GILD vs GRFS vs ARGX Stock Comparison

Gilead Sciences, Grifols and Argenx Se Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GILD Gilead Sciences, Inc.
$159.08 +5.4% 1M +32.0% 1Y
Market cap
$198.72B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$30.46B
Div. yield
–
Biotechnology Healthcare
3 wins
GRFS Grifols SA
$8.10 +10.2% 1M -13.6% 1Y
Market cap
$5.56B
P/E
12.1x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Biotechnology Healthcare
2 wins
ARGX Argenx Se
$882.48 -8.0% 1M +6.3% 1Y
Market cap
$54.63B
P/E
29.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.82B
Div. yield
–
Biotechnology Healthcare
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Argenx Se leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Argenx Se 4, Gilead Sciences 3, Grifols 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGILDGRFSARGXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $198.72B $5.56B $54.63B GILD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -61.3x 12.1x 29.1x GRFS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 8.6x 28.8x GRFS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.5% — +61.5% ARGX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -10.6% — 32.3% ARGX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -6.0% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 87.7x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +32.0% -13.6% +6.3% GILD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +18.8%/yr -9.4%/yr +25.8%/yr ARGX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.9% 32.4% 36.9% GILD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 56/100 92/100 ARGX

Percentile Scorecard

GILDGRFSARGX

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

AxisGILDGRFSARGX
Valuation 90 #61 of 625 99 #7 of 625 84 #99 of 625
Growth 31 #416 of 602 – 94 #35 of 602
Profitability 85 #83 of 551 – 98 #11 of 551
Financial Health 21 #516 of 656 14 #564 of 656 –
Shareholder Returns 77 #86 of 365 56 #161 of 365 –
Overall 61 56 92
  • GILD ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • GRFS ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • ARGX 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

PeriodGILDGRFSARGXSPY
1 month +5.4%+10.2%-8.0% -0.2%
3 months +18.4%+1.2%+1.2% +3.9%
6 months +23.1%+0.4%+13.9% +8.2%
Year to date +29.6%-13.4%+4.9% +12.9%
1 year +32.0%-13.6%+6.3% +12.3%
3 years +107.6%+3.3%+91.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year +27.6%+1.1%+24.3% +23.3%
5 years +136.2%-39.0%+214.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year +18.8%-9.4%+25.8% +10.9%
10 years +109.8%-44.7%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +7.7%-5.8%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGILDGRFSARGXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.9%32.4%36.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.0%34.1%34.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.300.950.39 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.19-0.420.17 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -29.4%-58.8%-38.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-16.7%-16.7% -1.2%
52-week high $159.08$9.72$1,058.90 $779.14
52-week low $117.88$7.02$663.93 $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.

MultipleGILDGRFSARGX
P/E now vs peer median -61.0xmedian 17.2x 12.1xmedian 17.2x 28.8xmedian 17.2x
P/S now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 9.0x 0.6xmedian 9.0x 9.4xmedian 9.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 838.3xmedian 16.3x —median 16.3x —median 16.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.3xmedian 18.7x 7.8xmedian 18.7x —median 18.7x
P/B now vs peer median 16.7xmedian 2.2x 0.6xmedian 2.2x —median 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.63median 0.33 —median 0.33 0.27median 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 monthsGILDGRFSARGX
Revenue $30.46B – $5.82B
Gross profit $24.24B – $5.24B
Operating income -$2.50B – $1.74B
Net income -$3.24B – $1.88B
Free cash flow $12.94B – –
R&D $6.07B – $1.80B
EPS (diluted) $-2.61 – $28.43
Cash & equivalents $3.18B $969.15M –
Total debt $26.25B $44.00B –
Shares (diluted) 1.24B 681.57M 66.03M
Enterprise value $172.92B $1.90B $54.63B

