ABBV vs GSK vs TAK Stock Comparison

AbbVie, Gsk and Takeda Pharmaceutical Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ABBV AbbVie Inc.
$285.97 +8.8% 1M +34.9% 1Y
Market cap
$520.19B
P/E
50.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$66.01B
Div. yield
–
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
4 wins
GSK GSK plc
$48.73 +3.6% 1M +5.1% 1Y
Market cap
$103.42B
P/E
8.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$76.96B
Div. yield
–
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Gsk leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Gsk 5, AbbVie 4, Takeda Pharmaceutical 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionABBVGSKTAKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $520.19B $103.42B $66.36B ABBV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 50.3x 8.2x 210.2x GSK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.4x 9.6x 51.9x GSK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.7% +82.9% -35.4% GSK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.7% 16.4% 1.1% GSK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 24.3% — 0.0% ABBV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x — 4.8x ABBV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +34.9% +5.1% +54.7% TAK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +19.6%/yr +2.5%/yr +7.6%/yr ABBV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.4% 26.0% 21.3% TAK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 79/100 60/100 GSK

Percentile Scorecard

ABBVGSKTAK

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisABBVGSKTAK
Valuation 91 #59 of 634 91 #57 of 634 96 #26 of 634
Growth 69 #192 of 607 75 #155 of 607 12 #534 of 607
Profitability 96 #23 of 557 96 #25 of 557 86 #81 of 557
Financial Health 16 #550 of 654 52 #318 of 654 33 #438 of 654
Shareholder Returns 80 #82 of 401 82 #74 of 401 73 #111 of 401
Overall 70 79 60
  • ABBV ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • GSK ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • TAK ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodABBVGSKTAKSPY
1 month +8.8%+3.6%+16.2% -2.0%
3 months +17.3%-5.4%+25.2% -2.2%
6 months +38.7%-3.3%+25.4% +4.2%
Year to date +25.2%-0.6%+33.2% +10.6%
1 year +34.9%+5.1%+54.7% +10.4%
3 years +102.2%+41.5%+48.2% +73.6%
3 years, per year +26.5%+12.3%+14.0% +20.2%
5 years +144.3%+13.3%+44.2% +61.6%
5 years, per year +19.6%+2.5%+7.6% +10.1%
10 years +411.7%+25.8%-7.9% +261.3%
10 years, per year +17.7%+2.3%-0.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureABBVGSKTAKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.4%26.0%21.3% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.8%24.1%19.1% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.140.210.03 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.370.202.56 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -24.3%-38.8%-26.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.7%-20.3%-0.8% -3.2%
52-week high $293.80$61.18$20.92 $779.14
52-week low $197.38$46.11$13.42 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleABBVGSKTAK
P/E now vs peer median 48.9xmedian 18.4x 7.8xmedian 18.4x 207.1xmedian 18.4x
P/S now vs peer median 7.7xmedian 9.0x 1.4xmedian 9.0x 2.2xmedian 9.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.9xmedian 16.0x —median 16.0x 16.9xmedian 16.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.8xmedian 21.8x —median 21.8x 14.5xmedian 21.8x
P/B now vs peer median -110.3xmedian 2.1x 4.3xmedian 2.1x 1.4xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 2.94median 0.37 0.42median 0.37 -3.57median 0.37

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsABBVGSKTAK
Revenue $66.01B $76.96B $30.00B
Gross profit $48.67B $56.19B $19.76B
Operating income $21.23B $17.15B $1.13B
Net income $10.35B $2.75B $244.16M
Free cash flow $18.87B – $4.55B
R&D $9.96B $19.61B $4.51B
EPS (diluted) $5.84 $6.12 $0.10
Cash & equivalents $10.77B $3.88B $2.66B
Total debt $80.90B -$31.50B $31.49B
Shares (diluted) 1.77B 2.06B 3.15B
Enterprise value $488.20B $86.26B $44.57B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricABBVGSKTAK
P/E 48.9x 7.8x 207.1x
P/FCF 26.8x – 14.5x
P/Operating cash flow 25.2x – 11.8x
P/S 7.7x 1.4x 2.2x
P/B -110.3x 4.3x 1.4x
P/Tangible book -8.3x -11.7x 2.5x
EV/EBITDA 19.9x – 16.9x
EV/EBIT 27.1x 4.1x 81.5x
EV/Revenue 8.7x 0.9x 3.1x
EV/FCF 30.5x – 20.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 28.7x – 16.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.94 0.42 -3.57

