TAK vs JNJ vs LLY Stock Comparison

Takeda Pharmaceutical, Johnson & Johnson and Eli Lilly Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
JNJ Johnson & Johnson
$275.17 +2.8% 1M +47.5% 1Y
Market cap
$674.59B
P/E
41.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$99.34B
Div. yield
0.02%
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
4 wins
LLY ELI LILLY & Co
$1,373.00 +15.8% 1M +68.8% 1Y
Market cap
$1.28T
P/E
46.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$86.46B
Div. yield
–
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Eli Lilly leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Eli Lilly 7, Johnson & Johnson 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTAKJNJLLYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $66.34B $674.59B $1.28T LLY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 210.1x 41.9x 46.4x JNJ
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 50.1x 25.7x 42.4x JNJ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -35.4% +7.8% +45.5% LLY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.1% 16.2% 31.9% LLY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% 17.6% 38.2% LLY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.8x 0.8x 1.0x JNJ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +45.5% +47.5% +68.8% LLY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.4%/yr +11.1%/yr +40.1%/yr LLY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.4% 20.9% 35.3% JNJ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 68/100 72/100 LLY

Percentile Scorecard

TAKJNJLLY

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

AxisTAKJNJLLY
Valuation 97 #22 of 624 86 #88 of 624 76 #151 of 624
Growth 12 #531 of 601 42 #351 of 601 97 #19 of 601
Profitability 86 #77 of 541 93 #37 of 541 98 #12 of 541
Financial Health 32 #438 of 647 41 #380 of 647 28 #464 of 647
Shareholder Returns 74 #93 of 359 76 #88 of 359 63 #135 of 359
Overall 60 68 72
  • TAK ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • JNJ ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • LLY 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

PeriodTAKJNJLLYSPY
1 month +8.2%+2.8%+15.8% +0.7%
3 months +16.1%+7.5%+18.8% +3.7%
6 months +20.1%+19.7%+46.9% +7.1%
Year to date +28.5%+33.0%+27.8% +12.8%
1 year +45.5%+47.5%+68.8% +11.9%
3 years +50.0%+87.2%+142.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +14.5%+23.3%+34.4% +22.8%
5 years +42.9%+68.9%+438.9% +67.6%
5 years, per year +7.4%+11.1%+40.1% +10.9%
10 years -12.9%+138.6%+1,742.2% +262.0%
10 years, per year -1.4%+9.1%+33.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureTAKJNJLLYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.4%20.9%35.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.0%20.1%30.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.11-0.220.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.132.281.95 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -26.4%-23.6%-34.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.9%-1.2%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $20.43$278.47$1,373.00 $779.14
52-week low $13.23$186.00$813.53 $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.

MultipleTAKJNJLLY
P/E now vs peer median 200.0xmedian 17.8x 41.2xmedian 17.8x 44.4xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 9.1x 6.7xmedian 9.1x 14.9xmedian 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.5xmedian 15.0x 20.7xmedian 15.0x 29.6xmedian 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.0xmedian 21.7x 32.2xmedian 21.7x 65.7xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 2.2x 8.1xmedian 2.2x 32.1xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -3.44median 0.35 -1.92median 0.35 0.57median 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 monthsTAKJNJLLY
Revenue $30.00B $99.34B $86.46B
Gross profit $19.76B $67.11B $72.31B
Operating income $1.13B $25.19B $42.95B
Net income $244.16M $16.10B $27.58B
Free cash flow $4.55B $20.59B $19.66B
R&D $4.51B $16.08B $15.38B
EPS (diluted) $0.10 $6.57 $30.87
Cash & equivalents $2.66B $16.91B $4.89B
Total debt $31.49B $44.65B $49.50B
Shares (diluted) 3.15B 2.45B 893.40M
Enterprise value $44.55B $594.45B $1.25T

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
MetricTAKJNJLLY
P/E 200.0x 41.2x 44.4x
P/FCF 14.0x 32.2x 65.7x
P/Operating cash flow 11.4x 25.3x 42.1x
P/S 2.1x 6.7x 14.9x
P/B 1.4x 8.1x 32.1x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 19.0x 58.2x
EV/EBITDA 16.5x 20.7x 29.6x
EV/EBIT 79.5x 27.4x 31.1x
EV/Revenue 3.0x 6.9x 15.5x
EV/FCF 19.8x 33.5x 68.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.0x 26.4x 43.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -3.44 -1.92 0.57

