BNTX vs GILD vs REGN Stock Comparison

BioNTech SE, Gilead Sciences and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BNTX BioNTech SE
$87.48 -9.7% 1M -15.8% 1Y
Market cap
$22.12B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.09B
Div. yield
–
Biotechnology Healthcare
GILD Gilead Sciences, Inc.
$170.33 +17.7% 1M +42.2% 1Y
Market cap
$211.38B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$30.46B
Div. yield
1.91%
Biotechnology Healthcare
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Regeneron Pharmaceuticals 6, Gilead Sciences 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBNTXGILDREGNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $22.12B $211.38B $98.82B GILD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -10.8x -65.3x 22.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 16.8x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.1% +5.5% +9.3% REGN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -63.5% -10.6% 27.9% REGN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -10.7% -6.0% 9.6% REGN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 8.7x 87.7x -1.4x REGN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 1.91% 0.38% GILD
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -15.8% +42.2% +47.5% REGN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -21.6%/yr +20.4%/yr +8.1%/yr GILD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.7% 27.3% 33.5% GILD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 60/100 71/100 REGN

Percentile Scorecard

BNTXGILDREGN

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

AxisBNTXGILDREGN
Valuation 90 #61 of 623 90 #66 of 623 87 #84 of 623
Growth 14 #516 of 601 31 #413 of 601 42 #348 of 601
Profitability 77 #128 of 553 85 #85 of 553 90 #54 of 553
Financial Health 89 #71 of 654 21 #514 of 654 74 #172 of 654
Shareholder Returns 51 #181 of 367 74 #96 of 367 64 #132 of 367
Overall 64 60 71
  • BNTX ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • GILD 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

PeriodBNTXGILDREGNSPY
1 month -9.7%+17.7%+30.7% -2.3%
3 months -5.2%+29.9%+26.6% -0.7%
6 months -11.9%+28.4%+35.5% +4.8%
Year to date -8.1%+38.8%+24.5% +10.3%
1 year -15.8%+42.2%+47.5% +10.3%
3 years -8.7%+108.8%+17.7% +73.0%
3 years, per year -3.0%+27.8%+5.6% +20.1%
5 years -70.4%+152.7%+47.4% +61.9%
5 years, per year -21.6%+20.4%+8.1% +10.1%
10 years —+134.9%+179.7% +258.6%
10 years, per year —+8.9%+10.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBNTXGILDREGNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.7%27.3%33.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.6%23.9%30.2% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.960.250.29 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.341.541.42 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -78.4%-29.4%-59.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.7%-0.8%0.0% -3.5%
52-week high $119.34$171.68$961.26 $779.14
52-week low $83.89$118.15$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.

MultipleBNTXGILDREGN
P/E now vs peer median -10.8xmedian 17.4x -65.3xmedian 17.4x 22.8xmedian 17.4x
P/S now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 8.9x 6.9xmedian 8.9x 6.4xmedian 8.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -5.7xmedian 17.0x 891.4xmedian 17.0x 21.2xmedian 17.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.3xmedian 21.4x 16.3xmedian 21.4x 26.3xmedian 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 2.1x 17.9xmedian 2.1x 3.1xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.31median 0.35 1.74median 0.35 8.58median 0.35

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 monthsBNTXGILDREGN
Revenue $3.09B $30.46B $15.53B
Gross profit $2.34B $24.24B $13.18B
Operating income -$2.33B -$2.50B $3.84B
Net income -$1.97B -$3.24B $4.33B
Free cash flow $1.04B $12.94B $3.76B
R&D $2.54B $6.07B $6.28B
EPS (diluted) $-8.13 $-2.61 $40.84
Cash & equivalents $11.13B $3.18B $2.46B
Total debt $102.80M $26.25B $1.99B
Shares (diluted) 241.70M 1.24B 106.00M
Enterprise value -$24.35B $185.49B $65.02B

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
MetricBNTXGILDREGN
P/E -10.8x -65.3x 22.8x
P/FCF 21.3x 16.3x 26.3x
P/Operating cash flow 27.9x 15.6x 21.1x
P/S 7.2x 6.9x 6.4x
P/B 1.1x 17.9x 3.1x
P/Tangible book 1.1x -96.0x 3.3x
EV/EBITDA -5.7x 891.4x 21.2x
EV/EBIT -3.8x -93.9x 24.1x
EV/Revenue 2.8x 7.7x 6.0x
EV/FCF 8.5x 18.1x 24.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.1x 17.3x 19.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.31 1.74 8.58

