LLY vs PFE vs TEVA Stock Comparison

Eli Lilly, Pfizer and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LLY ELI LILLY & Co
$1,281.52 +8.2% 1M +55.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.21T
P/E
42.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$79.67B
Div. yield
0.52%
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
7 wins
PFE Pfizer Inc
$29.80 +3.9% 1M +20.3% 1Y
Market cap
$169.85B
P/E
39.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$63.70B
Div. yield
5.77%
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Eli Lilly leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Eli Lilly 7, Pfizer 4, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLLYPFETEVALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.21T $169.85B $47.09B LLY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 42.8x 39.2x 66.7x PFE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 39.6x 10.5x 21.0x PFE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +49.6% -0.2% +4.1% LLY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 33.5% 6.8% 4.1% LLY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 37.2% 13.4% 6.4% LLY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.1x 1.9x 5.0x LLY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.52% 5.77% 0.00% PFE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +55.1% +20.3% +106.1% TEVA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +38.3%/yr -7.2%/yr +35.9%/yr LLY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.8% 21.6% 37.9% PFE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 65/100 66/100 LLY

Percentile Scorecard

LLYPFETEVA

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

AxisLLYPFETEVA
Valuation 75 #156 of 625 95 #35 of 625 85 #98 of 625
Growth 98 #16 of 602 24 #461 of 602 83 #102 of 602
Profitability 98 #12 of 551 92 #45 of 551 86 #79 of 551
Financial Health 26 #484 of 656 24 #502 of 656 11 #584 of 656
Shareholder Returns 63 #137 of 365 91 #35 of 365 –
Overall 72 65 66
  • LLY ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • PFE ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • TEVA 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

PeriodLLYPFETEVASPY
1 month +8.2%+3.9%+3.1% -0.2%
3 months +4.8%+18.0%+27.7% +3.9%
6 months +46.6%+12.5%+27.8% +8.2%
Year to date +19.2%+19.7%+29.5% +12.9%
1 year +55.1%+20.3%+106.1% +12.3%
3 years +128.7%-1.0%+397.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year +31.8%-0.3%+70.8% +23.3%
5 years +405.8%-31.0%+362.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year +38.3%-7.2%+35.9% +10.9%
10 years +1,582.7%-8.3%-6.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year +32.6%-0.9%-0.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLLYPFETEVASPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.8%21.6%37.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.9%21.1%27.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.230.230.75 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.580.942.80 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.8%-64.8%-43.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.9%-2.0%-2.6% -1.2%
52-week high $1,306.74$30.41$41.49 $779.14
52-week low $813.53$23.67$19.61 $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.

MultipleLLYPFETEVA
P/E now vs peer median 42.8xmedian 17.2x 39.2xmedian 17.2x 66.7xmedian 17.2x
P/S now vs peer median 15.1xmedian 9.0x 2.7xmedian 9.0x 2.7xmedian 9.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 31.1xmedian 16.3x 8.2xmedian 16.3x 23.2xmedian 16.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 66.3xmedian 18.7x 15.5xmedian 18.7x 34.9xmedian 18.7x
P/B now vs peer median 35.6xmedian 2.2x 2.0xmedian 2.2x 6.1xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.70median 0.33 -0.95median 0.33 2.10median 0.33

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 monthsLLYPFETEVA
Revenue $79.67B $63.70B $17.32B
Gross profit $66.44B $46.61B $9.09B
Operating income $38.18B $20.39B $1.60B
Net income $26.71B $4.36B $708.00M
Free cash flow $18.19B $10.99B $1.35B
R&D $14.60B $11.05B $1.72B
EPS (diluted) $29.89 $0.76 $0.61
Cash & equivalents $8.95B $976.00M $3.66B
Total debt $54.91B $63.19B $16.59B
Shares (diluted) 893.70M 5.70B 1.17B
Enterprise value $1.17T $116.80B $33.94B

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
MetricLLYPFETEVA
P/E 42.8x 39.2x 66.7x
P/FCF 66.3x 15.5x 34.9x
P/Operating cash flow 43.0x 12.7x 24.8x
P/S 15.1x 2.7x 2.7x
P/B 35.6x 2.0x 6.1x
P/Tangible book 76.5x 4.4x 10.9x
EV/EBITDA 31.1x 8.2x 23.2x
EV/EBIT 32.8x 10.9x 37.4x
EV/Revenue 15.7x 3.5x 3.5x
EV/FCF 68.8x 20.1x 44.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 44.6x 16.5x 31.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.70 -0.95 2.10

