BMY vs TAK vs NVS Stock Comparison

Bristol Myers Squibb, Takeda Pharmaceutical and Novartis Ag Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BMY Bristol Myers Squibb Co
$64.20 +9.2% 1M +40.8% 1Y
Market cap
$130.27B
P/E
14.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$50.03B
Div. yield
–
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
7 wins
NVS Novartis Ag
$164.95 +17.1% 1M +31.9% 1Y
Market cap
$318.91B
P/E
17.9x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionBMYTAKNVSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $130.27B $67.55B $318.91B NVS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.1x 214.0x 17.9x BMY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.7x 52.7x 17.8x BMY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.2% -35.4% — BMY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 18.5% 1.1% — BMY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.0% 0.0% — BMY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.1x 4.8x — BMY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +40.8% +55.4% +31.9% TAK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.6%/yr +8.1%/yr +14.6%/yr NVS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.0% 21.4% 27.8% TAK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 60/100 — BMY

Percentile Scorecard

BMYTAKNVS

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

AxisBMYTAKNVS
Valuation 88 #80 of 634 96 #27 of 634 97 #21 of 634
Growth 47 #324 of 607 12 #533 of 607 –
Profitability 91 #49 of 557 86 #79 of 557 –
Financial Health 21 #516 of 654 33 #436 of 654 –
Shareholder Returns 84 #65 of 400 72 #111 of 400 78 #88 of 400
Overall 66 60 –
  • BMY ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • TAK ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • NVS 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

PeriodBMYTAKNVSSPY
1 month +9.2%+18.2%+17.1% -1.0%
3 months +0.9%+25.9%+6.8% -0.4%
6 months +13.4%+26.0%+11.2% +4.5%
Year to date +19.0%+35.2%+19.6% +12.4%
1 year +40.8%+55.4%+31.9% +13.6%
3 years +21.5%+50.4%+77.8% +76.4%
3 years, per year +6.7%+14.6%+21.2% +20.8%
5 years +8.0%+47.9%+97.2% +63.7%
5 years, per year +1.6%+8.1%+14.6% +10.4%
10 years +25.9%-4.8%+134.8% +267.7%
10 years, per year +2.3%-0.5%+8.9% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureBMYTAKNVSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.0%21.4%27.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.9%19.1%30.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.240.050.37 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.462.591.15 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.1%-26.4%-20.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.7%0.0%-2.2% -1.6%
52-week high $68.09$21.07$168.62 $779.14
52-week low $45.59$13.56$124.36 $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.

MultipleBMYTAKNVS
P/E now vs peer median 14.2xmedian 18.0x 210.2xmedian 18.0x 17.9xmedian 18.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 9.1x 2.2xmedian 9.1x 5.1xmedian 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 16.2x 17.1xmedian 16.2x —median 16.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.1xmedian 21.7x 14.7xmedian 21.7x 14.3xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 2.2x 1.4xmedian 2.2x —median 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 3.64median 0.38 -3.62median 0.38 —median 0.38

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 monthsBMYTAKNVS
Revenue $50.03B $30.00B –
Gross profit $34.64B $19.76B –
Operating income $11.33B $1.13B –
Net income $9.24B $244.16M –
Free cash flow $9.29B $4.55B –
R&D $10.56B $4.51B –
EPS (diluted) $4.50 $0.10 –
Cash & equivalents $9.57B $2.66B $400.00M
Total debt $42.88B $31.49B –
Shares (diluted) 2.05B 3.15B 1.96B
Enterprise value $85.46B $45.77B $292.15B

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
MetricBMYTAKNVS
P/E 14.2x 210.2x 17.9x
P/FCF 14.1x 14.7x 14.3x
P/Operating cash flow 12.3x 11.9x –
P/S 2.6x 2.2x 5.1x
P/B 5.6x 1.4x –
P/Tangible book 20.3x 2.5x –
EV/EBITDA 11.4x 17.1x –
EV/EBIT 14.3x 82.4x –
EV/Revenue 3.2x 3.1x –
EV/FCF 17.4x 20.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow 15.2x 16.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.64 -3.62 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBMYTAKNVS
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.2% -35.4% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.6% -13.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.8% -36.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.2% -13.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 41.1% -76.7% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.5% -43.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) 52.8% -6.2% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.6% -44.1% –
EPS growth (1Y) 52.0% -86.9% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.9% -58.1% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -35.9% -30.2% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.2% -6.9% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -39.3% -31.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.4% -8.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBMYTAKNVS
Gross margin 69.2% 65.9% –
EBITDA margin 28.2% 18.2% –
Operating margin 22.6% 3.8% –
Pretax margin 22.6% 0.3% –
Net margin 18.5% 1.1% –
FCF margin 18.6% 15.2% –
Operating cash flow margin 21.3% 18.7% –
Return on equity 40.4% 0.7% –
Return on assets 10.5% 0.3% –
Return on invested capital 14.0% 0.0% –
Return on capital employed 16.3% 1.2% –
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.3x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 23.0x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 1.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBMYTAKNVS
Debt / assets 48.3% 32.5% –
Debt / equity 1.8x 0.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.1x 4.8x –
Debt / FCF 4.6x 6.9x –
Liabilities / assets 73.6% 51.4% –
Equity / assets 26.4% 48.6% –
Interest coverage – 0.6x –
Current ratio 1.6x 3.1x –
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.8x –
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.9x –
Altman Z-score 2.67 1.39 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBMYTAKNVS
Dividend yield 3.9% 1.5% 2.9%
Net buyback yield – 1.0% –
Shareholder yield 3.9% 2.4% 2.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusBMYTAKNVS
Forward P/E 9.7xFY2026 52.7xFY2026 17.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.63FY2026 $0.40FY2026 $9.26FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +7.8%FY2026 +5.3%FY2026 +3.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.9% +62.5% +1.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $52.09BFY2026 $28.27BFY2026 $53.95BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.1%FY2026 -0.8%FY2026 -1.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -9.3% +11.9% +19.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBMYTAKNVS
Held by institutions 81.8% 65.5% 7.0%
Institutions holding 2,526 380 1,609
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.8% +6.2% -5.9%
Institutions buying 1,188 214 662
Institutions selling 990 98 562
Buyers to sellers 1.20 2.18 1.18

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.

BMYTAKNVS
BMY 1.00 0.42 0.54
TAK 0.42 1.00 0.49
NVS 0.54 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BMY, TAK and NVS?

Novartis Ag (NVS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) $130.27B, Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) $67.55B, Novartis Ag (NVS) $318.91B.

Which stock is cheaper, BMY, TAK and NVS?

Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 14.1x, Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) 214.0x, Novartis Ag (NVS) 17.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) is cheapest (Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 9.7x, Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) 52.7x, Novartis Ag (NVS) 17.8x). 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) +4.2%, Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) -35.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) has the highest net margin (Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 18.5%, Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) 1.1%). On return on invested capital, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) leads (Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 14.0%, Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) returned the most: Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) +40.8%, Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) +55.4%, Novartis Ag (NVS) +31.9%. Over five years, Novartis Ag (NVS) compounded fastest (Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) +1.6%/yr, Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) +8.1%/yr, Novartis Ag (NVS) +14.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) has been the steadiest (Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 28.0%, Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) 21.4%, Novartis Ag (NVS) 27.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BMY, TAK and NVS?

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 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.