INDV vs JNJ vs MRK Stock Comparison

Supernus, Johnson & Johnson and Merck Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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INDV Supernus, Inc.
$36.25 +1.5% 1M +23.4% 1Y
Market cap
$4.28B
P/E
9.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.37B
Div. yield
22.43%
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
9 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
2 wins
MRK Merck & Co., Inc.
$150.37 +7.8% 1M +79.3% 1Y
Market cap
$370.99B
P/E
117.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$66.57B
Div. yield
2.26%
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Supernus leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Supernus 9, Johnson & Johnson 2, Merck 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionINDVJNJMRKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.28B $665.21B $370.99B JNJ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.6x 41.4x 117.1x INDV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.0x 25.8x 60.6x INDV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.3% +7.8% +4.6% INDV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 32.8% 16.2% 4.8% INDV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 132.0% 17.6% 3.6% INDV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.3x 0.8x 3.6x INDV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 22.43% 1.91% 2.26% INDV
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +23.4% +47.9% +79.3% MRK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.2%/yr +11.1%/yr +13.0%/yr INDV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.1% 21.2% 29.9% JNJ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 78/100 67/100 61/100 INDV

Percentile Scorecard

INDVJNJMRK

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

AxisINDVJNJMRK
Valuation 98 #17 of 634 86 #91 of 634 80 #130 of 634
Growth 77 #142 of 607 41 #357 of 607 37 #386 of 607
Profitability 93 #42 of 557 94 #35 of 557 91 #53 of 557
Financial Health 27 #480 of 654 41 #386 of 654 21 #520 of 654
Shareholder Returns 98 #10 of 400 75 #99 of 400 79 #83 of 400
Overall 78 67 61
  • INDV ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • JNJ ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • MRK 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

PeriodINDVJNJMRKSPY
1 month +1.5%+9.3%+7.8% -1.0%
3 months -3.0%+7.3%+17.2% -0.4%
6 months -7.0%+23.0%+32.4% +4.5%
Year to date +1.0%+33.5%+42.9% +12.4%
1 year +23.4%+47.9%+79.3% +13.6%
3 years +80.4%+82.6%+45.5% +76.4%
3 years, per year +21.8%+22.2%+13.3% +20.8%
5 years +102.7%+69.1%+84.3% +63.7%
5 years, per year +15.2%+11.1%+13.0% +10.4%
10 years +65.9%+140.1%+155.6% +267.7%
10 years, per year +5.2%+9.2%+9.8% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureINDVJNJMRKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.1%21.2%29.9% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.8%20.1%24.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.60-0.160.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.712.262.66 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -85.5%-23.6%-44.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.3%-0.8%-3.9% -1.6%
52-week high $41.83$278.47$156.45 $779.14
52-week low $28.78$186.00$83.86 $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.

MultipleINDVJNJMRK
P/E now vs peer median 9.6xmedian 18.0x 41.4xmedian 18.0x 117.1xmedian 18.0x
P/S now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 9.1x 6.7xmedian 9.1x 5.6xmedian 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 16.2x 20.8xmedian 16.2x 31.9xmedian 16.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 138.0xmedian 21.7x 32.3xmedian 21.7x 23.1xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median -71.3xmedian 2.2x 8.2xmedian 2.2x 8.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.38 -1.93median 0.38 73.68median 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 monthsINDVJNJMRK
Revenue $1.37B $99.34B $66.57B
Gross profit $1.17B $67.11B $48.57B
Operating income $558.00M $25.19B $6.38B
Net income $450.00M $16.10B $3.17B
Free cash flow $31.00M $20.59B $16.06B
R&D $54.00M $16.08B $30.45B
EPS (diluted) $3.63 $6.57 $1.28
Cash & equivalents $305.00M $16.91B $6.85B
Total debt $488.00M $44.65B $53.91B
Shares (diluted) 124.00M 2.45B 2.47B
Enterprise value $3.38B $585.07B $325.42B

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
MetricINDVJNJMRK
P/E 9.6x 41.4x 117.1x
P/FCF 138.0x 32.3x 23.1x
P/Operating cash flow 44.6x 25.4x 18.6x
P/S 3.1x 6.7x 5.6x
P/B -71.3x 8.2x 8.8x
P/Tangible book -71.3x 19.1x 21.8x
EV/EBITDA 7.9x 20.8x 31.9x
EV/EBIT 8.0x 27.5x 65.5x
EV/Revenue 3.2x 7.0x 6.3x
EV/FCF 143.9x 33.6x 26.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 46.5x 26.5x 20.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -1.93 73.68

