GSK vs JNJ vs TMO Stock Comparison

Gsk, Johnson & Johnson and Thermo Fisher Scientific Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GSK GSK plc
$48.68 -1.4% 1M +6.0% 1Y
Market cap
$100.27B
P/E
8.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$76.96B
Div. yield
–
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
5 wins
JNJ Johnson & Johnson
$275.17 +2.8% 1M +47.5% 1Y
Market cap
$660.04B
P/E
41.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$99.34B
Div. yield
0.02%
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Gsk leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Gsk 5, Johnson & Johnson 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGSKJNJTMOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $100.27B $660.04B $258.21B JNJ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 8.0x 41.0x 36.5x GSK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.6x 25.7x 27.4x GSK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +82.9% +7.8% +8.3% 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 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +6.0% +47.5% +27.0% JNJ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.8%/yr +11.1%/yr +2.3%/yr JNJ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.0% 20.9% 29.8% JNJ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 80/100 68/100 51/100 GSK

Percentile Scorecard

GSKJNJTMO

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

AxisGSKJNJTMO
Valuation 91 #56 of 624 86 #88 of 624 50 #113 of 227
Growth 75 #149 of 601 42 #351 of 601 41 #130 of 218
Profitability 96 #24 of 541 93 #37 of 541 70 #61 of 202
Financial Health 52 #310 of 647 41 #380 of 647 –
Shareholder Returns 85 #55 of 359 76 #88 of 359 44 #73 of 130
Overall 80 68 51
  • GSK ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • JNJ ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • TMO ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodGSKJNJTMOSPY
1 month -1.4%+2.8%+4.4% +0.7%
3 months -6.5%+7.5%+23.0% +3.7%
6 months -6.9%+19.7%+48.1% +7.1%
Year to date -0.7%+33.0%+22.4% +12.8%
1 year +6.0%+47.5%+27.0% +11.9%
3 years +38.0%+87.2%+63.4% +85.2%
3 years, per year +11.3%+23.3%+17.8% +22.8%
5 years +15.0%+68.9%+12.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year +2.8%+11.1%+2.3% +10.9%
10 years +21.3%+138.6%+381.8% +262.0%
10 years, per year +1.9%+9.1%+17.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGSKJNJTMOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.0%20.9%29.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.1%20.1%28.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.21-0.220.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.232.280.91 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.8%-23.6%-41.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.4%-1.2%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $61.18$278.47$709.29 $779.14
52-week low $45.93$186.00$438.34 $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.

MultipleGSKJNJTMO
P/E now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 17.8x 41.2xmedian 17.8x 37.2xmedian 28.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 9.1x 6.7xmedian 9.1x 5.5xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 15.0x 20.7xmedian 15.0x —median 17.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 21.7x 32.2xmedian 21.7x 34.0xmedian 26.4x
P/B now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 2.2x 8.1xmedian 2.2x 4.8xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.42median 0.35 -1.92median 0.35 4.91median 0.99

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 monthsGSKJNJTMO
Revenue $76.96B $99.34B $47.35B
Gross profit $56.19B $67.11B –
Operating income $17.15B $25.19B $8.47B
Net income $2.75B $16.10B $7.09B
Free cash flow – $20.59B –
R&D $19.61B $16.08B $1.40B
EPS (diluted) $6.12 $6.57 $19.06
Cash & equivalents $3.88B $16.91B $5.46B
Total debt -$31.50B $44.65B –
Shares (diluted) 2.06B 2.45B 371.00M
Enterprise value $83.11B $579.90B $258.21B

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
MetricGSKJNJTMO
P/E 7.8x 41.2x 37.2x
P/FCF – 32.2x 34.0x
P/Operating cash flow – 25.3x 28.1x
P/S 1.4x 6.7x 5.5x
P/B 4.3x 8.1x 4.8x
P/Tangible book -11.7x 19.0x 7.1x
EV/EBITDA – 20.7x –
EV/EBIT 4.1x 27.4x –
EV/Revenue 0.9x 6.9x 5.5x
EV/FCF – 33.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 26.4x 28.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.42 -1.92 4.91

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGSKJNJTMO
Revenue growth (1Y) 82.9% 7.8% 8.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 28.3% 5.9% 2.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 84.8% 7.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 29.1% 5.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 73.5% 7.4% 12.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 20.2% 1.4% 7.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -70.9% -35.9% 7.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -48.4% -22.5% 6.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 75.6% -36.4% 9.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 18.8% -21.5% 7.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 8.1% 21.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 12.4% 4.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 5.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 14.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGSKJNJTMO
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% 19.7%
Return on equity 71.9% 19.3% 13.2%
Return on assets 19.2% 8.1% 6.2%
Return on invested capital – 17.6% –
Return on capital employed 14.8% 17.5% –
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.5x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.6x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGSKJNJTMO
Debt / assets -33.2% 22.6% –
Debt / equity -1.3x 0.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.8x –
Debt / FCF – 2.2x –
Liabilities / assets 74.4% 58.7% –
Equity / assets 25.6% 41.3% 47.9%
Interest coverage 10.1x 25.6x –
Current ratio -0.9x 1.0x 1.8x
Quick ratio -0.5x 0.7x –
Cash ratio -0.1x 0.3x –
Altman Z-score 3.19 5.55 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGSKJNJTMO
Dividend yield 3.7% 1.9% 0.3%
Net buyback yield – 0.6% –
Shareholder yield 3.7% 2.5% 0.3%
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.

ConsensusGSKJNJTMO
Forward P/E 9.6xFY2026 25.7xFY2026 27.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.07FY2026 $10.72FY2026 $25.91FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +7.9%FY2026 -0.6%FY2026 +13.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +4.7% +5.9% +2.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $48.12BFY2026 $106.54BFY2026 $50.12BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.8%FY2026 +13.1%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.1% +7.0% -2.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGSKJNJTMO
Held by institutions 16.0% 74.7% 90.2%
Institutions holding 1,038 4,692 2,624
Change in shares held, QoQ -7.4% +1.8% +0.8%
Institutions buying 484 2,294 1,144
Institutions selling 335 1,896 1,144
Buyers to sellers 1.44 1.21 1.00

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.

GSKJNJTMO
GSK 1.00 0.52 0.20
JNJ 0.52 1.00 0.08
TMO 0.20 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GSK, JNJ and TMO?

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Gsk (GSK) $100.27B, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) $660.04B, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) $258.21B.

Which stock is cheaper, GSK, JNJ and TMO?

Gsk (GSK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Gsk (GSK) 8.0x, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 41.0x, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 36.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gsk (GSK) is cheapest (Gsk (GSK) 9.6x, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 25.7x, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 27.4x). 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%, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) +8.3%.

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) +6.0%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) +47.5%, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) +27.0%. Over five years, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) compounded fastest (Gsk (GSK) +2.8%/yr, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) +11.1%/yr, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) +2.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Gsk (GSK) 0.00%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 0.02%, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 0.00%. Gsk (GSK) and Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) has been the steadiest (Gsk (GSK) 26.0%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 20.9%, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 29.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.