AMGN vs MDGL vs MRNA Stock Comparison

Amgen, Madrigal Pharmaceuticals and Moderna 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
4 wins
MRNA Moderna, Inc.
$241.46 +28.8% 1M +924.9% 1Y
Market cap
$96.34B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.23B
Div. yield
–
Biotechnology Healthcare
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionAMGNMDGLMRNALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $248.97B $11.70B $96.34B AMGN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.5x -75.3x -30.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.1x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.2% +92.8% -27.6% MDGL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 24.1% -10.9% -141.4% AMGN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.6% — -43.3% AMGN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 4.2x 1.5x MRNA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.16% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +43.9% -15.9% +924.9% MRNA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.6%/yr +33.9%/yr +0.4%/yr MDGL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.2% 43.0% 130.3% AMGN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 73/100 57/100 MDGL

Percentile Scorecard

AMGNMDGLMRNA

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

AxisAMGNMDGLMRNA
Valuation 86 #92 of 634 77 #146 of 634 69 #199 of 634
Growth 62 #233 of 608 85 #93 of 608 19 #495 of 608
Profitability 94 #33 of 557 82 #100 of 557 57 #241 of 557
Financial Health 22 #508 of 654 43 #371 of 654 53 #307 of 654
Shareholder Returns 66 #138 of 403 75 #100 of 403 86 #59 of 403
Overall 66 73 57
  • AMGN ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • MDGL ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • MRNA 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

PeriodAMGNMDGLMRNASPY
1 month +14.3%-19.4%+28.8% -5.9%
3 months +13.7%-21.6%+348.3% -4.6%
6 months +39.9%-25.2%+397.4% +0.2%
Year to date +40.6%-31.3%+718.8% +7.5%
1 year +43.9%-15.9%+924.9% +8.2%
3 years +68.7%+171.5%+235.0% +68.3%
3 years, per year +19.1%+39.5%+49.7% +19.0%
5 years +115.3%+330.0%+1.9% +56.5%
5 years, per year +16.6%+33.9%+0.4% +9.4%
10 years +239.9%+2,483.0%— +251.5%
10 years, per year +13.0%+38.4%— +13.4%

Risk

MeasureAMGNMDGLMRNASPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.2%43.0%130.3% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.3%42.8%79.2% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.500.312.24 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.50-0.377.10 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -26.7%-61.4%-93.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.8%-33.6%-6.5% -5.9%
52-week high $478.48$602.83$258.38 $779.14
52-week low $313.85$396.32$22.36 $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.

MultipleAMGNMDGLMRNA
P/E now vs peer median 26.5xmedian 17.8x -75.3xmedian 17.8x -30.5xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median 6.4xmedian 8.1x 8.2xmedian 8.1x 43.2xmedian 8.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.0xmedian 15.7x -74.3xmedian 15.7x -29.8xmedian 15.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.0xmedian 21.0x -69.4xmedian 21.0x -77.4xmedian 21.0x
P/B now vs peer median 17.3xmedian 2.0x 18.7xmedian 2.0x 14.2xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median 3.82median 0.36 -2.14median 0.36 0.47median 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 monthsAMGNMDGLMRNA
Revenue $38.90B $1.43B $2.23B
Gross profit $27.58B – $521.00M
Operating income $12.61B -$152.65M -$3.32B
Net income $9.39B -$155.48M -$3.15B
Free cash flow $9.58B -$168.65M -$1.24B
R&D $7.84B $387.89M $2.88B
EPS (diluted) $17.20 $-5.13 $-7.92
Cash & equivalents $13.19B $514.64M $1.72B
Total debt $54.01B $341.28M $591.00M
Shares (diluted) 546.00M 30.31M 398.00M
Enterprise value $200.62B $8.11B $75.70B

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
MetricAMGNMDGLMRNA
P/E 26.5x -75.3x -30.5x
P/FCF 26.0x -69.4x -77.4x
P/Operating cash flow 20.7x -74.5x -89.8x
P/S 6.4x 8.2x 43.2x
P/B 17.3x 18.7x 14.2x
P/Tangible book -48.0x 18.9x 14.2x
EV/EBITDA 17.0x -74.3x -29.8x
EV/EBIT 23.0x -72.6x -27.6x
EV/Revenue 7.4x 7.8x 41.2x
EV/FCF 30.2x -65.7x -73.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.1x -70.6x -85.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.82 -2.14 0.47

