BLCO
Bausch + Lomb Corporation
BLCO has the edge over NVO overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and lower modeled downside.
NVO
Novo Nordisk A/S
NVO offers stronger modeled upside, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
BLCO Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Weak |
BLCO's cash flow is currently healthy, and its revenue and profitability are stable, but its balance sheet is weak.
NVO Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy |
NVO's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its cash flow is stable.
BLCO PE Valuation
BLCO has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
NVO PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 10x | $40.65 | — |
| Cheap | 14x | $53.56 | +32% |
| Fair | 27x | $103 | +154% |
| Expensive | 39x | $152 | +273% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
NVO's PE is 10x, but its earnings don't support one, so it isn't a reliable read right now.
BLCO Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
BLCO has the edge over NVO on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and profitability expectations.
NVO Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Stable | |
| Growth | |
| Weakening | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect NVO's revenue to grow, but its profitability to weaken. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
BLCO Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.17 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.31 | +$0.55 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.48 | +$0.29 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.62 | +$0.40 |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.02 | -$0.12 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.86 | +$0.19 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.77 | +$0.53 |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.02 | -$0.06 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.90 | -$0.16 |
BLCO is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.31 per share over the past year, against $1.30 at its worst in mid-2024.
NVO Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $3.89 | +4.9% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.07 | +17% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.42 | +1.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.47 | +10% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.71 | +24% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.49 | +18% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.36 | +21% |
| Q3 2024 | $3.15 | +27% |
NVO has the edge over BLCO on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
BLCO Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.4B | +7.3% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.4B | +9.1% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.2B | +9.4% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.4B | +9.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.3B | +7.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.3B | +5.1% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.1B | +3.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.3B | +9.1% |
BLCO's revenue has grown year over year for 15 quarters in a row: $1.4B last quarter, up 7.3% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 11% | +3.8 points |
| Q2 2026 | 6% | +6.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 2.6% | +9.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | 8% | +1.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 7.4% | +3.8 points |
| Q2 2025 | -0.9% | -3 points |
| Q1 2025 | -7.3% | -7.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | 6.8% | +2.6 points |
BLCO's operating margin was 11% last quarter, up 3.8 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2020.
NVO Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $11.7B | +2.1% |
| Q1 2026 | $14.4B | +24% |
| Q4 2025 | $11.8B | -7.6% |
| Q3 2025 | $11.1B | +5.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $11.4B | +13% |
| Q1 2025 | $11.6B | +19% |
| Q4 2024 | $12.7B | +30% |
| Q3 2024 | $10.6B | +21% |
NVO's revenue is growing: $11.7B last quarter, up 2.1% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 34% | -9 points |
| Q1 2026 | 62% | +12 points |
| Q4 2025 | 40% | -2.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | 32% | -16 points |
| Q2 2025 | 44% | +5.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 50% | +1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 43% | +2.2 points |
| Q3 2024 | 47% | +1.6 points |
NVO has the edge over BLCO on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
BLCO Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $178M | +183% |
| Q2 2026 | $82M | +$136M |
| Q1 2026 | -$68M | +$67M |
| Q4 2025 | $60M | +$130M |
| Q3 2025 | $63M | -33% |
| Q2 2025 | -$54M | +$3M |
| Q1 2025 | -$135M | -$109M |
| Q4 2024 | -$70M | -$1M |
BLCO's free cash flow has turned positive after four years mostly in the red: $252M over the past year.
NVO Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $6.3B | +73% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.8B | +20% |
| Q4 2025 | -$5.4B | -$4.7B |
| Q3 2025 | $4.6B | -2.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.6B | -34% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.5B | +89% |
| Q4 2024 | -$632.6M | +$390.5M |
| Q3 2024 | $4.7B | +3.3% |
NVO still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2026 peak: $7.3B over the past year.
BLCO Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1.2% | +4.4M shares |
| 1 year | +2.1% | +7.3M shares |
| 3 years | +3.1% | +10.7M shares |
| 5 years | +3.3% | +11.5M shares |
| Available history | +3.3% | +11.5M shares |
BLCO has 362M diluted shares, up 2.1% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2021 | — |
| Q3 2021 | — |
| Q2 2021 | — |
| Q1 2021 | — |
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q3 2020 | — |
| Q2 2020 | — |
| Q1 2020 | — |
NVO Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.3% | -12.9M shares |
| 1 year | -0.2% | -11M shares |
| 3 years | -1.5% | -66.8M shares |
| 5 years | -3.8% | -177M shares |
| Available history | -6.5% | -311M shares |
NVO has the edge over BLCO on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $520M |
| Q1 2026 | $356.7M |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | $206.3M |
| Q4 2024 | $1.1B |
| Q3 2024 | $357.4M |
NVO spent $877M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 48% from the year before.
BLCO Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 5.7x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 6.4x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 7.4x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 8.7x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 9.0x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 10.1x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 9.2x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 7.5x | High |
BLCO's net debt is about 5.7 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 9.0 years a year ago.
NVO Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q3 2024 | -0.0x | Very low |
NVO has the edge over BLCO on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
BLCO Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 73.1 | Overbought |
| Stochastic | 83.1 | Overbought |
BLCO's weekly RSI is 73 (overbought) and its Stochastic is 83 (overbought).
NVO Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 43.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 27.0 | Neutral |
NVO's weekly RSI is 43 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 27 (neutral).
BLCO PE vs Healthcare Sector
| Metric | BLCO | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 26x | — |
BLCO has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
NVO PE vs Healthcare Sector
| Metric | NVO | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 10x | 26x | 60% below |
| PE % | 6 | 29 | 23 pts below |
NVO is trading at 10x earnings, a 60% discount to the Healthcare sector's median of 26x, though its earnings don't support one.
BLCO Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $18.3 | 16% above |
| 20 week MA | $17.5 | 21% above |
| 50 week MA | $16.9 | 25% above |
| 100 week MA | $15.7 | 34% above |
| 200 week MA | $16.4 | 29% above |
BLCO has the edge over NVO on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
NVO Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $39.2 | 3.7% above |
| 20 week MA | $43.9 | 7.4% below |
| 50 week MA | $45.3 | 10% below |
| 100 week MA | $56.3 | 28% below |
| 200 week MA | $80.7 | 50% below |
NVO has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-week average, but 50% below its 200-week average.
BLCO Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $20.0 | $14.6 | -27% |
| 2023 | $14.6 | $17.1 | +17% |
| 2024 | $17.1 | $18.0 | +5.3% |
| 2025 | $18.0 | $17.2 | -4.4% |
| 2026 YTD | $17.2 | $21.1 | +23% |
BLCO has the edge over NVO on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
NVO Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $29.1 | $34.7 | +19% |
| 2021 | $34.7 | $54.2 | +56% |
| 2022 | $54.2 | $67.0 | +24% |
| 2023 | $67.0 | $103.5 | +54% |
| 2024 | $103.5 | $87.4 | -16% |
| 2025 | $87.4 | $52.4 | -40% |
| 2026 YTD | $52.4 | $40.7 | -22% |
NVO has finished higher in four of the last six years, two of them by more than 50%. It's down 22% so far in 2026.