Question 1

Which is bigger, LLY or NVS?

Accepted Answer

Eli Lilly & Co. is the larger company — market cap $1.05T vs $273B for Novartis AG.

Question 2

Which is more profitable, LLY or NVS?

Accepted Answer

LLY keeps more of each revenue dollar as profit — net margin 33.5% vs 24.7% for NVS.

Question 3

Which stock is cheaper, LLY or NVS?

Accepted Answer

On earnings, NVS trades at a lower P/E — 20.3 vs 41.6 for LLY. A lower P/E means paying less per dollar of earnings.

Question 4

Which pays a higher dividend, LLY or NVS?

Accepted Answer

NVS yields 3.49% vs 0.52% for LLY.

Question 5

Which is the better stock — LLY or NVS?

Accepted Answer

On reported financials, LLY leads 9 of 11 comparable metrics and NVS leads 2. StockCV rates LLY “Solid” and NVS “Solid”. This is information, not investment advice — compare the full CVs before drawing conclusions.

Metric	LLY	NVS
Price	$1 177.20	$143.75
Market cap	$1.05T	$273B
Revenue (TTM)	$79.7B	$56.7B
Revenue growth	+31.7%	+9.1%
Net margin	33.5%	24.7%
Free cash flow	$18.2B	$16.8B
Net cash (debt)	($35.2B)	($41.4B)
1-year price return	+37.6%	+9.7%
P/E	41.6	20.3
P/E vs own history (cheap-side %)	88%	46%
Dividend yield	0.52%	3.49%
Return on equity	93%	30%
Altman Z-score	7.10	3.50
CV checks passed	11 of 11	11 of 11
Employees	50,000	75,267

Eli Lilly & Co. vs Novartis AG