TAK vs AUPH vs JNJ Stock Comparison

Takeda Pharmaceutical, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals and Johnson & Johnson 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
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Johnson & Johnson leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Johnson & Johnson 7, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTAKAUPHJNJLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $63.78B $2.29B $662.42B JNJ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 200.0x 7.1x 41.2x AUPH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 50.1x 17.9x 25.7x AUPH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -35.4% +19.8% +7.8% AUPH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.1% 100.8% 16.2% AUPH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% — 17.6% JNJ
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.8x — 0.8x JNJ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.55% — 1.92% JNJ
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +45.5% +40.8% +47.5% JNJ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.4%/yr -12.3%/yr +11.1%/yr JNJ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.4% 37.0% 20.9% JNJ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 90/100 68/100 AUPH

Percentile Scorecard

TAKAUPHJNJ

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

AxisTAKAUPHJNJ
Valuation 97 #22 of 624 93 #44 of 624 86 #88 of 624
Growth 12 #531 of 601 96 #25 of 601 42 #351 of 601
Profitability 86 #77 of 541 97 #16 of 541 93 #37 of 541
Financial Health 32 #438 of 647 74 #172 of 647 41 #380 of 647
Shareholder Returns 74 #93 of 359 92 #31 of 359 76 #88 of 359
Overall 60 90 68
  • TAK ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • AUPH ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • JNJ 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

PeriodTAKAUPHJNJSPY
1 month +8.2%+4.8%+2.8% +0.7%
3 months +16.1%+14.7%+7.5% +3.7%
6 months +20.1%+11.8%+19.7% +7.1%
Year to date +28.5%+7.9%+33.0% +12.8%
1 year +45.5%+40.8%+47.5% +11.9%
3 years +50.0%+134.1%+87.2% +85.2%
3 years, per year +14.5%+32.8%+23.3% +22.8%
5 years +42.9%-48.0%+68.9% +67.6%
5 years, per year +7.4%-12.3%+11.1% +10.9%
10 years -12.9%+432.8%+138.6% +262.0%
10 years, per year -1.4%+18.2%+9.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureTAKAUPHJNJSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.4%37.0%20.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.0%33.7%20.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.110.54-0.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.131.102.28 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -26.4%-87.4%-23.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.9%-7.6%-1.2% -1.2%
52-week high $20.43$18.62$278.47 $779.14
52-week low $13.23$12.12$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.

MultipleTAKAUPHJNJ
P/E now vs peer median 200.0xmedian 17.8x 7.1xmedian 17.8x 41.2xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 9.1x 7.3xmedian 9.1x 6.7xmedian 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.5xmedian 15.0x 10.8xmedian 15.0x 20.7xmedian 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.0xmedian 21.7x 13.1xmedian 21.7x 32.2xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 2.2x 3.7xmedian 2.2x 8.1xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -3.44median 0.35 0.08median 0.35 -1.92median 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 monthsTAKAUPHJNJ
Revenue $30.00B $311.51M $99.34B
Gross profit $19.76B $281.47M $67.11B
Operating income $1.13B $150.75M $25.19B
Net income $244.16M $314.11M $16.10B
Free cash flow $4.55B $175.07M $20.59B
R&D $4.51B $39.85M $16.08B
EPS (diluted) $0.10 $2.35 $6.57
Cash & equivalents $2.66B $179.83M $16.91B
Total debt $31.49B – $44.65B
Shares (diluted) 3.15B 133.53M 2.45B
Enterprise value $41.99B $715.62M $582.28B

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
MetricTAKAUPHJNJ
P/E 200.0x 7.1x 41.2x
P/FCF 14.0x 13.1x 32.2x
P/Operating cash flow 11.4x 13.1x 25.3x
P/S 2.1x 7.3x 6.7x
P/B 1.4x 3.7x 8.1x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 3.7x 19.0x
EV/EBITDA 16.5x 10.8x 20.7x
EV/EBIT 79.5x 12.2x 27.4x
EV/Revenue 3.0x 5.9x 6.9x
EV/FCF 19.8x 10.5x 33.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.0x 10.5x 26.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -3.44 0.08 -1.92

