NUVB vs AZN vs ABBV Stock Comparison

Nuvation Bio, Astrazeneca and AbbVie Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NUVB Nuvation Bio Inc.
$4.51 -21.2% 1M -7.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.58B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$169.90M
Div. yield
–
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
1 win
AZN Astrazeneca Plc
$172.00 +3.2% 1M +3.3% 1Y
Market cap
$263.55B
P/E
25.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$58.67B
Div. yield
–
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
6 wins
ABBV AbbVie Inc.
$286.86 +8.5% 1M +25.8% 1Y
Market cap
$507.17B
P/E
80.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$64.39B
Div. yield
–
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Astrazeneca leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Astrazeneca 6, AbbVie 4, Nuvation Bio 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNUVBAZNABBVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.58B $263.55B $507.17B ABBV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -10.6x 25.2x 80.4x AZN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 17.2x 21.4x AZN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1,083.6% +9.4% +10.4% NUVB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -88.2% 17.8% 9.8% AZN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 23.3% 18.7% AZN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.9x 1.4x 2.6x AZN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.0% +3.3% +25.8% ABBV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.0%/yr +6.8%/yr +21.5%/yr ABBV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 79.2% 27.4% 26.0% ABBV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 71/100 68/100 AZN

Percentile Scorecard

NUVBAZNABBV

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

AxisNUVBAZNABBV
Valuation 60 #252 of 626 85 #96 of 626 95 #31 of 626
Growth 61 #237 of 604 70 #185 of 604 54 #281 of 604
Profitability 65 #194 of 555 94 #35 of 555 95 #30 of 555
Financial Health 67 #219 of 658 36 #421 of 658 16 #554 of 658
Shareholder Returns 64 #133 of 368 70 #112 of 368 80 #74 of 368
Overall 63 71 68
  • NUVB ranked among 673 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • AZN ranked among 673 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • ABBV ranked among 673 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodNUVBAZNABBVSPY
1 month -21.2%+3.2%+8.5% -0.8%
3 months -32.3%+1.4%+11.7% +3.5%
6 months -1.1%-8.3%+45.3% +7.0%
Year to date -49.7%-6.5%+25.5% +12.2%
1 year -7.0%+3.3%+25.8% +13.0%
3 years +342.2%+39.0%+106.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year +64.2%+11.6%+27.4% +23.1%
5 years -53.0%+39.2%+164.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year -14.0%+6.8%+21.5% +11.0%
10 years —+190.6%+370.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+11.3%+16.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureNUVBAZNABBVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 79.2%27.4%26.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 76.7%27.3%24.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.640.22-0.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.090.120.99 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -90.4%-27.9%-24.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -52.7%-17.9%-0.7% -1.8%
52-week high $9.54$209.48$288.96 $779.14
52-week low $4.05$155.60$197.38 $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.

MultipleNUVBAZNABBV
P/E now vs peer median -10.5xmedian 17.1x 25.5xmedian 17.1x 80.4xmedian 17.1x
P/S now vs peer median 9.2xmedian 8.8x 4.5xmedian 8.8x 7.9xmedian 8.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -6.8xmedian 17.1x 14.5xmedian 17.1x 23.0xmedian 17.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -12.1xmedian 18.0x 25.0xmedian 18.0x 27.8xmedian 18.0x
P/B now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 2.1x 5.3xmedian 2.1x -85.4xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 8.01median 0.31 1.33median 0.31 -7.96median 0.31

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 monthsNUVBAZNABBV
Revenue $169.90M $58.67B $64.39B
Gross profit – $50.25B $46.02B
Operating income -$137.63M $13.97B $16.87B
Net income -$149.83M $10.45B $6.32B
Free cash flow -$128.93M $10.67B $18.21B
R&D $128.85M $15.07B $9.71B
EPS (diluted) $-0.43 $6.69 $3.56
Cash & equivalents $258.60M $4.90B $6.57B
Total debt $5.89M $106.76B $70.82B
Shares (diluted) 348.77M 1.56B 1.77B
Enterprise value -$691.27M $237.24B $480.28B

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
MetricNUVBAZNABBV
P/E -10.5x 25.5x 80.4x
P/FCF -12.1x 25.0x 27.8x
P/Operating cash flow -13.0x 19.5x 26.0x
P/S 9.2x 4.5x 7.9x
P/B 6.2x 5.3x -85.4x
P/Tangible book 6.4x 21.1x -9.2x
EV/EBITDA -6.8x 14.5x 23.0x
EV/EBIT -6.6x 21.0x 33.9x
EV/Revenue 5.3x 5.0x 8.9x
EV/FCF -7.0x 27.6x 31.4x
EV/Operating cash flow -7.5x 21.5x 29.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 8.01 1.33 -7.96