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMGNMDGLMRNA
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.2% 92.8% -27.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.2% – -40.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.9% – -67.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.8% – -56.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 45.4% 50.4% -1.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 12.5% 24.1% -103.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 34.1% 46.2% -8.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.5% 23.5% -66.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 33.1% 60.1% -5.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.9% 35.1% -65.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -8.3% 2.2% 60.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.4% 19.7% -68.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -17.0% -4.3% 64.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.7% 17.8% -18.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMGNMDGLMRNA
Gross margin 70.9% – 23.4%
EBITDA margin 43.9% -10.5% -138.2%
Operating margin 32.4% -10.7% -149.0%
Pretax margin 28.4% -10.6% -138.6%
Net margin 24.1% -10.9% -141.4%
FCF margin 24.6% -11.8% -55.8%
Operating cash flow margin 30.9% -11.0% -48.2%
Return on equity 72.1% -26.4% -44.5%
Return on assets 9.8% -11.3% -28.1%
Return on invested capital 15.6% – -43.3%
Return on capital employed 17.4% -17.2% -38.2%
Asset turnover 0.4x 1.1x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.0x 0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 9.4% 20.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMGNMDGLMRNA
Debt / assets 56.2% 23.8% 5.4%
Debt / equity 3.8x 0.5x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 4.2x 1.5x
Debt / FCF 5.6x -2.0x -0.5x
Liabilities / assets 85.1% 56.3% 38.3%
Equity / assets 14.9% 43.7% 61.7%
Interest coverage 4.8x -4.7x –
Current ratio 1.5x 3.1x 2.3x
Quick ratio 1.0x 2.6x 2.0x
Cash ratio 0.6x 2.1x 2.0x
Altman Z-score 2.52 7.99 13.98

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMGNMDGLMRNA
Dividend yield 2.2% – –
Net buyback yield – -0.2% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 2.2% -0.2% -0.1%
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.

ConsensusAMGNMDGLMRNA
Forward P/E 21.1xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $21.81FY2026 $-3.21FY2026 $-8.02FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -0.1%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +7.2% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $41.51BFY2026 $1.51BFY2026 $2.04BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.9%FY2026 +57.8%FY2026 +5.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.3% +35.1% +26.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMGNMDGLMRNA
Held by institutions 82.7% 80.9% 80.2%
Institutions holding 3,163 414 786
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.5% -0.6% +3.4%
Institutions buying 1,452 225 403
Institutions selling 1,219 128 239
Buyers to sellers 1.19 1.76 1.69

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.

AMGNMDGLMRNA
AMGN 1.00 0.22 0.28
MDGL 0.22 1.00 0.13
MRNA 0.28 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMGN, MDGL and MRNA?

Amgen (AMGN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amgen (AMGN) $248.97B, Madrigal Pharmaceuticals (MDGL) $11.70B, Moderna (MRNA) $96.34B.

Which company is growing faster?

Madrigal Pharmaceuticals (MDGL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Amgen (AMGN) +8.2%, Madrigal Pharmaceuticals (MDGL) +92.8%, Moderna (MRNA) -27.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Amgen (AMGN) has the highest net margin (Amgen (AMGN) 24.1%, Madrigal Pharmaceuticals (MDGL) -10.9%, Moderna (MRNA) -141.4%). On return on invested capital, Amgen (AMGN) leads (Amgen (AMGN) 15.6%, Moderna (MRNA) -43.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Moderna (MRNA) returned the most: Amgen (AMGN) +43.9%, Madrigal Pharmaceuticals (MDGL) -15.9%, Moderna (MRNA) +924.9%. Over five years, Madrigal Pharmaceuticals (MDGL) compounded fastest (Amgen (AMGN) +16.6%/yr, Madrigal Pharmaceuticals (MDGL) +33.9%/yr, Moderna (MRNA) +0.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Amgen (AMGN) 2.16%. Madrigal Pharmaceuticals (MDGL) and Moderna (MRNA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Amgen (AMGN) has been the steadiest (Amgen (AMGN) 29.2%, Madrigal Pharmaceuticals (MDGL) 43.0%, Moderna (MRNA) 130.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.