AMGN vs ARGX vs NXTS Stock Comparison

Amgen, Argenx Se and Nexentis Technologies Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AMGN Amgen Inc
$461.26 +14.4% 1M +55.7% 1Y
Market cap
$257.73B
P/E
29.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$38.10B
Div. yield
0.02%
Biotechnology Healthcare
5 wins
ARGX Argenx Se
$901.12 -2.0% 1M +9.1% 1Y
Market cap
$56.85B
P/E
30.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.82B
Div. yield
–
Biotechnology Healthcare
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Amgen leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Amgen 5, Argenx Se 4, Nexentis Technologies 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMGNARGXNXTSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $257.73B $56.85B $441.45K AMGN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.5x 30.3x 0.0x AMGN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.1x 29.4x — AMGN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.1% +61.5% — ARGX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 23.0% 32.3% — ARGX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.3% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.7x — 0.8x NXTS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +55.7% +9.1% -97.6% AMGN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.5%/yr +22.2%/yr -86.4%/yr ARGX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.7% 37.1% 169.6% AMGN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 92/100 20/100 ARGX

Percentile Scorecard

AMGNARGXNXTS

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

AxisAMGNARGXNXTS
Valuation 85 #99 of 634 83 #106 of 634 9 #579 of 634
Growth 61 #237 of 607 95 #33 of 607 9 #551 of 607
Profitability 95 #30 of 557 98 #12 of 557 21 #440 of 557
Financial Health 22 #510 of 654 – 43 #373 of 654
Shareholder Returns 66 #136 of 401 – –
Overall 66 92 20
  • AMGN ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • ARGX ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • NXTS 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

PeriodAMGNARGXNXTSSPY
1 month +14.4%-2.0%-60.4% -2.0%
3 months +18.3%+6.7%-71.8% -2.2%
6 months +39.9%+13.4%-87.7% +4.2%
Year to date +40.9%+7.2%-95.2% +10.6%
1 year +55.7%+9.1%-97.6% +10.4%
3 years +70.9%+80.2%-99.9% +73.6%
3 years, per year +19.6%+21.7%-90.3% +20.2%
5 years +114.6%+172.5%-100.0% +61.6%
5 years, per year +16.5%+22.2%-86.4% +10.1%
10 years +241.1%—-100.0% +261.3%
10 years, per year +13.1%—-66.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAMGNARGXNXTSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.7%37.1%169.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.9%34.8%154.9% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.430.402.42 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.880.24-0.58 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -26.7%-38.2%-100.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.0%-14.9%-97.6% -3.2%
52-week high $466.01$1,058.90$23.38 $779.14
52-week low $296.30$663.93$0.53 $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.

MultipleAMGNARGXNXTS
P/E now vs peer median 28.5xmedian 18.4x 29.4xmedian 18.4x 0.0xmedian 18.4x
P/S now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 9.0x 9.6xmedian 9.0x —median 9.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.2xmedian 16.0x —median 16.0x 0.8xmedian 16.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.5xmedian 21.8x —median 21.8x -0.1xmedian 21.8x
P/B now vs peer median 21.3xmedian 2.1x —median 2.1x 0.2xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 10.75median 0.37 0.28median 0.37 0.00median 0.37

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 monthsAMGNARGXNXTS
Revenue $38.10B $5.82B –
Gross profit $26.48B $5.24B –
Operating income $11.43B $1.74B -$10.88M
Net income $8.74B $1.88B -$16.14M
Free cash flow $10.18B – -$4.50M
R&D $7.63B $1.80B $798.00K
EPS (diluted) $16.07 $28.43 $-19.64
Cash & equivalents $13.99B – $7.62M
Total debt $57.30B – $422.00K
Shares (diluted) 544.00M 66.03M 816.14K
Enterprise value $213.13B $56.85B -$24.99M

