NUVB vs NVS vs GSK Stock Comparison

Nuvation Bio, Novartis Ag and Gsk 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
NVS Novartis Ag
$156.80 +7.8% 1M +21.4% 1Y
Market cap
$299.20B
P/E
17.9x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
3.02%
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
3 wins
GSK GSK plc
$50.98 +3.5% 1M +16.4% 1Y
Market cap
$110.00B
P/E
7.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$76.55B
Div. yield
3.52%
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
6 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Gsk leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Gsk 6, Novartis Ag 3, Nuvation Bio 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNUVBNVSGSKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.57B $299.20B $110.00B NVS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -10.6x 17.9x 7.8x GSK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 16.9x 10.1x GSK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1,083.6% — +87.0% NUVB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -88.2% — 17.3% GSK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.9x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 3.02% 3.52% GSK
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -9.9% +21.4% +16.4% NVS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.7%/yr +13.5%/yr +3.9%/yr NVS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 79.1% 27.9% 26.1% GSK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 — 79/100 GSK

Percentile Scorecard

NUVBNVSGSK

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

AxisNUVBNVSGSK
Valuation 59 #256 of 625 97 #20 of 625 84 #102 of 625
Growth 61 #236 of 602 – 77 #140 of 602
Profitability 65 #192 of 551 – 96 #24 of 551
Financial Health 67 #218 of 656 – 54 #302 of 656
Shareholder Returns 64 #131 of 365 81 #69 of 365 85 #55 of 365
Overall 63 – 79
  • NUVB ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • NVS ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • GSK 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

PeriodNUVBNVSGSKSPY
1 month -20.6%+7.8%+3.5% -0.2%
3 months -32.2%-1.9%-5.1% +3.9%
6 months -0.4%+7.8%-6.4% +8.2%
Year to date -49.3%+13.7%+4.0% +12.9%
1 year -9.9%+21.4%+16.4% +12.3%
3 years +345.1%+69.9%+47.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +64.6%+19.3%+13.8% +23.3%
5 years -52.2%+88.2%+21.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year -13.7%+13.5%+3.9% +10.9%
10 years —+119.0%+26.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+8.2%+2.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNUVBNVSGSKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 79.1%27.9%26.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 76.7%30.7%23.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.640.340.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.130.770.63 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -90.4%-20.4%-38.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -52.4%-7.0%-16.7% -1.2%
52-week high $9.54$168.62$61.18 $779.14
52-week low $4.05$121.80$43.70 $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.

MultipleNUVBNVSGSK
P/E now vs peer median -10.6xmedian 17.2x 17.9xmedian 17.2x 7.8xmedian 17.2x
P/S now vs peer median 9.3xmedian 9.0x 5.1xmedian 9.0x 1.4xmedian 9.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -6.8xmedian 16.3x —median 16.3x —median 16.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -12.2xmedian 18.7x 14.3xmedian 18.7x —median 18.7x
P/B now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 2.2x —median 2.2x 4.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 8.07median 0.33 —median 0.33 -0.74median 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 monthsNUVBNVSGSK
Revenue $169.90M – $76.55B
Gross profit – – $55.94B
Operating income -$137.63M – $17.79B
Net income -$149.83M – $3.57B
Free cash flow -$128.93M – –
R&D $128.85M – $19.22B
EPS (diluted) $-0.43 – $6.43
Cash & equivalents $258.60M $400.00M $4.12B
Total debt $5.89M – -$24.25B
Shares (diluted) 348.77M 1.96B 2.06B
Enterprise value -$699.81M $272.77B $91.70B

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
MetricNUVBNVSGSK
P/E -10.6x 17.9x 7.8x
P/FCF -12.2x 14.3x –
P/Operating cash flow -13.1x – –
P/S 9.3x 5.1x 1.4x
P/B 6.2x – 4.8x
P/Tangible book 6.5x – 221.3x
EV/EBITDA -6.8x – –
EV/EBIT -6.7x – 4.6x
EV/Revenue 5.4x – 1.1x
EV/FCF -7.1x – –
EV/Operating cash flow -7.6x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 8.07 – -0.74

