JNJ vs LLY vs TMO Stock Comparison

Johnson & Johnson, Eli Lilly and Thermo Fisher Scientific Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
LLY ELI LILLY & Co
$1,373.00 +15.8% 1M +68.8% 1Y
Market cap
$1.29T
P/E
44.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$86.46B
Div. yield
0.49%
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Eli Lilly leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Eli Lilly 7, Johnson & Johnson 4, Thermo Fisher Scientific 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionJNJLLYTMOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $662.42B $1.29T $262.26B LLY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 41.2x 44.4x 37.2x TMO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.7x 42.4x 27.4x JNJ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.8% +45.5% +8.3% LLY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 16.2% 31.9% — LLY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 17.6% 38.2% — LLY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 1.0x — JNJ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.92% 0.49% 0.26% JNJ
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +47.5% +68.8% +27.0% LLY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.1%/yr +40.1%/yr +2.3%/yr LLY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 20.9% 35.3% 29.8% JNJ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 72/100 51/100 LLY

Percentile Scorecard

JNJLLYTMO

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

AxisJNJLLYTMO
Valuation 86 #88 of 624 76 #151 of 624 50 #113 of 227
Growth 42 #351 of 601 97 #19 of 601 41 #130 of 218
Profitability 93 #37 of 541 98 #12 of 541 70 #61 of 202
Financial Health 41 #380 of 647 28 #464 of 647 –
Shareholder Returns 76 #88 of 359 63 #135 of 359 44 #73 of 130
Overall 68 72 51
  • JNJ ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • LLY 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

PeriodJNJLLYTMOSPY
1 month +2.8%+15.8%+4.4% +0.7%
3 months +7.5%+18.8%+23.0% +3.7%
6 months +19.7%+46.9%+48.1% +7.1%
Year to date +33.0%+27.8%+22.4% +12.8%
1 year +47.5%+68.8%+27.0% +11.9%
3 years +87.2%+142.7%+63.4% +85.2%
3 years, per year +23.3%+34.4%+17.8% +22.8%
5 years +68.9%+438.9%+12.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year +11.1%+40.1%+2.3% +10.9%
10 years +138.6%+1,742.2%+381.8% +262.0%
10 years, per year +9.1%+33.8%+17.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureJNJLLYTMOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 20.9%35.3%29.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.1%30.1%28.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.220.220.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.281.950.91 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -23.6%-34.8%-41.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.2%0.0%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $278.47$1,373.00$709.29 $779.14
52-week low $186.00$813.53$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.

MultipleJNJLLYTMO
P/E now vs peer median 41.2xmedian 17.8x 44.4xmedian 17.8x 37.2xmedian 28.7x
P/S now vs peer median 6.7xmedian 9.1x 14.9xmedian 9.1x 5.5xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.7xmedian 15.0x 29.6xmedian 15.0x —median 17.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 32.2xmedian 21.7x 65.7xmedian 21.7x 34.0xmedian 26.4x
P/B now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 2.2x 32.1xmedian 2.2x 4.8xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median -1.92median 0.35 0.57median 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 monthsJNJLLYTMO
Revenue $99.34B $86.46B $47.35B
Gross profit $67.11B $72.31B –
Operating income $25.19B $42.95B $8.47B
Net income $16.10B $27.58B $7.09B
Free cash flow $20.59B $19.66B –
R&D $16.08B $15.38B $1.40B
EPS (diluted) $6.57 $30.87 $19.06
Cash & equivalents $16.91B $4.89B $5.46B
Total debt $44.65B $49.50B –
Shares (diluted) 2.45B 893.40M 371.00M
Enterprise value $582.28B $1.27T $262.39B

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
MetricJNJLLYTMO
P/E 41.2x 44.4x 37.2x
P/FCF 32.2x 65.7x 34.0x
P/Operating cash flow 25.3x 42.1x 28.1x
P/S 6.7x 14.9x 5.5x
P/B 8.1x 32.1x 4.8x
P/Tangible book 19.0x 58.2x 7.1x
EV/EBITDA 20.7x 29.6x –
EV/EBIT 27.4x 31.1x –
EV/Revenue 6.9x 15.5x 5.5x
EV/FCF 33.5x 68.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow 26.4x 43.6x 28.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.92 0.57 4.91

