AMGN vs MDGL vs ARGX Stock Comparison

Amgen, Madrigal Pharmaceuticals and Argenx Se Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AMGN Amgen Inc
$478.48 +18.7% 1M +61.3% 1Y
Market cap
$258.67B
P/E
29.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$38.10B
Div. yield
2.08%
Biotechnology Healthcare
6 wins
ARGX Argenx Se
$931.38 +2.0% 1M +12.0% 1Y
Market cap
$57.64B
P/E
30.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.82B
Div. yield
–
Biotechnology Healthcare
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Amgen leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Amgen 6, Madrigal Pharmaceuticals 2, Argenx Se 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMGNMDGLARGXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $258.67B $11.71B $57.64B AMGN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.6x -75.3x 30.4x AMGN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.9x — 30.4x AMGN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.1% +92.8% +61.5% MDGL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 23.0% -10.9% 32.3% ARGX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.3% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.7x 4.2x — AMGN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.08% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +61.3% -9.9% +12.0% AMGN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.5%/yr +33.9%/yr +23.8%/yr MDGL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.9% 43.5% 37.2% AMGN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 73/100 92/100 ARGX

Percentile Scorecard

AMGNMDGLARGX

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

AxisAMGNMDGLARGX
Valuation 85 #99 of 634 78 #143 of 634 83 #109 of 634
Growth 61 #238 of 607 84 #96 of 607 95 #34 of 607
Profitability 95 #31 of 557 82 #100 of 557 98 #12 of 557
Financial Health 22 #511 of 654 44 #365 of 654 –
Shareholder Returns 66 #136 of 400 76 #95 of 400 –
Overall 66 73 92
  • AMGN ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • MDGL ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • ARGX 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

PeriodAMGNMDGLARGXSPY
1 month +18.7%-18.9%+2.0% -1.0%
3 months +17.3%-22.1%+7.3% -0.4%
6 months +44.5%-25.8%+15.3% +4.5%
Year to date +46.2%-31.2%+10.8% +12.4%
1 year +61.3%-9.9%+12.0% +13.6%
3 years +77.3%+172.6%+86.3% +76.4%
3 years, per year +21.1%+39.7%+23.1% +20.8%
5 years +123.8%+330.4%+190.2% +63.7%
5 years, per year +17.5%+33.9%+23.8% +10.4%
10 years +253.4%+2,485.1%— +267.7%
10 years, per year +13.5%+38.4%— +13.9%

Risk

MeasureAMGNMDGLARGXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.9%43.5%37.2% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.9%42.9%34.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.460.360.43 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.05-0.230.32 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -26.7%-61.4%-38.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-33.6%-12.0% -1.6%
52-week high $478.48$602.83$1,058.90 $779.14
52-week low $296.70$396.32$663.93 $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.

MultipleAMGNMDGLARGX
P/E now vs peer median 29.6xmedian 18.0x -75.3xmedian 18.0x 30.4xmedian 18.0x
P/S now vs peer median 6.8xmedian 9.1x 8.2xmedian 9.1x 9.9xmedian 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.8xmedian 16.2x -74.3xmedian 16.2x —median 16.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.4xmedian 21.7x -69.4xmedian 21.7x —median 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 22.1xmedian 2.2x 18.7xmedian 2.2x —median 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 11.15median 0.38 -2.14median 0.38 0.29median 0.38

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 monthsAMGNMDGLARGX
Revenue $38.10B $1.43B $5.82B
Gross profit $26.48B – $5.24B
Operating income $11.43B -$152.65M $1.74B
Net income $8.74B -$155.48M $1.88B
Free cash flow $10.18B -$168.65M –
R&D $7.63B $387.89M $1.80B
EPS (diluted) $16.07 $-5.13 $28.43
Cash & equivalents $13.99B $514.64M –
Total debt $57.30B $341.28M –
Shares (diluted) 544.00M 30.31M 66.03M
Enterprise value $214.07B $8.12B $57.64B

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
MetricAMGNMDGLARGX
P/E 29.6x -75.3x 30.4x
P/FCF 25.4x -69.4x –
P/Operating cash flow 20.7x -74.6x –
P/S 6.8x 8.2x 9.9x
P/B 22.1x 18.7x –
P/Tangible book -29.4x 18.9x –
EV/EBITDA 18.8x -74.3x –
EV/EBIT 26.4x -72.7x 33.1x
EV/Revenue 7.9x 7.8x 9.9x
EV/FCF 29.7x -65.8x –
EV/Operating cash flow 24.2x -70.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 11.15 -2.14 0.29

