NUVB vs LLY vs PFE Stock Comparison

Nuvation Bio, Eli Lilly and Pfizer Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NUVB Nuvation Bio Inc.
$4.54 -20.6% 1M -9.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.57B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$169.90M
Div. yield
–
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
1 win
LLY ELI LILLY & Co
$1,281.52 +8.2% 1M +55.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.21T
P/E
42.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$79.67B
Div. yield
0.52%
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
7 wins
PFE Pfizer Inc
$29.80 +3.9% 1M +20.3% 1Y
Market cap
$169.85B
P/E
39.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$63.70B
Div. yield
5.77%
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionNUVBLLYPFELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.57B $1.21T $169.85B LLY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -10.6x 42.8x 39.2x PFE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 39.6x 10.5x PFE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1,083.6% +49.6% -0.2% NUVB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -88.2% 33.5% 6.8% LLY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 37.2% 13.4% LLY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.9x 1.1x 1.9x LLY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.52% 5.77% PFE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -9.9% +55.1% +20.3% LLY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.7%/yr +38.3%/yr -7.2%/yr LLY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 79.1% 34.8% 21.6% PFE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 72/100 65/100 LLY

Percentile Scorecard

NUVBLLYPFE

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

AxisNUVBLLYPFE
Valuation 59 #256 of 625 75 #156 of 625 95 #35 of 625
Growth 61 #236 of 602 98 #16 of 602 24 #461 of 602
Profitability 65 #192 of 551 98 #12 of 551 92 #45 of 551
Financial Health 67 #218 of 656 26 #484 of 656 24 #502 of 656
Shareholder Returns 64 #131 of 365 63 #137 of 365 91 #35 of 365
Overall 63 72 65
  • NUVB ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • LLY ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • PFE 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

PeriodNUVBLLYPFESPY
1 month -20.6%+8.2%+3.9% -0.2%
3 months -32.2%+4.8%+18.0% +3.9%
6 months -0.4%+46.6%+12.5% +8.2%
Year to date -49.3%+19.2%+19.7% +12.9%
1 year -9.9%+55.1%+20.3% +12.3%
3 years +345.1%+128.7%-1.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +64.6%+31.8%-0.3% +23.3%
5 years -52.2%+405.8%-31.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year -13.7%+38.3%-7.2% +10.9%
10 years —+1,582.7%-8.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+32.6%-0.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNUVBLLYPFESPY
Volatility, 1Y 79.1%34.8%21.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 76.7%29.9%21.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.640.230.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.131.580.94 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -90.4%-34.8%-64.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -52.4%-1.9%-2.0% -1.2%
52-week high $9.54$1,306.74$30.41 $779.14
52-week low $4.05$813.53$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.

MultipleNUVBLLYPFE
P/E now vs peer median -10.6xmedian 17.2x 42.8xmedian 17.2x 39.2xmedian 17.2x
P/S now vs peer median 9.3xmedian 9.0x 15.1xmedian 9.0x 2.7xmedian 9.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -6.8xmedian 16.3x 31.1xmedian 16.3x 8.2xmedian 16.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -12.2xmedian 18.7x 66.3xmedian 18.7x 15.5xmedian 18.7x
P/B now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 2.2x 35.6xmedian 2.2x 2.0xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 8.07median 0.33 0.70median 0.33 -0.95median 0.33

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 monthsNUVBLLYPFE
Revenue $169.90M $79.67B $63.70B
Gross profit – $66.44B $46.61B
Operating income -$137.63M $38.18B $20.39B
Net income -$149.83M $26.71B $4.36B
Free cash flow -$128.93M $18.19B $10.99B
R&D $128.85M $14.60B $11.05B
EPS (diluted) $-0.43 $29.89 $0.76
Cash & equivalents $258.60M $8.95B $976.00M
Total debt $5.89M $54.91B $63.19B
Shares (diluted) 348.77M 893.70M 5.70B
Enterprise value -$699.81M $1.17T $116.80B

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
MetricNUVBLLYPFE
P/E -10.6x 42.8x 39.2x
P/FCF -12.2x 66.3x 15.5x
P/Operating cash flow -13.1x 43.0x 12.7x
P/S 9.3x 15.1x 2.7x
P/B 6.2x 35.6x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 6.5x 76.5x 4.4x
EV/EBITDA -6.8x 31.1x 8.2x
EV/EBIT -6.7x 32.8x 10.9x
EV/Revenue 5.4x 15.7x 3.5x
EV/FCF -7.1x 68.8x 20.1x
EV/Operating cash flow -7.6x 44.6x 16.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 8.07 0.70 -0.95

