ARQT vs ARGX vs GILD Stock Comparison

Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Argenx Se and Gilead Sciences Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ARGX Argenx Se
$897.85 -7.5% 1M +9.2% 1Y
Market cap
$54.91B
P/E
29.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.82B
Div. yield
–
Biotechnology Healthcare
5 wins
GILD Gilead Sciences, Inc.
$165.61 +9.5% 1M +39.8% 1Y
Market cap
$213.47B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$30.99B
Div. yield
–
Biotechnology Healthcare
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Argenx Se leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Argenx Se 5, Gilead Sciences 3, Arcutis Biotherapeutics 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionARQTARGXGILDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.19B $54.91B $213.47B GILD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 146.9x 29.3x -58.0x ARGX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 63.9x 29.3x — ARGX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +76.1% +61.5% +6.5% ARQT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.1% 32.3% — ARGX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.6% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +26.4% +9.2% +39.8% GILD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.6%/yr +24.4%/yr +20.6%/yr ARGX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.4% 36.9% 27.1% GILD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 75/100 92/100 71/100 ARGX

Percentile Scorecard

ARQTARGXGILD

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

AxisARQTARGXGILD
Valuation 70 #188 of 624 83 #108 of 624 86 #87 of 624
Growth 96 #28 of 601 95 #34 of 601 43 #346 of 601
Profitability 89 #61 of 541 98 #11 of 541 90 #57 of 541
Financial Health 46 #348 of 647 – –
Shareholder Returns 77 #85 of 359 – 66 #124 of 359
Overall 75 92 71
  • ARQT ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • ARGX 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

PeriodARQTARGXGILDSPY
1 month +19.5%-7.5%+9.5% +0.7%
3 months +14.2%+2.9%+26.2% +3.7%
6 months +37.7%+14.9%+26.6% +7.1%
Year to date +10.1%+6.8%+34.9% +12.8%
1 year +26.4%+9.2%+39.8% +11.9%
3 years +1,290.0%+93.4%+112.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year +140.6%+24.6%+28.7% +22.8%
5 years +50.9%+197.3%+155.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year +8.6%+24.4%+20.6% +10.9%
10 years ——+124.2% +262.0%
10 years, per year ——+8.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureARQTARGXGILDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.4%36.9%27.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 49.1%34.7%23.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.040.390.29 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.510.251.47 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.2%-38.2%-29.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.6%-15.2%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $32.82$1,058.90$165.61 $779.14
52-week low $19.50$663.93$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.

MultipleARQTARGXGILD
P/E now vs peer median 146.3xmedian 17.8x 29.3xmedian 17.8x -58.0xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median 8.7xmedian 9.1x 9.5xmedian 9.1x 6.6xmedian 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 15.0x —median 15.0x —median 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 102.6xmedian 21.7x —median 21.7x 14.5xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 18.2xmedian 2.2x —median 2.2x 15.9xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 5.46median 0.35 0.28median 0.35 —median 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 monthsARQTARGXGILD
Revenue $463.98M $5.82B $30.99B
Gross profit $422.89M $5.24B –
Operating income $34.25M $1.74B -$2.36B
Net income $28.52M $1.88B –
Free cash flow $39.15M – –
R&D $91.04M $1.80B $6.33B
EPS (diluted) $0.21 $28.43 –
Total debt $108.90M – –
Shares (diluted) 135.90M 66.03M 1.24B
Enterprise value $3.47B $54.91B $213.47B

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
MetricARQTARGXGILD
P/E 146.3x 29.3x -58.0x
P/FCF 102.6x – 14.5x
P/Operating cash flow 102.1x – 14.2x
P/S 8.7x 9.5x 6.6x
P/B 18.2x – 15.9x
P/Tangible book 19.4x – -438.2x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT 114.4x 31.9x –
EV/Revenue 8.4x 9.5x 6.6x
EV/FCF 100.1x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 99.7x – 14.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.46 0.28 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARQTARGXGILD
Revenue growth (1Y) 76.1% 61.5% 6.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 241.4% 80.5% 4.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 80.2% 62.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 256.4% 80.0% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 139.9% 120.6% -122.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 28.2% 85.1% -31.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 130.6% 22.5% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 27.8% 115.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) 128.6% 20.9% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.8% 104.8% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 160.0% – 49.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.8% – 19.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 159.0% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.8% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARQTARGXGILD
Gross margin 91.1% 90.0% –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin 7.4% 29.9% –
Pretax margin 6.3% 32.6% –
Net margin 6.1% 32.3% –
FCF margin 8.4% – –
Operating cash flow margin 8.5% – 46.7%
Return on equity 13.9% – -31.2%
Return on assets 6.0% – -7.7%
Return on invested capital 10.6% – –
Return on capital employed 10.9% – –
Asset turnover 1.0x – 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x – –
Stock comp / revenue 9.4% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARQTARGXGILD
Debt / assets 22.3% – –
Debt / equity 0.5x – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF 2.8x – –
Liabilities / assets 54.8% – –
Equity / assets 45.2% – 25.2%
Interest coverage 2.5x 10,120x –
Current ratio 2.9x – –
Quick ratio 2.2x – –
Cash ratio 1.3x – –
Altman Z-score 7.68 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARQTARGXGILD
Dividend yield – – 2.0%
Net buyback yield -0.2% – –
Shareholder yield -0.2% – 2.0%
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.

ConsensusARQTARGXGILD
Forward P/E 63.9xFY2026 29.3xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.50FY2026 $30.63FY2026 $-0.39FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +56.5%FY2026 -104.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +152.0% +26.9% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $565.04MFY2026 $6.08BFY2026 $28.65BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +50.2%FY2026 +43.1%FY2026 -2.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.0% +22.9% +18.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARQTARGXGILD
Held by institutions 100.0% 46.1% 89.6%
Institutions holding 271 505 2,291
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.4% -2.0% +5.1%
Institutions buying 138 264 1,113
Institutions selling 98 161 851
Buyers to sellers 1.41 1.64 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.

ARQTARGXGILD
ARQT 1.00 0.17 0.19
ARGX 0.17 1.00 0.25
GILD 0.19 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARQT, ARGX and GILD?

Gilead Sciences (GILD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) $4.19B, Argenx Se (ARGX) $54.91B, Gilead Sciences (GILD) $213.47B.

Which stock is cheaper, ARQT, ARGX and GILD?

Argenx Se (ARGX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) 146.9x, Argenx Se (ARGX) 29.3x, Gilead Sciences (GILD) -58.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Argenx Se (ARGX) is cheapest (Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) 63.9x, Argenx Se (ARGX) 29.3x). 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: Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) +76.1%, Argenx Se (ARGX) +61.5%, Gilead Sciences (GILD) +6.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Argenx Se (ARGX) has the highest net margin (Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) 6.1%, Argenx Se (ARGX) 32.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Gilead Sciences (GILD) returned the most: Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) +26.4%, Argenx Se (ARGX) +9.2%, Gilead Sciences (GILD) +39.8%. Over five years, Argenx Se (ARGX) compounded fastest (Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) +8.6%/yr, Argenx Se (ARGX) +24.4%/yr, Gilead Sciences (GILD) +20.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Gilead Sciences (GILD) has been the steadiest (Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) 51.4%, Argenx Se (ARGX) 36.9%, Gilead Sciences (GILD) 27.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ARQT, ARGX 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 5. 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.