MRNA vs GILD vs REGN Stock Comparison

Moderna, Gilead Sciences and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MRNA Moderna, Inc.
$214.16 +8.6% 1M +744.8% 1Y
Market cap
$88.50B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.23B
Div. yield
–
Biotechnology Healthcare
1 win
GILD Gilead Sciences, Inc.
$159.20 +4.6% 1M +35.1% 1Y
Market cap
$201.70B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$30.46B
Div. yield
–
Biotechnology Healthcare
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Regeneron Pharmaceuticals 5, Gilead Sciences 3, Moderna 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMRNAGILDREGNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $88.50B $201.70B $84.19B GILD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -28.1x -62.3x 19.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 14.2x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -27.6% +5.5% +9.3% REGN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -141.4% -10.6% 27.9% REGN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -43.3% -6.0% 9.6% REGN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.5x 87.7x -1.4x REGN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +744.8% +35.1% +24.3% MRNA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.1%/yr +19.7%/yr +4.9%/yr GILD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 130.6% 26.8% 30.9% GILD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 61/100 72/100 REGN

Percentile Scorecard

MRNAGILDREGN

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

AxisMRNAGILDREGN
Valuation 69 #192 of 625 91 #60 of 625 89 #70 of 625
Growth 19 #488 of 602 31 #416 of 602 42 #352 of 602
Profitability 57 #235 of 549 85 #83 of 549 90 #54 of 549
Financial Health 55 #298 of 654 21 #515 of 654 74 #173 of 654
Shareholder Returns 85 #57 of 367 77 #86 of 367 65 #129 of 367
Overall 57 61 72
  • MRNA ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • GILD ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • REGN 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

PeriodMRNAGILDREGNSPY
1 month +8.6%+4.6%+8.1% +0.9%
3 months +293.0%+19.9%+16.9% +5.9%
6 months +368.4%+23.6%+18.5% +8.5%
Year to date +626.2%+29.7%+5.4% +13.3%
1 year +744.8%+35.1%+24.3% +12.4%
3 years +197.8%+107.8%+4.9% +88.1%
3 years, per year +43.9%+27.6%+1.6% +23.5%
5 years -38.0%+145.4%+27.1% +68.2%
5 years, per year -9.1%+19.7%+4.9% +11.0%
10 years —+115.5%+128.6% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+8.0%+8.6% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureMRNAGILDREGNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 130.6%26.8%30.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 79.5%23.9%29.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.160.300.45 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 5.701.310.79 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.9%-29.4%-59.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.9%0.0%-4.5% -0.9%
52-week high $245.81$159.20$852.03 $779.14
52-week low $22.36$117.88$600.66 $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.

MultipleMRNAGILDREGN
P/E now vs peer median -27.1xmedian 17.4x -61.1xmedian 17.4x 19.3xmedian 17.4x
P/S now vs peer median 38.4xmedian 9.1x 6.5xmedian 9.1x 5.4xmedian 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -26.3xmedian 17.1x 838.9xmedian 17.1x 17.7xmedian 17.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -68.7xmedian 19.0x 15.3xmedian 19.0x 22.2xmedian 19.0x
P/B now vs peer median 12.6xmedian 2.2x 16.7xmedian 2.2x 2.6xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.42median 0.34 1.63median 0.34 7.26median 0.34

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 monthsMRNAGILDREGN
Revenue $2.23B $30.46B $15.53B
Gross profit $521.00M $24.24B $13.18B
Operating income -$3.32B -$2.50B $3.84B
Net income -$3.15B -$3.24B $4.33B
Free cash flow -$1.24B $12.94B $3.76B
R&D $2.88B $6.07B $6.28B
EPS (diluted) $-7.92 $-2.61 $40.84
Cash & equivalents $1.72B $3.18B $2.46B
Total debt $591.00M $26.25B $1.99B
Shares (diluted) 398.00M 1.24B 106.00M
Enterprise value $67.85B $175.90B $50.40B

