Question 1

Which is bigger, LLY or ZBH?

Accepted Answer

Eli Lilly & Co. is the larger company — market cap $1.05T vs $17.0B for Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc..

Question 2

Which is more profitable, LLY or ZBH?

Accepted Answer

LLY keeps more of each revenue dollar as profit — net margin 33.5% vs 9.5% for ZBH.

Question 3

Which stock is cheaper, LLY or ZBH?

Accepted Answer

On earnings, ZBH trades at a lower P/E — 21.5 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 ZBH?

Accepted Answer

ZBH yields 1.09% vs 0.52% for LLY.

Question 5

Which is the better stock — LLY or ZBH?

Accepted Answer

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

Metric	LLY	ZBH
Price	$1 177.20	$89.00
Market cap	$1.05T	$17.0B
Revenue (TTM)	$79.7B	$8.51B
Revenue growth	+31.7%	+5.8%
Net margin	33.5%	9.5%
Free cash flow	$18.2B	$1.52B
Net cash (debt)	($35.2B)	($6.34B)
1-year price return	+37.6%	-8.6%
P/E	41.6	21.5
P/E vs own history (cheap-side %)	88%	96%
Dividend yield	0.52%	1.09%
Return on equity	93%	6%
Altman Z-score	7.10	2.15
CV checks passed	11 of 11	11 of 11
Employees	50,000	17,000

Eli Lilly & Co. vs Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.