PFE vs ABBV vs JNJ Stock Comparison

Pfizer, AbbVie and Johnson & Johnson Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PFE Pfizer Inc
$29.79 +3.9% 1M +20.3% 1Y
Market cap
$169.23B
P/E
39.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$63.70B
Div. yield
0.06%
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
3 wins
ABBV AbbVie Inc.
$286.86 +8.5% 1M +25.8% 1Y
Market cap
$507.23B
P/E
80.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$64.39B
Div. yield
–
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
3 wins
JNJ Johnson & Johnson
$266.35 -1.8% 1M +39.9% 1Y
Market cap
$646.48B
P/E
40.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$99.34B
Div. yield
0.02%
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Johnson & Johnson leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Johnson & Johnson 6, Pfizer 3, AbbVie 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPFEABBVJNJLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $169.23B $507.23B $646.48B JNJ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 39.1x 80.4x 40.2x PFE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.5x 21.4x 24.8x PFE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.2% +10.4% +7.8% ABBV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.8% 9.8% 16.2% JNJ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.4% 18.7% 17.6% ABBV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 2.6x 0.8x JNJ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.06% 0.00% 0.02% PFE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +20.3% +25.8% +39.9% JNJ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.1%/yr +21.5%/yr +10.2%/yr ABBV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.7% 26.0% 20.9% JNJ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 68/100 68/100 JNJ

Percentile Scorecard

PFEABBVJNJ

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

AxisPFEABBVJNJ
Valuation 94 #37 of 626 95 #31 of 626 87 #83 of 626
Growth 23 #466 of 604 54 #281 of 604 41 #355 of 604
Profitability 92 #46 of 555 95 #30 of 555 93 #39 of 555
Financial Health 24 #502 of 658 16 #554 of 658 43 #375 of 658
Shareholder Returns 91 #35 of 368 80 #74 of 368 76 #91 of 368
Overall 65 68 68
  • PFE ranked among 673 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • ABBV ranked among 673 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • JNJ ranked among 673 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPFEABBVJNJSPY
1 month +3.9%+8.5%-1.8% -0.8%
3 months +20.8%+11.7%+0.1% +3.5%
6 months +11.2%+45.3%+18.2% +7.0%
Year to date +19.6%+25.5%+28.7% +12.2%
1 year +20.3%+25.8%+39.9% +13.0%
3 years -1.1%+106.5%+82.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year -0.4%+27.4%+22.3% +23.1%
5 years -30.7%+164.6%+62.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year -7.1%+21.5%+10.2% +11.0%
10 years -8.1%+370.1%+132.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year -0.8%+16.7%+8.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasurePFEABBVJNJSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.7%26.0%20.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 21.1%24.9%20.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.23-0.16-0.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.940.991.91 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.8%-24.3%-23.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.0%-0.7%-4.4% -1.8%
52-week high $30.41$288.96$278.47 $779.14
52-week low $23.67$197.38$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.

MultiplePFEABBVJNJ
P/E now vs peer median 39.2xmedian 17.1x 80.4xmedian 17.1x 39.9xmedian 17.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 8.8x 7.9xmedian 8.8x 6.5xmedian 8.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 17.1x 23.0xmedian 17.1x 20.1xmedian 17.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.5xmedian 18.0x 27.8xmedian 18.0x 31.1xmedian 18.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 2.1x -85.4xmedian 2.1x 7.9xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median -0.95median 0.31 -7.96median 0.31 -1.86median 0.31

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 monthsPFEABBVJNJ
Revenue $63.70B $64.39B $99.34B
Gross profit $46.61B $46.02B $67.11B
Operating income $20.39B $16.87B $25.19B
Net income $4.36B $6.32B $16.10B
Free cash flow $10.99B $18.21B $20.59B
R&D $11.05B $9.71B $16.08B
EPS (diluted) $0.76 $3.56 $6.57
Cash & equivalents $976.00M $6.57B $16.91B
Total debt $63.19B $70.82B $44.65B
Shares (diluted) 5.70B 1.77B 2.45B
Enterprise value $115.88B $480.34B $566.34B

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
MetricPFEABBVJNJ
P/E 39.2x 80.4x 39.9x
P/FCF 15.5x 27.8x 31.1x
P/Operating cash flow 12.7x 26.0x 24.5x
P/S 2.7x 7.9x 6.5x
P/B 2.0x -85.4x 7.9x
P/Tangible book 4.4x -9.2x 18.4x
EV/EBITDA 8.2x 23.0x 20.1x
EV/EBIT 10.9x 33.9x 26.5x
EV/Revenue 3.5x 8.9x 6.7x
EV/FCF 20.1x 31.4x 32.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.5x 29.3x 25.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.95 -7.96 -1.86

