AMGN vs PTCT vs ALNY Stock Comparison

Amgen, Ptc Therapeutics and Alnylam Pharmaceuticals 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
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Amgen leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Amgen 5, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals 4, Ptc Therapeutics 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMGNPTCTALNYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $258.67B $5.76B $21.56B AMGN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.6x -54.3x 8.1x ALNY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.9x 62.7x 23.8x AMGN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.1% -35.1% +60.8% ALNY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 23.0% -9.2% 52.8% ALNY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.3% 21.0% — PTCT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.7x -6.0x -3.1x PTCT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.08% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +61.3% +1.8% -62.0% AMGN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.5%/yr +10.8%/yr -3.0%/yr AMGN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.9% 43.0% 58.6% AMGN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 63/100 82/100 ALNY

Percentile Scorecard

AMGNPTCTALNY

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

AxisAMGNPTCTALNY
Valuation 85 #99 of 634 94 #37 of 634 92 #55 of 634
Growth 61 #238 of 607 40 #362 of 607 99 #8 of 607
Profitability 95 #31 of 557 87 #74 of 557 90 #56 of 557
Financial Health 22 #511 of 654 35 #423 of 654 63 #246 of 654
Shareholder Returns 66 #136 of 400 57 #171 of 400 68 #129 of 400
Overall 66 63 82
  • AMGN ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • PTCT ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • ALNY 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

PeriodAMGNPTCTALNYSPY
1 month +18.7%+8.4%-26.7% -1.0%
3 months +17.3%-0.3%-29.6% -0.4%
6 months +44.5%+3.6%-46.8% +4.5%
Year to date +46.2%-9.2%-59.5% +12.4%
1 year +61.3%+1.8%-62.0% +13.6%
3 years +77.3%+253.1%-3.7% +76.4%
3 years, per year +21.1%+52.3%-1.3% +20.8%
5 years +123.8%+67.0%-14.0% +63.7%
5 years, per year +17.5%+10.8%-3.0% +10.4%
10 years +253.4%+1,279.4%+377.3% +267.7%
10 years, per year +13.5%+30.0%+16.9% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureAMGNPTCTALNYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.9%43.0%58.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.9%42.5%74.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.460.810.44 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.050.04-1.06 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -26.7%-69.4%-67.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-23.0%-66.0% -1.6%
52-week high $478.48$89.55$473.29 $779.14
52-week low $296.70$59.24$158.00 $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.

MultipleAMGNPTCTALNY
P/E now vs peer median 29.6xmedian 18.0x -54.3xmedian 18.0x 8.1xmedian 18.0x
P/S now vs peer median 6.8xmedian 9.1x 5.0xmedian 9.1x 4.3xmedian 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.8xmedian 16.2x 21.3xmedian 16.2x 17.8xmedian 16.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.4xmedian 21.7x 2,787xmedian 21.7x 26.7xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 22.1xmedian 2.2x -30.1xmedian 2.2x 6.0xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 11.15median 0.38 -1.16median 0.38 0.09median 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 monthsAMGNPTCTALNY
Revenue $38.10B $1.16B $5.01B
Gross profit $26.48B $1.08B $3.88B
Operating income $11.43B $147.70M $977.59M
Net income $8.74B -$105.97M $2.65B
Free cash flow $10.18B $2.07M $806.31M
R&D $7.63B $438.50M $1.56B
EPS (diluted) $16.07 $-1.27 $19.16
Cash & equivalents $13.99B $508.89M $1.75B
Total debt $57.30B $855.35M $361.53M
Shares (diluted) 544.00M 83.48M 138.28M
Enterprise value $214.07B -$2.43B $8.75B

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
MetricAMGNPTCTALNY
P/E 29.6x -54.3x 8.1x
P/FCF 25.4x 2,787x 26.7x
P/Operating cash flow 20.7x 549.4x 22.6x
P/S 6.8x 5.0x 4.3x
P/B 22.1x -30.1x 6.0x
P/Tangible book -29.4x -9.1x 6.0x
EV/EBITDA 18.8x 21.3x 17.8x
EV/EBIT 26.4x 30.4x 18.8x
EV/Revenue 7.9x 3.9x 3.7x
EV/FCF 29.7x 2,172x 22.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.2x 428.0x 19.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 11.15 -1.16 0.09

