ABT vs JNJ vs LLY Stock Comparison

Abbott Laboratories, Johnson & Johnson and Eli Lilly Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ABT Abbott Laboratories
$102.67 +1.7% 1M -18.9% 1Y
Market cap
$177.66B
P/E
38.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$48.23B
Div. yield
2.45%
Medical Devices Healthcare
3 wins
JNJ Johnson & Johnson
$271.21 -0.3% 1M +45.1% 1Y
Market cap
$652.89B
P/E
40.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$99.34B
Div. yield
1.95%
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
2 wins
LLY ELI LILLY & Co
$1,289.19 +8.7% 1M +57.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.21T
P/E
43.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$79.67B
Div. yield
0.52%
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Eli Lilly leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Eli Lilly 7, Abbott Laboratories 3, Johnson & Johnson 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionABTJNJLLYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $177.66B $652.89B $1.21T LLY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 38.0x 40.6x 43.1x ABT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.0x 25.3x 39.8x ABT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.0% +7.8% +49.6% LLY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 16.2% 33.5% LLY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 17.6% 37.2% LLY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.8x 1.1x JNJ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.45% 1.95% 0.52% ABT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -18.9% +45.1% +57.2% LLY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.4%/yr +10.7%/yr +38.3%/yr LLY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.4% 20.8% 34.8% JNJ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 68/100 72/100 LLY

Percentile Scorecard

ABTJNJLLY

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

AxisABTJNJLLY
Valuation 73 #62 of 227 87 #82 of 625 75 #156 of 625
Growth 17 #181 of 219 42 #351 of 602 98 #16 of 602
Profitability – 93 #38 of 549 98 #12 of 549
Financial Health – 42 #379 of 654 27 #481 of 654
Shareholder Returns 90 #15 of 135 75 #92 of 367 63 #138 of 367
Overall 60 68 72
  • ABT ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • JNJ ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • LLY ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodABTJNJLLYSPY
1 month +1.7%-0.3%+8.7% +0.9%
3 months -5.0%+2.1%+6.5% +5.9%
6 months +12.4%+19.3%+51.5% +8.5%
Year to date -18.1%+31.1%+20.0% +13.3%
1 year -18.9%+45.1%+57.2% +12.4%
3 years +10.6%+86.3%+130.1% +88.1%
3 years, per year +3.4%+23.1%+32.0% +23.5%
5 years -20.3%+66.5%+406.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year -4.4%+10.7%+38.3% +11.0%
10 years +159.7%+135.2%+1,629.8% +263.4%
10 years, per year +10.0%+8.9%+33.0% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureABTJNJLLYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.4%20.8%34.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.5%20.0%30.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.01-0.220.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.692.171.64 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.6%-23.6%-34.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.4%-2.6%-1.3% -0.9%
52-week high $130.59$278.47$1,306.74 $779.14
52-week low $82.56$186.00$813.53 $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.

MultipleABTJNJLLY
P/E now vs peer median 38.0xmedian 28.8x 40.6xmedian 17.4x 43.1xmedian 17.4x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 3.0x 6.6xmedian 9.1x 15.2xmedian 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 17.4x 20.4xmedian 17.1x 31.3xmedian 17.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.3xmedian 25.7x 31.7xmedian 19.0x 66.7xmedian 19.0x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.4x 8.0xmedian 2.2x 35.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -12.79median 1.03 -1.89median 0.34 0.71median 0.34

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 monthsABTJNJLLY
Revenue $48.23B $99.34B $79.67B
Gross profit – $67.11B $66.44B
Operating income $6.65B $25.19B $38.18B
Net income – $16.10B $26.71B
Free cash flow – $20.59B $18.19B
R&D $3.31B $16.08B $14.60B
EPS (diluted) $2.70 $6.57 $29.89
Cash & equivalents – $16.91B $8.95B
Total debt – $44.65B $54.91B
Shares (diluted) 1.74B 2.45B 893.70M
Enterprise value $177.66B $572.75B $1.18T

