GILD vs NXTS vs ALNY Stock Comparison

Gilead Sciences, Nexentis Technologies and Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GILD Gilead Sciences, Inc.
$159.20 +4.6% 1M +35.1% 1Y
Market cap
$204.81B
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, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals 3, Nexentis Technologies 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGILDNXTSALNYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $204.81B $514.98K $23.30B GILD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -63.2x 0.0x 31.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 34.4x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.5% — +90.1% ALNY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -10.6% — 15.3% ALNY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -6.0% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 87.7x 1.6x — NXTS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +35.1% -97.4% -51.2% GILD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +19.7%/yr -85.8%/yr +7.8%/yr GILD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.8% 169.0% 51.3% GILD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 32/100 77/100 ALNY

Percentile Scorecard

GILDNXTSALNY

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

AxisGILDNXTSALNY
Valuation 91 #60 of 625 – 81 #119 of 625
Growth 31 #416 of 602 14 #521 of 602 98 #13 of 602
Profitability 85 #83 of 549 40 #330 of 549 93 #41 of 549
Financial Health 21 #515 of 654 43 #372 of 654 46 #357 of 654
Shareholder Returns 77 #86 of 367 – 68 #120 of 367
Overall 61 32 77
  • GILD ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • NXTS ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • ALNY 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

PeriodGILDNXTSALNYSPY
1 month +4.6%-57.1%-9.0% +0.9%
3 months +19.9%-57.4%-18.9% +5.9%
6 months +23.6%-86.6%-22.8% +8.5%
Year to date +29.7%-94.6%-41.6% +13.3%
1 year +35.1%-97.4%-51.2% +12.4%
3 years +107.8%-99.9%+53.1% +88.1%
3 years, per year +27.6%-89.2%+15.3% +23.5%
5 years +145.4%-100.0%+45.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year +19.7%-85.8%+7.8% +11.0%
10 years +115.5%-100.0%+539.5% +263.4%
10 years, per year +8.0%-66.2%+20.4% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureGILDNXTSALNYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.8%169.0%51.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.9%153.5%62.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.302.350.35 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.31-0.58-1.00 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -29.4%-100.0%-58.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-97.4%-51.7% -0.9%
52-week high $159.20$24.15$481.59 $779.14
52-week low $117.88$0.53$205.48 $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.

MultipleGILDNXTSALNY
P/E now vs peer median -61.1xmedian 17.4x 0.0xmedian 17.4x 42.4xmedian 17.4x
P/S now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 9.1x —median 9.1x 6.5xmedian 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 838.9xmedian 17.1x 1.5xmedian 17.1x 26.3xmedian 17.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.3xmedian 19.0x —median 19.0x 37.9xmedian 19.0x
P/B now vs peer median 16.7xmedian 2.2x 0.3xmedian 2.2x 23.0xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.63median 0.34 0.00median 0.34 1.12median 0.34

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 monthsGILDNXTSALNY
Revenue $30.46B – $4.80B
Gross profit $24.24B – $3.83B
Operating income -$2.50B -$5.28M $999.78M
Net income -$3.24B -$14.06M $733.11M
Free cash flow $12.94B – $819.87M
R&D $6.07B $532.00K $1.51B
EPS (diluted) $-2.61 $-17.10 $5.30
Cash & equivalents $3.18B $7.62M $1.71B
Total debt $26.25B $3.22M –
Shares (diluted) 1.24B 816.14K 138.28M
Enterprise value $179.01B -$22.13M $11.35B

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
MetricGILDNXTSALNY
P/E -61.1x 0.0x 42.4x
P/FCF 15.3x – 37.9x
P/Operating cash flow 14.6x – 34.1x
P/S 6.5x – 6.5x
P/B 16.7x 0.3x 23.0x
P/Tangible book -89.7x -0.2x 23.0x
EV/EBITDA 838.9x 1.5x 26.3x
EV/EBIT -88.4x 1.5x 27.8x
EV/Revenue 7.2x – 5.8x
EV/FCF 17.0x – 33.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.3x – 30.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.63 0.00 1.12

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGILDNXTSALNY
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.5% – 90.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.6% – 57.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.9% – 79.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.7% – 54.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -131.0% -7.7% 654.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -31.9% 3.0% 47.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -151.3% -48.2% 356.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -37.3% -35.8% 39.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -151.8% -567.8% 342.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -37.5% -45.2% 37.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 37.3% – 2,299%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.5% – 57.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 38.1% – 1,151%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.2% – 52.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGILDNXTSALNY
Gross margin 79.6% – 79.8%
EBITDA margin 0.9% – 22.0%
Operating margin -8.2% – 20.8%
Pretax margin -6.4% – 16.0%
Net margin -10.6% – 15.3%
FCF margin 42.5% – 17.1%
Operating cash flow margin 44.5% – 19.0%
Return on equity -18.4% -157.0% 63.8%
Return on assets -6.1% -71.9% 14.5%
Return on invested capital -6.0% – –
Return on capital employed -6.0% -31.5% 26.1%
Asset turnover 0.6x – 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -4.2x – 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 3.0% – 7.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGILDNXTSALNY
Debt / assets 53.2% 2.3% –
Debt / equity 2.2x 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA 87.7x 1.6x –
Debt / FCF 2.0x – –
Liabilities / assets 76.0% 89.8% 75.6%
Equity / assets 24.0% 10.2% 24.4%
Interest coverage -2.5x – 3.8x
Current ratio 1.3x 3.7x 3.1x
Quick ratio 0.7x 3.2x 2.8x
Cash ratio 0.3x 3.2x 2.2x
Altman Z-score 3.74 – 4.97

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGILDNXTSALNY
Dividend yield 2.0% – –
Net buyback yield 0.6% – -0.5%
Shareholder yield 2.6% – -0.5%
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.

ConsensusGILDNXTSALNY
Forward P/E – – 34.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.39FY2026 – $6.76FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -104.8%FY2026 – +190.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +34.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $28.65BFY2026 – $5.68BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.7%FY2026 – +53.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.1% – +27.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGILDNXTSALNY
Held by institutions 89.6% – 99.7%
Institutions holding 2,290 – 786
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.1% – +3.8%
Institutions buying 1,113 – 412
Institutions selling 850 – 277
Buyers to sellers 1.31 – 1.49

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.

GILDNXTSALNY
GILD 1.00 0.03 0.27
NXTS 0.03 1.00 0.03
ALNY 0.27 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GILD, NXTS and ALNY?

Gilead Sciences (GILD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Gilead Sciences (GILD) $204.81B, Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) $514.98K, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY) $23.30B.

Which company is growing faster?

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Gilead Sciences (GILD) +5.5%, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY) +90.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY) has the highest net margin (Gilead Sciences (GILD) -10.6%, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY) 15.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Gilead Sciences (GILD) returned the most: Gilead Sciences (GILD) +35.1%, Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) -97.4%, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY) -51.2%. Over five years, Gilead Sciences (GILD) compounded fastest (Gilead Sciences (GILD) +19.7%/yr, Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) -85.8%/yr, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY) +7.8%/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) 26.8%, Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) 169.0%, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY) 51.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GILD, NXTS and ALNY?

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.