NXTS vs ARGX vs ARQT Stock Comparison

Nexentis Technologies, Argenx Se and Arcutis Biotherapeutics Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ARGX Argenx Se
$882.48 -8.0% 1M +6.3% 1Y
Market cap
$54.25B
P/E
28.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.82B
Div. yield
–
Biotechnology Healthcare
7 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionNXTSARGXARQTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $485.60K $54.25B $4.11B ARGX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 0.0x 28.9x 144.3x ARGX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 28.8x 63.4x ARGX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +61.5% +76.1% ARQT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 32.3% 6.1% ARGX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 10.6% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.6x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -97.8% +6.3% +61.3% ARQT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -86.1%/yr +25.8%/yr +7.9%/yr ARGX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 168.9% 36.9% 56.7% ARGX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 32/100 92/100 76/100 ARGX

Percentile Scorecard

NXTSARGXARQT

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

AxisNXTSARGXARQT
Valuation – 84 #99 of 625 70 #187 of 625
Growth 13 #523 of 602 94 #35 of 602 96 #28 of 602
Profitability 40 #329 of 551 98 #11 of 551 89 #61 of 551
Financial Health 43 #372 of 656 – 47 #348 of 656
Shareholder Returns – – 77 #85 of 365
Overall 32 92 76
  • NXTS ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • ARGX ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • ARQT 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

PeriodNXTSARGXARQTSPY
1 month -60.5%-8.0%+17.7% -0.2%
3 months -62.6%+1.2%+11.5% +3.9%
6 months -87.8%+13.9%+36.0% +8.2%
Year to date -95.1%+4.9%+9.1% +12.9%
1 year -97.8%+6.3%+61.3% +12.3%
3 years -99.9%+91.9%+1,256.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year -89.5%+24.3%+138.6% +23.3%
5 years -100.0%+214.2%+46.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year -86.1%+25.8%+7.9% +10.9%
10 years -100.0%—— +261.1%
10 years, per year -66.5%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNXTSARGXARQTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 168.9%36.9%56.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 153.3%34.6%49.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.330.391.08 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.580.171.08 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -100.0%-38.2%-93.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -97.8%-16.7%-3.5% -1.2%
52-week high $26.04$1,058.90$32.82 $779.14
52-week low $0.53$663.93$19.50 $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.

MultipleNXTSARGXARQT
P/E now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 17.2x 28.8xmedian 17.2x 145.0xmedian 17.2x
P/S now vs peer median —median 9.0x 9.4xmedian 9.0x 8.6xmedian 9.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 16.3x —median 16.3x —median 16.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 18.7x —median 18.7x 101.6xmedian 18.7x
P/B now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 2.2x —median 2.2x 18.0xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.00median 0.33 0.27median 0.33 5.41median 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 monthsNXTSARGXARQT
Revenue – $5.82B $463.98M
Gross profit – $5.24B $422.89M
Operating income -$5.28M $1.74B $34.25M
Net income -$14.06M $1.88B $28.52M
Free cash flow – – $39.15M
R&D $532.00K $1.80B $91.04M
EPS (diluted) $-17.10 $28.43 $0.21
Cash & equivalents $7.62M – –
Total debt $3.22M – $108.90M
Shares (diluted) 816.14K 66.03M 135.90M
Enterprise value -$22.16M $54.25B $3.40B

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
MetricNXTSARGXARQT
P/E 0.0x 28.8x 145.0x
P/FCF – – 101.6x
P/Operating cash flow – – 101.2x
P/S – 9.4x 8.6x
P/B 0.2x – 18.0x
P/Tangible book -0.2x – 19.2x
EV/EBITDA 1.5x – –
EV/EBIT 1.5x 31.4x 113.4x
EV/Revenue – 9.4x 8.4x
EV/FCF – – 99.2x
EV/Operating cash flow – – 98.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.00 0.27 5.41

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNXTSARGXARQT
Revenue growth (1Y) – 61.5% 76.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 80.5% 241.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 62.2% 80.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 80.0% 256.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -7.7% 120.6% 139.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.0% 85.1% 28.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -48.2% 22.5% 130.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -35.8% 115.5% 27.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -567.8% 20.9% 128.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -45.2% 104.8% 26.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – 160.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 28.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 159.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 28.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNXTSARGXARQT
Gross margin – 90.0% 91.1%
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin – 29.9% 7.4%
Pretax margin – 32.6% 6.3%
Net margin – 32.3% 6.1%
FCF margin – – 8.4%
Operating cash flow margin – – 8.5%
Return on equity -157.0% – 13.9%
Return on assets -71.9% – 6.0%
Return on invested capital – – 10.6%
Return on capital employed -31.5% – 10.9%
Asset turnover – – 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue – – 9.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNXTSARGXARQT
Debt / assets 2.3% – 22.3%
Debt / equity 0.2x – 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.6x – –
Debt / FCF – – 2.8x
Liabilities / assets 89.8% – 54.8%
Equity / assets 10.2% – 45.2%
Interest coverage – 10,120x 2.5x
Current ratio 3.7x – 2.9x
Quick ratio 3.2x – 2.2x
Cash ratio 3.2x – 1.3x
Altman Z-score – – 7.59

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNXTSARGXARQT
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – -0.2%
Shareholder yield – – -0.2%
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.

ConsensusNXTSARGXARQT
Forward P/E – 28.8xFY2026 63.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $30.63FY2026 $0.50FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +56.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +26.9% +152.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $6.08BFY2026 $565.04MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +43.1%FY2026 +50.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +22.9% +17.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNXTSARGXARQT
Held by institutions – 46.1% 100.0%
Institutions holding – 504 271
Change in shares held, QoQ – -2.0% -0.4%
Institutions buying – 264 138
Institutions selling – 160 98
Buyers to sellers – 1.65 1.41

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.

NXTSARGXARQT
NXTS 1.00 0.12 -0.02
ARGX 0.12 1.00 0.17
ARQT -0.02 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NXTS, ARGX and ARQT?

Argenx Se (ARGX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) $485.60K, Argenx Se (ARGX) $54.25B, Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) $4.11B.

Which stock is cheaper, NXTS, ARGX and ARQT?

Argenx Se (ARGX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) 0.0x, Argenx Se (ARGX) 28.9x, Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) 144.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Argenx Se (ARGX) is cheapest (Argenx Se (ARGX) 28.8x, Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) 63.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Argenx Se (ARGX) +61.5%, Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) +76.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Argenx Se (ARGX) has the highest net margin (Argenx Se (ARGX) 32.3%, Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) 6.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) returned the most: Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) -97.8%, Argenx Se (ARGX) +6.3%, Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) +61.3%. Over five years, Argenx Se (ARGX) compounded fastest (Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) -86.1%/yr, Argenx Se (ARGX) +25.8%/yr, Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) +7.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Argenx Se (ARGX) has been the steadiest (Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) 168.9%, Argenx Se (ARGX) 36.9%, Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) 56.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NXTS, ARGX and ARQT?

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