BIIB vs GILD vs NXTS Stock Comparison

Biogen, Gilead Sciences and Nexentis Technologies Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BIIB Biogen Inc.
$244.05 +6.7% 1M +63.6% 1Y
Market cap
$36.08B
P/E
103.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.30B
Div. yield
–
Biotechnology Healthcare
3 wins
GILD Gilead Sciences, Inc.
$159.20 +4.6% 1M +35.1% 1Y
Market cap
$197.57B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$30.46B
Div. yield
2.04%
Biotechnology Healthcare
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Gilead Sciences leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Gilead Sciences 5, Biogen 3, Nexentis Technologies 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBIIBGILDNXTSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $36.08B $197.57B $514.17K GILD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 103.8x -61.1x 0.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.1x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.3% +5.5% — GILD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.4% -10.6% — BIIB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.3% -6.0% — BIIB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.5x 87.7x 1.6x NXTS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 2.04% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +63.6% +35.1% -97.4% BIIB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.8%/yr +19.7%/yr -85.8%/yr GILD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.2% 26.8% 169.0% GILD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 61/100 32/100 GILD

Percentile Scorecard

BIIBGILDNXTS

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

AxisBIIBGILDNXTS
Valuation 92 #54 of 625 91 #60 of 625 –
Growth 26 #446 of 602 31 #416 of 602 14 #521 of 602
Profitability 87 #73 of 549 85 #83 of 549 40 #330 of 549
Financial Health 33 #437 of 654 21 #515 of 654 43 #372 of 654
Shareholder Returns – 77 #86 of 367 –
Overall 59 61 32
  • BIIB ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • GILD ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • NXTS ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBIIBGILDNXTSSPY
1 month +6.7%+4.6%-57.1% +0.9%
3 months +16.6%+19.9%-57.4% +5.9%
6 months +25.6%+23.6%-86.6% +8.5%
Year to date +38.7%+29.7%-94.6% +13.3%
1 year +63.6%+35.1%-97.4% +12.4%
3 years +4.1%+107.8%-99.9% +88.1%
3 years, per year +1.3%+27.6%-89.2% +23.5%
5 years -8.5%+145.4%-100.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year -1.8%+19.7%-85.8% +11.0%
10 years -14.0%+115.5%-100.0% +263.4%
10 years, per year -1.5%+8.0%-66.2% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureBIIBGILDNXTSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.2%26.8%169.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.7%23.9%153.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.250.302.35 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.861.31-0.58 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.4%-29.4%-100.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.9%0.0%-97.4% -0.9%
52-week high $253.84$159.20$24.15 $779.14
52-week low $147.86$117.88$0.53 $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.

MultipleBIIBGILDNXTS
P/E now vs peer median 103.8xmedian 17.4x -61.1xmedian 17.4x 0.0xmedian 17.4x
P/S now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 9.1x 6.5xmedian 9.1x —median 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 31.7xmedian 17.1x 838.9xmedian 17.1x 1.5xmedian 17.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.4xmedian 19.0x 15.3xmedian 19.0x —median 19.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 2.2x 16.7xmedian 2.2x 0.3xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -2.70median 0.34 1.63median 0.34 0.00median 0.34

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 monthsBIIBGILDNXTS
Revenue $10.30B $30.46B –
Gross profit $7.62B $24.24B –
Operating income $445.10M -$2.50B -$5.28M
Net income $347.50M -$3.24B -$14.06M
Free cash flow $2.07B $12.94B –
R&D $2.15B $6.07B $532.00K
EPS (diluted) $2.35 $-2.61 $-17.10
Cash & equivalents $1.30B $3.18B $7.62M
Total debt $7.29B $26.25B $3.22M
Shares (diluted) 147.80M 1.24B 816.14K
Enterprise value $25.39B $171.68B -$22.25M

