NVS vs BMY vs INDV Stock Comparison

Novartis Ag, Bristol Myers Squibb and Indivior Pharmaceuticals Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NVS Novartis Ag
$153.75 +5.7% 1M +17.9% 1Y
Market cap
$293.38B
P/E
18.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$54.77B
Div. yield
3.08%
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
3 wins
BMY Bristol Myers Squibb Co
$61.61 -2.0% 1M +40.6% 1Y
Market cap
$125.85B
P/E
13.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$49.19B
Div. yield
4.09%
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Indivior Pharmaceuticals leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Indivior Pharmaceuticals 7, Novartis Ag 3, Bristol Myers Squibb 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNVSBMYINDVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $293.38B $125.85B $4.08B NVS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.9x 13.6x 11.6x INDV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.6x 9.3x 8.6x INDV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.8% +3.1% +13.5% INDV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 28.8% 18.9% 26.7% NVS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 34.9% -3.3% 122.5% INDV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 78.9x 0.6x INDV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.08% 4.09% — BMY
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +17.9% +40.6% +37.5% BMY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.2%/yr +1.8%/yr +17.3%/yr INDV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.8% 28.4% 36.5% NVS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 66/100 77/100 INDV

Percentile Scorecard

NVSBMYINDV

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

AxisNVSBMYINDV
Valuation 90 #63 of 626 86 #90 of 626 97 #20 of 626
Growth 54 #276 of 604 52 #291 of 604 69 #189 of 604
Profitability 96 #26 of 555 87 #75 of 555 92 #47 of 555
Financial Health 43 #377 of 658 16 #552 of 658 29 #467 of 658
Shareholder Returns 73 #99 of 368 88 #45 of 368 98 #7 of 368
Overall 71 66 77
  • NVS ranked among 673 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • BMY ranked among 673 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • INDV 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

PeriodNVSBMYINDVSPY
1 month +5.7%-2.0%-3.5% -0.8%
3 months -1.5%-1.5%-13.7% +3.5%
6 months +6.6%+6.6%+0.7% +7.0%
Year to date +11.5%+14.2%-3.7% +12.2%
1 year +17.9%+40.6%+37.5% +13.0%
3 years +66.6%+20.8%+69.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year +18.6%+6.5%+19.2% +23.1%
5 years +85.8%+9.1%+121.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year +13.2%+1.8%+17.3% +11.0%
10 years +116.2%+25.0%+85.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year +8.0%+2.3%+6.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureNVSBMYINDVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.8%28.4%36.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.7%25.6%30.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.330.200.53 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.641.431.03 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -20.4%-51.1%-85.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.8%-9.5%-17.4% -1.8%
52-week high $168.62$68.09$41.83 $779.14
52-week low $121.80$42.60$24.78 $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.

MultipleNVSBMYINDV
P/E now vs peer median 18.9xmedian 17.1x 13.6xmedian 17.1x 11.6xmedian 17.1x
P/S now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 8.8x 2.6xmedian 8.8x 3.1xmedian 8.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 17.1x 388.9xmedian 17.1x 10.1xmedian 17.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.1xmedian 18.0x 11.0xmedian 18.0x -36.7xmedian 18.0x
P/B now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 2.1x 5.6xmedian 2.1x -19.6xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.58median 0.31 2.20median 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 monthsNVSBMYINDV
Revenue $54.77B $49.19B $1.33B
Gross profit $42.37B $34.51B $1.09B
Operating income $17.10B -$2.77B $421.00M
Net income $12.75B $9.28B $355.00M
Free cash flow $19.38B $11.44B -$111.00M
R&D $11.69B $10.72B $82.00M
EPS (diluted) $8.07 $4.53 $2.86
Cash & equivalents $7.62B $8.72B $222.00M
Total debt $31.01B $43.12B $487.00M
Shares (diluted) 1.96B 2.05B 124.00M
Enterprise value $257.77B $77.12B $3.04B