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLLYPFETEVA
Revenue growth (1Y) 49.6% -0.2% 4.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 39.2% -7.0% 4.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 51.0% 1.2% 10.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 42.5% -5.6% 10.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 73.7% 1.5% 79.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 71.0% -9.9% 49.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 93.6% -59.6% 438.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 60.2% -41.3% 31.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 94.9% -59.7% 545.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 60.7% -41.3% 31.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 156.7% -11.8% 36.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 65.1% -2.7% 3.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 272.4% -11.7% 51.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 69.8% 1.0% 4.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLLYPFETEVA
Gross margin 83.4% 73.2% 52.5%
EBITDA margin 50.6% 42.4% 15.0%
Operating margin 47.9% 32.0% 9.3%
Pretax margin 42.2% 6.6% 4.1%
Net margin 33.5% 6.8% 4.1%
FCF margin 22.8% 17.2% 7.8%
Operating cash flow margin 35.3% 21.0% 11.0%
Return on equity 82.1% 5.0% 8.9%
Return on assets 20.6% 2.1% 1.8%
Return on invested capital 37.2% 13.4% 6.4%
Return on capital employed 46.7% 11.9% 6.6%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.3x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 3.1x 2.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 1.5% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLLYPFETEVA
Debt / assets 38.6% 31.4% 41.6%
Debt / equity 1.6x 0.7x 2.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.1x 1.9x 5.0x
Debt / FCF 3.0x 5.8x 12.3x
Liabilities / assets 76.2% 57.5% 80.5%
Equity / assets 23.8% 42.5% 19.5%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.4x 1.3x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.7x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.4x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 8.58 2.36 0.90

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLLYPFETEVA
Dividend yield 0.5% 5.8% –
Net buyback yield 0.5% – –
Shareholder yield 1.0% 5.8% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 224.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 89.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 1.5% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 2.4% –

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.

ConsensusLLYPFETEVA
Forward P/E 39.6xFY2026 10.5xFY2026 21.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $32.40FY2026 $2.85FY2026 $1.92FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +33.8%FY2026 -11.5%FY2026 -32.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +42.2% -4.6% +66.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $85.28BFY2026 $60.59BFY2026 $15.65BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +30.8%FY2026 -3.2%FY2026 -6.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.4% +3.9% +17.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLLYPFETEVA
Held by institutions 83.7% 66.9% 62.7%
Institutions holding 4,627 2,835 670
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.5% +2.0% +8.6%
Institutions buying 2,631 1,324 359
Institutions selling 1,469 1,204 190
Buyers to sellers 1.79 1.10 1.89

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.

LLYPFETEVA
LLY 1.00 0.44 0.13
PFE 0.44 1.00 0.21
TEVA 0.13 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LLY, PFE and TEVA?

Eli Lilly (LLY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Eli Lilly (LLY) $1.21T, Pfizer (PFE) $169.85B, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) $47.09B.

Which stock is cheaper, LLY, PFE and TEVA?

Pfizer (PFE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Eli Lilly (LLY) 42.8x, Pfizer (PFE) 39.2x, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) 66.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pfizer (PFE) is cheapest (Eli Lilly (LLY) 39.6x, Pfizer (PFE) 10.5x, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) 21.0x). 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: Eli Lilly (LLY) +49.6%, Pfizer (PFE) -0.2%, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) +4.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Eli Lilly (LLY) has the highest net margin (Eli Lilly (LLY) 33.5%, Pfizer (PFE) 6.8%, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) 4.1%). On return on invested capital, Eli Lilly (LLY) leads (Eli Lilly (LLY) 37.2%, Pfizer (PFE) 13.4%, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) 6.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) returned the most: Eli Lilly (LLY) +55.1%, Pfizer (PFE) +20.3%, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) +106.1%. Over five years, Eli Lilly (LLY) compounded fastest (Eli Lilly (LLY) +38.3%/yr, Pfizer (PFE) -7.2%/yr, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) +35.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Pfizer (PFE) has the highest dividend yield: Eli Lilly (LLY) 0.52%, Pfizer (PFE) 5.77%, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) 0.00%. Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Pfizer (PFE) has been the steadiest (Eli Lilly (LLY) 34.8%, Pfizer (PFE) 21.6%, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) 37.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LLY, PFE and TEVA?

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.