GRFS vs REGN vs GILD Stock Comparison

Grifols, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals and Gilead Sciences Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GRFS Grifols SA
$8.12 +9.6% 1M -13.2% 1Y
Market cap
$5.53B
P/E
12.2x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
1.35%
Biotechnology Healthcare
2 wins
GILD Gilead Sciences, Inc.
$159.20 +4.6% 1M +35.1% 1Y
Market cap
$197.57B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$30.46B
Div. yield
2.04%
Biotechnology Healthcare
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionGRFSREGNGILDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.53B $83.60B $197.57B GILD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.2x 19.3x -61.1x GRFS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.6x 14.2x — GRFS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +9.3% +5.5% REGN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 27.9% -10.6% REGN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 9.6% -6.0% REGN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -1.4x 87.7x REGN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.35% 0.45% 2.04% GILD
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -13.2% +24.3% +35.1% GILD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.1%/yr +4.9%/yr +19.7%/yr GILD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.4% 30.9% 26.8% GILD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 72/100 61/100 REGN

Percentile Scorecard

GRFSREGNGILD

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

AxisGRFSREGNGILD
Valuation 99 #6 of 625 89 #70 of 625 91 #60 of 625
Growth – 42 #352 of 602 31 #416 of 602
Profitability – 90 #54 of 549 85 #83 of 549
Financial Health 14 #564 of 654 74 #173 of 654 21 #515 of 654
Shareholder Returns 56 #162 of 367 65 #129 of 367 77 #86 of 367
Overall 56 72 61
  • GRFS ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • REGN ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • GILD 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

PeriodGRFSREGNGILDSPY
1 month +9.6%+8.1%+4.6% +0.9%
3 months -0.4%+16.9%+19.9% +5.9%
6 months +2.7%+18.5%+23.6% +8.5%
Year to date -13.2%+5.4%+29.7% +13.3%
1 year -13.2%+24.3%+35.1% +12.4%
3 years +3.6%+4.9%+107.8% +88.1%
3 years, per year +1.2%+1.6%+27.6% +23.5%
5 years -38.1%+27.1%+145.4% +68.2%
5 years, per year -9.1%+4.9%+19.7% +11.0%
10 years -44.0%+128.6%+115.5% +263.4%
10 years, per year -5.6%+8.6%+8.0% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureGRFSREGNGILDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.4%30.9%26.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.2%29.9%23.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.950.450.30 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.410.791.31 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.8%-59.8%-29.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.5%-4.5%0.0% -0.9%
52-week high $9.72$852.03$159.20 $779.14
52-week low $7.02$600.66$117.88 $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.

MultipleGRFSREGNGILD
P/E now vs peer median 12.2xmedian 17.4x 19.3xmedian 17.4x -61.1xmedian 17.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 9.1x 5.4xmedian 9.1x 6.5xmedian 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 17.1x 17.7xmedian 17.1x 838.9xmedian 17.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 19.0x 22.2xmedian 19.0x 15.3xmedian 19.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 2.2x 2.6xmedian 2.2x 16.7xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.34 7.26median 0.34 1.63median 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 monthsGRFSREGNGILD
Revenue – $15.53B $30.46B
Gross profit – $13.18B $24.24B
Operating income – $3.84B -$2.50B
Net income – $4.33B -$3.24B
Free cash flow – $3.76B $12.94B
R&D – $6.28B $6.07B
EPS (diluted) – $40.84 $-2.61
Cash & equivalents $969.15M $2.46B $3.18B
Total debt $44.00B $1.99B $26.25B
Shares (diluted) 681.57M 106.00M 1.24B
Enterprise value $4.61B $49.81B $171.68B

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
MetricGRFSREGNGILD
P/E 12.2x 19.3x -61.1x
P/FCF 7.8x 22.2x 15.3x
P/Operating cash flow – 17.9x 14.6x
P/S 0.7x 5.4x 6.5x
P/B 0.6x 2.6x 16.7x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 2.7x -89.7x
EV/EBITDA – 17.7x 838.9x
EV/EBIT – 20.2x -88.4x
EV/Revenue – 5.0x 7.2x
EV/FCF – 20.6x 17.0x
EV/Operating cash flow – 16.6x 16.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 7.26 1.63

