OGN vs LLY vs MRK Stock Comparison

Organon, Eli Lilly and Merck Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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OGN Organon & Co.
$13.85 +0.9% 1M +106.4% 1Y
Market cap
$3.64B
P/E
17.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.10B
Div. yield
–
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
3 wins
LLY ELI LILLY & Co
$1,409.28 +23.3% 1M +57.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.27T
P/E
46.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$86.46B
Div. yield
–
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
7 wins
MRK Merck & Co., Inc.
$144.68 +0.3% 1M +75.4% 1Y
Market cap
$370.06B
P/E
116.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$66.57B
Div. yield
0.02%
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Eli Lilly leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Eli Lilly 7, Organon 3, Merck 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionOGNLLYMRKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.64B $1.27T $370.06B LLY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.1x 46.0x 116.6x OGN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 3.9x 43.5x 58.3x OGN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.2% +45.5% +4.6% LLY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.5% 31.9% 4.8% LLY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.0% 38.2% 3.6% LLY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.8x 1.0x 3.6x LLY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +106.4% +57.2% +75.4% OGN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -17.5%/yr +39.1%/yr +9.8%/yr LLY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 56.0% 35.0% 29.7% MRK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 72/100 61/100 LLY

Percentile Scorecard

OGNLLYMRK

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

AxisOGNLLYMRK
Valuation 96 #29 of 634 77 #148 of 634 80 #131 of 634
Growth 28 #437 of 607 96 #25 of 607 37 #386 of 607
Profitability 88 #67 of 557 98 #10 of 557 91 #53 of 557
Financial Health 16 #547 of 654 28 #469 of 654 20 #521 of 654
Shareholder Returns 50 #200 of 401 63 #151 of 401 80 #83 of 401
Overall 56 72 61
  • OGN ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • LLY ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • MRK 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

PeriodOGNLLYMRKSPY
1 month +0.9%+23.3%+0.3% -2.0%
3 months +2.1%+26.3%+13.0% -2.2%
6 months +3.7%+42.5%+27.9% +4.2%
Year to date +93.2%+31.1%+37.5% +10.6%
1 year +106.4%+57.2%+75.4% +10.4%
3 years +4.1%+148.2%+39.9% +73.6%
3 years, per year +1.4%+35.4%+11.9% +20.2%
5 years -61.8%+420.0%+59.8% +61.6%
5 years, per year -17.5%+39.1%+9.8% +10.1%
10 years —+1,854.3%+147.6% +261.3%
10 years, per year —+34.6%+9.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureOGNLLYMRKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 56.0%35.0%29.7% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.8%29.8%24.3% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.780.200.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.901.632.54 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -85.5%-34.8%-44.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-0.5%-7.5% -3.2%
52-week high $13.85$1,416.06$156.45 $779.14
52-week low $5.70$851.21$82.49 $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.

MultipleOGNLLYMRK
P/E now vs peer median 17.1xmedian 18.4x 45.6xmedian 18.4x 112.6xmedian 18.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 9.0x 15.3xmedian 9.0x 5.4xmedian 9.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.3xmedian 16.0x 30.4xmedian 16.0x 30.8xmedian 16.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 21.8x 67.4xmedian 21.8x 22.2xmedian 21.8x
P/B now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 2.1x 32.9xmedian 2.1x 8.5xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median -0.57median 0.37 0.59median 0.37 70.89median 0.37

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 monthsOGNLLYMRK
Revenue $6.10B $86.46B $66.57B
Gross profit $3.24B $72.31B $48.57B
Operating income $1.13B $42.95B $6.38B
Net income $213.00M $27.58B $3.17B
Free cash flow $675.00M $19.66B $16.06B
R&D $357.00M $15.38B $30.45B
EPS (diluted) $0.78 $30.87 $1.28
Cash & equivalents $1.46B $4.89B $6.85B
Total debt $8.55B $49.50B $53.91B
Shares (diluted) 272.38M 893.40M 2.47B
Enterprise value -$639.64M $1.24T $324.43B

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
MetricOGNLLYMRK
P/E 17.1x 45.6x 112.6x
P/FCF 5.4x 67.4x 22.2x
P/Operating cash flow 4.3x 43.3x 17.9x
P/S 0.6x 15.3x 5.4x
P/B 3.0x 32.9x 8.5x
P/Tangible book 28.4x 59.8x 21.0x
EV/EBITDA 7.3x 30.4x 30.8x
EV/EBIT 9.5x 31.9x 63.3x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 15.8x 6.1x
EV/FCF 15.9x 69.7x 25.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.7x 44.7x 20.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.57 0.59 70.89

