LLY vs RGC vs PFE Stock Comparison

Eli Lilly, Regencell Bioscience Holdings and Pfizer Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LLY ELI LILLY & Co
$1,373.00 +15.8% 1M +68.8% 1Y
Market cap
$1.29T
P/E
44.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$86.46B
Div. yield
0.49%
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
7 wins
PFE Pfizer Inc
$29.95 +4.2% 1M +23.3% 1Y
Market cap
$170.71B
P/E
39.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$63.70B
Div. yield
5.74%
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, Regencell Bioscience Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLLYRGCPFELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.29T $3.40B $170.71B LLY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 44.4x -290.0x 39.4x PFE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 42.4x — 10.5x PFE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +45.5% — -0.2% LLY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 31.9% — 6.8% LLY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 38.2% — 13.4% LLY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.0x — 1.9x LLY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.49% 0.00% 5.74% PFE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +68.8% -58.7% +23.3% LLY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +40.1%/yr +81.0%/yr -7.3%/yr RGC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.3% 142.7% 21.7% PFE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 — 65/100 LLY

Percentile Scorecard

LLYRGCPFE

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

AxisLLYRGCPFE
Valuation 76 #151 of 624 38 #388 of 624 95 #34 of 624
Growth 97 #19 of 601 – 24 #458 of 601
Profitability 98 #12 of 541 – 92 #45 of 541
Financial Health 28 #464 of 647 90 #67 of 647 23 #500 of 647
Shareholder Returns 63 #135 of 359 – 92 #30 of 359
Overall 72 – 65
  • LLY ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • RGC ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • PFE 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

PeriodLLYRGCPFESPY
1 month +15.8%+10.6%+4.2% +0.7%
3 months +18.8%+15.5%+20.2% +3.7%
6 months +46.9%-76.5%+12.2% +7.1%
Year to date +27.8%-67.3%+20.3% +12.8%
1 year +68.8%-58.7%+23.3% +11.9%
3 years +142.7%+1,564.6%-2.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year +34.4%+155.5%-0.7% +22.8%
5 years +438.9%+1,841.1%-31.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year +40.1%+81.0%-7.3% +10.9%
10 years +1,742.2%—-6.2% +262.0%
10 years, per year +33.8%—-0.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLLYRGCPFESPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.3%142.7%21.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.1%134.5%21.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.221.500.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.95-0.411.08 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.8%-93.9%-64.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-87.0%-1.5% -1.2%
52-week high $1,373.00$52.88$30.41 $779.14
52-week low $813.53$4.78$23.67 $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.

MultipleLLYRGCPFE
P/E now vs peer median 44.4xmedian 17.8x -290.0xmedian 17.8x 39.4xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median 14.9xmedian 9.1x —median 9.1x 2.7xmedian 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 29.6xmedian 15.0x —median 15.0x 8.2xmedian 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 65.7xmedian 21.7x -442.0xmedian 21.7x 15.5xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 32.1xmedian 2.2x 254.8xmedian 2.2x 2.0xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.57median 0.35 —median 0.35 -0.95median 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 monthsLLYRGCPFE
Revenue $86.46B – $63.70B
Gross profit $72.31B – $46.61B
Operating income $42.95B – $20.39B
Net income $27.58B – $4.36B
Free cash flow $19.66B – $10.99B
R&D $15.38B – $11.05B
EPS (diluted) $30.87 – $0.76
Cash & equivalents $4.89B $14.19M $976.00M
Total debt $49.50B $21.88K $63.19B
Shares (diluted) 893.40M 494.60M 5.70B
Enterprise value $1.27T $3.37B $117.65B

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
MetricLLYRGCPFE
P/E 44.4x -290.0x 39.4x
P/FCF 65.7x -442.0x 15.5x
P/Operating cash flow 42.1x – 12.7x
P/S 14.9x – 2.7x
P/B 32.1x 254.8x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 58.2x 254.8x 4.4x
EV/EBITDA 29.6x – 8.2x
EV/EBIT 31.1x – 10.9x
EV/Revenue 15.5x – 3.5x
EV/FCF 68.0x – 20.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 43.6x – 16.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.57 – -0.95

