KMDA vs VRTX vs GILD Stock Comparison

Kamada, Vertex Pharmaceuticals and Gilead Sciences 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
7 wins
GILD Gilead Sciences, Inc.
$159.08 +5.4% 1M +32.0% 1Y
Market cap
$197.42B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$30.46B
Div. yield
2.04%
Biotechnology Healthcare
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Kamada leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Kamada 7, Gilead Sciences 3, Vertex Pharmaceuticals 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKMDAVRTXGILDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $464.37M $132.00B $197.42B GILD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.0x 30.0x -61.0x KMDA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.1x 28.6x — KMDA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.2% +10.2% +5.5% KMDA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.5% 35.0% -10.6% VRTX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.2% — -6.0% KMDA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.5x — 87.7x KMDA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 5.22% — 2.04% KMDA
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +14.5% +24.0% +32.0% GILD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.0%/yr +23.4%/yr +18.8%/yr VRTX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.7% 29.0% 26.9% GILD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 84/100 76/100 61/100 KMDA

Percentile Scorecard

KMDAVRTXGILD

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

AxisKMDAVRTXGILD
Valuation 97 #22 of 625 81 #121 of 625 90 #61 of 625
Growth 71 #177 of 602 60 #241 of 602 31 #416 of 602
Profitability 88 #70 of 551 95 #30 of 551 85 #83 of 551
Financial Health 74 #169 of 656 53 #307 of 656 21 #516 of 656
Shareholder Returns 90 #38 of 365 93 #28 of 365 77 #86 of 365
Overall 84 76 61
  • KMDA ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • VRTX 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

PeriodKMDAVRTXGILDSPY
1 month -7.7%-1.0%+5.4% -0.2%
3 months +14.0%+6.2%+18.4% +3.9%
6 months -1.2%+21.1%+23.1% +8.2%
Year to date +14.0%+14.9%+29.6% +12.9%
1 year +14.5%+24.0%+32.0% +12.3%
3 years +94.4%+46.7%+107.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +24.8%+13.6%+27.6% +23.3%
5 years +40.2%+186.3%+136.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year +7.0%+23.4%+18.8% +10.9%
10 years +34.2%+587.0%+109.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year +3.0%+21.3%+7.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureKMDAVRTXGILDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.7%29.0%26.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.2%25.8%24.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.010.490.30 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.420.831.19 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.4%-29.1%-29.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.5%-6.6%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $9.31$557.96$159.08 $779.14
52-week low $6.62$409.47$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.

MultipleKMDAVRTXGILD
P/E now vs peer median 21.0xmedian 17.2x 30.0xmedian 17.2x -61.0xmedian 17.2x
P/S now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 9.0x 10.5xmedian 9.0x 6.5xmedian 9.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.3xmedian 16.3x 24.8xmedian 16.3x 838.3xmedian 16.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.6xmedian 18.7x 34.8xmedian 18.7x 15.3xmedian 18.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 2.2x 6.5xmedian 2.2x 16.7xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.30median 0.33 2.96median 0.33 1.63median 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 monthsKMDAVRTXGILD
Revenue $191.85M $12.59B $30.46B
Gross profit $78.31M $10.82B $24.24B
Operating income $27.83M $4.78B -$2.50B
Net income $22.25M $4.41B -$3.24B
Free cash flow $26.32M $3.80B $12.94B
R&D $9.91M $3.91B $6.07B
EPS (diluted) $0.38 $17.26 $-2.61
Cash & equivalents $29.47M $6.14B $3.18B
Total debt $74.86M – $26.25B
Shares (diluted) 58.35M 255.20M 1.24B
Enterprise value $173.43M $104.01B $171.53B

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
MetricKMDAVRTXGILD
P/E 21.0x 30.0x -61.0x
P/FCF 17.6x 34.8x 15.3x
P/Operating cash flow 13.0x 30.7x 14.6x
P/S 2.4x 10.5x 6.5x
P/B 1.7x 6.5x 16.7x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 6.7x -89.6x
EV/EBITDA 9.3x 24.8x 838.3x
EV/EBIT 14.4x 26.0x -88.3x
EV/Revenue 2.1x 9.9x 7.2x
EV/FCF 15.2x 32.7x 17.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.2x 28.9x 16.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.30 2.96 1.63