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNUVBAZNABBV
Revenue growth (1Y) 1,084% 9.4% 10.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 10.6% 4.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 9.3% 11.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 13.1% 6.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 38.7% 23.4% 53.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -9.0% 23.9% -1.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 26.2% 25.9% 67.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -18.3% 19.2% -10.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 27.9% 26.0% 67.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -1.3% 19.2% -10.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 28.3% 2.3% 1.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.1% 13.7% -8.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 23.5% -4.5% -0.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -16.6% 8.5% -9.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNUVBAZNABBV
Gross margin – 85.6% 71.5%
EBITDA margin -79.0% 34.6% 38.5%
Operating margin -81.0% 23.8% 26.2%
Pretax margin -88.2% 21.5% 13.5%
Net margin -88.2% 17.8% 9.8%
FCF margin -75.9% 18.2% 28.3%
Operating cash flow margin -70.9% 23.3% 30.3%
Return on equity -52.3% 21.4% –
Return on assets -22.1% 9.1% 4.7%
Return on invested capital – 23.3% 18.7%
Return on capital employed -23.3% 16.8% 17.9%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 1.3x 3.1x
Stock comp / revenue 20.9% – 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNUVBAZNABBV
Debt / assets 0.8% 27.9% 52.4%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.6x -11.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.9x 1.4x 2.6x
Debt / FCF 0.0x 3.0x 3.9x
Liabilities / assets 65.9% 56.5% 104.4%
Equity / assets 34.1% 43.5% -4.4%
Interest coverage -5.2x 15.9x –
Current ratio 8.4x 0.9x 0.8x
Quick ratio 7.9x 0.7x 0.5x
Cash ratio 7.6x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 0.35 3.46 2.79

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNUVBAZNABBV
Dividend yield – 1.4% 2.4%
Net buyback yield -0.7% 0.0% 0.3%
Shareholder yield -0.7% 1.4% 2.7%
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.

ConsensusNUVBAZNABBV
Forward P/E – 17.2xFY2026 21.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.38FY2026 $10.00FY2026 $13.38FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +9.2%FY2026 +33.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +6.1% +25.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $187.51MFY2026 $59.02BFY2026 $69.55BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +198.1%FY2026 +0.5%FY2026 +13.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +52.8% +8.0% -0.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNUVBAZNABBV
Held by institutions 66.6% 52.1% 74.9%
Institutions holding 238 1,496 4,173
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.7% +7.8% +2.6%
Institutions buying 148 808 2,201
Institutions selling 50 468 1,502
Buyers to sellers 2.96 1.73 1.47

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.

NUVBAZNABBV
NUVB 1.00 0.15 0.09
AZN 0.15 1.00 0.42
ABBV 0.09 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NUVB, AZN and ABBV?

AbbVie (ABBV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nuvation Bio (NUVB) $1.58B, Astrazeneca (AZN) $263.55B, AbbVie (ABBV) $507.17B.

Which stock is cheaper, NUVB, AZN and ABBV?

Astrazeneca (AZN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nuvation Bio (NUVB) -10.6x, Astrazeneca (AZN) 25.2x, AbbVie (ABBV) 80.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Astrazeneca (AZN) is cheapest (Astrazeneca (AZN) 17.2x, AbbVie (ABBV) 21.4x). 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%, Astrazeneca (AZN) +9.4%, AbbVie (ABBV) +10.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Astrazeneca (AZN) has the highest net margin (Nuvation Bio (NUVB) -88.2%, Astrazeneca (AZN) 17.8%, AbbVie (ABBV) 9.8%). On return on invested capital, Astrazeneca (AZN) leads (Astrazeneca (AZN) 23.3%, AbbVie (ABBV) 18.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year AbbVie (ABBV) returned the most: Nuvation Bio (NUVB) -7.0%, Astrazeneca (AZN) +3.3%, AbbVie (ABBV) +25.8%. Over five years, AbbVie (ABBV) compounded fastest (Nuvation Bio (NUVB) -14.0%/yr, Astrazeneca (AZN) +6.8%/yr, AbbVie (ABBV) +21.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, AbbVie (ABBV) has been the steadiest (Nuvation Bio (NUVB) 79.2%, Astrazeneca (AZN) 27.4%, AbbVie (ABBV) 26.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NUVB, AZN and ABBV?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Astrazeneca (AZN) 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.