PFE vs TEVA vs BMY Stock Comparison

Pfizer, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries and Bristol Myers Squibb Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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PFE Pfizer Inc
$30.01 +6.5% 1M +21.6% 1Y
Market cap
$169.80B
P/E
39.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$63.70B
Div. yield
0.06%
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
4 wins
BMY Bristol Myers Squibb Co
$61.48 +0.5% 1M +40.3% 1Y
Market cap
$125.65B
P/E
13.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$49.19B
Div. yield
–
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Pfizer leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Pfizer 4, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries 4, Bristol Myers Squibb 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPFETEVABMYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $169.80B $46.50B $125.65B PFE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 39.2x 65.9x 13.5x BMY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.5x 20.7x 9.3x BMY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.2% +4.1% +3.1% TEVA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.8% 4.1% 18.9% BMY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.4% 6.4% -3.3% PFE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 5.0x 78.9x PFE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.06% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +21.6% +107.2% +40.3% TEVA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.0%/yr +31.2%/yr +1.3%/yr TEVA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.6% 38.0% 28.4% PFE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 66/100 66/100 TEVA

Percentile Scorecard

PFETEVABMY

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

AxisPFETEVABMY
Valuation 94 #37 of 624 84 #101 of 624 86 #90 of 624
Growth 23 #465 of 603 83 #102 of 603 52 #291 of 603
Profitability 92 #45 of 555 86 #79 of 555 87 #73 of 555
Financial Health 24 #503 of 657 11 #586 of 657 16 #553 of 657
Shareholder Returns 91 #36 of 370 – 88 #47 of 370
Overall 65 66 66
  • PFE ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • TEVA ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • BMY 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

PeriodPFETEVABMYSPY
1 month +6.5%+0.9%+0.5% -1.0%
3 months +22.2%+27.8%-1.0% +2.9%
6 months +11.1%+28.6%+4.7% +6.4%
Year to date +20.5%+26.2%+14.0% +11.4%
1 year +21.6%+107.2%+40.3% +13.1%
3 years -1.4%+381.1%+9.6% +79.4%
3 years, per year -0.5%+68.9%+3.1% +21.5%
5 years -30.5%+288.9%+6.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year -7.0%+31.2%+1.3% +10.9%
10 years -6.7%-10.5%+22.9% +255.2%
10 years, per year -0.7%-1.1%+2.1% +13.5%

Risk

MeasurePFETEVABMYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.6%38.0%28.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 21.1%27.1%25.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.240.750.19 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.002.821.42 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.8%-43.7%-51.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.3%-5.0%-9.7% -2.5%
52-week high $30.41$41.49$68.09 $779.14
52-week low $23.67$18.95$42.60 $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.

MultiplePFETEVABMY
P/E now vs peer median 39.5xmedian 17.2x 65.0xmedian 17.2x 13.5xmedian 17.2x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 8.8x 2.7xmedian 8.8x 2.6xmedian 8.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 16.0x 22.7xmedian 16.0x 388.3xmedian 16.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.6xmedian 17.8x 34.1xmedian 17.8x 11.0xmedian 17.8x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 2.1x 5.9xmedian 2.1x 5.6xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median -0.96median 0.32 2.04median 0.32 2.20median 0.32

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 monthsPFETEVABMY
Revenue $63.70B $17.32B $49.19B
Gross profit $46.61B $9.09B $34.51B
Operating income $20.39B $1.60B -$2.77B
Net income $4.36B $708.00M $9.28B
Free cash flow $10.99B $1.35B $11.44B
R&D $11.05B $1.72B $10.72B
EPS (diluted) $0.76 $0.61 $4.53
Cash & equivalents $976.00M $3.66B $8.72B
Total debt $63.19B $66.82B $43.12B
Shares (diluted) 5.70B 1.17B 2.05B
Enterprise value $116.45B $33.35B $76.93B