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
MetricNVSBMYINDV
P/E 18.9x 13.6x 11.6x
P/FCF 15.1x 11.0x -36.7x
P/Operating cash flow 16.0x 9.8x -102.0x
P/S 5.4x 2.6x 3.1x
P/B 7.0x 5.6x -19.6x
P/Tangible book -2,292x 25.5x -19.6x
EV/EBITDA – 388.9x 10.1x
EV/EBIT 17.3x -57.0x 10.3x
EV/Revenue 5.4x 3.2x 3.3x
EV/FCF 15.2x 13.8x -39.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.1x 12.4x -108.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.58 2.20 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNVSBMYINDV
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.8% 3.1% 13.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.1% 2.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 0.7% 2.9% 13.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.5% -0.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 2.5% 63.5% 92.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 23.8% -17.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) -6.5% 83.3% 228.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 21.7% 5.2% –
EPS growth (1Y) -9.6% 82.9% 234.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 32.3% 6.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -11.5% -19.6% -118.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.2% 2.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -10.2% -21.5% -164.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.0% 2.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNVSBMYINDV
Gross margin 77.4% 70.2% 82.1%
EBITDA margin – 0.8% 32.3%
Operating margin 31.2% -5.6% 31.6%
Pretax margin 28.3% 24.2% 29.5%
Net margin 28.8% 18.9% 26.7%
FCF margin 35.4% 23.3% -8.3%
Operating cash flow margin 33.6% 26.0% -3.0%
Return on equity 31.5% 43.7% –
Return on assets 10.6% 10.7% 29.2%
Return on invested capital 34.9% -3.3% 122.5%
Return on capital employed 19.3% -4.0% 121.3%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.6x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.4x -0.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.1% 2.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNVSBMYINDV
Debt / assets 7.9% 49.2% 39.5%
Debt / equity 0.2x 1.9x -2.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 78.9x 0.6x
Debt / FCF 0.5x 3.8x -4.4x
Liabilities / assets 65.6% 74.5% 116.9%
Equity / assets 34.4% 25.5% -16.9%
Interest coverage 36.7x – 15.6x
Current ratio 0.9x 1.5x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.5x 1.2x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.6x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – 2.07 3.39

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNVSBMYINDV
Dividend yield 3.1% 4.1% –
Net buyback yield -1.5% – 7.4%
Shareholder yield 1.6% 4.1% 7.4%
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.

ConsensusNVSBMYINDV
Forward P/E 16.6xFY2026 9.3xFY2026 8.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.26FY2026 $6.62FY2026 $4.04FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +3.1%FY2026 +7.6%FY2026 +61.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +1.2% -3.5% +17.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $53.93BFY2026 $52.09BFY2026 $1.38BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.1%FY2026 +8.1%FY2026 +11.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.2% -9.2% -0.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNVSBMYINDV
Held by institutions 7.0% 81.8% –
Institutions holding 1,607 2,519 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.9% +3.8% –
Institutions buying 662 1,185 –
Institutions selling 560 986 –
Buyers to sellers 1.18 1.20 –

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.

NVSBMYINDV
NVS 1.00 0.52 0.24
BMY 0.52 1.00 0.20
INDV 0.24 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NVS, BMY and INDV?

Novartis Ag (NVS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Novartis Ag (NVS) $293.38B, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) $125.85B, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) $4.08B.

Which stock is cheaper, NVS, BMY and INDV?

Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Novartis Ag (NVS) 18.9x, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 13.6x, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) 11.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) is cheapest (Novartis Ag (NVS) 16.6x, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 9.3x, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) 8.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Novartis Ag (NVS) +2.8%, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) +3.1%, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) +13.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Novartis Ag (NVS) has the highest net margin (Novartis Ag (NVS) 28.8%, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 18.9%, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) 26.7%). On return on invested capital, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) leads (Novartis Ag (NVS) 34.9%, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) -3.3%, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) 122.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) returned the most: Novartis Ag (NVS) +17.9%, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) +40.6%, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) +37.5%. Over five years, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) compounded fastest (Novartis Ag (NVS) +13.2%/yr, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) +1.8%/yr, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) +17.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) has the highest dividend yield: Novartis Ag (NVS) 3.08%, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 4.09%. Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Novartis Ag (NVS) has been the steadiest (Novartis Ag (NVS) 27.8%, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 28.4%, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) 36.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NVS, BMY and INDV?

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