BMY vs PFE vs TAK Stock Comparison

Bristol Myers Squibb, Pfizer and Takeda Pharmaceutical Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BMY Bristol Myers Squibb Co
$61.58 -2.1% 1M +41.9% 1Y
Market cap
$124.56B
P/E
13.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$49.19B
Div. yield
–
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
5 wins
PFE Pfizer Inc
$29.80 +3.9% 1M +20.3% 1Y
Market cap
$168.90B
P/E
39.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$63.70B
Div. yield
0.06%
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
3 wins

Head to Head

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Bristol Myers Squibb leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Bristol Myers Squibb 5, Pfizer 3, Takeda Pharmaceutical 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBMYPFETAKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $124.56B $168.90B $63.54B PFE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.4x 39.0x 110.6x BMY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.3x 10.5x 50.7x BMY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.1% -0.2% +0.7% BMY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 18.9% 6.8% 1.2% BMY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -3.3% 13.4% 3.5% PFE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 78.9x 1.9x 3.5x PFE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.06% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +41.9% +20.3% +43.2% TAK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.5%/yr -7.2%/yr +7.5%/yr TAK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.4% 21.6% 21.5% TAK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 65/100 62/100 BMY

Percentile Scorecard

BMYPFETAK

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

AxisBMYPFETAK
Valuation 86 #88 of 625 95 #35 of 625 97 #17 of 625
Growth 53 #286 of 602 24 #461 of 602 21 #478 of 602
Profitability 87 #72 of 551 92 #45 of 551 85 #82 of 551
Financial Health 16 #550 of 656 24 #502 of 656 34 #431 of 656
Shareholder Returns 88 #45 of 365 91 #35 of 365 73 #98 of 365
Overall 66 65 62
  • BMY ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • PFE ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • TAK 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

PeriodBMYPFETAKSPY
1 month -2.1%+3.9%+7.6% -0.2%
3 months -3.2%+18.0%+15.6% +3.9%
6 months +5.7%+12.5%+23.6% +8.2%
Year to date +14.2%+19.7%+30.1% +12.9%
1 year +41.9%+20.3%+43.2% +12.3%
3 years +20.7%-1.0%+50.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +6.5%-0.3%+14.6% +23.3%
5 years +7.8%-31.0%+43.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year +1.5%-7.2%+7.5% +10.9%
10 years +18.5%-8.3%-10.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year +1.7%-0.9%-1.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBMYPFETAKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.4%21.6%21.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.5%21.1%20.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.200.230.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.480.942.01 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.1%-64.8%-26.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.6%-2.0%-0.7% -1.2%
52-week high $68.09$30.41$20.43 $779.14
52-week low $42.60$23.67$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.

MultipleBMYPFETAK
P/E now vs peer median 13.5xmedian 17.2x 39.2xmedian 17.2x 111.3xmedian 17.2x
P/S now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 9.0x 2.7xmedian 9.0x 1.4xmedian 9.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 388.8xmedian 16.3x 8.2xmedian 16.3x 12.4xmedian 16.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.0xmedian 18.7x 15.5xmedian 18.7x 12.4xmedian 18.7x
P/B now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 2.2x 2.0xmedian 2.2x 1.4xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.20median 0.33 -0.95median 0.33 -2.74median 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 monthsBMYPFETAK
Revenue $49.19B $63.70B $46.49B
Gross profit $34.51B $46.61B $30.58B
Operating income -$2.77B $20.39B $2.71B
Net income $9.28B $4.36B -$1.04B
Free cash flow $11.44B $10.99B $5.20B
R&D $10.72B $11.05B $4.53B
EPS (diluted) $4.53 $0.76 $0.18
Cash & equivalents $8.72B $976.00M $2.85B
Total debt $43.12B $63.19B $126.30B
Shares (diluted) 2.05B 5.70B 3.15B
Enterprise value $75.83B $115.55B $39.90B

