GILD vs MRNA vs REGN Stock Comparison

Gilead Sciences, Moderna and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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GILD Gilead Sciences, Inc.
$174.48 +20.6% 1M +41.9% 1Y
Market cap
$216.53B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$30.99B
Div. yield
1.86%
Biotechnology Healthcare
4 wins
MRNA Moderna, Inc.
$258.38 +27.1% 1M +987.9% 1Y
Market cap
$103.09B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.23B
Div. yield
–
Biotechnology Healthcare
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Regeneron Pharmaceuticals 5, Gilead Sciences 4, Moderna 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGILDMRNAREGNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $216.53B $103.09B $94.65B GILD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -56.1x -32.6x 19.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 16.3x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.5% -27.6% +18.6% REGN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -12.5% -141.4% 28.5% REGN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -6.1% -43.3% 11.9% REGN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 43.8x 1.5x -1.4x REGN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.86% — 0.40% GILD
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +41.9% +987.9% +48.2% MRNA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +21.4%/yr +1.7%/yr +8.8%/yr GILD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.6% 130.0% 33.7% GILD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 57/100 74/100 REGN

Percentile Scorecard

GILDMRNAREGN

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

AxisGILDMRNAREGN
Valuation 90 #65 of 634 69 #197 of 634 90 #67 of 634
Growth 34 #402 of 607 19 #493 of 607 52 #292 of 607
Profitability 84 #89 of 557 57 #239 of 557 91 #50 of 557
Financial Health 23 #503 of 654 54 #303 of 654 74 #170 of 654
Shareholder Returns 74 #106 of 400 87 #54 of 400 63 #147 of 400
Overall 61 57 74
  • GILD ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • MRNA 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

PeriodGILDMRNAREGNSPY
1 month +20.6%+27.1%+28.0% -1.0%
3 months +32.4%+359.3%+21.1% -0.4%
6 months +28.0%+429.6%+29.1% +4.5%
Year to date +42.2%+776.2%+20.6% +12.4%
1 year +41.9%+987.9%+48.2% +13.6%
3 years +113.8%+233.3%+13.9% +76.4%
3 years, per year +28.9%+49.4%+4.4% +20.8%
5 years +163.1%+9.0%+52.2% +63.7%
5 years, per year +21.4%+1.7%+8.8% +10.4%
10 years +140.9%—+172.6% +267.7%
10 years, per year +9.2%—+10.6% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureGILDMRNAREGNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.6%130.0%33.7% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.9%78.6%30.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.292.300.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.527.601.43 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -29.4%-93.9%-59.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%0.0%-4.4% -1.6%
52-week high $174.48$258.38$973.36 $779.14
52-week low $118.15$22.36$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.

MultipleGILDMRNAREGN
P/E now vs peer median -56.1xmedian 18.0x -32.6xmedian 18.0x 19.6xmedian 18.0x
P/S now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 9.1x 46.3xmedian 9.1x 5.6xmedian 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 522.8xmedian 16.2x -32.0xmedian 16.2x 16.2xmedian 16.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.7xmedian 21.7x -82.9xmedian 21.7x 24.7xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 16.6xmedian 2.2x 15.2xmedian 2.2x 2.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.45median 0.38 0.50median 0.38 2.18median 0.38

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 monthsGILDMRNAREGN
Revenue $30.99B $2.23B $16.90B
Gross profit $24.77B $521.00M $14.49B
Operating income -$2.36B -$3.32B $4.86B
Net income -$3.86B -$3.15B $4.82B
Free cash flow $13.78B -$1.24B $3.83B
R&D $6.33B $2.88B $6.60B
EPS (diluted) $-3.09 $-7.92 $45.62
Cash & equivalents $6.44B $1.72B $3.66B
Total debt $26.23B $591.00M $1.99B
Shares (diluted) 1.25B 398.00M 105.60M
Enterprise value $191.55B $82.45B $59.99B

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
MetricGILDMRNAREGN
P/E -56.1x -32.6x 19.6x
P/FCF 15.7x -82.9x 24.7x
P/Operating cash flow 15.0x -96.1x 19.5x
P/S 7.0x 46.3x 5.6x
P/B 16.6x 15.2x 2.8x
P/Tangible book -563.9x 15.2x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA 522.8x -32.0x 16.2x
EV/EBIT -100.1x -29.7x 18.0x
EV/Revenue 7.6x 44.2x 5.2x
EV/FCF 17.1x -79.2x 22.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.3x -91.8x 18.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.45 0.50 2.18

