NXTS vs GILD vs VRTX Stock Comparison

Nexentis Technologies, Gilead Sciences and Vertex Pharmaceuticals Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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GILD Gilead Sciences, Inc.
$165.61 +9.5% 1M +39.8% 1Y
Market cap
$205.52B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$30.99B
Div. yield
1.96%
Biotechnology Healthcare
3 wins

Head to Head

6 decided of 12

Gilead Sciences leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Gilead Sciences 3, Vertex Pharmaceuticals 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNXTSGILDVRTXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $514.17K $205.52B $136.81B GILD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 0.0x -58.0x 31.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 29.6x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +6.5% +10.2% VRTX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — 35.0% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.6x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.96% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -97.4% +39.8% +29.4% GILD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -85.8%/yr +20.6%/yr +23.9%/yr VRTX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 169.0% 27.1% 29.1% GILD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 32/100 71/100 76/100 VRTX

Percentile Scorecard

NXTSGILDVRTX

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

AxisNXTSGILDVRTX
Valuation – 86 #87 of 624 80 #124 of 624
Growth 14 #520 of 601 43 #346 of 601 59 #245 of 601
Profitability 40 #323 of 541 90 #57 of 541 95 #29 of 541
Financial Health 43 #369 of 647 – 54 #300 of 647
Shareholder Returns – 66 #124 of 359 92 #29 of 359
Overall 32 71 76
  • NXTS ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • GILD 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

PeriodNXTSGILDVRTXSPY
1 month -55.0%+9.5%+2.5% +0.7%
3 months -59.4%+26.2%+12.1% +3.7%
6 months -86.8%+26.6%+26.4% +7.1%
Year to date -94.6%+34.9%+19.1% +12.8%
1 year -97.4%+39.8%+29.4% +11.9%
3 years -99.9%+112.9%+51.1% +85.2%
3 years, per year -89.7%+28.7%+14.8% +22.8%
5 years -100.0%+155.3%+192.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year -85.8%+20.6%+23.9% +10.9%
10 years -100.0%+124.2%+596.1% +262.0%
10 years, per year -66.2%+8.4%+21.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNXTSGILDVRTXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 169.0%27.1%29.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 153.5%23.9%25.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.350.290.49 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.581.471.01 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -100.0%-29.4%-29.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -97.4%0.0%-3.2% -1.2%
52-week high $24.15$165.61$557.96 $779.14
52-week low $0.53$118.15$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.

MultipleNXTSGILDVRTX
P/E now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 17.8x -58.0xmedian 17.8x 31.1xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median —median 9.1x 6.6xmedian 9.1x 10.9xmedian 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 15.0x —median 15.0x 25.8xmedian 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 21.7x 14.5xmedian 21.7x 36.0xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 2.2x 15.9xmedian 2.2x 6.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.00median 0.35 —median 0.35 3.07median 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 monthsNXTSGILDVRTX
Revenue – $30.99B $12.59B
Gross profit – – $10.82B
Operating income -$5.28M -$2.36B $4.78B
Net income -$14.06M – $4.41B
Free cash flow – – $3.80B
R&D $532.00K $6.33B $3.91B
EPS (diluted) $-17.10 – $17.26
Cash & equivalents $7.62M – $6.14B
Total debt $3.22M – –
Shares (diluted) 816.14K 1.24B 255.20M
Enterprise value -$22.25M $205.52B $108.81B

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
MetricNXTSGILDVRTX
P/E 0.0x -58.0x 31.1x
P/FCF – 14.5x 36.0x
P/Operating cash flow – 14.2x 31.9x
P/S – 6.6x 10.9x
P/B 0.3x 15.9x 6.8x
P/Tangible book -0.2x -438.2x 6.9x
EV/EBITDA 1.5x – 25.8x
EV/EBIT 1.5x – 27.0x
EV/Revenue – 6.6x 10.2x
EV/FCF – – 34.0x
EV/Operating cash flow – 14.2x 30.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.00 – 3.07

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNXTSGILDVRTX
Revenue growth (1Y) – 6.5% 10.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 4.2% 9.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 10.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 9.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -7.7% -122.5% 21.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.0% -31.7% 6.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -48.2% – 21.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -35.8% – 9.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -567.8% – 22.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -45.2% – 10.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 49.8% 11.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 19.9% 1.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 8.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -0.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNXTSGILDVRTX
Gross margin – – 86.0%
EBITDA margin – – 39.7%
Operating margin – – 38.0%
Pretax margin – – 41.9%
Net margin – – 35.0%
FCF margin – – 30.2%
Operating cash flow margin – 46.7% 34.1%
Return on equity -157.0% -31.2% 22.2%
Return on assets -71.9% -7.7% 16.3%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed -31.5% – 20.8%
Asset turnover – 0.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue – – 5.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNXTSGILDVRTX
Debt / assets 2.3% – –
Debt / equity 0.2x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.6x – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 89.8% – 26.2%
Equity / assets 10.2% 25.2% 73.8%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 3.7x – 3.2x
Quick ratio 3.2x – 2.5x
Cash ratio 3.2x – 2.0x
Altman Z-score – – 13.65

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNXTSGILDVRTX
Dividend yield – 2.0% –
Net buyback yield – – 1.4%
Shareholder yield – 2.0% 1.4%
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.

ConsensusNXTSGILDVRTX
Forward P/E – – 29.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $-0.39FY2026 $18.24FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -104.8%FY2026 -0.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +23.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $28.65BFY2026 $12.67BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – -2.7%FY2026 +5.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +18.1% +18.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNXTSGILDVRTX
Held by institutions – 89.6% 95.1%
Institutions holding – 2,291 1,746
Change in shares held, QoQ – +5.1% +3.9%
Institutions buying – 1,113 903
Institutions selling – 851 605
Buyers to sellers – 1.31 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.

NXTSGILDVRTX
NXTS 1.00 0.03 0.06
GILD 0.03 1.00 0.49
VRTX 0.06 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NXTS, GILD and VRTX?

Gilead Sciences (GILD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) $514.17K, Gilead Sciences (GILD) $205.52B, Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) $136.81B.

Which company is growing faster?

Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Gilead Sciences (GILD) +6.5%, Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) +10.2%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Gilead Sciences (GILD) returned the most: Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) -97.4%, Gilead Sciences (GILD) +39.8%, Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) +29.4%. Over five years, Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) compounded fastest (Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) -85.8%/yr, Gilead Sciences (GILD) +20.6%/yr, Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) +23.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Gilead Sciences (GILD) 1.96%. Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) and Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Gilead Sciences (GILD) has been the steadiest (Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) 169.0%, Gilead Sciences (GILD) 27.1%, Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) 29.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NXTS, GILD 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, Gilead Sciences (GILD) leads on 3. 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.