Best Drug Manufacturers - General Stocks for 2026
Top Drug Manufacturers (General) stocks ranked by 4-pillar fundamental composite score.
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.
Data as of (updated daily)
Top 20 by composite score
| # | Ticker | Name | Composite |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NOV.XETRA | Novo Nordisk A/S | 72.0 |
| 2 | 300181.SHE | Zhejiang Jolly Pharmaceutical Co Ltd | 71.2 |
| 3 | 300357.SHE | Zhejiang Wolwo Bio-Pharmaceutical Co Ltd | 69.1 |
| 4 | N1VO34.SA | Novo Nordisk A/S | 68.9 |
| 5 | NVO.US | Novo Nordisk A/S | 67.0 |
| 6 | LLY.US | Eli Lilly and Company | 65.9 |
| 7 | LLY.XETRA | Eli Lilly and Company | 65.8 |
| 8 | LLY.MX | Eli Lilly and Company | 65.4 |
| 9 | LILY34.SA | Eli Lilly and Company | 65.3 |
| 10 | ZEG.XETRA | AstraZeneca PLC | 64.8 |
| 11 | GILD.MX | Gilead Sciences Inc | 64.5 |
| 12 | 000411.SHE | Zhejiang Int'L Group Co Ltd | 62.8 |
| 13 | GRFS.US | Grifols SA ADR | 62.5 |
| 14 | GS71.XETRA | GSK plc | 62.4 |
| 15 | GIS.XETRA | Gilead Sciences Inc | 62.1 |
| 16 | NVON.MX | Novo Nordisk A/S | 62.1 |
| 17 | A1ZN34.SA | AstraZeneca PLC | 62.0 |
| 18 | AMGN.MX | Amgen Inc | 61.6 |
| 19 | 001367.SHE | Zhejiang Haisen Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. A | 61.2 |
| 20 | LLY.BA | Eli Lilly and Company | 60.1 |
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Methodology: How we score stocks. Data refreshed nightly around 03:30 ET. This page lists the top 20 by composite score; use the screener for the full ranked list.