TAK vs BLTE vs PFE Stock Comparison

Takeda Pharmaceutical, Belite Bio and Pfizer Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BLTE Belite Bio, Inc
$150.28 -9.8% 1M +53.3% 1Y
Market cap
$5.91B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
1 win
PFE Pfizer Inc
$29.95 +4.2% 1M +23.3% 1Y
Market cap
$170.71B
P/E
39.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$63.70B
Div. yield
5.74%
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
9 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Pfizer leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Pfizer 9, Takeda Pharmaceutical 2, Belite Bio 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTAKBLTEPFELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $63.78B $5.91B $170.71B PFE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 200.0x -65.4x 39.4x PFE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 50.1x — 10.5x PFE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -35.4% — -0.2% PFE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.1% — 6.8% PFE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% — 13.4% PFE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.8x — 1.9x PFE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.55% — 5.74% PFE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +45.5% +53.3% +23.3% BLTE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.4%/yr — -7.3%/yr TAK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.4% 53.6% 21.7% TAK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 — 65/100 PFE

Percentile Scorecard

TAKBLTEPFE

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

AxisTAKBLTEPFE
Valuation 97 #22 of 624 58 #264 of 624 95 #34 of 624
Growth 12 #531 of 601 2 #591 of 601 24 #458 of 601
Profitability 86 #77 of 541 – 92 #45 of 541
Financial Health 32 #438 of 647 – 23 #500 of 647
Shareholder Returns 74 #93 of 359 – 92 #30 of 359
Overall 60 – 65
  • TAK ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • BLTE ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • PFE 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

PeriodTAKBLTEPFESPY
1 month +8.2%-9.8%+4.2% +0.7%
3 months +16.1%-6.0%+20.2% +3.7%
6 months +20.1%-5.6%+12.2% +7.1%
Year to date +28.5%-6.1%+20.3% +12.8%
1 year +45.5%+53.3%+23.3% +11.9%
3 years +50.0%+293.5%-2.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year +14.5%+57.9%-0.7% +22.8%
5 years +42.9%—-31.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year +7.4%—-7.3% +10.9%
10 years -12.9%—-6.2% +262.0%
10 years, per year -1.4%—-0.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureTAKBLTEPFESPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.4%53.6%21.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.0%48.7%21.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.111.040.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.130.991.08 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -26.4%-74.6%-64.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.9%-22.4%-1.5% -1.2%
52-week high $20.43$193.61$30.41 $779.14
52-week low $13.23$98.00$23.67 $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.

MultipleTAKBLTEPFE
P/E now vs peer median 200.0xmedian 17.8x -65.4xmedian 17.8x 39.4xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 9.1x —median 9.1x 2.7xmedian 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.5xmedian 15.0x —median 15.0x 8.2xmedian 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.0xmedian 21.7x —median 21.7x 15.5xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 2.2x 7.6xmedian 2.2x 2.0xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -3.44median 0.35 1.56median 0.35 -0.95median 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 monthsTAKBLTEPFE
Revenue $30.00B – $63.70B
Gross profit $19.76B – $46.61B
Operating income $1.13B -$90.61M $20.39B
Net income $244.16M -$102.25M $4.36B
Free cash flow $4.55B – $10.99B
R&D $4.51B $44.18M $11.05B
EPS (diluted) $0.10 $-2.30 $0.76
Cash & equivalents $2.66B – $976.00M
Total debt $31.49B – $63.19B
Shares (diluted) 3.15B 33.54M 5.70B
Enterprise value $41.99B $5.91B $117.65B

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
MetricTAKBLTEPFE
P/E 200.0x -65.4x 39.4x
P/FCF 14.0x – 15.5x
P/Operating cash flow 11.4x – 12.7x
P/S 2.1x – 2.7x
P/B 1.4x 7.6x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 7.6x 4.4x
EV/EBITDA 16.5x – 8.2x
EV/EBIT 79.5x -65.2x 10.9x
EV/Revenue 3.0x – 3.5x
EV/FCF 19.8x – 20.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.0x – 16.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -3.44 1.56 -0.95

