DIS vs LLY: Which Is the Better Buy?

Side-by-side comparison of The Walt Disney Company and Eli Lilly and Company โ€” fair value, conviction, valuation metrics, and QuantHub research signals. Updated 2026-09-26.
The Walt Disney Company ยท Communication Services
$103.49
+32.3% 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
DIS has more upside to fair value (+32.3%). These are model outputs โ€” not personalized investment advice. See all research โ†’
Valuation & Fundamentals
Metric DIS LLY
Current Price $103.49 $1,183.72
Fair Value Estimate $136.94 $1,208.00
Upside to Fair Value +32.3% +2.1%
Market Cap $179.7B $1,114.8B
Forward P/E โ€” โ€”
EV / EBITDA 9.5x 26.8x
Price / Sales 1.8x 14.0x
Price / FCF 21.7x 52.7x
Revenue Growth YoY +6.8% +47.7%
Gross Margin 37.6% 83.4%
Operating Margin 16.0% 49.7%
Return on Equity 7.9% 92.6%
Dividend Yield 1.45% 0.57%
FCF Yield 4.61% 1.9%
Analyst Consensus Strong Buy Strong Buy
Investment Thesis
DIS โ€” The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company operates a global entertainment empire spanning two primary divisions: Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution, which houses the ABC, ESPN, Disney, Freeform, FX, Fox, National Geographic and Star networks along with the Walt Disney Pictures, Twentieth Century Studios, Marvel, Lucasfilm, Pixar and Searchlight Pictures studios and the Disney+, Disney+ Hotstar, ESPN+, Hulโ€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 DIS LLY
Zone Low $102.70 $906.00
Zone High $116.40 $1,026.80
In Buy Zone? Yes No
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