Growth

14 metrics
MetricJNJLLYTMO
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.8% 45.5% 8.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.9% 39.2% 2.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.0% 46.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.1% 42.0% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 7.4% 67.5% 12.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 1.4% 66.4% 7.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -35.9% 49.8% 7.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -22.5% 76.8% 6.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -36.4% 50.7% 9.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -21.5% 77.2% 7.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 8.1% 90.8% 21.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.4% 70.2% 4.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 5.1% 112.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.5% 80.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricJNJLLYTMO
Gross margin 67.6% 83.6% –
EBITDA margin 33.5% 52.2% –
Operating margin 25.4% 49.7% –
Pretax margin 17.9% 40.2% –
Net margin 16.2% 31.9% –
FCF margin 20.7% 22.7% –
Operating cash flow margin 26.3% 35.4% 19.7%
Return on equity 19.3% 74.4% 13.2%
Return on assets 8.1% 19.0% 6.2%
Return on invested capital 17.6% 38.2% –
Return on capital employed 17.5% 43.7% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.6x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.1x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.4% 0.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricJNJLLYTMO
Debt / assets 22.6% 33.4% –
Debt / equity 0.5x 1.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 1.0x –
Debt / FCF 2.2x 2.5x –
Liabilities / assets 58.7% 72.8% –
Equity / assets 41.3% 27.2% 47.9%
Interest coverage 25.6x – –
Current ratio 1.0x 1.4x 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.6x –
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.1x –
Altman Z-score 5.55 9.24 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricJNJLLYTMO
Dividend yield 1.9% 0.5% 0.3%
Net buyback yield 0.6% 0.5% –
Shareholder yield 2.5% 0.9% 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.

ConsensusJNJLLYTMO
Forward P/E 25.7xFY2026 42.4xFY2026 27.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.72FY2026 $32.40FY2026 $25.91FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -0.6%FY2026 +33.8%FY2026 +13.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.9% +42.2% +2.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $106.54BFY2026 $85.28BFY2026 $50.12BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.1%FY2026 +30.8%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.0% +17.4% -2.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersJNJLLYTMO
Held by institutions 74.7% 83.7% 90.2%
Institutions holding 4,692 4,629 2,624
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +1.5% +0.8%
Institutions buying 2,294 2,633 1,144
Institutions selling 1,896 1,469 1,144
Buyers to sellers 1.21 1.79 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.

JNJLLYTMO
JNJ 1.00 0.46 0.08
LLY 0.46 1.00 0.27
TMO 0.08 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, JNJ, LLY and TMO?

Eli Lilly (LLY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) $662.42B, Eli Lilly (LLY) $1.29T, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) $262.26B.

Which stock is cheaper, JNJ, LLY and TMO?

Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 41.2x, Eli Lilly (LLY) 44.4x, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 37.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) is cheapest (Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 25.7x, Eli Lilly (LLY) 42.4x, 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?

Eli Lilly (LLY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) +7.8%, Eli Lilly (LLY) +45.5%, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) +8.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Eli Lilly (LLY) has the highest net margin (Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 16.2%, Eli Lilly (LLY) 31.9%). On return on invested capital, Eli Lilly (LLY) leads (Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 17.6%, Eli Lilly (LLY) 38.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Eli Lilly (LLY) returned the most: Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) +47.5%, Eli Lilly (LLY) +68.8%, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) +27.0%. Over five years, Eli Lilly (LLY) compounded fastest (Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) +11.1%/yr, Eli Lilly (LLY) +40.1%/yr, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) +2.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) has the highest dividend yield: Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 1.92%, Eli Lilly (LLY) 0.49%, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 0.26%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) has been the steadiest (Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 20.9%, Eli Lilly (LLY) 35.3%, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 29.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, JNJ, LLY 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, Eli Lilly (LLY) 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.