ARQT vs AMGN vs GILD Stock Comparison

Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Amgen and Gilead Sciences Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AMGN Amgen Inc
$465.45 +15.5% 1M +56.0% 1Y
Market cap
$258.44B
P/E
29.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$38.10B
Div. yield
0.02%
Biotechnology Healthcare
7 wins
GILD Gilead Sciences, Inc.
$170.33 +17.7% 1M +42.2% 1Y
Market cap
$217.49B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$30.99B
Div. yield
–
Biotechnology Healthcare
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionARQTAMGNGILDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.37B $258.44B $217.49B AMGN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 153.2x 29.6x -56.3x AMGN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 64.0x 21.1x — AMGN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +76.1% +9.1% +5.5% ARQT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.1% 23.0% -10.6% AMGN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.6% 14.3% -6.0% AMGN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.7x 87.7x AMGN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +23.5% +56.0% +42.2% AMGN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.6%/yr +16.4%/yr +20.4%/yr GILD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.4% 29.7% 27.3% GILD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 76/100 66/100 60/100 ARQT

Percentile Scorecard

ARQTAMGNGILD

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

AxisARQTAMGNGILD
Valuation 70 #187 of 623 84 #98 of 623 90 #66 of 623
Growth 96 #28 of 601 62 #231 of 601 31 #413 of 601
Profitability 89 #62 of 553 94 #32 of 553 85 #85 of 553
Financial Health 47 #348 of 654 22 #508 of 654 21 #514 of 654
Shareholder Returns 77 #86 of 367 67 #121 of 367 74 #96 of 367
Overall 76 66 60
  • ARQT ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • AMGN ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • GILD 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

PeriodARQTAMGNGILDSPY
1 month +24.2%+15.5%+17.7% -2.3%
3 months +20.5%+22.9%+29.9% -0.7%
6 months +33.1%+43.7%+28.4% +4.8%
Year to date +7.6%+42.2%+38.8% +10.3%
1 year +23.5%+56.0%+42.2% +10.3%
3 years +1,181.1%+72.5%+108.8% +73.0%
3 years, per year +134.1%+19.9%+27.8% +20.1%
5 years +31.1%+113.4%+152.7% +61.9%
5 years, per year +5.6%+16.4%+20.4% +10.1%
10 years —+235.6%+134.9% +258.6%
10 years, per year —+12.9%+8.9% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureARQTAMGNGILDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.4%29.7%27.3% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 49.3%28.0%23.9% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.020.430.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.461.881.54 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.2%-26.7%-29.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.8%-0.1%-0.8% -3.5%
52-week high $32.82$466.01$171.68 $779.14
52-week low $19.50$296.30$118.15 $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.

MultipleARQTAMGNGILD
P/E now vs peer median 143.1xmedian 17.4x 28.7xmedian 17.4x -65.3xmedian 17.4x
P/S now vs peer median 8.5xmedian 8.9x 6.6xmedian 8.9x 6.9xmedian 8.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 17.0x 18.3xmedian 17.0x 891.4xmedian 17.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 100.3xmedian 21.4x 24.7xmedian 21.4x 16.3xmedian 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median 17.8xmedian 2.1x 21.5xmedian 2.1x 17.9xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 5.34median 0.35 10.84median 0.35 1.74median 0.35

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 monthsARQTAMGNGILD
Revenue $463.98M $38.10B $30.99B
Gross profit $422.89M $26.48B $24.77B
Operating income $34.25M $11.43B -$2.36B
Net income $28.52M $8.74B -$3.86B
Free cash flow $39.15M $10.18B $13.78B
R&D $91.04M $7.63B $6.33B
EPS (diluted) $0.21 $16.07 $-3.09
Cash & equivalents – $13.99B $6.44B
Total debt $108.90M $57.30B $26.23B
Shares (diluted) 135.90M 544.00M 1.25B
Enterprise value $3.65B $213.84B $192.60B

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
MetricARQTAMGNGILD
P/E 143.1x 28.7x -65.3x
P/FCF 100.3x 24.7x 16.3x
P/Operating cash flow 99.9x 20.2x 15.6x
P/S 8.5x 6.6x 6.9x
P/B 17.8x 21.5x 17.9x
P/Tangible book 19.0x -28.6x -96.0x
EV/EBITDA – 18.3x 891.4x
EV/EBIT 111.8x 25.8x -93.9x
EV/Revenue 8.3x 7.7x 7.7x
EV/FCF 97.8x 29.0x 18.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 97.4x 23.6x 17.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.34 10.84 1.74

