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Best General Drug Manufacturer Stocks to Buy Now (2026)
Top general drug manufacturer stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best general drug manufacturer stocks to buy now. Learn More.

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General Drug Manufacturers is Zen Rated A and is the 7th ranked industry out of 146 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Price	Graham Fair Value	Graham Fair Value %	P/E	Forward P/E	P/S	P/B	PEG	Free Cash Flow	Free Cash Flow Yield	Book Value	BVPS	EV	EV/EBITDA
LLY	ELI LILLY & CO	$1,105.00	$376.35	193.61%	39.20x	29.88x	13.68x	33.36x	1.70x	$11.82B	1.20%	$31.20B	34.88	$1.08T	32.52
BMY	BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO	$57.18	$39.14	46.09%	16.02x	8.96x	2.41x	5.82x	0.99x	$11.91B	10.20%	$20.07B	9.83	$151.65B	11.50
ABBV	ABBVIE INC	$217.72	$87.02	150.19%	107.25x	14.98x	6.13x	-57.41x	0.99x	$19.98B	5.18%	-$6.70B	-3.79	$448.13B	26.91
AZN	ASTRAZENECA PLC	$185.67	$65.25	184.53%	27.67x	N/A	4.76x	6.08x	2.21x	$11.31B	3.93%	$47.33B	30.56	$313.96B	15.34
SNY	SANOFI	$43.67	N/A	N/A	11.46x	N/A	1.92x	1.25x	N/A	$9.59B	9.00%	$84.97B	34.81	$121.59B	6.77
BIIB	BIOGEN INC	$196.00	$130.44	50.26%	20.96x	13.15x	2.90x	1.55x	0.85x	$2.40B	8.32%	$18.65B	126.71	$32.12B	13.21
PFE	PFIZER INC	$26.18	$17.99	45.50%	19.98x	8.75x	2.35x	1.66x	0.83x	$9.48B	6.36%	$90.10B	15.83	$211.96B	14.66
AMGN	AMGEN INC	$336.79	$177.26	89.99%	23.26x	14.76x	4.89x	19.78x	1.17x	$8.60B	4.73%	$9.19B	17.02	$227.05B	13.62
JNJ	JOHNSON & JOHNSON	$225.33	$88.96	153.30%	25.81x	19.27x	5.63x	6.68x	1.86x	$17.78B	3.28%	$81.19B	33.71	$575.72B	17.08
MRK	MERCK & CO INC	$118.72	$77.95	52.30%	33.25x	22.85x	4.46x	6.39x	0.70x	$14.12B	4.81%	$45.88B	18.56	$337.01B	17.37
GSK	GSK PLC	$50.54	$22.42	125.38%	12.93x	N/A	2.29x	4.11x	13.60x	$8.68B	8.54%	$24.71B	12.28	$122.76B	12.52
GRFS	GRIFOLS SA	$7.85	$10.00	-21.53%	11.44x	8.20x	0.62x	0.88x	0.43x	$422.09M	7.82%	$6.13B	8.91	$15.65B	8.45
AMRN	AMARIN CORP PLC	$14.49	N/A	N/A	-9.06x	-568.24x	1.40x	0.68x	N/A	$25.58M	8.43%	$449.41M	21.45	$178.16M	-6.42
GILD	GILEAD SCIENCES INC	$134.43	$89.62	50.00%	18.12x	-161.48x	5.61x	7.10x	0.94x	$10.23B	6.13%	$23.52B	18.93	$181.45B	12.53
NVS	NOVARTIS AG	$150.17	$64.23	133.80%	21.39x	N/A	5.07x	7.44x	1.97x	$17.54B	6.12%	$38.51B	20.17	$326.66B	11.65
SCLX	SCILEX HOLDING CO	$8.90	N/A	N/A	-0.22x	-9.80x	1.81x	-0.30x	N/A	-$3.43M	-5.60%	-$254.07M	-36.87	$178.58M	-0.50
NSRX	NASUS PHARMA LTD	$3.36	N/A	N/A	-4.67x	-2.03x	N/A	10.94x	N/A	-$4.93M	-18.33%	$2.77M	0.35	$29.12M	-4.92
OGN	ORGANON & CO	$13.34	$25.08	-46.81%	14.19x	3.84x	0.56x	3.88x	0.23x	$684.00M	19.69%	$903.00M	3.47	$10.96B	7.88
MIRA	MIRA PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$1.06	N/A	N/A	-0.83x	-5.77x	N/A	4.76x	N/A	-$4.23M	-9.53%	$9.35M	0.22	$39.73M	-4.05
MDCX	MEDICUS PHARMA LTD	$0.38	N/A	N/A	-0.14x	-0.64x	N/A	16.19x	N/A	-$27.81M	-248.28%	$1.33M	0.05	$17.64M	-0.45

General Drug Manufacturer Stocks FAQ

What are the best general drug manufacturer stocks to buy right now in Jun 2026?

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best general drug manufacturer stocks to buy right now are:

1. Eli Lilly & Co (NYSE:LLY)

Eli Lilly & Co (NYSE:LLY) is the #1 top general drug manufacturer stock out of 20 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Eli Lilly & Co (NYSE:LLY) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Eli Lilly & Co (NYSE:LLY) has a Due Diligence Score of 62, which is 24 points higher than the general drug manufacturer industry average of 38.

