BMY vs MRK vs PAHC Stock Comparison

Bristol Myers Squibb, Merck and Phibro Animal Health Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BMY Bristol Myers Squibb Co
$61.40 -2.4% 1M +44.1% 1Y
Market cap
$127.86B
P/E
13.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$50.03B
Div. yield
–
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
4 wins
MRK Merck & Co., Inc.
$146.34 -2.0% 1M +69.0% 1Y
Market cap
$370.60B
P/E
151.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$67.38B
Div. yield
–
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Phibro Animal Health leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Phibro Animal Health 5, Bristol Myers Squibb 4, Merck 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBMYMRKPAHCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $127.86B $370.60B $1.57B MRK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.8x 151.1x 15.8x BMY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.3x 59.0x 11.4x BMY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.2% +4.9% +17.1% PAHC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 18.5% — 6.6% BMY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.0% — 14.2% PAHC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.1x — 2.1x PAHC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +44.1% +69.0% -5.7% MRK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.0%/yr +10.7%/yr +12.1%/yr PAHC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.4% 29.8% 55.6% BMY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 61/100 68/100 PAHC

Percentile Scorecard

BMYMRKPAHC

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

AxisBMYMRKPAHC
Valuation 88 #76 of 624 91 #60 of 624 92 #51 of 624
Growth 48 #315 of 601 21 #478 of 601 85 #89 of 601
Profitability 91 #49 of 541 – 85 #81 of 541
Financial Health 21 #514 of 647 – 26 #481 of 647
Shareholder Returns 88 #44 of 359 71 #104 of 359 53 #169 of 359
Overall 67 61 68
  • BMY ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • MRK ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • PAHC 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

PeriodBMYMRKPAHCSPY
1 month -2.4%-2.0%+9.6% +0.7%
3 months -5.3%+12.8%+6.6% +3.7%
6 months +1.3%+34.0%-26.9% +7.1%
Year to date +13.8%+39.0%+4.0% +12.8%
1 year +44.1%+69.0%-5.7% +11.9%
3 years +19.8%+42.5%+255.2% +85.2%
3 years, per year +6.2%+12.5%+52.6% +22.8%
5 years +5.1%+66.2%+77.1% +67.6%
5 years, per year +1.0%+10.7%+12.1% +10.9%
10 years +20.4%+148.7%+49.2% +262.0%
10 years, per year +1.9%+9.5%+4.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBMYMRKPAHCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.4%29.8%55.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.6%24.6%60.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.190.110.74 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.552.32-0.10 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.1%-44.7%-57.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.8%-6.5%-34.8% -1.2%
52-week high $68.09$156.45$59.58 $779.14
52-week low $42.60$82.49$28.52 $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.

MultipleBMYMRKPAHC
P/E now vs peer median 13.6xmedian 17.8x 147.4xmedian 17.8x 15.8xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 9.1x 5.4xmedian 9.1x 1.0xmedian 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.0xmedian 15.0x —median 15.0x 8.3xmedian 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.5xmedian 21.7x 22.9xmedian 21.7x 159.7xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 2.2x —median 2.2x 4.1xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 3.48median 0.35 -8.13median 0.35 0.35median 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 monthsBMYMRKPAHC
Revenue $50.03B $67.38B $1.52B
Gross profit $34.64B – $512.52M
Operating income $11.33B – $194.40M
Net income $9.24B – $99.72M
Free cash flow $9.29B – $9.87M
R&D $10.56B $30.76B –
EPS (diluted) $4.50 $0.99 $2.43
Cash & equivalents $9.57B – $61.42M
Total debt $42.88B – $2.49B
Shares (diluted) 2.05B 2.47B 40.96M
Enterprise value $83.05B $370.60B $1.25B