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNUVBLLYPFE
Revenue growth (1Y) 1,084% 49.6% -0.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 39.2% -7.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 51.0% 1.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 42.5% -5.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 38.7% 73.7% 1.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -9.0% 71.0% -9.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 26.2% 93.6% -59.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -18.3% 60.2% -41.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 27.9% 94.9% -59.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -1.3% 60.7% -41.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 28.3% 156.7% -11.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.1% 65.1% -2.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 23.5% 272.4% -11.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -16.6% 69.8% 1.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNUVBLLYPFE
Gross margin – 83.4% 73.2%
EBITDA margin -79.0% 50.6% 42.4%
Operating margin -81.0% 47.9% 32.0%
Pretax margin -88.2% 42.2% 6.6%
Net margin -88.2% 33.5% 6.8%
FCF margin -75.9% 22.8% 17.2%
Operating cash flow margin -70.9% 35.3% 21.0%
Return on equity -52.3% 82.1% 5.0%
Return on assets -22.1% 20.6% 2.1%
Return on invested capital – 37.2% 13.4%
Return on capital employed -23.3% 46.7% 11.9%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.6x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 1.1x 3.1x
Stock comp / revenue 20.9% 0.8% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNUVBLLYPFE
Debt / assets 0.8% 38.6% 31.4%
Debt / equity 0.0x 1.6x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.9x 1.1x 1.9x
Debt / FCF 0.0x 3.0x 5.8x
Liabilities / assets 65.9% 76.2% 57.5%
Equity / assets 34.1% 23.8% 42.5%
Interest coverage -5.2x – –
Current ratio 8.4x 1.4x 1.3x
Quick ratio 7.9x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash ratio 7.6x 0.2x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 0.37 8.58 2.36

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNUVBLLYPFE
Dividend yield – 0.5% 5.8%
Net buyback yield -0.7% 0.5% –
Shareholder yield -0.7% 1.0% 5.8%
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.

ConsensusNUVBLLYPFE
Forward P/E – 39.6xFY2026 10.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.38FY2026 $32.40FY2026 $2.85FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +33.8%FY2026 -11.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +42.2% -4.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $187.51MFY2026 $85.28BFY2026 $60.59BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +198.1%FY2026 +30.8%FY2026 -3.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +52.8% +17.4% +3.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNUVBLLYPFE
Held by institutions 66.6% 83.7% 66.9%
Institutions holding 238 4,627 2,835
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.7% +1.5% +2.0%
Institutions buying 148 2,631 1,324
Institutions selling 50 1,469 1,204
Buyers to sellers 2.96 1.79 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.

NUVBLLYPFE
NUVB 1.00 0.20 0.16
LLY 0.20 1.00 0.44
PFE 0.16 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NUVB, LLY and PFE?

Eli Lilly (LLY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nuvation Bio (NUVB) $1.57B, Eli Lilly (LLY) $1.21T, Pfizer (PFE) $169.85B.

Which stock is cheaper, NUVB, LLY and PFE?

Pfizer (PFE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nuvation Bio (NUVB) -10.6x, Eli Lilly (LLY) 42.8x, Pfizer (PFE) 39.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pfizer (PFE) is cheapest (Eli Lilly (LLY) 39.6x, 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%, Eli Lilly (LLY) +49.6%, Pfizer (PFE) -0.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Eli Lilly (LLY) has the highest net margin (Nuvation Bio (NUVB) -88.2%, Eli Lilly (LLY) 33.5%, Pfizer (PFE) 6.8%). On return on invested capital, Eli Lilly (LLY) leads (Eli Lilly (LLY) 37.2%, Pfizer (PFE) 13.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Eli Lilly (LLY) returned the most: Nuvation Bio (NUVB) -9.9%, Eli Lilly (LLY) +55.1%, Pfizer (PFE) +20.3%. Over five years, Eli Lilly (LLY) compounded fastest (Nuvation Bio (NUVB) -13.7%/yr, Eli Lilly (LLY) +38.3%/yr, Pfizer (PFE) -7.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Pfizer (PFE) has the highest dividend yield: Eli Lilly (LLY) 0.52%, Pfizer (PFE) 5.77%. 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) 79.1%, Eli Lilly (LLY) 34.8%, Pfizer (PFE) 21.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NUVB, LLY 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, 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.