Abbvie Inc's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Abbvie Inc (ABBV) against its publicly traded competitors: sales growth, net income, profitability, valuation and market share, plus each peer's market capitalization, revenue, income and employees. Free below: the top 5 peers. Subscriber access adds the full competitor list and CSV downloads.
Key Findings: Abbvie Inc vs Its Competitors
- TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 64,386M vs 548,341M combined for tracked competitors (10.5% combined share).
- Trending: Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is accelerating (+5.6% annualized vs trailing 12 months), vs accelerating (+4.7%) for its tracked peer group.
- Growth: Abbvie Inc generated 10.2% revenue growth year over year in Q2 2026, vs 12.5% for its tracked competitors combined.
- Profitability: Its 21.3% net margin compares with 5.2% for the peer group.
- Scale: Abbvie Inc ranks #4 of 544 companies by market capitalization in the Major Pharmaceutical Preparations industry, holding 8.5% of industry market cap.
- Peer revenue share: Abbvie Inc accounted for 10.6% of combined revenue among its tracked peer group, down from 10.8% a year earlier.
- Peer differentiation: Revenue per employee of $1.13M compares with $0.82M for the peer group (1.4x).
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
ABBV Sales vs. its Competitors, Q2 2026
Abbvie Inc reported revenue growth of 10.16 % year on year in Q2 2026, below its competitors' combined revenue growth of 12.46 %.
With a net margin of 21.28 %, Abbvie Inc achieved higher profitability than its competitors (5.22 %).
Abbvie Inc generated 10.58 % of the combined sales of its peer group, down from 10.78 % a year earlier.
Abbvie Inc vs. its Competitors, Q2 2026
Revenue growth, year on year
Net income growth, year on year
Net margin
Revenue run-rate vs trailing 12 months
TTM net margin
TTM = trailing twelve months. Run-rate annualizes the latest quarter (×4) and compares it to TTM. In millions of $. High-Confidence Competitors are named as a competitor directly in an SEC filing; Similar-Size Competitors are the closest peers by market-cap rank within the same industry; Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors are the closest peers by combined revenue growth, operating margin and ROIC, all independent of the competitor list.
TTM revenue, latest-quarter run-rate and net income/margin benchmarked across Abbvie Inc and its 4 competitor groupings. Available under Commercial License.
| Entity | TTM Revenue | Rev Run-rate vs TTM |
|---|---|---|
| Abbvie Inc | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Competitors combined | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| High-Confidence Competitors (53) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Similar-Size Competitors (5) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Similar Growth & Profitability (3) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
TTM revenue, run-rate and net margin benchmarking across Abbvie Inc's competitor groups requires a Commercial License.
For context: the Major Pharmaceutical Preparations industry grew revenue 7.2% year over year, combined, vs 10.2% for Abbvie Inc. Abbvie Inc's share of combined industry revenue moved from 2.15% to 2.21%, a gain of 0.06 percentage points.
Abbvie Inc's Competitor Quality Breadth
Share of each group, trailing 12 months: profitable (net margin > 0), expanding (revenue growth > 0), growing faster than the industry's own median, and financially distressed (Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below).
| Entity | Profitable | Expanding | Above Industry Growth | Distressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbvie Inc | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Competitors combined (171) | ||||
| High-Confidence Competitors (79) | ||||
| Similar-Size Competitors (8) | ||||
| Similar Growth & Profitability (8) | 100.00 % (8 of 8) | 100.00 % (8 of 8) | 62.50 % (5 of 8) | 0.00 % (0 of 8) |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Altman Z-Score is not shown here: it is not populated in the underlying data for any company. Percentages are of companies in each group that report the relevant metric, not of the full group size.
ABBV Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
ABBV Stock Performance relative to High-Confidence Competitors
ABBV Stock Performance relative to Similar-Size Competitors
ABBV Stock Performance relative to Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors
5 Best-Performing Tracked Competitors, Trailing 12 Months
| # | Competitor | TTM Share Price Return | vs U.S.A. 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ventyx Biosciences Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 2 | Gt Biopharma Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 3 | Spyre Therapeutics Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 4 | Damora Therapeutics Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 5 | Anaptysbio Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
TTM share price return and U.S.A. 500 outperformance for Abbvie Inc's best-performing tracked competitors requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months.
