TAK vs BLTE Stock Comparison

Takeda Pharmaceutical and Belite Bio Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BLTE Belite Bio, Inc
$143.35 -14.3% 1M +54.4% 1Y
Market cap
$4.90B
P/E
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Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
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Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
1 win

Head to Head

3 decided of 12

Takeda Pharmaceutical leads on 2 of the 12 questions below (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.

QuestionTAKBLTELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $63.90B $4.90B TAK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 111.3x -63.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 51.1x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.7% — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.2% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.5% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.5x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +45.8% +54.4% BLTE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.1%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.5% 53.9% TAK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 — –

Percentile Scorecard

TAKBLTE

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

AxisTAKBLTE
Valuation 97 #18 of 626 58 #266 of 626
Growth 21 #480 of 604 1 #596 of 604
Profitability 85 #84 of 555 –
Financial Health 34 #433 of 658 –
Shareholder Returns 74 #97 of 368 –
Overall 62 –
  • TAK ranked among 673 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • BLTE 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

PeriodTAKBLTESPY
1 month +8.3%-14.3% -0.8%
3 months +17.1%-9.5% +3.5%
6 months +24.9%-12.1% +7.0%
Year to date +31.0%-10.4% +12.2%
1 year +45.8%+54.4% +13.0%
3 years +51.7%+284.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +14.9%+56.8% +23.1%
5 years +47.8%— +68.6%
5 years, per year +8.1%— +11.0%
10 years -11.4%— +258.0%
10 years, per year -1.2%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureTAKBLTESPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.5%53.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.3%48.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.111.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.131.01 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -26.4%-74.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-26.0% -1.8%
52-week high $20.43$193.61 $779.14
52-week low $13.23$93.02 $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.

MultipleTAKBLTE
P/E now vs peer median 112.1xmedian 17.1x -62.4xmedian 17.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 8.8x —median 8.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.4xmedian 17.1x —median 17.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.5xmedian 18.0x —median 18.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 2.1x 7.3xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median -2.76median 0.31 1.49median 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 monthsTAKBLTE
Revenue $46.49B –
Gross profit $30.58B –
Operating income $2.71B -$90.61M
Net income -$1.04B -$102.25M
Free cash flow $5.20B –
R&D $4.53B $44.18M
EPS (diluted) $0.18 $-2.30
Cash & equivalents $2.85B –
Total debt $126.30B –
Shares (diluted) 3.15B 33.54M
Enterprise value $40.27B $4.90B

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
MetricTAKBLTE
P/E 112.1x -62.4x
P/FCF 12.5x –
P/Operating cash flow 10.4x –
P/S 1.4x –
P/B 1.4x 7.3x
P/Tangible book 2.5x 7.3x
EV/EBITDA 12.4x –
EV/EBIT 33.3x -62.2x
EV/Revenue 1.9x –
EV/FCF 17.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow 14.4x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.76 1.49

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTAKBLTE
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.7% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.8% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -43.4% -111.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -14.3% -77.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -209.1% -108.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -35.3% -85.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -75.7% -78.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -40.6% -41.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -14.8% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -13.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTAKBLTE
Gross margin 65.8% –
EBITDA margin 15.6% –
Operating margin 5.8% –
Pretax margin 2.6% –
Net margin 1.2% –
FCF margin 11.2% –
Operating cash flow margin 13.5% –
Return on equity 1.2% -9.8%
Return on assets 0.6% -9.6%
Return on invested capital 3.5% –
Return on capital employed 3.0% –
Asset turnover 0.5x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -6.0x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTAKBLTE
Debt / assets 32.0% –
Debt / equity 0.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.5x –
Debt / FCF 6.0x –
Liabilities / assets 51.7% 1.9%
Equity / assets 48.3% 98.1%
Interest coverage 0.8x –
Current ratio 3.2x –
Quick ratio 1.9x –
Cash ratio 0.9x –
Altman Z-score 1.58 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTAKBLTE
Dividend yield 1.5% –
Net buyback yield 1.0% –
Shareholder yield 2.5% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – –

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.

ConsensusTAKBLTE
Forward P/E 51.1xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.40FY2026 $-3.11FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.3%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +62.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $28.27BFY2026 $0.00FY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.8%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +11.9% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTAKBLTE
Held by institutions 3.3% 28.2%
Institutions holding 378 82
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.2% +3.4%
Institutions buying 212 51
Institutions selling 98 22
Buyers to sellers 2.16 2.32

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.

TAKBLTE
TAK 1.00 0.09
BLTE 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TAK and BLTE?

Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) $63.90B, Belite Bio (BLTE) $4.90B.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Belite Bio (BLTE) returned the most: Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) +45.8%, Belite Bio (BLTE) +54.4%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) has been the steadiest (Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) 21.5%, Belite Bio (BLTE) 53.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do TAK and BLTE move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.09, a weak relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, TAK and BLTE?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) leads on 2. 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.