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGRFSREGNGILD
Revenue growth (1Y) – 9.3% 5.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 7.0% 3.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 8.4% 6.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 6.4% 3.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 0.1% -131.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -3.9% -31.9%
Net income growth (1Y) – -2.9% -151.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 0.2% -37.3%
EPS growth (1Y) – -0.5% -151.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 2.7% -37.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -1.3% 37.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -0.4% 12.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -2.4% 38.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -3.3% 13.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGRFSREGNGILD
Gross margin – 84.9% 79.6%
EBITDA margin – 28.1% 0.9%
Operating margin – 24.7% -8.2%
Pretax margin – 33.3% -6.4%
Net margin – 27.9% -10.6%
FCF margin – 24.2% 42.5%
Operating cash flow margin – 30.1% 44.5%
Return on equity – 13.7% -18.4%
Return on assets – 10.5% -6.1%
Return on invested capital – 9.6% -6.0%
Return on capital employed – 10.7% -6.0%
Asset turnover – 0.4x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.1x -4.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 6.4% 3.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGRFSREGNGILD
Debt / assets 48.9% 4.8% 53.2%
Debt / equity 1.3x 0.1x 2.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – -1.4x 87.7x
Debt / FCF – 0.5x 2.0x
Liabilities / assets 61.4% 24.0% 76.0%
Equity / assets 38.6% 76.0% 24.0%
Interest coverage – 69.4x -2.5x
Current ratio 2.5x 3.3x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.8x 2.6x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.4x 1.4x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – 7.32 3.74

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGRFSREGNGILD
Dividend yield 1.4% 0.5% 2.0%
Net buyback yield – 3.0% 0.6%
Shareholder yield 1.4% 3.5% 2.6%
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.

ConsensusGRFSREGNGILD
Forward P/E 8.6xFY2026 14.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.94FY2026 $57.08FY2026 $-0.39FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.6%FY2026 +28.8%FY2026 -104.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +26.6% +15.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.88BFY2026 $17.05BFY2026 $28.65BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.0%FY2026 +18.9%FY2026 -2.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.3% +13.0% +18.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGRFSREGNGILD
Held by institutions 21.0% 66.2% 89.6%
Institutions holding 166 1,325 2,290
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.5% +3.8% +5.1%
Institutions buying 73 604 1,113
Institutions selling 65 534 850
Buyers to sellers 1.12 1.13 1.31

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.

GRFSREGNGILD
GRFS 1.00 0.28 0.30
REGN 0.28 1.00 0.43
GILD 0.30 0.43 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GRFS, REGN and GILD?

Gilead Sciences (GILD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Grifols (GRFS) $5.53B, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) $83.60B, Gilead Sciences (GILD) $197.57B.

Which stock is cheaper, GRFS, REGN and GILD?

Grifols (GRFS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Grifols (GRFS) 12.2x, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) 19.3x, Gilead Sciences (GILD) -61.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Grifols (GRFS) is cheapest (Grifols (GRFS) 8.6x, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) 14.2x). 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: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) +9.3%, Gilead Sciences (GILD) +5.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) has the highest net margin (Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) 27.9%, Gilead Sciences (GILD) -10.6%). On return on invested capital, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) leads (Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) 9.6%, Gilead Sciences (GILD) -6.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Gilead Sciences (GILD) returned the most: Grifols (GRFS) -13.2%, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) +24.3%, Gilead Sciences (GILD) +35.1%. Over five years, Gilead Sciences (GILD) compounded fastest (Grifols (GRFS) -9.1%/yr, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) +4.9%/yr, Gilead Sciences (GILD) +19.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Gilead Sciences (GILD) has the highest dividend yield: Grifols (GRFS) 1.35%, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) 0.45%, Gilead Sciences (GILD) 2.04%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Gilead Sciences (GILD) has been the steadiest (Grifols (GRFS) 32.4%, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) 30.9%, Gilead Sciences (GILD) 26.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GRFS, REGN and GILD?

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.