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKMDAVRTXGILD
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.2% 10.2% 5.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.6% 9.8% 3.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.9% 10.1% 6.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.9% 9.0% 3.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.3% 21.8% -131.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 43.1% 6.4% -31.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 17.0% 21.1% -151.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 258.5% 9.4% -37.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 14.5% 22.9% -151.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 70.4% 10.1% -37.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -10.9% 11.6% 37.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 1.8% 12.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -16.7% 8.5% 38.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.0% -0.7% 13.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKMDAVRTXGILD
Gross margin 40.8% 86.0% 79.6%
EBITDA margin 22.5% 39.7% 0.9%
Operating margin 14.5% 38.0% -8.2%
Pretax margin 13.9% 41.9% -6.4%
Net margin 11.5% 35.0% -10.6%
FCF margin 13.7% 30.2% 42.5%
Operating cash flow margin 18.6% 34.1% 44.5%
Return on equity 8.4% 22.2% -18.4%
Return on assets 5.8% 16.3% -6.1%
Return on invested capital 10.2% – -6.0%
Return on capital employed 8.3% 20.8% -6.0%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.0x -4.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 5.5% 3.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKMDAVRTXGILD
Debt / assets 1.6% – 53.2%
Debt / equity 0.0x – 2.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.5x – 87.7x
Debt / FCF 0.2x – 2.0x
Liabilities / assets 29.6% 26.2% 76.0%
Equity / assets 70.4% 73.8% 24.0%
Interest coverage 93.7x – -2.5x
Current ratio 4.1x 3.2x 1.3x
Quick ratio 2.3x 2.5x 0.7x
Cash ratio 1.4x 2.0x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 3.60 13.25 3.74

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKMDAVRTXGILD
Dividend yield 5.2% – 2.0%
Net buyback yield 0.0% 1.4% 0.6%
Shareholder yield 5.2% 1.4% 2.6%
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.

ConsensusKMDAVRTXGILD
Forward P/E 16.1xFY2026 28.6xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.50FY2026 $18.24FY2026 $-0.39FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +38.9%FY2026 -0.9%FY2026 -104.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +24.0% +23.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $209.90MFY2026 $12.67BFY2026 $28.65BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.3%FY2026 +5.8%FY2026 -2.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.6% +18.8% +18.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKMDAVRTXGILD
Held by institutions 8.6% 95.1% 89.6%
Institutions holding 50 1,745 2,290
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.1% +3.9% +5.1%
Institutions buying 24 902 1,113
Institutions selling 18 605 850
Buyers to sellers 1.33 1.49 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.

KMDAVRTXGILD
KMDA 1.00 0.16 0.20
VRTX 0.16 1.00 0.48
GILD 0.20 0.48 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KMDA, VRTX and GILD?

Gilead Sciences (GILD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kamada (KMDA) $464.37M, Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) $132.00B, Gilead Sciences (GILD) $197.42B.

Which stock is cheaper, KMDA, VRTX and GILD?

Kamada (KMDA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Kamada (KMDA) 21.0x, Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) 30.0x, Gilead Sciences (GILD) -61.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kamada (KMDA) is cheapest (Kamada (KMDA) 16.1x, Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) 28.6x). 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%, Gilead Sciences (GILD) +5.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) has the highest net margin (Kamada (KMDA) 11.5%, Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) 35.0%, Gilead Sciences (GILD) -10.6%). On return on invested capital, Kamada (KMDA) leads (Kamada (KMDA) 10.2%, Gilead Sciences (GILD) -6.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Gilead Sciences (GILD) returned the most: Kamada (KMDA) +14.5%, Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) +24.0%, Gilead Sciences (GILD) +32.0%. Over five years, Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) compounded fastest (Kamada (KMDA) +7.0%/yr, Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) +23.4%/yr, Gilead Sciences (GILD) +18.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Kamada (KMDA) has the highest dividend yield: Kamada (KMDA) 5.22%, Gilead Sciences (GILD) 2.04%. Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Gilead Sciences (GILD) has been the steadiest (Kamada (KMDA) 34.7%, Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) 29.0%, Gilead Sciences (GILD) 26.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KMDA, VRTX 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, Kamada (KMDA) leads on 7. 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.