KMDA vs VRTX vs BIIB Stock Comparison

Kamada, Vertex Pharmaceuticals and Biogen Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KMDA Kamada Ltd
$8.05 -7.7% 1M +14.5% 1Y
Market cap
$464.37M
P/E
21.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$191.85M
Div. yield
5.22%
Biotechnology Healthcare
6 wins
BIIB Biogen Inc.
$252.73 +11.0% 1M +68.0% 1Y
Market cap
$37.34B
P/E
44.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.03B
Div. yield
–
Biotechnology Healthcare
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Kamada leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Kamada 6, Vertex Pharmaceuticals 4, Biogen 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKMDAVRTXBIIBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $464.37M $132.00B $37.34B VRTX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.0x 30.0x 44.7x KMDA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.1x 28.6x 19.7x KMDA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.2% +10.2% +0.3% KMDA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.5% 35.0% 8.3% VRTX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.2% — 3.3% KMDA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.5x — 3.2x KMDA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 5.22% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +14.5% +24.0% +68.0% BIIB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.0%/yr +23.4%/yr -0.9%/yr VRTX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.7% 29.0% 34.0% VRTX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 84/100 76/100 63/100 KMDA

Percentile Scorecard

KMDAVRTXBIIB

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

AxisKMDAVRTXBIIB
Valuation 97 #22 of 625 81 #121 of 625 92 #52 of 625
Growth 71 #177 of 602 60 #241 of 602 35 #392 of 602
Profitability 88 #70 of 551 95 #30 of 551 89 #64 of 551
Financial Health 74 #169 of 656 53 #307 of 656 35 #425 of 656
Shareholder Returns 90 #38 of 365 93 #28 of 365 –
Overall 84 76 63
  • KMDA ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • VRTX ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • BIIB 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

PeriodKMDAVRTXBIIBSPY
1 month -7.7%-1.0%+11.0% -0.2%
3 months +14.0%+6.2%+22.9% +3.9%
6 months -1.2%+21.1%+37.8% +8.2%
Year to date +14.0%+14.9%+43.6% +12.9%
1 year +14.5%+24.0%+68.0% +12.3%
3 years +94.4%+46.7%+7.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +24.8%+13.6%+2.5% +23.3%
5 years +40.2%+186.3%-4.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year +7.0%+23.4%-0.9% +10.9%
10 years +34.2%+587.0%-13.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year +3.0%+21.3%-1.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureKMDAVRTXBIIBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.7%29.0%34.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.2%25.8%32.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.010.490.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.420.832.00 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.4%-29.1%-64.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.5%-6.6%-0.4% -1.2%
52-week high $9.31$557.96$253.84 $779.14
52-week low $6.62$409.47$147.86 $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.

MultipleKMDAVRTXBIIB
P/E now vs peer median 21.0xmedian 17.2x 30.0xmedian 17.2x 44.7xmedian 17.2x
P/S now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 9.0x 10.5xmedian 9.0x 3.7xmedian 9.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.3xmedian 16.3x 24.8xmedian 16.3x 23.4xmedian 16.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.6xmedian 18.7x 34.8xmedian 18.7x 13.8xmedian 18.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 2.2x 6.5xmedian 2.2x 2.0xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.30median 0.33 2.96median 0.33 -1.37median 0.33

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 monthsKMDAVRTXBIIB
Revenue $191.85M $12.59B $10.03B
Gross profit $78.31M $10.82B $7.42B
Operating income $27.83M $4.78B $1.01B
Net income $22.25M $4.41B $834.60M
Free cash flow $26.32M $3.80B $2.70B
R&D $9.91M $3.91B $2.01B
EPS (diluted) $0.38 $17.26 $5.61
Cash & equivalents $29.47M $6.14B $1.29B
Total debt $74.86M – $7.29B
Shares (diluted) 58.35M 255.20M 148.70M
Enterprise value $173.43M $104.01B $24.00B

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
MetricKMDAVRTXBIIB
P/E 21.0x 30.0x 44.7x
P/FCF 17.6x 34.8x 13.8x
P/Operating cash flow 13.0x 30.7x 13.0x
P/S 2.4x 10.5x 3.7x
P/B 1.7x 6.5x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 6.7x 7.0x
EV/EBITDA 9.3x 24.8x 23.4x
EV/EBIT 14.4x 26.0x 42.9x
EV/Revenue 2.1x 9.9x 4.3x
EV/FCF 15.2x 32.7x 16.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.2x 28.9x 15.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.30 2.96 -1.37

