ARQT vs GILD vs REGN Stock Comparison

Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Gilead Sciences and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GILD Gilead Sciences, Inc.
$158.69 +5.1% 1M +31.2% 1Y
Market cap
$197.86B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$30.46B
Div. yield
–
Biotechnology Healthcare
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Regeneron Pharmaceuticals 4, Arcutis Biotherapeutics 4, Gilead Sciences 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionARQTGILDREGNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.13B $197.86B $83.80B GILD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 145.0x -61.1x 19.4x REGN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 63.6x — 14.1x REGN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +76.1% +5.5% +9.3% ARQT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.1% -10.6% 27.9% REGN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.6% -6.0% 9.6% ARQT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 87.7x -1.4x REGN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +58.2% +31.2% +39.7% ARQT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.6%/yr +18.9%/yr +6.5%/yr GILD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 56.8% 27.0% 32.9% GILD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 76/100 61/100 72/100 ARQT

Percentile Scorecard

ARQTGILDREGN

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

AxisARQTGILDREGN
Valuation 69 #192 of 626 90 #62 of 626 89 #72 of 626
Growth 96 #28 of 604 31 #420 of 604 42 #353 of 604
Profitability 89 #62 of 555 85 #85 of 555 90 #55 of 555
Financial Health 47 #349 of 658 21 #518 of 658 74 #172 of 658
Shareholder Returns 78 #83 of 368 77 #85 of 368 65 #129 of 368
Overall 76 61 72
  • ARQT ranked among 673 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • GILD ranked among 673 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • REGN ranked among 673 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodARQTGILDREGNSPY
1 month +18.2%+5.1%+2.5% -0.8%
3 months +14.3%+21.6%+21.1% +3.5%
6 months +35.8%+24.2%+8.5% +7.0%
Year to date +9.5%+29.3%+4.6% +12.2%
1 year +58.2%+31.2%+39.7% +13.0%
3 years +1,262.3%+107.1%+4.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +139.0%+27.5%+1.4% +23.1%
5 years +50.7%+137.7%+37.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year +8.6%+18.9%+6.5% +11.0%
10 years —+110.5%+122.4% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+7.7%+8.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureARQTGILDREGNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 56.8%27.0%32.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 49.5%24.0%30.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.090.300.46 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.021.161.21 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.2%-29.4%-59.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.1%0.0%-5.2% -1.8%
52-week high $32.82$158.69$852.03 $779.14
52-week low $19.50$117.88$585.31 $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.

MultipleARQTGILDREGN
P/E now vs peer median 145.6xmedian 17.1x -60.9xmedian 17.1x 19.2xmedian 17.1x
P/S now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 8.8x 6.5xmedian 8.8x 5.3xmedian 8.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 17.1x 836.5xmedian 17.1x 17.6xmedian 17.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 102.0xmedian 18.0x 15.2xmedian 18.0x 22.1xmedian 18.0x
P/B now vs peer median 18.1xmedian 2.1x 16.6xmedian 2.1x 2.6xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 5.43median 0.31 1.62median 0.31 7.21median 0.31

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 monthsARQTGILDREGN
Revenue $463.98M $30.46B $15.53B
Gross profit $422.89M $24.24B $13.18B
Operating income $34.25M -$2.50B $3.84B
Net income $28.52M -$3.24B $4.33B
Free cash flow $39.15M $12.94B $3.76B
R&D $91.04M $6.07B $6.28B
EPS (diluted) $0.21 $-2.61 $40.84
Cash & equivalents – $3.18B $2.46B
Total debt $108.90M $26.25B $1.99B
Shares (diluted) 135.90M 1.24B 106.00M
Enterprise value $3.42B $172.06B $50.01B

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
MetricARQTGILDREGN
P/E 145.6x -60.9x 19.2x
P/FCF 102.0x 15.2x 22.1x
P/Operating cash flow 101.6x 14.5x 17.7x
P/S 8.6x 6.5x 5.3x
P/B 18.1x 16.6x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 19.3x -89.4x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA – 836.5x 17.6x
EV/EBIT 113.8x -88.1x 20.0x
EV/Revenue 8.4x 7.2x 5.0x
EV/FCF 99.6x 17.0x 20.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 99.2x 16.2x 16.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.43 1.62 7.21

