BMY vs JNJ vs LLY Stock Comparison

Bristol Myers Squibb, Johnson & Johnson and Eli Lilly Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BMY Bristol Myers Squibb Co
$61.48 +0.5% 1M +40.3% 1Y
Market cap
$125.65B
P/E
13.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$49.19B
Div. yield
–
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
2 wins
JNJ Johnson & Johnson
$263.85 -2.0% 1M +37.1% 1Y
Market cap
$641.74B
P/E
39.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$99.34B
Div. yield
0.02%
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
2 wins
LLY ELI LILLY & Co
$1,274.22 +10.5% 1M +55.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.14T
P/E
42.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$79.67B
Div. yield
–
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionBMYJNJLLYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $125.65B $641.74B $1.14T LLY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.5x 39.9x 42.7x BMY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.3x 24.5x 38.7x BMY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.1% +7.8% +49.6% LLY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 18.9% 16.2% 33.5% LLY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -3.3% 17.6% 37.2% LLY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 78.9x 0.8x 1.1x JNJ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +40.3% +37.1% +55.2% LLY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.3%/yr +10.0%/yr +39.2%/yr LLY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.4% 20.9% 34.8% JNJ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 68/100 72/100 LLY

Percentile Scorecard

BMYJNJLLY

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

AxisBMYJNJLLY
Valuation 86 #90 of 624 87 #83 of 624 75 #160 of 624
Growth 52 #291 of 603 41 #354 of 603 98 #15 of 603
Profitability 87 #73 of 555 93 #38 of 555 98 #11 of 555
Financial Health 16 #553 of 657 42 #381 of 657 26 #488 of 657
Shareholder Returns 88 #47 of 370 75 #93 of 370 62 #141 of 370
Overall 66 68 72
  • BMY ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • JNJ ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • LLY 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

PeriodBMYJNJLLYSPY
1 month +0.5%-2.0%+10.5% -1.0%
3 months -1.0%+0.2%+6.5% +2.9%
6 months +4.7%+16.0%+44.1% +6.4%
Year to date +14.0%+27.5%+18.6% +11.4%
1 year +40.3%+37.1%+55.2% +13.1%
3 years +9.6%+74.5%+115.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year +3.1%+20.4%+29.1% +21.5%
5 years +6.7%+61.2%+422.8% +67.7%
5 years, per year +1.3%+10.0%+39.2% +10.9%
10 years +22.9%+132.6%+1,528.4% +255.2%
10 years, per year +2.1%+8.8%+32.2% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureBMYJNJLLYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.4%20.9%34.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.5%20.0%29.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.19-0.240.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.421.771.59 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.1%-23.6%-34.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.7%-5.3%-2.5% -2.5%
52-week high $68.09$278.47$1,306.74 $779.14
52-week low $42.60$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.

MultipleBMYJNJLLY
P/E now vs peer median 13.5xmedian 17.2x 39.5xmedian 17.2x 42.6xmedian 17.2x
P/S now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 8.8x 6.4xmedian 8.8x 15.1xmedian 8.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 388.3xmedian 16.0x 19.9xmedian 16.0x 30.9xmedian 16.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.0xmedian 17.8x 30.8xmedian 17.8x 65.9xmedian 17.8x
P/B now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 2.1x 7.8xmedian 2.1x 35.4xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 2.20median 0.32 -1.84median 0.32 0.70median 0.32

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 monthsBMYJNJLLY
Revenue $49.19B $99.34B $79.67B
Gross profit $34.51B $67.11B $66.44B
Operating income -$2.77B $25.19B $38.18B
Net income $9.28B $16.10B $26.71B
Free cash flow $11.44B $20.59B $18.19B
R&D $10.72B $16.08B $14.60B
EPS (diluted) $4.53 $6.57 $29.89
Cash & equivalents $8.72B $16.91B $8.95B
Total debt $43.12B $194.47B $54.91B
Shares (diluted) 2.05B 2.45B 893.70M
Enterprise value $76.93B $561.60B $1.11T