Growth

14 metrics
MetricABBVGSKTAK
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.7% 82.9% -35.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.2% 28.3% -13.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 17.0% 84.8% -36.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.3% 29.1% -13.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 134.9% 73.5% -76.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 12.1% 20.2% -43.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 331.9% -70.9% -6.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 16.6% -55.5% -44.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 333.1% 75.6% -86.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 16.6% 18.8% -58.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -3.7% – -30.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.7% – -6.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -4.1% – -31.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -8.6% – -8.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricABBVGSKTAK
Gross margin 73.7% 73.0% 65.9%
EBITDA margin 43.9% – 18.2%
Operating margin 32.2% 22.3% 3.8%
Pretax margin 19.4% 20.5% 0.3%
Net margin 15.7% 16.4% 1.1%
FCF margin 28.6% – 15.2%
Operating cash flow margin 30.4% – 18.7%
Return on equity – 71.9% 0.7%
Return on assets 7.3% 19.2% 0.3%
Return on invested capital 24.3% – 0.0%
Return on capital employed 21.6% 14.8% 1.2%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.9x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x – 23.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.4% – 1.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricABBVGSKTAK
Debt / assets 54.8% -33.2% 32.5%
Debt / equity -17.7x -1.3x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x – 4.8x
Debt / FCF 4.3x – 6.9x
Liabilities / assets 103.1% 74.4% 51.4%
Equity / assets -3.1% 25.6% 48.6%
Interest coverage – 10.1x 0.6x
Current ratio 0.9x -0.9x 3.1x
Quick ratio 0.6x -0.5x 1.8x
Cash ratio 0.2x -0.1x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 2.71 3.19 1.38

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricABBVGSKTAK
Dividend yield 2.4% 3.7% 1.5%
Net buyback yield 0.3% – 1.0%
Shareholder yield 2.7% 3.7% 2.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusABBVGSKTAK
Forward P/E 21.4xFY2026 9.6xFY2026 51.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.38FY2026 $5.07FY2026 $0.40FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +33.8%FY2026 +7.9%FY2026 +5.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +25.8% +4.7% +62.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $69.55BFY2026 $48.12BFY2026 $28.27BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.7%FY2026 +7.8%FY2026 -0.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.6% +1.1% +11.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersABBVGSKTAK
Held by institutions 74.9% 16.0% 3.3%
Institutions holding 4,180 1,040 380
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% -7.4% +6.2%
Institutions buying 2,204 484 214
Institutions selling 1,506 336 98
Buyers to sellers 1.46 1.44 2.18

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ABBVGSKTAK
ABBV 1.00 0.42 0.40
GSK 0.42 1.00 0.51
TAK 0.40 0.51 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ABBV, GSK and TAK?

AbbVie (ABBV) is the largest by market capitalisation: AbbVie (ABBV) $520.19B, Gsk (GSK) $103.42B, Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) $66.36B.

Which stock is cheaper, ABBV, GSK and TAK?

Gsk (GSK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (AbbVie (ABBV) 50.3x, Gsk (GSK) 8.2x, Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) 210.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gsk (GSK) is cheapest (AbbVie (ABBV) 21.4x, Gsk (GSK) 9.6x, Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) 51.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Gsk (GSK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: AbbVie (ABBV) +10.7%, Gsk (GSK) +82.9%, Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) -35.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Gsk (GSK) has the highest net margin (AbbVie (ABBV) 15.7%, Gsk (GSK) 16.4%, Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) 1.1%). On return on invested capital, AbbVie (ABBV) leads (AbbVie (ABBV) 24.3%, Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) returned the most: AbbVie (ABBV) +34.9%, Gsk (GSK) +5.1%, Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) +54.7%. Over five years, AbbVie (ABBV) compounded fastest (AbbVie (ABBV) +19.6%/yr, Gsk (GSK) +2.5%/yr, Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) +7.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) has been the steadiest (AbbVie (ABBV) 25.4%, Gsk (GSK) 26.0%, Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) 21.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ABBV, GSK and TAK?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Gsk (GSK) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.