BIIB vs NBIX
Biogen Inc. and Neurocrine Biosciences Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | BIIB | NBIX |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $9.9B | $2.9B |
| Net income | $1.3B | $478.6M |
| Gross margin | 75.7% | 98.2% |
| Net margin | 13.1% | 16.7% |
| Return on equity | 7.4% | 16.4% |
| Diluted EPS | $8.79 | $4.67 |
| Dividend / share | · | · |
| Payout ratio | · | · |
| Free cash flow | $2.1B | $748.7M |
| Equity | · | $3.3B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.18× | · |
| Current ratio | 2.68× | 3.39× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | −6.0% | 22.3% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | −20.2% | 3.3% |
BIIB bills 3.5× the revenue of NBIX, and NBIX keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (16.7% against 13.1%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | BIIB | NBIX |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $9.9B | $2.9B |
| FY2024 | $9.7B | $2.4B |
| FY2023 | $9.8B | $1.9B |
| FY2022 | $10.2B | $1.5B |
| FY2021 | $11.0B | $1.1B |
| FY2020 | $13.4B | $1.0B |
| FY2019 | $14.4B | $788.1M |
| FY2018 | $13.5B | $451.2M |
| FY2017 | $12.3B | $161.6M |
| FY2016 | $11.4B | $15.0M |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | BIIB | NBIX |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $1.3B | $478.6M |
| FY2024 | $1.6B | $341.3M |
| FY2023 | $1.2B | $249.7M |
| FY2022 | $3.0B | $154.5M |
| FY2021 | $1.6B | $89.6M |
| FY2020 | $4.0B | $407.3M |
| FY2019 | $5.9B | $37.0M |
| FY2018 | $4.4B | $21.1M |
| FY2017 | $2.5B | $-142.5M |
| FY2016 | $3.7B | $-141.1M |
17 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$7,030,100,000 | BIIB |
| FY2024 | +$7,320,600,000 | BIIB |
| FY2023 | +$7,948,500,000 | BIIB |
| FY2022 | +$8,684,700,000 | BIIB |
| FY2021 | +$9,848,200,000 | BIIB |
| FY2020 | +$12,398,700,000 | BIIB |
| FY2019 | +$13,589,800,000 | BIIB |
| FY2018 | +$13,001,700,000 | BIIB |
| FY2017 | +$12,112,274,000 | BIIB |
| FY2016 | +$11,433,800,000 | BIIB |
| FY2015 | +$10,744,031,000 | BIIB |
| FY2014 | +$9,703,300,000 | BIIB |
| FY2013 | +$6,929,281,000 | BIIB |
| FY2012 | +$5,463,321,000 | BIIB |
| FY2011 | +$4,971,221,000 | BIIB |
| FY2010 | +$4,682,922,000 | BIIB |
| FY2009 | +$4,374,395,000 | BIIB |
BIIB has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 17 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
17 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
14 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −3.7 pp | NBIX |
| FY2024 | +2.4 pp | BIIB |
| FY2023 | −1.4 pp | NBIX |
| FY2022 | +18.7 pp | BIIB |
| FY2021 | +7.8 pp | BIIB |
| FY2020 | −8.7 pp | NBIX |
| FY2019 | +36.3 pp | BIIB |
| FY2018 | +28.6 pp | BIIB |
| FY2017 | +109.9 pp | BIIB |
| FY2016 | +972.9 pp | BIIB |
| FY2015 | +483.2 pp | BIIB |
| FY2012 | +15.6 pp | BIIB |
| FY2011 | −23.4 pp | NBIX |
| FY2010 | +42.8 pp | BIIB |
The higher net margin has changed hands between BIIB and NBIX over this period.
14 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
NBIX's net margin has been more volatile than BIIB's over the 14 comparable fiscal years — 263.7 percentage points of standard deviation against 8.5.
14 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between BIIB and NBIX over these 14 fiscal years — BIIB led in 10 and NBIX in 4.
14 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
NBIX's return on equity has been more volatile than BIIB's over the 17 comparable fiscal years — 305.5 percentage points of standard deviation against 10.4.
17 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between BIIB and NBIX over these 17 fiscal years — BIIB led in 12 and NBIX in 5.
17 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.