ABVX vs AMGN vs VRTX Stock Comparison

Abivax, Amgen and Vertex Pharmaceuticals Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ABVX Abivax S.A.
$89.06 -9.6% 1M -10.0% 1Y
Market cap
$6.00B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
-$76.25M
Div. yield
–
Biotechnology Healthcare
1 win
AMGN Amgen Inc
$460.73 +8.8% 1M +57.9% 1Y
Market cap
$251.56B
P/E
28.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$38.10B
Div. yield
0.02%
Biotechnology Healthcare
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Amgen leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Amgen 5, Vertex Pharmaceuticals 5, Abivax 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionABVXAMGNVRTXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.00B $251.56B $141.76B AMGN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -12.8x 28.8x 32.2x AMGN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 21.1x 29.6x AMGN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -463.2% +9.1% +10.2% VRTX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 23.0% 35.0% VRTX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -74.9% 14.3% — AMGN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 2.7x — ABVX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.0% +57.9% +29.4% AMGN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +17.4%/yr +23.9%/yr VRTX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 91.0% 29.7% 29.1% VRTX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 66/100 76/100 VRTX

Percentile Scorecard

ABVXAMGNVRTX

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisABVXAMGNVRTX
Valuation 73 #167 of 624 85 #95 of 624 80 #124 of 624
Growth 8 #553 of 601 61 #234 of 601 59 #245 of 601
Profitability 26 #400 of 541 94 #31 of 541 95 #29 of 541
Financial Health 82 #120 of 647 21 #509 of 647 54 #300 of 647
Shareholder Returns 88 #43 of 359 68 #114 of 359 92 #29 of 359
Overall 55 66 76
  • ABVX ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • AMGN ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • VRTX ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodABVXAMGNVRTXSPY
1 month -9.6%+8.8%+2.5% +0.7%
3 months -28.4%+18.9%+12.1% +3.7%
6 months -24.1%+33.1%+26.4% +7.1%
Year to date -34.0%+40.8%+19.1% +12.8%
1 year -10.0%+57.9%+29.4% +11.9%
3 years +865.9%+75.1%+51.1% +85.2%
3 years, per year +113.1%+20.5%+14.8% +22.8%
5 years —+122.6%+192.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year —+17.4%+23.9% +10.9%
10 years —+217.4%+596.1% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+12.2%+21.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureABVXAMGNVRTXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 91.0%29.7%29.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 94.2%28.0%25.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.960.450.49 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.111.951.01 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.5%-26.7%-29.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -38.7%0.0%-3.2% -1.2%
52-week high $145.31$460.73$557.96 $779.14
52-week low $72.50$291.77$409.47 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleABVXAMGNVRTX
P/E now vs peer median -13.2xmedian 17.8x 28.5xmedian 17.8x 31.1xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median -91.7xmedian 9.1x 6.5xmedian 9.1x 10.9xmedian 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -19.2xmedian 15.0x 18.2xmedian 15.0x 25.8xmedian 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -30.4xmedian 21.7x 24.5xmedian 21.7x 36.0xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 16.7xmedian 2.2x 21.3xmedian 2.2x 6.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.35 10.73median 0.35 3.07median 0.35

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsABVXAMGNVRTX
Revenue -$76.25M $38.10B $12.59B
Gross profit – $26.48B $10.82B
Operating income -$341.36M $11.43B $4.78B
Net income -$467.93M $8.74B $4.41B
Free cash flow -$230.23M $10.18B $3.80B
R&D $242.27M $7.63B $3.91B
EPS (diluted) $-6.73 $16.07 $17.26
Cash & equivalents $443.17M $13.99B $6.14B
Total debt $156.48K $57.30B –
Shares (diluted) 69.53M 544.00M 255.20M
Enterprise value $3.65B $206.96B $113.77B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricABVXAMGNVRTX
P/E -13.2x 28.5x 31.1x
P/FCF -30.4x 24.5x 36.0x
P/Operating cash flow -30.4x 20.0x 31.9x
P/S -91.7x 6.5x 10.9x
P/B 16.7x 21.3x 6.8x
P/Tangible book 17.0x -28.3x 6.9x
EV/EBITDA -19.2x 18.2x 25.8x
EV/EBIT -19.1x 25.6x 27.0x
EV/Revenue -85.6x 7.7x 10.2x
EV/FCF -28.3x 28.7x 34.0x
EV/Operating cash flow -28.4x 23.4x 30.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 10.73 3.07

