NUVB vs LLY vs AZN Stock Comparison

Nuvation Bio, Eli Lilly and Astrazeneca Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NUVB Nuvation Bio Inc.
$4.60 -18.0% 1M -14.3% 1Y
Market cap
$1.59B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$169.90M
Div. yield
–
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
1 win
LLY ELI LILLY & Co
$1,289.19 +8.7% 1M +57.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.21T
P/E
43.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$79.67B
Div. yield
0.52%
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
7 wins
AZN Astrazeneca Plc
$169.54 +1.9% 1M +2.6% 1Y
Market cap
$262.79B
P/E
25.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$58.67B
Div. yield
1.41%
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionNUVBLLYAZNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.59B $1.21T $262.79B LLY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -10.7x 43.1x 25.2x AZN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 39.8x 17.0x AZN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1,083.6% +49.6% +9.4% NUVB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -88.2% 33.5% 17.8% LLY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 37.2% 23.3% LLY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.9x 1.1x 1.4x LLY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.52% 1.41% AZN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -14.3% +57.2% +2.6% LLY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -12.9%/yr +38.3%/yr +6.3%/yr LLY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 78.8% 34.8% 27.3% AZN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 72/100 71/100 LLY

Percentile Scorecard

NUVBLLYAZN

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

AxisNUVBLLYAZN
Valuation 59 #257 of 625 75 #156 of 625 85 #92 of 625
Growth 60 #239 of 602 98 #16 of 602 70 #183 of 602
Profitability 65 #191 of 549 98 #12 of 549 94 #34 of 549
Financial Health 67 #218 of 654 27 #481 of 654 36 #418 of 654
Shareholder Returns 65 #131 of 367 63 #138 of 367 70 #112 of 367
Overall 63 72 71
  • NUVB ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • LLY ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • AZN 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

PeriodNUVBLLYAZNSPY
1 month -18.0%+8.7%+1.9% +0.9%
3 months -30.1%+6.5%-2.2% +5.9%
6 months +6.0%+51.5%-8.5% +8.5%
Year to date -48.7%+20.0%-7.8% +13.3%
1 year -14.3%+57.2%+2.6% +12.4%
3 years +351.0%+130.1%+37.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year +65.3%+32.0%+11.1% +23.5%
5 years -49.8%+406.0%+35.9% +68.2%
5 years, per year -12.9%+38.3%+6.3% +11.0%
10 years —+1,629.8%+196.4% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+33.0%+11.5% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureNUVBLLYAZNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 78.8%34.8%27.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 76.7%30.0%27.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.630.230.21 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.181.640.10 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -90.4%-34.8%-27.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -51.8%-1.3%-19.1% -0.9%
52-week high $9.54$1,306.74$209.48 $779.14
52-week low $4.05$813.53$155.60 $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.

MultipleNUVBLLYAZN
P/E now vs peer median -10.7xmedian 17.4x 43.1xmedian 17.4x 25.2xmedian 17.4x
P/S now vs peer median 9.4xmedian 9.1x 15.2xmedian 9.1x 4.5xmedian 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -7.0xmedian 17.1x 31.3xmedian 17.1x 14.3xmedian 17.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -12.4xmedian 19.0x 66.7xmedian 19.0x 24.6xmedian 19.0x
P/B now vs peer median 6.3xmedian 2.2x 35.8xmedian 2.2x 5.2xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 8.17median 0.34 0.71median 0.34 1.31median 0.34

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 monthsNUVBLLYAZN
Revenue $169.90M $79.67B $58.67B
Gross profit – $66.44B $50.25B
Operating income -$137.63M $38.18B $13.97B
Net income -$149.83M $26.71B $10.45B
Free cash flow -$128.93M $18.19B $10.67B
R&D $128.85M $14.60B $15.07B
EPS (diluted) $-0.43 $29.89 $6.69
Cash & equivalents $258.60M $8.95B $4.90B
Total debt $5.89M $54.91B $32.35B
Shares (diluted) 348.77M 893.70M 1.56B
Enterprise value -$679.02M $1.18T $236.55B

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
MetricNUVBLLYAZN
P/E -10.7x 43.1x 25.2x
P/FCF -12.4x 66.7x 24.6x
P/Operating cash flow -13.2x 43.2x 19.2x
P/S 9.4x 15.2x 4.5x
P/B 6.3x 35.8x 5.2x
P/Tangible book 6.5x 77.0x 20.8x
EV/EBITDA -7.0x 31.3x 14.3x
EV/EBIT -6.8x 33.0x 20.8x
EV/Revenue 5.5x 15.8x 4.9x
EV/FCF -7.3x 69.2x 27.2x
EV/Operating cash flow -7.8x 44.9x 21.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 8.17 0.71 1.31