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBNTXGILDREGN
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.1% 5.5% 9.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -31.0% 3.6% 7.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -6.4% 6.9% 8.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -34.2% 3.7% 6.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -142.6% -131.0% 0.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -33.8% -31.9% -3.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -417.0% -151.3% -2.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -34.6% -37.3% 0.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -393.7% -151.8% -0.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -34.9% -37.5% 2.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 142.8% 37.3% -1.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -56.6% 12.5% -0.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 164.1% 38.1% -2.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -53.1% 13.2% -3.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBNTXGILDREGN
Gross margin 75.5% 79.6% 84.9%
EBITDA margin -49.7% 0.9% 28.1%
Operating margin -75.2% -8.2% 24.7%
Pretax margin -61.4% -6.4% 33.3%
Net margin -63.5% -10.6% 27.9%
FCF margin 33.6% 42.5% 24.2%
Operating cash flow margin 25.6% 44.5% 30.1%
Return on equity -10.3% -18.4% 13.7%
Return on assets -9.0% -6.1% 10.5%
Return on invested capital -10.7% -6.0% 9.6%
Return on capital employed -9.9% -6.0% 10.7%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.6x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.4x -4.2x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 3.6% 3.0% 6.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBNTXGILDREGN
Debt / assets 0.4% 53.2% 4.8%
Debt / equity 0.0x 2.2x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 8.7x 87.7x -1.4x
Debt / FCF 0.1x 2.0x 0.5x
Liabilities / assets 12.7% 76.0% 24.0%
Equity / assets 87.3% 24.0% 76.0%
Interest coverage -41.1x -2.5x 69.4x
Current ratio 65.1x 1.3x 3.3x
Quick ratio 50.7x 0.7x 2.6x
Cash ratio 50.0x 0.3x 1.4x
Altman Z-score 6.33 3.96 8.23

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBNTXGILDREGN
Dividend yield – 1.9% 0.4%
Net buyback yield -2.9% 0.5% 2.6%
Shareholder yield -2.9% 2.4% 3.0%
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.

ConsensusBNTXGILDREGN
Forward P/E – – 16.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-6.21FY2026 $-0.39FY2026 $57.08FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -104.8%FY2026 +28.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +15.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.90BFY2026 $28.65BFY2026 $17.05BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -43.7%FY2026 -2.7%FY2026 +18.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.9% +18.1% +13.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBNTXGILDREGN
Held by institutions 19.4% 89.6% 66.2%
Institutions holding 283 2,292 1,327
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.2% +5.1% +3.8%
Institutions buying 136 1,113 605
Institutions selling 73 852 534
Buyers to sellers 1.86 1.31 1.13

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.

BNTXGILDREGN
BNTX 1.00 0.26 0.23
GILD 0.26 1.00 0.44
REGN 0.23 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BNTX, GILD and REGN?

Gilead Sciences (GILD) is the largest by market capitalisation: BioNTech SE (BNTX) $22.12B, Gilead Sciences (GILD) $211.38B, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) $98.82B.

Which company is growing faster?

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: BioNTech SE (BNTX) -1.1%, Gilead Sciences (GILD) +5.5%, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) +9.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) has the highest net margin (BioNTech SE (BNTX) -63.5%, Gilead Sciences (GILD) -10.6%, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) 27.9%). On return on invested capital, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) leads (BioNTech SE (BNTX) -10.7%, Gilead Sciences (GILD) -6.0%, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) 9.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) returned the most: BioNTech SE (BNTX) -15.8%, Gilead Sciences (GILD) +42.2%, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) +47.5%. Over five years, Gilead Sciences (GILD) compounded fastest (BioNTech SE (BNTX) -21.6%/yr, Gilead Sciences (GILD) +20.4%/yr, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) +8.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Gilead Sciences (GILD) has the highest dividend yield: BioNTech SE (BNTX) 0.00%, Gilead Sciences (GILD) 1.91%, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) 0.38%. BioNTech SE (BNTX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Gilead Sciences (GILD) has been the steadiest (BioNTech SE (BNTX) 46.7%, Gilead Sciences (GILD) 27.3%, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) 33.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BNTX, GILD 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 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.