ABBV vs LLY: Which Is the Better Buy?

Side-by-side comparison of AbbVie Inc. and Eli Lilly and Company β€” fair value, conviction, valuation metrics, and QuantHub research signals. Updated 2026-05-01.
AbbVie Inc. Β· Healthcare
$197.69
+6.3% upside to fair value
Grade C High Quality
VS
Eli Lilly and Company Β· Healthcare
$934.34
+17.6% upside to fair value
Grade B High Quality
QuantHub Verdict
LLY has more upside to fair value (+17.6%). LLY trades at a lower forward P/E (33.1x). These are model outputs β€” not personalized investment advice. See all research β†’
Valuation & Fundamentals
Metric ABBV LLY
Current Price $197.69 $934.34
Fair Value Estimate $210.22 $1,098.43
Upside to Fair Value +6.3% +17.6%
Market Cap $349.7B $882.8B
Forward P/E 83.3x 33.1x
EV / EBITDA 23.4x 27.9x
Price / Sales 5.7x 12.2x
Price / FCF 18.7x 65.0x
Revenue Growth YoY +10.0% +55.5%
Gross Margin 70.2% 82.7%
Operating Margin 26.7% 46.3%
Return on Equity -361.6% 101.3%
Dividend Yield 0% 0%
FCF Yield 5.35% 1.54%
Analyst Consensus Strong Buy Strong Buy
Investment Thesis
ABBV β€” AbbVie Inc.
AbbVie Inc. is a leading healthcare company specializing in drug manufacturing with a strong focus on immunology, neuroscience, oncology, and aesthetics. The company benefits from a durable competitive moat driven by blockbuster drugs such as Skyrizi and Rinvoq, which are experiencing rapid growth and offsetting declines from Humira due to biosimilar competition. Despite a high trailing and forwa…
LLY β€” Eli Lilly and Company
Eli Lilly and Company is a leading global pharmaceutical firm with a dominant position in the diabetes and obesity markets, driven by its blockbuster GLP-1 drugs Mounjaro and Zepbound which generated $36.5 billion in FY2025. The company reported $65.2 billion in total revenue for 2025, making it the top pharma by revenue globally. It exhibits high business quality with a durable competitive moat …
Accumulation Zones
Metric ABBV LLY
Zone Low $157.66 $823.82
Zone High $178.69 $933.67
In Buy Zone? No No
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