NVS vs RGC vs NUVB Stock Comparison

Novartis Ag, Regencell Bioscience Holdings and Nuvation Bio Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NVS Novartis Ag
$153.75 +5.7% 1M +17.9% 1Y
Market cap
$303.03B
P/E
19.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$54.77B
Div. yield
–
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
5 wins
NUVB Nuvation Bio Inc.
$4.51 -21.2% 1M -7.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.57B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$169.90M
Div. yield
–
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
1 win

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.

QuestionNVSRGCNUVBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $303.03B $3.40B $1.57B NVS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.2x -285.7x -10.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.6x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.8% — +1,083.6% NUVB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 28.8% — -88.2% 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 +17.9% -57.5% -7.0% NVS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.2%/yr +80.4%/yr -14.0%/yr RGC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.8% 142.6% 79.2% NVS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 — 63/100 NVS

Percentile Scorecard

NVSRGCNUVB

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

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

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

Risk

MeasureNVSRGCNUVBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.8%142.6%79.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.7%134.8%76.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.331.471.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.64-0.40-0.09 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -20.4%-93.9%-90.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.8%-87.2%-52.7% -1.8%
52-week high $168.62$52.88$9.54 $779.14
52-week low $121.80$4.78$4.05 $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.

MultipleNVSRGCNUVB
P/E now vs peer median 18.9xmedian 17.1x -285.7xmedian 17.1x -10.5xmedian 17.1x
P/S now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 8.8x —median 8.8x 9.2xmedian 8.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 17.1x —median 17.1x -6.8xmedian 17.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.1xmedian 18.0x -435.6xmedian 18.0x -12.1xmedian 18.0x
P/B now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 2.1x 251.1xmedian 2.1x 6.2xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.58median 0.31 —median 0.31 8.01median 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 monthsNVSRGCNUVB
Revenue $54.77B – $169.90M
Gross profit $42.37B – –
Operating income $17.10B – -$137.63M
Net income $12.75B – -$149.83M
Free cash flow $19.38B – -$128.93M
R&D $11.69B – $128.85M
EPS (diluted) $8.07 – $-0.43
Cash & equivalents $7.62B $14.19M $258.60M
Total debt $31.01B $21.88K $5.89M
Shares (diluted) 1.96B 494.60M 348.77M
Enterprise value $267.02B $3.37B -$699.99M

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

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

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

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusNVSRGCNUVB
Forward P/E 16.6xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $9.26FY2026 – $-0.38FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +3.1%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +1.2% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $53.93BFY2026 – $187.51MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.1%FY2026 – +198.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.2% – +52.8%

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

NVSRGCNUVB
NVS 1.00 0.05 0.17
RGC 0.05 1.00 0.07
NUVB 0.17 0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NVS, RGC and NUVB?

Novartis Ag (NVS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Novartis Ag (NVS) $303.03B, Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC) $3.40B, Nuvation Bio (NUVB) $1.57B.

Which company is growing faster?

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

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

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

Which stock is riskier?

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

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

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.