BLTE vs JNJ vs AZN Stock Comparison

Belite Bio, Johnson & Johnson and Astrazeneca Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BLTE Belite Bio, Inc
$145.72 -12.9% 1M +55.3% 1Y
Market cap
$5.73B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
1 win
JNJ Johnson & Johnson
$268.78 -0.9% 1M +41.2% 1Y
Market cap
$647.04B
P/E
40.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$99.34B
Div. yield
1.96%
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
5 wins
AZN Astrazeneca Plc
$170.02 +2.1% 1M +1.1% 1Y
Market cap
$263.53B
P/E
25.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$58.67B
Div. yield
1.41%
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Astrazeneca leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Astrazeneca 6, Johnson & Johnson 5, Belite Bio 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBLTEJNJAZNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.73B $647.04B $263.53B JNJ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -63.4x 40.2x 25.2x AZN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 25.1x 17.0x AZN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +7.8% +9.4% AZN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 16.2% 17.8% AZN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 17.6% 23.3% AZN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.8x 1.4x JNJ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.96% 1.41% JNJ
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +55.3% +41.2% +1.1% BLTE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +10.5%/yr +6.5%/yr JNJ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 53.8% 20.9% 27.4% JNJ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 68/100 71/100 AZN

Percentile Scorecard

BLTEJNJAZN

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

AxisBLTEJNJAZN
Valuation 58 #263 of 625 87 #81 of 625 86 #91 of 625
Growth 2 #593 of 602 42 #352 of 602 70 #183 of 602
Profitability – 93 #38 of 551 94 #34 of 551
Financial Health – 43 #374 of 656 36 #420 of 656
Shareholder Returns – 75 #92 of 365 70 #111 of 365
Overall – 68 71
  • BLTE ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • JNJ ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • AZN 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

PeriodBLTEJNJAZNSPY
1 month -12.9%-0.9%+2.1% -0.2%
3 months -6.6%+0.8%-1.4% +3.9%
6 months -8.2%+18.0%-8.9% +8.2%
Year to date -8.9%+29.9%-7.5% +12.9%
1 year +55.3%+41.2%+1.1% +12.3%
3 years +291.2%+84.6%+37.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +57.6%+22.7%+11.2% +23.3%
5 years —+65.0%+36.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year —+10.5%+6.5% +10.9%
10 years —+132.3%+197.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+8.8%+11.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBLTEJNJAZNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 53.8%20.9%27.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.5%20.1%27.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.04-0.220.21 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.031.970.04 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -74.6%-23.6%-27.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.7%-3.5%-18.8% -1.2%
52-week high $193.61$278.47$209.48 $779.14
52-week low $93.02$186.00$155.60 $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.

MultipleBLTEJNJAZN
P/E now vs peer median -63.4xmedian 17.2x 40.2xmedian 17.2x 25.2xmedian 17.2x
P/S now vs peer median —median 9.0x 6.5xmedian 9.0x 4.5xmedian 9.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 16.3x 20.3xmedian 16.3x 14.3xmedian 16.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 18.7x 31.4xmedian 18.7x 24.7xmedian 18.7x
P/B now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 2.2x 7.9xmedian 2.2x 5.2xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.52median 0.33 -1.87median 0.33 1.31median 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 monthsBLTEJNJAZN
Revenue – $99.34B $58.67B
Gross profit – $67.11B $50.25B
Operating income -$90.61M $25.19B $13.97B
Net income -$102.25M $16.10B $10.45B
Free cash flow – $20.59B $10.67B
R&D $44.18M $16.08B $15.07B
EPS (diluted) $-2.30 $6.57 $6.69
Cash & equivalents – $16.91B $4.90B
Total debt – $44.65B $32.35B
Shares (diluted) 33.54M 2.45B 1.56B
Enterprise value $5.73B $566.90B $237.29B

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
MetricBLTEJNJAZN
P/E -63.4x 40.2x 25.2x
P/FCF – 31.4x 24.7x
P/Operating cash flow – 24.7x 19.2x
P/S – 6.5x 4.5x
P/B 7.4x 7.9x 5.2x
P/Tangible book 7.4x 18.6x 20.8x
EV/EBITDA – 20.3x 14.3x
EV/EBIT -63.3x 26.8x 20.8x
EV/Revenue – 6.8x 5.0x
EV/FCF – 32.8x 27.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – 25.8x 21.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.52 -1.87 1.31

