NUVB vs ABBV vs PFE Stock Comparison

Nuvation Bio, AbbVie and Pfizer Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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NUVB Nuvation Bio Inc.
$4.77 -15.0% 1M -9.3% 1Y
Market cap
$1.65B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$169.90M
Div. yield
–
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
1 win
ABBV AbbVie Inc.
$290.76 +10.4% 1M +29.1% 1Y
Market cap
$513.81B
P/E
81.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$64.39B
Div. yield
2.38%
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
6 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
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

AbbVie leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (AbbVie 6, Pfizer 5, Nuvation Bio 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNUVBABBVPFELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.65B $513.81B $170.71B ABBV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -11.1x 81.5x 39.4x PFE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 21.7x 10.5x PFE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1,083.6% +10.4% -0.2% NUVB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -88.2% 9.8% 6.8% ABBV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 18.7% 13.4% ABBV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.9x 2.6x 1.9x PFE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 2.38% 5.74% PFE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -9.3% +29.1% +23.3% ABBV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -12.3%/yr +20.5%/yr -7.3%/yr ABBV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 78.9% 25.9% 21.7% PFE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 68/100 65/100 ABBV

Percentile Scorecard

NUVBABBVPFE

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

AxisNUVBABBVPFE
Valuation 61 #247 of 624 95 #32 of 624 95 #34 of 624
Growth 60 #240 of 601 54 #276 of 601 24 #458 of 601
Profitability 66 #186 of 541 95 #27 of 541 92 #45 of 541
Financial Health 67 #216 of 647 16 #546 of 647 23 #500 of 647
Shareholder Returns 65 #128 of 359 82 #66 of 359 92 #30 of 359
Overall 64 68 65
  • NUVB ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • ABBV 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

PeriodNUVBABBVPFESPY
1 month -15.0%+10.4%+4.2% +0.7%
3 months -28.6%+12.9%+20.2% +3.7%
6 months +7.2%+37.6%+12.2% +7.1%
Year to date -46.8%+27.3%+20.3% +12.8%
1 year -9.3%+29.1%+23.3% +11.9%
3 years +377.0%+104.9%-2.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year +68.4%+27.0%-0.7% +22.8%
5 years -48.0%+153.6%-31.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year -12.3%+20.5%-7.3% +10.9%
10 years —+404.8%-6.2% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+17.6%-0.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNUVBABBVPFESPY
Volatility, 1Y 78.9%25.9%21.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 76.9%24.9%21.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.62-0.160.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.121.121.08 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -90.4%-24.3%-64.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -50.0%0.0%-1.5% -1.2%
52-week high $9.54$290.76$30.41 $779.14
52-week low $4.05$197.38$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.

MultipleNUVBABBVPFE
P/E now vs peer median -11.1xmedian 17.8x 81.5xmedian 17.8x 39.4xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 9.1x 8.0xmedian 9.1x 2.7xmedian 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -7.4xmedian 15.0x 23.3xmedian 15.0x 8.2xmedian 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -12.8xmedian 21.7x 28.2xmedian 21.7x 15.5xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 2.2x -86.6xmedian 2.2x 2.0xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 8.48median 0.35 -8.07median 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 monthsNUVBABBVPFE
Revenue $169.90M $64.39B $63.70B
Gross profit – $46.02B $46.61B
Operating income -$137.63M $16.87B $20.39B
Net income -$149.83M $6.32B $4.36B
Free cash flow -$128.93M $18.21B $10.99B
R&D $128.85M $9.71B $11.05B
EPS (diluted) $-0.43 $3.56 $0.76
Cash & equivalents $258.60M $6.57B $976.00M
Total debt $5.89M $70.82B $63.19B
Shares (diluted) 348.77M 1.77B 5.70B
Enterprise value -$620.12M $486.97B $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
MetricNUVBABBVPFE
P/E -11.1x 81.5x 39.4x
P/FCF -12.8x 28.2x 15.5x
P/Operating cash flow -13.7x 26.3x 12.7x
P/S 9.7x 8.0x 2.7x
P/B 6.5x -86.6x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 6.8x -9.3x 4.4x
EV/EBITDA -7.4x 23.3x 8.2x
EV/EBIT -7.2x 34.3x 10.9x
EV/Revenue 5.9x 9.0x 3.5x
EV/FCF -7.7x 31.7x 20.2x
EV/Operating cash flow -8.3x 29.6x 16.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 8.48 -8.07 -0.95

