TAK vs BMY vs PFE Stock Comparison

Takeda Pharmaceutical, Bristol Myers Squibb and Pfizer Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BMY Bristol Myers Squibb Co
$61.61 -2.0% 1M +40.6% 1Y
Market cap
$125.33B
P/E
13.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$49.19B
Div. yield
–
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
5 wins
PFE Pfizer Inc
$29.79 +3.9% 1M +20.3% 1Y
Market cap
$169.35B
P/E
39.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$63.70B
Div. yield
0.06%
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 $64.01B $125.33B $169.35B PFE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 111.5x 13.5x 39.1x BMY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 51.1x 9.3x 10.5x BMY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.7% +3.1% -0.2% BMY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.2% 18.9% 6.8% BMY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.5% -3.3% 13.4% PFE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.5x 78.9x 1.9x PFE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.06% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +45.8% +40.6% +20.3% TAK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.1%/yr +1.8%/yr -7.1%/yr TAK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.5% 28.4% 21.7% TAK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 66/100 65/100 BMY

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 97 #18 of 626 86 #90 of 626 94 #37 of 626
Growth 21 #480 of 604 52 #291 of 604 23 #466 of 604
Profitability 85 #84 of 555 87 #75 of 555 92 #46 of 555
Financial Health 34 #433 of 658 16 #552 of 658 24 #502 of 658
Shareholder Returns 74 #97 of 368 88 #45 of 368 91 #35 of 368
Overall 62 66 65
  • TAK ranked among 673 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • BMY ranked among 673 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • PFE 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

PeriodTAKBMYPFESPY
1 month +8.3%-2.0%+3.9% -0.8%
3 months +17.1%-1.5%+20.8% +3.5%
6 months +24.9%+6.6%+11.2% +7.0%
Year to date +31.0%+14.2%+19.6% +12.2%
1 year +45.8%+40.6%+20.3% +13.0%
3 years +51.7%+20.8%-1.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +14.9%+6.5%-0.4% +23.1%
5 years +47.8%+9.1%-30.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year +8.1%+1.8%-7.1% +11.0%
10 years -11.4%+25.0%-8.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year -1.2%+2.3%-0.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureTAKBMYPFESPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.5%28.4%21.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.3%25.6%21.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.110.200.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.131.430.94 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -26.4%-51.1%-64.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-9.5%-2.0% -1.8%
52-week high $20.43$68.09$30.41 $779.14
52-week low $13.23$42.60$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 112.1xmedian 17.1x 13.6xmedian 17.1x 39.2xmedian 17.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 8.8x 2.6xmedian 8.8x 2.7xmedian 8.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.4xmedian 17.1x 388.9xmedian 17.1x 8.2xmedian 17.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.5xmedian 18.0x 11.0xmedian 18.0x 15.5xmedian 18.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 2.1x 5.6xmedian 2.1x 2.0xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median -2.76median 0.31 2.20median 0.31 -0.95median 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 monthsTAKBMYPFE
Revenue $46.49B $49.19B $63.70B
Gross profit $30.58B $34.51B $46.61B
Operating income $2.71B -$2.77B $20.39B
Net income -$1.04B $9.28B $4.36B
Free cash flow $5.20B $11.44B $10.99B
R&D $4.53B $10.72B $11.05B
EPS (diluted) $0.18 $4.53 $0.76
Cash & equivalents $2.85B $8.72B $976.00M
Total debt $126.30B $43.12B $63.19B
Shares (diluted) 3.15B 2.05B 5.70B
Enterprise value $40.38B $76.60B $115.99B

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 112.1x 13.6x 39.2x
P/FCF 12.5x 11.0x 15.5x
P/Operating cash flow 10.4x 9.8x 12.7x
P/S 1.4x 2.6x 2.7x
P/B 1.4x 5.6x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 2.5x 25.5x 4.4x
EV/EBITDA 12.4x 388.9x 8.2x
EV/EBIT 33.3x -57.0x 10.9x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 3.2x 3.5x
EV/FCF 17.4x 13.8x 20.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.4x 12.4x 16.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.76 2.20 -0.95

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTAKBMYPFE
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.7% 3.1% -0.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.8% 2.9% -7.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.8% 2.9% 1.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.2% -0.3% -5.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -43.4% 63.5% 1.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -14.3% -17.9% -9.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -209.1% 83.3% -59.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -35.3% 5.2% -41.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -75.7% 82.9% -59.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -40.6% 6.2% -41.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -14.8% -19.6% -11.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.4% 2.6% -2.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -13.3% -21.5% -11.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.2% 2.2% 1.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTAKBMYPFE
Gross margin 65.8% 70.2% 73.2%
EBITDA margin 15.6% 0.8% 42.4%
Operating margin 5.8% -5.6% 32.0%
Pretax margin 2.6% 24.2% 6.6%
Net margin 1.2% 18.9% 6.8%
FCF margin 11.2% 23.3% 17.2%
Operating cash flow margin 13.5% 26.0% 21.0%
Return on equity 1.2% 43.7% 5.0%
Return on assets 0.6% 10.7% 2.1%
Return on invested capital 3.5% -3.3% 13.4%
Return on capital employed 3.0% -4.0% 11.9%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.6x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -6.0x 1.4x 3.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 1.1% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTAKBMYPFE
Debt / assets 32.0% 49.2% 31.4%
Debt / equity 0.7x 1.9x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.5x 78.9x 1.9x
Debt / FCF 6.0x 3.8x 5.8x
Liabilities / assets 51.7% 74.5% 57.5%
Equity / assets 48.3% 25.5% 42.5%
Interest coverage 0.8x – –
Current ratio 3.2x 1.5x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.9x 1.2x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.6x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 1.58 2.07 2.36

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTAKBMYPFE
Dividend yield 1.5% 4.1% 5.8%
Net buyback yield 1.0% – –
Shareholder yield 2.5% 4.1% 5.8%
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.

ConsensusTAKBMYPFE
Forward P/E 51.1xFY2026 9.3xFY2026 10.5xFY2026
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 3.3% 81.8% 66.9%
Institutions holding 378 2,519 2,835
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.2% +3.8% +2.0%
Institutions buying 212 1,185 1,324
Institutions selling 98 986 1,204
Buyers to sellers 2.16 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 0.34 0.43
BMY 0.34 1.00 0.57
PFE 0.43 0.57 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) $64.01B, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) $125.33B, Pfizer (PFE) $169.35B.

Which stock is cheaper, TAK, BMY and PFE?

Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) 111.5x, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 13.5x, Pfizer (PFE) 39.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) is cheapest (Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) 51.1x, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 9.3x, 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?

Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) +0.7%, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) +3.1%, Pfizer (PFE) -0.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) has the highest net margin (Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) 1.2%, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 18.9%, Pfizer (PFE) 6.8%). On return on invested capital, Pfizer (PFE) leads (Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) 3.5%, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) -3.3%, Pfizer (PFE) 13.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) returned the most: Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) +45.8%, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) +40.6%, Pfizer (PFE) +20.3%. Over five years, Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) compounded fastest (Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) +8.1%/yr, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) +1.8%/yr, Pfizer (PFE) -7.1%/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) 0.06%. 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) 21.5%, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 28.4%, Pfizer (PFE) 21.7%). 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.