Abbvie Inc's Comment on Competition and Industry Peers
Publicly Traded Peers of Abbvie Inc
Revenue and income for trailing 12 months, in millions of $, except employees| Company | Market Cap | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
| Abbvie Inc | 471,581.88 | 64,386.00 |
| Akari Therapeutics Plc | 1,160,849.81 | - |
| Eli Lilly And Company | 1,058,837.89 | 79,665.80 |
| Johnson and Johnson | 663,585.20 | 97,929.00 |
| Beone Medicines Ltd | 552,467.82 | 6,128.24 |
| Merck and Co Inc | 367,264.30 | 66,569.00 |
| SUBTOTAL | 6,476,365.18 | 888,120.15 |
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Sources: Abbvie Inc's official press releases and regulatory filings; CSIMarket.com's market research; and the financial filings and press releases of the other companies cited.
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Abbvie Inc's Competitors Named by the Company
Competitive relationships identified from SEC filings and corroborating sources, each with a basis and confidence.| Competitor | Basis | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Protagonist Therapeutics inc | Named by the company | 85% |
| Glaukos Corp | Named by the company | 85% |
| Intra cellular Therapies Inc | Named by the company | 85% |
| Compass Therapeutics Inc | Named by the company | 85% |
| Cutera Inc | Named by the company | 85% |
| Skye Bioscience Inc | Named by the company | 85% |
| Ngm Biopharmaceuticals Inc | Named by the company | 85% |
| Prestige Consumer Healthcare Inc | Named by the company | 85% |
| Acumen Pharmaceuticals Inc | Named by the company | 85% |
| Morphic Holding inc | Named by the company | 85% |
| Absci Corp | Named by the company | 85% |
| Beone Medicines Ltd | Named by the company | 85% |
| Enanta Pharmaceuticals Inc | Named by the company | 85% |
| Aeon Biopharma inc | Named by the company | 85% |
| Grace Therapeutics Inc | Named by the company | 85% |
| Alto Neuroscience Inc | Named by the company | 85% |
| Scisparc Ltd | Named by the company | 85% |
| Igm Biosciences Inc | Named by the company | 85% |
| Anavex Life Sciences Corp | Named by the company | 85% |
| Vigil Neuroscience Inc | Named by the company | 85% |
| Mersana Therapeutics inc | Named by the company | 85% |
| Abcellera Biologics Inc | Named by the company | 85% |
| Oculis Holding Ag | Named by the company | 85% |
| Pmgc Holdings Inc | Named by the company | 85% |
| Aclaris Therapeutics Inc | Named by the company | 85% |
| Pliant Therapeutics Inc | Named by the company | 85% |
| Fate Therapeutics Inc | Named by the company | 85% |
| Genmab A | Named by the company | 85% |
| Alimera Sciences Inc | Named by the company | 85% |
| Immunitybio inc | Named by the company | 85% |
| Arcutis Biotherapeutics Inc | Named by the company | 85% |
| Spyre Therapeutics Inc | Named by the company | 85% |
| Immunome Inc | Named by the company | 85% |
| Codexis inc | Named by the company | 85% |
| Voyager Therapeutics Inc | Named by the company | 85% |
| Macrogenics Inc | Named by the company | 85% |
| Cytomx Therapeutics Inc | Named by the company | 85% |
| Denali Therapeutics Inc | Named by the company | 85% |
| Abivax Sa | Named by the company | 85% |
| ENTO | Named by the company | 85% |
Filing basis, confidence, active dates and source counts for Abbvie Inc's named competitors require a Commercial License.
Methodology: relationships are extracted from SEC filings (named-competitor disclosures) and corroborating sources. Named by the company = explicitly disclosed as a competitor; Inferred = derived from corroborating signals. Confidence reflects evidence strength.
Abbvie Inc's Business Segment Mix vs Peers
Revenue by operating segment or division, as named and reported by each company. Segment names are the filer's own and are not standardized across companies. Do not assume a same-named or similarly-named segment is defined identically between two companies. Shares are of each company's own total revenue and are not required to sum to 100% (intersegment revenue, unallocated items).| Company | Largest Segment |
|---|---|
| Eli Lilly And Company | Reportable 100.00 % |
| Johnson and Johnson | Oncology 29.26 % |
| Merck and Co Inc | Pharmaceutical segment 88.88 % |
| Amgen Inc | Reportable 100.00 % |
| Abbott Laboratories | Diabetes Care 17.78 % |
Source: operating segment revenue as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API, leaf-level reportable segments only (parent roll-up segments are excluded where sub-segments are separately disclosed).
