AMGN vs BIIB vs GILD Stock Comparison

Amgen, Biogen and Gilead Sciences Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AMGN Amgen Inc
$460.28 +14.3% 1M +43.9% 1Y
Market cap
$248.97B
P/E
26.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$38.90B
Div. yield
2.16%
Biotechnology Healthcare
8 wins
BIIB Biogen Inc.
$243.93 +9.4% 1M +59.0% 1Y
Market cap
$36.06B
P/E
103.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.30B
Div. yield
–
Biotechnology Healthcare
2 wins
GILD Gilead Sciences, Inc.
$167.57 +16.2% 1M +36.7% 1Y
Market cap
$207.95B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$30.99B
Div. yield
1.94%
Biotechnology Healthcare
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Amgen leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Amgen 8, Biogen 2, Gilead Sciences 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMGNBIIBGILDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $248.97B $36.06B $207.95B AMGN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.5x 103.7x -53.9x AMGN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.1x 18.9x — BIIB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.2% +2.3% +6.5% AMGN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 24.1% 3.4% -12.5% AMGN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.6% 1.3% -6.1% AMGN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 4.5x 43.8x AMGN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.16% — 1.94% AMGN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +43.9% +59.0% +36.7% BIIB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.6%/yr -2.6%/yr +20.4%/yr GILD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.2% 34.4% 27.9% GILD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 59/100 61/100 AMGN

Percentile Scorecard

AMGNBIIBGILD

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

AxisAMGNBIIBGILD
Valuation 86 #92 of 634 92 #52 of 634 91 #61 of 634
Growth 62 #233 of 608 25 #455 of 608 34 #399 of 608
Profitability 94 #33 of 557 87 #74 of 557 84 #89 of 557
Financial Health 22 #508 of 654 33 #440 of 654 22 #510 of 654
Shareholder Returns 66 #138 of 403 – 74 #104 of 403
Overall 66 59 61
  • AMGN ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • BIIB ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • GILD 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

PeriodAMGNBIIBGILDSPY
1 month +14.3%+9.4%+16.2% -5.9%
3 months +13.7%+18.3%+28.1% -4.6%
6 months +39.9%+27.5%+25.0% +0.2%
Year to date +40.6%+38.6%+36.5% +7.5%
1 year +43.9%+59.0%+36.7% +8.2%
3 years +68.7%-1.9%+106.5% +68.3%
3 years, per year +19.1%-0.6%+27.4% +19.0%
5 years +115.3%-12.5%+152.7% +56.5%
5 years, per year +16.6%-2.6%+20.4% +9.4%
10 years +239.9%-11.9%+131.4% +251.5%
10 years, per year +13.0%-1.3%+8.8% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureAMGNBIIBGILDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.2%34.4%27.9% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.3%33.2%24.6% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.500.320.36 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.501.721.31 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -26.7%-64.4%-29.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.8%-4.1%-4.0% -5.9%
52-week high $478.48$254.46$174.48 $779.14
52-week low $313.85$153.43$118.15 $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.

MultipleAMGNBIIBGILD
P/E now vs peer median 26.5xmedian 17.8x 103.7xmedian 17.8x -53.9xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median 6.4xmedian 8.1x 3.5xmedian 8.1x 6.7xmedian 8.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.0xmedian 15.7x 31.7xmedian 15.7x 503.9xmedian 15.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.0xmedian 21.0x 17.4xmedian 21.0x 15.1xmedian 21.0x
P/B now vs peer median 17.3xmedian 2.0x 1.9xmedian 2.0x 15.9xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median 3.82median 0.36 -2.70median 0.36 1.40median 0.36

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 monthsAMGNBIIBGILD
Revenue $38.90B $10.30B $30.99B
Gross profit $27.58B $7.62B $24.77B
Operating income $12.61B $445.10M -$2.36B
Net income $9.39B $347.50M -$3.86B
Free cash flow $9.58B $2.07B $13.78B
R&D $7.84B $2.15B $6.33B
EPS (diluted) $17.20 $2.35 $-3.09
Cash & equivalents $13.19B $1.30B $6.44B
Total debt $54.01B $7.29B $26.23B
Shares (diluted) 546.00M 147.80M 1.25B
Enterprise value $200.62B $25.37B $182.98B

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
MetricAMGNBIIBGILD
P/E 26.5x 103.7x -53.9x
P/FCF 26.0x 17.4x 15.1x
P/Operating cash flow 20.7x 16.0x 14.4x
P/S 6.4x 3.5x 6.7x
P/B 17.3x 1.9x 15.9x
P/Tangible book -48.0x 6.5x -541.5x
EV/EBITDA 17.0x 31.7x 503.9x
EV/EBIT 23.0x 94.5x -96.4x
EV/Revenue 7.4x 4.1x 7.3x
EV/FCF 30.2x 20.3x 16.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.1x 18.7x 15.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.82 -2.70 1.40

