TAK vs INDV vs JNJ Stock Comparison

Takeda Pharmaceutical, Indivior Pharmaceuticals and Johnson & Johnson Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
JNJ Johnson & Johnson
$268.78 -0.9% 1M +41.2% 1Y
Market cap
$654.21B
P/E
40.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$99.34B
Div. yield
0.02%
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Indivior Pharmaceuticals leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Indivior Pharmaceuticals 8, Johnson & Johnson 2, Takeda Pharmaceutical 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTAKINDVJNJLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $63.46B $4.12B $654.21B JNJ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 110.5x 11.6x 40.6x INDV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 50.7x 8.6x 25.1x INDV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.7% +13.5% +7.8% INDV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.2% 26.7% 16.2% INDV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.5% 122.5% 17.6% INDV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.5x 0.6x 0.8x INDV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +43.2% +40.1% +41.2% TAK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.5%/yr +15.7%/yr +10.5%/yr INDV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.5% 36.4% 20.9% JNJ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 77/100 68/100 INDV

Percentile Scorecard

TAKINDVJNJ

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

AxisTAKINDVJNJ
Valuation 97 #17 of 625 97 #21 of 625 87 #81 of 625
Growth 21 #478 of 602 69 #186 of 602 42 #352 of 602
Profitability 85 #82 of 551 92 #48 of 551 93 #38 of 551
Financial Health 34 #431 of 656 29 #465 of 656 43 #374 of 656
Shareholder Returns 73 #98 of 365 98 #9 of 365 75 #92 of 365
Overall 62 77 68
  • TAK ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • INDV ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • JNJ ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodTAKINDVJNJSPY
1 month +7.6%-3.1%-0.9% -0.2%
3 months +15.6%-15.3%+0.8% +3.9%
6 months +23.6%+0.8%+18.0% +8.2%
Year to date +30.1%-3.2%+29.9% +12.9%
1 year +43.2%+40.1%+41.2% +12.3%
3 years +50.6%+70.3%+84.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +14.6%+19.4%+22.7% +23.3%
5 years +43.8%+107.0%+65.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year +7.5%+15.7%+10.5% +10.9%
10 years -10.9%+79.0%+132.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year -1.2%+6.0%+8.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureTAKINDVJNJSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.5%36.4%20.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.2%30.8%20.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.110.53-0.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.011.101.97 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -26.4%-85.5%-23.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.7%-17.0%-3.5% -1.2%
52-week high $20.43$41.83$278.47 $779.14
52-week low $13.23$24.78$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.

MultipleTAKINDVJNJ
P/E now vs peer median 111.3xmedian 17.2x 11.6xmedian 17.2x 40.2xmedian 17.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 9.0x 3.1xmedian 9.0x 6.5xmedian 9.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.4xmedian 16.3x 10.1xmedian 16.3x 20.3xmedian 16.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.4xmedian 18.7x -36.9xmedian 18.7x 31.4xmedian 18.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 2.2x -19.7xmedian 2.2x 7.9xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -2.74median 0.33 —median 0.33 -1.87median 0.33

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 monthsTAKINDVJNJ
Revenue $46.49B $1.33B $99.34B
Gross profit $30.58B $1.09B $67.11B
Operating income $2.71B $421.00M $25.19B
Net income -$1.04B $355.00M $16.10B
Free cash flow $5.20B -$111.00M $20.59B
R&D $4.53B $82.00M $16.08B
EPS (diluted) $0.18 $2.86 $6.57
Cash & equivalents $2.85B $222.00M $16.91B
Total debt $126.30B $487.00M $44.65B
Shares (diluted) 3.15B 124.00M 2.45B
Enterprise value $39.82B $3.08B $574.07B

