NUVB vs LLY vs BMY Stock Comparison

Nuvation Bio, Eli Lilly and Bristol Myers Squibb Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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NUVB Nuvation Bio Inc.
$4.60 -10.3% 1M -11.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.63B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$169.90M
Div. yield
–
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
1 win
LLY ELI LILLY & Co
$1,412.23 +23.5% 1M +63.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.27T
P/E
46.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$86.46B
Div. yield
–
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
7 wins
BMY Bristol Myers Squibb Co
$63.03 +3.1% 1M +36.8% 1Y
Market cap
$129.40B
P/E
14.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$50.03B
Div. yield
–
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Eli Lilly leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Eli Lilly 7, Bristol Myers Squibb 3, Nuvation Bio 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNUVBLLYBMYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.63B $1.27T $129.40B LLY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -10.9x 46.0x 14.0x BMY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 43.5x 9.3x BMY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1,083.6% +45.5% +4.2% NUVB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -88.2% 31.9% 18.5% LLY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 38.2% 14.0% LLY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.9x 1.0x 2.1x LLY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -11.9% +63.7% +36.8% LLY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.5%/yr +39.6%/yr +1.2%/yr LLY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 79.0% 35.1% 27.7% BMY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 72/100 67/100 LLY

Percentile Scorecard

NUVBLLYBMY

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

AxisNUVBLLYBMY
Valuation 59 #256 of 623 76 #149 of 623 88 #79 of 623
Growth 61 #238 of 601 97 #19 of 601 47 #318 of 601
Profitability 65 #192 of 553 98 #12 of 553 91 #49 of 553
Financial Health 66 #221 of 654 29 #465 of 654 21 #515 of 654
Shareholder Returns 65 #129 of 367 62 #139 of 367 87 #50 of 367
Overall 63 72 67
  • NUVB ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • LLY ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • BMY 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

PeriodNUVBLLYBMYSPY
1 month -10.3%+23.5%+3.1% -2.3%
3 months -25.1%+26.0%-3.7% -0.7%
6 months +4.3%+45.9%+9.8% +4.8%
Year to date -48.7%+31.4%+16.9% +10.3%
1 year -11.9%+63.7%+36.8% +10.3%
3 years +240.7%+148.7%+19.3% +73.0%
3 years, per year +50.5%+35.5%+6.1% +20.1%
5 years -51.5%+430.4%+6.2% +61.9%
5 years, per year -13.5%+39.6%+1.2% +10.1%
10 years —+1,843.9%+24.6% +258.6%
10 years, per year —+34.6%+2.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureNUVBLLYBMYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 79.0%35.1%27.7% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 76.9%30.0%25.7% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.600.200.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.151.811.33 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -90.4%-34.8%-51.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -51.8%-0.3%-7.4% -3.5%
52-week high $9.54$1,416.06$68.09 $779.14
52-week low $4.05$851.21$45.59 $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.

MultipleNUVBLLYBMY
P/E now vs peer median -10.7xmedian 17.4x 45.7xmedian 17.4x 13.9xmedian 17.4x
P/S now vs peer median 9.4xmedian 8.9x 15.4xmedian 8.9x 2.6xmedian 8.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -7.0xmedian 17.0x 30.4xmedian 17.0x 11.3xmedian 17.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -12.4xmedian 21.4x 67.6xmedian 21.4x 13.9xmedian 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median 6.3xmedian 2.1x 33.0xmedian 2.1x 5.5xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 8.17median 0.35 0.59median 0.35 3.57median 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 monthsNUVBLLYBMY
Revenue $169.90M $86.46B $50.03B
Gross profit – $72.31B $34.64B
Operating income -$137.63M $42.95B $11.33B
Net income -$149.83M $27.58B $9.24B
Free cash flow -$128.93M $19.66B $9.29B
R&D $128.85M $15.38B $10.56B
EPS (diluted) $-0.43 $30.87 $4.50
Cash & equivalents $258.60M $4.89B $9.57B
Total debt $5.89M $49.50B $42.88B
Shares (diluted) 348.77M 893.40M 2.05B
Enterprise value -$645.02M $1.24T $84.60B

