ABBV
AbbVie Inc.
ABBV's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
LLY
Eli Lilly and Company
LLY has the edge over ABBV overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and stronger valuation.
ABBV Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Stable |
ABBV's revenue, profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, and its balance sheet is stable.
LLY Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Healthy |
LLY's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
ABBV PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 19x | $294 | — |
| Cheap | 21x | $121 | -59% |
| Fair | 38x | $220 | -25% |
| Current | 51x | $294 | — |
| Expensive | 81x | $473 | +61% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
ABBV's PE is 51x, but its earnings don't support one, so it isn't a reliable read right now.
LLY PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 27x | $845 | -41% |
| Forward | 30x | $1,427 | — |
| Current | 46x | $1,427 | — |
| Fair | 48x | $1,466 | +2.7% |
| Expensive | 85x | $2,612 | +83% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
LLY has the edge over ABBV in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
ABBV Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for ABBV, with profitability improving.
LLY Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for LLY, with profitability improving.
ABBV Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $15.81 | +172% |
| Q3 2026 | $5.81 | +340% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.54 | +69% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.03 | -14% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.36 | -1.7% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.32 | -54% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.10 | -30% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.35 | -30% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.40 | -12% |
ABBV earned $5.81 per share over the past year, about four times what it earned the year before.
LLY Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $46.82 | +52% |
| Q3 2026 | $30.81 | +51% |
| Q2 2026 | $29.80 | +95% |
| Q1 2026 | $28.15 | +129% |
| Q4 2025 | $22.95 | +96% |
| Q3 2025 | $20.44 | +121% |
| Q2 2025 | $15.30 | +88% |
| Q1 2025 | $12.29 | +81% |
| Q4 2024 | $11.71 | +102% |
LLY has the edge over ABBV on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
ABBV Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $17.4B | +10% |
| Q2 2026 | $17B | +10% |
| Q1 2026 | $15B | +12% |
| Q4 2025 | $16.6B | +10% |
| Q3 2025 | $15.8B | +9.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $15.4B | +6.6% |
| Q1 2025 | $13.3B | +8.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $15.1B | +5.6% |
ABBV's revenue has grown year over year for 11 quarters in a row: $17.4B last quarter, up 10% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 36% | +24 points |
| Q2 2026 | 38% | +6.1 points |
| Q1 2026 | 27% | -1.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 27% | +37 points |
| Q3 2025 | 12% | -14 points |
| Q2 2025 | 32% | +4.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 28% | +5.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | -9.9% | -32 points |
ABBV has the edge over LLY on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
LLY Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $24.4B | +39% |
| Q2 2026 | $23B | +48% |
| Q1 2026 | $19.8B | +56% |
| Q4 2025 | $19.3B | +43% |
| Q3 2025 | $17.6B | +54% |
| Q2 2025 | $15.6B | +38% |
| Q1 2025 | $12.7B | +45% |
| Q4 2024 | $13.5B | +45% |
LLY has the edge over ABBV on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 34% | -6.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | 40% | -3.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 45% | +18 points |
| Q4 2025 | 43% | +5.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | 41% | +27 points |
| Q2 2025 | 44% | +12 points |
| Q1 2025 | 27% | -1.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | 37% | +10 points |
LLY's operating margin was 34% last quarter, down 6.6 points from the same quarter a year ago.
ABBV Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $7.3B | +10% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.1B | -36% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.6B | +155% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.9B | -28% |
| Q3 2025 | $6.6B | +28% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.9B | +141% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.4B | -64% |
| Q4 2024 | $6.8B | +49% |
ABBV's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for seven years: $18.9B over the past year, down 4.1% from the year before.
LLY Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $8.2B | +22% |
| Q2 2026 | $7.8B | +458% |
| Q1 2026 | $3B | +1826% |
| Q4 2025 | $677.9M | -31% |
| Q3 2025 | $6.7B | +186% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.4B | +476% |
| Q1 2025 | $156.1M | -13% |
| Q4 2024 | $977.8M | +$2.4B |
LLY has the edge over ABBV on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
ABBV Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.1% | +1M shares |
| 1 year | 0% | -- |
| 3 years | +0.1% | +1M shares |
| 5 years | -0.3% | -5M shares |
| Available history | +19% | +288M shares |
ABBV has 1.8B diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $5M |
| Q2 2026 | $9M |
| Q1 2026 | $1.5B |
| Q4 2025 | $3M |
| Q3 2025 | $4M |
| Q2 2025 | $12M |
| Q1 2025 | $961M |
| Q4 2024 | $358M |
ABBV spent $1.5B buying back its own shares over the past year, up 13% from the year before.
