MRNA vs ROIV vs VRTX Stock Comparison

Moderna, Roivant Sciences and Vertex Pharmaceuticals Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MRNA Moderna, Inc.
$258.38 +27.1% 1M +987.9% 1Y
Market cap
$103.09B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.23B
Div. yield
–
Biotechnology Healthcare
1 win
ROIV Roivant Sciences Ltd.
$38.23 +6.8% 1M +92.4% 1Y
Market cap
$27.63B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$7.53M
Div. yield
–
Biotechnology Healthcare
1 win

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

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

QuestionMRNAROIVVRTXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $103.09B $27.63B $139.19B VRTX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -32.6x -103.5x 35.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 30.1x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -27.6% -67.6% +10.5% VRTX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -141.4% -3,535.0% 30.7% VRTX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -43.3% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.5x — -0.4x VRTX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +987.9% +92.4% +30.2% MRNA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.7%/yr +37.7%/yr +23.3%/yr ROIV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 130.0% 45.4% 29.7% VRTX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 65/100 74/100 VRTX

Percentile Scorecard

MRNAROIVVRTX

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

AxisMRNAROIVVRTX
Valuation 69 #197 of 634 65 #224 of 634 77 #145 of 634
Growth 19 #493 of 607 49 #313 of 607 46 #328 of 607
Profitability 57 #239 of 557 30 #392 of 557 93 #40 of 557
Financial Health 54 #303 of 654 93 #45 of 654 60 #265 of 654
Shareholder Returns 87 #54 of 400 91 #38 of 400 93 #30 of 400
Overall 57 65 74
  • MRNA ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • ROIV ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • VRTX 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

PeriodMRNAROIVVRTXSPY
1 month +27.1%+6.8%+9.0% -1.0%
3 months +359.3%+10.5%+13.2% -0.4%
6 months +429.6%+32.7%+28.4% +4.5%
Year to date +776.2%+76.2%+21.1% +12.4%
1 year +987.9%+92.4%+30.2% +13.6%
3 years +233.3%+312.0%+45.9% +76.4%
3 years, per year +49.4%+60.4%+13.4% +20.8%
5 years +9.0%+393.9%+184.7% +63.7%
5 years, per year +1.7%+37.7%+23.3% +10.4%
10 years ——+595.3% +267.7%
10 years, per year ——+21.4% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureMRNAROIVVRTXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 130.0%45.4%29.7% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 78.6%32.6%26.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.301.080.47 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 7.602.041.02 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.9%-79.2%-29.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-8.6%-1.7% -1.6%
52-week high $258.38$41.81$558.71 $779.14
52-week low $22.36$19.87$409.47 $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.

MultipleMRNAROIVVRTX
P/E now vs peer median -32.6xmedian 18.0x -103.5xmedian 18.0x 35.0xmedian 18.0x
P/S now vs peer median 46.3xmedian 9.1x 3,668xmedian 9.1x 10.7xmedian 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -32.0xmedian 16.2x -40.1xmedian 16.2x 30.3xmedian 16.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -82.9xmedian 21.7x -33.6xmedian 21.7x 43.5xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 15.2xmedian 2.2x 5.6xmedian 2.2x 6.7xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.50median 0.38 -3.06median 0.38 6.51median 0.38

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 monthsMRNAROIVVRTX
Revenue $2.23B $7.53M $12.95B
Gross profit $521.00M $6.12M $11.08B
Operating income -$3.32B -$596.14M $4.30B
Net income -$3.15B -$414.60M $3.98B
Free cash flow -$1.24B -$821.06M $3.20B
R&D $2.88B $730.91M $4.25B
EPS (diluted) $-7.92 $-0.37 $15.58
Cash & equivalents $1.72B $1.25B $4.98B
Total debt $591.00M – $4.50B
Shares (diluted) 398.00M 720.78M 255.20M
Enterprise value $82.45B $11.27B $111.18B

