Johnson & Johnson vs VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC / MA, two Drug Manufacturers stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where JNJ and VRTX diverge most: on debt / equity, JNJ reads 0.58 and VRTX reads 0.00; on ev/ebitda, JNJ reads 326.4 and VRTX reads 23.8. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What VRTX's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | JNJ | VRTX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $256.46 | $477.02 |
| Market cap | $625.8B | $122.3B |
| Sector | Drug Manufacturers | Drug Manufacturers |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | +20.7% |
| P/E | 29.8 | 28.3 |
| P/B | 7.36 | 6.31 |
| P/S | 6.39 | 10.01 |
| EV/EBITDA | 326.4 | 23.8 |
| Revenue growth | +8.1% | +10.1% |
| Gross margin | 68.2% | — |
| Operating margin | — | 38.1% |
| Net margin | 21.5% | 35.5% |
| Return on equity | 24.8% | 22.4% |
| Return on assets | 10.5% | 16.4% |
| Return on invested capital | — | 19.9% |
| FCF yield | 3.5% | 3.0% |
| Dividend yield | 2.0% | — |
| Debt / equity | 0.58 | 0.00 |
| Current ratio | 1.09 | 3.02 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 4.95 | 7.73 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 8 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
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