ARGX vs NXTS vs GILD Stock Comparison

Argenx Se, Nexentis Technologies and Gilead Sciences 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
4 wins
GILD Gilead Sciences, Inc.
$159.08 +5.4% 1M +32.0% 1Y
Market cap
$197.42B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$30.46B
Div. yield
2.04%
Biotechnology Healthcare
3 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Argenx Se leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Argenx Se 4, Gilead Sciences 3, Nexentis Technologies 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionARGXNXTSGILDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $54.61B $473.36K $197.42B GILD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.8x 0.0x -61.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.8x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +61.5% — +5.5% ARGX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 32.3% — -10.6% ARGX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — -6.0% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.6x 87.7x NXTS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 2.04% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +6.3% -97.8% +32.0% GILD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +25.8%/yr -86.1%/yr +18.8%/yr ARGX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.9% 168.9% 26.9% GILD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 92/100 32/100 61/100 ARGX

Percentile Scorecard

ARGXNXTSGILD

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

AxisARGXNXTSGILD
Valuation 84 #99 of 625 – 90 #61 of 625
Growth 94 #35 of 602 13 #523 of 602 31 #416 of 602
Profitability 98 #11 of 551 40 #329 of 551 85 #83 of 551
Financial Health – 43 #372 of 656 21 #516 of 656
Shareholder Returns – – 77 #86 of 365
Overall 92 32 61
  • ARGX ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • NXTS ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • GILD 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

PeriodARGXNXTSGILDSPY
1 month -8.0%-60.5%+5.4% -0.2%
3 months +1.2%-62.6%+18.4% +3.9%
6 months +13.9%-87.8%+23.1% +8.2%
Year to date +4.9%-95.1%+29.6% +12.9%
1 year +6.3%-97.8%+32.0% +12.3%
3 years +91.9%-99.9%+107.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +24.3%-89.5%+27.6% +23.3%
5 years +214.2%-100.0%+136.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year +25.8%-86.1%+18.8% +10.9%
10 years —-100.0%+109.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year —-66.5%+7.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureARGXNXTSGILDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.9%168.9%26.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.6%153.3%24.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.392.330.30 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.17-0.581.19 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.2%-100.0%-29.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.7%-97.8%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $1,058.90$26.04$159.08 $779.14
52-week low $663.93$0.53$117.88 $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.

MultipleARGXNXTSGILD
P/E now vs peer median 28.8xmedian 17.2x 0.0xmedian 17.2x -61.0xmedian 17.2x
P/S now vs peer median 9.4xmedian 9.0x —median 9.0x 6.5xmedian 9.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 16.3x 1.5xmedian 16.3x 838.3xmedian 16.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 18.7x —median 18.7x 15.3xmedian 18.7x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.2x 0.2xmedian 2.2x 16.7xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.27median 0.33 0.00median 0.33 1.63median 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 monthsARGXNXTSGILD
Revenue $5.82B – $30.46B
Gross profit $5.24B – $24.24B
Operating income $1.74B -$5.28M -$2.50B
Net income $1.88B -$14.06M -$3.24B
Free cash flow – – $12.94B
R&D $1.80B $532.00K $6.07B
EPS (diluted) $28.43 $-17.10 $-2.61
Cash & equivalents – $7.62M $3.18B
Total debt – $3.22M $26.25B
Shares (diluted) 66.03M 816.14K 1.24B
Enterprise value $54.61B -$22.29M $171.53B

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
MetricARGXNXTSGILD
P/E 28.8x 0.0x -61.0x
P/FCF – – 15.3x
P/Operating cash flow – – 14.6x
P/S 9.4x – 6.5x
P/B – 0.2x 16.7x
P/Tangible book – -0.2x -89.6x
EV/EBITDA – 1.5x 838.3x
EV/EBIT 31.4x 1.5x -88.3x
EV/Revenue 9.4x – 7.2x
EV/FCF – – 17.0x
EV/Operating cash flow – – 16.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.27 0.00 1.63

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARGXNXTSGILD
Revenue growth (1Y) 61.5% – 5.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 80.5% – 3.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 62.2% – 6.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 80.0% – 3.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 120.6% -7.7% -131.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 85.1% 3.0% -31.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 22.5% -48.2% -151.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 115.5% -35.8% -37.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 20.9% -567.8% -151.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 104.8% -45.2% -37.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – 37.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 12.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 38.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 13.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARGXNXTSGILD
Gross margin 90.0% – 79.6%
EBITDA margin – – 0.9%
Operating margin 29.9% – -8.2%
Pretax margin 32.6% – -6.4%
Net margin 32.3% – -10.6%
FCF margin – – 42.5%
Operating cash flow margin – – 44.5%
Return on equity – -157.0% -18.4%
Return on assets – -71.9% -6.1%
Return on invested capital – – -6.0%
Return on capital employed – -31.5% -6.0%
Asset turnover – – 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – -4.2x
Stock comp / revenue – – 3.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARGXNXTSGILD
Debt / assets – 2.3% 53.2%
Debt / equity – 0.2x 2.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.6x 87.7x
Debt / FCF – – 2.0x
Liabilities / assets – 89.8% 76.0%
Equity / assets – 10.2% 24.0%
Interest coverage 10,120x – -2.5x
Current ratio – 3.7x 1.3x
Quick ratio – 3.2x 0.7x
Cash ratio – 3.2x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – – 3.74

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARGXNXTSGILD
Dividend yield – – 2.0%
Net buyback yield – – 0.6%
Shareholder yield – – 2.6%
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.

ConsensusARGXNXTSGILD
Forward P/E 28.8xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $30.63FY2026 – $-0.39FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +56.5%FY2026 – -104.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +26.9% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.08BFY2026 – $28.65BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +43.1%FY2026 – -2.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +22.9% – +18.1%

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

ARGXNXTSGILD
ARGX 1.00 0.12 0.25
NXTS 0.12 1.00 0.03
GILD 0.25 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARGX, NXTS and GILD?

Gilead Sciences (GILD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Argenx Se (ARGX) $54.61B, Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) $473.36K, Gilead Sciences (GILD) $197.42B.

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%.

Which company is more profitable?

Argenx Se (ARGX) has the highest net margin (Argenx Se (ARGX) 32.3%, Gilead Sciences (GILD) -10.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Gilead Sciences (GILD) returned the most: Argenx Se (ARGX) +6.3%, Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) -97.8%, Gilead Sciences (GILD) +32.0%. Over five years, Argenx Se (ARGX) compounded fastest (Argenx Se (ARGX) +25.8%/yr, Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) -86.1%/yr, Gilead Sciences (GILD) +18.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Gilead Sciences (GILD) 2.04%. Argenx Se (ARGX) and Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Gilead Sciences (GILD) has been the steadiest (Argenx Se (ARGX) 36.9%, Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) 168.9%, Gilead Sciences (GILD) 26.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.