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
MetricTAKINDVJNJ
P/E 111.3x 11.6x 40.2x
P/FCF 12.4x -36.9x 31.4x
P/Operating cash flow 10.3x -102.4x 24.7x
P/S 1.4x 3.1x 6.5x
P/B 1.4x -19.7x 7.9x
P/Tangible book 2.5x -19.7x 18.6x
EV/EBITDA 12.4x 10.1x 20.3x
EV/EBIT 33.2x 10.4x 26.8x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 3.3x 6.8x
EV/FCF 17.3x -39.3x 32.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.3x -109.1x 25.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.74 – -1.87

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTAKINDVJNJ
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.7% 13.5% 7.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.8% – 5.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.8% 13.6% 7.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.2% – 5.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -43.4% 92.2% 7.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -14.3% – 1.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -209.1% 228.7% -35.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -35.3% – -22.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -75.7% 234.0% -36.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -40.6% – -21.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -14.8% -118.3% 8.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.4% – 12.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -13.3% -164.2% 5.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.2% – 14.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTAKINDVJNJ
Gross margin 65.8% 82.1% 67.6%
EBITDA margin 15.6% 32.3% 33.5%
Operating margin 5.8% 31.6% 25.4%
Pretax margin 2.6% 29.5% 17.9%
Net margin 1.2% 26.7% 16.2%
FCF margin 11.2% -8.3% 20.7%
Operating cash flow margin 13.5% -3.0% 26.3%
Return on equity 1.2% – 19.3%
Return on assets 0.6% 29.2% 8.1%
Return on invested capital 3.5% 122.5% 17.6%
Return on capital employed 3.0% 121.3% 17.5%
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.1x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -6.0x -0.1x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 2.4% 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTAKINDVJNJ
Debt / assets 32.0% 39.5% 22.6%
Debt / equity 0.7x -2.3x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.5x 0.6x 0.8x
Debt / FCF 6.0x -4.4x 2.2x
Liabilities / assets 51.7% 116.9% 58.7%
Equity / assets 48.3% -16.9% 41.3%
Interest coverage 0.8x 15.6x 25.6x
Current ratio 3.2x 0.8x 1.0x
Quick ratio 1.9x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.3x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 1.57 3.39 5.47

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTAKINDVJNJ
Dividend yield 1.5% – 2.0%
Net buyback yield 1.0% 7.3% 0.6%
Shareholder yield 2.5% 7.3% 2.6%
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.

ConsensusTAKINDVJNJ
Forward P/E 50.7xFY2026 8.6xFY2026 25.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.40FY2026 $4.04FY2026 $10.72FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.3%FY2026 +61.6%FY2026 -0.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +62.5% +17.8% +5.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $28.27BFY2026 $1.38BFY2026 $106.54BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.8%FY2026 +11.0%FY2026 +13.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.9% -0.8% +7.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTAKINDVJNJ
Held by institutions 3.3% 100.0% 74.7%
Institutions holding 378 336 4,690
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.2% +0.4% +1.8%
Institutions buying 212 206 2,293
Institutions selling 98 105 1,895
Buyers to sellers 2.16 1.96 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.

TAKINDVJNJ
TAK 1.00 0.11 0.45
INDV 0.11 1.00 0.17
JNJ 0.45 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TAK, INDV and JNJ?

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) $63.46B, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) $4.12B, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) $654.21B.

Which stock is cheaper, TAK, INDV and JNJ?

Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) 110.5x, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) 11.6x, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 40.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) is cheapest (Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) 50.7x, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) 8.6x, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 25.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) +0.7%, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) +13.5%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) +7.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) has the highest net margin (Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) 1.2%, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) 26.7%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 16.2%). On return on invested capital, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) leads (Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) 3.5%, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) 122.5%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 17.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) returned the most: Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) +43.2%, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) +40.1%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) +41.2%. Over five years, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) compounded fastest (Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) +7.5%/yr, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) +15.7%/yr, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) +10.5%/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%, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) 0.00%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 0.02%. Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) and Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) has been the steadiest (Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) 21.5%, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) 36.4%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 20.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TAK, INDV 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, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) leads on 8. 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.