MDGL vs REGN vs ARGX Stock Comparison

Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals and Argenx Se Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ARGX Argenx Se
$869.33 -9.4% 1M +6.4% 1Y
Market cap
$54.07B
P/E
28.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.82B
Div. yield
–
Biotechnology Healthcare
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Regeneron Pharmaceuticals 6, Madrigal Pharmaceuticals 2, Argenx Se 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMDGLREGNARGXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.83B $83.80B $54.07B REGN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -39.5x 19.4x 28.8x REGN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 14.1x 28.4x REGN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +149.0% +9.3% +61.5% MDGL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -25.3% 27.9% 32.3% ARGX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 9.6% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.6x -1.4x — REGN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +3.9% +39.7% +6.4% REGN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +42.6%/yr +6.5%/yr +25.5%/yr MDGL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.6% 32.9% 37.0% REGN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 72/100 92/100 ARGX

Percentile Scorecard

MDGLREGNARGX

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

AxisMDGLREGNARGX
Valuation 74 #161 of 626 89 #72 of 626 83 #108 of 626
Growth 68 #194 of 604 42 #353 of 604 95 #34 of 604
Profitability 74 #146 of 555 90 #55 of 555 98 #11 of 555
Financial Health 41 #391 of 658 74 #172 of 658 –
Shareholder Returns 75 #92 of 368 65 #129 of 368 –
Overall 66 72 92
  • MDGL ranked among 673 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • REGN ranked among 673 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • ARGX ranked among 673 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodMDGLREGNARGXSPY
1 month -15.3%+2.5%-9.4% -0.8%
3 months -20.6%+21.1%-2.2% +3.5%
6 months -15.8%+8.5%+10.9% +7.0%
Year to date -24.8%+4.6%+3.4% +12.2%
1 year +3.9%+39.7%+6.4% +13.0%
3 years +263.6%+4.2%+89.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year +53.8%+1.4%+23.7% +23.1%
5 years +489.7%+37.0%+210.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year +42.6%+6.5%+25.5% +11.0%
10 years +2,473.4%+122.4%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +38.4%+8.3%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureMDGLREGNARGXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.6%32.9%37.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.4%30.0%34.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.300.460.39 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.091.210.17 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.4%-59.8%-38.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -27.4%-5.2%-17.9% -1.8%
52-week high $602.83$852.03$1,058.90 $779.14
52-week low $412.35$585.31$663.93 $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.

MultipleMDGLREGNARGX
P/E now vs peer median -39.2xmedian 17.1x 19.2xmedian 17.1x 28.4xmedian 17.1x
P/S now vs peer median 9.9xmedian 8.8x 5.3xmedian 8.8x 9.2xmedian 8.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -38.4xmedian 17.1x 17.6xmedian 17.1x —median 17.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -61.8xmedian 18.0x 22.1xmedian 18.0x —median 18.0x
P/B now vs peer median 24.4xmedian 2.1x 2.6xmedian 2.1x —median 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median -2.66median 0.31 7.21median 0.31 0.27median 0.31

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 monthsMDGLREGNARGX
Revenue $1.28B $15.53B $5.82B
Gross profit – $13.18B $5.24B
Operating income -$322.62M $3.84B $1.74B
Net income -$325.11M $4.33B $1.88B
Free cash flow -$206.29M $3.76B –
R&D $490.14M $6.28B $1.80B
EPS (diluted) $-11.15 $40.84 $28.43
Cash & equivalents $292.73M $2.46B –
Total debt $340.79M $1.99B –
Shares (diluted) 29.15M 106.00M 66.03M
Enterprise value $9.09B $50.01B $54.07B

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
MetricMDGLREGNARGX
P/E -39.2x 19.2x 28.4x
P/FCF -61.8x 22.1x –
P/Operating cash flow -64.5x 17.7x –
P/S 9.9x 5.3x 9.2x
P/B 24.4x 2.6x –
P/Tangible book 24.7x 2.7x –
EV/EBITDA -38.4x 17.6x –
EV/EBIT -38.0x 20.0x 30.9x
EV/Revenue 9.5x 5.0x 9.2x
EV/FCF -59.4x 20.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow -62.0x 16.5x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.66 7.21 0.27

