ARGX vs GILD vs KMDA Stock Comparison

Argenx Se, Gilead Sciences and Kamada 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
4 wins
GILD Gilead Sciences, Inc.
$158.69 +5.1% 1M +31.2% 1Y
Market cap
$197.86B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$30.46B
Div. yield
–
Biotechnology Healthcare
3 wins
KMDA Kamada Ltd
$7.94 -8.9% 1M +15.6% 1Y
Market cap
$463.19M
P/E
21.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$191.85M
Div. yield
0.06%
Biotechnology Healthcare
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionARGXGILDKMDALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $54.07B $197.86B $463.19M GILD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.8x -61.1x 21.0x KMDA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.4x — 15.9x KMDA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +61.5% +5.5% +13.2% ARGX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 32.3% -10.6% 11.5% ARGX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -6.0% 10.2% KMDA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 87.7x -1.5x KMDA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.06% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +6.4% +31.2% +15.6% GILD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +25.5%/yr +18.9%/yr +6.9%/yr ARGX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.0% 27.0% 34.8% GILD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 92/100 61/100 84/100 ARGX

Percentile Scorecard

ARGXGILDKMDA

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

AxisARGXGILDKMDA
Valuation 83 #108 of 626 90 #62 of 626 97 #21 of 626
Growth 95 #34 of 604 31 #420 of 604 71 #179 of 604
Profitability 98 #11 of 555 85 #85 of 555 87 #73 of 555
Financial Health – 21 #518 of 658 75 #167 of 658
Shareholder Returns – 77 #85 of 368 90 #37 of 368
Overall 92 61 84
  • ARGX ranked among 673 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • GILD ranked among 673 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • KMDA 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

PeriodARGXGILDKMDASPY
1 month -9.4%+5.1%-8.9% -0.8%
3 months -2.2%+21.6%+13.6% +3.5%
6 months +10.9%+24.2%-3.2% +7.0%
Year to date +3.4%+29.3%+12.5% +12.2%
1 year +6.4%+31.2%+15.6% +13.0%
3 years +89.0%+107.1%+91.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +23.7%+27.5%+24.3% +23.1%
5 years +210.9%+137.7%+39.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year +25.5%+18.9%+6.9% +11.0%
10 years —+110.5%+32.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+7.7%+2.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureARGXGILDKMDASPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.0%27.0%34.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.6%24.0%33.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.390.301.01 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.171.160.45 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.2%-29.4%-44.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.9%0.0%-14.7% -1.8%
52-week high $1,058.90$158.69$9.31 $779.14
52-week low $663.93$117.88$6.62 $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.

MultipleARGXGILDKMDA
P/E now vs peer median 28.4xmedian 17.1x -60.9xmedian 17.1x 20.7xmedian 17.1x
P/S now vs peer median 9.2xmedian 8.8x 6.5xmedian 8.8x 2.4xmedian 8.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 17.1x 836.5xmedian 17.1x 9.1xmedian 17.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 18.0x 15.2xmedian 18.0x 17.4xmedian 18.0x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.1x 16.6xmedian 2.1x 1.7xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.27median 0.31 1.62median 0.31 0.29median 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 monthsARGXGILDKMDA
Revenue $5.82B $30.46B $191.85M
Gross profit $5.24B $24.24B $78.31M
Operating income $1.74B -$2.50B $27.83M
Net income $1.88B -$3.24B $22.25M
Free cash flow – $12.94B $26.32M
R&D $1.80B $6.07B $9.91M
EPS (diluted) $28.43 $-2.61 $0.38
Cash & equivalents – $3.18B $29.47M
Total debt – $26.25B $74.86M
Shares (diluted) 66.03M 1.24B 58.35M
Enterprise value $54.07B $172.06B $172.25M

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
MetricARGXGILDKMDA
P/E 28.4x -60.9x 20.7x
P/FCF – 15.2x 17.4x
P/Operating cash flow – 14.5x 12.8x
P/S 9.2x 6.5x 2.4x
P/B – 16.6x 1.7x
P/Tangible book – -89.4x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA – 836.5x 9.1x
EV/EBIT 30.9x -88.1x 14.2x
EV/Revenue 9.2x 7.2x 2.1x
EV/FCF – 17.0x 15.0x
EV/Operating cash flow – 16.2x 11.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.27 1.62 0.29

