MDGL vs NXTS vs ALNY Stock Comparison

Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, Nexentis Technologies and Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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Head to Head

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

QuestionMDGLNXTSALNYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.67B $398.93K $21.32B ALNY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -75.1x 0.0x 8.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 23.8x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +92.8% — +60.8% MDGL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -10.9% — 52.8% ALNY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.2x 0.8x -3.1x ALNY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -9.9% -97.5% -62.0% MDGL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +33.9%/yr -86.5%/yr -3.0%/yr MDGL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.5% 169.6% 58.6% MDGL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 20/100 82/100 ALNY

Percentile Scorecard

MDGLNXTSALNY

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

AxisMDGLNXTSALNY
Valuation 78 #143 of 634 8 #584 of 634 92 #55 of 634
Growth 84 #96 of 607 9 #550 of 607 99 #8 of 607
Profitability 82 #100 of 557 21 #439 of 557 90 #56 of 557
Financial Health 44 #365 of 654 43 #371 of 654 63 #246 of 654
Shareholder Returns 76 #95 of 400 – 68 #129 of 400
Overall 73 20 82
  • MDGL ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • NXTS ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • ALNY 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

PeriodMDGLNXTSALNYSPY
1 month -18.9%-59.4%-26.7% -1.0%
3 months -22.1%-69.7%-29.6% -0.4%
6 months -25.8%-87.7%-46.8% +4.5%
Year to date -31.2%-95.2%-59.5% +12.4%
1 year -9.9%-97.5%-62.0% +13.6%
3 years +172.6%-99.9%-3.7% +76.4%
3 years, per year +39.7%-90.3%-1.3% +20.8%
5 years +330.4%-100.0%-14.0% +63.7%
5 years, per year +33.9%-86.5%-3.0% +10.4%
10 years +2,485.1%-100.0%+377.3% +267.7%
10 years, per year +38.4%-66.6%+16.9% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureMDGLNXTSALNYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.5%169.6%58.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.9%154.7%74.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.362.370.44 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.23-0.57-1.06 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.4%-100.0%-67.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.6%-97.6%-66.0% -1.6%
52-week high $602.83$22.89$473.29 $779.14
52-week low $396.32$0.53$158.00 $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.

MultipleMDGLNXTSALNY
P/E now vs peer median -75.3xmedian 18.0x 0.0xmedian 18.0x 8.1xmedian 18.0x
P/S now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 9.1x —median 9.1x 4.3xmedian 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -74.3xmedian 16.2x 0.8xmedian 16.2x 17.8xmedian 16.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -69.4xmedian 21.7x -0.1xmedian 21.7x 26.7xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 18.7xmedian 2.2x 0.2xmedian 2.2x 6.0xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -2.14median 0.38 0.00median 0.38 0.09median 0.38

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 monthsMDGLNXTSALNY
Revenue $1.43B – $5.01B
Gross profit – – $3.88B
Operating income -$152.65M -$10.88M $977.59M
Net income -$155.48M -$16.14M $2.65B
Free cash flow -$168.65M -$4.50M $806.31M
R&D $387.89M $798.00K $1.56B
EPS (diluted) $-5.13 $-19.64 $19.16
Cash & equivalents $514.64M $7.62M $1.75B
Total debt $341.28M $422.00K $361.53M
Shares (diluted) 30.31M 816.14K 138.28M
Enterprise value $8.08B -$25.04M $8.51B

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
MetricMDGLNXTSALNY
P/E -75.3x 0.0x 8.1x
P/FCF -69.4x -0.1x 26.7x
P/Operating cash flow -74.6x -0.1x 22.6x
P/S 8.2x – 4.3x
P/B 18.7x 0.2x 6.0x
P/Tangible book 18.9x -0.2x 6.0x
EV/EBITDA -74.3x 0.8x 17.8x
EV/EBIT -72.7x 0.7x 18.8x
EV/Revenue 7.8x – 3.7x
EV/FCF -65.8x 1.8x 22.7x
EV/Operating cash flow -70.6x 1.8x 19.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.14 0.00 0.09

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMDGLNXTSALNY
Revenue growth (1Y) 92.8% – 60.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 42.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 49.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 37.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 50.4% -127.3% 269.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 24.1% -23.5% 68.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 46.2% -70.1% 2,137%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 23.5% -42.2% 93.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 60.1% -666.9% 2,122%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 35.1% -52.0% 90.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2.2% -62.8% 351.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.7% -0.4% 685.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -4.3% -65.5% 382.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.8% -0.7% 141.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMDGLNXTSALNY
Gross margin – – 77.4%
EBITDA margin -10.5% – 20.6%
Operating margin -10.7% – 19.5%
Pretax margin -10.6% – 15.6%
Net margin -10.9% – 52.8%
FCF margin -11.8% – 16.1%
Operating cash flow margin -11.0% – 19.1%
Return on equity -26.4% -218.6% 106.9%
Return on assets -11.3% -92.0% 39.1%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed -17.2% -73.7% 20.7%
Asset turnover 1.1x – 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 0.3x 0.4x
Stock comp / revenue 9.4% – 6.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMDGLNXTSALNY
Debt / assets 23.8% 2.3% 4.5%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.2x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.2x 0.8x -3.1x
Debt / FCF -2.0x -0.1x 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 56.3% 89.8% 54.9%
Equity / assets 43.7% 10.2% 45.1%
Interest coverage -4.7x – 3.2x
Current ratio 3.1x 3.7x 2.5x
Quick ratio 2.6x 3.2x 2.3x
Cash ratio 2.1x 3.2x 1.7x
Altman Z-score 7.99 – 3.71

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMDGLNXTSALNY
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.2% -2,135% -0.5%
Shareholder yield -0.2% -2,135% -0.5%
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.

ConsensusMDGLNXTSALNY
Forward P/E – – 23.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-6.25FY2026 – $6.76FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +190.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +34.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.46BFY2026 – $5.68BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +52.7%FY2026 – +53.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +36.3% – +27.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMDGLNXTSALNY
Held by institutions 80.9% – 99.7%
Institutions holding 414 – 788
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.6% – +3.8%
Institutions buying 225 – 412
Institutions selling 128 – 279
Buyers to sellers 1.76 – 1.48

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.

MDGLNXTSALNY
MDGL 1.00 0.02 0.28
NXTS 0.02 1.00 0.03
ALNY 0.28 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MDGL, NXTS and ALNY?

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Madrigal Pharmaceuticals (MDGL) $11.67B, Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) $398.93K, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY) $21.32B.

Which company is growing faster?

Madrigal Pharmaceuticals (MDGL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Madrigal Pharmaceuticals (MDGL) +92.8%, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY) +60.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY) has the highest net margin (Madrigal Pharmaceuticals (MDGL) -10.9%, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY) 52.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Madrigal Pharmaceuticals (MDGL) returned the most: Madrigal Pharmaceuticals (MDGL) -9.9%, Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) -97.5%, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY) -62.0%. Over five years, Madrigal Pharmaceuticals (MDGL) compounded fastest (Madrigal Pharmaceuticals (MDGL) +33.9%/yr, Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) -86.5%/yr, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY) -3.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Madrigal Pharmaceuticals (MDGL) has been the steadiest (Madrigal Pharmaceuticals (MDGL) 43.5%, Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) 169.6%, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY) 58.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MDGL, NXTS and ALNY?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY) leads on 4. 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.