It also far exceeds its competitors in a number of different ways: market capitalization, enterprise value, revenue, gross margin, and profit margin.

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As the largest bank in terms of market capitalization, Wells Fargo has stunned investors with consistent growth in revenue and income figures quarter after quarter despite weak economic conditions which have made competitors including Bank of America and Citigroup work hard to just maintain their numbers.

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To ID Biomedical, the estimated peak year revenue of the nasal flu cure would be greater than the company's current market capitalization.

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