GILD vs MRNA vs NXTS Stock Comparison

Gilead Sciences, Moderna and Nexentis Technologies Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GILD Gilead Sciences, Inc.
$156.04 +3.1% 1M +29.2% 1Y
Market cap
$197.28B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$30.46B
Div. yield
–
Biotechnology Healthcare
7 wins
MRNA Moderna, Inc.
$200.10 +9.9% 1M +662.3% 1Y
Market cap
$79.24B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.23B
Div. yield
–
Biotechnology Healthcare
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Gilead Sciences leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Gilead Sciences 7, Moderna 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGILDMRNANXTSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $197.28B $79.24B $432.55K GILD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -60.9x -25.1x 0.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.5% -27.6% — GILD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -10.6% -141.4% — GILD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -6.0% -43.3% — GILD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 87.7x 1.5x 1.6x MRNA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +29.2% +662.3% -98.1% MRNA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +18.4%/yr -9.3%/yr -86.3%/yr GILD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.9% 130.7% 168.8% GILD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 57/100 32/100 GILD

Percentile Scorecard

GILDMRNANXTS

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

AxisGILDMRNANXTS
Valuation 90 #62 of 624 69 #196 of 624 –
Growth 31 #419 of 603 18 #494 of 603 13 #526 of 603
Profitability 85 #84 of 555 57 #242 of 555 40 #334 of 555
Financial Health 21 #518 of 657 55 #299 of 657 43 #373 of 657
Shareholder Returns 77 #86 of 370 85 #58 of 370 –
Overall 61 57 32
  • GILD ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • MRNA ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • NXTS 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

PeriodGILDMRNANXTSSPY
1 month +3.1%+9.9%-63.7% -1.0%
3 months +20.7%+270.1%-70.6% +2.9%
6 months +19.7%+294.4%-89.4% +6.4%
Year to date +27.1%+578.5%-95.5% +11.4%
1 year +29.2%+662.3%-98.1% +13.1%
3 years +99.7%+150.9%-99.9% +79.4%
3 years, per year +25.9%+35.9%-90.0% +21.5%
5 years +132.1%-38.7%-100.0% +67.7%
5 years, per year +18.4%-9.3%-86.3% +10.9%
10 years +110.0%—-100.0% +255.2%
10 years, per year +7.7%—-66.8% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureGILDMRNANXTSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.9%130.7%168.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.9%79.5%152.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.292.122.24 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.095.07-0.58 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -29.4%-93.9%-100.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.8%-18.6%-98.1% -2.5%
52-week high $157.37$245.81$28.63 $779.14
52-week low $117.88$22.36$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.

MultipleGILDMRNANXTS
P/E now vs peer median -59.9xmedian 17.2x -25.3xmedian 17.2x 0.0xmedian 17.2x
P/S now vs peer median 6.4xmedian 8.8x 35.8xmedian 8.8x —median 8.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 824.0xmedian 16.0x -24.5xmedian 16.0x 1.5xmedian 16.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.0xmedian 17.8x -64.2xmedian 17.8x —median 17.8x
P/B now vs peer median 16.4xmedian 2.1x 11.8xmedian 2.1x 0.2xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 1.60median 0.32 0.39median 0.32 0.00median 0.32

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 monthsGILDMRNANXTS
Revenue $30.46B $2.23B –
Gross profit $24.24B $521.00M –
Operating income -$2.50B -$3.32B -$5.28M
Net income -$3.24B -$3.15B -$14.06M
Free cash flow $12.94B -$1.24B –
R&D $6.07B $2.88B $532.00K
EPS (diluted) $-2.61 $-7.92 $-17.10
Cash & equivalents $3.18B $1.72B $7.62M
Total debt $26.25B $591.00M $3.22M
Shares (diluted) 1.24B 398.00M 816.14K
Enterprise value $171.47B $58.60B -$22.21M

