BNTX vs AMGN vs VRTX Stock Comparison

BioNTech SE, Amgen and Vertex Pharmaceuticals Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BNTX BioNTech SE
$87.06 -11.6% 1M -17.9% 1Y
Market cap
$21.29B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.09B
Div. yield
–
Biotechnology Healthcare
AMGN Amgen Inc
$447.95 +8.0% 1M +53.9% 1Y
Market cap
$244.09B
P/E
27.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$38.10B
Div. yield
0.02%
Biotechnology Healthcare
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Amgen leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Amgen 6, Vertex Pharmaceuticals 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBNTXAMGNVRTXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $21.29B $244.09B $134.65B AMGN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -10.8x 27.9x 30.6x AMGN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 20.5x 28.6x AMGN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.1% +9.1% +10.2% VRTX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -63.5% 23.0% 35.0% VRTX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -10.7% 14.3% — AMGN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 8.7x 2.7x — AMGN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -17.9% +53.9% +24.0% AMGN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -21.1%/yr +16.7%/yr +23.4%/yr VRTX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.6% 29.6% 29.0% VRTX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 66/100 76/100 VRTX

Percentile Scorecard

BNTXAMGNVRTX

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

AxisBNTXAMGNVRTX
Valuation 91 #58 of 625 86 #90 of 625 81 #121 of 625
Growth 14 #520 of 602 62 #231 of 602 60 #241 of 602
Profitability 77 #129 of 551 95 #31 of 551 95 #30 of 551
Financial Health 89 #71 of 656 22 #510 of 656 53 #307 of 656
Shareholder Returns 51 #179 of 365 68 #117 of 365 93 #28 of 365
Overall 64 66 76
  • BNTX ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • AMGN ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • VRTX 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

PeriodBNTXAMGNVRTXSPY
1 month -11.6%+8.0%-1.0% -0.2%
3 months -5.8%+14.0%+6.2% +3.9%
6 months -14.7%+31.9%+21.1% +8.2%
Year to date -8.6%+36.9%+14.9% +12.9%
1 year -17.9%+53.9%+24.0% +12.3%
3 years -4.5%+71.3%+46.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year -1.5%+19.7%+13.6% +23.3%
5 years -69.3%+116.2%+186.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year -21.1%+16.7%+23.4% +10.9%
10 years —+179.0%+587.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+10.8%+21.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBNTXAMGNVRTXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.6%29.6%29.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.5%27.9%25.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.950.460.49 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.381.820.83 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -78.4%-26.7%-29.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -27.0%0.0%-6.6% -1.2%
52-week high $119.34$447.95$557.96 $779.14
52-week low $83.89$291.16$409.47 $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.

MultipleBNTXAMGNVRTX
P/E now vs peer median -10.7xmedian 17.2x 27.7xmedian 17.2x 30.0xmedian 17.2x
P/S now vs peer median 7.1xmedian 9.0x 6.4xmedian 9.0x 10.5xmedian 9.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -5.7xmedian 16.3x 17.7xmedian 16.3x 24.8xmedian 16.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.2xmedian 18.7x 23.8xmedian 18.7x 34.8xmedian 18.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 2.2x 20.7xmedian 2.2x 6.5xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.31median 0.33 10.44median 0.33 2.96median 0.33

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 monthsBNTXAMGNVRTX
Revenue $3.09B $38.10B $12.59B
Gross profit $2.34B $26.48B $10.82B
Operating income -$2.33B $11.43B $4.78B
Net income -$1.97B $8.74B $4.41B
Free cash flow $1.04B $10.18B $3.80B
R&D $2.54B $7.63B $3.91B
EPS (diluted) $-8.13 $16.07 $17.26
Cash & equivalents $11.13B $13.99B $6.14B
Total debt $102.80M $57.30B –
Shares (diluted) 241.70M 544.00M 255.20M
Enterprise value -$25.19B $199.48B $106.65B

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
MetricBNTXAMGNVRTX
P/E -10.7x 27.7x 30.0x
P/FCF 21.2x 23.8x 34.8x
P/Operating cash flow 27.8x 19.4x 30.7x
P/S 7.1x 6.4x 10.5x
P/B 1.1x 20.7x 6.5x
P/Tangible book 1.1x -27.5x 6.7x
EV/EBITDA -5.7x 17.7x 24.8x
EV/EBIT -3.7x 25.0x 26.0x
EV/Revenue 2.8x 7.5x 9.9x
EV/FCF 8.4x 28.1x 32.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.0x 22.9x 28.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.31 10.44 2.96

