ABBOTT LABORATORIES vs NOVO NORDISK A/S, two Drug Manufacturers stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where ABT and NVO diverge most: on return on invested capital, ABT reads 6.6% and NVO reads 30.8%; on return on equity, ABT reads 11.9% and NVO reads 52.8%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What ABT's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | ABT | NVO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $99.62 | $38.62 |
| Market cap | $174.0B | $171.6B |
| Sector | Drug Manufacturers | Drug Manufacturers |
| Stage | Mature | Growth |
| Implied growth (priced in) | +8.8% | — |
| P/E | 27.9 | 11.4 |
| P/B | 3.30 | 6.01 |
| P/S | 3.86 | 3.78 |
| EV/EBITDA | 18.5 | 8.9 |
| Revenue growth | +6.6% | +22.1% |
| Gross margin | — | 81.0% |
| Operating margin | 12.1% | 41.3% |
| Net margin | 13.9% | 33.1% |
| Return on equity | 11.9% | 52.8% |
| Return on assets | 5.7% | 18.9% |
| Return on invested capital | 6.6% | 30.8% |
| FCF yield | 4.2% | 5.0% |
| Dividend yield | 2.4% | — |
| Debt / equity | 0.65 | 0.67 |
| Current ratio | 1.39 | 0.80 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 7.16 | 3.76 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 3 / 9 |
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