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
MetricBIIBGILDNXTS
P/E 103.8x -61.1x 0.0x
P/FCF 17.4x 15.3x –
P/Operating cash flow 16.1x 14.6x –
P/S 3.5x 6.5x –
P/B 1.9x 16.7x 0.3x
P/Tangible book 6.5x -89.7x -0.2x
EV/EBITDA 31.7x 838.9x 1.5x
EV/EBIT 94.5x -88.4x 1.5x
EV/Revenue 4.1x 7.2x –
EV/FCF 20.3x 17.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow 18.7x 16.3x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.70 1.63 0.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBIIBGILDNXTS
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.3% 5.5% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.0% 3.6% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 0.6% 6.9% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.5% 3.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -76.6% -131.0% -7.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -34.8% -31.9% 3.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -78.4% -151.3% -48.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -38.1% -37.3% -35.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -78.5% -151.8% -567.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -38.5% -37.5% -45.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -8.4% 37.3% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.2% 12.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -10.1% 38.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 24.9% 13.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBIIBGILDNXTS
Gross margin 74.0% 79.6% –
EBITDA margin 12.9% 0.9% –
Operating margin 4.3% -8.2% –
Pretax margin 4.3% -6.4% –
Net margin 3.4% -10.6% –
FCF margin 20.1% 42.5% –
Operating cash flow margin 21.8% 44.5% –
Return on equity 1.8% -18.4% -157.0%
Return on assets 1.1% -6.1% -71.9%
Return on invested capital 1.3% -6.0% –
Return on capital employed 1.6% -6.0% -31.5%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.6x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 6.5x -4.2x –
Stock comp / revenue 2.9% 3.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBIIBGILDNXTS
Debt / assets 22.7% 53.2% 2.3%
Debt / equity 0.4x 2.2x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.5x 87.7x 1.6x
Debt / FCF 3.5x 2.0x –
Liabilities / assets 41.0% 76.0% 89.8%
Equity / assets 59.0% 24.0% 10.2%
Interest coverage – -2.5x –
Current ratio 1.9x 1.3x 3.7x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.7x 3.2x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.3x 3.2x
Altman Z-score 3.07 3.74 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBIIBGILDNXTS
Dividend yield – 2.0% –
Net buyback yield – 0.6% –
Shareholder yield – 2.6% –
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.

ConsensusBIIBGILDNXTS
Forward P/E 19.1xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $12.81FY2026 $-0.39FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY -16.2%FY2026 -104.8%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +36.5% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.96BFY2026 $28.65BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +0.7%FY2026 -2.7%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +11.9% +18.1% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBIIBGILDNXTS
Held by institutions 96.4% 89.6% –
Institutions holding 1,036 2,290 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.0% +5.1% –
Institutions buying 548 1,113 –
Institutions selling 294 850 –
Buyers to sellers 1.86 1.31 –

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.

BIIBGILDNXTS
BIIB 1.00 0.40 0.05
GILD 0.40 1.00 0.03
NXTS 0.05 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BIIB, GILD and NXTS?

Gilead Sciences (GILD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Biogen (BIIB) $36.08B, Gilead Sciences (GILD) $197.57B, Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) $514.17K.

Which company is growing faster?

Gilead Sciences (GILD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Biogen (BIIB) +2.3%, Gilead Sciences (GILD) +5.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Biogen (BIIB) has the highest net margin (Biogen (BIIB) 3.4%, Gilead Sciences (GILD) -10.6%). On return on invested capital, Biogen (BIIB) leads (Biogen (BIIB) 1.3%, Gilead Sciences (GILD) -6.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Biogen (BIIB) returned the most: Biogen (BIIB) +63.6%, Gilead Sciences (GILD) +35.1%, Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) -97.4%. Over five years, Gilead Sciences (GILD) compounded fastest (Biogen (BIIB) -1.8%/yr, Gilead Sciences (GILD) +19.7%/yr, Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) -85.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Gilead Sciences (GILD) 2.04%. Biogen (BIIB) and Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Gilead Sciences (GILD) has been the steadiest (Biogen (BIIB) 34.2%, Gilead Sciences (GILD) 26.8%, Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) 169.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BIIB, GILD and NXTS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Gilead Sciences (GILD) leads on 5. 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.