RVMD vs. SNY: Revolution Medicines vs. Sanofi Stock Comparison

Company Profile

Revolution Medicines (RVMD) and Sanofi (SNY) both fall under the Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences industry group, but RVMD is classified in Biotechnology while SNY is classified in Pharmaceuticals.

Sanofi (SNY) has more than two decades of public-market history since July 1, 2002, whereas Revolution Medicines (RVMD) listed on February 13, 2020 and has a much shorter record to draw on.

Revolution Medicines (RVMD) trades as ordinary local shares, while Sanofi (SNY) trades as an ADR — compare with FX exposure, depositary-program fees, and dividend-withholding-tax differences in mind.

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Performance Metrics

Risk Profile

Drawdown History

Return Distribution

Risk Metrics

Revolution Medicines (RVMD) has an aggressive beta of 1.42, indicating higher sensitivity to broad-market moves, while Sanofi (SNY) is defensive at 0.28 and tends to be less market-sensitive — they sit on opposite ends of the beta spectrum.

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Return Positioning

Risk-Adjusted Metrics

Profitability

Revolution Medicines (RVMD) reports a negative ROE of -93.56%; negative ROE can reflect losses or negative shareholders’ equity, so it is harder to read as capital efficiency. Meanwhile Sanofi (SNY) reports 5.72%, ranking against industry peers normally.

Sanofi (SNY) at 8.20% retains a top-quartile share of revenue as profit, ahead of Revolution Medicines (RVMD) at 0.00%, which keeps about the industry-typical share.

Revolution Medicines (RVMD) reports a negative operating margin of -188.88%, usually indicating that operating costs exceeded revenue at the operating-income line. Meanwhile Sanofi (SNY) reports 30.89%, ranking against industry peers normally.

Profitability Metrics

Growth

Only one side can be read here: Sanofi (SNY) reports revenue growth of 5.49%, ranked against its industry; Revolution Medicines (RVMD) has no revenue growth figure this period.

Only one side can be read here: Sanofi (SNY) reports EPS growth of 39.43%, ranked against its industry; Revolution Medicines (RVMD) has no EPS growth figure this period.

Growth Metrics

Financial Strength

Revolution Medicines (RVMD) at 8.36 keeps current ratio within its industry’s typical mid-range, while Sanofi (SNY) at 1.12 runs in the tighter-liquidity quartile — a thinner cushion against current liabilities for SNY.

Both Revolution Medicines (RVMD) at 0.50 and Sanofi (SNY) at 0.27 fund their balance sheets with roughly industry-typical debt-to-equity mixes.

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Dividends

Neither Revolution Medicines (RVMD) nor Sanofi (SNY) pays a dividend this period — they may reinvest, use buybacks, or simply not return cash through dividends.

Sanofi (SNY) reports payout ratio above 100% at 119.86%, meaning dividends exceeded current-period earnings; Revolution Medicines (RVMD) pays no dividend (payout 0.00%).

Dividend Metrics

Valuation

An earnings multiple is available for just one side: Sanofi (SNY) trades at 23.40 times trailing earnings, ranked against its peers, while Revolution Medicines (RVMD) has no P/E ratio this period.

Sanofi (SNY) at 2.21 sits in the cheaper P/S ratio quartile while Revolution Medicines (RVMD) at 210.51 prices above its industry range — a wide gap in sales valuation between them.

Sanofi (SNY) at 1.38 sits in the lower P/B ratio quartile relative to book while Revolution Medicines (RVMD) at 17.31 prices above its industry range — a wide valuation gap against assets.

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