AUPH vs JNJ vs TAK Stock Comparison

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals, Johnson & Johnson and Takeda Pharmaceutical Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
JNJ Johnson & Johnson
$275.17 +2.8% 1M +47.5% 1Y
Market cap
$662.42B
P/E
41.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$99.34B
Div. yield
1.92%
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Johnson & Johnson leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Johnson & Johnson 7, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAUPHJNJTAKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.29B $662.42B $63.78B JNJ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.1x 41.2x 200.0x AUPH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.9x 25.7x 50.1x AUPH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +19.8% +7.8% -35.4% AUPH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 100.8% 16.2% 1.1% AUPH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 17.6% 0.0% JNJ
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.8x 4.8x JNJ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.92% 1.55% JNJ
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +40.8% +47.5% +45.5% JNJ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -12.3%/yr +11.1%/yr +7.4%/yr JNJ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.0% 20.9% 21.4% JNJ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 90/100 68/100 60/100 AUPH

Percentile Scorecard

AUPHJNJTAK

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

AxisAUPHJNJTAK
Valuation 93 #44 of 624 86 #88 of 624 97 #22 of 624
Growth 96 #25 of 601 42 #351 of 601 12 #531 of 601
Profitability 97 #16 of 541 93 #37 of 541 86 #77 of 541
Financial Health 74 #172 of 647 41 #380 of 647 32 #438 of 647
Shareholder Returns 92 #31 of 359 76 #88 of 359 74 #93 of 359
Overall 90 68 60
  • AUPH ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • JNJ 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

PeriodAUPHJNJTAKSPY
1 month +4.8%+2.8%+8.2% +0.7%
3 months +14.7%+7.5%+16.1% +3.7%
6 months +11.8%+19.7%+20.1% +7.1%
Year to date +7.9%+33.0%+28.5% +12.8%
1 year +40.8%+47.5%+45.5% +11.9%
3 years +134.1%+87.2%+50.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year +32.8%+23.3%+14.5% +22.8%
5 years -48.0%+68.9%+42.9% +67.6%
5 years, per year -12.3%+11.1%+7.4% +10.9%
10 years +432.8%+138.6%-12.9% +262.0%
10 years, per year +18.2%+9.1%-1.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAUPHJNJTAKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.0%20.9%21.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.7%20.1%20.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.54-0.220.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.102.282.13 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -87.4%-23.6%-26.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.6%-1.2%-1.9% -1.2%
52-week high $18.62$278.47$20.43 $779.14
52-week low $12.12$186.00$13.23 $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.

MultipleAUPHJNJTAK
P/E now vs peer median 7.1xmedian 17.8x 41.2xmedian 17.8x 200.0xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median 7.3xmedian 9.1x 6.7xmedian 9.1x 2.1xmedian 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.8xmedian 15.0x 20.7xmedian 15.0x 16.5xmedian 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.1xmedian 21.7x 32.2xmedian 21.7x 14.0xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 2.2x 8.1xmedian 2.2x 1.4xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.08median 0.35 -1.92median 0.35 -3.44median 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 monthsAUPHJNJTAK
Revenue $311.51M $99.34B $30.00B
Gross profit $281.47M $67.11B $19.76B
Operating income $150.75M $25.19B $1.13B
Net income $314.11M $16.10B $244.16M
Free cash flow $175.07M $20.59B $4.55B
R&D $39.85M $16.08B $4.51B
EPS (diluted) $2.35 $6.57 $0.10
Cash & equivalents $179.83M $16.91B $2.66B
Total debt – $44.65B $31.49B
Shares (diluted) 133.53M 2.45B 3.15B
Enterprise value $715.62M $582.28B $41.99B

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
MetricAUPHJNJTAK
P/E 7.1x 41.2x 200.0x
P/FCF 13.1x 32.2x 14.0x
P/Operating cash flow 13.1x 25.3x 11.4x
P/S 7.3x 6.7x 2.1x
P/B 3.7x 8.1x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 3.7x 19.0x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA 10.8x 20.7x 16.5x
EV/EBIT 12.2x 27.4x 79.5x
EV/Revenue 5.9x 6.9x 3.0x
EV/FCF 10.5x 33.5x 19.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.5x 26.4x 16.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.08 -1.92 -3.44

