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Gilead Sciences vs Johnson & Johnson: Fair Value & Quality

Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how Gilead Sciences (GILD) and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) compare, as of Sep 12, 2026.

As of Sep 12, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Gilead Sciences as the more attractively valued of the two: Gilead Sciences trades at $144 versus a fair value of $147 (+2%), while Johnson & Johnson trades at $266 versus $169 (-36%).
Gilead Sciences
GILD · USD · Health Care
+2%
upside to fair value
fairly valued
Price$144
Fair Value$147
Quality83/100
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ · USD · Health Care
-36%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$266
Fair Value$169
Quality80/100
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Head-to-head numbers

Green value = the better side for that row (for valuation multiples: lower = cheaper).

Gilead SciencesJohnson & Johnson
Valuation
18.5×P/E (TTM)29.4×
5.61×P/S (TTM)6.34×
7.37×P/B7.49×
12.3×EV/EBITDA18.4×
2.14×PEG4.95×
+1.9%Fair value upside−36.4%
2.1%Dividend yield1.9%
$3.19Dividend per share$5.20
Profitability
39%Operating margin27%
2.41×EBIT margin trend (5Y)1.14×
43%Return on equity26%
13%Return on assets8%
Growth
4%Revenue growth (YoY)10%
2.6%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)5.6%
3.6%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)2.7%
+10.5%Value creation/yr+15.2%
Balance & size
11.4×Interest coverage (EBIT/interest)26.4×
0.98×Debt / equity0.48×
$167BMarket cap$611B
healthyGrowth qualityhealthy

Gilead Sciences leads: 11 to 4 metric wins.

Dash = not meaningfully computable, for example with negative equity.

Quality in detail

The quality score, broken down into the same factor families as on the stock page, 0 to 100 per family.

Gilead Sciencesof which business quality 78 · market factors 68 Johnson & Johnsonof which business quality 76 · market factors 83
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
77
74
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
67
73
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
86
70
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
64
72
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
97
87
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
87
96
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
55
69
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
71
95
Net IssuanceBuybacks instead of dilution
83
90

What the models say

How far the median fair value (base case) per model family sits from the current price, in percent. The amount in the currency of the trading venue is shown underneath.

above the price, more than 15% above close to the price, 85% to 115% of the price below the price, more than 15% below

Model familyGilead SciencesPrice $144Johnson & JohnsonPrice $266
DCF Models+55%above the price$222-36%below the price$171
Earnings-Based+1%close to the price$145-72%below the price$73.34
Dividend Discount-61%below the price$56.73-65%below the price$93.41
Multiples-19%below the price$116-39%below the price$163
Asset-Based-92%below the price$12.21-91%below the price$22.70
Growth DCF+16%above the price$167-52%below the price$129
Economic Profit-32%below the price$98.10-62%below the price$102
Growth Earnings+38%above the price$199-22%below the price$207
Minimum-92%below the price$12.21-91%below the price$22.70
Maximum+55%above the price$222-22%below the price$207
Median-9%close to the price$130-57%below the price$115
Geometric mean-32%below the price$97.83-62%below the price$102

Minimum, maximum, median and geometric mean refer to the family values in this table. Geometric because deviations are ratios: half the price and twice the price average to 100%, not 125%.

Gilead Sciences: 11 of 26 models see the stock below the current price.

Johnson & Johnson: 26 of 26 models see the stock below the current price.

Scenario ranges

From our cautious bear case to the optimistic bull case. The white tick is the current price: left of fair value means room to run.

Gilead Sciences
Bear $106Fair Value $147Bull $258
$144 = current price (white tick)
Johnson & Johnson
Bear $106Fair Value $169Bull $255
$266 = current price (white tick)

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Ranked within their sector

Where each stock sits within its sector peer group. Band = middle 50% of peers, tick = median, dot = this stock.

Gilead Sciences · Health Care

Quality score83 · Top 25%
Fair value upside+2% · above median

Johnson & Johnson · Health Care

Quality score80 · Top 25%
Fair value upside-36% · below median

Bottom line

As of Sep 12, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Gilead Sciences as the more attractively valued of the two: Gilead Sciences trades at $144 versus a fair value of $147 (+2%), while Johnson & Johnson trades at $266 versus $169 (-36%).

Gilead Sciences has the higher quality score (83/100).

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A model-based valuation snapshot from 26 models. Values change with price and fundamentals; the date shown above applies.