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTAKBLTEPFE
Revenue growth (1Y) -35.4% – -0.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -13.1% – -7.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -36.3% – 1.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -13.3% – -5.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -76.7% -111.4% 1.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -43.6% -77.7% -9.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -6.2% -108.0% -59.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -44.1% -85.2% -41.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -86.9% -78.6% -59.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -58.1% -41.8% -41.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -30.2% – -11.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.9% – -2.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -31.3% – -11.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -8.4% – 1.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTAKBLTEPFE
Gross margin 65.9% – 73.2%
EBITDA margin 18.2% – 42.4%
Operating margin 3.8% – 32.0%
Pretax margin 0.3% – 6.6%
Net margin 1.1% – 6.8%
FCF margin 15.2% – 17.2%
Operating cash flow margin 18.7% – 21.0%
Return on equity 0.7% -9.8% 5.0%
Return on assets 0.3% -9.6% 2.1%
Return on invested capital 0.0% – 13.4%
Return on capital employed 1.2% – 11.9%
Asset turnover 0.3x – 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 23.0x – 3.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.6% – 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTAKBLTEPFE
Debt / assets 32.5% – 31.4%
Debt / equity 0.7x – 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.8x – 1.9x
Debt / FCF 6.9x – 5.8x
Liabilities / assets 51.4% 1.9% 57.5%
Equity / assets 48.6% 98.1% 42.5%
Interest coverage 0.6x – –
Current ratio 3.1x – 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.8x – 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.9x – 0.4x
Altman Z-score 1.35 – 2.37

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTAKBLTEPFE
Dividend yield 1.5% – 5.7%
Net buyback yield 1.0% – –
Shareholder yield 2.6% – 5.7%
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.

ConsensusTAKBLTEPFE
Forward P/E 50.1xFY2026 – 10.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.40FY2026 $-3.11FY2026 $2.85FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.3%FY2026 – -11.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +62.5% – -4.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $28.27BFY2026 $0.00FY2026 $60.59BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.8%FY2026 – -3.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.9% – +3.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTAKBLTEPFE
Held by institutions 3.3% 28.2% 66.9%
Institutions holding 379 82 2,837
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.2% +3.4% +2.0%
Institutions buying 213 51 1,326
Institutions selling 98 22 1,204
Buyers to sellers 2.17 2.32 1.10

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.

TAKBLTEPFE
TAK 1.00 0.10 0.43
BLTE 0.10 1.00 0.03
PFE 0.43 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TAK, BLTE and PFE?

Pfizer (PFE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) $63.78B, Belite Bio (BLTE) $5.91B, Pfizer (PFE) $170.71B.

Which stock is cheaper, TAK, BLTE and PFE?

Pfizer (PFE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) 200.0x, Belite Bio (BLTE) -65.4x, Pfizer (PFE) 39.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pfizer (PFE) is cheapest (Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) 50.1x, Pfizer (PFE) 10.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Pfizer (PFE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) -35.4%, Pfizer (PFE) -0.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Pfizer (PFE) has the highest net margin (Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) 1.1%, Pfizer (PFE) 6.8%). On return on invested capital, Pfizer (PFE) leads (Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) 0.0%, Pfizer (PFE) 13.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Belite Bio (BLTE) returned the most: Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) +45.5%, Belite Bio (BLTE) +53.3%, Pfizer (PFE) +23.3%. Over five years, Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) compounded fastest (Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) +7.4%/yr, Pfizer (PFE) -7.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Pfizer (PFE) has the highest dividend yield: Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) 1.55%, Pfizer (PFE) 5.74%. Belite Bio (BLTE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) has been the steadiest (Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) 21.4%, Belite Bio (BLTE) 53.6%, Pfizer (PFE) 21.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TAK, BLTE and PFE?

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 9. 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.