LLY vs RGC vs NVS Stock Comparison

Eli Lilly, Regencell Bioscience Holdings and Novartis Ag Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LLY ELI LILLY & Co
$1,373.00 +15.8% 1M +68.8% 1Y
Market cap
$1.26T
P/E
45.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$86.46B
Div. yield
–
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
2 wins
NVS Novartis Ag
$161.05 +10.5% 1M +32.2% 1Y
Market cap
$314.06B
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.

QuestionLLYRGCNVSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.26T $3.35B $314.06B LLY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 45.9x -290.0x 17.9x NVS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 42.4x — 17.4x NVS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +45.5% — — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 31.9% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 38.2% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.0x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +68.8% -58.7% +32.2% LLY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +40.1%/yr +81.0%/yr +14.3%/yr RGC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.3% 142.7% 27.6% NVS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 — — –

Percentile Scorecard

LLYRGCNVS

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

AxisLLYRGCNVS
Valuation 76 #151 of 624 38 #388 of 624 97 #18 of 624
Growth 97 #19 of 601 – –
Profitability 98 #12 of 541 – –
Financial Health 28 #464 of 647 90 #67 of 647 –
Shareholder Returns 63 #135 of 359 – 81 #68 of 359
Overall 72 – –
  • LLY ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • RGC ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • NVS 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

PeriodLLYRGCNVSSPY
1 month +15.8%+10.6%+10.5% +0.7%
3 months +18.8%+15.5%+1.7% +3.7%
6 months +46.9%-76.5%+8.9% +7.1%
Year to date +27.8%-67.3%+16.8% +12.8%
1 year +68.8%-58.7%+32.2% +11.9%
3 years +142.7%+1,564.6%+71.8% +85.2%
3 years, per year +34.4%+155.5%+19.8% +22.8%
5 years +438.9%+1,841.1%+94.6% +67.6%
5 years, per year +40.1%+81.0%+14.3% +10.9%
10 years +1,742.2%—+126.6% +262.0%
10 years, per year +33.8%—+8.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLLYRGCNVSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.3%142.7%27.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.1%134.5%30.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.221.500.34 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.95-0.411.17 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.8%-93.9%-20.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-87.0%-4.5% -1.2%
52-week high $1,373.00$52.88$168.62 $779.14
52-week low $813.53$4.78$121.80 $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.

MultipleLLYRGCNVS
P/E now vs peer median 44.4xmedian 17.8x -290.0xmedian 17.8x 17.9xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median 14.9xmedian 9.1x —median 9.1x 5.1xmedian 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 29.6xmedian 15.0x —median 15.0x —median 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 65.7xmedian 21.7x -442.0xmedian 21.7x 14.3xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 32.1xmedian 2.2x 254.8xmedian 2.2x —median 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.57median 0.35 —median 0.35 —median 0.35

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 monthsLLYRGCNVS
Revenue $86.46B – –
Gross profit $72.31B – –
Operating income $42.95B – –
Net income $27.58B – –
Free cash flow $19.66B – –
R&D $15.38B – –
EPS (diluted) $30.87 – –
Cash & equivalents $4.89B $14.19M $400.00M
Total debt $49.50B $21.88K –
Shares (diluted) 893.40M 494.60M 1.96B
Enterprise value $1.24T $3.32B $287.30B

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
MetricLLYRGCNVS
P/E 44.4x -290.0x 17.9x
P/FCF 65.7x -442.0x 14.3x
P/Operating cash flow 42.1x – –
P/S 14.9x – 5.1x
P/B 32.1x 254.8x –
P/Tangible book 58.2x 254.8x –
EV/EBITDA 29.6x – –
EV/EBIT 31.1x – –
EV/Revenue 15.5x – –
EV/FCF 68.0x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 43.6x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.57 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLLYRGCNVS
Revenue growth (1Y) 45.5% – –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 39.2% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 46.6% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 42.0% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 67.5% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 66.4% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 49.8% – –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 76.8% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 50.7% – –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 77.2% – –
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
MetricLLYRGCNVS
Gross margin 83.6% – –
EBITDA margin 52.2% – –
Operating margin 49.7% – –
Pretax margin 40.2% – –
Net margin 31.9% – –
FCF margin 22.7% – –
Operating cash flow margin 35.4% – –
Return on equity 74.4% – –
Return on assets 19.0% – –
Return on invested capital 38.2% – –
Return on capital employed 43.7% – –
Asset turnover 0.6x – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x – –
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLLYRGCNVS
Debt / assets 33.4% 0.1% –
Debt / equity 1.2x 0.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.0x – –
Debt / FCF 2.5x – –
Liabilities / assets 72.8% 9.4% –
Equity / assets 27.2% 90.6% –
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.4x 10.8x –
Quick ratio 0.6x 10.7x –
Cash ratio 0.1x 10.7x –
Altman Z-score 9.24 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLLYRGCNVS
Dividend yield 0.5% – 2.9%
Net buyback yield 0.5% – –
Shareholder yield 0.9% 0.0% 2.9%
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.

ConsensusLLYRGCNVS
Forward P/E 42.4xFY2026 – 17.4xFY2026
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
HoldersLLYRGCNVS
Held by institutions 83.7% 0.3% 7.0%
Institutions holding 4,629 36 1,608
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.5% +117.0% -5.9%
Institutions buying 2,633 28 662
Institutions selling 1,469 5 561
Buyers to sellers 1.79 5.60 1.18

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.

LLYRGCNVS
LLY 1.00 0.04 0.47
RGC 0.04 1.00 0.06
NVS 0.47 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LLY, RGC and NVS?

Eli Lilly (LLY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Eli Lilly (LLY) $1.26T, Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC) $3.35B, Novartis Ag (NVS) $314.06B.

Which stock is cheaper, LLY, RGC and NVS?

Novartis Ag (NVS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Eli Lilly (LLY) 45.9x, Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC) -290.0x, Novartis Ag (NVS) 17.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Novartis Ag (NVS) is cheapest (Eli Lilly (LLY) 42.4x, Novartis Ag (NVS) 17.4x). 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) +68.8%, Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC) -58.7%, Novartis Ag (NVS) +32.2%. Over five years, Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC) compounded fastest (Eli Lilly (LLY) +40.1%/yr, Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC) +81.0%/yr, Novartis Ag (NVS) +14.3%/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) 35.3%, Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC) 142.7%, Novartis Ag (NVS) 27.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.