MRNA vs GILD vs BNTX Stock Comparison

Moderna, Gilead Sciences and BioNTech SE Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MRNA Moderna, Inc.
$222.76 +9.5% 1M +801.9% 1Y
Market cap
$87.87B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.23B
Div. yield
–
Biotechnology Healthcare
2 wins
GILD Gilead Sciences, Inc.
$165.61 +9.5% 1M +39.8% 1Y
Market cap
$213.47B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$30.99B
Div. yield
–
Biotechnology Healthcare
5 wins
BNTX BioNTech SE
$89.13 -9.6% 1M -13.8% 1Y
Market cap
$21.24B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.09B
Div. yield
–
Biotechnology Healthcare
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionMRNAGILDBNTXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $87.87B $213.47B $21.24B GILD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -27.9x -58.0x -10.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -27.6% +6.5% -1.1% GILD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -141.4% — -63.5% BNTX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -43.3% — -10.7% BNTX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.5x — 8.7x MRNA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +801.9% +39.8% -13.8% MRNA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.4%/yr +20.6%/yr -20.4%/yr GILD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 130.6% 27.1% 46.6% GILD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 71/100 65/100 GILD

Percentile Scorecard

MRNAGILDBNTX

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

AxisMRNAGILDBNTX
Valuation 70 #191 of 624 86 #87 of 624 90 #61 of 624
Growth 19 #485 of 601 43 #346 of 601 15 #512 of 601
Profitability 58 #230 of 541 90 #57 of 541 77 #123 of 541
Financial Health 54 #296 of 647 – 89 #72 of 647
Shareholder Returns 86 #52 of 359 66 #124 of 359 52 #174 of 359
Overall 57 71 65
  • MRNA ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • GILD ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • BNTX 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

PeriodMRNAGILDBNTXSPY
1 month +9.5%+9.5%-9.6% +0.7%
3 months +284.6%+26.2%-4.0% +3.7%
6 months +384.9%+26.6%-13.8% +7.1%
Year to date +655.4%+34.9%-6.4% +12.8%
1 year +801.9%+39.8%-13.8% +11.9%
3 years +200.7%+112.9%-4.4% +85.2%
3 years, per year +44.4%+28.7%-1.5% +22.8%
5 years -35.5%+155.3%-68.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year -8.4%+20.6%-20.4% +10.9%
10 years —+124.2%— +262.0%
10 years, per year —+8.4%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMRNAGILDBNTXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 130.6%27.1%46.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 79.8%23.9%46.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.150.290.95 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 6.141.47-0.29 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.9%-29.4%-78.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.4%0.0%-25.3% -1.2%
52-week high $245.81$165.61$119.34 $779.14
52-week low $22.36$118.15$83.89 $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.

MultipleMRNAGILDBNTX
P/E now vs peer median -28.1xmedian 17.8x -58.0xmedian 17.8x -11.0xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median 39.9xmedian 9.1x 6.6xmedian 9.1x 7.3xmedian 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -27.4xmedian 15.0x —median 15.0x -6.0xmedian 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -71.4xmedian 21.7x 14.5xmedian 21.7x 21.7xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 13.1xmedian 2.2x 15.9xmedian 2.2x 1.1xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.43median 0.35 —median 0.35 0.31median 0.35

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 monthsMRNAGILDBNTX
Revenue $2.23B $30.99B $3.09B
Gross profit $521.00M – $2.34B
Operating income -$3.32B -$2.36B -$2.33B
Net income -$3.15B – -$1.97B
Free cash flow -$1.24B – $1.04B
R&D $2.88B $6.33B $2.54B
EPS (diluted) $-7.92 – $-8.13
Cash & equivalents $1.72B – $11.13B
Total debt $591.00M – $102.80M
Shares (diluted) 398.00M 1.24B 241.70M
Enterprise value $67.23B $213.47B -$25.24B

