ARGX vs ARQT vs NXTS Stock Comparison

Argenx Se, Arcutis Biotherapeutics and Nexentis Technologies Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ARGX Argenx Se
$869.33 -9.4% 1M +6.4% 1Y
Market cap
$54.07B
P/E
28.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.82B
Div. yield
–
Biotechnology Healthcare
7 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Argenx Se leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Argenx Se 7, Arcutis Biotherapeutics 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionARGXARQTNXTSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $54.07B $4.13B $465.12K ARGX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.8x 145.0x 0.0x ARGX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.4x 63.6x — ARGX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +61.5% +76.1% — ARQT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 32.3% 6.1% — ARGX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 10.6% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 1.6x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +6.4% +58.2% -97.9% ARQT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +25.5%/yr +8.6%/yr -86.1%/yr ARGX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.0% 56.8% 169.1% ARGX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 92/100 76/100 32/100 ARGX

Percentile Scorecard

ARGXARQTNXTS

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

AxisARGXARQTNXTS
Valuation 83 #108 of 626 69 #192 of 626 –
Growth 95 #34 of 604 96 #28 of 604 13 #526 of 604
Profitability 98 #11 of 555 89 #62 of 555 40 #333 of 555
Financial Health – 47 #349 of 658 44 #372 of 658
Shareholder Returns – 78 #83 of 368 –
Overall 92 76 32
  • ARGX ranked among 673 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • ARQT ranked among 673 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • NXTS ranked among 673 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodARGXARQTNXTSSPY
1 month -9.4%+18.2%-61.9% -0.8%
3 months -2.2%+14.3%-66.5% +3.5%
6 months +10.9%+35.8%-88.4% +7.0%
Year to date +3.4%+9.5%-95.2% +12.2%
1 year +6.4%+58.2%-97.9% +13.0%
3 years +89.0%+1,262.3%-99.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +23.7%+139.0%-89.6% +23.1%
5 years +210.9%+50.7%-100.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year +25.5%+8.6%-86.1% +11.0%
10 years ——-100.0% +258.0%
10 years, per year ——-66.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureARGXARQTNXTSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.0%56.8%169.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.6%49.5%153.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.391.092.31 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.171.02-0.58 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.2%-93.2%-100.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.9%-3.1%-97.8% -1.8%
52-week high $1,058.90$32.82$26.04 $779.14
52-week low $663.93$19.50$0.53 $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.

MultipleARGXARQTNXTS
P/E now vs peer median 28.4xmedian 17.1x 145.6xmedian 17.1x 0.0xmedian 17.1x
P/S now vs peer median 9.2xmedian 8.8x 8.6xmedian 8.8x —median 8.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 17.1x —median 17.1x 1.5xmedian 17.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 18.0x 102.0xmedian 18.0x —median 18.0x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.1x 18.1xmedian 2.1x 0.2xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.27median 0.31 5.43median 0.31 0.00median 0.31

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 monthsARGXARQTNXTS
Revenue $5.82B $463.98M –
Gross profit $5.24B $422.89M –
Operating income $1.74B $34.25M -$5.28M
Net income $1.88B $28.52M -$14.06M
Free cash flow – $39.15M –
R&D $1.80B $91.04M $532.00K
EPS (diluted) $28.43 $0.21 $-17.10
Cash & equivalents – – $7.62M
Total debt – $108.90M $3.22M
Shares (diluted) 66.03M 135.90M 816.14K
Enterprise value $54.07B $3.42B -$22.18M

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
MetricARGXARQTNXTS
P/E 28.4x 145.6x 0.0x
P/FCF – 102.0x –
P/Operating cash flow – 101.6x –
P/S 9.2x 8.6x –
P/B – 18.1x 0.2x
P/Tangible book – 19.3x -0.2x
EV/EBITDA – – 1.5x
EV/EBIT 30.9x 113.8x 1.5x
EV/Revenue 9.2x 8.4x –
EV/FCF – 99.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 99.2x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.27 5.43 0.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARGXARQTNXTS
Revenue growth (1Y) 61.5% 76.1% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 80.5% 241.4% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 62.2% 80.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 80.0% 256.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 120.6% 139.9% -7.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 85.1% 28.2% 3.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 22.5% 130.6% -48.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 115.5% 27.8% -35.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 20.9% 128.6% -567.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 104.8% 26.8% -45.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 160.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 28.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 159.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 28.8% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARGXARQTNXTS
Gross margin 90.0% 91.1% –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin 29.9% 7.4% –
Pretax margin 32.6% 6.3% –
Net margin 32.3% 6.1% –
FCF margin – 8.4% –
Operating cash flow margin – 8.5% –
Return on equity – 13.9% -157.0%
Return on assets – 6.0% -71.9%
Return on invested capital – 10.6% –
Return on capital employed – 10.9% -31.5%
Asset turnover – 1.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.4x –
Stock comp / revenue – 9.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARGXARQTNXTS
Debt / assets – 22.3% 2.3%
Debt / equity – 0.5x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 1.6x
Debt / FCF – 2.8x –
Liabilities / assets – 54.8% 89.8%
Equity / assets – 45.2% 10.2%
Interest coverage 10,120x 2.5x –
Current ratio – 2.9x 3.7x
Quick ratio – 2.2x 3.2x
Cash ratio – 1.3x 3.2x
Altman Z-score – 7.63 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARGXARQTNXTS
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – -0.2% –
Shareholder yield – -0.2% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusARGXARQTNXTS
Forward P/E 28.4xFY2026 63.6xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $30.63FY2026 $0.50FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +56.5%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +26.9% +152.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.08BFY2026 $565.04MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +43.1%FY2026 +50.2%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +22.9% +17.0% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARGXARQTNXTS
Held by institutions 46.1% 100.0% –
Institutions holding 504 271 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.0% -0.4% –
Institutions buying 264 138 –
Institutions selling 160 98 –
Buyers to sellers 1.65 1.41 –

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.

ARGXARQTNXTS
ARGX 1.00 0.17 0.12
ARQT 0.17 1.00 -0.02
NXTS 0.12 -0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARGX, ARQT and NXTS?

Argenx Se (ARGX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Argenx Se (ARGX) $54.07B, Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) $4.13B, Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) $465.12K.

Which stock is cheaper, ARGX, ARQT and NXTS?

Argenx Se (ARGX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Argenx Se (ARGX) 28.8x, Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) 145.0x, Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) 0.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Argenx Se (ARGX) is cheapest (Argenx Se (ARGX) 28.4x, Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) 63.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Argenx Se (ARGX) +61.5%, Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) +76.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Argenx Se (ARGX) has the highest net margin (Argenx Se (ARGX) 32.3%, Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) 6.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) returned the most: Argenx Se (ARGX) +6.4%, Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) +58.2%, Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) -97.9%. Over five years, Argenx Se (ARGX) compounded fastest (Argenx Se (ARGX) +25.5%/yr, Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) +8.6%/yr, Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) -86.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Argenx Se (ARGX) has been the steadiest (Argenx Se (ARGX) 37.0%, Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) 56.8%, Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) 169.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ARGX, ARQT and NXTS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Argenx Se (ARGX) leads on 7. 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.