ABT vs BMY vs JNJ Stock Comparison

Abbott Laboratories, Bristol Myers Squibb and Johnson & Johnson Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ABT Abbott Laboratories
$104.57 +3.6% 1M -16.0% 1Y
Market cap
$184.72B
P/E
39.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$48.23B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
1 win
BMY Bristol Myers Squibb Co
$61.40 -2.4% 1M +44.1% 1Y
Market cap
$127.86B
P/E
13.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$50.03B
Div. yield
–
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
3 wins
JNJ Johnson & Johnson
$275.17 +2.8% 1M +47.5% 1Y
Market cap
$660.04B
P/E
41.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$99.34B
Div. yield
0.02%
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Johnson & Johnson leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Johnson & Johnson 7, Bristol Myers Squibb 3, Abbott Laboratories 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionABTBMYJNJLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $184.72B $127.86B $660.04B JNJ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 39.3x 13.8x 41.0x BMY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.4x 9.3x 25.7x BMY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.0% +4.2% +7.8% ABT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 18.5% 16.2% BMY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 14.0% 17.6% JNJ
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.1x 0.8x JNJ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -16.0% +44.1% +47.5% JNJ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.1%/yr +1.0%/yr +11.1%/yr JNJ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.5% 28.4% 20.9% JNJ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 67/100 68/100 JNJ

Percentile Scorecard

ABTBMYJNJ

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

AxisABTBMYJNJ
Valuation 73 #63 of 227 88 #76 of 624 86 #88 of 624
Growth 18 #178 of 218 48 #315 of 601 42 #351 of 601
Profitability – 91 #49 of 541 93 #37 of 541
Financial Health – 21 #514 of 647 41 #380 of 647
Shareholder Returns 89 #15 of 130 88 #44 of 359 76 #88 of 359
Overall 60 67 68
  • ABT ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • BMY ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • JNJ 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

PeriodABTBMYJNJSPY
1 month +3.6%-2.4%+2.8% +0.7%
3 months -1.0%-5.3%+7.5% +3.7%
6 months +15.2%+1.3%+19.7% +7.1%
Year to date -16.5%+13.8%+33.0% +12.8%
1 year -16.0%+44.1%+47.5% +11.9%
3 years +12.4%+19.8%+87.2% +85.2%
3 years, per year +4.0%+6.2%+23.3% +22.8%
5 years -18.9%+5.1%+68.9% +67.6%
5 years, per year -4.1%+1.0%+11.1% +10.9%
10 years +164.5%+20.4%+138.6% +262.0%
10 years, per year +10.2%+1.9%+9.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureABTBMYJNJSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.5%28.4%20.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.5%25.6%20.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.010.19-0.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.581.552.28 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.6%-51.1%-23.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.9%-9.8%-1.2% -1.2%
52-week high $130.59$68.09$278.47 $779.14
52-week low $82.56$42.60$186.00 $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.

MultipleABTBMYJNJ
P/E now vs peer median 38.7xmedian 28.7x 13.6xmedian 17.8x 41.2xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 3.0x 2.5xmedian 9.1x 6.7xmedian 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 17.8x 11.0xmedian 15.0x 20.7xmedian 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.3xmedian 26.4x 13.5xmedian 21.7x 32.2xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.4x 5.4xmedian 2.2x 8.1xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -13.03median 0.99 3.48median 0.35 -1.92median 0.35

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 monthsABTBMYJNJ
Revenue $48.23B $50.03B $99.34B
Gross profit – $34.64B $67.11B
Operating income $6.65B $11.33B $25.19B
Net income – $9.24B $16.10B
Free cash flow – $9.29B $20.59B
R&D $3.31B $10.56B $16.08B
EPS (diluted) $2.70 $4.50 $6.57
Cash & equivalents – $9.57B $16.91B
Total debt – $42.88B $44.65B
Shares (diluted) 1.74B 2.05B 2.45B
Enterprise value $184.72B $83.05B $579.90B

