BLTE vs JNJ vs GSK Stock Comparison

Belite Bio, Johnson & Johnson and Gsk Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BLTE Belite Bio, Inc
$148.72 -10.4% 1M +59.9% 1Y
Market cap
$5.85B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
1 win
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
3 wins
GSK GSK plc
$48.76 -1.9% 1M +11.6% 1Y
Market cap
$105.21B
P/E
7.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$76.96B
Div. yield
3.69%
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
6 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Gsk leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Gsk 6, Johnson & Johnson 3, Belite Bio 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBLTEJNJGSKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.85B $652.89B $105.21B JNJ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -64.7x 40.6x 7.8x GSK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 25.3x 9.6x GSK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +7.8% +82.9% GSK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 16.2% 16.4% GSK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 17.6% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.8x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.95% 3.69% GSK
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +59.9% +45.1% +11.6% BLTE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +10.7%/yr +2.9%/yr JNJ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 53.9% 20.8% 26.5% JNJ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 68/100 80/100 GSK

Percentile Scorecard

BLTEJNJGSK

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

AxisBLTEJNJGSK
Valuation 58 #264 of 625 87 #82 of 625 91 #56 of 625
Growth 2 #592 of 602 42 #351 of 602 75 #151 of 602
Profitability – 93 #38 of 549 96 #25 of 549
Financial Health – 42 #379 of 654 52 #313 of 654
Shareholder Returns – 75 #92 of 367 85 #56 of 367
Overall – 68 80
  • BLTE ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • JNJ ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • GSK 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

PeriodBLTEJNJGSKSPY
1 month -10.4%-0.3%-1.9% +0.9%
3 months -2.4%+2.1%-8.4% +5.9%
6 months -3.7%+19.3%-5.1% +8.5%
Year to date -7.0%+31.1%-0.6% +13.3%
1 year +59.9%+45.1%+11.6% +12.4%
3 years +299.2%+86.3%+41.1% +88.1%
3 years, per year +58.7%+23.1%+12.2% +23.5%
5 years —+66.5%+15.2% +68.2%
5 years, per year —+10.7%+2.9% +11.0%
10 years —+135.2%+21.5% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+8.9%+2.0% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureBLTEJNJGSKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 53.9%20.8%26.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.7%20.0%24.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.04-0.220.21 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.112.170.44 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -74.6%-23.6%-38.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.2%-2.6%-20.3% -0.9%
52-week high $193.61$278.47$61.18 $779.14
52-week low $93.02$186.00$43.70 $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.

MultipleBLTEJNJGSK
P/E now vs peer median -64.7xmedian 17.4x 40.6xmedian 17.4x 7.8xmedian 17.4x
P/S now vs peer median —median 9.1x 6.6xmedian 9.1x 1.4xmedian 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 17.1x 20.4xmedian 17.1x —median 17.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 19.0x 31.7xmedian 19.0x —median 19.0x
P/B now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 2.2x 8.0xmedian 2.2x 4.3xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.55median 0.34 -1.89median 0.34 0.42median 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 monthsBLTEJNJGSK
Revenue – $99.34B $76.96B
Gross profit – $67.11B $56.19B
Operating income -$90.61M $25.19B $17.15B
Net income -$102.25M $16.10B $2.75B
Free cash flow – $20.59B –
R&D $44.18M $16.08B $19.61B
EPS (diluted) $-2.30 $6.57 $6.12
Cash & equivalents – $16.91B $3.88B
Total debt – $44.65B -$31.50B
Shares (diluted) 33.54M 2.45B 2.06B
Enterprise value $5.85B $572.75B $87.53B

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
MetricBLTEJNJGSK
P/E -64.7x 40.6x 7.8x
P/FCF – 31.7x –
P/Operating cash flow – 25.0x –
P/S – 6.6x 1.4x
P/B 7.5x 8.0x 4.3x
P/Tangible book 7.5x 18.7x -11.7x
EV/EBITDA – 20.4x –
EV/EBIT -64.6x 27.0x 4.1x
EV/Revenue – 6.8x 0.9x
EV/FCF – 33.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 26.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.55 -1.89 0.42

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBLTEJNJGSK
Revenue growth (1Y) – 7.8% 82.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 5.9% 28.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 7.0% 84.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 5.1% 29.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -111.4% 7.4% 73.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -77.7% 1.4% 20.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -108.0% -35.9% -70.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -85.2% -22.5% -48.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -78.6% -36.4% 75.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -41.8% -21.5% 18.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 8.1% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 12.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 5.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 14.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBLTEJNJGSK
Gross margin – 67.6% 73.0%
EBITDA margin – 33.5% –
Operating margin – 25.4% 22.3%
Pretax margin – 17.9% 20.5%
Net margin – 16.2% 16.4%
FCF margin – 20.7% –
Operating cash flow margin – 26.3% –
Return on equity -9.8% 19.3% 71.9%
Return on assets -9.6% 8.1% 19.2%
Return on invested capital – 17.6% –
Return on capital employed – 17.5% 14.8%
Asset turnover – 0.5x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.6x –
Stock comp / revenue – 1.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBLTEJNJGSK
Debt / assets – 22.6% -33.2%
Debt / equity – 0.5x -1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.8x –
Debt / FCF – 2.2x –
Liabilities / assets 1.9% 58.7% 74.4%
Equity / assets 98.1% 41.3% 25.6%
Interest coverage – 25.6x 10.1x
Current ratio – 1.0x -0.9x
Quick ratio – 0.7x -0.5x
Cash ratio – 0.3x -0.1x
Altman Z-score – 5.50 3.19

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBLTEJNJGSK
Dividend yield – 1.9% 3.7%
Net buyback yield – 0.6% –
Shareholder yield – 2.6% 3.7%
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.

ConsensusBLTEJNJGSK
Forward P/E – 25.3xFY2026 9.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-3.11FY2026 $10.72FY2026 $5.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -0.6%FY2026 +7.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +5.9% +4.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $0.00FY2026 $106.54BFY2026 $48.12BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +13.1%FY2026 +7.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +7.0% +1.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBLTEJNJGSK
Held by institutions 28.2% 74.7% 16.0%
Institutions holding 82 4,691 1,037
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.4% +1.8% -7.4%
Institutions buying 51 2,294 484
Institutions selling 22 1,895 334
Buyers to sellers 2.32 1.21 1.45

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.

BLTEJNJGSK
BLTE 1.00 0.06 0.12
JNJ 0.06 1.00 0.52
GSK 0.12 0.52 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BLTE, JNJ and GSK?

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Belite Bio (BLTE) $5.85B, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) $652.89B, Gsk (GSK) $105.21B.

Which stock is cheaper, BLTE, JNJ and GSK?

Gsk (GSK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Belite Bio (BLTE) -64.7x, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 40.6x, Gsk (GSK) 7.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gsk (GSK) is cheapest (Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 25.3x, Gsk (GSK) 9.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Gsk (GSK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) +7.8%, Gsk (GSK) +82.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Gsk (GSK) has the highest net margin (Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 16.2%, Gsk (GSK) 16.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Belite Bio (BLTE) returned the most: Belite Bio (BLTE) +59.9%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) +45.1%, Gsk (GSK) +11.6%. Over five years, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) compounded fastest (Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) +10.7%/yr, Gsk (GSK) +2.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Gsk (GSK) has the highest dividend yield: Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 1.95%, Gsk (GSK) 3.69%. 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) 53.9%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 20.8%, Gsk (GSK) 26.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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