ARQT vs KMDA vs MCK Stock Comparison

Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Kamada and Mckesson Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KMDA Kamada Ltd
$7.94 -8.9% 1M +15.6% 1Y
Market cap
$463.19M
P/E
21.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$191.85M
Div. yield
0.06%
Biotechnology Healthcare
6 wins
MCK Mckesson Corp
$992.64 +14.5% 1M +23.8% 1Y
Market cap
$114.87B
P/E
25.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$410.98B
Div. yield
0.00%
Drug Distribution Healthcare
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Kamada leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Kamada 6, Mckesson 4, Arcutis Biotherapeutics 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionARQTKMDAMCKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.13B $463.19M $114.87B MCK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 145.0x 21.0x 25.0x KMDA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 63.6x 15.9x 21.1x KMDA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +76.1% +13.2% +8.8% ARQT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.1% 11.5% 1.1% KMDA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.6% 10.2% 107.9% MCK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -1.5x 0.6x KMDA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.06% 0.00% KMDA
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +58.2% +15.6% +23.8% ARQT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.6%/yr +6.9%/yr +37.4%/yr MCK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 56.8% 34.8% 30.7% MCK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 76/100 84/100 58/100 KMDA

Percentile Scorecard

ARQTKMDAMCK

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

AxisARQTKMDAMCK
Valuation 69 #192 of 626 97 #21 of 626 50 #13 of 25
Growth 96 #28 of 604 71 #179 of 604 65 #9 of 24
Profitability 89 #62 of 555 87 #73 of 555 65 #9 of 24
Financial Health 47 #349 of 658 75 #167 of 658 48 #14 of 26
Shareholder Returns 78 #83 of 368 90 #37 of 368 60 #7 of 16
Overall 76 84 58
  • ARQT ranked among 673 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • KMDA ranked among 673 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • MCK ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodARQTKMDAMCKSPY
1 month +18.2%-8.9%+14.5% -0.8%
3 months +14.3%+13.6%+16.7% +3.5%
6 months +35.8%-3.2%+19.8% +7.0%
Year to date +9.5%+12.5%+21.0% +12.2%
1 year +58.2%+15.6%+23.8% +13.0%
3 years +1,262.3%+91.8%+121.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +139.0%+24.3%+30.4% +23.1%
5 years +50.7%+39.8%+388.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year +8.6%+6.9%+37.4% +11.0%
10 years —+32.3%+526.0% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+2.8%+20.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureARQTKMDAMCKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 56.8%34.8%30.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 49.5%33.2%27.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.091.01-0.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.020.450.78 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.2%-44.4%-27.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.1%-14.7%-3.6% -1.8%
52-week high $32.82$9.31$1,030.18 $779.14
52-week low $19.50$6.62$725.17 $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.

MultipleARQTKMDAMCK
P/E now vs peer median 145.6xmedian 17.1x 20.7xmedian 17.1x 25.7xmedian 24.3x
P/S now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 8.8x 2.4xmedian 8.8x 0.3xmedian 0.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 17.1x 9.1xmedian 17.1x 16.6xmedian 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 102.0xmedian 18.0x 17.4xmedian 18.0x 18.0xmedian 15.6x
P/B now vs peer median 18.1xmedian 2.1x 1.7xmedian 2.1x -27.3xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 5.43median 0.31 0.29median 0.31 2.15median 1.33

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 monthsARQTKMDAMCK
Revenue $463.98M $191.85M $410.98B
Gross profit $422.89M $78.31M $14.96B
Operating income $34.25M $27.83M $6.50B
Net income $28.52M $22.25M $5.30B
Free cash flow $39.15M $26.32M $6.42B
R&D $91.04M $9.91M –
EPS (diluted) $0.21 $0.38 $38.52
Cash & equivalents – $29.47M $5.16B
Total debt $108.90M $74.86M $9.73B
Shares (diluted) 135.90M 58.35M 119.20M
Enterprise value $3.42B $172.25M $98.77B

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
MetricARQTKMDAMCK
P/E 145.6x 20.7x 25.7x
P/FCF 102.0x 17.4x 18.0x
P/Operating cash flow 101.6x 12.8x 16.9x
P/S 8.6x 2.4x 0.3x
P/B 18.1x 1.7x -27.3x
P/Tangible book 19.3x 1.7x -14.0x
EV/EBITDA – 9.1x 16.6x
EV/EBIT 113.8x 14.2x 18.5x
EV/Revenue 8.4x 2.1x 0.3x
EV/FCF 99.6x 15.0x 18.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 99.2x 11.0x 17.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.43 0.29 2.15

