ALNY vs ARGX vs ARQT Stock Comparison

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Argenx Se and Arcutis Biotherapeutics Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ARGX Argenx Se
$874.97 -4.8% 1M +6.9% 1Y
Market cap
$54.15B
P/E
28.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.82B
Div. yield
–
Biotechnology Healthcare
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Argenx Se leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Argenx Se 4, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals 3, Arcutis Biotherapeutics 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALNYARGXARQTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $21.13B $54.15B $3.93B ARGX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 8.0x 28.6x 143.1x ALNY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.4x 28.6x 62.5x ALNY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +60.8% +61.5% +76.1% ARQT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 52.8% 32.3% 6.1% ALNY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 10.6% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -3.1x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -65.4% +6.9% +23.5% ARQT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.8%/yr +22.1%/yr +5.6%/yr ARGX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 58.7% 37.0% 51.4% ARGX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 82/100 92/100 76/100 ARGX

Percentile Scorecard

ALNYARGXARQT

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

AxisALNYARGXARQT
Valuation 91 #55 of 623 84 #103 of 623 70 #187 of 623
Growth 99 #8 of 601 94 #35 of 601 96 #28 of 601
Profitability 90 #56 of 553 98 #11 of 553 89 #62 of 553
Financial Health 62 #249 of 654 – 47 #348 of 654
Shareholder Returns 69 #114 of 367 – 77 #86 of 367
Overall 82 92 76
  • ALNY ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • ARGX ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • ARQT 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

PeriodALNYARGXARQTSPY
1 month -28.1%-4.8%+24.2% -2.3%
3 months -28.3%+5.3%+20.5% -0.7%
6 months -47.0%+7.9%+33.1% +4.8%
Year to date -60.3%+4.0%+7.6% +10.3%
1 year -65.4%+6.9%+23.5% +10.3%
3 years -5.6%+75.0%+1,181.1% +73.0%
3 years, per year -1.9%+20.5%+134.1% +20.1%
5 years -8.6%+170.8%+31.1% +61.9%
5 years, per year -1.8%+22.1%+5.6% +10.1%
10 years +339.5%—— +258.6%
10 years, per year +16.0%—— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureALNYARGXARQTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 58.7%37.0%51.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 74.5%34.8%49.3% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.440.401.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.110.190.46 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.8%-38.2%-93.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -66.6%-17.4%-4.8% -3.5%
52-week high $473.29$1,058.90$32.82 $779.14
52-week low $158.00$663.93$19.50 $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.

MultipleALNYARGXARQT
P/E now vs peer median 8.0xmedian 17.4x 28.6xmedian 17.4x 143.1xmedian 17.4x
P/S now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 8.9x 9.3xmedian 8.9x 8.5xmedian 8.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.3xmedian 17.0x —median 17.0x —median 17.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.2xmedian 21.4x —median 21.4x 100.3xmedian 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 2.1x —median 2.1x 17.8xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.09median 0.35 0.27median 0.35 5.34median 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 monthsALNYARGXARQT
Revenue $5.01B $5.82B $463.98M
Gross profit $3.88B $5.24B $422.89M
Operating income $977.59M $1.74B $34.25M
Net income $2.65B $1.88B $28.52M
Free cash flow $806.31M – $39.15M
R&D $1.56B $1.80B $91.04M
EPS (diluted) $19.16 $28.43 $0.21
Cash & equivalents $1.75B – –
Total debt $361.53M – $108.90M
Shares (diluted) 138.28M 66.03M 135.90M
Enterprise value $8.32B $54.15B $3.21B

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
MetricALNYARGXARQT
P/E 8.0x 28.6x 143.1x
P/FCF 26.2x – 100.3x
P/Operating cash flow 22.1x – 99.9x
P/S 4.2x 9.3x 8.5x
P/B 5.9x – 17.8x
P/Tangible book 5.9x – 19.0x
EV/EBITDA 17.3x – –
EV/EBIT 18.3x 31.1x 111.8x
EV/Revenue 3.6x 9.3x 8.3x
EV/FCF 22.2x – 97.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.7x – 97.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.09 0.27 5.34