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
MetricMRNAGILDREGN
P/E -27.1x -61.1x 19.3x
P/FCF -68.7x 15.3x 22.2x
P/Operating cash flow -79.6x 14.6x 17.9x
P/S 38.4x 6.5x 5.4x
P/B 12.6x 16.7x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 12.6x -89.7x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA -26.3x 838.9x 17.7x
EV/EBIT -24.4x -88.4x 20.2x
EV/Revenue 36.3x 7.2x 5.0x
EV/FCF -65.0x 17.0x 20.6x
EV/Operating cash flow -75.4x 16.3x 16.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.42 1.63 7.26

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMRNAGILDREGN
Revenue growth (1Y) -27.6% 5.5% 9.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -40.6% 3.6% 7.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -67.8% 6.9% 8.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -56.0% 3.7% 6.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -1.4% -131.0% 0.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -103.9% -31.9% -3.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -8.5% -151.3% -2.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -66.4% -37.3% 0.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -5.8% -151.8% -0.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -65.1% -37.5% 2.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 60.2% 37.3% -1.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -68.1% 12.5% -0.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 64.4% 38.1% -2.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -18.2% 13.2% -3.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMRNAGILDREGN
Gross margin 23.4% 79.6% 84.9%
EBITDA margin -138.2% 0.9% 28.1%
Operating margin -149.0% -8.2% 24.7%
Pretax margin -138.6% -6.4% 33.3%
Net margin -141.4% -10.6% 27.9%
FCF margin -55.8% 42.5% 24.2%
Operating cash flow margin -48.2% 44.5% 30.1%
Return on equity -44.5% -18.4% 13.7%
Return on assets -28.1% -6.1% 10.5%
Return on invested capital -43.3% -6.0% 9.6%
Return on capital employed -38.2% -6.0% 10.7%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.6x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x -4.2x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 20.7% 3.0% 6.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMRNAGILDREGN
Debt / assets 5.4% 53.2% 4.8%
Debt / equity 0.1x 2.2x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.5x 87.7x -1.4x
Debt / FCF -0.5x 2.0x 0.5x
Liabilities / assets 38.3% 76.0% 24.0%
Equity / assets 61.7% 24.0% 76.0%
Interest coverage – -2.5x 69.4x
Current ratio 2.3x 1.3x 3.3x
Quick ratio 2.0x 0.7x 2.6x
Cash ratio 2.0x 0.3x 1.4x
Altman Z-score 12.42 3.74 7.32

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMRNAGILDREGN
Dividend yield – 2.0% 0.5%
Net buyback yield -0.1% 0.6% 3.0%
Shareholder yield -0.1% 2.6% 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.

ConsensusMRNAGILDREGN
Forward P/E – – 14.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-8.02FY2026 $-0.39FY2026 $57.08FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -104.8%FY2026 +28.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +15.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.04BFY2026 $28.65BFY2026 $17.05BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.1%FY2026 -2.7%FY2026 +18.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +26.8% +18.1% +13.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMRNAGILDREGN
Held by institutions 80.2% 89.6% 66.2%
Institutions holding 784 2,290 1,325
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.4% +5.1% +3.8%
Institutions buying 402 1,113 604
Institutions selling 238 850 534
Buyers to sellers 1.69 1.31 1.13

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.

MRNAGILDREGN
MRNA 1.00 0.24 0.26
GILD 0.24 1.00 0.43
REGN 0.26 0.43 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MRNA, GILD and REGN?

Gilead Sciences (GILD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Moderna (MRNA) $88.50B, Gilead Sciences (GILD) $201.70B, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) $84.19B.

Which company is growing faster?

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Moderna (MRNA) -27.6%, Gilead Sciences (GILD) +5.5%, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) +9.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) has the highest net margin (Moderna (MRNA) -141.4%, Gilead Sciences (GILD) -10.6%, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) 27.9%). On return on invested capital, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) leads (Moderna (MRNA) -43.3%, Gilead Sciences (GILD) -6.0%, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) 9.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Moderna (MRNA) returned the most: Moderna (MRNA) +744.8%, Gilead Sciences (GILD) +35.1%, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) +24.3%. Over five years, Gilead Sciences (GILD) compounded fastest (Moderna (MRNA) -9.1%/yr, Gilead Sciences (GILD) +19.7%/yr, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) +4.9%/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) 26.8%, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) 30.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.