ARQT vs GILD vs ALNY Stock Comparison

Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Gilead Sciences and Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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GILD Gilead Sciences, Inc.
$170.33 +17.7% 1M +42.2% 1Y
Market cap
$211.38B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$30.46B
Div. yield
1.91%
Biotechnology Healthcare
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Alnylam Pharmaceuticals 5, Gilead Sciences 4, Arcutis Biotherapeutics 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionARQTGILDALNYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.93B $211.38B $21.13B GILD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 143.1x -65.3x 8.0x ALNY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 62.5x — 23.4x ALNY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +76.1% +5.5% +60.8% ARQT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.1% -10.6% 52.8% ALNY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.6% -6.0% — ARQT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 87.7x -3.1x ALNY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.91% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +23.5% +42.2% -65.4% GILD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.6%/yr +20.4%/yr -1.8%/yr GILD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.4% 27.3% 58.7% GILD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 76/100 60/100 82/100 ALNY

Percentile Scorecard

ARQTGILDALNY

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

AxisARQTGILDALNY
Valuation 70 #187 of 623 90 #66 of 623 91 #55 of 623
Growth 96 #28 of 601 31 #413 of 601 99 #8 of 601
Profitability 89 #62 of 553 85 #85 of 553 90 #56 of 553
Financial Health 47 #348 of 654 21 #514 of 654 62 #249 of 654
Shareholder Returns 77 #86 of 367 74 #96 of 367 69 #114 of 367
Overall 76 60 82
  • ARQT ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • GILD 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

PeriodARQTGILDALNYSPY
1 month +24.2%+17.7%-28.1% -2.3%
3 months +20.5%+29.9%-28.3% -0.7%
6 months +33.1%+28.4%-47.0% +4.8%
Year to date +7.6%+38.8%-60.3% +10.3%
1 year +23.5%+42.2%-65.4% +10.3%
3 years +1,181.1%+108.8%-5.6% +73.0%
3 years, per year +134.1%+27.8%-1.9% +20.1%
5 years +31.1%+152.7%-8.6% +61.9%
5 years, per year +5.6%+20.4%-1.8% +10.1%
10 years —+134.9%+339.5% +258.6%
10 years, per year —+8.9%+16.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureARQTGILDALNYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.4%27.3%58.7% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 49.3%23.9%74.5% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.020.250.44 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.461.54-1.11 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.2%-29.4%-67.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.8%-0.8%-66.6% -3.5%
52-week high $32.82$171.68$473.29 $779.14
52-week low $19.50$118.15$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.

MultipleARQTGILDALNY
P/E now vs peer median 143.1xmedian 17.4x -65.3xmedian 17.4x 8.0xmedian 17.4x
P/S now vs peer median 8.5xmedian 8.9x 6.9xmedian 8.9x 4.2xmedian 8.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 17.0x 891.4xmedian 17.0x 17.3xmedian 17.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 100.3xmedian 21.4x 16.3xmedian 21.4x 26.2xmedian 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median 17.8xmedian 2.1x 17.9xmedian 2.1x 5.9xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 5.34median 0.35 1.74median 0.35 0.09median 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 monthsARQTGILDALNY
Revenue $463.98M $30.46B $5.01B
Gross profit $422.89M $24.24B $3.88B
Operating income $34.25M -$2.50B $977.59M
Net income $28.52M -$3.24B $2.65B
Free cash flow $39.15M $12.94B $806.31M
R&D $91.04M $6.07B $1.56B
EPS (diluted) $0.21 $-2.61 $19.16
Cash & equivalents – $3.18B $1.75B
Total debt $108.90M $26.25B $361.53M
Shares (diluted) 135.90M 1.24B 138.28M
Enterprise value $3.21B $185.49B $8.32B

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
MetricARQTGILDALNY
P/E 143.1x -65.3x 8.0x
P/FCF 100.3x 16.3x 26.2x
P/Operating cash flow 99.9x 15.6x 22.1x
P/S 8.5x 6.9x 4.2x
P/B 17.8x 17.9x 5.9x
P/Tangible book 19.0x -96.0x 5.9x
EV/EBITDA – 891.4x 17.3x
EV/EBIT 111.8x -93.9x 18.3x
EV/Revenue 8.3x 7.7x 3.6x
EV/FCF 97.8x 18.1x 22.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 97.4x 17.3x 18.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.34 1.74 0.09