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
MetricBMYJNJLLY
P/E 13.5x 39.5x 42.6x
P/FCF 11.0x 30.8x 65.9x
P/Operating cash flow 9.8x 24.3x 42.7x
P/S 2.6x 6.4x 15.1x
P/B 5.6x 7.8x 35.4x
P/Tangible book 25.5x 18.2x 76.1x
EV/EBITDA 388.3x 19.9x 30.9x
EV/EBIT -56.9x 26.3x 32.6x
EV/Revenue 3.2x 6.7x 15.6x
EV/FCF 13.8x 32.2x 68.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.3x 25.3x 44.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.20 -1.84 0.70

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBMYJNJLLY
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.1% 7.8% 49.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.9% 5.9% 39.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.9% 7.0% 51.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.3% 5.1% 42.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 63.5% 7.4% 73.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -17.9% 1.4% 71.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 83.3% -35.9% 93.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.2% -22.5% 60.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 82.9% -36.4% 94.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.2% -21.5% 60.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -19.6% 8.1% 156.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.6% 12.4% 65.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -21.5% 5.1% 272.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.2% 14.5% 69.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBMYJNJLLY
Gross margin 70.2% 67.6% 83.4%
EBITDA margin 0.8% 33.5% 50.6%
Operating margin -5.6% 25.4% 47.9%
Pretax margin 24.2% 17.9% 42.2%
Net margin 18.9% 16.2% 33.5%
FCF margin 23.3% 20.7% 22.8%
Operating cash flow margin 26.0% 26.3% 35.3%
Return on equity 43.7% 19.3% 82.1%
Return on assets 10.7% 8.1% 20.6%
Return on invested capital -3.3% 17.6% 37.2%
Return on capital employed -4.0% 17.5% 46.7%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.5x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.6x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 1.4% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBMYJNJLLY
Debt / assets 49.2% 22.6% 38.6%
Debt / equity 1.9x 0.5x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 78.9x 0.8x 1.1x
Debt / FCF 3.8x 2.2x 3.0x
Liabilities / assets 74.5% 58.7% 76.2%
Equity / assets 25.5% 41.3% 23.8%
Interest coverage – 25.6x –
Current ratio 1.5x 1.0x 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.3x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.07 5.41 8.54

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBMYJNJLLY
Dividend yield 4.1% 2.0% 0.5%
Net buyback yield – 0.6% 0.5%
Shareholder yield 4.1% 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.

ConsensusBMYJNJLLY
Forward P/E 9.3xFY2026 24.5xFY2026 38.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.61FY2026 $10.77FY2026 $32.95FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +7.5%FY2026 -0.2%FY2026 +36.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.5% +7.3% +40.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $52.08BFY2026 $106.56BFY2026 $85.18BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.1%FY2026 +13.1%FY2026 +30.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -9.4% +7.2% +17.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBMYJNJLLY
Held by institutions 81.8% 74.7% 83.7%
Institutions holding 2,519 4,688 4,625
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.8% +1.8% +1.5%
Institutions buying 1,185 2,292 2,629
Institutions selling 986 1,894 1,469
Buyers to sellers 1.20 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.

BMYJNJLLY
BMY 1.00 0.45 0.43
JNJ 0.45 1.00 0.46
LLY 0.43 0.46 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BMY, JNJ and LLY?

Eli Lilly (LLY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) $125.65B, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) $641.74B, Eli Lilly (LLY) $1.14T.

Which stock is cheaper, BMY, JNJ and LLY?

Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 13.5x, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 39.9x, Eli Lilly (LLY) 42.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) is cheapest (Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 9.3x, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 24.5x, Eli Lilly (LLY) 38.7x). 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: Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) +3.1%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) +7.8%, Eli Lilly (LLY) +49.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Eli Lilly (LLY) has the highest net margin (Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 18.9%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 16.2%, Eli Lilly (LLY) 33.5%). On return on invested capital, Eli Lilly (LLY) leads (Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) -3.3%, 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: Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) +40.3%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) +37.1%, Eli Lilly (LLY) +55.2%. Over five years, Eli Lilly (LLY) compounded fastest (Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) +1.3%/yr, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) +10.0%/yr, Eli Lilly (LLY) +39.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 0.00%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 0.02%, Eli Lilly (LLY) 0.00%. Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) and Eli Lilly (LLY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) has been the steadiest (Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 28.4%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 20.9%, Eli Lilly (LLY) 34.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BMY, 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.