ARQT vs BIIB vs GILD Stock Comparison

Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Biogen and Gilead Sciences Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BIIB Biogen Inc.
$252.73 +11.0% 1M +68.0% 1Y
Market cap
$36.25B
P/E
43.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.03B
Div. yield
–
Biotechnology Healthcare
5 wins
GILD Gilead Sciences, Inc.
$159.08 +5.4% 1M +32.0% 1Y
Market cap
$198.21B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$30.46B
Div. yield
–
Biotechnology Healthcare
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionARQTBIIBGILDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.11B $36.25B $198.21B GILD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 144.0x 43.4x -61.2x BIIB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 63.4x 19.7x — BIIB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +76.1% +0.3% +5.5% ARQT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.1% 8.3% -10.6% BIIB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.6% 3.3% -6.0% ARQT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.2x 87.7x BIIB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +61.3% +68.0% +32.0% BIIB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.9%/yr -0.9%/yr +18.8%/yr GILD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 56.7% 34.0% 26.9% GILD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 76/100 63/100 61/100 ARQT

Percentile Scorecard

ARQTBIIBGILD

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

AxisARQTBIIBGILD
Valuation 70 #187 of 625 92 #52 of 625 90 #61 of 625
Growth 96 #28 of 602 35 #392 of 602 31 #416 of 602
Profitability 89 #61 of 551 89 #64 of 551 85 #83 of 551
Financial Health 47 #348 of 656 35 #425 of 656 21 #516 of 656
Shareholder Returns 77 #85 of 365 – 77 #86 of 365
Overall 76 63 61
  • ARQT ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • BIIB 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

PeriodARQTBIIBGILDSPY
1 month +17.7%+11.0%+5.4% -0.2%
3 months +11.5%+22.9%+18.4% +3.9%
6 months +36.0%+37.8%+23.1% +8.2%
Year to date +9.1%+43.6%+29.6% +12.9%
1 year +61.3%+68.0%+32.0% +12.3%
3 years +1,256.7%+7.8%+107.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +138.6%+2.5%+27.6% +23.3%
5 years +46.4%-4.6%+136.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year +7.9%-0.9%+18.8% +10.9%
10 years —-13.1%+109.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year —-1.4%+7.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureARQTBIIBGILDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 56.7%34.0%26.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 49.3%32.3%24.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.080.260.30 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.082.001.19 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.2%-64.4%-29.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.5%-0.4%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $32.82$253.84$159.08 $779.14
52-week low $19.50$147.86$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.

MultipleARQTBIIBGILD
P/E now vs peer median 145.0xmedian 17.2x 44.7xmedian 17.2x -61.0xmedian 17.2x
P/S now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 9.0x 3.7xmedian 9.0x 6.5xmedian 9.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 16.3x 23.4xmedian 16.3x 838.3xmedian 16.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 101.6xmedian 18.7x 13.8xmedian 18.7x 15.3xmedian 18.7x
P/B now vs peer median 18.0xmedian 2.2x 2.0xmedian 2.2x 16.7xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 5.41median 0.33 -1.37median 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 monthsARQTBIIBGILD
Revenue $463.98M $10.03B $30.46B
Gross profit $422.89M $7.42B $24.24B
Operating income $34.25M $1.01B -$2.50B
Net income $28.52M $834.60M -$3.24B
Free cash flow $39.15M $2.70B $12.94B
R&D $91.04M $2.01B $6.07B
EPS (diluted) $0.21 $5.61 $-2.61
Cash & equivalents – $1.29B $3.18B
Total debt $108.90M $7.29B $26.25B
Shares (diluted) 135.90M 148.70M 1.24B
Enterprise value $3.39B $22.91B $172.41B

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
MetricARQTBIIBGILD
P/E 145.0x 44.7x -61.0x
P/FCF 101.6x 13.8x 15.3x
P/Operating cash flow 101.2x 13.0x 14.6x
P/S 8.6x 3.7x 6.5x
P/B 18.0x 2.0x 16.7x
P/Tangible book 19.2x 7.0x -89.6x
EV/EBITDA – 23.4x 838.3x
EV/EBIT 113.4x 42.9x -88.3x
EV/Revenue 8.4x 4.3x 7.2x
EV/FCF 99.2x 16.1x 17.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 98.8x 15.1x 16.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.41 -1.37 1.63