Abbvie Inc's Productivity vs Peers Comparison
Revenue and income per employee, trailing 12 months, in $; market cap in millions of $| Company | Market Cap | Revenue / Employee | Income / Employee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbvie Inc | 471,582 | 1,129,579 | 110,807 |
| Akari Therapeutics Plc | 1,160,850 | - | -4,674,667 |
| Eli Lilly And Company | 1,058,838 | 1,593,316 | 534,224 |
| Johnson and Johnson | 663,585 | 695,518 | 149,411 |
| Beone Medicines Ltd | 552,468 | 510,686 | 54,642 |
| Merck and Co Inc | 367,264 | 887,587 | 42,267 |
| PEERS TOTAL | 6,004,783 | 822,494 | 115,950 |
Abbvie Inc's Geographic Revenue Exposure vs Peers
Revenue by country/region as reported in each company's most recent filing. Disclosure granularity varies by filer (some report by country, others by broad region) and is shown as disclosed.| Company | Largest Market |
|---|---|
| Eli Lilly And Company | United States 61.21 % |
| Johnson and Johnson | United States 57.42 % |
| Beone Medicines Ltd | United States 51.69 % |
| Merck and Co Inc | EMEA 23.60 % |
| Gilead Sciences Inc | United States 70.78 % |
Source: revenue geography as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API. Percentages are of that company's own total consolidated revenue for its most recent reported period.
Abbvie Inc's Position in Industry Market Structure
Market-capitalization share and concentration across all 498 companies in Abbvie Inc's industry classification, broader than the peer set above. Market cap in millions of $.Abbvie Inc ranks #4 of 498 companies by market capitalization in its industry, holding 8.54 % of total industry market cap. The industry's Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) is 827, indicating a unconcentrated market structure (U.S. antitrust guidance: below 1,500 unconcentrated, 1,500 to 2,500 moderately concentrated, above 2,500 highly concentrated).
| Rank | Company | Market Cap | Industry Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly And Company | 1,062,533 | 19.39 % |
| 2 | Johnson and Johnson | 664,610 | 12.13 % |
| 3 | Beone Medicines Ltd | 545,679 | 9.96 % |
| 4 | Abbvie Inc | 467,633 | 8.54 % |
| 5 | Merck and Co Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 6 | Novartis Ag | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 7 | Abbott Laboratories | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 8 | Novo Nordisk A | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 9 | Pfizer Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 10 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
Market cap and industry share for the rest of Abbvie Inc's industry peers requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation) across CSIMarket's industry classification, market capitalization as of 2026-09-28.
Abbvie Inc's Same-Size Peers & Stock Performance
Peers chosen by closeness in market-cap rank within the same industry classification (not the named-competitor list above). Trailing 12-month total return, 3-month price momentum, beta and Sharpe ratio vs the broad U.S. market.| Rank | Company | Market Cap | TTM Return |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly And Company | 1,062,533 | 66.38 % |
| 2 | Johnson and Johnson | 664,610 | 53.25 % |
| 3 | Beone Medicines Ltd | 545,679 | 10.28 % |
| 4 | Abbvie Inc | 467,633 | 20.82 % |
| 5 | Merck and Co Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 6 | Novartis Ag | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 7 | Abbott Laboratories | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 8 | Novo Nordisk A | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 9 | Pfizer Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
Market cap, return, momentum, beta and Sharpe ratio for the rest of Abbvie Inc's same-size peers requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation); returns and risk metrics as of 2026-09-28. Beta and Sharpe ratio are versus the broad U.S. equity market, not this industry.
Abbvie Inc's Profitability & Cost Structure
Trailing 12-month margins from SEC-filed financials. Operating margin is compared to the Major Pharmaceutical Preparations industry median; gross margin, EBITDA margin and capital intensity are compared to the live industry average (341 companies).| Metric | Company | Industry | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 71.48 % | 64.89 % (avg) | +6.6 pp |
| Operating Margin | 26.20 % | industry median | +79.9 pp |
| EBITDA Margin | 27.73 % | -7.21 % (avg) | +34.9 pp |
| Capital Intensity (Capex / Revenue) | 2.01 % | 4.92 % (avg) | -2.9 pp |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. SG&A and R&D as a share of revenue have limited coverage as this data is backfilled and appear only where reported. Higher capital intensity is not inherently negative; it reflects the industry's asset requirements.