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARQTAMGNGILD
Revenue growth (1Y) 76.1% 9.1% 5.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 241.4% 12.7% 3.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 80.2% 17.6% 6.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 256.4% 10.3% 3.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 139.9% 39.5% -131.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 28.2% 6.4% -31.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 130.6% 32.1% -151.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 27.8% 3.1% -37.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 128.6% 31.4% -151.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.8% 2.7% -37.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 160.0% 3.9% 37.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.8% 4.9% 12.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 159.0% -4.1% 38.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.8% 1.7% 13.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARQTAMGNGILD
Gross margin 91.1% 69.5% 79.6%
EBITDA margin – 42.2% 0.9%
Operating margin 7.4% 30.0% -8.2%
Pretax margin 6.3% 27.0% -6.4%
Net margin 6.1% 23.0% -10.6%
FCF margin 8.4% 26.7% 42.5%
Operating cash flow margin 8.5% 32.8% 44.5%
Return on equity 13.9% 83.8% -18.4%
Return on assets 6.0% 9.3% -6.1%
Return on invested capital 10.6% 14.3% -6.0%
Return on capital employed 10.9% 16.7% -6.0%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.4x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.4x -4.2x
Stock comp / revenue 9.4% 1.3% 3.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARQTAMGNGILD
Debt / assets 22.3% 59.9% 53.2%
Debt / equity 0.5x 4.9x 2.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.7x 87.7x
Debt / FCF 2.8x 5.6x 2.0x
Liabilities / assets 54.8% 87.8% 76.0%
Equity / assets 45.2% 12.2% 24.0%
Interest coverage 2.5x 4.3x -2.5x
Current ratio 2.9x 1.4x 1.3x
Quick ratio 2.2x 0.9x 0.7x
Cash ratio 1.3x 0.5x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 7.48 2.38 3.96

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARQTAMGNGILD
Dividend yield – 2.1% 1.9%
Net buyback yield -0.2% – 0.5%
Shareholder yield -0.2% 2.1% 2.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 60.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 51.9% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 6.3% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 6.7% –

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.

ConsensusARQTAMGNGILD
Forward P/E 64.0xFY2026 21.1xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.50FY2026 $21.81FY2026 $-0.39FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -0.1%FY2026 -104.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +152.0% +7.2% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $565.04MFY2026 $41.51BFY2026 $28.65BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +50.2%FY2026 +12.9%FY2026 -2.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.0% +2.3% +18.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARQTAMGNGILD
Held by institutions 100.0% 82.7% 89.6%
Institutions holding 271 3,162 2,292
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.4% +4.5% +5.1%
Institutions buying 138 1,452 1,113
Institutions selling 98 1,219 852
Buyers to sellers 1.41 1.19 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.

ARQTAMGNGILD
ARQT 1.00 0.21 0.20
AMGN 0.21 1.00 0.54
GILD 0.20 0.54 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARQT, AMGN and GILD?

Amgen (AMGN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) $4.37B, Amgen (AMGN) $258.44B, Gilead Sciences (GILD) $217.49B.

Which stock is cheaper, ARQT, AMGN and GILD?

Amgen (AMGN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) 153.2x, Amgen (AMGN) 29.6x, Gilead Sciences (GILD) -56.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Amgen (AMGN) is cheapest (Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) 64.0x, Amgen (AMGN) 21.1x). 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: Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) +76.1%, Amgen (AMGN) +9.1%, Gilead Sciences (GILD) +5.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Amgen (AMGN) has the highest net margin (Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) 6.1%, Amgen (AMGN) 23.0%, Gilead Sciences (GILD) -10.6%). On return on invested capital, Amgen (AMGN) leads (Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) 10.6%, Amgen (AMGN) 14.3%, Gilead Sciences (GILD) -6.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Amgen (AMGN) returned the most: Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) +23.5%, Amgen (AMGN) +56.0%, Gilead Sciences (GILD) +42.2%. Over five years, Gilead Sciences (GILD) compounded fastest (Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) +5.6%/yr, Amgen (AMGN) +16.4%/yr, Gilead Sciences (GILD) +20.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) 0.00%, Amgen (AMGN) 0.02%, Gilead Sciences (GILD) 0.00%. Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) and Gilead Sciences (GILD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Gilead Sciences (GILD) has been the steadiest (Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) 51.4%, Amgen (AMGN) 29.7%, Gilead Sciences (GILD) 27.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ARQT, AMGN 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, Amgen (AMGN) 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.