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARQTKMDAMCK
Revenue growth (1Y) 76.1% 13.2% 8.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 241.4% 9.6% 13.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 80.2% 5.9% 11.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 256.4% 12.9% 6.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 139.9% 10.3% 46.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 28.2% 43.1% 13.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 130.6% 17.0% 58.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 27.8% 258.5% 10.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 128.6% 14.5% 52.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.8% 70.4% 12.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 160.0% -10.9% 4.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.8% 5.6% 10.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 159.0% -16.7% 6.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.8% 1.0% 11.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARQTKMDAMCK
Gross margin 91.1% 40.8% 3.6%
EBITDA margin – 22.5% 1.8%
Operating margin 7.4% 14.5% 1.6%
Pretax margin 6.3% 13.9% 1.6%
Net margin 6.1% 11.5% 1.1%
FCF margin 8.4% 13.7% 1.6%
Operating cash flow margin 8.5% 18.6% 1.7%
Return on equity 13.9% 8.4% –
Return on assets 6.0% 5.8% 6.2%
Return on invested capital 10.6% 10.2% 107.9%
Return on capital employed 10.9% 8.3% 43.4%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.5x 4.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.6x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 9.4% 1.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARQTKMDAMCK
Debt / assets 22.3% 1.6% 11.0%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.0x -2.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – -1.5x 0.6x
Debt / FCF 2.8x 0.2x 1.5x
Liabilities / assets 54.8% 29.6% 104.8%
Equity / assets 45.2% 70.4% -4.8%
Interest coverage 2.5x 93.7x 23.6x
Current ratio 2.9x 4.1x 0.9x
Quick ratio 2.2x 2.3x 0.5x
Cash ratio 1.3x 1.4x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 7.63 3.56 5.90

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARQTKMDAMCK
Dividend yield – 5.3% 0.3%
Net buyback yield -0.2% 0.0% 5.7%
Shareholder yield -0.2% 5.3% 6.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 129.6% 7.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 109.6% 6.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 11.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 10.0%

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.

ConsensusARQTKMDAMCK
Forward P/E 63.6xFY2026 15.9xFY2026 21.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.50FY2026 $0.50FY2026 $47.15FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +38.9%FY2026 +20.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +152.0% +24.0% +11.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $565.04MFY2026 $209.90MFY2026 $444.47BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +50.2%FY2026 +16.3%FY2026 +10.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.0% +13.6% +1.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARQTKMDAMCK
Held by institutions 100.0% 8.6% 89.1%
Institutions holding 271 50 2,007
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.4% -3.1% -0.7%
Institutions buying 138 24 879
Institutions selling 98 18 791
Buyers to sellers 1.41 1.33 1.11

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.

ARQTKMDAMCK
ARQT 1.00 0.09 0.02
KMDA 0.09 1.00 -0.01
MCK 0.02 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARQT, KMDA and MCK?

Mckesson (MCK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) $4.13B, Kamada (KMDA) $463.19M, Mckesson (MCK) $114.87B.

Which stock is cheaper, ARQT, KMDA and MCK?

Kamada (KMDA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) 145.0x, Kamada (KMDA) 21.0x, Mckesson (MCK) 25.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kamada (KMDA) is cheapest (Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) 63.6x, Kamada (KMDA) 15.9x, Mckesson (MCK) 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%, Kamada (KMDA) +13.2%, Mckesson (MCK) +8.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kamada (KMDA) has the highest net margin (Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) 6.1%, Kamada (KMDA) 11.5%, Mckesson (MCK) 1.1%). On return on invested capital, Mckesson (MCK) leads (Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) 10.6%, Kamada (KMDA) 10.2%, Mckesson (MCK) 107.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) returned the most: Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) +58.2%, Kamada (KMDA) +15.6%, Mckesson (MCK) +23.8%. Over five years, Mckesson (MCK) compounded fastest (Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) +8.6%/yr, Kamada (KMDA) +6.9%/yr, Mckesson (MCK) +37.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Kamada (KMDA) has the highest dividend yield: Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) 0.00%, Kamada (KMDA) 0.06%, Mckesson (MCK) 0.00%. Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mckesson (MCK) has been the steadiest (Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) 56.8%, Kamada (KMDA) 34.8%, Mckesson (MCK) 30.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ARQT, KMDA and MCK?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Kamada (KMDA) leads on 6. 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.