GILD vs MDGL vs NXTS Stock Comparison

Gilead Sciences, Madrigal Pharmaceuticals and Nexentis Technologies Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GILD Gilead Sciences, Inc.
$158.69 +5.1% 1M +31.2% 1Y
Market cap
$197.86B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$30.46B
Div. yield
–
Biotechnology Healthcare
4 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

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

QuestionGILDMDGLNXTSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $197.86B $12.83B $465.12K GILD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -61.1x -39.5x 0.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.5% +149.0% — MDGL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -10.6% -25.3% — GILD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -6.0% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 87.7x 1.6x 1.6x MDGL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +31.2% +3.9% -97.9% GILD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +18.9%/yr +42.6%/yr -86.1%/yr MDGL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.0% 43.6% 169.1% GILD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 66/100 32/100 MDGL

Percentile Scorecard

GILDMDGLNXTS

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

AxisGILDMDGLNXTS
Valuation 90 #62 of 626 74 #161 of 626 –
Growth 31 #420 of 604 68 #194 of 604 13 #526 of 604
Profitability 85 #85 of 555 74 #146 of 555 40 #333 of 555
Financial Health 21 #518 of 658 41 #391 of 658 44 #372 of 658
Shareholder Returns 77 #85 of 368 75 #92 of 368 –
Overall 61 66 32
  • GILD ranked among 673 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • MDGL ranked among 673 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • NXTS ranked among 673 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGILDMDGLNXTSSPY
1 month +5.1%-15.3%-61.9% -0.8%
3 months +21.6%-20.6%-66.5% +3.5%
6 months +24.2%-15.8%-88.4% +7.0%
Year to date +29.3%-24.8%-95.2% +12.2%
1 year +31.2%+3.9%-97.9% +13.0%
3 years +107.1%+263.6%-99.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +27.5%+53.8%-89.6% +23.1%
5 years +137.7%+489.7%-100.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year +18.9%+42.6%-86.1% +11.0%
10 years +110.5%+2,473.4%-100.0% +258.0%
10 years, per year +7.7%+38.4%-66.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureGILDMDGLNXTSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.0%43.6%169.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.0%41.4%153.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.300.302.31 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.160.09-0.58 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -29.4%-61.4%-100.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-27.4%-97.8% -1.8%
52-week high $158.69$602.83$26.04 $779.14
52-week low $117.88$412.35$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.

MultipleGILDMDGLNXTS
P/E now vs peer median -60.9xmedian 17.1x -39.2xmedian 17.1x 0.0xmedian 17.1x
P/S now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 8.8x 9.9xmedian 8.8x —median 8.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 836.5xmedian 17.1x -38.4xmedian 17.1x 1.5xmedian 17.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.2xmedian 18.0x -61.8xmedian 18.0x —median 18.0x
P/B now vs peer median 16.6xmedian 2.1x 24.4xmedian 2.1x 0.2xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 1.62median 0.31 -2.66median 0.31 0.00median 0.31

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 monthsGILDMDGLNXTS
Revenue $30.46B $1.28B –
Gross profit $24.24B – –
Operating income -$2.50B -$322.62M -$5.28M
Net income -$3.24B -$325.11M -$14.06M
Free cash flow $12.94B -$206.29M –
R&D $6.07B $490.14M $532.00K
EPS (diluted) $-2.61 $-11.15 $-17.10
Cash & equivalents $3.18B $292.73M $7.62M
Total debt $26.25B $340.79M $3.22M
Shares (diluted) 1.24B 29.15M 816.14K
Enterprise value $172.06B $9.09B -$22.18M

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
MetricGILDMDGLNXTS
P/E -60.9x -39.2x 0.0x
P/FCF 15.2x -61.8x –
P/Operating cash flow 14.5x -64.5x –
P/S 6.5x 9.9x –
P/B 16.6x 24.4x 0.2x
P/Tangible book -89.4x 24.7x -0.2x
EV/EBITDA 836.5x -38.4x 1.5x
EV/EBIT -88.1x -38.0x 1.5x
EV/Revenue 7.2x 9.5x –
EV/FCF 17.0x -59.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow 16.2x -62.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.62 -2.66 0.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGILDMDGLNXTS
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.5% 149.0% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.6% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.9% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.7% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -131.0% -4.1% -7.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -31.9% 0.8% 3.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -151.3% -15.3% -48.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -37.3% 0.5% -35.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -151.8% 12.1% -567.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -37.5% 14.8% -45.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 37.3% 35.7% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.5% 10.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 38.1% 33.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.2% 9.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGILDMDGLNXTS
Gross margin 79.6% – –
EBITDA margin 0.9% -24.9% –
Operating margin -8.2% -25.1% –
Pretax margin -6.4% -24.8% –
Net margin -10.6% -25.3% –
FCF margin 42.5% -16.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 44.5% -15.4% –
Return on equity -18.4% -59.8% -157.0%
Return on assets -6.1% -25.8% -71.9%
Return on invested capital -6.0% – –
Return on capital employed -6.0% -37.4% -31.5%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -4.2x 0.6x –
Stock comp / revenue 3.0% 9.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGILDMDGLNXTS
Debt / assets 53.2% 27.4% 2.3%
Debt / equity 2.2x 0.7x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 87.7x 1.6x 1.6x
Debt / FCF 2.0x -1.7x –
Liabilities / assets 76.0% 57.9% 89.8%
Equity / assets 24.0% 42.1% 10.2%
Interest coverage -2.5x -10.2x –
Current ratio 1.3x 3.2x 3.7x
Quick ratio 0.7x 2.8x 3.2x
Cash ratio 0.3x 2.2x 3.2x
Altman Z-score 3.73 9.07 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGILDMDGLNXTS
Dividend yield 2.0% – –
Net buyback yield 0.6% -0.3% –
Shareholder yield 2.6% -0.3% –
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.

ConsensusGILDMDGLNXTS
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.39FY2026 $-6.25FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY -104.8%FY2026 – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $28.65BFY2026 $1.46BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY -2.7%FY2026 +52.7%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +18.1% +36.3% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGILDMDGLNXTS
Held by institutions 89.6% 80.9% –
Institutions holding 2,290 412 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.1% -0.6% –
Institutions buying 1,113 225 –
Institutions selling 850 128 –
Buyers to sellers 1.31 1.76 –

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.

GILDMDGLNXTS
GILD 1.00 0.19 0.03
MDGL 0.19 1.00 0.03
NXTS 0.03 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GILD, MDGL and NXTS?

Gilead Sciences (GILD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Gilead Sciences (GILD) $197.86B, Madrigal Pharmaceuticals (MDGL) $12.83B, Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) $465.12K.

Which company is growing faster?

Madrigal Pharmaceuticals (MDGL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Gilead Sciences (GILD) +5.5%, Madrigal Pharmaceuticals (MDGL) +149.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Gilead Sciences (GILD) has the highest net margin (Gilead Sciences (GILD) -10.6%, Madrigal Pharmaceuticals (MDGL) -25.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Gilead Sciences (GILD) returned the most: Gilead Sciences (GILD) +31.2%, Madrigal Pharmaceuticals (MDGL) +3.9%, Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) -97.9%. Over five years, Madrigal Pharmaceuticals (MDGL) compounded fastest (Gilead Sciences (GILD) +18.9%/yr, Madrigal Pharmaceuticals (MDGL) +42.6%/yr, Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) -86.1%/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) 27.0%, Madrigal Pharmaceuticals (MDGL) 43.6%, Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) 169.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GILD, MDGL 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 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.