Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. SNY scored 53.0, KNSA scored 67.1 — KNSA leads.
Compare another set
Different reporting periods. KNSA's fundamentals are as of March 2026, but SNY's are as of December 2025 — a 3-month gap. Growth, margin and valuation figures below therefore describe different windows and aren't strictly like-for-like.
SNY
Sanofi
Drug Manufacturers - General · Quality-Growth
53
$40.07 · $96.0B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
14.1
KNSA leads
KNSA
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, plc
Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic · Quality-Growth
67.1
$79.78 · $6.2B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
CheapestSNY21.2x
Fastest growthKNSA+56.7%
Strongest balance sheetKNSA0.01
Highest qualitySNY67 / 100
Largest discount to fair valueSNY-22%
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
Growth against the P/E multiple. Up and to the right is cheaper and faster — the quality-growth idea in one picture. Points beyond the axis are pinned to the edge and marked off-scale rather than allowed to compress everything else.
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
SNY
stronger →← stronger
KNSA
67
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
64
56
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
99
47
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
48
KNSA is stronger on 2 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
SNY
KNSA
$7.9bB+
FCF
$164mC
+6.2%C+
Rev
+56.7%A
0.34B
D/E
0.01A-
21.2xB+
P/E
79.8xD
27.63D
PEG
2.03C
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Valuation · DCF cross-check
SNY
KNSA
22% below
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
63% above
~-1%/yr
Growth the price impliesyr-1 FCF growth, fading to 4% · lower = less priced in
~28%/yr
+24%
1-yr DCF upside
-53%
+28%
5-yr DCF upside
-39%
+34%
10-yr DCF upside
-10%
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
SNY
Why this score
Buying back stock
Raising its dividend
Foreign reporter (EUR)
KNSA
Why this score
Diluting shareholders
The companies
SNYSanofi
Drug Manufacturers - General · $40.07 · beta 0.28
Why now
Drug Manufacturers - General · market cap $96.0b. Down 24% from 52-week high of $52.68 — deep drawdown territory. 9 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $53.61 (implying +34% upside).
Moat
Net margin 18% beats the market median by a meaningful margin — the company is keeping more of every revenue dollar than the average S&P constituent. ROE 11% meets the long-run market sustainable threshold — solid but not differentiated; the durability comes from elsewhere. FCF converts 178% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash.
Risk
Dividend payout 128% of earnings on a 6.0% yield — distribution coverage is thin; one earnings stumble could force a dividend cut. Trial-readout binary — late-stage clinical trials carry approve/reject outcomes that swing valuation 30%+; the equity is effectively a portfolio of these binary events, not a steady cash-flow business.
Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic · market cap $6.2b. 4% off the 52-week high of $82.94. Revenue growing +57% — in hypergrowth territory. 8 sell-side analysts rate this a Strong Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $98.00 (implying +23% upside).
Moat
ROE 12% meets the long-run market sustainable threshold — solid but not differentiated; the durability comes from elsewhere. Free cash flow runs well ahead of reported net income. Pharma moat is patent runway + pipeline depth — a single approved molecule funds the next generation of bets. Late-stage trials carry binary readouts that swing valuation 30%+.
Risk
Trailing P/E 79.8x prices in sustained high growth — any quarter that disappoints triggers sharp re-rating. Trial-readout binary — late-stage clinical trials carry approve/reject outcomes that swing valuation 30%+; the equity is effectively a portfolio of these binary events, not a steady cash-flow business.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
Generating verdict… typically 5–10 seconds
Not investment advice. The Bull Rankings publishes a quantitative ranking model and accompanying analysis for general informational purposes only. Nothing on this page is a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold any security; nothing is personalized to your circumstances, risk tolerance, or tax situation. Investing carries the risk of loss — invest at your own risk and consider consulting a licensed financial professional before acting on anything you read here. See terms and methodology for full disclosures.
Where SNY and KNSA diverge
On the headline score the gap is 14.1 points in favor of KNSA. The widest single difference is Growth, where KNSA leads by 43.5 points.
GrowthSNY 55.5 · KNSA 99.0KNSA +43.5
QualitySNY 66.9 · KNSA 64.0level
ValueSNY 46.7 · KNSA 47.8level
Pillars run 0–100. Value is judged against each company's own sector, so a Value score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.
Common questions
Is KNSA or SNY the better stock?
KNSA scores higher: KNSA 67.1, SNY 53.0 out of 100 on the Bull Rankings quality-growth score, which blends business quality, growth and valuation into one number. A higher score means a stronger business at a more reasonable price — it is not a price target or a recommendation.
Where do KNSA and SNY differ most?
The widest gap is growth, where KNSA leads by 44 points on the 0–100 pillar scale. The other two pillars are close enough to call level, so this is the one place they genuinely separate.
How are KNSA and SNY scored?
Each carries the same 0–100 quality-growth score used everywhere on the site, built from three pillars — quality (profitability and returns on capital), growth (revenue and earnings), and value (what you pay for them) — combined as a geometric mean, so a weak pillar cannot be papered over by a strong one.
How current is this comparison?
The whole universe is re-scored every trading day after the US market close, so the scores and fundamentals here reflect the latest published edition.