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
MetricBMYPFETAK
P/E 13.5x 39.2x 111.3x
P/FCF 11.0x 15.5x 12.4x
P/Operating cash flow 9.8x 12.7x 10.3x
P/S 2.6x 2.7x 1.4x
P/B 5.6x 2.0x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 25.5x 4.4x 2.5x
EV/EBITDA 388.8x 8.2x 12.4x
EV/EBIT -57.0x 10.9x 33.2x
EV/Revenue 3.2x 3.5x 1.9x
EV/FCF 13.8x 20.1x 17.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.3x 16.5x 14.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.20 -0.95 -2.74

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBMYPFETAK
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.1% -0.2% 0.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.9% -7.0% 14.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.9% 1.2% -0.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.3% -5.6% -0.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 63.5% 1.5% -43.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -17.9% -9.9% -14.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 83.3% -59.6% -209.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.2% -41.3% -35.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 82.9% -59.7% -75.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.2% -41.3% -40.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -19.6% -11.8% -14.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.6% -2.7% -4.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -21.5% -11.7% -13.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.2% 1.0% -5.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBMYPFETAK
Gross margin 70.2% 73.2% 65.8%
EBITDA margin 0.8% 42.4% 15.6%
Operating margin -5.6% 32.0% 5.8%
Pretax margin 24.2% 6.6% 2.6%
Net margin 18.9% 6.8% 1.2%
FCF margin 23.3% 17.2% 11.2%
Operating cash flow margin 26.0% 21.0% 13.5%
Return on equity 43.7% 5.0% 1.2%
Return on assets 10.7% 2.1% 0.6%
Return on invested capital -3.3% 13.4% 3.5%
Return on capital employed -4.0% 11.9% 3.0%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.3x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 3.1x -6.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 1.5% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBMYPFETAK
Debt / assets 49.2% 31.4% 32.0%
Debt / equity 1.9x 0.7x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 78.9x 1.9x 3.5x
Debt / FCF 3.8x 5.8x 6.0x
Liabilities / assets 74.5% 57.5% 51.7%
Equity / assets 25.5% 42.5% 48.3%
Interest coverage – – 0.8x
Current ratio 1.5x 1.3x 3.2x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.7x 1.9x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.4x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 2.07 2.36 1.57

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBMYPFETAK
Dividend yield 4.1% 5.8% 1.5%
Net buyback yield – – 1.0%
Shareholder yield 4.1% 5.8% 2.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 224.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 89.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 1.5% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 2.4% –

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.

ConsensusBMYPFETAK
Forward P/E 9.3xFY2026 10.5xFY2026 50.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.63FY2026 $2.85FY2026 $0.40FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +7.8%FY2026 -11.5%FY2026 +5.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.9% -4.6% +62.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $52.09BFY2026 $60.59BFY2026 $28.27BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.1%FY2026 -3.2%FY2026 -0.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -9.3% +3.9% +11.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBMYPFETAK
Held by institutions 81.8% 66.9% 3.3%
Institutions holding 2,519 2,835 378
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.8% +2.0% +6.2%
Institutions buying 1,185 1,324 212
Institutions selling 986 1,204 98
Buyers to sellers 1.20 1.10 2.16

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.

BMYPFETAK
BMY 1.00 0.57 0.34
PFE 0.57 1.00 0.43
TAK 0.34 0.43 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BMY, PFE and TAK?

Pfizer (PFE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) $124.56B, Pfizer (PFE) $168.90B, Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) $63.54B.

Which stock is cheaper, BMY, PFE and TAK?

Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 13.4x, Pfizer (PFE) 39.0x, Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) 110.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) is cheapest (Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 9.3x, Pfizer (PFE) 10.5x, Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) 50.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) +3.1%, Pfizer (PFE) -0.2%, Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) +0.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) has the highest net margin (Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 18.9%, Pfizer (PFE) 6.8%, Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) 1.2%). On return on invested capital, Pfizer (PFE) leads (Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) -3.3%, Pfizer (PFE) 13.4%, Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) 3.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) returned the most: Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) +41.9%, Pfizer (PFE) +20.3%, Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) +43.2%. Over five years, Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) compounded fastest (Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) +1.5%/yr, Pfizer (PFE) -7.2%/yr, Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) +7.5%/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%, Pfizer (PFE) 0.06%, Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) 0.00%. Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) and Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) has been the steadiest (Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 28.4%, Pfizer (PFE) 21.6%, Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) 21.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BMY, PFE 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, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 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.