NXTS vs GILD vs AMGN Stock Comparison

Nexentis Technologies, Gilead Sciences and Amgen Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GILD Gilead Sciences, Inc.
$159.08 +5.4% 1M +32.0% 1Y
Market cap
$197.42B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$30.46B
Div. yield
2.04%
Biotechnology Healthcare
2 wins
AMGN Amgen Inc
$447.95 +8.0% 1M +53.9% 1Y
Market cap
$242.16B
P/E
27.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$38.10B
Div. yield
2.22%
Biotechnology Healthcare
7 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Amgen leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Amgen 7, Gilead Sciences 2, Nexentis Technologies 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNXTSGILDAMGNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $473.36K $197.42B $242.16B AMGN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 0.0x -61.0x 27.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 20.5x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +5.5% +9.1% AMGN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -10.6% 23.0% AMGN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -6.0% 14.3% AMGN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.6x 87.7x 2.7x NXTS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 2.04% 2.22% AMGN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -97.8% +32.0% +53.9% AMGN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -86.1%/yr +18.8%/yr +16.7%/yr GILD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 168.9% 26.9% 29.6% GILD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 32/100 61/100 66/100 AMGN

Percentile Scorecard

NXTSGILDAMGN

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

AxisNXTSGILDAMGN
Valuation – 90 #61 of 625 86 #90 of 625
Growth 13 #523 of 602 31 #416 of 602 62 #231 of 602
Profitability 40 #329 of 551 85 #83 of 551 95 #31 of 551
Financial Health 43 #372 of 656 21 #516 of 656 22 #510 of 656
Shareholder Returns – 77 #86 of 365 68 #117 of 365
Overall 32 61 66
  • NXTS ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • GILD ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • AMGN 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

PeriodNXTSGILDAMGNSPY
1 month -60.5%+5.4%+8.0% -0.2%
3 months -62.6%+18.4%+14.0% +3.9%
6 months -87.8%+23.1%+31.9% +8.2%
Year to date -95.1%+29.6%+36.9% +12.9%
1 year -97.8%+32.0%+53.9% +12.3%
3 years -99.9%+107.6%+71.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year -89.5%+27.6%+19.7% +23.3%
5 years -100.0%+136.2%+116.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year -86.1%+18.8%+16.7% +10.9%
10 years -100.0%+109.8%+179.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year -66.5%+7.7%+10.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNXTSGILDAMGNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 168.9%26.9%29.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 153.3%24.0%27.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.330.300.46 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.581.191.82 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -100.0%-29.4%-26.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -97.8%0.0%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $26.04$159.08$447.95 $779.14
52-week low $0.53$117.88$291.16 $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.

MultipleNXTSGILDAMGN
P/E now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 17.2x -61.0xmedian 17.2x 27.7xmedian 17.2x
P/S now vs peer median —median 9.0x 6.5xmedian 9.0x 6.4xmedian 9.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 16.3x 838.3xmedian 16.3x 17.7xmedian 16.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 18.7x 15.3xmedian 18.7x 23.8xmedian 18.7x
P/B now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 2.2x 16.7xmedian 2.2x 20.7xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.00median 0.33 1.63median 0.33 10.44median 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 monthsNXTSGILDAMGN
Revenue – $30.46B $38.10B
Gross profit – $24.24B $26.48B
Operating income -$5.28M -$2.50B $11.43B
Net income -$14.06M -$3.24B $8.74B
Free cash flow – $12.94B $10.18B
R&D $532.00K $6.07B $7.63B
EPS (diluted) $-17.10 $-2.61 $16.07
Cash & equivalents $7.62M $3.18B $13.99B
Total debt $3.22M $26.25B $57.30B
Shares (diluted) 816.14K 1.24B 544.00M
Enterprise value -$22.29M $171.53B $197.56B

