GILD vs MRNA vs ARGX Stock Comparison

Gilead Sciences, Moderna and Argenx Se Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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GILD Gilead Sciences, Inc.
$165.61 +9.5% 1M +39.8% 1Y
Market cap
$213.47B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$30.99B
Div. yield
–
Biotechnology Healthcare
2 wins
MRNA Moderna, Inc.
$222.76 +9.5% 1M +801.9% 1Y
Market cap
$87.87B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.23B
Div. yield
–
Biotechnology Healthcare
1 win
ARGX Argenx Se
$897.85 -7.5% 1M +9.2% 1Y
Market cap
$54.91B
P/E
29.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.82B
Div. yield
–
Biotechnology Healthcare
4 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Argenx Se leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Argenx Se 4, Gilead Sciences 2, Moderna 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGILDMRNAARGXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $213.47B $87.87B $54.91B GILD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -58.0x -27.9x 29.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 29.3x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.5% -27.6% +61.5% ARGX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -141.4% 32.3% ARGX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -43.3% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.5x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +39.8% +801.9% +9.2% MRNA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +20.6%/yr -8.4%/yr +24.4%/yr ARGX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.1% 130.6% 36.9% GILD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 57/100 92/100 ARGX

Percentile Scorecard

GILDMRNAARGX

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

AxisGILDMRNAARGX
Valuation 86 #87 of 624 70 #191 of 624 83 #108 of 624
Growth 43 #346 of 601 19 #485 of 601 95 #34 of 601
Profitability 90 #57 of 541 58 #230 of 541 98 #11 of 541
Financial Health – 54 #296 of 647 –
Shareholder Returns 66 #124 of 359 86 #52 of 359 –
Overall 71 57 92
  • GILD ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • MRNA ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • ARGX 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

PeriodGILDMRNAARGXSPY
1 month +9.5%+9.5%-7.5% +0.7%
3 months +26.2%+284.6%+2.9% +3.7%
6 months +26.6%+384.9%+14.9% +7.1%
Year to date +34.9%+655.4%+6.8% +12.8%
1 year +39.8%+801.9%+9.2% +11.9%
3 years +112.9%+200.7%+93.4% +85.2%
3 years, per year +28.7%+44.4%+24.6% +22.8%
5 years +155.3%-35.5%+197.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year +20.6%-8.4%+24.4% +10.9%
10 years +124.2%—— +262.0%
10 years, per year +8.4%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGILDMRNAARGXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.1%130.6%36.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.9%79.8%34.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.292.150.39 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.476.140.25 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -29.4%-93.9%-38.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-9.4%-15.2% -1.2%
52-week high $165.61$245.81$1,058.90 $779.14
52-week low $118.15$22.36$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.

MultipleGILDMRNAARGX
P/E now vs peer median -58.0xmedian 17.8x -28.1xmedian 17.8x 29.3xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 9.1x 39.9xmedian 9.1x 9.5xmedian 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 15.0x -27.4xmedian 15.0x —median 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.5xmedian 21.7x -71.4xmedian 21.7x —median 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 15.9xmedian 2.2x 13.1xmedian 2.2x —median 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.35 0.43median 0.35 0.28median 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 monthsGILDMRNAARGX
Revenue $30.99B $2.23B $5.82B
Gross profit – $521.00M $5.24B
Operating income -$2.36B -$3.32B $1.74B
Net income – -$3.15B $1.88B
Free cash flow – -$1.24B –
R&D $6.33B $2.88B $1.80B
EPS (diluted) – $-7.92 $28.43
Cash & equivalents – $1.72B –
Total debt – $591.00M –
Shares (diluted) 1.24B 398.00M 66.03M
Enterprise value $213.47B $67.23B $54.91B

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
MetricGILDMRNAARGX
P/E -58.0x -28.1x 29.3x
P/FCF 14.5x -71.4x –
P/Operating cash flow 14.2x -82.8x –
P/S 6.6x 39.9x 9.5x
P/B 15.9x 13.1x –
P/Tangible book -438.2x 13.1x –
EV/EBITDA – -27.4x –
EV/EBIT – -25.4x 31.9x
EV/Revenue 6.6x 37.9x 9.5x
EV/FCF – -67.8x –
EV/Operating cash flow 14.2x -78.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.43 0.28

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGILDMRNAARGX
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.5% -27.6% 61.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.2% -40.6% 80.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -67.8% 62.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -56.0% 80.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -122.5% -1.4% 120.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -31.7% -103.9% 85.1%
Net income growth (1Y) – -8.5% 22.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -66.4% 115.5%
EPS growth (1Y) – -5.8% 20.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -65.1% 104.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 49.8% 60.2% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.9% -68.1% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 64.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -18.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGILDMRNAARGX
Gross margin – 23.4% 90.0%
EBITDA margin – -138.2% –
Operating margin – -149.0% 29.9%
Pretax margin – -138.6% 32.6%
Net margin – -141.4% 32.3%
FCF margin – -55.8% –
Operating cash flow margin 46.7% -48.2% –
Return on equity -31.2% -44.5% –
Return on assets -7.7% -28.1% –
Return on invested capital – -43.3% –
Return on capital employed – -38.2% –
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.2x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.3x –
Stock comp / revenue – 20.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGILDMRNAARGX
Debt / assets – 5.4% –
Debt / equity – 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.5x –
Debt / FCF – -0.5x –
Liabilities / assets – 38.3% –
Equity / assets 25.2% 61.7% –
Interest coverage – – 10,120x
Current ratio – 2.3x –
Quick ratio – 2.0x –
Cash ratio – 2.0x –
Altman Z-score – 12.91 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGILDMRNAARGX
Dividend yield 2.0% – –
Net buyback yield – -0.1% –
Shareholder yield 2.0% -0.1% –
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.

ConsensusGILDMRNAARGX
Forward P/E – – 29.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.39FY2026 $-8.02FY2026 $30.63FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -104.8%FY2026 – +56.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +26.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $28.65BFY2026 $2.04BFY2026 $6.08BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.7%FY2026 +5.1%FY2026 +43.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.1% +26.8% +22.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGILDMRNAARGX
Held by institutions 89.6% 80.2% 46.1%
Institutions holding 2,291 785 505
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.1% +3.4% -2.0%
Institutions buying 1,113 402 264
Institutions selling 851 239 161
Buyers to sellers 1.31 1.68 1.64

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.

GILDMRNAARGX
GILD 1.00 0.24 0.25
MRNA 0.24 1.00 0.17
ARGX 0.25 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GILD, MRNA and ARGX?

Gilead Sciences (GILD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Gilead Sciences (GILD) $213.47B, Moderna (MRNA) $87.87B, Argenx Se (ARGX) $54.91B.

Which company is growing faster?

Argenx Se (ARGX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Gilead Sciences (GILD) +6.5%, Moderna (MRNA) -27.6%, Argenx Se (ARGX) +61.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Argenx Se (ARGX) has the highest net margin (Moderna (MRNA) -141.4%, Argenx Se (ARGX) 32.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Moderna (MRNA) returned the most: Gilead Sciences (GILD) +39.8%, Moderna (MRNA) +801.9%, Argenx Se (ARGX) +9.2%. Over five years, Argenx Se (ARGX) compounded fastest (Gilead Sciences (GILD) +20.6%/yr, Moderna (MRNA) -8.4%/yr, Argenx Se (ARGX) +24.4%/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) 27.1%, Moderna (MRNA) 130.6%, Argenx Se (ARGX) 36.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GILD, MRNA 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.