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
MetricMRNAROIVVRTX
P/E -32.6x -103.5x 35.0x
P/FCF -82.9x -33.6x 43.5x
P/Operating cash flow -96.1x -33.8x 37.7x
P/S 46.3x 3,668x 10.7x
P/B 15.2x 5.6x 6.7x
P/Tangible book 15.2x 5.6x 11.2x
EV/EBITDA -32.0x -40.1x 30.3x
EV/EBIT -29.7x -39.9x 31.9x
EV/Revenue 44.2x 3,158x 10.6x
EV/FCF -79.2x -29.0x 42.9x
EV/Operating cash flow -91.8x -29.1x 37.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.50 -3.06 6.51

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMRNAROIVVRTX
Revenue growth (1Y) -27.6% -67.6% 10.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -40.6% -46.4% 10.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -67.8% -72.7% 9.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -56.0% -47.9% 9.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -1.4% 49.7% 7.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -103.9% 12.9% 3.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -8.5% 34.9% 8.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -66.4% 26.5% 4.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -5.8% 48.8% 9.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -65.1% 33.9% 5.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 60.2% 4.1% -0.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -68.1% 1.0% -5.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 64.4% 4.4% -4.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -18.2% 1.0% -8.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMRNAROIVVRTX
Gross margin 23.4% 81.2% 85.5%
EBITDA margin -138.2% -7,877% 35.1%
Operating margin -149.0% -7,915% 33.2%
Pretax margin -138.6% -3,849% 36.7%
Net margin -141.4% -3,535% 30.7%
FCF margin -55.8% -10,901% 24.7%
Operating cash flow margin -48.2% -10,840% 28.5%
Return on equity -44.5% -8.1% 19.3%
Return on assets -28.1% -7.5% 13.2%
Return on invested capital -43.3% – –
Return on capital employed -38.2% -11.4% 17.2%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.0x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x 2.0x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 20.7% 4,611% 5.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMRNAROIVVRTX
Debt / assets 5.4% – 13.7%
Debt / equity 0.1x – 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.5x – -0.4x
Debt / FCF -0.5x – 1.4x
Liabilities / assets 38.3% 7.2% 36.1%
Equity / assets 61.7% 92.8% 63.9%
Interest coverage – – 93.0x
Current ratio 2.3x 16.7x 2.3x
Quick ratio 2.0x 13.5x 1.7x
Cash ratio 2.0x 13.5x 1.3x
Altman Z-score 14.94 43.50 8.83

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMRNAROIVVRTX
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.1% 0.0% 0.7%
Shareholder yield -0.1% 0.0% 0.7%
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.

ConsensusMRNAROIVVRTX
Forward P/E – – 30.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-8.02FY2026 $-1.43FY2026 $18.24FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – -0.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +23.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.04BFY2026 $55.64MFY2026 $12.67BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.1%FY2026 +573.6%FY2026 +5.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +26.8% +681.6% +18.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMRNAROIVVRTX
Held by institutions 80.2% 77.0% 95.1%
Institutions holding 786 500 1,747
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.4% +5.1% +3.9%
Institutions buying 403 304 904
Institutions selling 239 138 605
Buyers to sellers 1.69 2.20 1.49

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.

MRNAROIVVRTX
MRNA 1.00 0.16 0.34
ROIV 0.16 1.00 0.23
VRTX 0.34 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MRNA, ROIV and VRTX?

Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Moderna (MRNA) $103.09B, Roivant Sciences (ROIV) $27.63B, Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) $139.19B.

Which company is growing faster?

Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Moderna (MRNA) -27.6%, Roivant Sciences (ROIV) -67.6%, Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) +10.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) has the highest net margin (Moderna (MRNA) -141.4%, Roivant Sciences (ROIV) -3,535.0%, Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) 30.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Moderna (MRNA) returned the most: Moderna (MRNA) +987.9%, Roivant Sciences (ROIV) +92.4%, Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) +30.2%. Over five years, Roivant Sciences (ROIV) compounded fastest (Moderna (MRNA) +1.7%/yr, Roivant Sciences (ROIV) +37.7%/yr, Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) +23.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) has been the steadiest (Moderna (MRNA) 130.0%, Roivant Sciences (ROIV) 45.4%, Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) 29.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MRNA, ROIV and VRTX?

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