JNJ vs TMO vs LLY Stock Comparison

Johnson & Johnson, Thermo Fisher Scientific and Eli Lilly 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.

QuestionJNJTMOLLYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $662.42B $262.26B $1.29T LLY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 41.2x 37.2x 44.4x TMO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.7x 27.4x 42.4x JNJ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.8% +8.3% +45.5% 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% 0.26% 0.49% JNJ
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +47.5% +27.0% +68.8% LLY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.1%/yr +2.3%/yr +40.1%/yr LLY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 20.9% 29.8% 35.3% JNJ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 51/100 72/100 LLY

Percentile Scorecard

JNJTMOLLY

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

AxisJNJTMOLLY
Valuation 86 #88 of 624 50 #113 of 227 76 #151 of 624
Growth 42 #351 of 601 41 #130 of 218 97 #19 of 601
Profitability 93 #37 of 541 70 #61 of 202 98 #12 of 541
Financial Health 41 #380 of 647 – 28 #464 of 647
Shareholder Returns 76 #88 of 359 44 #73 of 130 63 #135 of 359
Overall 68 51 72
  • JNJ ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • TMO ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • LLY 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

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

Risk

MeasureJNJTMOLLYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 20.9%29.8%35.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.1%28.4%30.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.220.620.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.280.911.95 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -23.6%-41.5%-34.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.2%0.0%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $278.47$709.29$1,373.00 $779.14
52-week low $186.00$438.34$813.53 $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.

MultipleJNJTMOLLY
P/E now vs peer median 41.2xmedian 17.8x 37.2xmedian 28.7x 44.4xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median 6.7xmedian 9.1x 5.5xmedian 3.0x 14.9xmedian 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.7xmedian 15.0x —median 17.8x 29.6xmedian 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 32.2xmedian 21.7x 34.0xmedian 26.4x 65.7xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 2.2x 4.8xmedian 2.4x 32.1xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -1.92median 0.35 4.91median 0.99 0.57median 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 monthsJNJTMOLLY
Revenue $99.34B $47.35B $86.46B
Gross profit $67.11B – $72.31B
Operating income $25.19B $8.47B $42.95B
Net income $16.10B $7.09B $27.58B
Free cash flow $20.59B – $19.66B
R&D $16.08B $1.40B $15.38B
EPS (diluted) $6.57 $19.06 $30.87
Cash & equivalents $16.91B $5.46B $4.89B
Total debt $44.65B – $49.50B
Shares (diluted) 2.45B 371.00M 893.40M
Enterprise value $582.28B $262.39B $1.27T

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

Growth

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

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricJNJTMOLLY
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% 19.7% 35.4%
Return on equity 19.3% 13.2% 74.4%
Return on assets 8.1% 6.2% 19.0%
Return on invested capital 17.6% – 38.2%
Return on capital employed 17.5% – 43.7%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.4x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.3x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.4% – 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricJNJTMOLLY
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% 47.9% 27.2%
Interest coverage 25.6x – –
Current ratio 1.0x 1.8x 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.7x – 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.3x – 0.1x
Altman Z-score 5.55 – 9.24

Shareholder Returns

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

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

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersJNJTMOLLY
Held by institutions 74.7% 90.2% 83.7%
Institutions holding 4,692 2,624 4,629
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +0.8% +1.5%
Institutions buying 2,294 1,144 2,633
Institutions selling 1,896 1,144 1,469
Buyers to sellers 1.21 1.00 1.79

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.

JNJTMOLLY
JNJ 1.00 0.08 0.46
TMO 0.08 1.00 0.27
LLY 0.46 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, JNJ, TMO and LLY?

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

Which stock is cheaper, JNJ, TMO and LLY?

Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 41.2x, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 37.2x, Eli Lilly (LLY) 44.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) is cheapest (Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 25.7x, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 27.4x, Eli Lilly (LLY) 42.4x). 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%, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) +8.3%, Eli Lilly (LLY) +45.5%.

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%, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) +27.0%, Eli Lilly (LLY) +68.8%. Over five years, Eli Lilly (LLY) compounded fastest (Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) +11.1%/yr, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) +2.3%/yr, Eli Lilly (LLY) +40.1%/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%, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 0.26%, Eli Lilly (LLY) 0.49%.

Which stock is riskier?

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

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

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.