NVS vs INDV vs JNJ Stock Comparison

Novartis Ag, Indivior Pharmaceuticals and Johnson & Johnson Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NVS Novartis Ag
$156.80 +7.8% 1M +21.4% 1Y
Market cap
$304.69B
P/E
17.9x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
JNJ Johnson & Johnson
$268.78 -0.9% 1M +41.2% 1Y
Market cap
$653.29B
P/E
40.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$99.34B
Div. yield
0.02%
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Indivior Pharmaceuticals leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Indivior Pharmaceuticals 8, Johnson & Johnson 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNVSINDVJNJLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $304.69B $4.07B $653.29B JNJ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.9x 11.5x 40.6x INDV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.9x 8.6x 25.1x INDV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +13.5% +7.8% INDV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 26.7% 16.2% INDV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 122.5% 17.6% INDV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.6x 0.8x INDV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +21.4% +40.1% +41.2% JNJ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.5%/yr +15.7%/yr +10.5%/yr INDV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.9% 36.4% 20.9% JNJ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 77/100 68/100 INDV

Percentile Scorecard

NVSINDVJNJ

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

AxisNVSINDVJNJ
Valuation 97 #20 of 625 97 #21 of 625 87 #81 of 625
Growth – 69 #186 of 602 42 #352 of 602
Profitability – 92 #48 of 551 93 #38 of 551
Financial Health – 29 #465 of 656 43 #374 of 656
Shareholder Returns 81 #69 of 365 98 #9 of 365 75 #92 of 365
Overall – 77 68
  • NVS ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • INDV ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • JNJ ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNVSINDVJNJSPY
1 month +7.8%-3.1%-0.9% -0.2%
3 months -1.9%-15.3%+0.8% +3.9%
6 months +7.8%+0.8%+18.0% +8.2%
Year to date +13.7%-3.2%+29.9% +12.9%
1 year +21.4%+40.1%+41.2% +12.3%
3 years +69.9%+70.3%+84.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +19.3%+19.4%+22.7% +23.3%
5 years +88.2%+107.0%+65.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year +13.5%+15.7%+10.5% +10.9%
10 years +119.0%+79.0%+132.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year +8.2%+6.0%+8.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNVSINDVJNJSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.9%36.4%20.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.7%30.8%20.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.340.53-0.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.771.101.97 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -20.4%-85.5%-23.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.0%-17.0%-3.5% -1.2%
52-week high $168.62$41.83$278.47 $779.14
52-week low $121.80$24.78$186.00 $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.

MultipleNVSINDVJNJ
P/E now vs peer median 17.9xmedian 17.2x 11.6xmedian 17.2x 40.2xmedian 17.2x
P/S now vs peer median 5.1xmedian 9.0x 3.1xmedian 9.0x 6.5xmedian 9.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 16.3x 10.1xmedian 16.3x 20.3xmedian 16.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.3xmedian 18.7x -36.9xmedian 18.7x 31.4xmedian 18.7x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.2x -19.7xmedian 2.2x 7.9xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.33 —median 0.33 -1.87median 0.33

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 monthsNVSINDVJNJ
Revenue – $1.33B $99.34B
Gross profit – $1.09B $67.11B
Operating income – $421.00M $25.19B
Net income – $355.00M $16.10B
Free cash flow – -$111.00M $20.59B
R&D – $82.00M $16.08B
EPS (diluted) – $2.86 $6.57
Cash & equivalents $400.00M $222.00M $16.91B
Total debt – $487.00M $44.65B
Shares (diluted) 1.96B 124.00M 2.45B
Enterprise value $277.93B $3.03B $573.15B

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
MetricNVSINDVJNJ
P/E 17.9x 11.6x 40.2x
P/FCF 14.3x -36.9x 31.4x
P/Operating cash flow – -102.4x 24.7x
P/S 5.1x 3.1x 6.5x
P/B – -19.7x 7.9x
P/Tangible book – -19.7x 18.6x
EV/EBITDA – 10.1x 20.3x
EV/EBIT – 10.4x 26.8x
EV/Revenue – 3.3x 6.8x
EV/FCF – -39.3x 32.8x
EV/Operating cash flow – -109.1x 25.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – -1.87

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNVSINDVJNJ
Revenue growth (1Y) – 13.5% 7.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 5.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 13.6% 7.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 5.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 92.2% 7.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 1.4%
Net income growth (1Y) – 228.7% -35.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – -22.5%
EPS growth (1Y) – 234.0% -36.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – -21.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -118.3% 8.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 12.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -164.2% 5.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 14.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNVSINDVJNJ
Gross margin – 82.1% 67.6%
EBITDA margin – 32.3% 33.5%
Operating margin – 31.6% 25.4%
Pretax margin – 29.5% 17.9%
Net margin – 26.7% 16.2%
FCF margin – -8.3% 20.7%
Operating cash flow margin – -3.0% 26.3%
Return on equity – – 19.3%
Return on assets – 29.2% 8.1%
Return on invested capital – 122.5% 17.6%
Return on capital employed – 121.3% 17.5%
Asset turnover – 1.1x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -0.1x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue – 2.4% 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNVSINDVJNJ
Debt / assets – 39.5% 22.6%
Debt / equity – -2.3x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.6x 0.8x
Debt / FCF – -4.4x 2.2x
Liabilities / assets – 116.9% 58.7%
Equity / assets – -16.9% 41.3%
Interest coverage – 15.6x 25.6x
Current ratio – 0.8x 1.0x
Quick ratio – 0.6x 0.7x
Cash ratio – 0.3x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – 3.39 5.47

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNVSINDVJNJ
Dividend yield 3.0% – 2.0%
Net buyback yield – 7.3% 0.6%
Shareholder yield 3.0% 7.3% 2.6%
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.

ConsensusNVSINDVJNJ
Forward P/E 16.9xFY2026 8.6xFY2026 25.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.26FY2026 $4.04FY2026 $10.72FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +3.1%FY2026 +61.6%FY2026 -0.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +1.2% +17.8% +5.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $53.95BFY2026 $1.38BFY2026 $106.54BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.1%FY2026 +11.0%FY2026 +13.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.1% -0.8% +7.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNVSINDVJNJ
Held by institutions 7.0% 100.0% 74.7%
Institutions holding 1,607 336 4,690
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.9% +0.4% +1.8%
Institutions buying 662 206 2,293
Institutions selling 560 105 1,895
Buyers to sellers 1.18 1.96 1.21

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.

NVSINDVJNJ
NVS 1.00 0.24 0.50
INDV 0.24 1.00 0.17
JNJ 0.50 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NVS, INDV and JNJ?

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Novartis Ag (NVS) $304.69B, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) $4.07B, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) $653.29B.

Which stock is cheaper, NVS, INDV and JNJ?

Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Novartis Ag (NVS) 17.9x, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) 11.5x, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 40.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) is cheapest (Novartis Ag (NVS) 16.9x, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) 8.6x, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 25.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) +13.5%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) +7.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) has the highest net margin (Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) 26.7%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 16.2%). On return on invested capital, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) leads (Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) 122.5%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 17.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) returned the most: Novartis Ag (NVS) +21.4%, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) +40.1%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) +41.2%. Over five years, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) compounded fastest (Novartis Ag (NVS) +13.5%/yr, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) +15.7%/yr, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) +10.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Novartis Ag (NVS) 0.00%, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) 0.00%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 0.02%. Novartis Ag (NVS) and Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) has been the steadiest (Novartis Ag (NVS) 27.9%, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) 36.4%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 20.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) leads on 8. 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.