GILEAD SCIENCES, INC. vs Johnson & Johnson, two Drug Manufacturers stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where GILD and JNJ diverge most: on net margin, GILD reads -10.6% and JNJ reads 21.5%; on return on equity, GILD reads -27.4% and JNJ reads 24.8%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | GILD | JNJ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $151.17 | $261.50 |
| Market cap | $187.9B | $638.1B |
| Sector | Drug Manufacturers | Drug Manufacturers |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| P/E | — | 30.4 |
| P/B | 15.89 | 7.51 |
| P/S | 6.17 | 6.52 |
| EV/EBITDA | 19.4 | 123.3 |
| Revenue growth | +5.6% | +8.1% |
| Gross margin | — | 68.2% |
| Operating margin | -133.2% | — |
| Net margin | -10.6% | 21.5% |
| Return on equity | -27.4% | 24.8% |
| Return on assets | -6.6% | 10.5% |
| Return on invested capital | 21.8% | — |
| FCF yield | 6.9% | 3.5% |
| Dividend yield | 2.1% | 2.0% |
| Debt / equity | 2.22 | 0.58 |
| Current ratio | 1.27 | 1.09 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 6.06 | 5.01 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 4 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
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