BIIB vs GILD
Biogen and Gilead Sciences, side by side.
Prices and company dataas of yesterday's close
- BIIBBuy more27%
Biogen's report on Oct 28 beat profit forecasts by 27%, and analysts expect profit to grow 30% next year.
- GILDBuy more18%
Gilead Sciences' report on Oct 29 beat profit forecasts by 18%, and it pays a 2% dividend that it has raised for 10 years in a row.
Percent return
- BIIB+58.81%
- GILD+41.91%
Nov 11, 2025 to Nov 11, 2026
Where they differ
- Company size: BIIB $30.0B, GILD $165B.
- Sales growth, 1 yr: BIIB +2.3%, GILD +6.5%. GILD is ahead.
- Price for $1 of next year's profit: BIIB $17, GILD $20. BIIB is ahead.
- Profit per $1 of sales: BIIB 24¢, GILD 38¢. GILD is ahead.
- Cash minus debt: BIIB −$6.50B, GILD −$18.3B. BIIB is ahead.
- Price change, 1 yr: BIIB +59%, GILD +42%. BIIB is ahead. S&P 500 +12%.
- How much the price swings: BIIB 35%, GILD 28%. GILD is ahead.
| Measure | BIIBBiogen | GILDGilead Sciences |
|---|---|---|
| Price and returns | ||
| Price | $253.49 | $169.74 |
| Today | Best in this row: +0.09% | −0.66% |
| 1 month | +12.27% | Best in this row: +12.28% |
| 3 months | +24.33% | Best in this row: +25.72% |
| This year | Best in this row: +43.99% | +40.77% |
| 1 year | Best in this row: +58.81% | +41.91% |
| 5 years | −4.94% | Best in this row: +200.78% |
| From 52-week high | −0.5% | −2.7% |
| How much it swings (90 days) | 35% | Best in this row: 28% |
| Valuation | ||
| Market value | $30.0B | $165B |
| Price vs last year's earnings | 21.9× | Best in this row: 18.1× |
| Price vs next year's expected earnings | Best in this row: 16.9× | 20.0× |
| Price vs earnings, adjusted for growth | 2.12× | Best in this row: 1.46× |
| Price to sales | Best in this row: 3.6× | 6.7× |
| Price vs cash it brings in | 17.7× | Best in this row: 15.0× |
| Company value vs operating profit | Best in this row: 13.1× | 15.4× |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth, 1 year | +2.3% | Best in this row: +6.5% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 3 years | −0.9% | Best in this row: +2.6% |
| Earnings per share growth, last year | −7.9% | Best in this row: +55.0% |
| Earnings per share growth expected next year | +29.9% | Best in this row: +1290.9% |
| Profitability | ||
| Kept from sales after making the product | 75.8% | Best in this row: 80.0% |
| Kept as operating profit | 23.5% | Best in this row: 38.2% |
| Kept as final profit | Best in this row: 3.4% | −12.5% |
| Kept as spare cash | 20.1% | Best in this row: 44.5% |
| Profit on shareholders' money | Best in this row: 1.9% | −22.4% |
| Profit on all money put in | 7.4% | Best in this row: 36.8% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net cash (cash minus debt) | Best in this row: −$6.50B | −$18.3B |
| Debt for each $1 of shareholders' money | Best in this row: 0.41× | 2.02× |
| Short-term assets per $1 of bills due | Best in this row: 1.95× | 1.38× |
| Dividend yield | – | 1.97% |
| Our readPro | ||
| Our call | Buy more | Buy more |
| Why | Biogen's report on Oct 28 beat profit forecasts by 27%, and analysts expect profit to grow 30% next year. | Gilead Sciences' report on Oct 29 beat profit forecasts by 18%, and it pays a 2% dividend that it has raised for 10 years in a row. |
| Where the price sits | in the full report | in the full report |
| Our overall score (out of 100) | 60 | Best in this row: 73 |
| Our value score | 70 | Best in this row: 91 |
| Our growth score | 40 | Best in this row: 70 |
| Our quality score | 70 | Best in this row: 90 |
| Our price trend score | Best in this row: 70 | 48 |
| Earnings and analysts | ||
| Analyst consensus | Buy | Buy |
| To average analyst target | Best in this row: +4.9% | +1.9% |
| Average analyst target | $266.00 | $172.95 |
| Analysts rating it a buy | 69% | Best in this row: 79% |
| Buy ratings added, 3 months | Best in this row: +2 | 0 |
| Analysts covering | 25 | 22 |
GILD: faster sales growth
Our pick of these: Gilead Sciences
Sales growth +6.5% vs +2.3%
BIIB +2.3%, GILD +6.5%.Forward P/E per point of sales growth 3.05 vs 7.33
BIIB 7.33, GILD 3.05.Keeps 38.2% of sales as operating profit, vs 23.5%
BIIB 23.5%, GILD 38.2%.Where it loses: BIIB has more analyst upside, +4.9% vs +1.9%
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