GSK vs JNJ vs RGC Stock Comparison

Gsk, Johnson & Johnson and Regencell Bioscience Holdings Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GSK GSK plc
$51.11 +9.8% 1M +9.2% 1Y
Market cap
$110.28B
P/E
8.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$76.96B
Div. yield
3.52%
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
6 wins
JNJ Johnson & Johnson
$276.33 +9.3% 1M +47.9% 1Y
Market cap
$665.21B
P/E
41.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$99.34B
Div. yield
1.91%
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Gsk leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Gsk 6, Johnson & Johnson 3, Regencell Bioscience Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGSKJNJRGCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $110.28B $665.21B $2.69B JNJ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 8.2x 41.4x -229.1x GSK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.1x 25.8x — GSK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +82.9% +7.8% — GSK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 16.4% 16.2% — GSK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 17.6% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.8x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.52% 1.91% 0.00% GSK
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +9.2% +47.9% -58.7% JNJ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.3%/yr +11.1%/yr +59.0%/yr RGC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.4% 21.2% 141.9% JNJ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 79/100 67/100 — GSK

Percentile Scorecard

GSKJNJRGC

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

AxisGSKJNJRGC
Valuation 91 #58 of 634 86 #91 of 634 39 #386 of 634
Growth 75 #155 of 607 41 #357 of 607 –
Profitability 96 #25 of 557 94 #35 of 557 –
Financial Health 51 #319 of 654 41 #386 of 654 90 #66 of 654
Shareholder Returns 82 #74 of 400 75 #99 of 400 –
Overall 79 67 –
  • GSK ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • JNJ ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • RGC 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

PeriodGSKJNJRGCSPY
1 month +9.8%+9.3%-25.1% -1.0%
3 months -0.7%+7.3%-7.7% -0.4%
6 months +1.1%+23.0%-80.4% +4.5%
Year to date +4.2%+33.5%-74.2% +12.4%
1 year +9.2%+47.9%-58.7% +13.6%
3 years +48.4%+82.6%+1,368.0% +76.4%
3 years, per year +14.1%+22.2%+145.0% +20.8%
5 years +17.5%+69.1%+915.2% +63.7%
5 years, per year +3.3%+11.1%+59.0% +10.4%
10 years +32.3%+140.1%— +267.7%
10 years, per year +2.8%+9.2%— +13.9%

Risk

MeasureGSKJNJRGCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.4%21.2%141.9% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.1%20.1%132.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.26-0.161.37 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.352.26-0.41 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.8%-23.6%-93.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.5%-0.8%-89.8% -1.6%
52-week high $61.18$278.47$52.88 $779.14
52-week low $46.11$186.00$4.78 $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.

MultipleGSKJNJRGC
P/E now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 18.0x 41.4xmedian 18.0x -229.1xmedian 18.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 9.1x 6.7xmedian 9.1x —median 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 16.2x 20.8xmedian 16.2x —median 16.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 21.7x 32.3xmedian 21.7x -349.3xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 2.2x 8.2xmedian 2.2x 201.3xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.44median 0.38 -1.93median 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 monthsGSKJNJRGC
Revenue $76.96B $99.34B –
Gross profit $56.19B $67.11B –
Operating income $17.15B $25.19B –
Net income $2.75B $16.10B –
Free cash flow – $20.59B –
R&D $19.61B $16.08B –
EPS (diluted) $6.12 $6.57 –
Cash & equivalents $3.88B $16.91B $14.19M
Total debt -$31.50B $44.65B $10.79K
Shares (diluted) 2.06B 2.45B 494.60M
Enterprise value $92.60B $585.07B $2.66B

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
MetricGSKJNJRGC
P/E 8.2x 41.4x -229.1x
P/FCF – 32.3x -349.3x
P/Operating cash flow – 25.4x –
P/S 1.4x 6.7x –
P/B 4.5x 8.2x 201.3x
P/Tangible book -12.2x 19.1x 201.3x
EV/EBITDA – 20.8x –
EV/EBIT 4.4x 27.5x –
EV/Revenue 1.0x 7.0x –
EV/FCF – 33.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 26.5x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.44 -1.93 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGSKJNJRGC
Revenue growth (1Y) 82.9% 7.8% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 28.3% 5.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 84.8% 7.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 29.1% 5.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 73.5% 7.4% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 20.2% 1.4% –
Net income growth (1Y) -70.9% -35.9% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -55.5% -22.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) 75.6% -36.4% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 18.8% -21.5% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 8.1% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 12.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 5.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 14.5% –

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGSKJNJRGC
Debt / assets -33.2% 22.6% 0.1%
Debt / equity -1.3x 0.5x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.8x –
Debt / FCF – 2.2x –
Liabilities / assets 74.4% 58.7% 9.4%
Equity / assets 25.6% 41.3% 90.6%
Interest coverage 10.1x 25.6x –
Current ratio -0.9x 1.0x 10.8x
Quick ratio -0.5x 0.7x 10.7x
Cash ratio -0.1x 0.3x 10.7x
Altman Z-score 3.23 5.57 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGSKJNJRGC
Dividend yield 3.5% 1.9% –
Net buyback yield – 0.6% –
Shareholder yield 3.5% 2.5% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusGSKJNJRGC
Forward P/E 10.1xFY2026 25.8xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $5.07FY2026 $10.72FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +7.9%FY2026 -0.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +4.7% +5.9% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $48.12BFY2026 $106.54BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +7.8%FY2026 +13.1%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +1.1% +7.0% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGSKJNJRGC
Held by institutions 16.0% 74.7% 0.3%
Institutions holding 1,040 4,697 36
Change in shares held, QoQ -7.4% +1.8% +116.7%
Institutions buying 484 2,296 28
Institutions selling 336 1,899 5
Buyers to sellers 1.44 1.21 5.60

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.

GSKJNJRGC
GSK 1.00 0.53 0.04
JNJ 0.53 1.00 -0.08
RGC 0.04 -0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GSK, JNJ and RGC?

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Gsk (GSK) $110.28B, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) $665.21B, Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC) $2.69B.

Which stock is cheaper, GSK, JNJ and RGC?

Gsk (GSK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Gsk (GSK) 8.2x, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 41.4x, Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC) -229.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gsk (GSK) is cheapest (Gsk (GSK) 10.1x, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 25.8x). 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%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) +7.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Gsk (GSK) has the highest net margin (Gsk (GSK) 16.4%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 16.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) returned the most: Gsk (GSK) +9.2%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) +47.9%, Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC) -58.7%. Over five years, Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC) compounded fastest (Gsk (GSK) +3.3%/yr, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) +11.1%/yr, Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC) +59.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Gsk (GSK) has the highest dividend yield: Gsk (GSK) 3.52%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 1.91%, Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC) 0.00%. Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) has been the steadiest (Gsk (GSK) 26.4%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 21.2%, Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC) 141.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.