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKMDAVRTXBIIB
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.2% 10.2% 0.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.6% 9.8% 0.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.9% 10.1% -1.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.9% 9.0% -1.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.3% 21.8% -43.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 43.1% 6.4% -31.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 17.0% 21.1% -45.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 258.5% 9.4% -32.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 14.5% 22.9% -46.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 70.4% 10.1% -32.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -10.9% 11.6% 36.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 1.8% 26.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -16.7% 8.5% 36.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.0% -0.7% 33.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKMDAVRTXBIIB
Gross margin 40.8% 86.0% 74.0%
EBITDA margin 22.5% 39.7% 18.5%
Operating margin 14.5% 38.0% 10.1%
Pretax margin 13.9% 41.9% 10.1%
Net margin 11.5% 35.0% 8.3%
FCF margin 13.7% 30.2% 26.9%
Operating cash flow margin 18.6% 34.1% 28.7%
Return on equity 8.4% 22.2% 4.5%
Return on assets 5.8% 16.3% 2.7%
Return on invested capital 10.2% – 3.3%
Return on capital employed 8.3% 20.8% 3.8%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.0x 3.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 5.5% 3.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKMDAVRTXBIIB
Debt / assets 1.6% – 22.7%
Debt / equity 0.0x – 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.5x – 3.2x
Debt / FCF 0.2x – 2.7x
Liabilities / assets 29.6% 26.2% 41.3%
Equity / assets 70.4% 73.8% 58.7%
Interest coverage 93.7x – –
Current ratio 4.1x 3.2x 1.9x
Quick ratio 2.3x 2.5x 1.1x
Cash ratio 1.4x 2.0x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 3.60 13.25 3.15

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKMDAVRTXBIIB
Dividend yield 5.2% – –
Net buyback yield 0.0% 1.4% –
Shareholder yield 5.2% 1.4% –
Payout ratio (earnings) 129.6% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 109.6% – –
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.

ConsensusKMDAVRTXBIIB
Forward P/E 16.1xFY2026 28.6xFY2026 19.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.50FY2026 $18.24FY2026 $12.81FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +38.9%FY2026 -0.9%FY2026 -16.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +24.0% +23.0% +36.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $209.90MFY2026 $12.67BFY2026 $9.96BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.3%FY2026 +5.8%FY2026 +0.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.6% +18.8% +11.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKMDAVRTXBIIB
Held by institutions 8.6% 95.1% 96.4%
Institutions holding 50 1,745 1,036
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.1% +3.9% +6.0%
Institutions buying 24 902 548
Institutions selling 18 605 294
Buyers to sellers 1.33 1.49 1.86

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.

KMDAVRTXBIIB
KMDA 1.00 0.16 0.05
VRTX 0.16 1.00 0.48
BIIB 0.05 0.48 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KMDA, VRTX and BIIB?

Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kamada (KMDA) $464.37M, Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) $132.00B, Biogen (BIIB) $37.34B.

Which stock is cheaper, KMDA, VRTX and BIIB?

Kamada (KMDA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Kamada (KMDA) 21.0x, Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) 30.0x, Biogen (BIIB) 44.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kamada (KMDA) is cheapest (Kamada (KMDA) 16.1x, Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) 28.6x, Biogen (BIIB) 19.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Kamada (KMDA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Kamada (KMDA) +13.2%, Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) +10.2%, Biogen (BIIB) +0.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) has the highest net margin (Kamada (KMDA) 11.5%, Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) 35.0%, Biogen (BIIB) 8.3%). On return on invested capital, Kamada (KMDA) leads (Kamada (KMDA) 10.2%, Biogen (BIIB) 3.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Biogen (BIIB) returned the most: Kamada (KMDA) +14.5%, Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) +24.0%, Biogen (BIIB) +68.0%. Over five years, Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) compounded fastest (Kamada (KMDA) +7.0%/yr, Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) +23.4%/yr, Biogen (BIIB) -0.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Kamada (KMDA) 5.22%. Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) and Biogen (BIIB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) has been the steadiest (Kamada (KMDA) 34.7%, Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) 29.0%, Biogen (BIIB) 34.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KMDA, VRTX and BIIB?

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