MRNA vs NXTS vs REGN Stock Comparison

Moderna, Nexentis Technologies and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals 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
$88.88B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.23B
Div. yield
–
Biotechnology Healthcare
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Regeneron Pharmaceuticals 7, Moderna 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMRNANXTSREGNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $88.88B $514.17K $84.17B MRNA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -28.1x 0.0x 19.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 14.3x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -27.6% — +9.3% REGN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -141.4% — 27.9% REGN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -43.3% — 9.6% REGN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.5x 1.6x -1.4x REGN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 0.45% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +801.9% -97.4% +25.4% MRNA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.4%/yr -85.8%/yr +5.1%/yr REGN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 130.6% 169.0% 30.9% REGN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 32/100 72/100 REGN

Percentile Scorecard

MRNANXTSREGN

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

AxisMRNANXTSREGN
Valuation 70 #191 of 624 – 89 #69 of 624
Growth 19 #485 of 601 14 #520 of 601 42 #350 of 601
Profitability 58 #230 of 541 40 #323 of 541 90 #54 of 541
Financial Health 54 #296 of 647 43 #369 of 647 73 #174 of 647
Shareholder Returns 86 #52 of 359 – 65 #127 of 359
Overall 57 32 72
  • MRNA ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • NXTS ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • REGN 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

PeriodMRNANXTSREGNSPY
1 month +9.5%-55.0%+9.1% +0.7%
3 months +284.6%-59.4%+10.9% +3.7%
6 months +384.9%-86.8%+15.8% +7.1%
Year to date +655.4%-94.6%+6.1% +12.8%
1 year +801.9%-97.4%+25.4% +11.9%
3 years +200.7%-99.9%+5.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year +44.4%-89.7%+1.7% +22.8%
5 years -35.5%-100.0%+27.9% +67.6%
5 years, per year -8.4%-85.8%+5.1% +10.9%
10 years —-100.0%+130.1% +262.0%
10 years, per year —-66.2%+8.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMRNANXTSREGNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 130.6%169.0%30.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 79.8%153.5%30.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.152.350.45 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 6.14-0.580.82 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.9%-100.0%-59.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.4%-97.4%-3.9% -1.2%
52-week high $245.81$24.15$852.03 $779.14
52-week low $22.36$0.53$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.

MultipleMRNANXTSREGN
P/E now vs peer median -28.1xmedian 17.8x 0.0xmedian 17.8x 19.4xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median 39.9xmedian 9.1x —median 9.1x 5.4xmedian 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -27.4xmedian 15.0x 1.5xmedian 15.0x 17.9xmedian 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -71.4xmedian 21.7x —median 21.7x 22.4xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 13.1xmedian 2.2x 0.3xmedian 2.2x 2.7xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.43median 0.35 0.00median 0.35 7.31median 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 monthsMRNANXTSREGN
Revenue $2.23B – $15.53B
Gross profit $521.00M – $13.18B
Operating income -$3.32B -$5.28M $3.84B
Net income -$3.15B -$14.06M $4.33B
Free cash flow -$1.24B – $3.76B
R&D $2.88B $532.00K $6.28B
EPS (diluted) $-7.92 $-17.10 $40.84
Cash & equivalents $1.72B $7.62M $2.46B
Total debt $591.00M $3.22M $1.99B
Shares (diluted) 398.00M 816.14K 106.00M
Enterprise value $68.24B -$22.25M $50.37B

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
MetricMRNANXTSREGN
P/E -28.1x 0.0x 19.4x
P/FCF -71.4x – 22.4x
P/Operating cash flow -82.8x – 18.0x
P/S 39.9x – 5.4x
P/B 13.1x 0.3x 2.7x
P/Tangible book 13.1x -0.2x 2.8x
EV/EBITDA -27.4x 1.5x 17.9x
EV/EBIT -25.4x 1.5x 20.3x
EV/Revenue 37.9x – 5.0x
EV/FCF -67.8x – 20.8x
EV/Operating cash flow -78.6x – 16.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.43 0.00 7.31

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMRNANXTSREGN
Revenue growth (1Y) -27.6% – 9.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -40.6% – 7.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -67.8% – 8.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -56.0% – 6.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -1.4% -7.7% 0.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -103.9% 3.0% -3.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -8.5% -48.2% -2.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -66.4% -35.8% 0.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -5.8% -567.8% -0.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -65.1% -45.2% 2.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 60.2% – -1.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -68.1% – -0.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 64.4% – -2.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -18.2% – -3.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMRNANXTSREGN
Gross margin 23.4% – 84.9%
EBITDA margin -138.2% – 28.1%
Operating margin -149.0% – 24.7%
Pretax margin -138.6% – 33.3%
Net margin -141.4% – 27.9%
FCF margin -55.8% – 24.2%
Operating cash flow margin -48.2% – 30.1%
Return on equity -44.5% -157.0% 13.7%
Return on assets -28.1% -71.9% 10.5%
Return on invested capital -43.3% – 9.6%
Return on capital employed -38.2% -31.5% 10.7%
Asset turnover 0.2x – 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x – 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 20.7% – 6.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMRNANXTSREGN
Debt / assets 5.4% 2.3% 4.8%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.2x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.5x 1.6x -1.4x
Debt / FCF -0.5x – 0.5x
Liabilities / assets 38.3% 89.8% 24.0%
Equity / assets 61.7% 10.2% 76.0%
Interest coverage – – 69.4x
Current ratio 2.3x 3.7x 3.3x
Quick ratio 2.0x 3.2x 2.6x
Cash ratio 2.0x 3.2x 1.4x
Altman Z-score 12.91 – 7.35

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMRNANXTSREGN
Dividend yield – – 0.5%
Net buyback yield -0.1% – 3.0%
Shareholder yield -0.1% – 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.

ConsensusMRNANXTSREGN
Forward P/E – – 14.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-8.02FY2026 – $57.08FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +28.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +15.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.04BFY2026 – $17.05BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.1%FY2026 – +18.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +26.8% – +13.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMRNANXTSREGN
Held by institutions 80.2% – 66.2%
Institutions holding 785 – 1,326
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.4% – +3.8%
Institutions buying 402 – 605
Institutions selling 239 – 534
Buyers to sellers 1.68 – 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.

MRNANXTSREGN
MRNA 1.00 -0.05 0.26
NXTS -0.05 1.00 0.01
REGN 0.26 0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MRNA, NXTS and REGN?

Moderna (MRNA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Moderna (MRNA) $88.88B, Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) $514.17K, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) $84.17B.

Which company is growing faster?

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

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Moderna (MRNA) returned the most: Moderna (MRNA) +801.9%, Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) -97.4%, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) +25.4%. Over five years, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) compounded fastest (Moderna (MRNA) -8.4%/yr, Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) -85.8%/yr, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) +5.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) 0.45%. Moderna (MRNA) and Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) has been the steadiest (Moderna (MRNA) 130.6%, Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) 169.0%, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) 30.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MRNA, NXTS 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 7. 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.