Finance
Head-to-head financial comparison for Eli Lilly and Co (LLY) and Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO).
Both assets indexed to 0.0% at the period start: ((Price_t - Price_0) / Price_0 * 100)
Direct quantitative comparison across valuation, margins, growth, and returns.
| Financial Metric | LLY | NVO | Showdown Advantage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation & Multiples | |||
| Price Current market price per share / unit | $1,270.89 | $39.06 | — |
| Market Capitalization Total aggregate market value of equity | $1.20T | $1.16T | 👑 LLY Larger |
| P/E Ratio (Trailing TTM) Price-to-earnings multiple (lower positive is cheaper) | 44.83x | 9.76x | 👑 NVO Cheaper |
| Forward P/E Price-to-projected next year earnings multiple | 26.25x | 11.50x | 👑 NVO Lower |
| PEG Ratio P/E divided by earnings growth rate (<1.0 considered undervalued) | 1.34 | — | 👑 LLY Lower |
| Price to Sales (P/S) Price relative to trailing revenue | 15.03x | 3.45x | 👑 NVO Lower |
| Price to Book (P/B) Stock price relative to book equity per share | 33.34x | 4.82x | 👑 NVO Lower |
| Profitability & Margins | |||
| Gross Profit Margin Gross revenue retained after cost of goods sold | 83.40% | 80.65% | 👑 LLY Higher |
| Operating Margin Operating income generated per dollar of revenue | 42.22% | 43.13% | 👑 NVO Higher |
| Net Profit Margin Net bottom-line profit generated per dollar of revenue | 33.53% | 35.35% | 👑 NVO Higher |
| Return on Equity (ROE) Net income earned per dollar of shareholders' equity | 92.58% | 59.09% | 👑 LLY Higher |
| Historical Performance & Growth | |||
| Revenue Growth (YoY) Year-over-year top-line revenue expansion rate | +47.67% | +2.12% | 👑 LLY Higher |
| 1-Month % Return Historical total price return over the past 30 days | +11.63% | -6.39% | 👑 LLY Higher |
| 6-Month % Return Historical total price return over the past 180 days | +33.44% | +5.23% | 👑 LLY Higher |
| 1-Year % Return Historical total price return over the past 52 weeks | +56.14% | -27.97% | 👑 LLY Higher |
| 5-Year % Return Historical total price return over 5 years | +445.73% | +2296.32% | 👑 NVO Higher |
| Dividends & Risk | |||
| Dividend Yield Annual dividend distributions relative to current price | 0.75% | 1.00% | 👑 NVO Higher |
| Beta (Volatility vs S&P 500) Market sensitivity (1.0 = equal to market, <1.0 = lower volatility) | 0.42 | 1.95 | — |
| 52-Week High & Low Extreme trading boundaries over trailing year | $793.82 – $1,311.75 | $35.12 – $64.16 | — |
