ARQT vs MRNA vs ALNY Stock Comparison

Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Moderna and Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MRNA Moderna, Inc.
$241.46 +28.8% 1M +924.9% 1Y
Market cap
$96.34B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.23B
Div. yield
–
Biotechnology Healthcare
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Alnylam Pharmaceuticals 6, Arcutis Biotherapeutics 3, Moderna 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionARQTMRNAALNYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.40B $96.34B $20.97B MRNA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 118.3x -30.5x 7.9x ALNY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 54.0x — 8.2x ALNY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +60.0% -27.6% +60.8% ALNY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.9% -141.4% 52.8% ALNY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.0% -43.3% — ARQT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.5x -3.1x ALNY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +10.7% +924.9% -63.9% MRNA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.1%/yr +0.4%/yr -3.5%/yr ARQT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 57.0% 130.3% 58.5% ARQT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 76/100 57/100 82/100 ALNY

Percentile Scorecard

ARQTMRNAALNY

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

AxisARQTMRNAALNY
Valuation 72 #178 of 634 69 #199 of 634 92 #54 of 634
Growth 96 #25 of 608 19 #495 of 608 99 #8 of 608
Profitability 91 #54 of 557 57 #241 of 557 90 #56 of 557
Financial Health 48 #343 of 654 53 #307 of 654 62 #250 of 654
Shareholder Returns 72 #113 of 403 86 #59 of 403 67 #135 of 403
Overall 76 57 82
  • ARQT ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • MRNA 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

PeriodARQTMRNAALNYSPY
1 month +12.9%+28.8%-30.0% -5.9%
3 months +2.2%+348.3%-27.5% -4.6%
6 months +30.7%+397.4%-47.1% +0.2%
Year to date -7.0%+718.8%-60.6% +7.5%
1 year +10.7%+924.9%-63.9% +8.2%
3 years +1,053.8%+235.0%-6.3% +68.3%
3 years, per year +126.1%+49.7%-2.1% +19.0%
5 years +22.4%+1.9%-16.3% +56.5%
5 years, per year +4.1%+0.4%-3.5% +9.4%
10 years ——+364.2% +251.5%
10 years, per year ——+16.6% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureARQTMRNAALNYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 57.0%130.3%58.5% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.7%79.2%74.5% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.532.240.44 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.197.10-1.09 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.2%-93.9%-68.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.2%-6.5%-66.9% -5.9%
52-week high $34.26$258.38$473.29 $779.14
52-week low $19.50$22.36$156.66 $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.

MultipleARQTMRNAALNY
P/E now vs peer median 118.3xmedian 17.8x -30.5xmedian 17.8x 7.9xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median 6.7xmedian 8.1x 43.2xmedian 8.1x 4.2xmedian 8.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 15.7x -29.8xmedian 15.7x 17.2xmedian 15.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 57.0xmedian 21.0x -77.4xmedian 21.0x 26.0xmedian 21.0x
P/B now vs peer median 13.9xmedian 2.0x 14.2xmedian 2.0x 5.8xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median 4.37median 0.36 0.47median 0.36 0.09median 0.36

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 monthsARQTMRNAALNY
Revenue $508.68M $2.23B $5.01B
Gross profit $463.81M $521.00M $3.88B
Operating income $35.16M -$3.32B $977.59M
Net income $29.91M -$3.15B $2.65B
Free cash flow $59.71M -$1.24B $806.31M
R&D $93.86M $2.88B $1.56B
EPS (diluted) $0.22 $-7.92 $19.16
Cash & equivalents $33.37M $1.72B $1.75B
Total debt $109.40M $591.00M $361.53M
Shares (diluted) 136.84M 398.00M 138.28M
Enterprise value $2.53B $75.70B $8.16B