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
MetricGILDGRFSARGX
P/E -61.0x 12.1x 28.8x
P/FCF 15.3x 7.8x –
P/Operating cash flow 14.6x – –
P/S 6.5x 0.6x 9.4x
P/B 16.7x 0.6x –
P/Tangible book -89.6x 1.0x –
EV/EBITDA 838.3x – –
EV/EBIT -88.3x – 31.4x
EV/Revenue 7.2x – 9.4x
EV/FCF 17.0x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 16.3x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.63 – 0.27

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGILDGRFSARGX
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.5% – 61.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.6% – 80.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.9% – 62.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.7% – 80.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -131.0% – 120.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -31.9% – 85.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -151.3% – 22.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -37.3% – 115.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -151.8% – 20.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -37.5% – 104.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 37.3% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.5% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 38.1% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.2% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGILDGRFSARGX
Gross margin 79.6% – 90.0%
EBITDA margin 0.9% – –
Operating margin -8.2% – 29.9%
Pretax margin -6.4% – 32.6%
Net margin -10.6% – 32.3%
FCF margin 42.5% – –
Operating cash flow margin 44.5% – –
Return on equity -18.4% – –
Return on assets -6.1% – –
Return on invested capital -6.0% – –
Return on capital employed -6.0% – –
Asset turnover 0.6x – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -4.2x – –
Stock comp / revenue 3.0% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGILDGRFSARGX
Debt / assets 53.2% 48.9% –
Debt / equity 2.2x 1.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA 87.7x – –
Debt / FCF 2.0x – –
Liabilities / assets 76.0% 61.4% –
Equity / assets 24.0% 38.6% –
Interest coverage -2.5x – 10,120x
Current ratio 1.3x 2.5x –
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.8x –
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.4x –
Altman Z-score 3.74 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGILDGRFSARGX
Dividend yield 2.0% 1.4% –
Net buyback yield 0.6% – –
Shareholder yield 2.6% 1.4% –
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.

ConsensusGILDGRFSARGX
Forward P/E – 8.6xFY2026 28.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.39FY2026 $0.94FY2026 $30.63FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -104.8%FY2026 +10.6%FY2026 +56.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +26.6% +26.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $28.65BFY2026 $8.88BFY2026 $6.08BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.7%FY2026 +0.0%FY2026 +43.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.1% +10.3% +22.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGILDGRFSARGX
Held by institutions 89.6% 21.0% 46.1%
Institutions holding 2,290 166 504
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.1% -0.5% -2.0%
Institutions buying 1,113 73 264
Institutions selling 850 65 160
Buyers to sellers 1.31 1.12 1.65

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.

GILDGRFSARGX
GILD 1.00 0.30 0.25
GRFS 0.30 1.00 0.15
ARGX 0.25 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GILD, GRFS and ARGX?

Gilead Sciences (GILD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Gilead Sciences (GILD) $198.72B, Grifols (GRFS) $5.56B, Argenx Se (ARGX) $54.63B.

Which stock is cheaper, GILD, GRFS and ARGX?

Grifols (GRFS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Gilead Sciences (GILD) -61.3x, Grifols (GRFS) 12.1x, Argenx Se (ARGX) 29.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Grifols (GRFS) is cheapest (Grifols (GRFS) 8.6x, Argenx Se (ARGX) 28.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Argenx Se (ARGX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Gilead Sciences (GILD) +5.5%, Argenx Se (ARGX) +61.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Argenx Se (ARGX) has the highest net margin (Gilead Sciences (GILD) -10.6%, Argenx Se (ARGX) 32.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Gilead Sciences (GILD) returned the most: Gilead Sciences (GILD) +32.0%, Grifols (GRFS) -13.6%, Argenx Se (ARGX) +6.3%. Over five years, Argenx Se (ARGX) compounded fastest (Gilead Sciences (GILD) +18.8%/yr, Grifols (GRFS) -9.4%/yr, Argenx Se (ARGX) +25.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Gilead Sciences (GILD) has been the steadiest (Gilead Sciences (GILD) 26.9%, Grifols (GRFS) 32.4%, Argenx Se (ARGX) 36.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GILD, GRFS and ARGX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Argenx Se (ARGX) leads on 4. 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.