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAUPHJNJTAK
Revenue growth (1Y) 19.8% 7.8% -35.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 24.8% 5.9% -13.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 20.9% 7.0% -36.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 22.2% 5.1% -13.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 189.8% 7.4% -76.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 56.2% 1.4% -43.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 418.0% -35.9% -6.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 84.9% -22.5% -44.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 433.5% -36.4% -86.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 87.7% -21.5% -58.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 89.1% 8.1% -30.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 86.1% 12.4% -6.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 89.4% 5.1% -31.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 85.3% 14.5% -8.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAUPHJNJTAK
Gross margin 90.4% 67.6% 65.9%
EBITDA margin 54.6% 33.5% 18.2%
Operating margin 48.4% 25.4% 3.8%
Pretax margin 51.5% 17.9% 0.3%
Net margin 100.8% 16.2% 1.1%
FCF margin 56.2% 20.7% 15.2%
Operating cash flow margin 56.3% 26.3% 18.7%
Return on equity 53.1% 19.3% 0.7%
Return on assets 41.4% 8.1% 0.3%
Return on invested capital – 17.6% 0.0%
Return on capital employed 22.9% 17.5% 1.2%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.5x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.6x 1.6x 23.0x
Stock comp / revenue 4.7% 1.4% 1.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAUPHJNJTAK
Debt / assets – 22.6% 32.5%
Debt / equity – 0.5x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.8x 4.8x
Debt / FCF – 2.2x 6.9x
Liabilities / assets 22.4% 58.7% 51.4%
Equity / assets 77.6% 41.3% 48.6%
Interest coverage 36.7x 25.6x 0.6x
Current ratio 5.4x 1.0x 3.1x
Quick ratio 4.8x 0.7x 1.8x
Cash ratio 4.4x 0.3x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 8.41 5.55 1.35

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAUPHJNJTAK
Dividend yield – 1.9% 1.5%
Net buyback yield 0.9% 0.6% 1.0%
Shareholder yield 0.9% 2.5% 2.6%
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.

ConsensusAUPHJNJTAK
Forward P/E 17.9xFY2026 25.7xFY2026 50.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.96FY2026 $10.72FY2026 $0.40FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -53.6%FY2026 -0.6%FY2026 +5.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.6% +5.9% +62.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $348.13MFY2026 $106.54BFY2026 $28.27BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +23.0%FY2026 +13.1%FY2026 -0.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.9% +7.0% +11.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAUPHJNJTAK
Held by institutions 58.7% 74.7% 3.3%
Institutions holding 281 4,692 379
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.4% +1.8% +6.2%
Institutions buying 156 2,294 213
Institutions selling 79 1,896 98
Buyers to sellers 1.97 1.21 2.17

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.

AUPHJNJTAK
AUPH 1.00 0.11 0.18
JNJ 0.11 1.00 0.47
TAK 0.18 0.47 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AUPH, JNJ and TAK?

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) $2.29B, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) $662.42B, Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) $63.78B.

Which stock is cheaper, AUPH, JNJ and TAK?

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) 7.1x, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 41.2x, Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) 200.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) is cheapest (Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) 17.9x, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 25.7x, Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) 50.1x). 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%, Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) -35.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) has the highest net margin (Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) 100.8%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 16.2%, Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) 1.1%). On return on invested capital, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) leads (Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 17.6%, Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) returned the most: Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) +40.8%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) +47.5%, Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) +45.5%. Over five years, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) compounded fastest (Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) -12.3%/yr, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) +11.1%/yr, Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) +7.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) has the highest dividend yield: Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 1.92%, Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) 1.55%. Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) has been the steadiest (Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) 37.0%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 20.9%, Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) 21.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AUPH, JNJ 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, 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.