GILD

Gilead Sciences
Biotechnology · Health Care · as of 2026-08-19
Last close
$147.60
+2.9% on the session
1-year return
+28.4%
-2.2% over six months
Volatility
26.3%
annualized, trailing year
Max drawdown
-21.6%
worst peak to trough, 1y
What the numbers say

Gilead Sciences is a biotechnology name in the health care sector. Over the past year it returned +28.4%, against +13.8% over three months and +13.3% over one. It trades 12.1% above its 200-day average, so the longer trend is confirming recent strength. Annualized volatility of 26.3% is moderate by single-stock standards.

Its worst peak-to-trough decline over the year was -21.6%, and it has traded a median $909M a day — the figure that decides whether a position can actually be entered and exited at posted prices. Its daily moves correlate 0.15 with the S&P 500 proxy, so it has been moving substantially on its own.

Where it ranks
Within Health Care#32 of 59
Stronger than 47% of its sector on the momentum profile
Across the whole index#154 of 500

How GILD scores on all four profiles

Its standing on steadiness, defensiveness and rebound — plus the factor-by-factor breakdown behind each score, and its closest and least-correlated peers among 7 others in Biotechnology.

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Full metrics
1 day+2.9%
1 week+8.6%
1 month+13.3%
3 months+13.8%
6 months-2.2%
1 year+28.4%
12-1 momentum+13.3%
Volatility (1y, annualized)26.3%
Max drawdown (1y)-21.6%
Distance vs 200-day average+12.1%
Return per unit of risk1.08
Median daily dollar volume$909M
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