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARQTGILDREGN
Revenue growth (1Y) 76.1% 5.5% 9.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 241.4% 3.6% 7.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 80.2% 6.9% 8.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 256.4% 3.7% 6.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 139.9% -131.0% 0.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 28.2% -31.9% -3.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 130.6% -151.3% -2.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 27.8% -37.3% 0.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 128.6% -151.8% -0.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.8% -37.5% 2.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 160.0% 37.3% -1.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.8% 12.5% -0.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 159.0% 38.1% -2.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.8% 13.2% -3.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARQTGILDREGN
Gross margin 91.1% 79.6% 84.9%
EBITDA margin – 0.9% 28.1%
Operating margin 7.4% -8.2% 24.7%
Pretax margin 6.3% -6.4% 33.3%
Net margin 6.1% -10.6% 27.9%
FCF margin 8.4% 42.5% 24.2%
Operating cash flow margin 8.5% 44.5% 30.1%
Return on equity 13.9% -18.4% 13.7%
Return on assets 6.0% -6.1% 10.5%
Return on invested capital 10.6% -6.0% 9.6%
Return on capital employed 10.9% -6.0% 10.7%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.6x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x -4.2x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 9.4% 3.0% 6.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARQTGILDREGN
Debt / assets 22.3% 53.2% 4.8%
Debt / equity 0.5x 2.2x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 87.7x -1.4x
Debt / FCF 2.8x 2.0x 0.5x
Liabilities / assets 54.8% 76.0% 24.0%
Equity / assets 45.2% 24.0% 76.0%
Interest coverage 2.5x -2.5x 69.4x
Current ratio 2.9x 1.3x 3.3x
Quick ratio 2.2x 0.7x 2.6x
Cash ratio 1.3x 0.3x 1.4x
Altman Z-score 7.63 3.73 7.28

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARQTGILDREGN
Dividend yield – 2.0% 0.5%
Net buyback yield -0.2% 0.6% 3.1%
Shareholder yield -0.2% 2.6% 3.5%
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.

ConsensusARQTGILDREGN
Forward P/E 63.6xFY2026 – 14.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.50FY2026 $-0.39FY2026 $57.08FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -104.8%FY2026 +28.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +152.0% – +15.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $565.04MFY2026 $28.65BFY2026 $17.05BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +50.2%FY2026 -2.7%FY2026 +18.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.0% +18.1% +13.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARQTGILDREGN
Held by institutions 100.0% 89.6% 66.2%
Institutions holding 271 2,290 1,325
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.4% +5.1% +3.8%
Institutions buying 138 1,113 604
Institutions selling 98 850 534
Buyers to sellers 1.41 1.31 1.13

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.

ARQTGILDREGN
ARQT 1.00 0.19 0.27
GILD 0.19 1.00 0.43
REGN 0.27 0.43 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARQT, GILD and REGN?

Gilead Sciences (GILD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) $4.13B, Gilead Sciences (GILD) $197.86B, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) $83.80B.

Which stock is cheaper, ARQT, GILD and REGN?

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) 145.0x, Gilead Sciences (GILD) -61.1x, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) 19.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) is cheapest (Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) 63.6x, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) 14.1x). 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%, Gilead Sciences (GILD) +5.5%, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) +9.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) has the highest net margin (Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) 6.1%, Gilead Sciences (GILD) -10.6%, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) 27.9%). On return on invested capital, Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) leads (Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) 10.6%, Gilead Sciences (GILD) -6.0%, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) 9.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) returned the most: Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) +58.2%, Gilead Sciences (GILD) +31.2%, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) +39.7%. Over five years, Gilead Sciences (GILD) compounded fastest (Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) +8.6%/yr, Gilead Sciences (GILD) +18.9%/yr, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) +6.5%/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) 56.8%, Gilead Sciences (GILD) 27.0%, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) 32.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ARQT, GILD and REGN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) 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.