NVS vs AUPH vs ABBV Stock Comparison

Novartis Ag, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals and AbbVie Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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NVS Novartis Ag
$161.05 +10.5% 1M +32.2% 1Y
Market cap
$307.31B
P/E
17.9x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
2.94%
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
2 wins
ABBV AbbVie Inc.
$290.76 +10.4% 1M +29.1% 1Y
Market cap
$513.81B
P/E
81.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$64.39B
Div. yield
2.38%
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Aurinia Pharmaceuticals 5, AbbVie 3, Novartis Ag 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNVSAUPHABBVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $307.31B $2.29B $513.81B ABBV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.9x 7.1x 81.5x AUPH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.4x 17.9x 21.7x NVS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +19.8% +10.4% AUPH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 100.8% 9.8% AUPH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 18.7% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 2.6x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.94% — 2.38% NVS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +32.2% +40.8% +29.1% AUPH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.3%/yr -12.3%/yr +20.5%/yr ABBV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.6% 37.0% 25.9% ABBV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 90/100 68/100 AUPH

Percentile Scorecard

NVSAUPHABBV

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

AxisNVSAUPHABBV
Valuation 97 #18 of 624 93 #44 of 624 95 #32 of 624
Growth – 96 #25 of 601 54 #276 of 601
Profitability – 97 #16 of 541 95 #27 of 541
Financial Health – 74 #172 of 647 16 #546 of 647
Shareholder Returns 81 #68 of 359 92 #31 of 359 82 #66 of 359
Overall – 90 68
  • NVS ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • AUPH ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • ABBV 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

PeriodNVSAUPHABBVSPY
1 month +10.5%+4.8%+10.4% +0.7%
3 months +1.7%+14.7%+12.9% +3.7%
6 months +8.9%+11.8%+37.6% +7.1%
Year to date +16.8%+7.9%+27.3% +12.8%
1 year +32.2%+40.8%+29.1% +11.9%
3 years +71.8%+134.1%+104.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year +19.8%+32.8%+27.0% +22.8%
5 years +94.6%-48.0%+153.6% +67.6%
5 years, per year +14.3%-12.3%+20.5% +10.9%
10 years +126.6%+432.8%+404.8% +262.0%
10 years, per year +8.5%+18.2%+17.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNVSAUPHABBVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.6%37.0%25.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.1%33.7%24.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.340.54-0.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.171.101.12 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -20.4%-87.4%-24.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.5%-7.6%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $168.62$18.62$290.76 $779.14
52-week low $121.80$12.12$197.38 $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.

MultipleNVSAUPHABBV
P/E now vs peer median 17.9xmedian 17.8x 7.1xmedian 17.8x 81.5xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median 5.1xmedian 9.1x 7.3xmedian 9.1x 8.0xmedian 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 15.0x 10.8xmedian 15.0x 23.3xmedian 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.3xmedian 21.7x 13.1xmedian 21.7x 28.2xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.2x 3.7xmedian 2.2x -86.6xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.35 0.08median 0.35 -8.07median 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 monthsNVSAUPHABBV
Revenue – $311.51M $64.39B
Gross profit – $281.47M $46.02B
Operating income – $150.75M $16.87B
Net income – $314.11M $6.32B
Free cash flow – $175.07M $18.21B
R&D – $39.85M $9.71B
EPS (diluted) – $2.35 $3.56
Cash & equivalents $400.00M $179.83M $6.57B
Total debt – – $70.82B
Shares (diluted) 1.96B 133.53M 1.77B
Enterprise value $280.88B $715.62M $486.97B

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
MetricNVSAUPHABBV
P/E 17.9x 7.1x 81.5x
P/FCF 14.3x 13.1x 28.2x
P/Operating cash flow – 13.1x 26.3x
P/S 5.1x 7.3x 8.0x
P/B – 3.7x -86.6x
P/Tangible book – 3.7x -9.3x
EV/EBITDA – 10.8x 23.3x
EV/EBIT – 12.2x 34.3x
EV/Revenue – 5.9x 9.0x
EV/FCF – 10.5x 31.7x
EV/Operating cash flow – 10.5x 29.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.08 -8.07