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNUVBNVSGSK
Revenue growth (1Y) 1,084% – 87.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 29.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 91.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 30.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 38.7% – 168.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -9.0% – 26.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 26.2% – -38.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -18.3% – -51.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 27.9% – 201.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -1.3% – -10.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 28.3% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.1% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 23.5% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -16.6% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNUVBNVSGSK
Gross margin – – 73.1%
EBITDA margin -79.0% – –
Operating margin -81.0% – 23.2%
Pretax margin -88.2% – 21.6%
Net margin -88.2% – 17.3%
FCF margin -75.9% – –
Operating cash flow margin -70.9% – –
Return on equity -52.3% – 77.6%
Return on assets -22.1% – 21.6%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed -23.3% – 16.0%
Asset turnover 0.3x – 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x – –
Stock comp / revenue 20.9% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNUVBNVSGSK
Debt / assets 0.8% – -29.6%
Debt / equity 0.0x – -1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.9x – –
Debt / FCF 0.0x – –
Liabilities / assets 65.9% – 72.2%
Equity / assets 34.1% – 27.8%
Interest coverage -5.2x – 10.9x
Current ratio 8.4x – -0.8x
Quick ratio 7.9x – -0.5x
Cash ratio 7.6x – -0.1x
Altman Z-score 0.37 – 3.79

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNUVBNVSGSK
Dividend yield – 3.0% 3.5%
Net buyback yield -0.7% – –
Shareholder yield -0.7% 3.0% 3.5%
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.

ConsensusNUVBNVSGSK
Forward P/E – 16.9xFY2026 10.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.38FY2026 $9.26FY2026 $5.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +3.1%FY2026 +7.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +1.2% +4.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $187.51MFY2026 $53.95BFY2026 $48.12BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +198.1%FY2026 -1.1%FY2026 +7.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +52.8% +19.1% +1.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNUVBNVSGSK
Held by institutions 66.6% 7.0% 16.0%
Institutions holding 238 1,607 1,037
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.7% -5.9% -7.4%
Institutions buying 148 662 484
Institutions selling 50 560 334
Buyers to sellers 2.96 1.18 1.45

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.

NUVBNVSGSK
NUVB 1.00 0.19 0.10
NVS 0.19 1.00 0.62
GSK 0.10 0.62 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NUVB, NVS and GSK?

Novartis Ag (NVS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nuvation Bio (NUVB) $1.57B, Novartis Ag (NVS) $299.20B, Gsk (GSK) $110.00B.

Which stock is cheaper, NUVB, NVS and GSK?

Gsk (GSK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nuvation Bio (NUVB) -10.6x, Novartis Ag (NVS) 17.9x, Gsk (GSK) 7.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gsk (GSK) is cheapest (Novartis Ag (NVS) 16.9x, Gsk (GSK) 10.1x). 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%, Gsk (GSK) +87.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Gsk (GSK) has the highest net margin (Nuvation Bio (NUVB) -88.2%, Gsk (GSK) 17.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Novartis Ag (NVS) returned the most: Nuvation Bio (NUVB) -9.9%, Novartis Ag (NVS) +21.4%, Gsk (GSK) +16.4%. Over five years, Novartis Ag (NVS) compounded fastest (Nuvation Bio (NUVB) -13.7%/yr, Novartis Ag (NVS) +13.5%/yr, Gsk (GSK) +3.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Gsk (GSK) has the highest dividend yield: Novartis Ag (NVS) 3.02%, Gsk (GSK) 3.52%. Nuvation Bio (NUVB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Gsk (GSK) has been the steadiest (Nuvation Bio (NUVB) 79.1%, Novartis Ag (NVS) 27.9%, Gsk (GSK) 26.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NUVB, NVS and GSK?

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