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Is BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO (BMY) undervalued?

$64.27+0.99% todayNYSE · USD · last traded 2026-09-14 17:20 UTC

BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO trades on a P/E of 18.58 against earnings growth of 5.5% a year over the last 3 years, giving a PEG ratio of 3.40 — above the 2.0 level conventionally read as expensive relative to growth.

Earnings figures are measured from BMY’s filed annual accounts, not estimated. PEG compares price to earnings growth alone — it says nothing about debt, cash generation, or what an acquirer would pay. Read it alongside the figures below rather than on its own.

PEG ratio3.40
01.02.03.0+
Convention reads below 1.0 as inexpensive relative to growth and above 2.0 as expensive, though typical ranges differ sharply by sector.
P/E ratio18.58
earnings growth (3-year CAGR)5.5%
PEG ratio3.40
Measured from BMY's filed annual accounts. Trailing, not forecast.
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What it would cost to buy BMY

Enterprise value is what it would cost to take the whole company: every share at today’s price, plus the debt an acquirer assumes, less the cash they receive. For BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO that is $166.19B.

Every term below is a line item from a filed statement. The numbers beside each one open the filing it came from — balance-sheet figures arrive already scaled, so there is no “in thousands” to catch you out.

2.04B shares · 10-Q cover page

market capitalisation$131.29B
total debt$43.63B
cash & equivalents$8.72B
enterprise value$166.19B
Balance-sheet terms as reported to 2026-06-30.
Enterprise-value multiples for BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO
MeasureValue
Diluted earnings per shareto 2025-12-31$3.46
P/E ratioto 2025-12-3118.6
Earnings growth (3-year CAGR)to 2025-12-315.5%
PEG ratioto 2025-12-313.4
Market capitalisationto 2026-07-22$131.29B
Total debtto 2026-06-30$43.63B
Net debtto 2026-06-30$32.56B
Enterprise valueto 2026-06-30$166.19B
EBITDA
Free cash flowto 2025-12-31$12.85B
EV / EBITDA
EV / Salesto 2025-12-313.4×
Free cash flow yieldto 2025-12-319.8%
Net debt / EBITDA
Return on capital employed

Earnings growth is measured across BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO’s own filed annual accounts. PEG conventionally uses forecast growth from analyst estimates; filings contain only history, so this is trailing growth and will read differently from a PEG quoted elsewhere.

Not shown, and why

EBITDA
operating income not reported for a full year.
EV / EBITDA
operating income not reported for a full year.
Net debt / EBITDA
operating income not reported for a full year.
Return on capital employed
operating income not reported for a full year.
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Against the sector

BMY against 10 listed companies sharing its classification — Pharmaceutical Preparations. A multiple means little on its own; the column that matters is the gap. See what pharmaceutical companies trade on.

BMY compared with the median of 10 sector peers
MeasureBMYSector medianDifference
EV / Sales*3.4×6.2×2.7×
Free cash flow margin26.7%19.0%+7.6%
Compared against

ABBV, ABT, JNJ, LLY, MRK, PFE, REGN, VRTX, VTRS, ZTS.

Medians are taken across peers where the measure could be computed, so the sample differs by row. Green marks the direction conventionally read as cheaper or stronger — it is a direction, not a recommendation. * Price-based multiples move with the market; peer figures are a snapshot taken 2026-09-09. The remaining rows come from filed statements and hold until the next reporting season.

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Market ratios

Price-based ratios from market data. Anything drawn from a filed statement is in the enterprise-value section above, with its source.

Valuation and financial-health metrics for BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO (BMY)
MetricValue
Price$64.27
PEGY ratio
Dividend yield3.93%
Price / book
Price / sales
Return on equity46.7%
Profit margin
Operating margin
Debt / equity193.20
Current ratio
Beta0.19
52-week range$42.52 – $68.64

Not reported for BMY: pegy ratio, price / book, price / sales, profit margin, operating margin, current ratio. A dash means the figure was not available from the source, not that it is zero.

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About BMY’s valuation

What is the PEG ratio for BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO (BMY)?
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO has a PEG ratio of 3.40, from a P/E of 18.58 and earnings growth of 5.5% a year measured across 3 years of filed accounts. That is above the 2.0 level conventionally read as expensive relative to growth. Note that PEG is conventionally quoted against forecast growth; this uses reported history, so it will differ from a PEG you see elsewhere.
Is BMY undervalued right now?
That depends on the measure. On PEG, BMY reads 3.40, above the 2.0 level conventionally read as expensive relative to growth. The PEG ratio compares price to earnings growth alone — it ignores debt, cash generation and asset backing, so it is a starting point rather than a conclusion. The enterprise-value measures above account for debt and cash; they often tell a different story.
What is the PEGY ratio for BMY?
The PEGY ratio for BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO is —. PEGY adds the dividend yield of 3.93% to the growth rate in the denominator, which gives a fairer reading of companies returning cash as income rather than growth.
Where do these BMY figures come from?
Market price and capitalisation come from live market data; earnings, growth and dividend figures come from BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO's published financial statements. Every derived ratio on this page shows the arithmetic that produced it.

This page describes published financial data. It is not investment advice and makes no recommendation to buy or sell BMY.