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTAKJNJLLY
Revenue growth (1Y) -35.4% 7.8% 45.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -13.1% 5.9% 39.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -36.3% 7.0% 46.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -13.3% 5.1% 42.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -76.7% 7.4% 67.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -43.6% 1.4% 66.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -6.2% -35.9% 49.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -44.1% -22.5% 76.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -86.9% -36.4% 50.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -58.1% -21.5% 77.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -30.2% 8.1% 90.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.9% 12.4% 70.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -31.3% 5.1% 112.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -8.4% 14.5% 80.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTAKJNJLLY
Gross margin 65.9% 67.6% 83.6%
EBITDA margin 18.2% 33.5% 52.2%
Operating margin 3.8% 25.4% 49.7%
Pretax margin 0.3% 17.9% 40.2%
Net margin 1.1% 16.2% 31.9%
FCF margin 15.2% 20.7% 22.7%
Operating cash flow margin 18.7% 26.3% 35.4%
Return on equity 0.7% 19.3% 74.4%
Return on assets 0.3% 8.1% 19.0%
Return on invested capital 0.0% 17.6% 38.2%
Return on capital employed 1.2% 17.5% 43.7%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.5x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 23.0x 1.6x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.6% 1.4% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTAKJNJLLY
Debt / assets 32.5% 22.6% 33.4%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.5x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.8x 0.8x 1.0x
Debt / FCF 6.9x 2.2x 2.5x
Liabilities / assets 51.4% 58.7% 72.8%
Equity / assets 48.6% 41.3% 27.2%
Interest coverage 0.6x 25.6x –
Current ratio 3.1x 1.0x 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.8x 0.7x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.3x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.35 5.55 9.24

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTAKJNJLLY
Dividend yield 1.5% 1.9% 0.5%
Net buyback yield 1.0% 0.6% 0.5%
Shareholder yield 2.6% 2.5% 0.9%
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.

ConsensusTAKJNJLLY
Forward P/E 50.1xFY2026 25.7xFY2026 42.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.40FY2026 $10.72FY2026 $32.40FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.3%FY2026 -0.6%FY2026 +33.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +62.5% +5.9% +42.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $28.27BFY2026 $106.54BFY2026 $85.28BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.8%FY2026 +13.1%FY2026 +30.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.9% +7.0% +17.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTAKJNJLLY
Held by institutions 3.3% 74.7% 83.7%
Institutions holding 379 4,692 4,629
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.2% +1.8% +1.5%
Institutions buying 213 2,294 2,633
Institutions selling 98 1,896 1,469
Buyers to sellers 2.17 1.21 1.79

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.

TAKJNJLLY
TAK 1.00 0.47 0.40
JNJ 0.47 1.00 0.46
LLY 0.40 0.46 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TAK, JNJ and LLY?

Eli Lilly (LLY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) $66.34B, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) $674.59B, Eli Lilly (LLY) $1.28T.

Which stock is cheaper, TAK, JNJ and LLY?

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) 210.1x, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 41.9x, Eli Lilly (LLY) 46.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) is cheapest (Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) 50.1x, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 25.7x, Eli Lilly (LLY) 42.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Eli Lilly (LLY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) -35.4%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) +7.8%, Eli Lilly (LLY) +45.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Eli Lilly (LLY) has the highest net margin (Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) 1.1%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 16.2%, Eli Lilly (LLY) 31.9%). On return on invested capital, Eli Lilly (LLY) leads (Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) 0.0%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 17.6%, Eli Lilly (LLY) 38.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Eli Lilly (LLY) returned the most: Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) +45.5%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) +47.5%, Eli Lilly (LLY) +68.8%. Over five years, Eli Lilly (LLY) compounded fastest (Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) +7.4%/yr, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) +11.1%/yr, Eli Lilly (LLY) +40.1%/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%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 0.02%, Eli Lilly (LLY) 0.00%. Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) and Eli Lilly (LLY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) has been the steadiest (Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) 21.4%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 20.9%, Eli Lilly (LLY) 35.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TAK, JNJ and LLY?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Eli Lilly (LLY) leads on 7. 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.