GILD vs NXTS vs AMGN Stock Comparison

Gilead Sciences, Nexentis Technologies and Amgen Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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GILD Gilead Sciences, Inc.
$167.47 +15.7% 1M +37.2% 1Y
Market cap
$217.04B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$30.99B
Div. yield
–
Biotechnology Healthcare
2 wins
AMGN Amgen Inc
$461.26 +14.4% 1M +55.7% 1Y
Market cap
$257.73B
P/E
29.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$38.10B
Div. yield
0.02%
Biotechnology Healthcare
6 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Amgen leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Amgen 6, Gilead Sciences 2, Nexentis Technologies 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGILDNXTSAMGNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $217.04B $441.45K $257.73B AMGN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -56.2x 0.0x 29.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 21.1x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.5% — +9.1% AMGN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -12.5% — 23.0% AMGN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -6.1% — 14.3% AMGN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 43.8x 0.8x 2.7x NXTS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +37.2% -97.6% +55.7% AMGN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +20.3%/yr -86.4%/yr +16.5%/yr GILD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.3% 169.6% 29.7% GILD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 20/100 66/100 AMGN

Percentile Scorecard

GILDNXTSAMGN

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

AxisGILDNXTSAMGN
Valuation 90 #64 of 634 9 #579 of 634 85 #99 of 634
Growth 34 #399 of 607 9 #551 of 607 61 #237 of 607
Profitability 84 #90 of 557 21 #440 of 557 95 #30 of 557
Financial Health 23 #502 of 654 43 #373 of 654 22 #510 of 654
Shareholder Returns 74 #106 of 401 – 66 #136 of 401
Overall 61 20 66
  • GILD ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • NXTS ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • AMGN 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

PeriodGILDNXTSAMGNSPY
1 month +15.7%-60.4%+14.4% -2.0%
3 months +23.8%-71.8%+18.3% -2.2%
6 months +25.5%-87.7%+39.9% +4.2%
Year to date +36.4%-95.2%+40.9% +10.6%
1 year +37.2%-97.6%+55.7% +10.4%
3 years +105.3%-99.9%+70.9% +73.6%
3 years, per year +27.1%-90.3%+19.6% +20.2%
5 years +151.9%-100.0%+114.6% +61.6%
5 years, per year +20.3%-86.4%+16.5% +10.1%
10 years +133.4%-100.0%+241.1% +261.3%
10 years, per year +8.8%-66.5%+13.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGILDNXTSAMGNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.3%169.6%29.7% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.9%154.9%27.9% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.242.420.43 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.36-0.581.88 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -29.4%-100.0%-26.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.5%-97.6%-1.0% -3.2%
52-week high $171.68$23.38$466.01 $779.14
52-week low $118.15$0.53$296.30 $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.

MultipleGILDNXTSAMGN
P/E now vs peer median -53.8xmedian 18.4x 0.0xmedian 18.4x 28.5xmedian 18.4x
P/S now vs peer median 6.7xmedian 9.0x —median 9.0x 6.5xmedian 9.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 503.6xmedian 16.0x 0.8xmedian 16.0x 18.2xmedian 16.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.1xmedian 21.8x -0.1xmedian 21.8x 24.5xmedian 21.8x
P/B now vs peer median 15.9xmedian 2.1x 0.2xmedian 2.1x 21.3xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 1.40median 0.37 0.00median 0.37 10.75median 0.37

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 monthsGILDNXTSAMGN
Revenue $30.99B – $38.10B
Gross profit $24.77B – $26.48B
Operating income -$2.36B -$10.88M $11.43B
Net income -$3.86B -$16.14M $8.74B
Free cash flow $13.78B -$4.50M $10.18B
R&D $6.33B $798.00K $7.63B
EPS (diluted) $-3.09 $-19.64 $16.07
Cash & equivalents $6.44B $7.62M $13.99B
Total debt $26.23B $422.00K $57.30B
Shares (diluted) 1.25B 816.14K 544.00M
Enterprise value $192.15B -$24.99M $213.13B

