ARQT vs NXTS vs REGN Stock Comparison

Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Nexentis Technologies and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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Head to Head

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Regeneron Pharmaceuticals leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Regeneron Pharmaceuticals 8, Arcutis Biotherapeutics 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionARQTNXTSREGNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.30B $457.04K $94.65B REGN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 156.8x 0.0x 19.6x REGN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 68.5x — 16.3x REGN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +76.1% — +18.6% ARQT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.1% — 28.5% REGN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.6% — 11.9% REGN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.8x -1.4x REGN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 0.40% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +42.7% -97.5% +48.2% REGN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.2%/yr -86.5%/yr +8.8%/yr ARQT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.7% 169.6% 33.7% REGN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 76/100 20/100 74/100 ARQT

Percentile Scorecard

ARQTNXTSREGN

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

AxisARQTNXTSREGN
Valuation 70 #192 of 634 8 #584 of 634 90 #67 of 634
Growth 96 #26 of 607 9 #550 of 607 52 #292 of 607
Profitability 89 #61 of 557 21 #439 of 557 91 #50 of 557
Financial Health 46 #352 of 654 43 #371 of 654 74 #170 of 654
Shareholder Returns 77 #94 of 400 – 63 #147 of 400
Overall 76 20 74
  • ARQT ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • NXTS ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • REGN 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

PeriodARQTNXTSREGNSPY
1 month +36.2%-59.4%+28.0% -1.0%
3 months +26.4%-69.7%+21.1% -0.4%
6 months +41.7%-87.7%+29.1% +4.5%
Year to date +18.0%-95.2%+20.6% +12.4%
1 year +42.7%-97.5%+48.2% +13.6%
3 years +1,304.1%-99.9%+13.9% +76.4%
3 years, per year +141.4%-90.3%+4.4% +20.8%
5 years +55.4%-100.0%+52.2% +63.7%
5 years, per year +9.2%-86.5%+8.8% +10.4%
10 years —-100.0%+172.6% +267.7%
10 years, per year —-66.6%+10.6% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureARQTNXTSREGNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.7%169.6%33.7% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 49.3%154.7%30.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.062.370.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.83-0.571.43 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.2%-100.0%-59.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-97.6%-4.4% -1.6%
52-week high $34.26$22.89$973.36 $779.14
52-week low $19.50$0.53$600.66 $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.

MultipleARQTNXTSREGN
P/E now vs peer median 156.8xmedian 18.0x 0.0xmedian 18.0x 19.6xmedian 18.0x
P/S now vs peer median 9.3xmedian 9.1x —median 9.1x 5.6xmedian 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 16.2x 0.8xmedian 16.2x 16.2xmedian 16.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 109.9xmedian 21.7x -0.1xmedian 21.7x 24.7xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 19.5xmedian 2.2x 0.2xmedian 2.2x 2.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 5.85median 0.38 0.00median 0.38 2.18median 0.38

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 monthsARQTNXTSREGN
Revenue $463.98M – $16.90B
Gross profit $422.89M – $14.49B
Operating income $34.25M -$10.88M $4.86B
Net income $28.52M -$16.14M $4.82B
Free cash flow $39.15M -$4.50M $3.83B
R&D $91.04M $798.00K $6.60B
EPS (diluted) $0.21 $-19.64 $45.62
Cash & equivalents – $7.62M $3.66B
Total debt $108.90M $422.00K $1.99B
Shares (diluted) 135.90M 816.14K 105.60M
Enterprise value $3.59B -$25.10M $59.99B

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
MetricARQTNXTSREGN
P/E 156.8x 0.0x 19.6x
P/FCF 109.9x -0.1x 24.7x
P/Operating cash flow 109.5x -0.1x 19.5x
P/S 9.3x – 5.6x
P/B 19.5x 0.2x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 20.8x -0.2x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA – 0.8x 16.2x
EV/EBIT 122.8x 0.7x 18.0x
EV/Revenue 9.1x – 5.2x
EV/FCF 107.5x 1.8x 22.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 107.0x 1.8x 18.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.85 0.00 2.18

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARQTNXTSREGN
Revenue growth (1Y) 76.1% – 18.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 241.4% – 8.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 80.2% – 19.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 256.4% – 8.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 139.9% -127.3% 31.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 28.2% -23.5% 4.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 130.6% -70.1% 5.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 27.8% -42.2% 6.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 128.6% -666.9% 6.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.8% -52.0% 9.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 160.0% -62.8% -4.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.8% -0.4% -2.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 159.0% -65.5% -9.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.8% -0.7% -6.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARQTNXTSREGN
Gross margin 91.1% – 85.8%
EBITDA margin – – 31.8%
Operating margin 7.4% – 28.8%
Pretax margin 6.3% – 33.7%
Net margin 6.1% – 28.5%
FCF margin 8.4% – 22.6%
Operating cash flow margin 8.5% – 28.7%
Return on equity 13.9% -218.6% 14.8%
Return on assets 6.0% -92.0% 11.2%
Return on invested capital 10.6% – 11.9%
Return on capital employed 10.9% -73.7% 13.2%
Asset turnover 1.0x – 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 0.3x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 9.4% – 6.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARQTNXTSREGN
Debt / assets 22.3% 2.3% 4.5%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.2x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.8x -1.4x
Debt / FCF 2.8x -0.1x 0.5x
Liabilities / assets 54.8% 89.8% 24.6%
Equity / assets 45.2% 10.2% 75.4%
Interest coverage 2.5x – 104.2x
Current ratio 2.9x 3.7x 3.4x
Quick ratio 2.2x 3.2x 2.7x
Cash ratio 1.3x 3.2x 1.5x
Altman Z-score 8.32 – 7.59

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARQTNXTSREGN
Dividend yield – – 0.4%
Net buyback yield -0.2% -2,135% 2.1%
Shareholder yield -0.2% -2,135% 2.5%
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.

ConsensusARQTNXTSREGN
Forward P/E 68.5xFY2026 – 16.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.50FY2026 – $57.08FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +28.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +152.0% – +15.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $565.04MFY2026 – $17.05BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +50.2%FY2026 – +18.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.0% – +13.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARQTNXTSREGN
Held by institutions 100.0% – 66.2%
Institutions holding 272 – 1,329
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.4% – +3.8%
Institutions buying 138 – 607
Institutions selling 99 – 534
Buyers to sellers 1.39 – 1.14

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.

ARQTNXTSREGN
ARQT 1.00 -0.02 0.22
NXTS -0.02 1.00 -0.01
REGN 0.22 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARQT, NXTS and REGN?

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) $4.30B, Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) $457.04K, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) $94.65B.

Which stock is cheaper, ARQT, NXTS and REGN?

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) 156.8x, Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) 0.0x, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) 19.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) is cheapest (Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) 68.5x, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) 16.3x). 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%, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) +18.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) has the highest net margin (Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) 6.1%, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) 28.5%). On return on invested capital, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) leads (Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) 10.6%, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) 11.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) returned the most: Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) +42.7%, Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) -97.5%, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) +48.2%. Over five years, Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) compounded fastest (Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) +9.2%/yr, Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) -86.5%/yr, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) +8.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) 0.40%. Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) and Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) has been the steadiest (Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) 51.7%, Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) 169.6%, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) 33.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ARQT, NXTS 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 8. 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.