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Biogen Inc

United States · Large Cap · listed since 1991 · Revenue 12 mo. $9.9B

Price as of 11/06/2026

StockScorer score
4.5
of 10 5 of 11 points Low Match To the score
Price
$248.35
1 Y +48.8%
Market cap
$37.4B
Phase
Mature
core business profitable, revenue barely moving
Revenue −1.2% a year (3 years)EBIT margin 19.1%Payout 0.0% of operating cash flow

Biogen Inc. discovers, develops, manufactures, and delivers therapies in the United States, Europe, Germany, Asia, and internationally.

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Biogen Inc. discovers, develops, manufactures, and delivers therapies in the United States, Europe, Germany, Asia, and internationally. The company provides TECFIDERA, VUMERITY, AVONEX, PLEGRIDY, and TYSABRI for multiple sclerosis (MS); SPINRAZA for spinal muscular atrophy; SKYCLARYS to treat Friedreich's Ataxia; QALSODY for treating amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; FUMADERM to treat plaque psoriasis; BENEPALI, an etanercept biosimilar referencing ENBREL; IMRALDI, an adalimumab biosimilar referencing HUMIRA; FLIXABI, an infliximab biosimilar referencing REMICADE. It offers LEQEMBI for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease; ZURZUVAE for the treatment of postpartum depression; RITUXAN to treat non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), rheumatoid arthritis, two forms of ANCA-associated vasculitis, and pemphigus vulgaris; RITUXAN HYCELA for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and CLL; GAZYVA to treat CLL and follicular lymphoma; OCREVUS for relapsing MS and primary progressive MS; LUNSUMIO to treat relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma; glofitamab for aRelapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma; and other anti-CD20 therapies. Biogen Inc. has collaboration and license agreements with Merz Therapeutics; Alkermes Pharma Ireland Limited; Denali Therapeutics Inc.; UCB; Eisai Co., Ltd.; Genentech, Inc.; Neurimmune SubOne AG; Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Samsung Bioepis; and Sage Therapeutics, Inc., as well as collaborations with Stoke Therapeutics, Inc. for the development and commercialization of zorevunersen, a disease modifying medicine for the treatment of Dravet syndrome; Dayra Therapeutics, Inc. to develop oral macrocyclic peptides; Vanqua Bio, Inc. for developing Vanqua's preclinical oral C5aR1 antagonist compound; City Therapeutics, Inc. to develop select novel RNAi therapies; and ALTEOGEN Inc. to develop subcutaneous (SC) formulations of biologics utilizing ALT-B4. The company was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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Summary

Biogen Inc is around the middle of the Healthcare sector overall

45.7 of 100

Mean of the six area values. Each area value is the mean of the stock's ranks among the companies in its sector. 50 is the middle of the sector, not a share of companies beaten.

Analysis

What the price requires

The price requires 7.0% FCF growth a year, more than achieved over the last 5 and 10 years.

If free cash flow stays at €1.8B (2025), it supports €20.4B. The remaining €13.1B of the market value assume it grows 7.0% a year for 10 years and not at all afterwards.

Required FCF growth per year

7.0%

no growth afterwards

Market value breakdown€33.6B market value, price as of 11/06/2026

€20.4B without growth
€13.1B priced-in growth
  • 5 yrs achieved −10.8%
  • 10 yrs achieved −7.3%
  • priced in 7.0%

Valuation against its own history

Price to operating cash flow 12.8×, within its usual range.

Middle half of 20 quarters: 10.1× to 20.4×, median 12.5×.

Measures only against its own past, not against what the company is worth. Price as of 11/06/2026.

1 sign supports the expectation, 4 speak against it.

What supports it

with respect to the priced-in expectation

  • Low capital needs capex median 3.7% of revenue (10 years)

What speaks against it

with respect to the priced-in expectation

  • Expectation above the company's own record priced in 7.0%, achieved at most −7.3%
  • Earnings declined earnings −20.8% year on year
  • EBIT margin falling for three quarters −11.7 pp over the last four reports
1 more
  • Volatile earnings 4 drops or sign changes in up to 10 years

Since the last quarter

Q1 → Q2 2026

Mostly worse than the previous quarter: 4 of 6 changes for the worse.

  • FCF, 12 mo.$2.6B → $3.0B+13.2%better
  • Gross margin69.8% → 67.7%−2.1 ppworse
  • EBIT margin15.7% → 12.8%−2.9 ppworse
  • FCF margin26.6% → 29.8%+3.2 ppbetter
  • Net debt$3.2B → $7.1B+122.4%worse
  • Return on equity7.4% → 4.4%−2.9 ppworse

2 more unchanged: Revenue, 12 mo., Shares outstanding

Derivation

How the sector comparison is derived

Each area value is the average of its metrics' ranks within the sector (0 to 100, 50 is the middle). For metrics where lower is better, the rank is mirrored. The overall value is the average of the area values.

Price as of 11/06/2026.

