Valuation

AZNAstraZeneca plc

StockLSEUnited KingdomHealth careEU retail: available

−0.5% today · +2.9% over a year

6/10 A 1–10 summary of how an instrument compares with similar ones (same sector and region) by published rules. It describes today's data; it is not a price forecast. More in the glossary → «Balanced» — higher than 62% of the instruments we score

Quality: among the best of its peers; priced higher than most peers (P/E 25.7). Dividend yield 1.87%.

AstraZeneca plc (AZN) valuation against sector peers: P/E 25.7 (sector median 22.4), P/B 5.4, EV/EBIT 20.9, free-cash-flow yield 4.5%, P/S 4.5.

Ratios vs sector

Medians of Health care companies in the same region (stocks and REITs).

Lower P/E, P/B, P/S and EV/EBIT mean cheaper; higher yields, returns and margins mean more for the price. Negative multiples (losses) are left out of the medians.
MetricAZNSector medianvs median
P/E25.722.4 · n=2815% above
P/B5.43.6 · n=4552% above
P/S4.54.5 · n=40near the median
EV/EBIT20.920.8 · n=28near the median
Free-cash-flow yield4.5%3.5% · n=4130% above
Dividend yield1.87%0.12% · n=1001,467% above
Return on equity22.9%6.8% · n=56238% above
Return on invested capital16.4%7.0% · n=47134% above
Gross margin81.9%70.2% · n=3917% above
Net debt / EBITDA—1.39 · n=26—

Value factor: 34 of 100 within the peer group. Full score breakdown →

Sector peers

The largest companies of the same sector and region.

NVSNovartis AG21.36.517.95.9%2.5%9/10
NOVNNovartis AG21.26.417.85.9%2.9%10/10
AZNAstraZeneca PLC25.75.420.94.5%1.3%6/10
NVONovo Nordisk A/S11.25.99.85.2%4.8%7/10
GSKGSK plc13.84.811.38.1%3.7%10/10
SNYSanofi11.81.316.37.8%5.0%7/10
SANSanofi SA11.81.316.27.8%5.5%8/10
TEVATeva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited66.06.037.22.9%0.0%6/10
ALCAlcon34.71.527.35.1%0.4%4/10
ALCAlcon AG34.51.527.25.1%0.5%6/10

Fiscal-year history

From annual SEC filings; each bar is a fiscal year, labelled by the year it ended.

Filings: U.S. SEC EDGAR · ratios computed by AI-Stock Invest from public filings and end-of-day prices · latest period 31 Dec 2025 · filed 24 Feb 2026