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMGNMDGLARGX
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.1% 92.8% 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% 50.4% 120.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 24.1% 85.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 32.1% 46.2% 22.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.1% 23.5% 115.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 31.4% 60.1% 20.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.7% 35.1% 104.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 3.9% 2.2% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.9% 19.7% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -4.1% -4.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.7% 17.8% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMGNMDGLARGX
Gross margin 69.5% – 90.0%
EBITDA margin 42.2% -10.5% –
Operating margin 30.0% -10.7% 29.9%
Pretax margin 27.0% -10.6% 32.6%
Net margin 23.0% -10.9% 32.3%
FCF margin 26.7% -11.8% –
Operating cash flow margin 32.8% -11.0% –
Return on equity 83.8% -26.4% –
Return on assets 9.3% -11.3% –
Return on invested capital 14.3% – –
Return on capital employed 16.7% -17.2% –
Asset turnover 0.4x 1.1x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.0x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 9.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMGNMDGLARGX
Debt / assets 59.9% 23.8% –
Debt / equity 4.9x 0.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.7x 4.2x –
Debt / FCF 5.6x -2.0x –
Liabilities / assets 87.8% 56.3% –
Equity / assets 12.2% 43.7% –
Interest coverage 4.3x -4.7x 10,120x
Current ratio 1.4x 3.1x –
Quick ratio 0.9x 2.6x –
Cash ratio 0.5x 2.1x –
Altman Z-score 2.43 7.99 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMGNMDGLARGX
Dividend yield 2.1% – –
Net buyback yield – -0.2% –
Shareholder yield 2.1% -0.2% –
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.

ConsensusAMGNMDGLARGX
Forward P/E 21.9xFY2026 – 30.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $21.81FY2026 $-6.25FY2026 $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 $1.46BFY2026 $6.08BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.9%FY2026 +52.7%FY2026 +43.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.3% +36.3% +22.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMGNMDGLARGX
Held by institutions 82.7% 80.9% 46.1%
Institutions holding 3,163 414 506
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.5% -0.6% -2.0%
Institutions buying 1,452 225 264
Institutions selling 1,219 128 162
Buyers to sellers 1.19 1.76 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.

AMGNMDGLARGX
AMGN 1.00 0.22 0.33
MDGL 0.22 1.00 0.28
ARGX 0.33 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMGN, MDGL and ARGX?

Amgen (AMGN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amgen (AMGN) $258.67B, Madrigal Pharmaceuticals (MDGL) $11.71B, Argenx Se (ARGX) $57.64B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMGN, MDGL and ARGX?

Amgen (AMGN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Amgen (AMGN) 29.6x, Madrigal Pharmaceuticals (MDGL) -75.3x, Argenx Se (ARGX) 30.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Amgen (AMGN) is cheapest (Amgen (AMGN) 21.9x, Argenx Se (ARGX) 30.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Madrigal Pharmaceuticals (MDGL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Amgen (AMGN) +9.1%, Madrigal Pharmaceuticals (MDGL) +92.8%, Argenx Se (ARGX) +61.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Argenx Se (ARGX) has the highest net margin (Amgen (AMGN) 23.0%, Madrigal Pharmaceuticals (MDGL) -10.9%, Argenx Se (ARGX) 32.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Amgen (AMGN) returned the most: Amgen (AMGN) +61.3%, Madrigal Pharmaceuticals (MDGL) -9.9%, Argenx Se (ARGX) +12.0%. Over five years, Madrigal Pharmaceuticals (MDGL) compounded fastest (Amgen (AMGN) +17.5%/yr, Madrigal Pharmaceuticals (MDGL) +33.9%/yr, Argenx Se (ARGX) +23.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Amgen (AMGN) 2.08%. Madrigal Pharmaceuticals (MDGL) and Argenx Se (ARGX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Amgen (AMGN) has been the steadiest (Amgen (AMGN) 29.9%, Madrigal Pharmaceuticals (MDGL) 43.5%, Argenx Se (ARGX) 37.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 6. 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.