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
MetricARQTMRNAALNY
P/E 118.3x -30.5x 7.9x
P/FCF 57.0x -77.4x 26.0x
P/Operating cash flow 56.7x -89.8x 21.9x
P/S 6.7x 43.2x 4.2x
P/B 13.9x 14.2x 5.8x
P/Tangible book 14.7x 14.2x 5.8x
EV/EBITDA – -29.8x 17.2x
EV/EBIT 92.5x -27.6x 18.2x
EV/Revenue 6.4x 41.2x 3.5x
EV/FCF 54.5x -73.8x 22.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 54.2x -85.6x 18.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.37 0.47 0.09

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARQTMRNAALNY
Revenue growth (1Y) 60.0% -27.6% 60.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 118.1% -40.6% 42.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 62.2% -67.8% 49.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 116.3% -56.0% 37.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 191.9% -1.4% 269.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 28.9% -103.9% 68.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 167.5% -8.5% 2,137%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 28.3% -66.4% 93.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 165.5% -5.8% 2,122%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 27.0% -65.1% 90.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 284.2% 60.2% 351.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.6% -68.1% 685.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 279.6% 64.4% 382.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.6% -18.2% 141.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARQTMRNAALNY
Gross margin 91.2% 23.4% 77.4%
EBITDA margin – -138.2% 20.6%
Operating margin 6.9% -149.0% 19.5%
Pretax margin 6.1% -138.6% 15.6%
Net margin 5.9% -141.4% 52.8%
FCF margin 11.7% -55.8% 16.1%
Operating cash flow margin 11.8% -48.2% 19.1%
Return on equity 12.9% -44.5% 106.9%
Return on assets 5.9% -28.1% 39.1%
Return on invested capital 10.0% -43.3% –
Return on capital employed 10.5% -38.2% 20.7%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.2x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 0.3x 0.4x
Stock comp / revenue 9.0% 20.7% 6.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARQTMRNAALNY
Debt / assets 20.9% 5.4% 4.5%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.1x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.5x -3.1x
Debt / FCF 1.8x -0.5x 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 53.5% 38.3% 54.9%
Equity / assets 46.5% 61.7% 45.1%
Interest coverage 2.6x – 3.2x
Current ratio 2.9x 2.3x 2.5x
Quick ratio 2.5x 2.0x 2.3x
Cash ratio 1.5x 2.0x 1.7x
Altman Z-score 6.22 13.98 3.62

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARQTMRNAALNY
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.3% -0.1% -0.5%
Shareholder yield -0.3% -0.1% -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.

ConsensusARQTMRNAALNY
Forward P/E 54.0xFY2026 – 8.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.50FY2026 $-8.02FY2026 $19.15FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +721.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +152.0% – -56.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $565.04MFY2026 $2.04BFY2026 $5.65BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +50.2%FY2026 +5.1%FY2026 +52.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.0% +26.8% +23.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARQTMRNAALNY
Held by institutions 100.0% 80.2% 99.7%
Institutions holding 272 786 788
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.4% +3.4% +3.8%
Institutions buying 138 403 412
Institutions selling 99 239 279
Buyers to sellers 1.39 1.69 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.

ARQTMRNAALNY
ARQT 1.00 0.19 0.19
MRNA 0.19 1.00 0.18
ALNY 0.19 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARQT, MRNA and ALNY?

Moderna (MRNA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) $3.40B, Moderna (MRNA) $96.34B, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY) $20.97B.

Which stock is cheaper, ARQT, MRNA and ALNY?

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) 118.3x, Moderna (MRNA) -30.5x, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY) 7.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY) is cheapest (Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) 54.0x, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY) 8.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) +60.0%, Moderna (MRNA) -27.6%, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY) +60.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY) has the highest net margin (Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) 5.9%, Moderna (MRNA) -141.4%, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY) 52.8%). On return on invested capital, Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) leads (Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) 10.0%, Moderna (MRNA) -43.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Moderna (MRNA) returned the most: Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) +10.7%, Moderna (MRNA) +924.9%, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY) -63.9%. Over five years, Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) compounded fastest (Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) +4.1%/yr, Moderna (MRNA) +0.4%/yr, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY) -3.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) has been the steadiest (Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) 57.0%, Moderna (MRNA) 130.3%, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY) 58.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ARQT, MRNA 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 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.