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
MetricPFETEVABMY
P/E 39.5x 65.0x 13.5x
P/FCF 15.6x 34.1x 11.0x
P/Operating cash flow 12.8x 24.2x 9.8x
P/S 2.7x 2.7x 2.6x
P/B 2.0x 5.9x 5.6x
P/Tangible book 4.4x 10.7x 25.5x
EV/EBITDA 8.2x 22.7x 388.3x
EV/EBIT 10.9x 36.7x -56.9x
EV/Revenue 3.5x 3.4x 3.2x
EV/FCF 20.3x 43.7x 13.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.6x 31.0x 12.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.96 2.04 2.20

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPFETEVABMY
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.2% 4.1% 3.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -7.0% 4.9% 2.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.2% 10.1% 2.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -5.6% 10.0% -0.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 1.5% 79.3% 63.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -9.9% 49.7% -17.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -59.6% 438.8% 83.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -41.3% 31.8% 5.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -59.7% 545.3% 82.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -41.3% 31.8% 6.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -11.8% 36.5% -19.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.7% 3.8% 2.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -11.7% 51.5% -21.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.0% 4.7% 2.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPFETEVABMY
Gross margin 73.2% 52.5% 70.2%
EBITDA margin 42.4% 15.0% 0.8%
Operating margin 32.0% 9.3% -5.6%
Pretax margin 6.6% 4.1% 24.2%
Net margin 6.8% 4.1% 18.9%
FCF margin 17.2% 7.8% 23.3%
Operating cash flow margin 21.0% 11.0% 26.0%
Return on equity 5.0% 8.9% 43.7%
Return on assets 2.1% 1.8% 10.7%
Return on invested capital 13.4% 6.4% -3.3%
Return on capital employed 11.9% 6.6% -4.0%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.4x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.1x 2.7x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 1.0% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPFETEVABMY
Debt / assets 31.4% 41.6% 49.2%
Debt / equity 0.7x 2.1x 1.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 5.0x 78.9x
Debt / FCF 5.8x 12.3x 3.8x
Liabilities / assets 57.5% 80.5% 74.5%
Equity / assets 42.5% 19.5% 25.5%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.3x 0.9x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.5x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.2x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 2.37 0.88 2.07

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPFETEVABMY
Dividend yield 5.7% – 4.1%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 5.7% 0.0% 4.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 224.5% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 89.1% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 1.5% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 2.4% – –

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.

ConsensusPFETEVABMY
Forward P/E 10.5xFY2026 20.7xFY2026 9.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.86FY2026 $1.90FY2026 $6.61FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -11.2%FY2026 -33.3%FY2026 +7.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -4.5% +66.3% -3.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $60.60BFY2026 $15.47BFY2026 $52.08BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.2%FY2026 -7.8%FY2026 +8.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.8% +17.0% -9.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPFETEVABMY
Held by institutions 66.9% 62.7% 81.8%
Institutions holding 2,835 670 2,519
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.0% +8.6% +3.8%
Institutions buying 1,324 359 1,185
Institutions selling 1,204 190 986
Buyers to sellers 1.10 1.89 1.20

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.

PFETEVABMY
PFE 1.00 0.21 0.57
TEVA 0.21 1.00 0.22
BMY 0.57 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PFE, TEVA and BMY?

Pfizer (PFE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Pfizer (PFE) $169.80B, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) $46.50B, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) $125.65B.

Which stock is cheaper, PFE, TEVA and BMY?

Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Pfizer (PFE) 39.2x, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) 65.9x, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 13.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) is cheapest (Pfizer (PFE) 10.5x, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) 20.7x, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 9.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Pfizer (PFE) -0.2%, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) +4.1%, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) +3.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) has the highest net margin (Pfizer (PFE) 6.8%, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) 4.1%, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 18.9%). On return on invested capital, Pfizer (PFE) leads (Pfizer (PFE) 13.4%, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) 6.4%, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) -3.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) returned the most: Pfizer (PFE) +21.6%, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) +107.2%, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) +40.3%. Over five years, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) compounded fastest (Pfizer (PFE) -7.0%/yr, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) +31.2%/yr, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) +1.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Pfizer (PFE) 0.06%, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) 0.00%, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 0.00%. Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) and Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Pfizer (PFE) has been the steadiest (Pfizer (PFE) 21.6%, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) 38.0%, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 28.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PFE, TEVA and BMY?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Pfizer (PFE) leads on 4. 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.