Abbvie Inc's Valuation vs Competitive Position
Valuation multiples vs the Major Pharmaceutical Preparations industry average (341 companies, excluding loss-making/negative-equity outliers), alongside returns on capital for context on whether a premium or discount lines up with measurably stronger or weaker returns.| Metric | Company | Industry Average | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | 65.5x | 25.1x | +40.3x |
| EV / EBITDA | 26.5x | 17.3x | +9.3x |
| P/B | -89.3x | 4.5x | -93.8x |
| Return on Equity | -137.50 % | industry aggregate | -154.75 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | 26.05 % | -2.95 % (avg) | 29.00 % |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. A valuation premium or discount is not, by itself, a judgment of over- or under-valuation. Compare it against the return and growth context shown elsewhere on this page.
Abbvie Inc's Multi-Year Financial Trajectory
Fiscal-year revenue growth, operating margin, return on invested capital and P/E, as reported in SEC filings.| Metric | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | 16.08 % | 2.31 % | 36.69 % | 22.69 % | 3.30 % | -6.44 % | 3.71 % | 8.57 % |
| Operating Margin | 19.49 % | 37.13 % | 24.81 % | 31.89 % | 31.21 % | 23.49 % | 16.22 % | 24.65 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | 14.31 % | 30.02 % | 9.42 % | 13.66 % | 16.44 % | 15.52 % | 12.17 % | 24.07 % |
| P/E | 24.2x | 18.4x | 36.2x | 19.6x | 23.6x | 55.4x | 73.8x | 95.2x |
Source: CSIMarket API, fiscal-year figures. P/E is this company's own historical ratio at each fiscal year end and can swing sharply around an earnings trough: that is real, not a data error.
Abbvie Inc's Strategic Group Map
Every company in Abbvie Inc's industry and named-competitor list, plotted by trailing 12-month revenue growth and operating margin. Abbvie Inc is shown in red; its closest peers by combined growth, margin and ROIC (the Similar Growth & Profitability group above) are labeled.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Extreme outlier values (from near-zero-revenue companies) are excluded from the plotted cloud but never from the highlighted company or its labeled peers.
Abbvie Inc's BCG Growth-Share Matrix
Relative market share (vs Abbvie Inc's largest competitor by market cap) against industry revenue growth, using the standard textbook thresholds (1.0x share, 10% growth) a common framework, not a precision instrument.
Abbvie Inc falls in the Dog quadrant: relative market share of 0.44x vs its largest competitor, in an industry growing revenue 8.0% (median, trailing 12 months).
Source: CSIMarket API (market-cap share and industry revenue growth). The 10% growth and 1.0x share lines are standard textbook thresholds, not derived from this industry's own distribution.
Abbvie Inc's Competitive Forces (Porter's Five Forces)
Only the forces this data can support honestly are shown; the other three are marked as such rather than guessed.| Force | Assessment | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Competitive Rivalry | High | Industry HHI of 827 (see Industry Market Structure & Concentration above) |
| Barriers to Entry | Lower than typical for the industry | Capital intensity (capex / revenue) of 2.01 % vs industry average 4.92 % (see Profitability & Cost Structure above) |
| Supplier Power | Not covered on this page | See Abbvie Inc's dedicated suppliers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Buyer Power | Not covered on this page | See Abbvie Inc's dedicated customers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Threat of Substitutes | - | No systematic data source for cross-product substitution exists in this system; not estimated |
Note: this is a partial, data-grounded application of the framework, not a complete strategic assessment. Rivalry and barriers-to-entry readings are mechanical translations of the HHI and capital-intensity figures shown elsewhere on this page, not independent judgments.
Abbvie Inc's Industry Attractiveness & Competitive Strength
A CSIMarket composite, not a standard field: each axis is an equal-weighted average of three factors already shown elsewhere on this page (industry growth, industry profitability and rivalry for attractiveness; relative market share, profitability and growth vs industry for strength). Disclosed as a designed methodology, not a precision measurement.
Abbvie Inc falls in the Low attractiveness / Medium strength cell: Harvest.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Each axis score is a simple 1(low)/2(medium)/3(high) average across its three inputs -- a transparent, disclosed simplification, not a validated academic scoring model.