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNUVBABBVPFE
Revenue growth (1Y) 1,084% 10.4% -0.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 4.7% -7.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 11.2% 1.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 6.0% -5.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 38.7% 53.8% 1.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -9.0% -1.0% -9.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 26.2% 67.5% -59.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -18.3% -10.1% -41.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 27.9% 67.7% -59.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -1.3% -10.1% -41.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 28.3% 1.2% -11.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.1% -8.6% -2.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 23.5% -0.2% -11.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -16.6% -9.8% 1.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNUVBABBVPFE
Gross margin – 71.5% 73.2%
EBITDA margin -79.0% 38.5% 42.4%
Operating margin -81.0% 26.2% 32.0%
Pretax margin -88.2% 13.5% 6.6%
Net margin -88.2% 9.8% 6.8%
FCF margin -75.9% 28.3% 17.2%
Operating cash flow margin -70.9% 30.3% 21.0%
Return on equity -52.3% – 5.0%
Return on assets -22.1% 4.7% 2.1%
Return on invested capital – 18.7% 13.4%
Return on capital employed -23.3% 17.9% 11.9%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.5x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 3.1x 3.1x
Stock comp / revenue 20.9% 1.5% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNUVBABBVPFE
Debt / assets 0.8% 52.4% 31.4%
Debt / equity 0.0x -11.9x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.9x 2.6x 1.9x
Debt / FCF 0.0x 3.9x 5.8x
Liabilities / assets 65.9% 104.4% 57.5%
Equity / assets 34.1% -4.4% 42.5%
Interest coverage -5.2x – –
Current ratio 8.4x 0.8x 1.3x
Quick ratio 7.9x 0.5x 0.7x
Cash ratio 7.6x 0.2x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 0.47 2.82 2.37

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNUVBABBVPFE
Dividend yield – 2.4% 5.7%
Net buyback yield -0.6% 0.3% –
Shareholder yield -0.6% 2.7% 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.

ConsensusNUVBABBVPFE
Forward P/E – 21.7xFY2026 10.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.38FY2026 $13.38FY2026 $2.85FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +33.8%FY2026 -11.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +25.8% -4.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $187.51MFY2026 $69.55BFY2026 $60.59BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +198.1%FY2026 +13.7%FY2026 -3.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +52.8% -0.6% +3.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNUVBABBVPFE
Held by institutions 66.6% 74.9% 66.9%
Institutions holding 238 4,177 2,837
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.7% +2.6% +2.0%
Institutions buying 148 2,203 1,326
Institutions selling 50 1,504 1,204
Buyers to sellers 2.96 1.46 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.

NUVBABBVPFE
NUVB 1.00 0.09 0.16
ABBV 0.09 1.00 0.35
PFE 0.16 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NUVB, ABBV and PFE?

AbbVie (ABBV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nuvation Bio (NUVB) $1.65B, AbbVie (ABBV) $513.81B, Pfizer (PFE) $170.71B.

Which stock is cheaper, NUVB, ABBV and PFE?

Pfizer (PFE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nuvation Bio (NUVB) -11.1x, AbbVie (ABBV) 81.5x, Pfizer (PFE) 39.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pfizer (PFE) is cheapest (AbbVie (ABBV) 21.7x, 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?

Nuvation Bio (NUVB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Nuvation Bio (NUVB) +1,083.6%, AbbVie (ABBV) +10.4%, Pfizer (PFE) -0.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

AbbVie (ABBV) has the highest net margin (Nuvation Bio (NUVB) -88.2%, AbbVie (ABBV) 9.8%, Pfizer (PFE) 6.8%). On return on invested capital, AbbVie (ABBV) leads (AbbVie (ABBV) 18.7%, Pfizer (PFE) 13.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year AbbVie (ABBV) returned the most: Nuvation Bio (NUVB) -9.3%, AbbVie (ABBV) +29.1%, Pfizer (PFE) +23.3%. Over five years, AbbVie (ABBV) compounded fastest (Nuvation Bio (NUVB) -12.3%/yr, AbbVie (ABBV) +20.5%/yr, Pfizer (PFE) -7.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Pfizer (PFE) has the highest dividend yield: AbbVie (ABBV) 2.38%, Pfizer (PFE) 5.74%. Nuvation Bio (NUVB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Pfizer (PFE) has been the steadiest (Nuvation Bio (NUVB) 78.9%, AbbVie (ABBV) 25.9%, Pfizer (PFE) 21.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NUVB, ABBV 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, AbbVie (ABBV) 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.