Question 1

Which is bigger, LLY or SYK?

Accepted Answer

Eli Lilly & Co. is the larger company — market cap $1.05T vs $107B for Stryker Corporation.

Question 2

Which is more profitable, LLY or SYK?

Accepted Answer

LLY keeps more of each revenue dollar as profit — net margin 33.5% vs 14.4% for SYK.

Question 3

Which stock is cheaper, LLY or SYK?

Accepted Answer

On earnings, SYK trades at a lower P/E — 28.5 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 SYK?

Accepted Answer

SYK yields 1.24% vs 0.52% for LLY.

Question 5

Which is the better stock — LLY or SYK?

Accepted Answer

On reported financials, LLY leads 7 of 11 comparable metrics and SYK leads 4. StockCV rates LLY “Solid” and SYK “Mixed”. This is information, not investment advice — compare the full CVs before drawing conclusions.

Metric	LLY	SYK
Price	$1 177.20	$277.70
Market cap	$1.05T	$107B
Revenue (TTM)	$79.7B	$25.8B
Revenue growth	+31.7%	+10.8%
Net margin	33.5%	14.4%
Free cash flow	$18.2B	$4.70B
Net cash (debt)	($35.2B)	($11.8B)
1-year price return	+37.6%	-25.0%
P/E	41.6	28.5
P/E vs own history (cheap-side %)	88%	99%
Dividend yield	0.52%	1.24%
Return on equity	93%	16%
Altman Z-score	7.10	—
CV checks passed	11 of 11	10 of 11
Employees	50,000	56,000

Eli Lilly & Co. vs Stryker Corporation