Which is more profitable, Bristol-Myers Squibb or Thermo Fisher Scientific?

Thermo Fisher Scientific keeps more of every sale as profit.

Which grows faster, Bristol-Myers Squibb or Thermo Fisher Scientific?

Thermo Fisher Scientific grew its sales faster in recent years.

Which is cheaper, Bristol-Myers Squibb or Thermo Fisher Scientific?

Bristol-Myers Squibb costs less for each unit of yearly profit (lower P/E).

Which has less debt, Bristol-Myers Squibb or Thermo Fisher Scientific?

Bristol-Myers Squibb would need fewer years of earnings to pay off its debt.

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Bristol-Myers Squibb vs Thermo Fisher Scientific stock

Side by side in plain words: who keeps more of its sales, grows faster, costs less and owes less.

In one sentence

Bristol-Myers Squibb is cheaper for its profits and has less debt. Thermo Fisher Scientific is more profitable and grows faster.

Side by side

	Bristol-Myers Squibb	Thermo Fisher Scientific
	$130 billion	$259 billion
	14.6%	15.0%
	+2.5%	+6.7%
	18.4×	38.7×
	2.4 years	2.6 years
	13.9%	7.6%
	4.4%	0.4%

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How we compare

Four contests with the same rules as each stock page: profit kept from sales (higher wins), yearly sales growth across the last reports, up to five years (higher wins), price per unit of yearly profit (lower P/E wins; a company without profit loses) and debt in years of earnings (lower wins). A winner is only named when both companies have the number.

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