Profitability49.7around the middleEarns about as much as the sector.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Return on equity7.08%11.52%Rank 28
Return on capital (Greenblatt)20.99%32.55%Rank 28
EBIT margin19.14%18.31%Rank 55
FCF margin20.90%14.12%Rank 72
Gross margin70.47%60.99%Rank 66
Growth11.8below the middleGrows more slowly than the sector: Earnings growth, 5 years per year −18.69%, sector 7.00%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Revenue growth, 1 year1.39%8.04%Rank 17
Earnings growth, 3 years per year−24.96%5.44%Rank 8
Earnings growth, 5 years per year−18.69%7.00%Rank 4
Sustainable growth (ROE × retained earnings)1.57%3.66%Rank 19
Valuation59.7around the middleValued about like the sector.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Earnings yield3.55%2.90%Rank 62
FCF yield5.48%3.63%Rank 77
EV/saleslower is better4.134.03Rank 48
EV/EBITlower is better21.5821.73Rank 52
Momentum75.5above the middleShare price doing better than the sector: Share price, 1 year 48.84%, sector 8.66%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Share price, 1 year48.84%8.66%Rank 89
Share price, 6 months28.86%24.27%Rank 63
Share price, 3 months24.56%15.42%Rank 78
Distance from 52-week high−2.40%−7.35%Rank 72
Quality23.3below the middleQuality below the sector: Dividend streak in years –, sector 10.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Accruals (Sloan)lower is better1.60%0.30%Rank 40
Change in share countlower is better0.55%0.00%Rank 20
Dividend streak in years–10Rank 13
Price reaction to results, market-adjusted−3.67%0.05%Rank 21
Balance sheet & risk54.2around the middleRisk about like the sector.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Equity ratio62.01%48.40%Rank 69
Net debt/EBITDAlower is better1.061.11Rank 51
Debt to equitylower is better0.380.48Rank 55
Volatility, 1 yearlower is better34.28%31.42%Rank 41

Ten years in figures

Revenue from $11.4B (2016) to $9.8B (2025), −1.7% a year.

Fiscal years, amounts in USD
YearRevenue, $BEBIT marginFCF, $BSharesNet debt, $B
201611.445.0%3.9219M4.2
201712.343.6%3.7213M4.4
201813.543.8%5.3205M4.7
201914.449.0%6.6187M3.5
202013.434.2%3.7161M6.5
202111.025.4%3.3150M5.3
202210.228.4%1.1146M3.2
20239.821.3%1.2146M6.3
20249.725.7%2.5146M4.3
20259.819.1%2.1147M3.9
4.5 / 10Low MatchStockScorer score5 of 11 points

3 of 7 StockScorer Score rules met · How the score is built

Biogen Inc mainly meets criteria in the Valuation category. Result from 18 strategies checked.

This stock · Profitability: 33%This stock · Growth: 0%This stock · Valuation: 100%This stock · Momentum: 100%Median of all stocks · Profitability: 33%Median of all stocks · Growth: 0%Median of all stocks · Valuation: 0%Median of all stocks · Momentum: 0%50%100%ProfitabilityGrowthValuationMomentumThis stockMedian of all stocks

How Biogen Inc's score is built

Biogen Inc is rated here with the StockScorer Score strategy, the flagship rule set. It compares return and cash-flow metrics with the median of the company's own sector and checks growth and price trend.

3 of 7 rules met

5 of 11 points

  1. Free cash flow yield above the sector medianmet2 of 2 points
  2. Return on capital (Greenblatt ROC) above the sector mediannot met0 of 2 points
  3. Return on equity above the sector mediannot met0 of 1 point
  4. Free cash flow margin above the sector medianmet2 of 2 points
  5. Revenue growth above 15%not met0 of 2 points
  6. 3-year earnings growth above 12% p.a.not met0 of 1 point
  7. 12-month share price more than 20 percentage points ahead of the marketmet1 of 1 point
  8. Exclusion: financial and real estate stocksdoes not apply

Detail data

How does Biogen Inc stock perform across 18 strategies?

Excerpt from 18 strategies checked. The full evaluation is visible after a free sign-up.

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  • Growth Momentum (CAN SLIM principle)
  • Trending Value: Value + Momentum
  • Defensive: Low Volatility
  • Moat Quality
  • Magic Formula: Value + Quality
  • Acquirer's Multiple: EV/EBIT Deep Value
  • Dividend Aristocrats & Continuity
  • Dividend Quality: 4 Factors
  • Balanced GARP
  • High-Growth / Rule of 40
  • Levermann Strategy (13 Criteria)
  • PEG Strategy (inspired by Peter Lynch)

Biogen Inc key metrics: P/E, P/B and equity ratio

Selected fundamental metrics for Biogen Inc.

MetricStockSector
P/E ratio28.230.0
P/B ratio2.04.8
Return on equity (ROE)7.1%11.5%
Equity ratio62.0%48.4%
Debt-to-equity (D/E)0.380.48
Dividend yield0.0%1.3%

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Frequently asked questions about Biogen Inc stock

How does Biogen Inc stock (BIIB) score in the StockScorer model?
Biogen Inc stock reaches a StockScorer score of 4.5 out of 10, which is a low match with the rule-based strategies. 3 out of 7 flagship profile rules are met.
What is Biogen Inc's P/E ratio?
Biogen Inc's P/E ratio is 28.2. The Healthcare sector median is 30.0.
What sector is Biogen Inc in?
Biogen Inc is assigned to the Healthcare sector. Its rank within the sector is 45.7 out of 100: 100 means the stock leads its peer group of large and mid-cap sector stocks in every measured area.

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