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
MetricMRNAGILDBNTX
P/E -28.1x -58.0x -11.0x
P/FCF -71.4x 14.5x 21.7x
P/Operating cash flow -82.8x 14.2x 28.4x
P/S 39.9x 6.6x 7.3x
P/B 13.1x 15.9x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 13.1x -438.2x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA -27.4x – -6.0x
EV/EBIT -25.4x – -4.0x
EV/Revenue 37.9x 6.6x 3.0x
EV/FCF -67.8x – 8.9x
EV/Operating cash flow -78.6x 14.2x 11.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.43 – 0.31

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMRNAGILDBNTX
Revenue growth (1Y) -27.6% 6.5% -1.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -40.6% 4.2% -31.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -67.8% – -6.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -56.0% – -34.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -1.4% -122.5% -142.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -103.9% -31.7% -33.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -8.5% – -417.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -66.4% – -34.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -5.8% – -393.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -65.1% – -34.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 60.2% 49.8% 142.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -68.1% 19.9% -56.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 64.4% – 164.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -18.2% – -53.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMRNAGILDBNTX
Gross margin 23.4% – 75.5%
EBITDA margin -138.2% – -49.7%
Operating margin -149.0% – -75.2%
Pretax margin -138.6% – -61.4%
Net margin -141.4% – -63.5%
FCF margin -55.8% – 33.6%
Operating cash flow margin -48.2% 46.7% 25.6%
Return on equity -44.5% -31.2% -10.3%
Return on assets -28.1% -7.7% -9.0%
Return on invested capital -43.3% – -10.7%
Return on capital employed -38.2% – -9.9%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.6x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x – -0.4x
Stock comp / revenue 20.7% – 3.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMRNAGILDBNTX
Debt / assets 5.4% – 0.4%
Debt / equity 0.1x – 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.5x – 8.7x
Debt / FCF -0.5x – 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 38.3% – 12.7%
Equity / assets 61.7% 25.2% 87.3%
Interest coverage – – -41.1x
Current ratio 2.3x – 65.1x
Quick ratio 2.0x – 50.7x
Cash ratio 2.0x – 50.0x
Altman Z-score 12.91 – 6.41

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMRNAGILDBNTX
Dividend yield – 2.0% –
Net buyback yield -0.1% – -2.9%
Shareholder yield -0.1% 2.0% -2.9%
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.

ConsensusMRNAGILDBNTX
EPS, next fiscal year $-8.02FY2026 $-0.39FY2026 $-6.21FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -104.8%FY2026 –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.04BFY2026 $28.65BFY2026 $1.90BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.1%FY2026 -2.7%FY2026 -43.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +26.8% +18.1% +11.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMRNAGILDBNTX
Held by institutions 80.2% 89.6% 19.4%
Institutions holding 785 2,291 282
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.4% +5.1% -1.2%
Institutions buying 402 1,113 136
Institutions selling 239 851 73
Buyers to sellers 1.68 1.31 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.

MRNAGILDBNTX
MRNA 1.00 0.24 0.59
GILD 0.24 1.00 0.26
BNTX 0.59 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MRNA, GILD and BNTX?

Gilead Sciences (GILD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Moderna (MRNA) $87.87B, Gilead Sciences (GILD) $213.47B, BioNTech SE (BNTX) $21.24B.

Which company is growing faster?

Gilead Sciences (GILD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Moderna (MRNA) -27.6%, Gilead Sciences (GILD) +6.5%, BioNTech SE (BNTX) -1.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

BioNTech SE (BNTX) has the highest net margin (Moderna (MRNA) -141.4%, BioNTech SE (BNTX) -63.5%). On return on invested capital, BioNTech SE (BNTX) leads (Moderna (MRNA) -43.3%, BioNTech SE (BNTX) -10.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Moderna (MRNA) returned the most: Moderna (MRNA) +801.9%, Gilead Sciences (GILD) +39.8%, BioNTech SE (BNTX) -13.8%. Over five years, Gilead Sciences (GILD) compounded fastest (Moderna (MRNA) -8.4%/yr, Gilead Sciences (GILD) +20.6%/yr, BioNTech SE (BNTX) -20.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Gilead Sciences (GILD) has been the steadiest (Moderna (MRNA) 130.6%, Gilead Sciences (GILD) 27.1%, BioNTech SE (BNTX) 46.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MRNA, GILD and BNTX?

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.