RGC vs MRK vs LLY Stock Comparison

Regencell Bioscience Holdings, Merck and Eli Lilly Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MRK Merck & Co., Inc.
$146.34 -2.0% 1M +69.0% 1Y
Market cap
$367.80B
P/E
149.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$67.38B
Div. yield
–
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
2 wins
LLY ELI LILLY & Co
$1,373.00 +15.8% 1M +68.8% 1Y
Market cap
$1.28T
P/E
46.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$86.46B
Div. yield
–
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
5 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Eli Lilly leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Eli Lilly 5, Merck 2, Regencell Bioscience Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRGCMRKLLYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.36B $367.80B $1.28T LLY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -290.0x 149.9x 46.3x LLY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 59.0x 42.4x LLY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +4.9% +45.5% LLY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — 31.9% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 38.2% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 1.0x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -58.7% +69.0% +68.8% MRK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +81.0%/yr +10.7%/yr +40.1%/yr RGC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 142.7% 29.8% 35.3% MRK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 61/100 72/100 LLY

Percentile Scorecard

RGCMRKLLY

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

AxisRGCMRKLLY
Valuation 38 #388 of 624 91 #60 of 624 76 #151 of 624
Growth – 21 #478 of 601 97 #19 of 601
Profitability – – 98 #12 of 541
Financial Health 90 #67 of 647 – 28 #464 of 647
Shareholder Returns – 71 #104 of 359 63 #135 of 359
Overall – 61 72
  • RGC ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • MRK ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • LLY 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

PeriodRGCMRKLLYSPY
1 month +10.6%-2.0%+15.8% +0.7%
3 months +15.5%+12.8%+18.8% +3.7%
6 months -76.5%+34.0%+46.9% +7.1%
Year to date -67.3%+39.0%+27.8% +12.8%
1 year -58.7%+69.0%+68.8% +11.9%
3 years +1,564.6%+42.5%+142.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +155.5%+12.5%+34.4% +22.8%
5 years +1,841.1%+66.2%+438.9% +67.6%
5 years, per year +81.0%+10.7%+40.1% +10.9%
10 years —+148.7%+1,742.2% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+9.5%+33.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureRGCMRKLLYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 142.7%29.8%35.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 134.5%24.6%30.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.500.110.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.412.321.95 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.9%-44.7%-34.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -87.0%-6.5%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $52.88$156.45$1,373.00 $779.14
52-week low $4.78$82.49$813.53 $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.

MultipleRGCMRKLLY
P/E now vs peer median -290.0xmedian 17.8x 147.4xmedian 17.8x 44.4xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median —median 9.1x 5.4xmedian 9.1x 14.9xmedian 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 15.0x —median 15.0x 29.6xmedian 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -442.0xmedian 21.7x 22.9xmedian 21.7x 65.7xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 254.8xmedian 2.2x —median 2.2x 32.1xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.35 -8.13median 0.35 0.57median 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 monthsRGCMRKLLY
Revenue – $67.38B $86.46B
Gross profit – – $72.31B
Operating income – – $42.95B
Net income – – $27.58B
Free cash flow – – $19.66B
R&D – $30.76B $15.38B
EPS (diluted) – $0.99 $30.87
Cash & equivalents $14.19M – $4.89B
Total debt $21.88K – $49.50B
Shares (diluted) 494.60M 2.47B 893.40M
Enterprise value $3.33B $367.80B $1.25T

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
MetricRGCMRKLLY
P/E -290.0x 147.4x 44.4x
P/FCF -442.0x 22.9x 65.7x
P/Operating cash flow – – 42.1x
P/S – 5.4x 14.9x
P/B 254.8x – 32.1x
P/Tangible book 254.8x – 58.2x
EV/EBITDA – – 29.6x
EV/EBIT – – 31.1x
EV/Revenue – 5.4x 15.5x
EV/FCF – – 68.0x
EV/Operating cash flow – – 43.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -8.13 0.57

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRGCMRKLLY
Revenue growth (1Y) – 4.9% 45.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 4.3% 39.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 46.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 42.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 67.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 66.4%
Net income growth (1Y) – – 49.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – 76.8%
EPS growth (1Y) – -87.0% 50.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -18.1% 77.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – 90.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 70.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 112.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 80.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRGCMRKLLY
Gross margin – – 83.6%
EBITDA margin – – 52.2%
Operating margin – – 49.7%
Pretax margin – – 40.2%
Net margin – – 31.9%
FCF margin – – 22.7%
Operating cash flow margin – – 35.4%
Return on equity – – 74.4%
Return on assets – – 19.0%
Return on invested capital – – 38.2%
Return on capital employed – – 43.7%
Asset turnover – – 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRGCMRKLLY
Debt / assets 0.1% – 33.4%
Debt / equity 0.0x – 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 1.0x
Debt / FCF – – 2.5x
Liabilities / assets 9.4% – 72.8%
Equity / assets 90.6% – 27.2%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 10.8x – 1.4x
Quick ratio 10.7x – 0.6x
Cash ratio 10.7x – 0.1x
Altman Z-score – – 9.24

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRGCMRKLLY
Dividend yield – 2.3% 0.5%
Net buyback yield – – 0.5%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 2.3% 0.9%
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.

ConsensusRGCMRKLLY
Forward P/E – 59.0xFY2026 42.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $2.48FY2026 $32.40FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -72.4%FY2026 +33.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +257.3% +42.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $69.45BFY2026 $85.28BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +6.8%FY2026 +30.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -3.8% +17.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRGCMRKLLY
Held by institutions 0.3% 79.9% 83.7%
Institutions holding 36 3,798 4,629
Change in shares held, QoQ +117.0% +2.6% +1.5%
Institutions buying 28 1,843 2,633
Institutions selling 5 1,465 1,469
Buyers to sellers 5.60 1.26 1.79

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.

RGCMRKLLY
RGC 1.00 -0.01 0.04
MRK -0.01 1.00 0.41
LLY 0.04 0.41 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RGC, MRK and LLY?

Eli Lilly (LLY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC) $3.36B, Merck (MRK) $367.80B, Eli Lilly (LLY) $1.28T.

Which stock is cheaper, RGC, MRK and LLY?

Eli Lilly (LLY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC) -290.0x, Merck (MRK) 149.9x, Eli Lilly (LLY) 46.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Eli Lilly (LLY) is cheapest (Merck (MRK) 59.0x, Eli Lilly (LLY) 42.4x). 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: Merck (MRK) +4.9%, Eli Lilly (LLY) +45.5%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Merck (MRK) returned the most: Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC) -58.7%, Merck (MRK) +69.0%, Eli Lilly (LLY) +68.8%. Over five years, Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC) compounded fastest (Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC) +81.0%/yr, Merck (MRK) +10.7%/yr, Eli Lilly (LLY) +40.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Merck (MRK) has been the steadiest (Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC) 142.7%, Merck (MRK) 29.8%, Eli Lilly (LLY) 35.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.