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARQTBIIBGILD
Revenue growth (1Y) 76.1% 0.3% 5.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 241.4% 0.2% 3.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 80.2% -1.6% 6.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 256.4% -1.1% 3.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 139.9% -43.7% -131.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 28.2% -31.3% -31.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 130.6% -45.5% -151.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 27.8% -32.1% -37.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 128.6% -46.2% -151.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.8% -32.6% -37.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 160.0% 36.0% 37.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.8% 26.3% 12.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 159.0% 36.3% 38.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.8% 33.0% 13.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARQTBIIBGILD
Gross margin 91.1% 74.0% 79.6%
EBITDA margin – 18.5% 0.9%
Operating margin 7.4% 10.1% -8.2%
Pretax margin 6.3% 10.1% -6.4%
Net margin 6.1% 8.3% -10.6%
FCF margin 8.4% 26.9% 42.5%
Operating cash flow margin 8.5% 28.7% 44.5%
Return on equity 13.9% 4.5% -18.4%
Return on assets 6.0% 2.7% -6.1%
Return on invested capital 10.6% 3.3% -6.0%
Return on capital employed 10.9% 3.8% -6.0%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.3x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 3.4x -4.2x
Stock comp / revenue 9.4% 3.0% 3.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARQTBIIBGILD
Debt / assets 22.3% 22.7% 53.2%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.4x 2.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.2x 87.7x
Debt / FCF 2.8x 2.7x 2.0x
Liabilities / assets 54.8% 41.3% 76.0%
Equity / assets 45.2% 58.7% 24.0%
Interest coverage 2.5x – -2.5x
Current ratio 2.9x 1.9x 1.3x
Quick ratio 2.2x 1.1x 0.7x
Cash ratio 1.3x 0.3x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 7.59 3.15 3.74

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARQTBIIBGILD
Dividend yield – – 2.0%
Net buyback yield -0.2% – 0.6%
Shareholder yield -0.2% – 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.

ConsensusARQTBIIBGILD
Forward P/E 63.4xFY2026 19.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.50FY2026 $12.81FY2026 $-0.39FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -16.2%FY2026 -104.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +152.0% +36.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $565.04MFY2026 $9.96BFY2026 $28.65BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +50.2%FY2026 +0.7%FY2026 -2.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.0% +11.9% +18.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARQTBIIBGILD
Held by institutions 100.0% 96.4% 89.6%
Institutions holding 271 1,036 2,290
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.4% +6.0% +5.1%
Institutions buying 138 548 1,113
Institutions selling 98 294 850
Buyers to sellers 1.41 1.86 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.

ARQTBIIBGILD
ARQT 1.00 0.21 0.19
BIIB 0.21 1.00 0.40
GILD 0.19 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARQT, BIIB and GILD?

Gilead Sciences (GILD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) $4.11B, Biogen (BIIB) $36.25B, Gilead Sciences (GILD) $198.21B.

Which stock is cheaper, ARQT, BIIB and GILD?

Biogen (BIIB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) 144.0x, Biogen (BIIB) 43.4x, Gilead Sciences (GILD) -61.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Biogen (BIIB) is cheapest (Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) 63.4x, Biogen (BIIB) 19.7x). 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%, Biogen (BIIB) +0.3%, Gilead Sciences (GILD) +5.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Biogen (BIIB) has the highest net margin (Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) 6.1%, Biogen (BIIB) 8.3%, Gilead Sciences (GILD) -10.6%). On return on invested capital, Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) leads (Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) 10.6%, Biogen (BIIB) 3.3%, Gilead Sciences (GILD) -6.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Biogen (BIIB) returned the most: Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) +61.3%, Biogen (BIIB) +68.0%, Gilead Sciences (GILD) +32.0%. Over five years, Gilead Sciences (GILD) compounded fastest (Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) +7.9%/yr, Biogen (BIIB) -0.9%/yr, Gilead Sciences (GILD) +18.8%/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) 56.7%, Biogen (BIIB) 34.0%, Gilead Sciences (GILD) 26.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ARQT, BIIB 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, Biogen (BIIB) 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.