MRNA vs NXTS vs BIIB Stock Comparison

Moderna, Nexentis Technologies and Biogen Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
3 wins
BIIB Biogen Inc.
$249.65 +9.9% 1M +68.8% 1Y
Market cap
$37.50B
P/E
107.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.30B
Div. yield
–
Biotechnology Healthcare
6 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Biogen leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Biogen 6, Moderna 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMRNANXTSBIIBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $87.87B $463.08K $37.50B MRNA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -27.9x 0.0x 107.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 19.5x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -27.6% — +2.3% BIIB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -141.4% — 3.4% BIIB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -43.3% — 1.3% BIIB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.5x 1.6x 4.5x MRNA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +801.9% -97.4% +68.8% MRNA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.4%/yr -85.8%/yr -1.3%/yr BIIB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 130.6% 169.0% 34.3% BIIB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 32/100 60/100 BIIB

Percentile Scorecard

MRNANXTSBIIB

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

AxisMRNANXTSBIIB
Valuation 70 #191 of 624 – 92 #53 of 624
Growth 19 #485 of 601 14 #520 of 601 26 #444 of 601
Profitability 58 #230 of 541 40 #323 of 541 87 #72 of 541
Financial Health 54 #296 of 647 43 #369 of 647 33 #432 of 647
Shareholder Returns 86 #52 of 359 – –
Overall 57 32 60
  • MRNA ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • NXTS ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • BIIB 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

PeriodMRNANXTSBIIBSPY
1 month +9.5%-55.0%+9.9% +0.7%
3 months +284.6%-59.4%+20.1% +3.7%
6 months +384.9%-86.8%+31.9% +7.1%
Year to date +655.4%-94.6%+41.9% +12.8%
1 year +801.9%-97.4%+68.8% +11.9%
3 years +200.7%-99.9%+5.2% +85.2%
3 years, per year +44.4%-89.7%+1.7% +22.8%
5 years -35.5%-100.0%-6.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year -8.4%-85.8%-1.3% +10.9%
10 years —-100.0%-12.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year —-66.2%-1.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMRNANXTSBIIBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 130.6%169.0%34.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 79.8%153.5%32.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.152.350.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 6.14-0.582.01 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.9%-100.0%-64.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.4%-97.4%-1.7% -1.2%
52-week high $245.81$24.15$253.84 $779.14
52-week low $22.36$0.53$147.86 $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.

MultipleMRNANXTSBIIB
P/E now vs peer median -28.1xmedian 17.8x 0.0xmedian 17.8x 106.2xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median 39.9xmedian 9.1x —median 9.1x 3.6xmedian 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -27.4xmedian 15.0x 1.5xmedian 15.0x 32.3xmedian 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -71.4xmedian 21.7x —median 21.7x 17.8xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 13.1xmedian 2.2x 0.3xmedian 2.2x 2.0xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.43median 0.35 0.00median 0.35 -2.76median 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 monthsMRNANXTSBIIB
Revenue $2.23B – $10.30B
Gross profit $521.00M – $7.62B
Operating income -$3.32B -$5.28M $445.10M
Net income -$3.15B -$14.06M $347.50M
Free cash flow -$1.24B – $2.07B
R&D $2.88B $532.00K $2.15B
EPS (diluted) $-7.92 $-17.10 $2.35
Cash & equivalents $1.72B $7.62M $1.30B
Total debt $591.00M $3.22M $7.29B
Shares (diluted) 398.00M 816.14K 147.80M
Enterprise value $67.23B -$22.18M $26.81B

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
MetricMRNANXTSBIIB
P/E -28.1x 0.0x 106.2x
P/FCF -71.4x – 17.8x
P/Operating cash flow -82.8x – 16.4x
P/S 39.9x – 3.6x
P/B 13.1x 0.3x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 13.1x -0.2x 6.7x
EV/EBITDA -27.4x 1.5x 32.3x
EV/EBIT -25.4x 1.5x 96.4x
EV/Revenue 37.9x – 4.2x
EV/FCF -67.8x – 20.7x
EV/Operating cash flow -78.6x – 19.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.43 0.00 -2.76

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMRNANXTSBIIB
Revenue growth (1Y) -27.6% – 2.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -40.6% – 1.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -67.8% – 0.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -56.0% – 0.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -1.4% -7.7% -76.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -103.9% 3.0% -34.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -8.5% -48.2% -78.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -66.4% -35.8% -38.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -5.8% -567.8% -78.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -65.1% -45.2% -38.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 60.2% – -8.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -68.1% – 18.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 64.4% – -10.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -18.2% – 24.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMRNANXTSBIIB
Gross margin 23.4% – 74.0%
EBITDA margin -138.2% – 12.9%
Operating margin -149.0% – 4.3%
Pretax margin -138.6% – 4.3%
Net margin -141.4% – 3.4%
FCF margin -55.8% – 20.1%
Operating cash flow margin -48.2% – 21.8%
Return on equity -44.5% -157.0% 1.8%
Return on assets -28.1% -71.9% 1.1%
Return on invested capital -43.3% – 1.3%
Return on capital employed -38.2% -31.5% 1.6%
Asset turnover 0.2x – 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x – 6.5x
Stock comp / revenue 20.7% – 2.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMRNANXTSBIIB
Debt / assets 5.4% 2.3% 22.7%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.2x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.5x 1.6x 4.5x
Debt / FCF -0.5x – 3.5x
Liabilities / assets 38.3% 89.8% 41.0%
Equity / assets 61.7% 10.2% 59.0%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 2.3x 3.7x 1.9x
Quick ratio 2.0x 3.2x 0.9x
Cash ratio 2.0x 3.2x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 12.91 – 3.11

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMRNANXTSBIIB
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.1% – –
Shareholder yield -0.1% – –
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.

ConsensusMRNANXTSBIIB
Forward P/E – – 19.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-8.02FY2026 – $12.81FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – -16.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +36.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.04BFY2026 – $9.96BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.1%FY2026 – +0.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +26.8% – +11.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMRNANXTSBIIB
Held by institutions 80.2% – 96.4%
Institutions holding 785 – 1,037
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.4% – +6.0%
Institutions buying 402 – 549
Institutions selling 239 – 294
Buyers to sellers 1.68 – 1.87

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.

MRNANXTSBIIB
MRNA 1.00 -0.05 0.22
NXTS -0.05 1.00 0.05
BIIB 0.22 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MRNA, NXTS and BIIB?

Moderna (MRNA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Moderna (MRNA) $87.87B, Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) $463.08K, Biogen (BIIB) $37.50B.

Which company is growing faster?

Biogen (BIIB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Moderna (MRNA) -27.6%, Biogen (BIIB) +2.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Biogen (BIIB) has the highest net margin (Moderna (MRNA) -141.4%, Biogen (BIIB) 3.4%). On return on invested capital, Biogen (BIIB) leads (Moderna (MRNA) -43.3%, Biogen (BIIB) 1.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Moderna (MRNA) returned the most: Moderna (MRNA) +801.9%, Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) -97.4%, Biogen (BIIB) +68.8%. Over five years, Biogen (BIIB) compounded fastest (Moderna (MRNA) -8.4%/yr, Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) -85.8%/yr, Biogen (BIIB) -1.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Biogen (BIIB) has been the steadiest (Moderna (MRNA) 130.6%, Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) 169.0%, Biogen (BIIB) 34.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MRNA, NXTS and BIIB?

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