LLY Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -300K shares |
| 1 year | -0.6% | -5.4M shares |
| 3 years | -0.7% | -6.4M shares |
| 5 years | -1.9% | -17.4M shares |
| Available history | -4.5% | -42.3M shares |
LLY has the edge over ABBV on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $377M |
| Q2 2026 | $1.6B |
| Q1 2026 | $2.4B |
| Q4 2025 | $1.5B |
| Q3 2025 | $708.1M |
| Q2 2025 | $692.2M |
| Q1 2025 | $1.2B |
| Q4 2024 | $2.1B |
LLY spent $5.8B buying back its own shares over the past year, up 26% from the year before.
ABBV Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.4x | Moderate |
| Q2 2026 | 2.6x | Moderate |
| Q1 2026 | 2.7x | Moderate |
| Q4 2025 | 2.7x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 3.6x | Elevated |
| Q2 2025 | 3.3x | Elevated |
| Q1 2025 | 3.5x | Elevated |
| Q4 2024 | 3.5x | Elevated |
ABBV's net debt is about 2.4 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 3.6 years a year ago.
LLY Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.2x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 1.3x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 1.2x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 1.3x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 1.3x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 2.0x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 2.3x | Moderate |
| Q4 2024 | 2.1x | Moderate |
LLY has the edge over ABBV on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
ABBV Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 71.4 | Overbought |
| Stochastic | 86.7 | Overbought |
ABBV's weekly RSI is 71 (overbought) and its Stochastic is 87 (overbought).
LLY Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 68.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 84.1 | Overbought |
LLY's weekly RSI is 68 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 84 (overbought).
ABBV PE vs Healthcare Sector
| Metric | ABBV | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 51x | 26x | 96% above |
| PE % | 64 | 29 | 35 pts above |
ABBV is trading at 51x earnings, a 96% premium to the Healthcare sector's median of 26x, though its earnings don't support one.
LLY PE vs Healthcare Sector
| Metric | LLY | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 46x | 26x | 79% above |
| PE % | 48 | 29 | 19 pts above |
LLY has the edge over ABBV on valuation relative to its sector.
ABBV Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $281.9 | 4.4% above |
| 20 week MA | $266.1 | 11% above |
| 50 week MA | $238.2 | 24% above |
| 100 week MA | $219.0 | 34% above |
| 200 week MA | $190.8 | 54% above |
ABBV is in an uptrend: it's above all five of its weekly moving averages, and 54% above its 200-week average.
LLY Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $1,279.4 | 12% above |
| 20 week MA | $1,218.8 | 17% above |
| 50 week MA | $1,102.2 | 29% above |
| 100 week MA | $954.1 | 50% above |
| 200 week MA | $797.5 | 79% above |
LLY is in an uptrend: it's above all five of its weekly moving averages, and 79% above its 200-week average.
ABBV Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $89.2 | $103.3 | +16% |
| 2021 | $103.3 | $133.1 | +29% |
| 2022 | $133.1 | $163.1 | +23% |
| 2023 | $163.1 | $155.0 | -5% |
| 2024 | $155.0 | $178.0 | +15% |
| 2025 | $178.0 | $230.0 | +29% |
| 2026 YTD | $230.0 | $294.5 | +28% |
ABBV has finished higher in five of the last six years. It's up 28% so far in 2026.
LLY Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $131.5 | $166.7 | +27% |
| 2021 | $166.7 | $273.1 | +64% |
| 2022 | $273.1 | $367.9 | +35% |
| 2023 | $367.9 | $582.9 | +58% |
| 2024 | $582.9 | $783.2 | +34% |
| 2025 | $783.2 | $1,077.8 | +38% |
| 2026 YTD | $1,077.8 | $1,427.3 | +32% |
LLY has the edge over ABBV on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.