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBLTEJNJAZN
Revenue growth (1Y) – 7.8% 9.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 5.9% 10.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 7.0% 9.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 5.1% 13.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -111.4% 7.4% 23.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -77.7% 1.4% 23.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -108.0% -35.9% 25.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -85.2% -22.5% 19.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -78.6% -36.4% 26.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -41.8% -21.5% 19.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 8.1% 2.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 12.4% 13.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 5.1% -4.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 14.5% 8.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBLTEJNJAZN
Gross margin – 67.6% 85.6%
EBITDA margin – 33.5% 34.6%
Operating margin – 25.4% 23.8%
Pretax margin – 17.9% 21.5%
Net margin – 16.2% 17.8%
FCF margin – 20.7% 18.2%
Operating cash flow margin – 26.3% 23.3%
Return on equity -9.8% 19.3% 21.4%
Return on assets -9.6% 8.1% 9.1%
Return on invested capital – 17.6% 23.3%
Return on capital employed – 17.5% 16.8%
Asset turnover – 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.6x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBLTEJNJAZN
Debt / assets – 22.6% 27.9%
Debt / equity – 0.5x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.8x 1.4x
Debt / FCF – 2.2x 3.0x
Liabilities / assets 1.9% 58.7% 56.5%
Equity / assets 98.1% 41.3% 43.5%
Interest coverage – 25.6x 15.9x
Current ratio – 1.0x 0.9x
Quick ratio – 0.7x 0.7x
Cash ratio – 0.3x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 5.47 3.43

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBLTEJNJAZN
Dividend yield – 2.0% 1.4%
Net buyback yield – 0.6% 0.0%
Shareholder yield – 2.6% 1.4%
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.

ConsensusBLTEJNJAZN
Forward P/E – 25.1xFY2026 17.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-3.11FY2026 $10.72FY2026 $10.00FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -0.6%FY2026 +9.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +5.9% +6.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $0.00FY2026 $106.54BFY2026 $59.02BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +13.1%FY2026 +0.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +7.0% +8.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBLTEJNJAZN
Held by institutions 28.2% 74.7% 52.1%
Institutions holding 82 4,690 1,496
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.4% +1.8% +7.8%
Institutions buying 51 2,293 808
Institutions selling 22 1,895 468
Buyers to sellers 2.32 1.21 1.73

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.

BLTEJNJAZN
BLTE 1.00 0.06 0.18
JNJ 0.06 1.00 0.48
AZN 0.18 0.48 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BLTE, JNJ and AZN?

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Belite Bio (BLTE) $5.73B, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) $647.04B, Astrazeneca (AZN) $263.53B.

Which stock is cheaper, BLTE, JNJ and AZN?

Astrazeneca (AZN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Belite Bio (BLTE) -63.4x, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 40.2x, Astrazeneca (AZN) 25.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Astrazeneca (AZN) is cheapest (Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 25.1x, Astrazeneca (AZN) 17.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Astrazeneca (AZN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) +7.8%, Astrazeneca (AZN) +9.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Astrazeneca (AZN) has the highest net margin (Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 16.2%, Astrazeneca (AZN) 17.8%). On return on invested capital, Astrazeneca (AZN) leads (Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 17.6%, Astrazeneca (AZN) 23.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Belite Bio (BLTE) returned the most: Belite Bio (BLTE) +55.3%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) +41.2%, Astrazeneca (AZN) +1.1%. Over five years, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) compounded fastest (Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) +10.5%/yr, Astrazeneca (AZN) +6.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) has the highest dividend yield: Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 1.96%, Astrazeneca (AZN) 1.41%. Belite Bio (BLTE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) has been the steadiest (Belite Bio (BLTE) 53.8%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 20.9%, Astrazeneca (AZN) 27.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BLTE, JNJ and AZN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Astrazeneca (AZN) leads on 6. 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.