Growth

14 metrics
MetricOGNLLYMRK
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.2% 45.5% 4.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.3% 39.2% 4.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -6.6% 46.6% -0.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -4.5% 42.0% 4.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -6.3% 67.5% -66.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -3.8% 66.4% 1.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -57.5% 49.8% -80.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -28.6% 76.8% 0.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -59.3% 50.7% -80.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -30.0% 77.2% 1.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -11.2% 90.8% 7.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 70.2% 9.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -13.1% 112.1% 9.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.9% 80.6% 14.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricOGNLLYMRK
Gross margin 53.1% 83.6% 73.0%
EBITDA margin 24.2% 52.2% 19.7%
Operating margin 18.6% 49.7% 9.6%
Pretax margin 8.2% 40.2% 8.9%
Net margin 3.5% 31.9% 4.8%
FCF margin 11.1% 22.7% 24.1%
Operating cash flow margin 13.8% 35.4% 30.0%
Return on equity 19.4% 74.4% 7.2%
Return on assets 1.6% 19.0% 2.5%
Return on invested capital 5.0% 38.2% 3.6%
Return on capital employed 10.7% 43.7% 6.3%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.0x 1.1x 6.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 0.8% 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricOGNLLYMRK
Debt / assets 63.8% 33.4% 41.5%
Debt / equity 7.2x 1.2x 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.8x 1.0x 3.6x
Debt / FCF 12.7x 2.5x 3.4x
Liabilities / assets 91.1% 72.8% 67.7%
Equity / assets 8.9% 27.2% 32.3%
Interest coverage 2.5x – –
Current ratio 2.0x 1.4x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.1x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 1.31 9.43 3.88

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricOGNLLYMRK
Dividend yield 0.6% 0.5% 2.4%
Net buyback yield – 0.4% 1.1%
Shareholder yield 0.6% 0.9% 3.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 261.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 51.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 3.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 4.7%

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.

ConsensusOGNLLYMRK
Forward P/E 3.9xFY2026 43.5xFY2026 58.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.56FY2026 $32.40FY2026 $2.48FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -2.7%FY2026 +33.8%FY2026 -72.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after 0.0% +42.2% +257.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.89BFY2026 $85.28BFY2026 $69.45BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -5.3%FY2026 +30.8%FY2026 +6.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.0% +17.4% -3.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersOGNLLYMRK
Held by institutions 84.3% 83.7% 79.9%
Institutions holding 633 4,633 3,802
Change in shares held, QoQ +10.8% +1.5% +2.6%
Institutions buying 245 2,635 1,843
Institutions selling 187 1,471 1,468
Buyers to sellers 1.31 1.79 1.26

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.

OGNLLYMRK
OGN 1.00 0.02 0.02
LLY 0.02 1.00 0.44
MRK 0.02 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, OGN, LLY and MRK?

Eli Lilly (LLY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Organon (OGN) $3.64B, Eli Lilly (LLY) $1.27T, Merck (MRK) $370.06B.

Which stock is cheaper, OGN, LLY and MRK?

Organon (OGN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Organon (OGN) 17.1x, Eli Lilly (LLY) 46.0x, Merck (MRK) 116.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Organon (OGN) is cheapest (Organon (OGN) 3.9x, Eli Lilly (LLY) 43.5x, Merck (MRK) 58.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Eli Lilly (LLY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Organon (OGN) -3.2%, Eli Lilly (LLY) +45.5%, Merck (MRK) +4.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Eli Lilly (LLY) has the highest net margin (Organon (OGN) 3.5%, Eli Lilly (LLY) 31.9%, Merck (MRK) 4.8%). On return on invested capital, Eli Lilly (LLY) leads (Organon (OGN) 5.0%, Eli Lilly (LLY) 38.2%, Merck (MRK) 3.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Organon (OGN) returned the most: Organon (OGN) +106.4%, Eli Lilly (LLY) +57.2%, Merck (MRK) +75.4%. Over five years, Eli Lilly (LLY) compounded fastest (Organon (OGN) -17.5%/yr, Eli Lilly (LLY) +39.1%/yr, Merck (MRK) +9.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Organon (OGN) 0.00%, Eli Lilly (LLY) 0.00%, Merck (MRK) 0.02%. Organon (OGN) and Eli Lilly (LLY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Merck (MRK) has been the steadiest (Organon (OGN) 56.0%, Eli Lilly (LLY) 35.0%, Merck (MRK) 29.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, OGN, LLY and MRK?

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