Abbvie Inc's SWOT
Every point below is a fixed rule applied to a metric already shown elsewhere on this page (Market Structure, Profitability, Valuation, Run-Rate, Stock Performance, Quality Breadth) not an independent strategic assessment. A blank quadrant means no rule was met, not that none apply.Strengths
- Operating margin 79.9 points above the industry median.
- Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is accelerating (+5.6% annualized vs trailing 12 months).
- Outperforming the U.S.A. 500 over the trailing 12 months.
Weaknesses
- Return on equity 154.8 points below the industry aggregate.
- Low relative market share vs the industry leader (0.44x).
Opportunities
- A meaningful share of tracked competitors (33.80 %) show financial-distress signals, a possible opening to gain share.
Threats
No rule matched.
Methodology: mechanical, rule-based SWOT. Each bullet reuses a figure already sourced and cited elsewhere on this page; nothing here is generated narrative or independent analyst judgment.
Abbvie Inc's Financial Strength vs Peers Comparison
Quick ratio, working capital, debt to equity and asset turnover, trailing 12 months| Company | Quick Ratio | Working Capital | Debt / Equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbvie Inc | 0.16 | 0.75 | - |
| Akari Therapeutics Plc | 0.23 | 0.26 | 0.04 |
| Eli Lilly And Company | 0.20 | 1.48 | 1.59 |
| Johnson and Johnson | 0.37 | 1.05 | 0.60 |
| Beone Medicines Ltd | 2.30 | 3.16 | 0.23 |
| Merck and Co Inc | 0.40 | 1.46 | 1.01 |
Quick ratio = cash / current liabilities; working capital ratio = current assets / current liabilities; asset turnover = revenue / total assets. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Abbvie Inc's Revenue and Income Growth vs Peers
Quarterly revenue and net income growth, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Revenue Y/Y | Income Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbvie Inc | Q2 2026 | +10.2 % | +284.3 % |
| Akari Therapeutics Plc | Q1 2026 | - | - |
| Eli Lilly And Company | Q2 2026 | +47.7 % | +25.3 % |
| Johnson and Johnson | Q2 2026 | +6.6 % | -0.1 % |
| Beone Medicines Ltd | Q2 2026 | +29.7 % | +151.3 % |
| Merck and Co Inc | Q2 2026 | +5.1 % | - |
| PEERS TOTAL | +9.2 % | -11.1 % |
Growth is shown only where both periods are positive. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Abbvie Inc's Peers' Costs of Sales and Capital Expenditures
Context for revenue growth: peer costs and capex, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Costs Y/Y | Capex Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbvie Inc | Q2 2026 | -1.3 % | +19.7 % |
| Akari Therapeutics Plc | Q1 2026 | - | - |
| Eli Lilly And Company | Q2 2026 | +33.5 % | +72.8 % |
| Johnson and Johnson | Q2 2026 | +5.5 % | +26.7 % |
| Beone Medicines Ltd | Q2 2026 | +6.4 % | -57.0 % |
| Merck and Co Inc | Q2 2026 | +23.6 % | +16.9 % |
Abbvie Inc's Returns and Turnover vs Peers
ROA, ROI and ROE (trailing 12 months), receivables and inventory turnover| Company | ROA | ROI | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbvie Inc | 4.68% | 9.11% | - |
| Akari Therapeutics Plc | - | - | - |
| Eli Lilly And Company | 21.97% | 33.95% | 92.54% |
| Johnson and Johnson | 10.60% | 13.30% | 25.74% |
| Beone Medicines Ltd | 7.82% | 10.32% | 14.24% |
| Merck and Co Inc | 2.42% | 3.24% | 6.59% |
ROA = net income / total assets; ROI = net income / investments; ROE = net income / equity; turnover ratios use trailing 12 month revenue (receivables) and cost of sales (inventory).
Abbvie Inc's Valuation vs Peers
P/E, price to sales, PEG, price to cash flow and price to book| Company | P/E | Price / Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Abbvie Inc | 75.22 | 7.32 |
| Akari Therapeutics Plc | - | - |
| Eli Lilly And Company | 39.77 | 13.29 |
| Johnson and Johnson | 31.48 | 6.78 |
| Beone Medicines Ltd | 834.09 | 90.15 |
| Merck and Co Inc | 119.91 | 5.52 |
| PEERS AVERAGE | 52.89 | 7.29 |
P/E = price / diluted EPS (trailing 12 months); PEG = P/E divided by EPS growth; the average row divides the peers' combined market cap by their combined income, sales, cash flow and equity.