TAK vs BMY vs PFE Stock Comparison

Takeda Pharmaceutical, Bristol Myers Squibb and Pfizer Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BMY Bristol Myers Squibb Co
$64.20 +9.2% 1M +40.8% 1Y
Market cap
$133.18B
P/E
14.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$50.03B
Div. yield
–
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
5 wins
PFE Pfizer Inc
$30.79 +12.3% 1M +26.7% 1Y
Market cap
$178.50B
P/E
44.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$63.63B
Div. yield
0.05%
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Bristol Myers Squibb leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Bristol Myers Squibb 5, Pfizer 3, Takeda Pharmaceutical 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTAKBMYPFELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $68.36B $133.18B $178.50B PFE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 216.5x 14.4x 44.3x BMY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 52.7x 9.7x 10.8x BMY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -35.4% +4.2% +1.3% BMY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.1% 18.5% 6.3% BMY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% 14.0% 12.3% BMY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.8x 2.1x 1.9x PFE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.05% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +55.4% +40.8% +26.7% TAK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.1%/yr +1.6%/yr -8.7%/yr TAK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.4% 28.0% 21.9% TAK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 66/100 68/100 PFE

Percentile Scorecard

TAKBMYPFE

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

AxisTAKBMYPFE
Valuation 96 #27 of 634 88 #80 of 634 95 #34 of 634
Growth 12 #533 of 607 47 #324 of 607 35 #394 of 607
Profitability 86 #79 of 557 91 #49 of 557 92 #45 of 557
Financial Health 33 #436 of 654 21 #516 of 654 27 #477 of 654
Shareholder Returns 72 #111 of 400 84 #65 of 400 90 #42 of 400
Overall 60 66 68
  • TAK ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • BMY 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

PeriodTAKBMYPFESPY
1 month +18.2%+9.2%+12.3% -1.0%
3 months +25.9%+0.9%+19.3% -0.4%
6 months +26.0%+13.4%+16.1% +4.5%
Year to date +35.2%+19.0%+23.7% +12.4%
1 year +55.4%+40.8%+26.7% +13.6%
3 years +50.4%+21.5%-1.5% +76.4%
3 years, per year +14.6%+6.7%-0.5% +20.8%
5 years +47.9%+8.0%-36.7% +63.7%
5 years, per year +8.1%+1.6%-8.7% +10.4%
10 years -4.8%+25.9%+2.6% +267.7%
10 years, per year -0.5%+2.3%+0.3% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureTAKBMYPFESPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.4%28.0%21.9% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.1%25.9%21.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.050.240.21 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.591.461.22 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -26.4%-51.1%-64.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-5.7%0.0% -1.6%
52-week high $21.07$68.09$30.79 $779.14
52-week low $13.56$45.59$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.

MultipleTAKBMYPFE
P/E now vs peer median 210.2xmedian 18.0x 14.2xmedian 18.0x 43.5xmedian 18.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 9.1x 2.6xmedian 9.1x 2.8xmedian 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.1xmedian 16.2x 11.4xmedian 16.2x 8.6xmedian 16.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.7xmedian 21.7x 14.1xmedian 21.7x 14.9xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 2.2x 5.6xmedian 2.2x 2.0xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -3.62median 0.38 3.64median 0.38 -1.57median 0.38

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 monthsTAKBMYPFE
Revenue $30.00B $50.03B $63.63B
Gross profit $19.76B $34.64B $46.69B
Operating income $1.13B $11.33B $19.40B
Net income $244.16M $9.24B $4.06B
Free cash flow $4.55B $9.29B $11.79B
R&D $4.51B $10.56B $11.52B
EPS (diluted) $0.10 $4.50 $0.70
Cash & equivalents $2.66B $9.57B $1.82B
Total debt $31.49B $42.88B $62.67B
Shares (diluted) 3.15B 2.05B 5.75B
Enterprise value $46.57B $88.38B $125.85B