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPFEABBVJNJ
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.2% 10.4% 7.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -7.0% 4.7% 5.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.2% 11.2% 7.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -5.6% 6.0% 5.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 1.5% 53.8% 7.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -9.9% -1.0% 1.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -59.6% 67.5% -35.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -41.3% -10.1% -22.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -59.7% 67.7% -36.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -41.3% -10.1% -21.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -11.8% 1.2% 8.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.7% -8.6% 12.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -11.7% -0.2% 5.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.0% -9.8% 14.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPFEABBVJNJ
Gross margin 73.2% 71.5% 67.6%
EBITDA margin 42.4% 38.5% 33.5%
Operating margin 32.0% 26.2% 25.4%
Pretax margin 6.6% 13.5% 17.9%
Net margin 6.8% 9.8% 16.2%
FCF margin 17.2% 28.3% 20.7%
Operating cash flow margin 21.0% 30.3% 26.3%
Return on equity 5.0% – 19.3%
Return on assets 2.1% 4.7% 8.1%
Return on invested capital 13.4% 18.7% 17.6%
Return on capital employed 11.9% 17.9% 17.5%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.1x 3.1x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 1.5% 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPFEABBVJNJ
Debt / assets 31.4% 52.4% 22.6%
Debt / equity 0.7x -11.9x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 2.6x 0.8x
Debt / FCF 5.8x 3.9x 2.2x
Liabilities / assets 57.5% 104.4% 58.7%
Equity / assets 42.5% -4.4% 41.3%
Interest coverage – – 25.6x
Current ratio 1.3x 0.8x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.5x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.2x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 2.36 2.79 5.44

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPFEABBVJNJ
Dividend yield 5.8% 2.4% 2.0%
Net buyback yield – 0.3% 0.6%
Shareholder yield 5.8% 2.7% 2.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 224.5% – 79.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) 89.1% – 61.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) 1.5% – 3.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 2.4% – 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.

ConsensusPFEABBVJNJ
Forward P/E 10.5xFY2026 21.4xFY2026 24.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.85FY2026 $13.38FY2026 $10.72FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -11.5%FY2026 +33.8%FY2026 -0.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -4.6% +25.8% +5.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $60.59BFY2026 $69.55BFY2026 $106.54BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.2%FY2026 +13.7%FY2026 +13.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.9% -0.6% +7.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPFEABBVJNJ
Held by institutions 66.9% 74.9% 74.7%
Institutions holding 2,835 4,173 4,688
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.0% +2.6% +1.8%
Institutions buying 1,324 2,201 2,292
Institutions selling 1,204 1,502 1,894
Buyers to sellers 1.10 1.47 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.

PFEABBVJNJ
PFE 1.00 0.34 0.34
ABBV 0.34 1.00 0.51
JNJ 0.34 0.51 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PFE, ABBV and JNJ?

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Pfizer (PFE) $169.23B, AbbVie (ABBV) $507.23B, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) $646.48B.

Which stock is cheaper, PFE, ABBV and JNJ?

Pfizer (PFE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Pfizer (PFE) 39.1x, AbbVie (ABBV) 80.4x, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 40.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pfizer (PFE) is cheapest (Pfizer (PFE) 10.5x, AbbVie (ABBV) 21.4x, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 24.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

AbbVie (ABBV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Pfizer (PFE) -0.2%, AbbVie (ABBV) +10.4%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) +7.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) has the highest net margin (Pfizer (PFE) 6.8%, AbbVie (ABBV) 9.8%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 16.2%). On return on invested capital, AbbVie (ABBV) leads (Pfizer (PFE) 13.4%, AbbVie (ABBV) 18.7%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 17.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) returned the most: Pfizer (PFE) +20.3%, AbbVie (ABBV) +25.8%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) +39.9%. Over five years, AbbVie (ABBV) compounded fastest (Pfizer (PFE) -7.1%/yr, AbbVie (ABBV) +21.5%/yr, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) +10.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Pfizer (PFE) has the highest dividend yield: Pfizer (PFE) 0.06%, AbbVie (ABBV) 0.00%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 0.02%. AbbVie (ABBV) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) has been the steadiest (Pfizer (PFE) 21.7%, AbbVie (ABBV) 26.0%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 20.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PFE, ABBV 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, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) leads on 6. 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.