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
MetricGILDMRNANXTS
P/E -59.9x -25.3x 0.0x
P/FCF 15.0x -64.2x –
P/Operating cash flow 14.3x -74.4x –
P/S 6.4x 35.8x –
P/B 16.4x 11.8x 0.2x
P/Tangible book -87.9x 11.8x -0.2x
EV/EBITDA 824.0x -24.5x 1.5x
EV/EBIT -86.8x -22.7x 1.5x
EV/Revenue 7.1x 33.8x –
EV/FCF 16.7x -60.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow 16.0x -70.2x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.60 0.39 0.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGILDMRNANXTS
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.5% -27.6% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.6% -40.6% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.9% -67.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.7% -56.0% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -131.0% -1.4% -7.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -31.9% -103.9% 3.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -151.3% -8.5% -48.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -37.3% -66.4% -35.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -151.8% -5.8% -567.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -37.5% -65.1% -45.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 37.3% 60.2% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.5% -68.1% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 38.1% 64.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.2% -18.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGILDMRNANXTS
Gross margin 79.6% 23.4% –
EBITDA margin 0.9% -138.2% –
Operating margin -8.2% -149.0% –
Pretax margin -6.4% -138.6% –
Net margin -10.6% -141.4% –
FCF margin 42.5% -55.8% –
Operating cash flow margin 44.5% -48.2% –
Return on equity -18.4% -44.5% -157.0%
Return on assets -6.1% -28.1% -71.9%
Return on invested capital -6.0% -43.3% –
Return on capital employed -6.0% -38.2% -31.5%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.2x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -4.2x 0.3x –
Stock comp / revenue 3.0% 20.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGILDMRNANXTS
Debt / assets 53.2% 5.4% 2.3%
Debt / equity 2.2x 0.1x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 87.7x 1.5x 1.6x
Debt / FCF 2.0x -0.5x –
Liabilities / assets 76.0% 38.3% 89.8%
Equity / assets 24.0% 61.7% 10.2%
Interest coverage -2.5x – –
Current ratio 1.3x 2.3x 3.7x
Quick ratio 0.7x 2.0x 3.2x
Cash ratio 0.3x 2.0x 3.2x
Altman Z-score 3.68 11.62 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGILDMRNANXTS
Dividend yield 2.1% – –
Net buyback yield 0.6% -0.1% –
Shareholder yield 2.7% -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.

ConsensusGILDMRNANXTS
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.39FY2026 $-7.92FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY -104.8%FY2026 – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $28.60BFY2026 $2.04BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY -2.9%FY2026 +5.1%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +18.1% +26.8% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGILDMRNANXTS
Held by institutions 89.6% 80.2% –
Institutions holding 2,290 784 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.1% +3.4% –
Institutions buying 1,113 402 –
Institutions selling 850 238 –
Buyers to sellers 1.31 1.69 –

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.

GILDMRNANXTS
GILD 1.00 0.24 0.03
MRNA 0.24 1.00 -0.05
NXTS 0.03 -0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GILD, MRNA and NXTS?

Gilead Sciences (GILD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Gilead Sciences (GILD) $197.28B, Moderna (MRNA) $79.24B, Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) $432.55K.

Which company is growing faster?

Gilead Sciences (GILD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Gilead Sciences (GILD) +5.5%, Moderna (MRNA) -27.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Gilead Sciences (GILD) has the highest net margin (Gilead Sciences (GILD) -10.6%, Moderna (MRNA) -141.4%). On return on invested capital, Gilead Sciences (GILD) leads (Gilead Sciences (GILD) -6.0%, Moderna (MRNA) -43.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Moderna (MRNA) returned the most: Gilead Sciences (GILD) +29.2%, Moderna (MRNA) +662.3%, Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) -98.1%. Over five years, Gilead Sciences (GILD) compounded fastest (Gilead Sciences (GILD) +18.4%/yr, Moderna (MRNA) -9.3%/yr, Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) -86.3%/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%, Moderna (MRNA) 130.7%, Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) 168.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GILD, MRNA 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 7. 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.