NUVB vs LLY vs JNJ Stock Comparison

Nuvation Bio, Eli Lilly and Johnson & Johnson Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
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
6 wins
JNJ Johnson & Johnson
$275.17 +2.8% 1M +47.5% 1Y
Market cap
$662.42B
P/E
41.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$99.34B
Div. yield
1.92%
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionNUVBLLYJNJLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.65B $1.29T $662.42B LLY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -11.1x 44.4x 41.2x JNJ
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 42.4x 25.7x JNJ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1,083.6% +45.5% +7.8% NUVB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -88.2% 31.9% 16.2% LLY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 38.2% 17.6% LLY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.9x 1.0x 0.8x JNJ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.49% 1.92% JNJ
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -9.3% +68.8% +47.5% LLY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -12.3%/yr +40.1%/yr +11.1%/yr LLY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 78.9% 35.3% 20.9% JNJ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 72/100 68/100 LLY

Percentile Scorecard

NUVBLLYJNJ

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

AxisNUVBLLYJNJ
Valuation 61 #247 of 624 76 #151 of 624 86 #88 of 624
Growth 60 #240 of 601 97 #19 of 601 42 #351 of 601
Profitability 66 #186 of 541 98 #12 of 541 93 #37 of 541
Financial Health 67 #216 of 647 28 #464 of 647 41 #380 of 647
Shareholder Returns 65 #128 of 359 63 #135 of 359 76 #88 of 359
Overall 64 72 68
  • NUVB ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • LLY ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • JNJ 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

PeriodNUVBLLYJNJSPY
1 month -15.0%+15.8%+2.8% +0.7%
3 months -28.6%+18.8%+7.5% +3.7%
6 months +7.2%+46.9%+19.7% +7.1%
Year to date -46.8%+27.8%+33.0% +12.8%
1 year -9.3%+68.8%+47.5% +11.9%
3 years +377.0%+142.7%+87.2% +85.2%
3 years, per year +68.4%+34.4%+23.3% +22.8%
5 years -48.0%+438.9%+68.9% +67.6%
5 years, per year -12.3%+40.1%+11.1% +10.9%
10 years —+1,742.2%+138.6% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+33.8%+9.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNUVBLLYJNJSPY
Volatility, 1Y 78.9%35.3%20.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 76.9%30.1%20.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.620.22-0.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.121.952.28 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -90.4%-34.8%-23.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -50.0%0.0%-1.2% -1.2%
52-week high $9.54$1,373.00$278.47 $779.14
52-week low $4.05$813.53$186.00 $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.

MultipleNUVBLLYJNJ
P/E now vs peer median -11.1xmedian 17.8x 44.4xmedian 17.8x 41.2xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 9.1x 14.9xmedian 9.1x 6.7xmedian 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -7.4xmedian 15.0x 29.6xmedian 15.0x 20.7xmedian 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -12.8xmedian 21.7x 65.7xmedian 21.7x 32.2xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 2.2x 32.1xmedian 2.2x 8.1xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 8.48median 0.35 0.57median 0.35 -1.92median 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 monthsNUVBLLYJNJ
Revenue $169.90M $86.46B $99.34B
Gross profit – $72.31B $67.11B
Operating income -$137.63M $42.95B $25.19B
Net income -$149.83M $27.58B $16.10B
Free cash flow -$128.93M $19.66B $20.59B
R&D $128.85M $15.38B $16.08B
EPS (diluted) $-0.43 $30.87 $6.57
Cash & equivalents $258.60M $4.89B $16.91B
Total debt $5.89M $49.50B $44.65B
Shares (diluted) 348.77M 893.40M 2.45B
Enterprise value -$620.12M $1.27T $582.28B

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
MetricNUVBLLYJNJ
P/E -11.1x 44.4x 41.2x
P/FCF -12.8x 65.7x 32.2x
P/Operating cash flow -13.7x 42.1x 25.3x
P/S 9.7x 14.9x 6.7x
P/B 6.5x 32.1x 8.1x
P/Tangible book 6.8x 58.2x 19.0x
EV/EBITDA -7.4x 29.6x 20.7x
EV/EBIT -7.2x 31.1x 27.4x
EV/Revenue 5.9x 15.5x 6.9x
EV/FCF -7.7x 68.0x 33.5x
EV/Operating cash flow -8.3x 43.6x 26.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 8.48 0.57 -1.92

