AUPH vs JNJ vs NVS Stock Comparison

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals, Johnson & Johnson and Novartis Ag Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
JNJ Johnson & Johnson
$268.78 -0.9% 1M +41.2% 1Y
Market cap
$654.21B
P/E
40.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$99.34B
Div. yield
0.02%
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
3 wins
NVS Novartis Ag
$156.80 +7.8% 1M +21.4% 1Y
Market cap
$302.74B
P/E
17.9x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Aurinia Pharmaceuticals 4, Johnson & Johnson 3, Novartis Ag 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAUPHJNJNVSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.25B $654.21B $302.74B JNJ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.2x 40.6x 17.9x AUPH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.0x 25.1x 16.9x NVS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +19.8% +7.8% — AUPH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 100.8% 16.2% — AUPH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 17.6% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.8x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +40.4% +41.2% +21.4% JNJ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -10.5%/yr +10.5%/yr +13.5%/yr NVS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.3% 20.9% 27.9% JNJ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 90/100 68/100 — AUPH

Percentile Scorecard

AUPHJNJNVS

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

AxisAUPHJNJNVS
Valuation 93 #46 of 625 87 #81 of 625 97 #20 of 625
Growth 96 #25 of 602 42 #352 of 602 –
Profitability 97 #17 of 551 93 #38 of 551 –
Financial Health 74 #174 of 656 43 #374 of 656 –
Shareholder Returns 92 #31 of 365 75 #92 of 365 81 #69 of 365
Overall 90 68 –
  • AUPH ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • JNJ ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • NVS 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

PeriodAUPHJNJNVSSPY
1 month +4.9%-0.9%+7.8% -0.2%
3 months +15.3%+0.8%-1.9% +3.9%
6 months +7.5%+18.0%+7.8% +8.2%
Year to date +8.2%+29.9%+13.7% +12.9%
1 year +40.4%+41.2%+21.4% +12.3%
3 years +139.9%+84.6%+69.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year +33.9%+22.7%+19.3% +23.3%
5 years -42.4%+65.0%+88.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year -10.5%+10.5%+13.5% +10.9%
10 years +444.2%+132.3%+119.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year +18.5%+8.8%+8.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAUPHJNJNVSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.3%20.9%27.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.0%20.1%30.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.54-0.220.34 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.081.970.77 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -87.6%-23.6%-20.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.4%-3.5%-7.0% -1.2%
52-week high $18.62$278.47$168.62 $779.14
52-week low $12.12$186.00$121.80 $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.

MultipleAUPHJNJNVS
P/E now vs peer median 7.1xmedian 17.2x 40.2xmedian 17.2x 17.9xmedian 17.2x
P/S now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 9.0x 6.5xmedian 9.0x 5.1xmedian 9.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.9xmedian 16.3x 20.3xmedian 16.3x —median 16.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.1xmedian 18.7x 31.4xmedian 18.7x 14.3xmedian 18.7x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 2.2x 7.9xmedian 2.2x —median 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.08median 0.33 -1.87median 0.33 —median 0.33

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 monthsAUPHJNJNVS
Revenue $311.51M $99.34B –
Gross profit $281.47M $67.11B –
Operating income $150.75M $25.19B –
Net income $314.11M $16.10B –
Free cash flow $175.07M $20.59B –
R&D $39.85M $16.08B –
EPS (diluted) $2.35 $6.57 –
Cash & equivalents $179.83M $16.91B $400.00M
Total debt – $44.65B –
Shares (diluted) 133.53M 2.45B 1.96B
Enterprise value $677.39M $574.07B $275.97B

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
MetricAUPHJNJNVS
P/E 7.1x 40.2x 17.9x
P/FCF 13.1x 31.4x 14.3x
P/Operating cash flow 13.1x 24.7x –
P/S 7.4x 6.5x 5.1x
P/B 3.7x 7.9x –
P/Tangible book 3.7x 18.6x –
EV/EBITDA 10.9x 20.3x –
EV/EBIT 12.3x 26.8x –
EV/Revenue 5.9x 6.8x –
EV/FCF 10.6x 32.8x –
EV/Operating cash flow 10.6x 25.8x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.08 -1.87 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAUPHJNJNVS
Revenue growth (1Y) 19.8% 7.8% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 24.8% 5.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 20.9% 7.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 22.2% 5.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 189.8% 7.4% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 56.2% 1.4% –
Net income growth (1Y) 418.0% -35.9% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 84.9% -22.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) 433.5% -36.4% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 87.7% -21.5% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 89.1% 8.1% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 86.1% 12.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 89.4% 5.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 85.3% 14.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAUPHJNJNVS
Gross margin 90.4% 67.6% –
EBITDA margin 54.6% 33.5% –
Operating margin 48.4% 25.4% –
Pretax margin 51.5% 17.9% –
Net margin 100.8% 16.2% –
FCF margin 56.2% 20.7% –
Operating cash flow margin 56.3% 26.3% –
Return on equity 53.1% 19.3% –
Return on assets 41.4% 8.1% –
Return on invested capital – 17.6% –
Return on capital employed 22.9% 17.5% –
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.5x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.6x 1.6x –
Stock comp / revenue 4.7% 1.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAUPHJNJNVS
Debt / assets – 22.6% –
Debt / equity – 0.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.8x –
Debt / FCF – 2.2x –
Liabilities / assets 22.4% 58.7% –
Equity / assets 77.6% 41.3% –
Interest coverage 36.7x 25.6x –
Current ratio 5.4x 1.0x –
Quick ratio 4.8x 0.7x –
Cash ratio 4.4x 0.3x –
Altman Z-score 8.42 5.47 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAUPHJNJNVS
Dividend yield – 2.0% 3.0%
Net buyback yield 0.9% 0.6% –
Shareholder yield 0.9% 2.6% 3.0%
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.

ConsensusAUPHJNJNVS
Forward P/E 18.0xFY2026 25.1xFY2026 16.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.96FY2026 $10.72FY2026 $9.26FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -53.6%FY2026 -0.6%FY2026 +3.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.6% +5.9% +1.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $348.13MFY2026 $106.54BFY2026 $53.95BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +23.0%FY2026 +13.1%FY2026 -1.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.9% +7.0% +19.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAUPHJNJNVS
Held by institutions 58.7% 74.7% 7.0%
Institutions holding 280 4,690 1,607
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.4% +1.8% -5.9%
Institutions buying 156 2,293 662
Institutions selling 78 1,895 560
Buyers to sellers 2.00 1.21 1.18

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.

AUPHJNJNVS
AUPH 1.00 0.11 0.20
JNJ 0.11 1.00 0.50
NVS 0.20 0.50 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AUPH, JNJ and NVS?

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) $2.25B, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) $654.21B, Novartis Ag (NVS) $302.74B.

Which stock is cheaper, AUPH, JNJ and NVS?

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) 7.2x, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 40.6x, Novartis Ag (NVS) 17.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Novartis Ag (NVS) is cheapest (Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) 18.0x, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 25.1x, Novartis Ag (NVS) 16.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) +19.8%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) +7.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) has the highest net margin (Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) 100.8%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 16.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) returned the most: Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) +40.4%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) +41.2%, Novartis Ag (NVS) +21.4%. Over five years, Novartis Ag (NVS) compounded fastest (Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) -10.5%/yr, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) +10.5%/yr, Novartis Ag (NVS) +13.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) 0.00%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 0.02%, Novartis Ag (NVS) 0.00%. Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) and Novartis Ag (NVS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) has been the steadiest (Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) 37.3%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 20.9%, Novartis Ag (NVS) 27.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AUPH, JNJ and NVS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) leads on 4. 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.