ARGX vs ARQT vs REGN Stock Comparison

Argenx Se, Arcutis Biotherapeutics and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ARGX Argenx Se
$882.48 -8.0% 1M +6.3% 1Y
Market cap
$54.61B
P/E
28.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.82B
Div. yield
–
Biotechnology Healthcare
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionARGXARQTREGNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $54.61B $3.98B $83.90B REGN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.8x 145.0x 19.4x REGN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.8x 63.4x 14.3x REGN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +61.5% +76.1% +9.3% ARQT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 32.3% 6.1% 27.9% ARGX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 10.6% 9.6% ARQT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -1.4x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 0.45% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +6.3% +61.3% +39.4% ARQT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +25.8%/yr +7.9%/yr +5.5%/yr ARGX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.9% 56.7% 32.8% REGN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 92/100 76/100 72/100 ARGX

Percentile Scorecard

ARGXARQTREGN

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

AxisARGXARQTREGN
Valuation 84 #99 of 625 70 #187 of 625 89 #71 of 625
Growth 94 #35 of 602 96 #28 of 602 42 #351 of 602
Profitability 98 #11 of 551 89 #61 of 551 90 #54 of 551
Financial Health – 47 #348 of 656 74 #172 of 656
Shareholder Returns – 77 #85 of 365 65 #129 of 365
Overall 92 76 72
  • ARGX ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • ARQT ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • REGN ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodARGXARQTREGNSPY
1 month -8.0%+17.7%+3.6% -0.2%
3 months +1.2%+11.5%+17.4% +3.9%
6 months +13.9%+36.0%+11.5% +8.2%
Year to date +4.9%+9.1%+5.7% +12.9%
1 year +6.3%+61.3%+39.4% +12.3%
3 years +91.9%+1,256.7%+5.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year +24.3%+138.6%+1.7% +23.3%
5 years +214.2%+46.4%+30.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year +25.8%+7.9%+5.5% +10.9%
10 years ——+123.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year ——+8.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureARGXARQTREGNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.9%56.7%32.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.6%49.3%30.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.391.080.47 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.171.081.20 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.2%-93.2%-59.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.7%-3.5%-4.2% -1.2%
52-week high $1,058.90$32.82$852.03 $779.14
52-week low $663.93$19.50$585.31 $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.

MultipleARGXARQTREGN
P/E now vs peer median 28.8xmedian 17.2x 145.0xmedian 17.2x 19.4xmedian 17.2x
P/S now vs peer median 9.4xmedian 9.0x 8.6xmedian 9.0x 5.4xmedian 9.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 16.3x —median 16.3x 17.8xmedian 16.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 18.7x 101.6xmedian 18.7x 22.3xmedian 18.7x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.2x 18.0xmedian 2.2x 2.6xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.27median 0.33 5.41median 0.33 7.29median 0.33

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 monthsARGXARQTREGN
Revenue $5.82B $463.98M $15.53B
Gross profit $5.24B $422.89M $13.18B
Operating income $1.74B $34.25M $3.84B
Net income $1.88B $28.52M $4.33B
Free cash flow – $39.15M $3.76B
R&D $1.80B $91.04M $6.28B
EPS (diluted) $28.43 $0.21 $40.84
Cash & equivalents – – $2.46B
Total debt – $108.90M $1.99B
Shares (diluted) 66.03M 135.90M 106.00M
Enterprise value $54.61B $3.26B $50.10B

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
MetricARGXARQTREGN
P/E 28.8x 145.0x 19.4x
P/FCF – 101.6x 22.3x
P/Operating cash flow – 101.2x 17.9x
P/S 9.4x 8.6x 5.4x
P/B – 18.0x 2.6x
P/Tangible book – 19.2x 2.8x
EV/EBITDA – – 17.8x
EV/EBIT 31.4x 113.4x 20.3x
EV/Revenue 9.4x 8.4x 5.0x
EV/FCF – 99.2x 20.7x
EV/Operating cash flow – 98.8x 16.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.27 5.41 7.29

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARGXARQTREGN
Revenue growth (1Y) 61.5% 76.1% 9.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 80.5% 241.4% 7.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 62.2% 80.2% 8.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 80.0% 256.4% 6.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 120.6% 139.9% 0.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 85.1% 28.2% -3.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 22.5% 130.6% -2.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 115.5% 27.8% 0.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 20.9% 128.6% -0.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 104.8% 26.8% 2.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 160.0% -1.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 28.8% -0.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 159.0% -2.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 28.8% -3.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARGXARQTREGN
Gross margin 90.0% 91.1% 84.9%
EBITDA margin – – 28.1%
Operating margin 29.9% 7.4% 24.7%
Pretax margin 32.6% 6.3% 33.3%
Net margin 32.3% 6.1% 27.9%
FCF margin – 8.4% 24.2%
Operating cash flow margin – 8.5% 30.1%
Return on equity – 13.9% 13.7%
Return on assets – 6.0% 10.5%
Return on invested capital – 10.6% 9.6%
Return on capital employed – 10.9% 10.7%
Asset turnover – 1.0x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.4x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 9.4% 6.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARGXARQTREGN
Debt / assets – 22.3% 4.8%
Debt / equity – 0.5x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -1.4x
Debt / FCF – 2.8x 0.5x
Liabilities / assets – 54.8% 24.0%
Equity / assets – 45.2% 76.0%
Interest coverage 10,120x 2.5x 69.4x
Current ratio – 2.9x 3.3x
Quick ratio – 2.2x 2.6x
Cash ratio – 1.3x 1.4x
Altman Z-score – 7.59 7.33

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARGXARQTREGN
Dividend yield – – 0.5%
Net buyback yield – -0.2% 3.0%
Shareholder yield – -0.2% 3.5%
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.

ConsensusARGXARQTREGN
Forward P/E 28.8xFY2026 63.4xFY2026 14.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $30.63FY2026 $0.50FY2026 $57.08FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +56.5%FY2026 – +28.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +26.9% +152.0% +15.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.08BFY2026 $565.04MFY2026 $17.05BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +43.1%FY2026 +50.2%FY2026 +18.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +22.9% +17.0% +13.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARGXARQTREGN
Held by institutions 46.1% 100.0% 66.2%
Institutions holding 504 271 1,325
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.0% -0.4% +3.8%
Institutions buying 264 138 604
Institutions selling 160 98 534
Buyers to sellers 1.65 1.41 1.13

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.

ARGXARQTREGN
ARGX 1.00 0.17 0.23
ARQT 0.17 1.00 0.27
REGN 0.23 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARGX, ARQT and REGN?

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Argenx Se (ARGX) $54.61B, Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) $3.98B, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) $83.90B.

Which stock is cheaper, ARGX, ARQT and REGN?

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Argenx Se (ARGX) 28.8x, Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) 145.0x, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) 19.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) is cheapest (Argenx Se (ARGX) 28.8x, Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) 63.4x, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) 14.3x). 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%, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) +9.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Argenx Se (ARGX) has the highest net margin (Argenx Se (ARGX) 32.3%, Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) 6.1%, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) 27.9%). On return on invested capital, Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) leads (Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) 10.6%, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) 9.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) returned the most: Argenx Se (ARGX) +6.3%, Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) +61.3%, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) +39.4%. Over five years, Argenx Se (ARGX) compounded fastest (Argenx Se (ARGX) +25.8%/yr, Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) +7.9%/yr, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) +5.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) 0.45%. Argenx Se (ARGX) and Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) has been the steadiest (Argenx Se (ARGX) 36.9%, Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) 56.7%, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) 32.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) 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.