157.0% +23.5%
5 years +406.0%+88.6%+1,957.2% +68.2%
5 years, per year +38.3%+13.5%+83.2% +11.0%
10 years +1,629.8%+119.6%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +33.0%+8.2%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureLLYNVSRGCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.8%27.5%142.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.0%30.0%134.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.230.351.49 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.640.96-0.41 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.8%-20.4%-93.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.3%-7.4%-86.3% -0.9%
52-week high $1,306.74$168.62$52.88 $779.14
52-week low $813.53$121.80$4.78 $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.

MultipleLLYNVSRGC
P/E now vs peer median 43.1xmedian 17.4x 17.9xmedian 17.4x -307.3xmedian 17.4x
P/S now vs peer median 15.2xmedian 9.1x 5.1xmedian 9.1x —median 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 31.3xmedian 17.1x —median 17.1x —median 17.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 66.7xmedian 19.0x 14.3xmedian 19.0x -468.5xmedian 19.0x
P/B now vs peer median 35.8xmedian 2.2x —median 2.2x 270.1xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.71median 0.34 —median 0.34 —median 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 monthsLLYNVSRGC
Revenue $79.67B – –
Gross profit $66.44B – –
Operating income $38.18B – –
Net income $26.71B – –
Free cash flow $18.19B – –
R&D $14.60B – –
EPS (diluted) $29.89 – –
Cash & equivalents $8.95B $400.00M $14.19M
Total debt $54.91B – $21.88K
Shares (diluted) 893.70M 1.96B 494.60M
Enterprise value $1.20T $285.49B $3.35B

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
MetricLLYNVSRGC
P/E 43.1x 17.9x -307.3x
P/FCF 66.7x 14.3x -468.5x
P/Operating cash flow 43.2x – –
P/S 15.2x 5.1x –
P/B 35.8x – 270.1x
P/Tangible book 77.0x – 270.1x
EV/EBITDA 31.3x – –
EV/EBIT 33.0x – –
EV/Revenue 15.8x – –
EV/FCF 69.2x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 44.9x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.71 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLLYNVSRGC
Revenue growth (1Y) 49.6% – –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 39.2% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 51.0% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 42.5% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 73.7% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 71.0% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 93.6% – –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 60.2% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 94.9% – –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 60.7% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 156.7% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 65.1% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 272.4% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 69.8% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLLYNVSRGC
Gross margin 83.4% – –
EBITDA margin 50.6% – –
Operating margin 47.9% – –
Pretax margin 42.2% – –
Net margin 33.5% – –
FCF margin 22.8% – –
Operating cash flow margin 35.3% – –
Return on equity 82.1% – –
Return on assets 20.6% – –
Return on invested capital 37.2% – –
Return on capital employed 46.7% – –
Asset turnover 0.6x – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x – –
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLLYNVSRGC
Debt / assets 38.6% – 0.1%
Debt / equity 1.6x – 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.1x – –
Debt / FCF 3.0x – –
Liabilities / assets 76.2% – 9.4%
Equity / assets 23.8% – 90.6%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.4x – 10.8x
Quick ratio 0.7x – 10.7x
Cash ratio 0.2x – 10.7x
Altman Z-score 8.62 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLLYNVSRGC
Dividend yield 0.5% 3.0% –
Net buyback yield 0.5% – –
Shareholder yield 1.0% 3.0% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusLLYNVSRGC
Forward P/E 39.8xFY2026 16.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $32.40FY2026 $9.26FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +33.8%FY2026 +3.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +42.2% +1.2% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $85.28BFY2026 $53.95BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +30.8%FY2026 -1.1%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +17.4% +19.1% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLLYNVSRGC
Held by institutions 83.7% 7.0% 0.3%
Institutions holding 4,628 1,607 36
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.5% -5.9% +117.2%
Institutions buying 2,632 662 28
Institutions selling 1,469 560 5
Buyers to sellers 1.79 1.18 5.60

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.

LLYNVSRGC
LLY 1.00 0.46 0.05
NVS 0.46 1.00 0.06
RGC 0.05 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LLY, NVS and RGC?

Eli Lilly (LLY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Eli Lilly (LLY) $1.23T, Novartis Ag (NVS) $312.26B, Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC) $3.38B.

Which stock is cheaper, LLY, NVS and RGC?

Novartis Ag (NVS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Eli Lilly (LLY) 45.9x, Novartis Ag (NVS) 17.9x, Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC) -307.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Novartis Ag (NVS) is cheapest (Eli Lilly (LLY) 39.8x, Novartis Ag (NVS) 16.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Eli Lilly (LLY) returned the most: Eli Lilly (LLY) +57.2%, Novartis Ag (NVS) +26.5%, Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC) -57.9%. Over five years, Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC) compounded fastest (Eli Lilly (LLY) +38.3%/yr, Novartis Ag (NVS) +13.5%/yr, Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC) +83.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Novartis Ag (NVS) has been the steadiest (Eli Lilly (LLY) 34.8%, Novartis Ag (NVS) 27.5%, Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC) 142.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Novartis Ag (NVS) leads on 3. 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.