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNUVBLLYAZN
Revenue growth (1Y) 1,084% 49.6% 9.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 39.2% 10.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 51.0% 9.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 42.5% 13.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 38.7% 73.7% 23.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -9.0% 71.0% 23.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 26.2% 93.6% 25.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -18.3% 60.2% 19.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 27.9% 94.9% 26.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -1.3% 60.7% 19.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 28.3% 156.7% 2.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.1% 65.1% 13.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 23.5% 272.4% -4.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -16.6% 69.8% 8.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNUVBLLYAZN
Gross margin – 83.4% 85.6%
EBITDA margin -79.0% 50.6% 34.6%
Operating margin -81.0% 47.9% 23.8%
Pretax margin -88.2% 42.2% 21.5%
Net margin -88.2% 33.5% 17.8%
FCF margin -75.9% 22.8% 18.2%
Operating cash flow margin -70.9% 35.3% 23.3%
Return on equity -52.3% 82.1% 21.4%
Return on assets -22.1% 20.6% 9.1%
Return on invested capital – 37.2% 23.3%
Return on capital employed -23.3% 46.7% 16.8%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 1.1x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 20.9% 0.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNUVBLLYAZN
Debt / assets 0.8% 38.6% 27.9%
Debt / equity 0.0x 1.6x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.9x 1.1x 1.4x
Debt / FCF 0.0x 3.0x 3.0x
Liabilities / assets 65.9% 76.2% 56.5%
Equity / assets 34.1% 23.8% 43.5%
Interest coverage -5.2x – 15.9x
Current ratio 8.4x 1.4x 0.9x
Quick ratio 7.9x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash ratio 7.6x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 0.39 8.62 3.43

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNUVBLLYAZN
Dividend yield – 0.5% 1.4%
Net buyback yield -0.7% 0.5% 0.0%
Shareholder yield -0.7% 1.0% 1.4%
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.

ConsensusNUVBLLYAZN
Forward P/E – 39.8xFY2026 17.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.38FY2026 $32.40FY2026 $10.00FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +33.8%FY2026 +9.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +42.2% +6.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $187.51MFY2026 $85.28BFY2026 $59.02BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +198.1%FY2026 +30.8%FY2026 +0.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +52.8% +17.4% +8.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNUVBLLYAZN
Held by institutions 66.6% 83.7% 52.1%
Institutions holding 238 4,628 1,496
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.7% +1.5% +7.8%
Institutions buying 148 2,632 808
Institutions selling 50 1,469 468
Buyers to sellers 2.96 1.79 1.73

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.

NUVBLLYAZN
NUVB 1.00 0.20 0.15
LLY 0.20 1.00 0.45
AZN 0.15 0.45 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NUVB, LLY and AZN?

Eli Lilly (LLY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nuvation Bio (NUVB) $1.59B, Eli Lilly (LLY) $1.21T, Astrazeneca (AZN) $262.79B.

Which stock is cheaper, NUVB, LLY and AZN?

Astrazeneca (AZN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nuvation Bio (NUVB) -10.7x, Eli Lilly (LLY) 43.1x, Astrazeneca (AZN) 25.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Astrazeneca (AZN) is cheapest (Eli Lilly (LLY) 39.8x, Astrazeneca (AZN) 17.0x). 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%, Eli Lilly (LLY) +49.6%, Astrazeneca (AZN) +9.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Eli Lilly (LLY) has the highest net margin (Nuvation Bio (NUVB) -88.2%, Eli Lilly (LLY) 33.5%, Astrazeneca (AZN) 17.8%). On return on invested capital, Eli Lilly (LLY) leads (Eli Lilly (LLY) 37.2%, Astrazeneca (AZN) 23.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Eli Lilly (LLY) returned the most: Nuvation Bio (NUVB) -14.3%, Eli Lilly (LLY) +57.2%, Astrazeneca (AZN) +2.6%. Over five years, Eli Lilly (LLY) compounded fastest (Nuvation Bio (NUVB) -12.9%/yr, Eli Lilly (LLY) +38.3%/yr, Astrazeneca (AZN) +6.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Astrazeneca (AZN) has the highest dividend yield: Eli Lilly (LLY) 0.52%, Astrazeneca (AZN) 1.41%. Nuvation Bio (NUVB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Astrazeneca (AZN) has been the steadiest (Nuvation Bio (NUVB) 78.8%, Eli Lilly (LLY) 34.8%, Astrazeneca (AZN) 27.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.