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 Ltd71.5
2300357.SHEZhejiang Wolwo Bio-Pharmaceutical Co Ltd70.0
3NOV.XETRANovo Nordisk A/S69.3
4N1VO34.SANovo Nordisk A/S68.5
5LLY.XETRAEli Lilly and Company68.0
6LILY34.SAEli Lilly and Company67.3
7LLY.MXEli Lilly and Company67.0
8BMY.MXBristol-Myers Squibb Company64.9
9NVO.USNovo Nordisk A/S63.8
10A1ZN34.SAAstraZeneca PLC63.8
11LLY.USEli Lilly and Company63.6
12000411.SHEZhejiang Int'L Group Co Ltd63.4
13GS71.XETRAGSK plc63.1
14BRM.XETRABristol-Myers Squibb Company62.7
15GILD.MXGilead Sciences Inc62.5
16AMGN.MXAmgen Inc62.3
17001367.SHEZhejiang Haisen Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. A61.9
18NVON.MXNovo Nordisk A/S61.9
19LLY.BAEli Lilly and Company59.7
20ZEG.XETRAAstraZeneca PLC59.4

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