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
MetricAMGNARGXNXTS
P/E 28.5x 29.4x 0.0x
P/FCF 24.5x – -0.1x
P/Operating cash flow 20.0x – -0.1x
P/S 6.5x 9.6x –
P/B 21.3x – 0.2x
P/Tangible book -28.3x – -0.2x
EV/EBITDA 18.2x – 0.8x
EV/EBIT 25.6x 32.0x 0.7x
EV/Revenue 7.7x 9.6x –
EV/FCF 28.8x – 1.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.5x – 1.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 10.75 0.28 0.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMGNARGXNXTS
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.1% 61.5% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.7% 80.5% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 17.6% 62.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.3% 80.0% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 39.5% 120.6% -127.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 85.1% -23.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 32.1% 22.5% -70.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.1% 115.5% -42.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 31.4% 20.9% -666.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.7% 104.8% -52.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 3.9% – -62.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.9% – -0.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -4.1% – -65.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.7% – -0.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMGNARGXNXTS
Gross margin 69.5% 90.0% –
EBITDA margin 42.2% – –
Operating margin 30.0% 29.9% –
Pretax margin 27.0% 32.6% –
Net margin 23.0% 32.3% –
FCF margin 26.7% – –
Operating cash flow margin 32.8% – –
Return on equity 83.8% – -218.6%
Return on assets 9.3% – -92.0%
Return on invested capital 14.3% – –
Return on capital employed 16.7% – -73.7%
Asset turnover 0.4x – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x – 0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMGNARGXNXTS
Debt / assets 59.9% – 2.3%
Debt / equity 4.9x – 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.7x – 0.8x
Debt / FCF 5.6x – -0.1x
Liabilities / assets 87.8% – 89.8%
Equity / assets 12.2% – 10.2%
Interest coverage 4.3x 10,120x –
Current ratio 1.4x – 3.7x
Quick ratio 0.9x – 3.2x
Cash ratio 0.5x – 3.2x
Altman Z-score 2.37 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMGNARGXNXTS
Dividend yield 2.2% – –
Net buyback yield – – -2,098%
Shareholder yield 2.2% – -2,098%
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.

ConsensusAMGNARGXNXTS
Forward P/E 21.1xFY2026 29.4xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $21.81FY2026 $30.63FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY -0.1%FY2026 +56.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +7.2% +26.9% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $41.51BFY2026 $6.08BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +12.9%FY2026 +43.1%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +2.3% +22.9% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMGNARGXNXTS
Held by institutions 82.7% 46.1% –
Institutions holding 3,163 506 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.5% -2.0% –
Institutions buying 1,452 264 –
Institutions selling 1,219 162 –
Buyers to sellers 1.19 1.63 –

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.

AMGNARGXNXTS
AMGN 1.00 0.32 0.02
ARGX 0.32 1.00 0.13
NXTS 0.02 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMGN, ARGX and NXTS?

Amgen (AMGN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amgen (AMGN) $257.73B, Argenx Se (ARGX) $56.85B, Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) $441.45K.

Which stock is cheaper, AMGN, ARGX and NXTS?

Amgen (AMGN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Amgen (AMGN) 29.5x, Argenx Se (ARGX) 30.3x, Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) 0.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Amgen (AMGN) is cheapest (Amgen (AMGN) 21.1x, Argenx Se (ARGX) 29.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Argenx Se (ARGX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Amgen (AMGN) +9.1%, Argenx Se (ARGX) +61.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Argenx Se (ARGX) has the highest net margin (Amgen (AMGN) 23.0%, Argenx Se (ARGX) 32.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Amgen (AMGN) returned the most: Amgen (AMGN) +55.7%, Argenx Se (ARGX) +9.1%, Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) -97.6%. Over five years, Argenx Se (ARGX) compounded fastest (Amgen (AMGN) +16.5%/yr, Argenx Se (ARGX) +22.2%/yr, Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) -86.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Amgen (AMGN) 0.02%, Argenx Se (ARGX) 0.00%, Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) 0.00%. Argenx Se (ARGX) and Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Amgen (AMGN) has been the steadiest (Amgen (AMGN) 29.7%, Argenx Se (ARGX) 37.1%, Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) 169.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMGN, ARGX and NXTS?

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.