ARGX vs MDGL vs ALNY Stock Comparison

Argenx Se, Madrigal Pharmaceuticals and Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ARGX Argenx Se
$901.12 -2.0% 1M +9.1% 1Y
Market cap
$56.85B
P/E
30.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.82B
Div. yield
–
Biotechnology Healthcare
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionARGXMDGLALNYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $56.85B $11.59B $21.63B ARGX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 30.3x -35.6x 8.2x ALNY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 29.4x — 23.7x ALNY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +61.5% +149.0% +60.8% MDGL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 32.3% -25.3% 52.8% ALNY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.6x -3.1x ALNY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +9.1% -3.9% -63.2% ARGX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +22.2%/yr +33.1%/yr -2.9%/yr MDGL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.1% 44.2% 58.6% ARGX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 92/100 66/100 82/100 ARGX

Percentile Scorecard

ARGXMDGLALNY

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

AxisARGXMDGLALNY
Valuation 83 #106 of 634 75 #160 of 634 92 #55 of 634
Growth 95 #33 of 607 67 #199 of 607 99 #8 of 607
Profitability 98 #12 of 557 74 #144 of 557 90 #56 of 557
Financial Health – 40 #390 of 654 63 #244 of 654
Shareholder Returns – 74 #105 of 401 68 #131 of 401
Overall 92 66 82
  • ARGX ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • MDGL 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

PeriodARGXMDGLALNYSPY
1 month -2.0%-20.6%-27.2% -2.0%
3 months +6.7%-21.9%-27.0% -2.2%
6 months +13.4%-21.1%-46.9% +4.2%
Year to date +7.2%-31.9%-59.8% +10.6%
1 year +9.1%-3.9%-63.2% +10.4%
3 years +80.2%+169.8%-4.5% +73.6%
3 years, per year +21.7%+39.2%-1.5% +20.2%
5 years +172.5%+316.8%-13.8% +61.6%
5 years, per year +22.2%+33.1%-2.9% +10.1%
10 years —+2,448.7%+409.0% +261.3%
10 years, per year —+38.2%+17.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureARGXMDGLALNYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.1%44.2%58.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.8%42.9%74.5% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.400.300.44 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.24-0.09-1.08 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.2%-61.4%-67.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.9%-34.3%-66.2% -3.2%
52-week high $1,058.90$602.83$473.29 $779.14
52-week low $663.93$396.32$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.

MultipleARGXMDGLALNY
P/E now vs peer median 29.4xmedian 18.4x -35.5xmedian 18.4x 8.1xmedian 18.4x
P/S now vs peer median 9.6xmedian 9.0x 9.0xmedian 9.0x 4.3xmedian 9.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 16.0x -34.6xmedian 16.0x 17.6xmedian 16.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 21.8x -56.0xmedian 21.8x 26.5xmedian 21.8x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.1x 22.1xmedian 2.1x 5.9xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.28median 0.37 -2.41median 0.37 0.09median 0.37

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 monthsARGXMDGLALNY
Revenue $5.82B $1.28B $5.01B
Gross profit $5.24B – $3.88B
Operating income $1.74B -$322.62M $977.59M
Net income $1.88B -$325.11M $2.65B
Free cash flow – -$206.29M $806.31M
R&D $1.80B $490.14M $1.56B
EPS (diluted) $28.43 $-11.15 $19.16
Cash & equivalents – $292.73M $1.75B
Total debt – $340.79M $361.53M
Shares (diluted) 66.03M 29.15M 138.28M
Enterprise value $56.85B $7.84B $8.82B

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
MetricARGXMDGLALNY
P/E 29.4x -35.5x 8.1x
P/FCF – -56.0x 26.5x
P/Operating cash flow – -58.4x 22.4x
P/S 9.6x 9.0x 4.3x
P/B – 22.1x 5.9x
P/Tangible book – 22.4x 5.9x
EV/EBITDA – -34.6x 17.6x
EV/EBIT 32.0x -34.3x 18.6x
EV/Revenue 9.6x 8.6x 3.6x
EV/FCF – -53.6x 22.5x
EV/Operating cash flow – -55.9x 19.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.28 -2.41 0.09

