About the Drug Manufacturers General Industry
The Drug Manufacturers General industry includes 21 U.S.-listed companies in the Healthcare sector with a combined market capitalization of $4.37T. The largest are Eli Lilly and Company (LLY, $1.14T), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ, $652.06B) and AbbVie Inc. (ABBV, $507.82B), together 53% of the industry's value.
15 of the 21 companies with reported earnings are profitable, and their median P/E ratio is 25.7. 15 of 21 pay a dividend, with a median yield of 2.31% among payers.
Over the past year the median stock is up 23.3%, and 14 of 21 are higher than a year ago. Median revenue growth is 4.7% year over year.
Best 1-year performers
- AstraZeneca PLC (AZN)+106.9%
- Biogen Inc. (BIIB)+69.1%
- Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK)+68.9%
Weakest 1-year performers
- Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO)−25.9%
- Grifols, S.A. (GRFS)−22.0%
- Sanofi (SNY)−15.3%
Highest dividend yields
- Sanofi (SNY)5.77%
- Pfizer Inc. (PFE)5.65%
- Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO)4.56%
Profitability
- Profitable companies
- 15 of 21
- Median gross margin
- 72.1%
- Median net profit margin
- 9.1%
- Median return on equity
- 14.8%
Longest dividend growth streak: Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), 55 consecutive years.




