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGILDMRNAREGN
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.5% -27.6% 18.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.2% -40.6% 8.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.2% -67.8% 19.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.7% -56.0% 8.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -122.5% -1.4% 31.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -31.7% -103.9% 4.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -147.6% -8.5% 5.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -38.5% -66.4% 6.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -147.7% -5.8% 6.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -38.6% -65.1% 9.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 49.8% 60.2% -4.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.9% -68.1% -2.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 50.4% 64.4% -9.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.6% -18.2% -6.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGILDMRNAREGN
Gross margin 79.9% 23.4% 85.8%
EBITDA margin 1.5% -138.2% 31.8%
Operating margin -7.6% -149.0% 28.8%
Pretax margin -8.2% -138.6% 33.7%
Net margin -12.5% -141.4% 28.5%
FCF margin 44.5% -55.8% 22.6%
Operating cash flow margin 46.7% -48.2% 28.7%
Return on equity -31.2% -44.5% 14.8%
Return on assets -7.7% -28.1% 11.2%
Return on invested capital -6.1% -43.3% 11.9%
Return on capital employed -6.2% -38.2% 13.2%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.2x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -3.7x 0.3x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 2.9% 20.7% 6.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGILDMRNAREGN
Debt / assets 51.0% 5.4% 4.5%
Debt / equity 2.0x 0.1x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 43.8x 1.5x -1.4x
Debt / FCF 1.9x -0.5x 0.5x
Liabilities / assets 74.6% 38.3% 24.6%
Equity / assets 25.4% 61.7% 75.4%
Interest coverage -2.3x – 104.2x
Current ratio 1.4x 2.3x 3.4x
Quick ratio 1.0x 2.0x 2.7x
Cash ratio 0.5x 2.0x 1.5x
Altman Z-score 4.03 14.94 7.59

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGILDMRNAREGN
Dividend yield 1.9% – 0.4%
Net buyback yield 0.5% -0.1% 2.1%
Shareholder yield 2.4% -0.1% 2.5%
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.

ConsensusGILDMRNAREGN
Forward P/E – – 16.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.39FY2026 $-8.02FY2026 $57.08FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -104.8%FY2026 – +28.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +15.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $28.65BFY2026 $2.04BFY2026 $17.05BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.7%FY2026 +5.1%FY2026 +18.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.1% +26.8% +13.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGILDMRNAREGN
Held by institutions 89.6% 80.2% 66.2%
Institutions holding 2,293 786 1,329
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.1% +3.4% +3.8%
Institutions buying 1,113 403 607
Institutions selling 853 239 534
Buyers to sellers 1.30 1.69 1.14

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.

GILDMRNAREGN
GILD 1.00 0.25 0.41
MRNA 0.25 1.00 0.22
REGN 0.41 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GILD, MRNA and REGN?

Gilead Sciences (GILD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Gilead Sciences (GILD) $216.53B, Moderna (MRNA) $103.09B, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) $94.65B.

Which company is growing faster?

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Gilead Sciences (GILD) +6.5%, Moderna (MRNA) -27.6%, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) +18.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) has the highest net margin (Gilead Sciences (GILD) -12.5%, Moderna (MRNA) -141.4%, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) 28.5%). On return on invested capital, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) leads (Gilead Sciences (GILD) -6.1%, Moderna (MRNA) -43.3%, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) 11.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Moderna (MRNA) returned the most: Gilead Sciences (GILD) +41.9%, Moderna (MRNA) +987.9%, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) +48.2%. Over five years, Gilead Sciences (GILD) compounded fastest (Gilead Sciences (GILD) +21.4%/yr, Moderna (MRNA) +1.7%/yr, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) +8.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Gilead Sciences (GILD) has the highest dividend yield: Gilead Sciences (GILD) 1.86%, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) 0.40%. Moderna (MRNA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Gilead Sciences (GILD) has been the steadiest (Gilead Sciences (GILD) 27.6%, Moderna (MRNA) 130.0%, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) 33.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GILD, MRNA 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 5. 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.