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARGXMDGLALNY
Revenue growth (1Y) 61.5% 149.0% 60.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 80.5% – 42.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 62.2% – 49.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 80.0% – 37.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 120.6% -4.1% 269.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 85.1% 0.8% 68.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 22.5% -15.3% 2,137%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 115.5% 0.5% 93.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 20.9% 12.1% 2,122%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 104.8% 14.8% 90.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 35.7% 351.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 10.6% 685.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 33.1% 382.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 9.4% 141.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARGXMDGLALNY
Gross margin 90.0% – 77.4%
EBITDA margin – -24.9% 20.6%
Operating margin 29.9% -25.1% 19.5%
Pretax margin 32.6% -24.8% 15.6%
Net margin 32.3% -25.3% 52.8%
FCF margin – -16.1% 16.1%
Operating cash flow margin – -15.4% 19.1%
Return on equity – -59.8% 106.9%
Return on assets – -25.8% 39.1%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – -37.4% 20.7%
Asset turnover – 1.0x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.6x 0.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 9.5% 6.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARGXMDGLALNY
Debt / assets – 27.4% 4.5%
Debt / equity – 0.7x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.6x -3.1x
Debt / FCF – -1.7x 0.4x
Liabilities / assets – 57.9% 54.9%
Equity / assets – 42.1% 45.1%
Interest coverage 10,120x -10.2x 3.2x
Current ratio – 3.2x 2.5x
Quick ratio – 2.8x 2.3x
Cash ratio – 2.2x 1.7x
Altman Z-score – 8.06 3.68

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARGXMDGLALNY
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – -0.3% -0.5%
Shareholder yield – -0.3% -0.5%
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.

ConsensusARGXMDGLALNY
Forward P/E 29.4xFY2026 – 23.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $30.63FY2026 $-6.25FY2026 $6.76FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +56.5%FY2026 – +190.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +26.9% – +34.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.08BFY2026 $1.46BFY2026 $5.68BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +43.1%FY2026 +52.7%FY2026 +53.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +22.9% +36.3% +27.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARGXMDGLALNY
Held by institutions 46.1% 80.9% 99.7%
Institutions holding 506 414 788
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.0% -0.6% +3.8%
Institutions buying 264 225 412
Institutions selling 162 128 279
Buyers to sellers 1.63 1.76 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.

ARGXMDGLALNY
ARGX 1.00 0.27 0.16
MDGL 0.27 1.00 0.28
ALNY 0.16 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARGX, MDGL and ALNY?

Argenx Se (ARGX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Argenx Se (ARGX) $56.85B, Madrigal Pharmaceuticals (MDGL) $11.59B, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY) $21.63B.

Which stock is cheaper, ARGX, MDGL and ALNY?

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Argenx Se (ARGX) 30.3x, Madrigal Pharmaceuticals (MDGL) -35.6x, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY) 8.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY) is cheapest (Argenx Se (ARGX) 29.4x, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY) 23.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Madrigal Pharmaceuticals (MDGL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Argenx Se (ARGX) +61.5%, Madrigal Pharmaceuticals (MDGL) +149.0%, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY) +60.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY) has the highest net margin (Argenx Se (ARGX) 32.3%, Madrigal Pharmaceuticals (MDGL) -25.3%, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY) 52.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Argenx Se (ARGX) returned the most: Argenx Se (ARGX) +9.1%, Madrigal Pharmaceuticals (MDGL) -3.9%, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY) -63.2%. Over five years, Madrigal Pharmaceuticals (MDGL) compounded fastest (Argenx Se (ARGX) +22.2%/yr, Madrigal Pharmaceuticals (MDGL) +33.1%/yr, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY) -2.9%/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) 37.1%, Madrigal Pharmaceuticals (MDGL) 44.2%, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY) 58.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ARGX, MDGL 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, Argenx Se (ARGX) 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.