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARGXGILDKMDA
Revenue growth (1Y) 61.5% 5.5% 13.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 80.5% 3.6% 9.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 62.2% 6.9% 5.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 80.0% 3.7% 12.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 120.6% -131.0% 10.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 85.1% -31.9% 43.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 22.5% -151.3% 17.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 115.5% -37.3% 258.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 20.9% -151.8% 14.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 104.8% -37.5% 70.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 37.3% -10.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 12.5% 5.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 38.1% -16.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 13.2% 1.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARGXGILDKMDA
Gross margin 90.0% 79.6% 40.8%
EBITDA margin – 0.9% 22.5%
Operating margin 29.9% -8.2% 14.5%
Pretax margin 32.6% -6.4% 13.9%
Net margin 32.3% -10.6% 11.5%
FCF margin – 42.5% 13.7%
Operating cash flow margin – 44.5% 18.6%
Return on equity – -18.4% 8.4%
Return on assets – -6.1% 5.8%
Return on invested capital – -6.0% 10.2%
Return on capital employed – -6.0% 8.3%
Asset turnover – 0.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -4.2x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue – 3.0% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARGXGILDKMDA
Debt / assets – 53.2% 1.6%
Debt / equity – 2.2x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – 87.7x -1.5x
Debt / FCF – 2.0x 0.2x
Liabilities / assets – 76.0% 29.6%
Equity / assets – 24.0% 70.4%
Interest coverage 10,120x -2.5x 93.7x
Current ratio – 1.3x 4.1x
Quick ratio – 0.7x 2.3x
Cash ratio – 0.3x 1.4x
Altman Z-score – 3.73 3.56

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARGXGILDKMDA
Dividend yield – 2.0% 5.3%
Net buyback yield – 0.6% 0.0%
Shareholder yield – 2.6% 5.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 129.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 109.6%
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.

ConsensusARGXGILDKMDA
Forward P/E 28.4xFY2026 – 15.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $30.63FY2026 $-0.39FY2026 $0.50FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +56.5%FY2026 -104.8%FY2026 +38.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +26.9% – +24.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.08BFY2026 $28.65BFY2026 $209.90MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +43.1%FY2026 -2.7%FY2026 +16.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +22.9% +18.1% +13.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARGXGILDKMDA
Held by institutions 46.1% 89.6% 8.6%
Institutions holding 504 2,290 50
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.0% +5.1% -3.1%
Institutions buying 264 1,113 24
Institutions selling 160 850 18
Buyers to sellers 1.65 1.31 1.33

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.

ARGXGILDKMDA
ARGX 1.00 0.25 0.16
GILD 0.25 1.00 0.20
KMDA 0.16 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARGX, GILD and KMDA?

Gilead Sciences (GILD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Argenx Se (ARGX) $54.07B, Gilead Sciences (GILD) $197.86B, Kamada (KMDA) $463.19M.

Which stock is cheaper, ARGX, GILD and KMDA?

Kamada (KMDA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Argenx Se (ARGX) 28.8x, Gilead Sciences (GILD) -61.1x, Kamada (KMDA) 21.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kamada (KMDA) is cheapest (Argenx Se (ARGX) 28.4x, Kamada (KMDA) 15.9x). 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: Argenx Se (ARGX) +61.5%, Gilead Sciences (GILD) +5.5%, Kamada (KMDA) +13.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Argenx Se (ARGX) has the highest net margin (Argenx Se (ARGX) 32.3%, Gilead Sciences (GILD) -10.6%, Kamada (KMDA) 11.5%). On return on invested capital, Kamada (KMDA) leads (Gilead Sciences (GILD) -6.0%, Kamada (KMDA) 10.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Gilead Sciences (GILD) returned the most: Argenx Se (ARGX) +6.4%, Gilead Sciences (GILD) +31.2%, Kamada (KMDA) +15.6%. Over five years, Argenx Se (ARGX) compounded fastest (Argenx Se (ARGX) +25.5%/yr, Gilead Sciences (GILD) +18.9%/yr, Kamada (KMDA) +6.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Argenx Se (ARGX) 0.00%, Gilead Sciences (GILD) 0.00%, Kamada (KMDA) 0.06%. Argenx Se (ARGX) and Gilead Sciences (GILD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Gilead Sciences (GILD) has been the steadiest (Argenx Se (ARGX) 37.0%, Gilead Sciences (GILD) 27.0%, Kamada (KMDA) 34.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ARGX, GILD and KMDA?

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