AMGN vs REGN vs ARGX Stock Comparison

Amgen, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals and Argenx Se Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AMGN Amgen Inc
$439.26 +8.2% 1M +50.0% 1Y
Market cap
$240.04B
P/E
27.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$38.10B
Div. yield
0.02%
Biotechnology Healthcare
4 wins
ARGX Argenx Se
$873.71 -7.6% 1M +7.6% 1Y
Market cap
$53.25B
P/E
28.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.82B
Div. yield
–
Biotechnology Healthcare
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionAMGNREGNARGXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $240.04B $83.00B $53.25B AMGN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.5x 19.2x 28.4x REGN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.1x 14.4x 28.0x REGN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.1% +9.3% +61.5% ARGX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 23.0% 27.9% 32.3% ARGX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.3% 9.6% — AMGN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.7x -1.4x — REGN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +50.0% +39.8% +7.6% AMGN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.0%/yr +7.1%/yr +24.4%/yr ARGX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.6% 32.8% 36.9% AMGN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 72/100 92/100 ARGX

Percentile Scorecard

AMGNREGNARGX

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

AxisAMGNREGNARGX
Valuation 85 #92 of 624 88 #73 of 624 84 #99 of 624
Growth 62 #231 of 603 42 #352 of 603 95 #34 of 603
Profitability 94 #32 of 555 90 #54 of 555 98 #10 of 555
Financial Health 22 #512 of 657 74 #174 of 657 –
Shareholder Returns 68 #118 of 370 65 #131 of 370 –
Overall 66 72 92
  • AMGN ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • REGN 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

PeriodAMGNREGNARGXSPY
1 month +8.2%+0.4%-7.6% -1.0%
3 months +16.8%+22.7%-4.8% +2.9%
6 months +27.5%+7.1%+12.0% +6.4%
Year to date +34.2%+4.3%+3.9% +11.4%
1 year +50.0%+39.8%+7.6% +13.1%
3 years +59.1%+0.1%+81.6% +79.4%
3 years, per year +16.7%+0.0%+22.0% +21.5%
5 years +109.9%+40.6%+198.0% +67.7%
5 years, per year +16.0%+7.1%+24.4% +10.9%
10 years +177.1%+121.4%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +10.7%+8.3%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureAMGNREGNARGXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.6%32.8%36.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.6%30.0%34.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.440.470.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.691.210.21 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -26.7%-59.8%-38.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.8%-5.5%-17.5% -2.5%
52-week high $447.28$852.03$1,058.90 $779.14
52-week low $291.16$575.69$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.

MultipleAMGNREGNARGX
P/E now vs peer median 27.1xmedian 17.2x 19.1xmedian 17.2x 28.5xmedian 17.2x
P/S now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 8.8x 5.3xmedian 8.8x 9.3xmedian 8.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.4xmedian 16.0x 17.6xmedian 16.0x —median 16.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 23.3xmedian 17.8x 22.0xmedian 17.8x —median 17.8x
P/B now vs peer median 20.3xmedian 2.1x 2.6xmedian 2.1x —median 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 10.23median 0.32 7.19median 0.32 0.27median 0.32

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 monthsAMGNREGNARGX
Revenue $38.10B $15.53B $5.82B
Gross profit $26.48B $13.18B $5.24B
Operating income $11.43B $3.84B $1.74B
Net income $8.74B $4.33B $1.88B
Free cash flow $10.18B $3.76B –
R&D $7.63B $6.28B $1.80B
EPS (diluted) $16.07 $40.84 $28.43
Cash & equivalents $13.99B $2.46B –
Total debt $57.30B $7.94B –
Shares (diluted) 544.00M 106.00M 66.03M
Enterprise value $195.44B $49.21B $53.25B

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
MetricAMGNREGNARGX
P/E 27.1x 19.1x 28.5x
P/FCF 23.3x 22.0x –
P/Operating cash flow 19.0x 17.7x –
P/S 6.2x 5.3x 9.3x
P/B 20.3x 2.6x –
P/Tangible book -27.0x 2.7x –
EV/EBITDA 17.4x 17.6x –
EV/EBIT 24.6x 20.0x 31.1x
EV/Revenue 7.4x 4.9x 9.3x
EV/FCF 27.6x 20.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow 22.5x 16.4x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 10.23 7.19 0.27