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
MetricTAKBMYPFE
P/E 210.2x 14.2x 43.5x
P/FCF 14.7x 14.1x 14.9x
P/Operating cash flow 11.9x 12.3x 12.4x
P/S 2.2x 2.6x 2.8x
P/B 1.4x 5.6x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 2.5x 20.3x 4.0x
EV/EBITDA 17.1x 11.4x 8.6x
EV/EBIT 82.4x 14.3x 11.5x
EV/Revenue 3.1x 3.2x 3.5x
EV/FCF 20.5x 17.4x 19.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.6x 15.2x 15.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -3.62 3.64 -1.57

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTAKBMYPFE
Revenue growth (1Y) -35.4% 4.2% 1.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -13.1% 3.6% -3.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -36.3% 3.8% 1.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -13.3% 0.2% 2.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -76.7% 41.1% -4.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -43.6% 9.5% 7.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -6.2% 52.8% -58.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -44.1% 3.6% -27.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -86.9% 52.0% -59.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -58.1% 3.9% -27.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -30.2% -35.9% 8.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.9% -6.2% 5.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -31.3% -39.3% 13.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -8.4% -7.4% 13.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTAKBMYPFE
Gross margin 65.9% 69.2% 73.4%
EBITDA margin 18.2% 28.2% 40.7%
Operating margin 3.8% 22.6% 30.5%
Pretax margin 0.3% 22.6% 6.7%
Net margin 1.1% 18.5% 6.3%
FCF margin 15.2% 18.6% 18.5%
Operating cash flow margin 18.7% 21.3% 22.3%
Return on equity 0.7% 40.4% 4.7%
Return on assets 0.3% 10.5% 2.0%
Return on invested capital 0.0% 14.0% 12.3%
Return on capital employed 1.2% 16.3% 11.3%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.6x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 23.0x 1.2x 3.5x
Stock comp / revenue 1.6% 1.1% 1.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTAKBMYPFE
Debt / assets 32.5% 48.3% 30.6%
Debt / equity 0.7x 1.8x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.8x 2.1x 1.9x
Debt / FCF 6.9x 4.6x 5.3x
Liabilities / assets 51.4% 73.6% 56.4%
Equity / assets 48.6% 26.4% 43.6%
Interest coverage 0.6x – –
Current ratio 3.1x 1.6x 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.8x 1.2x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.7x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 1.39 2.67 2.40

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTAKBMYPFE
Dividend yield 1.5% 3.9% 5.6%
Net buyback yield 1.0% – –
Shareholder yield 2.4% 3.9% 5.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 241.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 83.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 0.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 2.2%

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.

ConsensusTAKBMYPFE
Forward P/E 52.7xFY2026 9.7xFY2026 10.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.40FY2026 $6.63FY2026 $2.85FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.3%FY2026 +7.8%FY2026 -11.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +62.5% -3.9% -4.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $28.27BFY2026 $52.09BFY2026 $60.59BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.8%FY2026 +8.1%FY2026 -3.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.9% -9.3% +3.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTAKBMYPFE
Held by institutions 65.5% 81.8% 66.9%
Institutions holding 380 2,526 2,841
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.2% +3.8% +2.0%
Institutions buying 214 1,188 1,327
Institutions selling 98 990 1,205
Buyers to sellers 2.18 1.20 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.

TAKBMYPFE
TAK 1.00 0.42 0.45
BMY 0.42 1.00 0.60
PFE 0.45 0.60 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TAK, BMY and PFE?

Pfizer (PFE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) $68.36B, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) $133.18B, Pfizer (PFE) $178.50B.

Which stock is cheaper, TAK, BMY and PFE?

Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) 216.5x, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 14.4x, Pfizer (PFE) 44.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) is cheapest (Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) 52.7x, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 9.7x, Pfizer (PFE) 10.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) -35.4%, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) +4.2%, Pfizer (PFE) +1.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) has the highest net margin (Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) 1.1%, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 18.5%, Pfizer (PFE) 6.3%). On return on invested capital, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) leads (Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) 0.0%, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 14.0%, Pfizer (PFE) 12.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) returned the most: Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) +55.4%, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) +40.8%, Pfizer (PFE) +26.7%. Over five years, Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) compounded fastest (Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) +8.1%/yr, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) +1.6%/yr, Pfizer (PFE) -8.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) 0.00%, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 0.00%, Pfizer (PFE) 0.05%. Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) and Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 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%, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 28.0%, Pfizer (PFE) 21.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TAK, BMY 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, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) leads on 5. 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.