ADBE vs LLY: Which Is the Better Buy?

Side-by-side comparison of Adobe Inc. and Eli Lilly and Company โ€” fair value, conviction, valuation metrics, and QuantHub research signals. Updated 2026-09-26.
Adobe Inc. ยท Technology
$238.25
+13.5% upside to fair value
Med Conviction Grade B High Quality
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Eli Lilly and Company ยท Healthcare
$1,183.72
+2.1% upside to fair value
Med Conviction Grade B High Quality
QuantHub Verdict
ADBE has more upside to fair value (+13.5%). These are model outputs โ€” not personalized investment advice. See all research โ†’
Valuation & Fundamentals
Metric ADBE LLY
Current Price $238.25 $1,183.72
Fair Value Estimate $270.38 $1,208.00
Upside to Fair Value +13.5% +2.1%
Market Cap $94.7B $1,114.8B
Forward P/E โ€” โ€”
EV / EBITDA 9.5x 26.8x
Price / Sales 3.6x 14.0x
Price / FCF 8.6x 52.7x
Revenue Growth YoY +12.9% +47.7%
Gross Margin 89.1% 83.4%
Operating Margin 35.7% 49.7%
Return on Equity 62.9% 92.6%
Dividend Yield 0% 0.57%
FCF Yield 11.63% 1.9%
Analyst Consensus Hold Strong Buy
Investment Thesis
ADBE โ€” Adobe Inc.
Adobe is a global software provider organized into Digital Media, Digital Experience, and Publishing and Advertising, with Creative Cloud as its subscription flagship and Document Cloud as its cloud-native document platform. The business quality is high on fundamentals: TTM gross margin of 89.1%, TTM operating margin of 35.7%, TTM net margin of 28.0%, ROE of 62.9%, and free cash flow of $27.69 peโ€ฆ
LLY โ€” Eli Lilly and Company
Eli Lilly is a global pharmaceutical company whose incretin franchise, led by Mounjaro and Zepbound, has become the dominant growth engine in diabetes and obesity care. The business quality is high: TTM gross margin is 83.4%, TTM operating margin is 49.7%, TTM net margin is 33.5%, and ROE is 92.6%, while revenue grew 47.7% and earnings grew 25.3% in the most recent quarter on a year-over-year basโ€ฆ
Accumulation Zones
Metric ADBE LLY
Zone Low $202.78 $906.00
Zone High $229.82 $1,026.80
In Buy Zone? No No
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