MRNA vs GILD vs BNTX Stock Comparison

Moderna, Gilead Sciences and BioNTech SE Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MRNA Moderna, Inc.
$207.97 +4.6% 1M +680.1% 1Y
Market cap
$82.98B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.23B
Div. yield
–
Biotechnology Healthcare
2 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
6 wins
BNTX BioNTech SE
$87.06 -11.6% 1M -17.9% 1Y
Market cap
$22.02B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.09B
Div. yield
–
Biotechnology Healthcare
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Gilead Sciences leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Gilead Sciences 6, Moderna 2, BioNTech SE 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMRNAGILDBNTXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $82.98B $197.42B $22.02B GILD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -26.3x -61.0x -10.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -27.6% +5.5% -1.1% GILD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -141.4% -10.6% -63.5% GILD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -43.3% -6.0% -10.7% GILD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.5x 87.7x 8.7x MRNA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 2.04% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +680.1% +32.0% -17.9% MRNA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.8%/yr +18.8%/yr -21.1%/yr GILD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 130.8% 26.9% 46.6% GILD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 61/100 64/100 BNTX

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 69 #193 of 625 90 #61 of 625 91 #58 of 625
Growth 18 #493 of 602 31 #416 of 602 14 #520 of 602
Profitability 57 #239 of 551 85 #83 of 551 77 #129 of 551
Financial Health 55 #298 of 656 21 #516 of 656 89 #71 of 656
Shareholder Returns 85 #57 of 365 77 #86 of 365 51 #179 of 365
Overall 57 61 64
  • MRNA ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • GILD ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • BNTX 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

PeriodMRNAGILDBNTXSPY
1 month +4.6%+5.4%-11.6% -0.2%
3 months +272.6%+18.4%-5.8% +3.9%
6 months +341.2%+23.1%-14.7% +8.2%
Year to date +605.2%+29.6%-8.6% +12.9%
1 year +680.1%+32.0%-17.9% +12.3%
3 years +189.2%+107.6%-4.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +42.5%+27.6%-1.5% +23.3%
5 years -40.2%+136.2%-69.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year -9.8%+18.8%-21.1% +10.9%
10 years —+109.8%— +261.1%
10 years, per year —+7.7%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMRNAGILDBNTXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 130.8%26.9%46.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 79.5%24.0%46.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.150.300.95 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 5.201.19-0.38 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.9%-29.4%-78.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.4%0.0%-27.0% -1.2%
52-week high $245.81$159.08$119.34 $779.14
52-week low $22.36$117.88$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 -26.3xmedian 17.2x -61.0xmedian 17.2x -10.7xmedian 17.2x
P/S now vs peer median 37.2xmedian 9.0x 6.5xmedian 9.0x 7.1xmedian 9.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -25.5xmedian 16.3x 838.3xmedian 16.3x -5.7xmedian 16.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -66.7xmedian 18.7x 15.3xmedian 18.7x 21.2xmedian 18.7x
P/B now vs peer median 12.3xmedian 2.2x 16.7xmedian 2.2x 1.1xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.40median 0.33 1.63median 0.33 0.31median 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 monthsMRNAGILDBNTX
Revenue $2.23B $30.46B $3.09B
Gross profit $521.00M $24.24B $2.34B
Operating income -$3.32B -$2.50B -$2.33B
Net income -$3.15B -$3.24B -$1.97B
Free cash flow -$1.24B $12.94B $1.04B
R&D $2.88B $6.07B $2.54B
EPS (diluted) $-7.92 $-2.61 $-8.13
Cash & equivalents $1.72B $3.18B $11.13B
Total debt $591.00M $26.25B $102.80M
Shares (diluted) 398.00M 1.24B 241.70M
Enterprise value $62.33B $171.53B -$24.46B