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARQTGILDALNY
Revenue growth (1Y) 76.1% 5.5% 60.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 241.4% 3.6% 42.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 80.2% 6.9% 49.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 256.4% 3.7% 37.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 139.9% -131.0% 269.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 28.2% -31.9% 68.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 130.6% -151.3% 2,137%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 27.8% -37.3% 93.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 128.6% -151.8% 2,122%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.8% -37.5% 90.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 160.0% 37.3% 351.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.8% 12.5% 685.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 159.0% 38.1% 382.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.8% 13.2% 141.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARQTGILDALNY
Gross margin 91.1% 79.6% 77.4%
EBITDA margin – 0.9% 20.6%
Operating margin 7.4% -8.2% 19.5%
Pretax margin 6.3% -6.4% 15.6%
Net margin 6.1% -10.6% 52.8%
FCF margin 8.4% 42.5% 16.1%
Operating cash flow margin 8.5% 44.5% 19.1%
Return on equity 13.9% -18.4% 106.9%
Return on assets 6.0% -6.1% 39.1%
Return on invested capital 10.6% -6.0% –
Return on capital employed 10.9% -6.0% 20.7%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x -4.2x 0.4x
Stock comp / revenue 9.4% 3.0% 6.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARQTGILDALNY
Debt / assets 22.3% 53.2% 4.5%
Debt / equity 0.5x 2.2x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 87.7x -3.1x
Debt / FCF 2.8x 2.0x 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 54.8% 76.0% 54.9%
Equity / assets 45.2% 24.0% 45.1%
Interest coverage 2.5x -2.5x 3.2x
Current ratio 2.9x 1.3x 2.5x
Quick ratio 2.2x 0.7x 2.3x
Cash ratio 1.3x 0.3x 1.7x
Altman Z-score 7.48 3.96 3.65

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARQTGILDALNY
Dividend yield – 1.9% –
Net buyback yield -0.2% 0.5% -0.5%
Shareholder yield -0.2% 2.4% -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.

ConsensusARQTGILDALNY
Forward P/E 62.5xFY2026 – 23.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.50FY2026 $-0.39FY2026 $6.76FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -104.8%FY2026 +190.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +152.0% – +34.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $565.04MFY2026 $28.65BFY2026 $5.68BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +50.2%FY2026 -2.7%FY2026 +53.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.0% +18.1% +27.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARQTGILDALNY
Held by institutions 100.0% 89.6% 99.7%
Institutions holding 271 2,292 788
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.4% +5.1% +3.8%
Institutions buying 138 1,113 412
Institutions selling 98 852 279
Buyers to sellers 1.41 1.31 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.

ARQTGILDALNY
ARQT 1.00 0.20 0.19
GILD 0.20 1.00 0.15
ALNY 0.19 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARQT, GILD and ALNY?

Gilead Sciences (GILD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) $3.93B, Gilead Sciences (GILD) $211.38B, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY) $21.13B.

Which stock is cheaper, ARQT, GILD and ALNY?

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) 143.1x, Gilead Sciences (GILD) -65.3x, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY) 8.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY) is cheapest (Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) 62.5x, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY) 23.4x). 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%, Gilead Sciences (GILD) +5.5%, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY) +60.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY) has the highest net margin (Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) 6.1%, Gilead Sciences (GILD) -10.6%, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY) 52.8%). On return on invested capital, Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) leads (Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) 10.6%, Gilead Sciences (GILD) -6.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Gilead Sciences (GILD) returned the most: Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) +23.5%, Gilead Sciences (GILD) +42.2%, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY) -65.4%. Over five years, Gilead Sciences (GILD) compounded fastest (Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) +5.6%/yr, Gilead Sciences (GILD) +20.4%/yr, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY) -1.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Gilead Sciences (GILD) 1.91%. Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) and Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY) 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%, Gilead Sciences (GILD) 27.3%, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY) 58.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ARQT, GILD 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, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY) 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.