NUVB vs NVS vs RGC Stock Comparison

Nuvation Bio, Novartis Ag and Regencell Bioscience Holdings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NUVB Nuvation Bio Inc.
$4.51 -21.2% 1M -7.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.56B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$169.90M
Div. yield
–
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
1 win
NVS Novartis Ag
$153.75 +5.7% 1M +17.9% 1Y
Market cap
$302.97B
P/E
19.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$54.77B
Div. yield
–
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
5 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Novartis Ag leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Novartis Ag 5, Nuvation Bio 1, Regencell Bioscience Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNUVBNVSRGCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.56B $302.97B $3.65B NVS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -10.4x 19.2x -285.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 16.6x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1,083.6% +2.8% — NUVB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -88.2% 28.8% — NVS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 34.9% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.9x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.0% +17.9% -57.5% NVS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.0%/yr +13.2%/yr +80.4%/yr RGC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 79.2% 27.8% 142.6% NVS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 71/100 — NVS

Percentile Scorecard

NUVBNVSRGC

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

AxisNUVBNVSRGC
Valuation 60 #252 of 626 90 #63 of 626 38 #387 of 626
Growth 61 #237 of 604 54 #276 of 604 –
Profitability 65 #194 of 555 96 #26 of 555 –
Financial Health 67 #219 of 658 43 #377 of 658 90 #67 of 658
Shareholder Returns 64 #133 of 368 73 #99 of 368 –
Overall 63 71 –
  • NUVB ranked among 673 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • NVS ranked among 673 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • RGC ranked among 673 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodNUVBNVSRGCSPY
1 month -21.2%+5.7%+9.6% -0.8%
3 months -32.3%-1.5%+16.0% +3.5%
6 months -1.1%+6.6%-76.8% +7.0%
Year to date -49.7%+11.5%-67.8% +12.2%
1 year -7.0%+17.9%-57.5% +13.0%
3 years +342.2%+66.6%+1,476.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +64.2%+18.6%+150.9% +23.1%
5 years -53.0%+85.8%+1,806.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year -14.0%+13.2%+80.4% +11.0%
10 years —+116.2%— +258.0%
10 years, per year —+8.0%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureNUVBNVSRGCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 79.2%27.8%142.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 76.7%30.7%134.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.640.331.47 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.090.64-0.40 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -90.4%-20.4%-93.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -52.7%-8.8%-87.2% -1.8%
52-week high $9.54$168.62$52.88 $779.14
52-week low $4.05$121.80$4.78 $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.

MultipleNUVBNVSRGC
P/E now vs peer median -10.5xmedian 17.1x 18.9xmedian 17.1x -285.7xmedian 17.1x
P/S now vs peer median 9.2xmedian 8.8x 5.4xmedian 8.8x —median 8.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -6.8xmedian 17.1x —median 17.1x —median 17.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -12.1xmedian 18.0x 15.1xmedian 18.0x -435.6xmedian 18.0x
P/B now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 2.1x 7.0xmedian 2.1x 251.1xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 8.01median 0.31 0.58median 0.31 —median 0.31

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 monthsNUVBNVSRGC
Revenue $169.90M $54.77B –
Gross profit – $42.37B –
Operating income -$137.63M $17.10B –
Net income -$149.83M $12.75B –
Free cash flow -$128.93M $19.38B –
R&D $128.85M $11.69B –
EPS (diluted) $-0.43 $8.07 –
Cash & equivalents $258.60M $7.62B $14.19M
Total debt $5.89M $31.01B $21.88K
Shares (diluted) 348.77M 1.96B 494.60M
Enterprise value -$715.68M $266.96B $3.62B

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
MetricNUVBNVSRGC
P/E -10.5x 18.9x -285.7x
P/FCF -12.1x 15.1x -435.6x
P/Operating cash flow -13.0x 16.0x –
P/S 9.2x 5.4x –
P/B 6.2x 7.0x 251.1x
P/Tangible book 6.4x -2,292x 251.1x
EV/EBITDA -6.8x – –
EV/EBIT -6.6x 17.3x –
EV/Revenue 5.3x 5.4x –
EV/FCF -7.0x 15.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow -7.5x 16.1x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 8.01 0.58 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNUVBNVSRGC
Revenue growth (1Y) 1,084% 2.8% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 8.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 0.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 9.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 38.7% 2.5% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -9.0% 23.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) 26.2% -6.5% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -18.3% 21.7% –
EPS growth (1Y) 27.9% -9.6% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -1.3% 32.3% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 28.3% -11.5% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.1% 6.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 23.5% -10.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -16.6% 7.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNUVBNVSRGC
Gross margin – 77.4% –
EBITDA margin -79.0% – –
Operating margin -81.0% 31.2% –
Pretax margin -88.2% 28.3% –
Net margin -88.2% 28.8% –
FCF margin -75.9% 35.4% –
Operating cash flow margin -70.9% 33.6% –
Return on equity -52.3% 31.5% –
Return on assets -22.1% 10.6% –
Return on invested capital – 34.9% –
Return on capital employed -23.3% 19.3% –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.5x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 1.4x –
Stock comp / revenue 20.9% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNUVBNVSRGC
Debt / assets 0.8% 7.9% 0.1%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.2x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.9x – –
Debt / FCF 0.0x 0.5x –
Liabilities / assets 65.9% 65.6% 9.4%
Equity / assets 34.1% 34.4% 90.6%
Interest coverage -5.2x 36.7x –
Current ratio 8.4x 0.9x 10.8x
Quick ratio 7.9x 0.5x 10.7x
Cash ratio 7.6x 0.2x 10.7x
Altman Z-score 0.35 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNUVBNVSRGC
Dividend yield – 3.1% –
Net buyback yield -0.7% -1.5% –
Shareholder yield -0.7% 1.6% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusNUVBNVSRGC
Forward P/E – 16.6xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.38FY2026 $9.26FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY – +3.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +1.2% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $187.51MFY2026 $53.95BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +198.1%FY2026 -1.1%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +52.8% +19.1% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNUVBNVSRGC
Held by institutions 66.6% 7.0% 0.3%
Institutions holding 238 1,607 36
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.7% -5.9% +117.2%
Institutions buying 148 662 28
Institutions selling 50 560 5
Buyers to sellers 2.96 1.18 5.60

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.

NUVBNVSRGC
NUVB 1.00 0.17 0.07
NVS 0.17 1.00 0.05
RGC 0.07 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NUVB, NVS and RGC?

Novartis Ag (NVS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nuvation Bio (NUVB) $1.56B, Novartis Ag (NVS) $302.97B, Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC) $3.65B.

Which company is growing faster?

Nuvation Bio (NUVB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Nuvation Bio (NUVB) +1,083.6%, Novartis Ag (NVS) +2.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Novartis Ag (NVS) has the highest net margin (Nuvation Bio (NUVB) -88.2%, Novartis Ag (NVS) 28.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Novartis Ag (NVS) returned the most: Nuvation Bio (NUVB) -7.0%, Novartis Ag (NVS) +17.9%, Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC) -57.5%. Over five years, Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC) compounded fastest (Nuvation Bio (NUVB) -14.0%/yr, Novartis Ag (NVS) +13.2%/yr, Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC) +80.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Novartis Ag (NVS) has been the steadiest (Nuvation Bio (NUVB) 79.2%, Novartis Ag (NVS) 27.8%, Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC) 142.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Novartis Ag (NVS) leads on 5. 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.