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
MetricNXTSGILDAMGN
P/E 0.0x -61.0x 27.7x
P/FCF – 15.3x 23.8x
P/Operating cash flow – 14.6x 19.4x
P/S – 6.5x 6.4x
P/B 0.2x 16.7x 20.7x
P/Tangible book -0.2x -89.6x -27.5x
EV/EBITDA 1.5x 838.3x 17.7x
EV/EBIT 1.5x -88.3x 25.0x
EV/Revenue – 7.2x 7.5x
EV/FCF – 17.0x 28.1x
EV/Operating cash flow – 16.3x 22.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.00 1.63 10.44

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNXTSGILDAMGN
Revenue growth (1Y) – 5.5% 9.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 3.6% 12.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 6.9% 17.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 3.7% 10.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -7.7% -131.0% 39.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.0% -31.9% 6.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -48.2% -151.3% 32.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -35.8% -37.3% 3.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -567.8% -151.8% 31.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -45.2% -37.5% 2.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 37.3% 3.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 12.5% 4.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 38.1% -4.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 13.2% 1.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNXTSGILDAMGN
Gross margin – 79.6% 69.5%
EBITDA margin – 0.9% 42.2%
Operating margin – -8.2% 30.0%
Pretax margin – -6.4% 27.0%
Net margin – -10.6% 23.0%
FCF margin – 42.5% 26.7%
Operating cash flow margin – 44.5% 32.8%
Return on equity -157.0% -18.4% 83.8%
Return on assets -71.9% -6.1% 9.3%
Return on invested capital – -6.0% 14.3%
Return on capital employed -31.5% -6.0% 16.7%
Asset turnover – 0.6x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -4.2x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 3.0% 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNXTSGILDAMGN
Debt / assets 2.3% 53.2% 59.9%
Debt / equity 0.2x 2.2x 4.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.6x 87.7x 2.7x
Debt / FCF – 2.0x 5.6x
Liabilities / assets 89.8% 76.0% 87.8%
Equity / assets 10.2% 24.0% 12.2%
Interest coverage – -2.5x 4.3x
Current ratio 3.7x 1.3x 1.4x
Quick ratio 3.2x 0.7x 0.9x
Cash ratio 3.2x 0.3x 0.5x
Altman Z-score – 3.74 2.32

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNXTSGILDAMGN
Dividend yield – 2.0% 2.2%
Net buyback yield – 0.6% –
Shareholder yield – 2.6% 2.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 60.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 51.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 6.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 6.7%

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.

ConsensusNXTSGILDAMGN
Forward P/E – – 20.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $-0.39FY2026 $21.81FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -104.8%FY2026 -0.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +7.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $28.65BFY2026 $41.51BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – -2.7%FY2026 +12.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +18.1% +2.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNXTSGILDAMGN
Held by institutions – 89.6% 82.7%
Institutions holding – 2,290 3,159
Change in shares held, QoQ – +5.1% +4.5%
Institutions buying – 1,113 1,451
Institutions selling – 850 1,217
Buyers to sellers – 1.31 1.19

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.

NXTSGILDAMGN
NXTS 1.00 0.03 0.02
GILD 0.03 1.00 0.52
AMGN 0.02 0.52 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NXTS, GILD and AMGN?

Amgen (AMGN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) $473.36K, Gilead Sciences (GILD) $197.42B, Amgen (AMGN) $242.16B.

Which company is growing faster?

Amgen (AMGN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Gilead Sciences (GILD) +5.5%, Amgen (AMGN) +9.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Amgen (AMGN) has the highest net margin (Gilead Sciences (GILD) -10.6%, Amgen (AMGN) 23.0%). On return on invested capital, Amgen (AMGN) leads (Gilead Sciences (GILD) -6.0%, Amgen (AMGN) 14.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Amgen (AMGN) returned the most: Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) -97.8%, Gilead Sciences (GILD) +32.0%, Amgen (AMGN) +53.9%. Over five years, Gilead Sciences (GILD) compounded fastest (Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) -86.1%/yr, Gilead Sciences (GILD) +18.8%/yr, Amgen (AMGN) +16.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Amgen (AMGN) has the highest dividend yield: Gilead Sciences (GILD) 2.04%, Amgen (AMGN) 2.22%. Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Gilead Sciences (GILD) has been the steadiest (Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) 168.9%, Gilead Sciences (GILD) 26.9%, Amgen (AMGN) 29.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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