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNUVBLLYJNJ
Revenue growth (1Y) 1,084% 45.5% 7.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 39.2% 5.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 46.6% 7.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 42.0% 5.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 38.7% 67.5% 7.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -9.0% 66.4% 1.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 26.2% 49.8% -35.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -18.3% 76.8% -22.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 27.9% 50.7% -36.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -1.3% 77.2% -21.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 28.3% 90.8% 8.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.1% 70.2% 12.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 23.5% 112.1% 5.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -16.6% 80.6% 14.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNUVBLLYJNJ
Gross margin – 83.6% 67.6%
EBITDA margin -79.0% 52.2% 33.5%
Operating margin -81.0% 49.7% 25.4%
Pretax margin -88.2% 40.2% 17.9%
Net margin -88.2% 31.9% 16.2%
FCF margin -75.9% 22.7% 20.7%
Operating cash flow margin -70.9% 35.4% 26.3%
Return on equity -52.3% 74.4% 19.3%
Return on assets -22.1% 19.0% 8.1%
Return on invested capital – 38.2% 17.6%
Return on capital employed -23.3% 43.7% 17.5%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 1.1x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 20.9% 0.8% 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNUVBLLYJNJ
Debt / assets 0.8% 33.4% 22.6%
Debt / equity 0.0x 1.2x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.9x 1.0x 0.8x
Debt / FCF 0.0x 2.5x 2.2x
Liabilities / assets 65.9% 72.8% 58.7%
Equity / assets 34.1% 27.2% 41.3%
Interest coverage -5.2x – 25.6x
Current ratio 8.4x 1.4x 1.0x
Quick ratio 7.9x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash ratio 7.6x 0.1x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 0.47 9.24 5.55

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNUVBLLYJNJ
Dividend yield – 0.5% 1.9%
Net buyback yield -0.6% 0.5% 0.6%
Shareholder yield -0.6% 0.9% 2.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 79.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 61.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 3.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 1.0%

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.

ConsensusNUVBLLYJNJ
Forward P/E – 42.4xFY2026 25.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.38FY2026 $32.40FY2026 $10.72FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +33.8%FY2026 -0.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +42.2% +5.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $187.51MFY2026 $85.28BFY2026 $106.54BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +198.1%FY2026 +30.8%FY2026 +13.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +52.8% +17.4% +7.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNUVBLLYJNJ
Held by institutions 66.6% 83.7% 74.7%
Institutions holding 238 4,629 4,692
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.7% +1.5% +1.8%
Institutions buying 148 2,633 2,294
Institutions selling 50 1,469 1,896
Buyers to sellers 2.96 1.79 1.21

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.

NUVBLLYJNJ
NUVB 1.00 0.20 0.10
LLY 0.20 1.00 0.46
JNJ 0.10 0.46 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NUVB, LLY and JNJ?

Eli Lilly (LLY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nuvation Bio (NUVB) $1.65B, Eli Lilly (LLY) $1.29T, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) $662.42B.

Which stock is cheaper, NUVB, LLY and JNJ?

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nuvation Bio (NUVB) -11.1x, Eli Lilly (LLY) 44.4x, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 41.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) is cheapest (Eli Lilly (LLY) 42.4x, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 25.7x). 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%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) +7.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Eli Lilly (LLY) has the highest net margin (Nuvation Bio (NUVB) -88.2%, Eli Lilly (LLY) 31.9%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 16.2%). On return on invested capital, Eli Lilly (LLY) leads (Eli Lilly (LLY) 38.2%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 17.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Eli Lilly (LLY) returned the most: Nuvation Bio (NUVB) -9.3%, Eli Lilly (LLY) +68.8%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) +47.5%. Over five years, Eli Lilly (LLY) compounded fastest (Nuvation Bio (NUVB) -12.3%/yr, Eli Lilly (LLY) +40.1%/yr, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) +11.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) has the highest dividend yield: Eli Lilly (LLY) 0.49%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 1.92%. Nuvation Bio (NUVB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) has been the steadiest (Nuvation Bio (NUVB) 78.9%, Eli Lilly (LLY) 35.3%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 20.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.