GSK vs ABBV vs JNJ Stock Comparison

Gsk, AbbVie and Johnson & Johnson Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GSK GSK plc
$48.68 -1.4% 1M +6.0% 1Y
Market cap
$105.04B
P/E
7.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$76.96B
Div. yield
3.69%
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
6 wins
ABBV AbbVie Inc.
$290.76 +10.4% 1M +29.1% 1Y
Market cap
$513.81B
P/E
81.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$64.39B
Div. yield
2.38%
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
2 wins
JNJ Johnson & Johnson
$275.17 +2.8% 1M +47.5% 1Y
Market cap
$662.42B
P/E
41.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$99.34B
Div. yield
1.92%
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Gsk leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Gsk 6, Johnson & Johnson 4, AbbVie 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGSKABBVJNJLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $105.04B $513.81B $662.42B JNJ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.8x 81.5x 41.2x GSK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.6x 21.7x 25.7x GSK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +82.9% +10.4% +7.8% GSK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 16.4% 9.8% 16.2% GSK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 18.7% 17.6% ABBV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.6x 0.8x JNJ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.69% 2.38% 1.92% GSK
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +6.0% +29.1% +47.5% JNJ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.8%/yr +20.5%/yr +11.1%/yr ABBV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.0% 25.9% 20.9% JNJ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 80/100 68/100 68/100 GSK

Percentile Scorecard

GSKABBVJNJ

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

AxisGSKABBVJNJ
Valuation 91 #56 of 624 95 #32 of 624 86 #88 of 624
Growth 75 #149 of 601 54 #276 of 601 42 #351 of 601
Profitability 96 #24 of 541 95 #27 of 541 93 #37 of 541
Financial Health 52 #310 of 647 16 #546 of 647 41 #380 of 647
Shareholder Returns 85 #55 of 359 82 #66 of 359 76 #88 of 359
Overall 80 68 68
  • GSK ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • ABBV ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • JNJ 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

PeriodGSKABBVJNJSPY
1 month -1.4%+10.4%+2.8% +0.7%
3 months -6.5%+12.9%+7.5% +3.7%
6 months -6.9%+37.6%+19.7% +7.1%
Year to date -0.7%+27.3%+33.0% +12.8%
1 year +6.0%+29.1%+47.5% +11.9%
3 years +38.0%+104.9%+87.2% +85.2%
3 years, per year +11.3%+27.0%+23.3% +22.8%
5 years +15.0%+153.6%+68.9% +67.6%
5 years, per year +2.8%+20.5%+11.1% +10.9%
10 years +21.3%+404.8%+138.6% +262.0%
10 years, per year +1.9%+17.6%+9.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGSKABBVJNJSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.0%25.9%20.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.1%24.9%20.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.21-0.16-0.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.231.122.28 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.8%-24.3%-23.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.4%0.0%-1.2% -1.2%
52-week high $61.18$290.76$278.47 $779.14
52-week low $45.93$197.38$186.00 $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.

MultipleGSKABBVJNJ
P/E now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 17.8x 81.5xmedian 17.8x 41.2xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 9.1x 8.0xmedian 9.1x 6.7xmedian 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 15.0x 23.3xmedian 15.0x 20.7xmedian 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 21.7x 28.2xmedian 21.7x 32.2xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 2.2x -86.6xmedian 2.2x 8.1xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.42median 0.35 -8.07median 0.35 -1.92median 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 monthsGSKABBVJNJ
Revenue $76.96B $64.39B $99.34B
Gross profit $56.19B $46.02B $67.11B
Operating income $17.15B $16.87B $25.19B
Net income $2.75B $6.32B $16.10B
Free cash flow – $18.21B $20.59B
R&D $19.61B $9.71B $16.08B
EPS (diluted) $6.12 $3.56 $6.57
Cash & equivalents $3.88B $6.57B $16.91B
Total debt -$31.50B $70.82B $44.65B
Shares (diluted) 2.06B 1.77B 2.45B
Enterprise value $87.36B $486.97B $582.28B

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
MetricGSKABBVJNJ
P/E 7.8x 81.5x 41.2x
P/FCF – 28.2x 32.2x
P/Operating cash flow – 26.3x 25.3x
P/S 1.4x 8.0x 6.7x
P/B 4.3x -86.6x 8.1x
P/Tangible book -11.7x -9.3x 19.0x
EV/EBITDA – 23.3x 20.7x
EV/EBIT 4.1x 34.3x 27.4x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 9.0x 6.9x
EV/FCF – 31.7x 33.5x
EV/Operating cash flow – 29.6x 26.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.42 -8.07 -1.92