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNVSAUPHABBV
Revenue growth (1Y) – 19.8% 10.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 24.8% 4.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 20.9% 11.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 22.2% 6.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 189.8% 53.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 56.2% -1.0%
Net income growth (1Y) – 418.0% 67.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 84.9% -10.1%
EPS growth (1Y) – 433.5% 67.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 87.7% -10.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 89.1% 1.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 86.1% -8.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 89.4% -0.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 85.3% -9.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNVSAUPHABBV
Gross margin – 90.4% 71.5%
EBITDA margin – 54.6% 38.5%
Operating margin – 48.4% 26.2%
Pretax margin – 51.5% 13.5%
Net margin – 100.8% 9.8%
FCF margin – 56.2% 28.3%
Operating cash flow margin – 56.3% 30.3%
Return on equity – 53.1% –
Return on assets – 41.4% 4.7%
Return on invested capital – – 18.7%
Return on capital employed – 22.9% 17.9%
Asset turnover – 0.4x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.6x 3.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 4.7% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNVSAUPHABBV
Debt / assets – – 52.4%
Debt / equity – – -11.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 2.6x
Debt / FCF – – 3.9x
Liabilities / assets – 22.4% 104.4%
Equity / assets – 77.6% -4.4%
Interest coverage – 36.7x –
Current ratio – 5.4x 0.8x
Quick ratio – 4.8x 0.5x
Cash ratio – 4.4x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 8.41 2.82

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNVSAUPHABBV
Dividend yield 2.9% – 2.4%
Net buyback yield – 0.9% 0.3%
Shareholder yield 2.9% 0.9% 2.7%
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.

ConsensusNVSAUPHABBV
Forward P/E 17.4xFY2026 17.9xFY2026 21.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.26FY2026 $0.96FY2026 $13.38FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +3.1%FY2026 -53.6%FY2026 +33.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +1.2% +14.6% +25.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $53.95BFY2026 $348.13MFY2026 $69.55BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.1%FY2026 +23.0%FY2026 +13.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.1% +6.9% -0.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNVSAUPHABBV
Held by institutions 7.0% 58.7% 74.9%
Institutions holding 1,608 281 4,177
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.9% +5.4% +2.6%
Institutions buying 662 156 2,203
Institutions selling 561 79 1,504
Buyers to sellers 1.18 1.97 1.46

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.

NVSAUPHABBV
NVS 1.00 0.20 0.50
AUPH 0.20 1.00 0.12
ABBV 0.50 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NVS, AUPH and ABBV?

AbbVie (ABBV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Novartis Ag (NVS) $307.31B, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) $2.29B, AbbVie (ABBV) $513.81B.

Which stock is cheaper, NVS, AUPH and ABBV?

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Novartis Ag (NVS) 17.9x, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) 7.1x, AbbVie (ABBV) 81.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Novartis Ag (NVS) is cheapest (Novartis Ag (NVS) 17.4x, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) 17.9x, AbbVie (ABBV) 21.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) +19.8%, AbbVie (ABBV) +10.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) has the highest net margin (Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) 100.8%, AbbVie (ABBV) 9.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) returned the most: Novartis Ag (NVS) +32.2%, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) +40.8%, AbbVie (ABBV) +29.1%. Over five years, AbbVie (ABBV) compounded fastest (Novartis Ag (NVS) +14.3%/yr, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) -12.3%/yr, AbbVie (ABBV) +20.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Novartis Ag (NVS) has the highest dividend yield: Novartis Ag (NVS) 2.94%, AbbVie (ABBV) 2.38%. Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, AbbVie (ABBV) has been the steadiest (Novartis Ag (NVS) 27.6%, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) 37.0%, AbbVie (ABBV) 25.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NVS, AUPH and ABBV?

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