GRFS vs GILD vs REGN Stock Comparison

Grifols, Gilead Sciences and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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GRFS Grifols SA
$8.04 +10.1% 1M -14.4% 1Y
Market cap
$5.47B
P/E
12.0x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
1.37%
Biotechnology Healthcare
2 wins
GILD Gilead Sciences, Inc.
$165.61 +9.5% 1M +39.8% 1Y
Market cap
$205.52B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$30.99B
Div. yield
1.96%
Biotechnology Healthcare
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Gilead Sciences leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Gilead Sciences 5, Grifols 2, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGRFSGILDREGNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.47B $205.52B $84.17B GILD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.0x -58.0x 19.4x GRFS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.6x — 14.3x GRFS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +6.5% +9.3% REGN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — 27.9% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 9.6% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -1.4x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.37% 1.96% 0.45% GILD
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -14.4% +39.8% +25.4% GILD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.3%/yr +20.6%/yr +5.1%/yr GILD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.5% 27.1% 30.9% GILD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 71/100 72/100 REGN

Percentile Scorecard

GRFSGILDREGN

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

AxisGRFSGILDREGN
Valuation 99 #6 of 624 86 #87 of 624 89 #69 of 624
Growth – 43 #346 of 601 42 #350 of 601
Profitability – 90 #57 of 541 90 #54 of 541
Financial Health 13 #563 of 647 – 73 #174 of 647
Shareholder Returns 56 #159 of 359 66 #124 of 359 65 #127 of 359
Overall 56 71 72
  • GRFS ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • GILD 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

PeriodGRFSGILDREGNSPY
1 month +10.1%+9.5%+9.1% +0.7%
3 months -2.0%+26.2%+10.9% +3.7%
6 months -2.4%+26.6%+15.8% +7.1%
Year to date -14.0%+34.9%+6.1% +12.8%
1 year -14.4%+39.8%+25.4% +11.9%
3 years +2.3%+112.9%+5.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year +0.8%+28.7%+1.7% +22.8%
5 years -38.7%+155.3%+27.9% +67.6%
5 years, per year -9.3%+20.6%+5.1% +10.9%
10 years -44.6%+124.2%+130.1% +262.0%
10 years, per year -5.7%+8.4%+8.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGRFSGILDREGNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.5%27.1%30.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.1%23.9%30.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.950.290.45 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.441.470.82 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.8%-29.4%-59.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.3%0.0%-3.9% -1.2%
52-week high $9.72$165.61$852.03 $779.14
52-week low $7.02$118.15$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.

MultipleGRFSGILDREGN
P/E now vs peer median 12.0xmedian 17.8x -58.0xmedian 17.8x 19.4xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 9.1x 6.6xmedian 9.1x 5.4xmedian 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 15.0x —median 15.0x 17.9xmedian 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 21.7x 14.5xmedian 21.7x 22.4xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 2.2x 15.9xmedian 2.2x 2.7xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.35 —median 0.35 7.31median 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 monthsGRFSGILDREGN
Revenue – $30.99B $15.53B
Gross profit – – $13.18B
Operating income – -$2.36B $3.84B
Net income – – $4.33B
Free cash flow – – $3.76B
R&D – $6.33B $6.28B
EPS (diluted) – – $40.84
Cash & equivalents $969.15M – $2.46B
Total debt $44.00B – $1.99B
Shares (diluted) 681.57M 1.24B 106.00M
Enterprise value $4.55B $205.52B $50.37B

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
MetricGRFSGILDREGN
P/E 12.0x -58.0x 19.4x
P/FCF 7.8x 14.5x 22.4x
P/Operating cash flow – 14.2x 18.0x
P/S 0.6x 6.6x 5.4x
P/B 0.6x 15.9x 2.7x
P/Tangible book 1.0x -438.2x 2.8x
EV/EBITDA – – 17.9x
EV/EBIT – – 20.3x
EV/Revenue – 6.6x 5.0x
EV/FCF – – 20.8x
EV/Operating cash flow – 14.2x 16.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – 7.31

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGRFSGILDREGN
Revenue growth (1Y) – 6.5% 9.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 4.2% 7.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 8.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 6.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -122.5% 0.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -31.7% -3.9%
Net income growth (1Y) – – -2.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – 0.2%
EPS growth (1Y) – – -0.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – 2.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 49.8% -1.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 19.9% -0.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – -2.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -3.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGRFSGILDREGN
Gross margin – – 84.9%
EBITDA margin – – 28.1%
Operating margin – – 24.7%
Pretax margin – – 33.3%
Net margin – – 27.9%
FCF margin – – 24.2%
Operating cash flow margin – 46.7% 30.1%
Return on equity – -31.2% 13.7%
Return on assets – -7.7% 10.5%
Return on invested capital – – 9.6%
Return on capital employed – – 10.7%
Asset turnover – 0.6x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – 6.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGRFSGILDREGN
Debt / assets 48.9% – 4.8%
Debt / equity 1.3x – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -1.4x
Debt / FCF – – 0.5x
Liabilities / assets 61.4% – 24.0%
Equity / assets 38.6% 25.2% 76.0%
Interest coverage – – 69.4x
Current ratio 2.5x – 3.3x
Quick ratio 0.8x – 2.6x
Cash ratio 0.4x – 1.4x
Altman Z-score – – 7.35

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGRFSGILDREGN
Dividend yield 1.4% 2.0% 0.5%
Net buyback yield – – 3.0%
Shareholder yield 1.4% 2.0% 3.5%
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.

ConsensusGRFSGILDREGN
Forward P/E 8.6xFY2026 – 14.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.94FY2026 $-0.39FY2026 $57.08FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.6%FY2026 -104.8%FY2026 +28.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +26.6% – +15.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.88BFY2026 $28.65BFY2026 $17.05BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.0%FY2026 -2.7%FY2026 +18.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.3% +18.1% +13.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGRFSGILDREGN
Held by institutions 21.0% 89.6% 66.2%
Institutions holding 167 2,291 1,326
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.5% +5.1% +3.8%
Institutions buying 74 1,113 605
Institutions selling 65 851 534
Buyers to sellers 1.14 1.31 1.13

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.

GRFSGILDREGN
GRFS 1.00 0.29 0.28
GILD 0.29 1.00 0.43
REGN 0.28 0.43 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GRFS, GILD and REGN?

Gilead Sciences (GILD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Grifols (GRFS) $5.47B, Gilead Sciences (GILD) $205.52B, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) $84.17B.

Which stock is cheaper, GRFS, GILD and REGN?

Grifols (GRFS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Grifols (GRFS) 12.0x, Gilead Sciences (GILD) -58.0x, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) 19.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Grifols (GRFS) is cheapest (Grifols (GRFS) 8.6x, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) 14.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Gilead Sciences (GILD) +6.5%, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) +9.3%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Gilead Sciences (GILD) returned the most: Grifols (GRFS) -14.4%, Gilead Sciences (GILD) +39.8%, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) +25.4%. Over five years, Gilead Sciences (GILD) compounded fastest (Grifols (GRFS) -9.3%/yr, Gilead Sciences (GILD) +20.6%/yr, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) +5.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Gilead Sciences (GILD) has the highest dividend yield: Grifols (GRFS) 1.37%, Gilead Sciences (GILD) 1.96%, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) 0.45%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Gilead Sciences (GILD) has been the steadiest (Grifols (GRFS) 32.5%, Gilead Sciences (GILD) 27.1%, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) 30.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GRFS, GILD 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, Gilead Sciences (GILD) 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.