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 -26.3x -61.0x -10.7x
P/FCF -66.7x 15.3x 21.2x
P/Operating cash flow -77.3x 14.6x 27.8x
P/S 37.2x 6.5x 7.1x
P/B 12.3x 16.7x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 12.3x -89.6x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA -25.5x 838.3x -5.7x
EV/EBIT -23.6x -88.3x -3.7x
EV/Revenue 35.2x 7.2x 2.8x
EV/FCF -63.0x 17.0x 8.4x
EV/Operating cash flow -73.1x 16.3x 11.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.40 1.63 0.31

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMRNAGILDBNTX
Revenue growth (1Y) -27.6% 5.5% -1.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -40.6% 3.6% -31.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -67.8% 6.9% -6.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -56.0% 3.7% -34.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -1.4% -131.0% -142.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -103.9% -31.9% -33.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -8.5% -151.3% -417.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -66.4% -37.3% -34.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -5.8% -151.8% -393.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -65.1% -37.5% -34.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 60.2% 37.3% 142.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -68.1% 12.5% -56.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 64.4% 38.1% 164.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -18.2% 13.2% -53.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMRNAGILDBNTX
Gross margin 23.4% 79.6% 75.5%
EBITDA margin -138.2% 0.9% -49.7%
Operating margin -149.0% -8.2% -75.2%
Pretax margin -138.6% -6.4% -61.4%
Net margin -141.4% -10.6% -63.5%
FCF margin -55.8% 42.5% 33.6%
Operating cash flow margin -48.2% 44.5% 25.6%
Return on equity -44.5% -18.4% -10.3%
Return on assets -28.1% -6.1% -9.0%
Return on invested capital -43.3% -6.0% -10.7%
Return on capital employed -38.2% -6.0% -9.9%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.6x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x -4.2x -0.4x
Stock comp / revenue 20.7% 3.0% 3.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMRNAGILDBNTX
Debt / assets 5.4% 53.2% 0.4%
Debt / equity 0.1x 2.2x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.5x 87.7x 8.7x
Debt / FCF -0.5x 2.0x 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 38.3% 76.0% 12.7%
Equity / assets 61.7% 24.0% 87.3%
Interest coverage – -2.5x -41.1x
Current ratio 2.3x 1.3x 65.1x
Quick ratio 2.0x 0.7x 50.7x
Cash ratio 2.0x 0.3x 50.0x
Altman Z-score 12.07 3.74 6.31

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMRNAGILDBNTX
Dividend yield – 2.0% –
Net buyback yield -0.1% 0.6% -2.9%
Shareholder yield -0.1% 2.6% -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 784 2,290 281
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.4% +5.1% -1.2%
Institutions buying 402 1,113 136
Institutions selling 238 850 73
Buyers to sellers 1.69 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) $82.98B, Gilead Sciences (GILD) $197.42B, BioNTech SE (BNTX) $22.02B.

Which company is growing faster?

Gilead Sciences (GILD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Moderna (MRNA) -27.6%, Gilead Sciences (GILD) +5.5%, BioNTech SE (BNTX) -1.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Gilead Sciences (GILD) has the highest net margin (Moderna (MRNA) -141.4%, Gilead Sciences (GILD) -10.6%, BioNTech SE (BNTX) -63.5%). On return on invested capital, Gilead Sciences (GILD) leads (Moderna (MRNA) -43.3%, Gilead Sciences (GILD) -6.0%, BioNTech SE (BNTX) -10.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Moderna (MRNA) returned the most: Moderna (MRNA) +680.1%, Gilead Sciences (GILD) +32.0%, BioNTech SE (BNTX) -17.9%. Over five years, Gilead Sciences (GILD) compounded fastest (Moderna (MRNA) -9.8%/yr, Gilead Sciences (GILD) +18.8%/yr, BioNTech SE (BNTX) -21.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Gilead Sciences (GILD) 2.04%, BioNTech SE (BNTX) 0.00%. Moderna (MRNA) and BioNTech SE (BNTX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Gilead Sciences (GILD) has been the steadiest (Moderna (MRNA) 130.8%, Gilead Sciences (GILD) 26.9%, 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 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.