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMDGLREGNARGX
Revenue growth (1Y) 149.0% 9.3% 61.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 7.0% 80.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 8.4% 62.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 6.4% 80.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -4.1% 0.1% 120.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 0.8% -3.9% 85.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -15.3% -2.9% 22.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.5% 0.2% 115.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 12.1% -0.5% 20.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 14.8% 2.7% 104.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 35.7% -1.3% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.6% -0.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 33.1% -2.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.4% -3.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMDGLREGNARGX
Gross margin – 84.9% 90.0%
EBITDA margin -24.9% 28.1% –
Operating margin -25.1% 24.7% 29.9%
Pretax margin -24.8% 33.3% 32.6%
Net margin -25.3% 27.9% 32.3%
FCF margin -16.1% 24.2% –
Operating cash flow margin -15.4% 30.1% –
Return on equity -59.8% 13.7% –
Return on assets -25.8% 10.5% –
Return on invested capital – 9.6% –
Return on capital employed -37.4% 10.7% –
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.4x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.6x 1.1x –
Stock comp / revenue 9.5% 6.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMDGLREGNARGX
Debt / assets 27.4% 4.8% –
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.6x -1.4x –
Debt / FCF -1.7x 0.5x –
Liabilities / assets 57.9% 24.0% –
Equity / assets 42.1% 76.0% –
Interest coverage -10.2x 69.4x 10,120x
Current ratio 3.2x 3.3x –
Quick ratio 2.8x 2.6x –
Cash ratio 2.2x 1.4x –
Altman Z-score 9.07 7.28 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMDGLREGNARGX
Dividend yield – 0.5% –
Net buyback yield -0.3% 3.1% –
Shareholder yield -0.3% 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.

ConsensusMDGLREGNARGX
Forward P/E – 14.1xFY2026 28.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-6.25FY2026 $57.08FY2026 $30.63FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +28.8%FY2026 +56.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +15.5% +26.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.46BFY2026 $17.05BFY2026 $6.08BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +52.7%FY2026 +18.9%FY2026 +43.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +36.3% +13.0% +22.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMDGLREGNARGX
Held by institutions 80.9% 66.2% 46.1%
Institutions holding 412 1,325 504
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.6% +3.8% -2.0%
Institutions buying 225 604 264
Institutions selling 128 534 160
Buyers to sellers 1.76 1.13 1.65

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.

MDGLREGNARGX
MDGL 1.00 0.15 0.29
REGN 0.15 1.00 0.23
ARGX 0.29 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MDGL, REGN and ARGX?

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Madrigal Pharmaceuticals (MDGL) $12.83B, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) $83.80B, Argenx Se (ARGX) $54.07B.

Which stock is cheaper, MDGL, REGN and ARGX?

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Madrigal Pharmaceuticals (MDGL) -39.5x, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) 19.4x, Argenx Se (ARGX) 28.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) is cheapest (Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) 14.1x, Argenx Se (ARGX) 28.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Madrigal Pharmaceuticals (MDGL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Madrigal Pharmaceuticals (MDGL) +149.0%, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) +9.3%, Argenx Se (ARGX) +61.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Argenx Se (ARGX) has the highest net margin (Madrigal Pharmaceuticals (MDGL) -25.3%, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) 27.9%, Argenx Se (ARGX) 32.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) returned the most: Madrigal Pharmaceuticals (MDGL) +3.9%, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) +39.7%, Argenx Se (ARGX) +6.4%. Over five years, Madrigal Pharmaceuticals (MDGL) compounded fastest (Madrigal Pharmaceuticals (MDGL) +42.6%/yr, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) +6.5%/yr, Argenx Se (ARGX) +25.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) has been the steadiest (Madrigal Pharmaceuticals (MDGL) 43.6%, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) 32.9%, Argenx Se (ARGX) 37.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MDGL, REGN and ARGX?

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