Bristol-Myers Squibb Company vs Johnson & Johnson, two Drug Manufacturers stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where BMY and JNJ diverge most: on ev/ebitda, BMY reads 45.6 and JNJ reads 334.9; on revenue growth, BMY reads +1.8% and JNJ reads +8.1%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What BMY's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). What JNJ's price implies is a demanding bet versus history and the cohort (segment-resolved basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | BMY | JNJ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $62.09 | $263.42 |
| Market cap | $127.1B | $642.8B |
| Sector | Drug Manufacturers | Drug Manufacturers |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| P/E | 17.4 | 30.6 |
| P/B | 6.32 | 7.56 |
| P/S | 2.62 | 6.56 |
| EV/EBITDA | 45.6 | 334.9 |
| Revenue growth | +1.8% | +8.1% |
| Gross margin | — | 68.2% |
| Net margin | 15.0% | 21.5% |
| Return on equity | 36.2% | 24.8% |
| Return on assets | 8.4% | 10.5% |
| FCF yield | 9.4% | 3.5% |
| Dividend yield | 4.0% | 1.9% |
| Debt / equity | 2.31 | 0.58 |
| Current ratio | 1.42 | 1.09 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 2.12 | 5.03 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 5 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
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