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
MetricGILDNXTSAMGN
P/E -53.8x 0.0x 28.5x
P/FCF 15.1x -0.1x 24.5x
P/Operating cash flow 14.4x -0.1x 20.0x
P/S 6.7x – 6.5x
P/B 15.9x 0.2x 21.3x
P/Tangible book -541.2x -0.2x -28.3x
EV/EBITDA 503.6x 0.8x 18.2x
EV/EBIT -96.4x 0.7x 25.6x
EV/Revenue 7.3x – 7.7x
EV/FCF 16.5x 1.8x 28.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.7x 1.8x 23.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.40 0.00 10.75

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGILDNXTSAMGN
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.5% – 9.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.2% – 12.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.2% – 17.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.7% – 10.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -122.5% -127.3% 39.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -31.7% -23.5% 6.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -147.6% -70.1% 32.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -38.5% -42.2% 3.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -147.7% -666.9% 31.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -38.6% -52.0% 2.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 49.8% -62.8% 3.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.9% -0.4% 4.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 50.4% -65.5% -4.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.6% -0.7% 1.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGILDNXTSAMGN
Gross margin 79.9% – 69.5%
EBITDA margin 1.5% – 42.2%
Operating margin -7.6% – 30.0%
Pretax margin -8.2% – 27.0%
Net margin -12.5% – 23.0%
FCF margin 44.5% – 26.7%
Operating cash flow margin 46.7% – 32.8%
Return on equity -31.2% -218.6% 83.8%
Return on assets -7.7% -92.0% 9.3%
Return on invested capital -6.1% – 14.3%
Return on capital employed -6.2% -73.7% 16.7%
Asset turnover 0.6x – 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -3.7x 0.3x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 2.9% – 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGILDNXTSAMGN
Debt / assets 51.0% 2.3% 59.9%
Debt / equity 2.0x 0.2x 4.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 43.8x 0.8x 2.7x
Debt / FCF 1.9x -0.1x 5.6x
Liabilities / assets 74.6% 89.8% 87.8%
Equity / assets 25.4% 10.2% 12.2%
Interest coverage -2.3x – 4.3x
Current ratio 1.4x 3.7x 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.0x 3.2x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.5x 3.2x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 3.89 – 2.37

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGILDNXTSAMGN
Dividend yield 1.9% – 2.2%
Net buyback yield 0.5% -2,098% –
Shareholder yield 2.5% -2,098% 2.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 60.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 51.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 6.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 6.7%

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.

ConsensusGILDNXTSAMGN
Forward P/E – – 21.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.39FY2026 – $21.81FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -104.8%FY2026 – -0.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +7.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $28.65BFY2026 – $41.51BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.7%FY2026 – +12.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.1% – +2.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGILDNXTSAMGN
Held by institutions 89.6% – 82.7%
Institutions holding 2,293 – 3,163
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.1% – +4.5%
Institutions buying 1,113 – 1,452
Institutions selling 853 – 1,219
Buyers to sellers 1.30 – 1.19

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.

GILDNXTSAMGN
GILD 1.00 0.02 0.54
NXTS 0.02 1.00 0.02
AMGN 0.54 0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GILD, NXTS and AMGN?

Amgen (AMGN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Gilead Sciences (GILD) $217.04B, Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) $441.45K, Amgen (AMGN) $257.73B.

Which company is growing faster?

Amgen (AMGN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Gilead Sciences (GILD) +6.5%, Amgen (AMGN) +9.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Amgen (AMGN) has the highest net margin (Gilead Sciences (GILD) -12.5%, Amgen (AMGN) 23.0%). On return on invested capital, Amgen (AMGN) leads (Gilead Sciences (GILD) -6.1%, Amgen (AMGN) 14.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Amgen (AMGN) returned the most: Gilead Sciences (GILD) +37.2%, Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) -97.6%, Amgen (AMGN) +55.7%. Over five years, Gilead Sciences (GILD) compounded fastest (Gilead Sciences (GILD) +20.3%/yr, Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) -86.4%/yr, Amgen (AMGN) +16.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Gilead Sciences (GILD) 0.00%, Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) 0.00%, Amgen (AMGN) 0.02%. Gilead Sciences (GILD) and Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Gilead Sciences (GILD) has been the steadiest (Gilead Sciences (GILD) 27.3%, Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) 169.6%, Amgen (AMGN) 29.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Amgen (AMGN) leads on 6. 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.