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLLYRGCPFE
Revenue growth (1Y) 45.5% – -0.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 39.2% – -7.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 46.6% – 1.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 42.0% – -5.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 67.5% – 1.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 66.4% – -9.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 49.8% – -59.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 76.8% – -41.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 50.7% – -59.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 77.2% – -41.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 90.8% – -11.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 70.2% – -2.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 112.1% – -11.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 80.6% – 1.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLLYRGCPFE
Gross margin 83.6% – 73.2%
EBITDA margin 52.2% – 42.4%
Operating margin 49.7% – 32.0%
Pretax margin 40.2% – 6.6%
Net margin 31.9% – 6.8%
FCF margin 22.7% – 17.2%
Operating cash flow margin 35.4% – 21.0%
Return on equity 74.4% – 5.0%
Return on assets 19.0% – 2.1%
Return on invested capital 38.2% – 13.4%
Return on capital employed 43.7% – 11.9%
Asset turnover 0.6x – 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x – 3.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% – 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLLYRGCPFE
Debt / assets 33.4% 0.1% 31.4%
Debt / equity 1.2x 0.0x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.0x – 1.9x
Debt / FCF 2.5x – 5.8x
Liabilities / assets 72.8% 9.4% 57.5%
Equity / assets 27.2% 90.6% 42.5%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.4x 10.8x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.6x 10.7x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 10.7x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 9.24 – 2.37

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLLYRGCPFE
Dividend yield 0.5% – 5.7%
Net buyback yield 0.5% – –
Shareholder yield 0.9% 0.0% 5.7%
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.

ConsensusLLYRGCPFE
Forward P/E 42.4xFY2026 – 10.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $32.40FY2026 – $2.85FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +33.8%FY2026 – -11.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +42.2% – -4.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $85.28BFY2026 – $60.59BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +30.8%FY2026 – -3.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.4% – +3.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLLYRGCPFE
Held by institutions 83.7% 0.3% 66.9%
Institutions holding 4,629 36 2,837
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.5% +117.0% +2.0%
Institutions buying 2,633 28 1,326
Institutions selling 1,469 5 1,204
Buyers to sellers 1.79 5.60 1.10

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.

LLYRGCPFE
LLY 1.00 0.04 0.44
RGC 0.04 1.00 0.07
PFE 0.44 0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LLY, RGC and PFE?

Eli Lilly (LLY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Eli Lilly (LLY) $1.29T, Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC) $3.40B, Pfizer (PFE) $170.71B.

Which stock is cheaper, LLY, RGC and PFE?

Pfizer (PFE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Eli Lilly (LLY) 44.4x, Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC) -290.0x, Pfizer (PFE) 39.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pfizer (PFE) is cheapest (Eli Lilly (LLY) 42.4x, Pfizer (PFE) 10.5x). 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) +45.5%, Pfizer (PFE) -0.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Eli Lilly (LLY) has the highest net margin (Eli Lilly (LLY) 31.9%, Pfizer (PFE) 6.8%). On return on invested capital, Eli Lilly (LLY) leads (Eli Lilly (LLY) 38.2%, Pfizer (PFE) 13.4%).

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%, Pfizer (PFE) +23.3%. Over five years, Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC) compounded fastest (Eli Lilly (LLY) +40.1%/yr, Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC) +81.0%/yr, Pfizer (PFE) -7.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Pfizer (PFE) has the highest dividend yield: Eli Lilly (LLY) 0.49%, Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC) 0.00%, Pfizer (PFE) 5.74%. Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Pfizer (PFE) has been the steadiest (Eli Lilly (LLY) 35.3%, Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC) 142.7%, Pfizer (PFE) 21.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.