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBNTXAMGNVRTX
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.1% 9.1% 10.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -31.0% 12.7% 9.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -6.4% 17.6% 10.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -34.2% 10.3% 9.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -142.6% 39.5% 21.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -33.8% 6.4% 6.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -417.0% 32.1% 21.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -34.6% 3.1% 9.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -393.7% 31.4% 22.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -34.9% 2.7% 10.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 142.8% 3.9% 11.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -56.6% 4.9% 1.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 164.1% -4.1% 8.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -53.1% 1.7% -0.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBNTXAMGNVRTX
Gross margin 75.5% 69.5% 86.0%
EBITDA margin -49.7% 42.2% 39.7%
Operating margin -75.2% 30.0% 38.0%
Pretax margin -61.4% 27.0% 41.9%
Net margin -63.5% 23.0% 35.0%
FCF margin 33.6% 26.7% 30.2%
Operating cash flow margin 25.6% 32.8% 34.1%
Return on equity -10.3% 83.8% 22.2%
Return on assets -9.0% 9.3% 16.3%
Return on invested capital -10.7% 14.3% –
Return on capital employed -9.9% 16.7% 20.8%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.4x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.4x 1.4x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 3.6% 1.3% 5.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBNTXAMGNVRTX
Debt / assets 0.4% 59.9% –
Debt / equity 0.0x 4.9x –
Net debt / EBITDA 8.7x 2.7x –
Debt / FCF 0.1x 5.6x –
Liabilities / assets 12.7% 87.8% 26.2%
Equity / assets 87.3% 12.2% 73.8%
Interest coverage -41.1x 4.3x –
Current ratio 65.1x 1.4x 3.2x
Quick ratio 50.7x 0.9x 2.5x
Cash ratio 50.0x 0.5x 2.0x
Altman Z-score 6.31 2.32 13.25

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBNTXAMGNVRTX
Dividend yield – 2.2% –
Net buyback yield -2.9% – 1.4%
Shareholder yield -2.9% 2.2% 1.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 60.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 51.9% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 6.3% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 6.7% –

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.

ConsensusBNTXAMGNVRTX
Forward P/E – 20.5xFY2026 28.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-6.21FY2026 $21.81FY2026 $18.24FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -0.1%FY2026 -0.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +7.2% +23.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.90BFY2026 $41.51BFY2026 $12.67BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -43.7%FY2026 +12.9%FY2026 +5.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.9% +2.3% +18.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBNTXAMGNVRTX
Held by institutions 19.4% 82.7% 95.1%
Institutions holding 281 3,159 1,745
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.2% +4.5% +3.9%
Institutions buying 136 1,451 902
Institutions selling 73 1,217 605
Buyers to sellers 1.86 1.19 1.49

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.

BNTXAMGNVRTX
BNTX 1.00 0.33 0.22
AMGN 0.33 1.00 0.54
VRTX 0.22 0.54 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BNTX, AMGN and VRTX?

Amgen (AMGN) is the largest by market capitalisation: BioNTech SE (BNTX) $21.29B, Amgen (AMGN) $244.09B, Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) $134.65B.

Which stock is cheaper, BNTX, AMGN and VRTX?

Amgen (AMGN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (BioNTech SE (BNTX) -10.8x, Amgen (AMGN) 27.9x, Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) 30.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Amgen (AMGN) is cheapest (Amgen (AMGN) 20.5x, Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) 28.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: BioNTech SE (BNTX) -1.1%, Amgen (AMGN) +9.1%, Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) +10.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) has the highest net margin (BioNTech SE (BNTX) -63.5%, Amgen (AMGN) 23.0%, Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) 35.0%). On return on invested capital, Amgen (AMGN) leads (BioNTech SE (BNTX) -10.7%, Amgen (AMGN) 14.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Amgen (AMGN) returned the most: BioNTech SE (BNTX) -17.9%, Amgen (AMGN) +53.9%, Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) +24.0%. Over five years, Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) compounded fastest (BioNTech SE (BNTX) -21.1%/yr, Amgen (AMGN) +16.7%/yr, Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) +23.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: BioNTech SE (BNTX) 0.00%, Amgen (AMGN) 0.02%, Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) 0.00%. BioNTech SE (BNTX) and Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) has been the steadiest (BioNTech SE (BNTX) 46.6%, Amgen (AMGN) 29.6%, Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) 29.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BNTX, AMGN and VRTX?

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