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
MetricABTBMYJNJ
P/E 38.7x 13.6x 41.2x
P/FCF 22.3x 13.5x 32.2x
P/Operating cash flow – 11.8x 25.3x
P/S 3.8x 2.5x 6.7x
P/B – 5.4x 8.1x
P/Tangible book – 19.4x 19.0x
EV/EBITDA – 11.0x 20.7x
EV/EBIT – 13.8x 27.4x
EV/Revenue 3.8x 3.1x 6.9x
EV/FCF – 16.8x 33.5x
EV/Operating cash flow – 14.6x 26.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -13.03 3.48 -1.92

Growth

14 metrics
MetricABTBMYJNJ
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.0% 4.2% 7.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.5% 3.6% 5.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 3.8% 7.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 0.2% 5.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -13.8% 41.1% 7.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.5% 9.5% 1.4%
Net income growth (1Y) – 52.8% -35.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 3.6% -22.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -66.2% 52.0% -36.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -3.0% 3.9% -21.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -35.9% 8.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -6.2% 12.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -39.3% 5.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -7.4% 14.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricABTBMYJNJ
Gross margin – 69.2% 67.6%
EBITDA margin – 28.2% 33.5%
Operating margin – 22.6% 25.4%
Pretax margin – 22.6% 17.9%
Net margin – 18.5% 16.2%
FCF margin – 18.6% 20.7%
Operating cash flow margin – 21.3% 26.3%
Return on equity – 40.4% 19.3%
Return on assets – 10.5% 8.1%
Return on invested capital – 14.0% 17.6%
Return on capital employed – 16.3% 17.5%
Asset turnover – 0.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.2x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.1% 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricABTBMYJNJ
Debt / assets – 48.3% 22.6%
Debt / equity – 1.8x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.1x 0.8x
Debt / FCF – 4.6x 2.2x
Liabilities / assets – 73.6% 58.7%
Equity / assets – 26.4% 41.3%
Interest coverage – – 25.6x
Current ratio – 1.6x 1.0x
Quick ratio – 1.2x 0.7x
Cash ratio – 0.7x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – 2.62 5.55

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricABTBMYJNJ
Dividend yield 2.4% 4.1% 1.9%
Net buyback yield – – 0.6%
Shareholder yield 2.4% 4.1% 2.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 79.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 61.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 3.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 1.0%

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.

ConsensusABTBMYJNJ
Forward P/E 18.4xFY2026 9.3xFY2026 25.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.69FY2026 $6.63FY2026 $10.72FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.5%FY2026 +7.8%FY2026 -0.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.4% -3.9% +5.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $53.00BFY2026 $52.09BFY2026 $106.54BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +19.5%FY2026 +8.1%FY2026 +13.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.2% -9.3% +7.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersABTBMYJNJ
Held by institutions 79.2% 81.8% 74.7%
Institutions holding 2,981 2,521 4,692
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.3% +3.8% +1.8%
Institutions buying 1,260 1,186 2,294
Institutions selling 1,378 987 1,896
Buyers to sellers 0.91 1.20 1.21

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.

ABTBMYJNJ
ABT 1.00 0.22 0.28
BMY 0.22 1.00 0.45
JNJ 0.28 0.45 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ABT, BMY and JNJ?

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) $184.72B, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) $127.86B, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) $660.04B.

Which stock is cheaper, ABT, BMY and JNJ?

Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 39.3x, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 13.8x, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 41.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) is cheapest (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 18.4x, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 9.3x, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 25.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) +10.0%, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) +4.2%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) +7.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) has the highest net margin (Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 18.5%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 16.2%). On return on invested capital, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) leads (Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 14.0%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 17.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) returned the most: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) -16.0%, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) +44.1%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) +47.5%. Over five years, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) compounded fastest (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) -4.1%/yr, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) +1.0%/yr, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) +11.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 0.00%, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 0.00%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 0.02%. Abbott Laboratories (ABT) and Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) has been the steadiest (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 27.5%, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 28.4%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 20.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ABT, BMY and JNJ?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) leads on 7. 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.