Growth

14 metrics
MetricABVXAMGNVRTX
Revenue growth (1Y) -463.2% 9.1% 10.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 12.7% 9.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 17.6% 10.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 10.3% 9.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 0.2% 39.5% 21.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 6.4% 6.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -120.1% 32.1% 21.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 3.1% 9.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -99.6% 31.4% 22.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 2.7% 10.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -56.0% 3.9% 11.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 4.9% 1.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -55.6% -4.1% 8.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 1.7% -0.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricABVXAMGNVRTX
Gross margin – 69.5% 86.0%
EBITDA margin – 42.2% 39.7%
Operating margin – 30.0% 38.0%
Pretax margin – 27.0% 41.9%
Net margin – 23.0% 35.0%
FCF margin – 26.7% 30.2%
Operating cash flow margin 301.6% 32.8% 34.1%
Return on equity -102.8% 83.8% 22.2%
Return on assets -81.0% 9.3% 16.3%
Return on invested capital -74.9% 14.3% –
Return on capital employed -68.9% 16.7% 20.8%
Asset turnover -0.1x 0.4x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x 1.4x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue -97.6% 1.3% 5.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricABVXAMGNVRTX
Debt / assets 0.0% 59.9% –
Debt / equity 0.0x 4.9x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 2.7x –
Debt / FCF 0.0x 5.6x –
Liabilities / assets 20.8% 87.8% 26.2%
Equity / assets 79.2% 12.2% 73.8%
Interest coverage -4.1x 4.3x –
Current ratio 6.0x 1.4x 3.2x
Quick ratio 5.7x 0.9x 2.5x
Cash ratio 5.7x 0.5x 2.0x
Altman Z-score 34.82 2.37 13.65

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricABVXAMGNVRTX
Dividend yield – 2.2% –
Net buyback yield 0.0% – 1.4%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 2.2% 1.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 60.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 51.9% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 6.3% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 6.7% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusABVXAMGNVRTX
Forward P/E – 21.1xFY2026 29.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-4.42FY2026 $21.81FY2026 $18.24FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -0.1%FY2026 -0.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +7.2% +23.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.07MFY2026 $41.51BFY2026 $12.67BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -5.0%FY2026 +12.9%FY2026 +5.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1,467.2% +2.3% +18.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersABVXAMGNVRTX
Held by institutions – 82.7% 95.1%
Institutions holding – 3,161 1,746
Change in shares held, QoQ – +4.5% +3.9%
Institutions buying – 1,452 903
Institutions selling – 1,218 605
Buyers to sellers – 1.19 1.49

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ABVXAMGNVRTX
ABVX 1.00 0.14 0.23
AMGN 0.14 1.00 0.55
VRTX 0.23 0.55 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ABVX, AMGN and VRTX?

Amgen (AMGN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Abivax (ABVX) $6.00B, Amgen (AMGN) $251.56B, Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) $141.76B.

Which stock is cheaper, ABVX, AMGN and VRTX?

Amgen (AMGN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Abivax (ABVX) -12.8x, Amgen (AMGN) 28.8x, Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) 32.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Amgen (AMGN) is cheapest (Amgen (AMGN) 21.1x, Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) 29.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Abivax (ABVX) -463.2%, Amgen (AMGN) +9.1%, Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) +10.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) has the highest net margin (Amgen (AMGN) 23.0%, Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) 35.0%). On return on invested capital, Amgen (AMGN) leads (Abivax (ABVX) -74.9%, Amgen (AMGN) 14.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Amgen (AMGN) returned the most: Abivax (ABVX) -10.0%, Amgen (AMGN) +57.9%, Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) +29.4%. Over five years, Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) compounded fastest (Amgen (AMGN) +17.4%/yr, Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) +23.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Abivax (ABVX) 0.00%, Amgen (AMGN) 0.02%, Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) 0.00%. Abivax (ABVX) and Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) has been the steadiest (Abivax (ABVX) 91.0%, Amgen (AMGN) 29.7%, Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) 29.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ABVX, AMGN and VRTX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Amgen (AMGN) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.