RGC vs NVS vs PFE Stock Comparison

Regencell Bioscience Holdings, Novartis Ag and Pfizer Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NVS Novartis Ag
$156.80 +7.8% 1M +21.4% 1Y
Market cap
$299.20B
P/E
17.9x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
3.02%
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
3 wins
PFE Pfizer Inc
$29.80 +3.9% 1M +20.3% 1Y
Market cap
$169.85B
P/E
39.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$63.70B
Div. yield
5.77%
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
3 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Novartis Ag leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Novartis Ag 3, Pfizer 3, Regencell Bioscience Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRGCNVSPFELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.70B $299.20B $169.85B NVS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -315.3x 17.9x 39.2x NVS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 16.9x 10.5x PFE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — — -0.2% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — 6.8% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 13.4% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 1.9x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 3.02% 5.77% PFE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -54.8% +21.4% +20.3% NVS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +83.1%/yr +13.5%/yr -7.2%/yr RGC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 142.7% 27.9% 21.6% PFE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — — 65/100 –

Percentile Scorecard

RGCNVSPFE

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

AxisRGCNVSPFE
Valuation 38 #389 of 625 97 #20 of 625 95 #35 of 625
Growth – – 24 #461 of 602
Profitability – – 92 #45 of 551
Financial Health 90 #67 of 656 – 24 #502 of 656
Shareholder Returns – 81 #69 of 365 91 #35 of 365
Overall – – 65
  • RGC ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • NVS ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • PFE ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodRGCNVSPFESPY
1 month +20.9%+7.8%+3.9% -0.2%
3 months +25.0%-1.9%+18.0% +3.9%
6 months -74.3%+7.8%+12.5% +8.2%
Year to date -64.5%+13.7%+19.7% +12.9%
1 year -54.8%+21.4%+20.3% +12.3%
3 years +1,639.3%+69.9%-1.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +159.3%+19.3%-0.3% +23.3%
5 years +1,954.0%+88.2%-31.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year +83.1%+13.5%-7.2% +10.9%
10 years —+119.0%-8.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+8.2%-0.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureRGCNVSPFESPY
Volatility, 1Y 142.7%27.9%21.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 134.8%30.7%21.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.500.340.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.380.770.94 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.9%-20.4%-64.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -85.9%-7.0%-2.0% -1.2%
52-week high $52.88$168.62$30.41 $779.14
52-week low $4.78$121.80$23.67 $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.

MultipleRGCNVSPFE
P/E now vs peer median -315.3xmedian 17.2x 17.9xmedian 17.2x 39.2xmedian 17.2x
P/S now vs peer median —median 9.0x 5.1xmedian 9.0x 2.7xmedian 9.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 16.3x —median 16.3x 8.2xmedian 16.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -480.7xmedian 18.7x 14.3xmedian 18.7x 15.5xmedian 18.7x
P/B now vs peer median 277.1xmedian 2.2x —median 2.2x 2.0xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.33 —median 0.33 -0.95median 0.33

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 monthsRGCNVSPFE
Revenue – – $63.70B
Gross profit – – $46.61B
Operating income – – $20.39B
Net income – – $4.36B
Free cash flow – – $10.99B
R&D – – $11.05B
EPS (diluted) – – $0.76
Cash & equivalents $14.19M $400.00M $976.00M
Total debt $21.88K – $63.19B
Shares (diluted) 494.60M 1.96B 5.70B
Enterprise value $3.67B $272.77B $116.80B

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
MetricRGCNVSPFE
P/E -315.3x 17.9x 39.2x
P/FCF -480.7x 14.3x 15.5x
P/Operating cash flow – – 12.7x
P/S – 5.1x 2.7x
P/B 277.1x – 2.0x
P/Tangible book 277.1x – 4.4x
EV/EBITDA – – 8.2x
EV/EBIT – – 10.9x
EV/Revenue – – 3.5x
EV/FCF – – 20.1x
EV/Operating cash flow – – 16.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – -0.95

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRGCNVSPFE
Revenue growth (1Y) – – -0.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – -7.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 1.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – -5.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 1.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – -9.9%
Net income growth (1Y) – – -59.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – -41.3%
EPS growth (1Y) – – -59.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – -41.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – -11.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -2.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – -11.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 1.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRGCNVSPFE
Gross margin – – 73.2%
EBITDA margin – – 42.4%
Operating margin – – 32.0%
Pretax margin – – 6.6%
Net margin – – 6.8%
FCF margin – – 17.2%
Operating cash flow margin – – 21.0%
Return on equity – – 5.0%
Return on assets – – 2.1%
Return on invested capital – – 13.4%
Return on capital employed – – 11.9%
Asset turnover – – 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 3.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRGCNVSPFE
Debt / assets 0.1% – 31.4%
Debt / equity 0.0x – 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 1.9x
Debt / FCF – – 5.8x
Liabilities / assets 9.4% – 57.5%
Equity / assets 90.6% – 42.5%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 10.8x – 1.3x
Quick ratio 10.7x – 0.7x
Cash ratio 10.7x – 0.4x
Altman Z-score – – 2.36

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRGCNVSPFE
Dividend yield – 3.0% 5.8%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 3.0% 5.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 224.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 89.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 1.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 2.4%

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.

ConsensusRGCNVSPFE
Forward P/E – 16.9xFY2026 10.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $9.26FY2026 $2.85FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +3.1%FY2026 -11.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +1.2% -4.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $53.95BFY2026 $60.59BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – -1.1%FY2026 -3.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +19.1% +3.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRGCNVSPFE
Held by institutions 0.3% 7.0% 66.9%
Institutions holding 36 1,607 2,835
Change in shares held, QoQ +117.2% -5.9% +2.0%
Institutions buying 28 662 1,324
Institutions selling 5 560 1,204
Buyers to sellers 5.60 1.18 1.10

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.

RGCNVSPFE
RGC 1.00 0.06 0.07
NVS 0.06 1.00 0.48
PFE 0.07 0.48 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RGC, NVS and PFE?

Novartis Ag (NVS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC) $3.70B, Novartis Ag (NVS) $299.20B, Pfizer (PFE) $169.85B.

Which stock is cheaper, RGC, NVS and PFE?

Novartis Ag (NVS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC) -315.3x, Novartis Ag (NVS) 17.9x, Pfizer (PFE) 39.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pfizer (PFE) is cheapest (Novartis Ag (NVS) 16.9x, Pfizer (PFE) 10.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Novartis Ag (NVS) returned the most: Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC) -54.8%, Novartis Ag (NVS) +21.4%, Pfizer (PFE) +20.3%. Over five years, Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC) compounded fastest (Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC) +83.1%/yr, Novartis Ag (NVS) +13.5%/yr, Pfizer (PFE) -7.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Pfizer (PFE) has the highest dividend yield: Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC) 0.00%, Novartis Ag (NVS) 3.02%, Pfizer (PFE) 5.77%. Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Pfizer (PFE) has been the steadiest (Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC) 142.7%, Novartis Ag (NVS) 27.9%, Pfizer (PFE) 21.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 3. 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.