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
MetricABTJNJLLY
P/E 38.0x 40.6x 43.1x
P/FCF 22.3x 31.7x 66.7x
P/Operating cash flow – 25.0x 43.2x
P/S 3.7x 6.6x 15.2x
P/B – 8.0x 35.8x
P/Tangible book – 18.7x 77.0x
EV/EBITDA – 20.4x 31.3x
EV/EBIT – 27.0x 33.0x
EV/Revenue 3.7x 6.8x 15.8x
EV/FCF – 33.0x 69.2x
EV/Operating cash flow – 26.0x 44.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -12.79 -1.89 0.71

Growth

14 metrics
MetricABTJNJLLY
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.0% 7.8% 49.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.5% 5.9% 39.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 7.0% 51.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 5.1% 42.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -13.8% 7.4% 73.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.5% 1.4% 71.0%
Net income growth (1Y) – -35.9% 93.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -22.5% 60.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -66.2% -36.4% 94.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -3.0% -21.5% 60.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 8.1% 156.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 12.4% 65.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 5.1% 272.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 14.5% 69.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricABTJNJLLY
Gross margin – 67.6% 83.4%
EBITDA margin – 33.5% 50.6%
Operating margin – 25.4% 47.9%
Pretax margin – 17.9% 42.2%
Net margin – 16.2% 33.5%
FCF margin – 20.7% 22.8%
Operating cash flow margin – 26.3% 35.3%
Return on equity – 19.3% 82.1%
Return on assets – 8.1% 20.6%
Return on invested capital – 17.6% 37.2%
Return on capital employed – 17.5% 46.7%
Asset turnover – 0.5x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.6x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.4% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricABTJNJLLY
Debt / assets – 22.6% 38.6%
Debt / equity – 0.5x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.8x 1.1x
Debt / FCF – 2.2x 3.0x
Liabilities / assets – 58.7% 76.2%
Equity / assets – 41.3% 23.8%
Interest coverage – 25.6x –
Current ratio – 1.0x 1.4x
Quick ratio – 0.7x 0.7x
Cash ratio – 0.3x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 5.50 8.62

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricABTJNJLLY
Dividend yield 2.5% 1.9% 0.5%
Net buyback yield – 0.6% 0.5%
Shareholder yield 2.5% 2.6% 1.0%
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.

ConsensusABTJNJLLY
Forward P/E 18.0xFY2026 25.3xFY2026 39.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.69FY2026 $10.72FY2026 $32.40FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.5%FY2026 -0.6%FY2026 +33.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.4% +5.9% +42.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $53.00BFY2026 $106.54BFY2026 $85.28BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +19.5%FY2026 +13.1%FY2026 +30.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.2% +7.0% +17.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersABTJNJLLY
Held by institutions 79.2% 74.7% 83.7%
Institutions holding 2,980 4,691 4,628
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.3% +1.8% +1.5%
Institutions buying 1,260 2,294 2,632
Institutions selling 1,377 1,895 1,469
Buyers to sellers 0.92 1.21 1.79

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.

ABTJNJLLY
ABT 1.00 0.28 0.20
JNJ 0.28 1.00 0.46
LLY 0.20 0.46 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ABT, JNJ and LLY?

Eli Lilly (LLY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) $177.66B, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) $652.89B, Eli Lilly (LLY) $1.21T.

Which stock is cheaper, ABT, JNJ and LLY?

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 38.0x, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 40.6x, Eli Lilly (LLY) 43.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) is cheapest (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 18.0x, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 25.3x, Eli Lilly (LLY) 39.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Eli Lilly (LLY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) +10.0%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) +7.8%, Eli Lilly (LLY) +49.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Eli Lilly (LLY) has the highest net margin (Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 16.2%, Eli Lilly (LLY) 33.5%). On return on invested capital, Eli Lilly (LLY) leads (Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 17.6%, Eli Lilly (LLY) 37.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Eli Lilly (LLY) returned the most: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) -18.9%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) +45.1%, Eli Lilly (LLY) +57.2%. Over five years, Eli Lilly (LLY) compounded fastest (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) -4.4%/yr, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) +10.7%/yr, Eli Lilly (LLY) +38.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) has the highest dividend yield: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 2.45%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 1.95%, Eli Lilly (LLY) 0.52%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) has been the steadiest (Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 27.4%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 20.8%, Eli Lilly (LLY) 34.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Eli Lilly (LLY) 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.