ARQT vs MRNA Stock Comparison

Arcutis Biotherapeutics and Moderna Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MRNA Moderna, Inc.
$198.85 0.0% 1M +643.6% 1Y
Market cap
$83.02B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.23B
Div. yield
–
Biotechnology Healthcare
2 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

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

QuestionARQTMRNALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.13B $83.02B MRNA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 145.0x -26.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 63.6x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +76.1% -27.6% ARQT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.1% -141.4% ARQT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.6% -43.3% ARQT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.5x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +58.2% +643.6% MRNA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.6%/yr -10.2%/yr ARQT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 56.8% 131.0% ARQT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 76/100 57/100 ARQT

Percentile Scorecard

ARQTMRNA

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

AxisARQTMRNA
Valuation 69 #192 of 626 69 #194 of 626
Growth 96 #28 of 604 18 #495 of 604
Profitability 89 #62 of 555 57 #242 of 555
Financial Health 47 #349 of 658 55 #299 of 658
Shareholder Returns 78 #83 of 368 85 #56 of 368
Overall 76 57
  • ARQT ranked among 673 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • MRNA 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

PeriodARQTMRNASPY
1 month +18.2%0.0% -0.8%
3 months +14.3%+257.5% +3.5%
6 months +35.8%+308.3% +7.0%
Year to date +9.5%+574.3% +12.2%
1 year +58.2%+643.6% +13.0%
3 years +1,262.3%+176.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year +139.0%+40.4% +23.1%
5 years +50.7%-41.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year +8.6%-10.2% +11.0%

Risk

MeasureARQTMRNASPY
Volatility, 1Y 56.8%131.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 49.5%79.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.092.14 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.024.91 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.2%-93.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.1%-19.1% -1.8%
52-week high $32.82$245.81 $779.14
52-week low $19.50$22.36 $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.

MultipleARQTMRNA
P/E now vs peer median 145.6xmedian 17.1x -25.1xmedian 17.1x
P/S now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 8.8x 35.6xmedian 8.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 17.1x -24.3xmedian 17.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 102.0xmedian 18.0x -63.8xmedian 18.0x
P/B now vs peer median 18.1xmedian 2.1x 11.7xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 5.43median 0.31 0.39median 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 monthsARQTMRNA
Revenue $463.98M $2.23B
Gross profit $422.89M $521.00M
Operating income $34.25M -$3.32B
Net income $28.52M -$3.15B
Free cash flow $39.15M -$1.24B
R&D $91.04M $2.88B
EPS (diluted) $0.21 $-7.92
Cash & equivalents – $1.72B
Total debt $108.90M $591.00M
Shares (diluted) 135.90M 398.00M
Enterprise value $3.42B $62.37B

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
MetricARQTMRNA
P/E 145.6x -25.1x
P/FCF 102.0x -63.8x
P/Operating cash flow 101.6x -73.9x
P/S 8.6x 35.6x
P/B 18.1x 11.7x
P/Tangible book 19.3x 11.7x
EV/EBITDA – -24.3x
EV/EBIT 113.8x -22.5x
EV/Revenue 8.4x 33.6x
EV/FCF 99.6x -60.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 99.2x -69.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.43 0.39

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARQTMRNA
Revenue growth (1Y) 76.1% -27.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 241.4% -40.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 80.2% -67.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 256.4% -56.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 139.9% -1.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 28.2% -103.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 130.6% -8.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 27.8% -66.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 128.6% -5.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.8% -65.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 160.0% 60.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.8% -68.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 159.0% 64.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.8% -18.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARQTMRNA
Gross margin 91.1% 23.4%
EBITDA margin – -138.2%
Operating margin 7.4% -149.0%
Pretax margin 6.3% -138.6%
Net margin 6.1% -141.4%
FCF margin 8.4% -55.8%
Operating cash flow margin 8.5% -48.2%
Return on equity 13.9% -44.5%
Return on assets 6.0% -28.1%
Return on invested capital 10.6% -43.3%
Return on capital employed 10.9% -38.2%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 9.4% 20.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARQTMRNA
Debt / assets 22.3% 5.4%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.5x
Debt / FCF 2.8x -0.5x
Liabilities / assets 54.8% 38.3%
Equity / assets 45.2% 61.7%
Interest coverage 2.5x –
Current ratio 2.9x 2.3x
Quick ratio 2.2x 2.0x
Cash ratio 1.3x 2.0x
Altman Z-score 7.63 11.55

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARQTMRNA
Dividend yield – –
Net buyback yield -0.2% -0.1%
Shareholder yield -0.2% -0.1%
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.

ConsensusARQTMRNA
Forward P/E 63.6xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.50FY2026 $-8.02FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +152.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $565.04MFY2026 $2.04BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +50.2%FY2026 +5.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.0% +26.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARQTMRNA
Held by institutions 100.0% 80.2%
Institutions holding 271 784
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.4% +3.4%
Institutions buying 138 402
Institutions selling 98 238
Buyers to sellers 1.41 1.69

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.

ARQTMRNA
ARQT 1.00 0.18
MRNA 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARQT and MRNA?

Moderna (MRNA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) $4.13B, Moderna (MRNA) $83.02B.

Which company is growing faster?

Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) +76.1%, Moderna (MRNA) -27.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) has the highest net margin (Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) 6.1%, Moderna (MRNA) -141.4%). On return on invested capital, Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) leads (Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) 10.6%, Moderna (MRNA) -43.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Moderna (MRNA) returned the most: Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) +58.2%, Moderna (MRNA) +643.6%. Over five years, Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) compounded fastest (Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) +8.6%/yr, Moderna (MRNA) -10.2%/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) 56.8%, Moderna (MRNA) 131.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do ARQT and MRNA move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.18, a weak relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, ARQT and MRNA?

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