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMGNPTCTALNY
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.1% -35.1% 60.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.7% 13.1% 42.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 17.6% -37.5% 49.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.3% 12.8% 37.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 39.5% -81.0% 269.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 30.6% 68.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 32.1% -114.1% 2,137%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.1% 45.1% 93.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 31.4% -114.7% 2,122%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.7% 47.0% 90.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 3.9% -98.5% 351.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.9% 27.0% 685.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -4.1% -99.7% 382.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.7% 26.2% 141.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMGNPTCTALNY
Gross margin 69.5% 93.2% 77.4%
EBITDA margin 42.2% 18.2% 20.6%
Operating margin 30.0% 12.8% 19.5%
Pretax margin 27.0% -7.4% 15.6%
Net margin 23.0% -9.2% 52.8%
FCF margin 26.7% 0.2% 16.1%
Operating cash flow margin 32.8% 0.9% 19.1%
Return on equity 83.8% – 106.9%
Return on assets 9.3% -3.3% 39.1%
Return on invested capital 14.3% 21.0% –
Return on capital employed 16.7% 6.0% 20.7%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.4x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x -0.1x 0.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 7.7% 6.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMGNPTCTALNY
Debt / assets 59.9% 26.7% 4.5%
Debt / equity 4.9x -4.5x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.7x -6.0x -3.1x
Debt / FCF 5.6x 413.8x 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 87.8% 106.0% 54.9%
Equity / assets 12.2% -6.0% 45.1%
Interest coverage 4.3x – 3.2x
Current ratio 1.4x 3.3x 2.5x
Quick ratio 0.9x 3.0x 2.3x
Cash ratio 0.5x 2.7x 1.7x
Altman Z-score 2.43 0.91 3.71

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMGNPTCTALNY
Dividend yield 2.1% – –
Net buyback yield – -1.6% -0.5%
Shareholder yield 2.1% -1.6% -0.5%
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.

ConsensusAMGNPTCTALNY
Forward P/E 21.9xFY2026 62.7xFY2026 23.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $21.81FY2026 $1.10FY2026 $6.76FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -0.1%FY2026 -85.9%FY2026 +190.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.2% +125.5% +34.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $41.51BFY2026 $1.33BFY2026 $5.68BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.9%FY2026 -23.2%FY2026 +53.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.3% -1.0% +27.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMGNPTCTALNY
Held by institutions 82.7% 100.0% 99.7%
Institutions holding 3,163 383 788
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.5% +5.0% +3.8%
Institutions buying 1,452 218 412
Institutions selling 1,219 111 279
Buyers to sellers 1.19 1.96 1.48

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.

AMGNPTCTALNY
AMGN 1.00 0.21 0.25
PTCT 0.21 1.00 0.13
ALNY 0.25 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMGN, PTCT and ALNY?

Amgen (AMGN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amgen (AMGN) $258.67B, Ptc Therapeutics (PTCT) $5.76B, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY) $21.56B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMGN, PTCT and ALNY?

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Amgen (AMGN) 29.6x, Ptc Therapeutics (PTCT) -54.3x, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY) 8.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Amgen (AMGN) is cheapest (Amgen (AMGN) 21.9x, Ptc Therapeutics (PTCT) 62.7x, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY) 23.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Amgen (AMGN) +9.1%, Ptc Therapeutics (PTCT) -35.1%, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY) +60.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY) has the highest net margin (Amgen (AMGN) 23.0%, Ptc Therapeutics (PTCT) -9.2%, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY) 52.8%). On return on invested capital, Ptc Therapeutics (PTCT) leads (Amgen (AMGN) 14.3%, Ptc Therapeutics (PTCT) 21.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Amgen (AMGN) returned the most: Amgen (AMGN) +61.3%, Ptc Therapeutics (PTCT) +1.8%, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY) -62.0%. Over five years, Amgen (AMGN) compounded fastest (Amgen (AMGN) +17.5%/yr, Ptc Therapeutics (PTCT) +10.8%/yr, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY) -3.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Amgen (AMGN) 2.08%. Ptc Therapeutics (PTCT) and Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Amgen (AMGN) has been the steadiest (Amgen (AMGN) 29.9%, Ptc Therapeutics (PTCT) 43.0%, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY) 58.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMGN, PTCT and ALNY?

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.