Growth

14 metrics
MetricINDVJNJMRK
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.3% 7.8% 4.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 5.9% 4.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 22.8% 7.0% -0.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 5.1% 4.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 145.8% 7.4% -66.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 1.4% 1.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 251.6% -35.9% -80.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -22.5% 0.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 265.7% -36.4% -80.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -21.5% 1.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -45.8% 8.1% 7.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 12.4% 9.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -73.9% 5.1% 9.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 14.5% 14.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricINDVJNJMRK
Gross margin 85.0% 67.6% 73.0%
EBITDA margin 41.1% 33.5% 19.7%
Operating margin 40.6% 25.4% 9.6%
Pretax margin 39.2% 17.9% 8.9%
Net margin 32.8% 16.2% 4.8%
FCF margin 2.3% 20.7% 24.1%
Operating cash flow margin 7.0% 26.3% 30.0%
Return on equity – 19.3% 7.2%
Return on assets 35.1% 8.1% 2.5%
Return on invested capital 132.0% 17.6% 3.6%
Return on capital employed – 17.5% 6.3%
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.2x 1.6x 6.3x
Stock comp / revenue 2.4% 1.4% 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricINDVJNJMRK
Debt / assets 36.6% 22.6% 41.5%
Debt / equity -8.1x 0.5x 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.3x 0.8x 3.6x
Debt / FCF 15.7x 2.2x 3.4x
Liabilities / assets 104.5% 58.7% 67.7%
Equity / assets -4.5% 41.3% 32.3%
Interest coverage 32.8x 25.6x –
Current ratio 0.6x 1.0x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.3x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 3.60 5.57 3.97

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricINDVJNJMRK
Dividend yield 22.4% 1.9% 2.3%
Net buyback yield 7.1% 0.6% 1.1%
Shareholder yield 29.5% 2.5% 3.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 79.0% 261.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 61.8% 51.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.9% 3.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 1.0% 4.7%

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.

ConsensusINDVJNJMRK
Forward P/E 9.0xFY2026 25.8xFY2026 60.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.04FY2026 $10.72FY2026 $2.48FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +61.6%FY2026 -0.6%FY2026 -72.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.8% +5.9% +257.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.38BFY2026 $106.54BFY2026 $69.45BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.0%FY2026 +13.1%FY2026 +6.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.8% +7.0% -3.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersINDVJNJMRK
Held by institutions 100.0% 74.7% 79.9%
Institutions holding 339 4,697 3,803
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.4% +1.8% +2.6%
Institutions buying 209 2,296 1,844
Institutions selling 105 1,899 1,468
Buyers to sellers 1.99 1.21 1.26

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.

INDVJNJMRK
INDV 1.00 0.18 0.20
JNJ 0.18 1.00 0.49
MRK 0.20 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, INDV, JNJ and MRK?

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Supernus (INDV) $4.28B, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) $665.21B, Merck (MRK) $370.99B.

Which stock is cheaper, INDV, JNJ and MRK?

Supernus (INDV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Supernus (INDV) 9.6x, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 41.4x, Merck (MRK) 117.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Supernus (INDV) is cheapest (Supernus (INDV) 9.0x, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 25.8x, Merck (MRK) 60.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Supernus (INDV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Supernus (INDV) +16.3%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) +7.8%, Merck (MRK) +4.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Supernus (INDV) has the highest net margin (Supernus (INDV) 32.8%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 16.2%, Merck (MRK) 4.8%). On return on invested capital, Supernus (INDV) leads (Supernus (INDV) 132.0%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 17.6%, Merck (MRK) 3.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Merck (MRK) returned the most: Supernus (INDV) +23.4%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) +47.9%, Merck (MRK) +79.3%. Over five years, Supernus (INDV) compounded fastest (Supernus (INDV) +15.2%/yr, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) +11.1%/yr, Merck (MRK) +13.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Supernus (INDV) has the highest dividend yield: Supernus (INDV) 22.43%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 1.91%, Merck (MRK) 2.26%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) has been the steadiest (Supernus (INDV) 33.1%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 21.2%, Merck (MRK) 29.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, INDV, JNJ and MRK?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Supernus (INDV) leads on 9. 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.