NXTS vs ARQT vs GILD Stock Comparison

Nexentis Technologies, Arcutis Biotherapeutics and Gilead Sciences Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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GILD Gilead Sciences, Inc.
$167.47 +15.7% 1M +37.2% 1Y
Market cap
$217.04B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$30.99B
Div. yield
–
Biotechnology Healthcare
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Gilead Sciences leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Gilead Sciences 4, Arcutis Biotherapeutics 4, Nexentis Technologies 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNXTSARQTGILDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $441.45K $4.48B $217.04B GILD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 0.0x 157.0x -56.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 64.0x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +76.1% +6.5% ARQT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 6.1% -12.5% ARQT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 10.6% -6.1% ARQT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.8x — 43.8x NXTS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -97.6% +29.2% +37.2% GILD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -86.4%/yr +8.2%/yr +20.3%/yr GILD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 169.6% 51.4% 27.3% GILD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 20/100 76/100 61/100 ARQT

Percentile Scorecard

NXTSARQTGILD

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

AxisNXTSARQTGILD
Valuation 9 #579 of 634 70 #189 of 634 90 #64 of 634
Growth 9 #551 of 607 96 #26 of 607 34 #399 of 607
Profitability 21 #440 of 557 89 #62 of 557 84 #90 of 557
Financial Health 43 #373 of 654 46 #352 of 654 23 #502 of 654
Shareholder Returns – 77 #95 of 401 74 #106 of 401
Overall 20 76 61
  • NXTS ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • ARQT ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • GILD 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

PeriodNXTSARQTGILDSPY
1 month -60.4%+27.2%+15.7% -2.0%
3 months -71.8%+22.9%+23.8% -2.2%
6 months -87.7%+36.6%+25.5% +4.2%
Year to date -95.2%+10.2%+36.4% +10.6%
1 year -97.6%+29.2%+37.2% +10.4%
3 years -99.9%+1,211.5%+105.3% +73.6%
3 years, per year -90.3%+136.0%+27.1% +20.2%
5 years -100.0%+48.4%+151.9% +61.6%
5 years, per year -86.4%+8.2%+20.3% +10.1%
10 years -100.0%—+133.4% +261.3%
10 years, per year -66.5%—+8.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNXTSARQTGILDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 169.6%51.4%27.3% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 154.9%49.3%23.9% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.421.020.24 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.580.571.36 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -100.0%-93.2%-29.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -97.6%-2.5%-2.5% -3.2%
52-week high $23.38$32.82$171.68 $779.14
52-week low $0.53$19.50$118.15 $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.

MultipleNXTSARQTGILD
P/E now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 18.4x 146.5xmedian 18.4x -53.8xmedian 18.4x
P/S now vs peer median —median 9.0x 8.7xmedian 9.0x 6.7xmedian 9.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 16.0x —median 16.0x 503.6xmedian 16.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -0.1xmedian 21.8x 102.7xmedian 21.8x 15.1xmedian 21.8x
P/B now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 2.1x 18.2xmedian 2.1x 15.9xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.00median 0.37 5.46median 0.37 1.40median 0.37

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 monthsNXTSARQTGILD
Revenue – $463.98M $30.99B
Gross profit – $422.89M $24.77B
Operating income -$10.88M $34.25M -$2.36B
Net income -$16.14M $28.52M -$3.86B
Free cash flow -$4.50M $39.15M $13.78B
R&D $798.00K $91.04M $6.33B
EPS (diluted) $-19.64 $0.21 $-3.09
Cash & equivalents $7.62M – $6.44B
Total debt $422.00K $108.90M $26.23B
Shares (diluted) 816.14K 135.90M 1.25B
Enterprise value -$24.99M $3.76B $192.15B