LLY passed 25 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Eli Lilly & Co has seen its stock return 52.93% over the past year, overperforming other general drug manufacturer stocks by 17 percentage points.

Eli Lilly & Co has an average 1 year price target of $1,239.93, an upside of 12.21% from Eli Lilly & Co's current stock price of $1,105.00.

Eli Lilly & Co stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 15 analysts covering Eli Lilly & Co, 73.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 20% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 6.67% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Bristol Myers Squibb Co (NYSE:BMY)

Bristol Myers Squibb Co (NYSE:BMY) is the #2 top general drug manufacturer stock out of 20 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Bristol Myers Squibb Co (NYSE:BMY) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Bristol Myers Squibb Co (NYSE:BMY) has a Due Diligence Score of 51, which is 13 points higher than the general drug manufacturer industry average of 38.

BMY passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Bristol Myers Squibb Co has seen its stock return 19.5% over the past year, underperforming other general drug manufacturer stocks by -17 percentage points.

Bristol Myers Squibb Co has an average 1 year price target of $61.69, an upside of 7.88% from Bristol Myers Squibb Co's current stock price of $57.18.

Bristol Myers Squibb Co stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 16 analysts covering Bristol Myers Squibb Co, 37.5% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 6.25% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 6.25% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Abbvie (NYSE:ABBV)

Abbvie (NYSE:ABBV) is the #3 top general drug manufacturer stock out of 20 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Abbvie (NYSE:ABBV) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: A, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Abbvie (NYSE:ABBV) has a Due Diligence Score of 29, which is -9 points lower than the general drug manufacturer industry average of 38. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates ABBV as a "A".

ABBV passed 10 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Abbvie has seen its stock return 17.29% over the past year, underperforming other general drug manufacturer stocks by -19 percentage points.

Abbvie has an average 1 year price target of $257.08, an upside of 18.08% from Abbvie's current stock price of $217.72.

Abbvie stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 12 analysts covering Abbvie, 66.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 16.67% have issued a Buy, 16.67% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the general drug manufacturer stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 14 general drug manufacturer stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 general drug manufacturer stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Pfizer (NYSE:PFE)

Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) has an annual dividend yield of 4.93%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the general drug manufacturer industry average of 2.72%. Pfizer's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Pfizer's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Pfizer's dividend payout ratio of 131.3% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Sanofi (NASDAQ:SNY)

Sanofi (NASDAQ:SNY) has an annual dividend yield of 4.05%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the general drug manufacturer industry average of 2.72%. Sanofi's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Sanofi's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Sanofi's dividend payout ratio of 58.1% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Gsk (NYSE:GSK)

Gsk (NYSE:GSK) has an annual dividend yield of 3.48%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the general drug manufacturer industry average of 2.72%. Gsk's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% nine times in the last 10 years. Gsk's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Gsk's dividend payout ratio of 45% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are general drug manufacturer stocks down?

General drug manufacturer stocks were down -1.07% in the last day, and up 0.9% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why general drug manufacturer stocks are down.

What are the most undervalued general drug manufacturer stocks?

Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued general drug manufacturer stocks right now are:

1. Biogen (NASDAQ:BIIB)

Biogen (NASDAQ:BIIB) is the most undervalued general drug manufacturer stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Biogen has a valuation score of 86, which is 50 points higher than the general drug manufacturer industry average of 36. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Biogen's stock has gained 47.65% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the general drug manufacturer industry by 11 percentage points.

2. Bristol Myers Squibb Co (NYSE:BMY)

Bristol Myers Squibb Co (NYSE:BMY) is the second most undervalued general drug manufacturer stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Bristol Myers Squibb Co has a valuation score of 57, which is 21 points higher than the general drug manufacturer industry average of 36. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Bristol Myers Squibb Co's stock has gained 19.5% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the general drug manufacturer industry by -17 percentage points.

3. Gsk (NYSE:GSK)

Gsk (NYSE:GSK) is the third most undervalued general drug manufacturer stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Gsk has a valuation score of 43, which is 7 points higher than the general drug manufacturer industry average of 36. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Gsk's stock has gained 26.35% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the general drug manufacturer industry by -10 percentage points.

Are general drug manufacturer stocks a good buy now?

50% of general drug manufacturer stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect general drug manufacturer stocks to rise by 12.86% over the next year.

18.75% of general drug manufacturer stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 31.25% of general drug manufacturer stocks are rated B (Buy), 43.75% are rated C (Hold), 6.25% are rated D (Sell), and 0% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the drug manufacturers - general industry?

The average P/E ratio of the drug manufacturers - general industry is 36.59x.

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General Drug Manufacturer Stocks FAQ

1. Eli Lilly & Co (NYSE:LLY)

2. Bristol Myers Squibb Co (NYSE:BMY)

3. Abbvie (NYSE:ABBV)

1. Pfizer (NYSE:PFE)

2. Sanofi (NASDAQ:SNY)

3. Gsk (NYSE:GSK)

1. Biogen (NASDAQ:BIIB)

2. Bristol Myers Squibb Co (NYSE:BMY)

3. Gsk (NYSE:GSK)

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