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
MetricNUVBLLYBMY
P/E -10.7x 45.7x 13.9x
P/FCF -12.4x 67.6x 13.9x
P/Operating cash flow -13.2x 43.4x 12.1x
P/S 9.4x 15.4x 2.6x
P/B 6.3x 33.0x 5.5x
P/Tangible book 6.5x 59.9x 19.9x
EV/EBITDA -7.0x 30.4x 11.3x
EV/EBIT -6.8x 32.0x 14.0x
EV/Revenue 5.5x 15.9x 3.2x
EV/FCF -7.3x 69.8x 17.1x
EV/Operating cash flow -7.8x 44.8x 14.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 8.17 0.59 3.57

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNUVBLLYBMY
Revenue growth (1Y) 1,084% 45.5% 4.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 39.2% 3.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 46.6% 3.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 42.0% 0.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 38.7% 67.5% 41.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -9.0% 66.4% 9.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 26.2% 49.8% 52.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -18.3% 76.8% 3.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 27.9% 50.7% 52.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -1.3% 77.2% 3.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 28.3% 90.8% -35.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.1% 70.2% -6.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 23.5% 112.1% -39.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -16.6% 80.6% -7.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNUVBLLYBMY
Gross margin – 83.6% 69.2%
EBITDA margin -79.0% 52.2% 28.2%
Operating margin -81.0% 49.7% 22.6%
Pretax margin -88.2% 40.2% 22.6%
Net margin -88.2% 31.9% 18.5%
FCF margin -75.9% 22.7% 18.6%
Operating cash flow margin -70.9% 35.4% 21.3%
Return on equity -52.3% 74.4% 40.4%
Return on assets -22.1% 19.0% 10.5%
Return on invested capital – 38.2% 14.0%
Return on capital employed -23.3% 43.7% 16.3%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 1.1x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 20.9% 0.8% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNUVBLLYBMY
Debt / assets 0.8% 33.4% 48.3%
Debt / equity 0.0x 1.2x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.9x 1.0x 2.1x
Debt / FCF 0.0x 2.5x 4.6x
Liabilities / assets 65.9% 72.8% 73.6%
Equity / assets 34.1% 27.2% 26.4%
Interest coverage -5.2x – –
Current ratio 8.4x 1.4x 1.6x
Quick ratio 7.9x 0.6x 1.2x
Cash ratio 7.6x 0.1x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 0.39 9.44 2.65

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNUVBLLYBMY
Dividend yield – 0.5% 4.0%
Net buyback yield -0.7% 0.4% –
Shareholder yield -0.7% 0.9% 4.0%
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.

ConsensusNUVBLLYBMY
Forward P/E – 43.5xFY2026 9.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.38FY2026 $32.40FY2026 $6.63FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +33.8%FY2026 +7.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +42.2% -3.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $187.51MFY2026 $85.28BFY2026 $52.09BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +198.1%FY2026 +30.8%FY2026 +8.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +52.8% +17.4% -9.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNUVBLLYBMY
Held by institutions 66.6% 83.7% 81.8%
Institutions holding 238 4,630 2,522
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.7% +1.5% +3.8%
Institutions buying 148 2,633 1,186
Institutions selling 50 1,470 988
Buyers to sellers 2.96 1.79 1.20

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.

NUVBLLYBMY
NUVB 1.00 0.21 0.18
LLY 0.21 1.00 0.42
BMY 0.18 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NUVB, LLY and BMY?

Eli Lilly (LLY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nuvation Bio (NUVB) $1.63B, Eli Lilly (LLY) $1.27T, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) $129.40B.

Which stock is cheaper, NUVB, LLY and BMY?

Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nuvation Bio (NUVB) -10.9x, Eli Lilly (LLY) 46.0x, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 14.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) is cheapest (Eli Lilly (LLY) 43.5x, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 9.3x). 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) +45.5%, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) +4.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Eli Lilly (LLY) has the highest net margin (Nuvation Bio (NUVB) -88.2%, Eli Lilly (LLY) 31.9%, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 18.5%). On return on invested capital, Eli Lilly (LLY) leads (Eli Lilly (LLY) 38.2%, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 14.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Eli Lilly (LLY) returned the most: Nuvation Bio (NUVB) -11.9%, Eli Lilly (LLY) +63.7%, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) +36.8%. Over five years, Eli Lilly (LLY) compounded fastest (Nuvation Bio (NUVB) -13.5%/yr, Eli Lilly (LLY) +39.6%/yr, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) +1.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) has been the steadiest (Nuvation Bio (NUVB) 79.0%, Eli Lilly (LLY) 35.1%, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 27.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.