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALNYARGXARQT
Revenue growth (1Y) 60.8% 61.5% 76.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 42.7% 80.5% 241.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 49.6% 62.2% 80.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 37.8% 80.0% 256.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 269.3% 120.6% 139.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 68.2% 85.1% 28.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 2,137% 22.5% 130.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 93.1% 115.5% 27.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 2,122% 20.9% 128.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 90.7% 104.8% 26.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 351.6% – 160.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 685.4% – 28.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 382.3% – 159.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 141.7% – 28.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALNYARGXARQT
Gross margin 77.4% 90.0% 91.1%
EBITDA margin 20.6% – –
Operating margin 19.5% 29.9% 7.4%
Pretax margin 15.6% 32.6% 6.3%
Net margin 52.8% 32.3% 6.1%
FCF margin 16.1% – 8.4%
Operating cash flow margin 19.1% – 8.5%
Return on equity 106.9% – 13.9%
Return on assets 39.1% – 6.0%
Return on invested capital – – 10.6%
Return on capital employed 20.7% – 10.9%
Asset turnover 0.7x – 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.4x – 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 6.1% – 9.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALNYARGXARQT
Debt / assets 4.5% – 22.3%
Debt / equity 0.1x – 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -3.1x – –
Debt / FCF 0.4x – 2.8x
Liabilities / assets 54.9% – 54.8%
Equity / assets 45.1% – 45.2%
Interest coverage 3.2x 10,120x 2.5x
Current ratio 2.5x – 2.9x
Quick ratio 2.3x – 2.2x
Cash ratio 1.7x – 1.3x
Altman Z-score 3.65 – 7.48

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALNYARGXARQT
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.5% – -0.2%
Shareholder yield -0.5% – -0.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusALNYARGXARQT
Forward P/E 23.4xFY2026 28.6xFY2026 62.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.76FY2026 $30.63FY2026 $0.50FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +190.1%FY2026 +56.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +34.3% +26.9% +152.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.68BFY2026 $6.08BFY2026 $565.04MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +53.1%FY2026 +43.1%FY2026 +50.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +27.8% +22.9% +17.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALNYARGXARQT
Held by institutions 99.7% 46.1% 100.0%
Institutions holding 788 506 271
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.8% -2.0% -0.4%
Institutions buying 412 264 138
Institutions selling 279 162 98
Buyers to sellers 1.48 1.63 1.41

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.

ALNYARGXARQT
ALNY 1.00 0.16 0.19
ARGX 0.16 1.00 0.17
ARQT 0.19 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALNY, ARGX and ARQT?

Argenx Se (ARGX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY) $21.13B, Argenx Se (ARGX) $54.15B, Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) $3.93B.

Which stock is cheaper, ALNY, ARGX and ARQT?

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY) 8.0x, Argenx Se (ARGX) 28.6x, Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) 143.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY) is cheapest (Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY) 23.4x, Argenx Se (ARGX) 28.6x, Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) 62.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY) +60.8%, Argenx Se (ARGX) +61.5%, Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) +76.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY) has the highest net margin (Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY) 52.8%, Argenx Se (ARGX) 32.3%, Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) 6.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) returned the most: Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY) -65.4%, Argenx Se (ARGX) +6.9%, Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) +23.5%. Over five years, Argenx Se (ARGX) compounded fastest (Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY) -1.8%/yr, Argenx Se (ARGX) +22.1%/yr, Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) +5.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Argenx Se (ARGX) has been the steadiest (Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY) 58.7%, Argenx Se (ARGX) 37.0%, Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) 51.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ALNY, ARGX and ARQT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Argenx Se (ARGX) leads on 4. 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.