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EXEL vs GILD

Exelixis, Inc. and Gilead Sciences, Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.

At a glance

Most recent reported year

EXEL vs GILD, at a glance
Metric EXEL GILD
Revenue$2.3B$29.4B
Net income$782.6M$8.5B
Gross margin96.4%78.8%
Net margin33.7%28.9%
Return on equity35.5%40.5%
Diluted EPS$2.78$6.78
Dividend / share·$3.16
Payout ratio·47.0%
Free cash flow$875.8M$9.5B
Equity$2.2B$22.7B
Net debt / equity·0.77×
Current ratio3.56×1.55×
Revenue CAGR 5y18.6%3.6%
Profit CAGR 5y47.6%133.3%

GILD bills 12.7× the revenue of EXEL, and EXEL keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (33.7% against 28.9%).

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.

Revenue by year

10 years side by side

EXEL vs GILD, revenue by year
Fiscal year EXEL GILD
FY2025$2.3B$29.4B
FY2024$2.2B$28.8B
FY2023$1.8B$27.1B
FY2022$1.6B$27.3B
FY2021$1.4B$27.3B
FY2020$987.5M$24.7B
FY2019$967.8M$22.4B
FY2018$853.8M$22.1B
FY2017$452.5M$26.1B
FY2016$191.5M$30.4B
Net income by year

Bottom line

EXEL vs GILD, net income by year
Fiscal year EXEL GILD
FY2025$782.6M$8.5B
FY2024$521.3M$480.0M
FY2023$207.8M$5.7B
FY2022$182.3M$4.6B
FY2021$231.1M$6.2B
FY2020$111.8M$123.0M
FY2019$321.0M$5.4B
FY2018$690.1M$5.5B
FY2017$154.2M$4.6B
FY2016$-70.2M$13.5B
Revenue gap over time

17 fiscal years

Revenue gap over time
Fiscal year Difference Ahead
FY2025−$27,122,874,000GILD
FY2024−$26,585,299,000GILD
FY2023−$25,285,792,000GILD
FY2022−$25,669,938,000GILD
FY2021−$25,870,030,000GILD
FY2020−$23,701,462,000GILD
FY2019−$21,481,225,000GILD
FY2018−$21,273,174,000GILD
FY2017−$25,654,523,000GILD
FY2016−$30,198,546,000GILD
FY2015−$32,601,828,000GILD
FY2014−$24,864,889,000GILD
FY2013−$11,170,662,000GILD
FY2012−$9,654,550,000GILD
FY2011−$8,095,749,000GILD
FY2010−$7,764,375,000GILD
FY2009−$6,859,624,000GILD

GILD 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.

Net margin gap over time

17 fiscal years

Net margin gap over time
Fiscal year Difference Ahead
FY2025+4.8 ppEXEL
FY2024+22.4 ppEXEL
FY2023−9.3 ppGILD
FY2022−5.4 ppGILD
FY2021−6.6 ppGILD
FY2020+11.0 ppEXEL
FY2019+9.3 ppEXEL
FY2018+56.1 ppEXEL
FY2017+16.3 ppEXEL
FY2016−81.1 ppGILD
FY2015−490.6 ppGILD
FY2014−1089.0 ppGILD
FY2013−787.4 ppGILD
FY2012−332.8 ppGILD
FY2011−7.1 ppGILD
FY2010−86.2 ppGILD
FY2009−126.5 ppGILD

The higher net margin has changed hands between EXEL and GILD over this period.

17 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.

Net margin volatility

Standard deviation, each side

EXEL's net margin has been more volatile than GILD's over the 17 comparable fiscal years — 308.5 percentage points of standard deviation against 14.2.

17 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.

Who led in net margin

Year by year

The lead in net margin changed hands between EXEL and GILD over these 17 fiscal years — EXEL led in 6 and GILD in 11.

17 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.

Return on equity volatility

Standard deviation, each side

EXEL's return on equity has been more volatile than GILD's over the 11 comparable fiscal years — 74.1 percentage points of standard deviation against 11.5.

11 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.

Who led in return on equity

Year by year

The lead in return on equity changed hands between EXEL and GILD over these 11 fiscal years — EXEL led in 4 and GILD in 7.

11 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.

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