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
MetricNXTSARQTGILD
P/E 0.0x 146.5x -53.8x
P/FCF -0.1x 102.7x 15.1x
P/Operating cash flow -0.1x 102.2x 14.4x
P/S – 8.7x 6.7x
P/B 0.2x 18.2x 15.9x
P/Tangible book -0.2x 19.4x -541.2x
EV/EBITDA 0.8x – 503.6x
EV/EBIT 0.7x 114.5x -96.4x
EV/Revenue – 8.5x 7.3x
EV/FCF 1.8x 100.2x 16.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 1.8x 99.8x 15.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.00 5.46 1.40

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNXTSARQTGILD
Revenue growth (1Y) – 76.1% 6.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 241.4% 4.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 80.2% 8.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 256.4% 4.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -127.3% 139.9% -122.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -23.5% 28.2% -31.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -70.1% 130.6% -147.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -42.2% 27.8% -38.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -666.9% 128.6% -147.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -52.0% 26.8% -38.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -62.8% 160.0% 49.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.4% 28.8% 19.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -65.5% 159.0% 50.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.7% 28.8% 20.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNXTSARQTGILD
Gross margin – 91.1% 79.9%
EBITDA margin – – 1.5%
Operating margin – 7.4% -7.6%
Pretax margin – 6.3% -8.2%
Net margin – 6.1% -12.5%
FCF margin – 8.4% 44.5%
Operating cash flow margin – 8.5% 46.7%
Return on equity -218.6% 13.9% -31.2%
Return on assets -92.0% 6.0% -7.7%
Return on invested capital – 10.6% -6.1%
Return on capital employed -73.7% 10.9% -6.2%
Asset turnover – 1.0x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x 1.4x -3.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 9.4% 2.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNXTSARQTGILD
Debt / assets 2.3% 22.3% 51.0%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.5x 2.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x – 43.8x
Debt / FCF -0.1x 2.8x 1.9x
Liabilities / assets 89.8% 54.8% 74.6%
Equity / assets 10.2% 45.2% 25.4%
Interest coverage – 2.5x -2.3x
Current ratio 3.7x 2.9x 1.4x
Quick ratio 3.2x 2.2x 1.0x
Cash ratio 3.2x 1.3x 0.5x
Altman Z-score – 7.68 3.89

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNXTSARQTGILD
Dividend yield – – 1.9%
Net buyback yield -2,098% -0.2% 0.5%
Shareholder yield -2,098% -0.2% 2.5%
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.

ConsensusNXTSARQTGILD
Forward P/E – 64.0xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year – $0.50FY2026 $-0.39FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – -104.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +152.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year – $565.04MFY2026 $28.65BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +50.2%FY2026 -2.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +17.0% +18.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNXTSARQTGILD
Held by institutions – 100.0% 89.6%
Institutions holding – 272 2,293
Change in shares held, QoQ – -0.4% +5.1%
Institutions buying – 138 1,113
Institutions selling – 99 853
Buyers to sellers – 1.39 1.30

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.

NXTSARQTGILD
NXTS 1.00 -0.02 0.02
ARQT -0.02 1.00 0.19
GILD 0.02 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NXTS, ARQT and GILD?

Gilead Sciences (GILD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) $441.45K, Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) $4.48B, Gilead Sciences (GILD) $217.04B.

Which company is growing faster?

Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) +76.1%, Gilead Sciences (GILD) +6.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) has the highest net margin (Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) 6.1%, Gilead Sciences (GILD) -12.5%). On return on invested capital, Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) leads (Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) 10.6%, Gilead Sciences (GILD) -6.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Gilead Sciences (GILD) returned the most: Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) -97.6%, Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) +29.2%, Gilead Sciences (GILD) +37.2%. Over five years, Gilead Sciences (GILD) compounded fastest (Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) -86.4%/yr, Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) +8.2%/yr, Gilead Sciences (GILD) +20.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Gilead Sciences (GILD) has been the steadiest (Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) 169.6%, Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT) 51.4%, Gilead Sciences (GILD) 27.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Gilead Sciences (GILD) leads on 4. 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.