Which is more profitable, Danaher or Eli Lilly?

Eli Lilly keeps more of every sale as profit.

Which grows faster, Danaher or Eli Lilly?

Eli Lilly grew its sales faster in recent years.

Which is cheaper, Danaher or Eli Lilly?

Danaher costs less for each unit of yearly profit (lower P/E).

Which has less debt, Danaher or Eli Lilly?

Eli Lilly would need fewer years of earnings to pay off its debt.

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Danaher vs Eli Lilly stock

Side by side in plain words: who keeps more of its sales, grows faster, costs less and owes less.

In one sentence

Danaher is cheaper for its profits. Eli Lilly is more profitable, grows faster and has less debt.

Side by side

	Danaher	Eli Lilly
	$164 billion	$1.29 trillion
	14.7%	31.7%
	+2.0%	+21.6%
	45.4×	62.3×
	2.2 years	1.1 years
	5.0%	34.8%
	0.8%	0.6%

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How we compare

Four contests with the same rules as each stock page: profit kept from sales (higher wins), yearly sales growth across the last reports, up to five years (higher wins), price per unit of yearly profit (lower P/E wins; a company without profit loses) and debt in years of earnings (lower wins). A winner is only named when both companies have the number.

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