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMGNBIIBGILD
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.2% 2.3% 6.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.2% 1.0% 4.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.9% 0.6% 8.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.8% 0.5% 4.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 45.4% -76.6% -122.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 12.5% -34.8% -31.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 34.1% -78.4% -147.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.5% -38.1% -38.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 33.1% -78.5% -147.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.9% -38.5% -38.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -8.3% -8.4% 49.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.4% 18.2% 19.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -17.0% -10.1% 50.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.7% 24.9% 20.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMGNBIIBGILD
Gross margin 70.9% 74.0% 79.9%
EBITDA margin 43.9% 12.9% 1.5%
Operating margin 32.4% 4.3% -7.6%
Pretax margin 28.4% 4.3% -8.2%
Net margin 24.1% 3.4% -12.5%
FCF margin 24.6% 20.1% 44.5%
Operating cash flow margin 30.9% 21.8% 46.7%
Return on equity 72.1% 1.8% -31.2%
Return on assets 9.8% 1.1% -7.7%
Return on invested capital 15.6% 1.3% -6.1%
Return on capital employed 17.4% 1.6% -6.2%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.3x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 6.5x -3.7x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 2.9% 2.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMGNBIIBGILD
Debt / assets 56.2% 22.7% 51.0%
Debt / equity 3.8x 0.4x 2.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 4.5x 43.8x
Debt / FCF 5.6x 3.5x 1.9x
Liabilities / assets 85.1% 41.0% 74.6%
Equity / assets 14.9% 59.0% 25.4%
Interest coverage 4.8x – -2.3x
Current ratio 1.5x 1.9x 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.9x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.3x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 2.52 3.07 3.89

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMGNBIIBGILD
Dividend yield 2.2% – 1.9%
Net buyback yield – – 0.5%
Shareholder yield 2.2% – 2.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 57.1% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 56.0% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 6.3% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 6.4% – –

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.

ConsensusAMGNBIIBGILD
Forward P/E 21.1xFY2026 18.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $21.81FY2026 $12.94FY2026 $-0.77FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -0.1%FY2026 -15.3%FY2026 -109.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.2% +33.9% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $41.51BFY2026 $10.07BFY2026 $29.08BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.9%FY2026 +1.9%FY2026 -1.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.3% +11.5% +18.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMGNBIIBGILD
Held by institutions 82.7% 96.4% 89.6%
Institutions holding 3,163 1,038 2,293
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.5% +6.0% +5.1%
Institutions buying 1,452 549 1,113
Institutions selling 1,219 294 853
Buyers to sellers 1.19 1.87 1.30

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.

AMGNBIIBGILD
AMGN 1.00 0.50 0.56
BIIB 0.50 1.00 0.42
GILD 0.56 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMGN, BIIB and GILD?

Amgen (AMGN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amgen (AMGN) $248.97B, Biogen (BIIB) $36.06B, Gilead Sciences (GILD) $207.95B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMGN, BIIB and GILD?

Amgen (AMGN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Amgen (AMGN) 26.5x, Biogen (BIIB) 103.7x, Gilead Sciences (GILD) -53.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Biogen (BIIB) is cheapest (Amgen (AMGN) 21.1x, Biogen (BIIB) 18.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Amgen (AMGN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Amgen (AMGN) +8.2%, Biogen (BIIB) +2.3%, Gilead Sciences (GILD) +6.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Amgen (AMGN) has the highest net margin (Amgen (AMGN) 24.1%, Biogen (BIIB) 3.4%, Gilead Sciences (GILD) -12.5%). On return on invested capital, Amgen (AMGN) leads (Amgen (AMGN) 15.6%, Biogen (BIIB) 1.3%, Gilead Sciences (GILD) -6.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Biogen (BIIB) returned the most: Amgen (AMGN) +43.9%, Biogen (BIIB) +59.0%, Gilead Sciences (GILD) +36.7%. Over five years, Gilead Sciences (GILD) compounded fastest (Amgen (AMGN) +16.6%/yr, Biogen (BIIB) -2.6%/yr, Gilead Sciences (GILD) +20.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Amgen (AMGN) has the highest dividend yield: Amgen (AMGN) 2.16%, Gilead Sciences (GILD) 1.94%. Biogen (BIIB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Gilead Sciences (GILD) has been the steadiest (Amgen (AMGN) 29.2%, Biogen (BIIB) 34.4%, Gilead Sciences (GILD) 27.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMGN, BIIB and GILD?

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 8. 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.