Compare price, profitability, solvency, and SEC-reported financials side by side—before deciding which assumptions deserve a closer look.
Decision snapshot: JNJ stock price vs CVS: inconclusive Relative valuation is incomplete for this pair. Review the available filing metrics before drawing a conclusion.
Quick read
Each company valued on the other's multiple, then compared with the market price.
Implied fair value · at CVS's multiple
Needs CVS P/E.
Implied fair value · at JNJ's multiple
Needs JNJ P/E.
Price unavailable
Metric by metric
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Growth lag
Reported gross margin
Operating income + D&A
Lower is better
Not comparable
Lower leverage
Statements
Annual statements in reported currencies, with calculations and source evidence.
Values retain reported currencies and share bases. Select a figure to inspect its period, calculation and filing inputs. Differences require compatible units and periods.
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Trendline
16 period-end years of reported revenue, earnings, and margins. Periods and currencies are shown with the data.
Price framework
USD market cap plus reported borrowing debt, less cash and equivalents. This EV proxy excludes investments, preferred stock and noncontrolling-interest adjustments.
Complete market value, debt and cash evidence is required for enterprise value.
Complete market value, debt and cash evidence is required for enterprise value.
Price framework
The same filing-backed model used on each company's valuation page, with company-specific inputs and calculated scenarios.
Johnson & Johnson · implied price per share
Bear
$76.44
Base
$92.02
Bull
$112.30
CVS HEALTH CORPORATION · implied price per share
Bear
$43.35
Base
$58.49
Bull
$78.21
Balance sheet health
Inspect reported liquidity and leverage alongside historical financial-health checks.
Financial strength on a 0–9 scale.
Bankruptcy-risk signal from balance sheet and earnings power.
Not enough data to score either balance sheet.
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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Cash excludes investments. EBITDA is an operating-income-plus-D&A proxy. Missing borrowing categories remain unavailable; select a value to inspect its inputs.
LLM-powered synthesis
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If you believe JNJ’s higher-margin, lower-leverage business deserves a premium multiple and that the DCF range is overly conservative, then hold or add to JNJ because its profitability and ROIC are far superior to CVS despite the weak Piotroski reading.
The market appears to assign JNJ a much higher quality multiple than CVS, with JNJ trading at 23.2x P/E versus CVS at 69.7x despite JNJ’s stronger profitability and balance sheet. However, the implied price of $768.61 is far above JNJ’s current price of $256.29 and also sits well above both the historical band and DCF range, which makes the absolute valuation look stretched even if CVS comparison suggests quality support.
Supporting Metrics