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMGNREGNARGX
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.1% 9.3% 61.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.7% 7.0% 80.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 17.6% 8.4% 62.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.3% 6.4% 80.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 39.5% 0.1% 120.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.4% -3.9% 85.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 32.1% -2.9% 22.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.1% 0.2% 115.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 31.4% -0.5% 20.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.7% 2.7% 104.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 3.9% -1.3% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.9% -0.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -4.1% -2.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.7% -3.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMGNREGNARGX
Gross margin 69.5% 84.9% 90.0%
EBITDA margin 42.2% 28.1% –
Operating margin 30.0% 24.7% 29.9%
Pretax margin 27.0% 33.3% 32.6%
Net margin 23.0% 27.9% 32.3%
FCF margin 26.7% 24.2% –
Operating cash flow margin 32.8% 30.1% –
Return on equity 83.8% 13.7% –
Return on assets 9.3% 10.5% –
Return on invested capital 14.3% 9.6% –
Return on capital employed 16.7% 10.7% –
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.4x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.1x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 6.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMGNREGNARGX
Debt / assets 59.9% 4.8% –
Debt / equity 4.9x 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.7x -1.4x –
Debt / FCF 5.6x 0.5x –
Liabilities / assets 87.8% 24.0% –
Equity / assets 12.2% 76.0% –
Interest coverage 4.3x 69.4x 10,120x
Current ratio 1.4x 3.3x –
Quick ratio 0.9x 2.6x –
Cash ratio 0.5x 1.4x –
Altman Z-score 2.28 7.27 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMGNREGNARGX
Dividend yield 2.3% 0.5% –
Net buyback yield – 3.1% –
Shareholder yield 2.3% 3.5% –
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.

ConsensusAMGNREGNARGX
Forward P/E 20.1xFY2026 14.4xFY2026 28.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $21.80FY2026 $55.81FY2026 $31.22FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -0.2%FY2026 +26.0%FY2026 +59.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.3% +16.5% +29.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $41.51BFY2026 $16.91BFY2026 $5.97BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.9%FY2026 +17.9%FY2026 +40.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.2% +14.0% +21.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMGNREGNARGX
Held by institutions 82.7% 66.2% 46.1%
Institutions holding 3,159 1,325 504
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.5% +3.8% -2.0%
Institutions buying 1,451 604 264
Institutions selling 1,217 534 160
Buyers to sellers 1.19 1.13 1.65

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.

AMGNREGNARGX
AMGN 1.00 0.49 0.31
REGN 0.49 1.00 0.22
ARGX 0.31 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMGN, REGN and ARGX?

Amgen (AMGN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amgen (AMGN) $240.04B, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) $83.00B, Argenx Se (ARGX) $53.25B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMGN, REGN and ARGX?

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Amgen (AMGN) 27.5x, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) 19.2x, Argenx Se (ARGX) 28.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) is cheapest (Amgen (AMGN) 20.1x, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) 14.4x, Argenx Se (ARGX) 28.0x). 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%, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) +9.3%, Argenx Se (ARGX) +61.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Argenx Se (ARGX) has the highest net margin (Amgen (AMGN) 23.0%, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) 27.9%, Argenx Se (ARGX) 32.3%). On return on invested capital, Amgen (AMGN) leads (Amgen (AMGN) 14.3%, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) 9.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Amgen (AMGN) returned the most: Amgen (AMGN) +50.0%, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) +39.8%, Argenx Se (ARGX) +7.6%. Over five years, Argenx Se (ARGX) compounded fastest (Amgen (AMGN) +16.0%/yr, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) +7.1%/yr, Argenx Se (ARGX) +24.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Amgen (AMGN) 0.02%, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) 0.00%, Argenx Se (ARGX) 0.00%. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) 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) 29.6%, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) 32.8%, Argenx Se (ARGX) 36.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMGN, REGN 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 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.