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTAKAUPHJNJ
Revenue growth (1Y) -35.4% 19.8% 7.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -13.1% 24.8% 5.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -36.3% 20.9% 7.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -13.3% 22.2% 5.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -76.7% 189.8% 7.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -43.6% 56.2% 1.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -6.2% 418.0% -35.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -44.1% 84.9% -22.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -86.9% 433.5% -36.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -58.1% 87.7% -21.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -30.2% 89.1% 8.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.9% 86.1% 12.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -31.3% 89.4% 5.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -8.4% 85.3% 14.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTAKAUPHJNJ
Gross margin 65.9% 90.4% 67.6%
EBITDA margin 18.2% 54.6% 33.5%
Operating margin 3.8% 48.4% 25.4%
Pretax margin 0.3% 51.5% 17.9%
Net margin 1.1% 100.8% 16.2%
FCF margin 15.2% 56.2% 20.7%
Operating cash flow margin 18.7% 56.3% 26.3%
Return on equity 0.7% 53.1% 19.3%
Return on assets 0.3% 41.4% 8.1%
Return on invested capital 0.0% – 17.6%
Return on capital employed 1.2% 22.9% 17.5%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.4x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 23.0x 0.6x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 1.6% 4.7% 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTAKAUPHJNJ
Debt / assets 32.5% – 22.6%
Debt / equity 0.7x – 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.8x – 0.8x
Debt / FCF 6.9x – 2.2x
Liabilities / assets 51.4% 22.4% 58.7%
Equity / assets 48.6% 77.6% 41.3%
Interest coverage 0.6x 36.7x 25.6x
Current ratio 3.1x 5.4x 1.0x
Quick ratio 1.8x 4.8x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.9x 4.4x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 1.35 8.41 5.55

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTAKAUPHJNJ
Dividend yield 1.5% – 1.9%
Net buyback yield 1.0% 0.9% 0.6%
Shareholder yield 2.6% 0.9% 2.5%
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.

ConsensusTAKAUPHJNJ
Forward P/E 50.1xFY2026 17.9xFY2026 25.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.40FY2026 $0.96FY2026 $10.72FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.3%FY2026 -53.6%FY2026 -0.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +62.5% +14.6% +5.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $28.27BFY2026 $348.13MFY2026 $106.54BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.8%FY2026 +23.0%FY2026 +13.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.9% +6.9% +7.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTAKAUPHJNJ
Held by institutions 3.3% 58.7% 74.7%
Institutions holding 379 281 4,692
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.2% +5.4% +1.8%
Institutions buying 213 156 2,294
Institutions selling 98 79 1,896
Buyers to sellers 2.17 1.97 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.

TAKAUPHJNJ
TAK 1.00 0.18 0.47
AUPH 0.18 1.00 0.11
JNJ 0.47 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TAK, AUPH and JNJ?

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) $63.78B, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) $2.29B, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) $662.42B.

Which stock is cheaper, TAK, AUPH and JNJ?

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) 200.0x, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) 7.1x, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 41.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) is cheapest (Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) 50.1x, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) 17.9x, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 25.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) -35.4%, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) +19.8%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) +7.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) has the highest net margin (Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) 1.1%, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) 100.8%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 16.2%). On return on invested capital, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) leads (Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) 0.0%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 17.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) returned the most: Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) +45.5%, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) +40.8%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) +47.5%. Over five years, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) compounded fastest (Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) +7.4%/yr, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) -12.3%/yr, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) +11.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) has the highest dividend yield: Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) 1.55%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 1.92%. Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) has been the steadiest (Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) 21.4%, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) 37.0%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 20.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TAK, AUPH 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 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.