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGSKABBVJNJ
Revenue growth (1Y) 82.9% 10.4% 7.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 28.3% 4.7% 5.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 84.8% 11.2% 7.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 29.1% 6.0% 5.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 73.5% 53.8% 7.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 20.2% -1.0% 1.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -70.9% 67.5% -35.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -48.4% -10.1% -22.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 75.6% 67.7% -36.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 18.8% -10.1% -21.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 1.2% 8.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -8.6% 12.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -0.2% 5.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -9.8% 14.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGSKABBVJNJ
Gross margin 73.0% 71.5% 67.6%
EBITDA margin – 38.5% 33.5%
Operating margin 22.3% 26.2% 25.4%
Pretax margin 20.5% 13.5% 17.9%
Net margin 16.4% 9.8% 16.2%
FCF margin – 28.3% 20.7%
Operating cash flow margin – 30.3% 26.3%
Return on equity 71.9% – 19.3%
Return on assets 19.2% 4.7% 8.1%
Return on invested capital – 18.7% 17.6%
Return on capital employed 14.8% 17.9% 17.5%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 3.1x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.5% 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGSKABBVJNJ
Debt / assets -33.2% 52.4% 22.6%
Debt / equity -1.3x -11.9x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.6x 0.8x
Debt / FCF – 3.9x 2.2x
Liabilities / assets 74.4% 104.4% 58.7%
Equity / assets 25.6% -4.4% 41.3%
Interest coverage 10.1x – 25.6x
Current ratio -0.9x 0.8x 1.0x
Quick ratio -0.5x 0.5x 0.7x
Cash ratio -0.1x 0.2x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 3.19 2.82 5.55

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGSKABBVJNJ
Dividend yield 3.7% 2.4% 1.9%
Net buyback yield – 0.3% 0.6%
Shareholder yield 3.7% 2.7% 2.5%
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.

ConsensusGSKABBVJNJ
Forward P/E 9.6xFY2026 21.7xFY2026 25.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.07FY2026 $13.38FY2026 $10.72FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +7.9%FY2026 +33.8%FY2026 -0.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +4.7% +25.8% +5.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $48.12BFY2026 $69.55BFY2026 $106.54BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.8%FY2026 +13.7%FY2026 +13.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.1% -0.6% +7.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGSKABBVJNJ
Held by institutions 16.0% 74.9% 74.7%
Institutions holding 1,038 4,177 4,692
Change in shares held, QoQ -7.4% +2.6% +1.8%
Institutions buying 484 2,203 2,294
Institutions selling 335 1,504 1,896
Buyers to sellers 1.44 1.46 1.21

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.

GSKABBVJNJ
GSK 1.00 0.41 0.52
ABBV 0.41 1.00 0.51
JNJ 0.52 0.51 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GSK, ABBV and JNJ?

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Gsk (GSK) $105.04B, AbbVie (ABBV) $513.81B, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) $662.42B.

Which stock is cheaper, GSK, ABBV and JNJ?

Gsk (GSK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Gsk (GSK) 7.8x, AbbVie (ABBV) 81.5x, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 41.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gsk (GSK) is cheapest (Gsk (GSK) 9.6x, AbbVie (ABBV) 21.7x, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 25.7x). 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: Gsk (GSK) +82.9%, AbbVie (ABBV) +10.4%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) +7.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Gsk (GSK) has the highest net margin (Gsk (GSK) 16.4%, AbbVie (ABBV) 9.8%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 16.2%). On return on invested capital, AbbVie (ABBV) leads (AbbVie (ABBV) 18.7%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 17.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) returned the most: Gsk (GSK) +6.0%, AbbVie (ABBV) +29.1%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) +47.5%. Over five years, AbbVie (ABBV) compounded fastest (Gsk (GSK) +2.8%/yr, AbbVie (ABBV) +20.5%/yr, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) +11.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Gsk (GSK) has the highest dividend yield: Gsk (GSK) 3.69%, AbbVie (ABBV) 2.38%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 1.92%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) has been the steadiest (Gsk (GSK) 26.0%, AbbVie (ABBV) 25.9%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 20.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.