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
MetricBMYMRKPAHC
P/E 13.6x 147.4x 15.8x
P/FCF 13.5x 22.9x 159.7x
P/Operating cash flow 11.8x – 22.9x
P/S 2.5x 5.4x 1.0x
P/B 5.4x – 4.1x
P/Tangible book 19.4x – 4.4x
EV/EBITDA 11.0x – 8.3x
EV/EBIT 13.8x – 10.9x
EV/Revenue 3.1x 5.4x 1.4x
EV/FCF 16.8x – 213.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.6x – 30.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.48 -8.13 0.35

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBMYMRKPAHC
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.2% 4.9% 17.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.6% 4.3% 15.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.8% – 28.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.2% – 19.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 41.1% – 76.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.5% – 39.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 52.8% – 106.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.6% – 45.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 52.0% -87.0% 105.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.9% -18.1% 44.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -35.9% – -13.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.2% – 73.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -39.3% – -76.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.4% – 31.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBMYMRKPAHC
Gross margin 69.2% – 33.8%
EBITDA margin 28.2% – 16.8%
Operating margin 22.6% – 12.8%
Pretax margin 22.6% – 9.0%
Net margin 18.5% – 6.6%
FCF margin 18.6% – 0.6%
Operating cash flow margin 21.3% – 4.5%
Return on equity 40.4% – 26.7%
Return on assets 10.5% – 6.8%
Return on invested capital 14.0% – 14.2%
Return on capital employed 16.3% – 16.8%
Asset turnover 0.6x – 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x – 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% – 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBMYMRKPAHC
Debt / assets 48.3% – 41.1%
Debt / equity 1.8x – 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.1x – 2.1x
Debt / FCF 4.6x – 62.5x
Liabilities / assets 73.6% – 74.3%
Equity / assets 26.4% – 25.7%
Interest coverage – – 4.2x
Current ratio 1.6x – 3.0x
Quick ratio 1.2x – 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.7x – 0.3x
Altman Z-score 2.62 – 3.11

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBMYMRKPAHC
Dividend yield 4.1% 2.3% 1.2%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 4.1% 2.3% 1.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 19.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 197.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 0.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 0.0%

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.

ConsensusBMYMRKPAHC
Forward P/E 9.3xFY2026 59.0xFY2026 11.4xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $6.63FY2026 $2.48FY2026 $3.42FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +7.8%FY2026 -72.4%FY2026 +6.2%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after -3.9% +257.3% +9.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $52.09BFY2026 $69.45BFY2026 $1.53BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +8.1%FY2026 +6.8%FY2026 +0.6%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after -9.3% -3.8% -0.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBMYMRKPAHC
Held by institutions 81.8% 79.9% 51.5%
Institutions holding 2,521 3,798 209
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.8% +2.6% +3.0%
Institutions buying 1,186 1,843 117
Institutions selling 987 1,465 74
Buyers to sellers 1.20 1.26 1.58

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.

BMYMRKPAHC
BMY 1.00 0.47 0.23
MRK 0.47 1.00 0.22
PAHC 0.23 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BMY, MRK and PAHC?

Merck (MRK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) $127.86B, Merck (MRK) $370.60B, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) $1.57B.

Which stock is cheaper, BMY, MRK and PAHC?

Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 13.8x, Merck (MRK) 151.1x, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) 15.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) is cheapest (Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 9.3x, Merck (MRK) 59.0x, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) 11.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) +4.2%, Merck (MRK) +4.9%, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) +17.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) has the highest net margin (Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 18.5%, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) 6.6%). On return on invested capital, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) leads (Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 14.0%, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) 14.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Merck (MRK) returned the most: Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) +44.1%, Merck (MRK) +69.0%, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) -5.7%. Over five years, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) compounded fastest (Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) +1.0%/yr, Merck (MRK) +10.7%/yr, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) +12.1%/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%, Merck (MRK) 0.00%, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) 0.01%. Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) and Merck (MRK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) has been the steadiest (Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 28.4%, Merck (MRK) 29.8%, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) 55.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BMY, MRK and PAHC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) leads on 5. 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.