Best Drug Manufacturers - General Stocks for 2026

Big pharma earns premium gross margins on branded pipelines and annuity-like franchises; Health-pillar cash coverage against patent cliffs matters as much as Quality.

General Drug Manufacturers (big pharma) earn premium gross margins on branded pipelines plus annuity-like revenue from in-line franchises. Composite scoring weights the Quality pillar (gross margin, ROIC, FCF conversion) and the Health pillar (patent-cliff cash coverage); Growth pillar uses pipeline NPV proxies.

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Top 20 Drug Manufacturers - General stocks by composite score

#TickerNameComposite
1300181.SHEZhejiang Jolly Pharmaceutical Co Ltd70.2
2LLY.MXEli Lilly and Company70.1
3NOV.XETRANovo Nordisk A/S69.7
4300357.SHEZhejiang Wolwo Bio-Pharmaceutical Co Ltd69.6
5LILY34.SAEli Lilly and Company68.2
6LLY.XETRAEli Lilly and Company67.1
7AMGN.MXAmgen Inc65.4
8001367.SHEZhejiang Haisen Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. A65.3
9LLY.USEli Lilly and Company64.8
10N1VO34.SANovo Nordisk A/S64.1
11BMY.MXBristol-Myers Squibb Company63.7
12GS71.XETRAGSK plc63.7
13LLY.BAEli Lilly and Company63.1
14000411.SHEZhejiang Int'L Group Co Ltd63.1
151093.HKCSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd62.7
16AMG.XETRAAmgen Inc.62.5
17BRM.XETRABristol-Myers Squibb Company61.8
18AMGN.BAAmgen Inc.61.5
19NVON.MXNovo Nordisk A/S60.1
20VIRP.PAVirbac SA60.0

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