AstraZeneca plc (AZN)

AstraZeneca PLC, a biopharmaceutical company, focuses on the discovery, development, manufacture, and commercialization of prescription medicines. The company offers Imjudo, Datroway, Iressa, Tagrisso, Imfinzi, Lynparza, Calquence, Enhertu, Orpathys, Truqap, Zoladex, Faslodex, Crestor, Andexxa, Onglyza, Symlin, XIGDUO XR, Atacand, Atacand HCT, Atacand Plus, Farxiga/Forxiga, Plendil, Modip, Splendil, Munobal, Flodil, Tenormin, Tenormine, Prenormine, Atenol, Zestril, Brilinta/Brilique, Komboglyze, Qtern, Wainua, Byetta, Lokelma, Seloken ZOK, Toprol-XL, Betaloc ZOK, XIGDUO, Accolate, Accoleit, Vanticon, Bricanyl Respules, Eklira Genuair/Tudorza/Bretaris, Pulmicort Turbuhaler, Symbicort Turbuhaler, Airsupra, Bricanyl Turbuhaler, Fasenra, Rhinocort, Tezspire, Bevespi Aerosphere, Daliresp/Daxas, Oxis Turbuhaler, Saphnelo, Breztri Aerosphere, Duaklir Genuair, Pulmicort Respules, and Symbicort pMDI. It also provides Beyfortus, Kavigale, Evusheld, Fluenz/FluMist, Synagis, Kanuma, Ultomiris, Koselugo, Voydeya, Soliris, Strensiq, Nexium, and other medicines. The company offers its products for ocology, cardiovascular, renal and metabolism, respiratory & immunology, vaccines and immune, and therapies for rare diseases. It serves primary and specialty care physicians through distributors and local representative offices in the United Kingdom, USA, rest of Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australasia. It has a strategic agreement with Tempus and Pathos to develop the multimodal foundation model in oncology; CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Limited to advance the discovery and development of oral candidates; Nucs AI Inc. to develop AI-driven Response Prediction for Therapeutic Radioconjugates; and Carterra, Inc. to advances lab-in-the-loop drug discovery through new scientific research collaboration. The company was formerly known as Zeneca Group PLC and changed its name to AstraZeneca PLC in April 1999. AstraZeneca PLC was incorporated in 1992 and is based in Cambridge, the United Kingdom.

Ticker
AZN
Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Healthcare
Industry
Drug Manufacturers - General
Market cap
$289.14B
52-week range
$153.41 - $212.71

Valuation

Share price
$186.43 (close of Nov 6, 2026)
P/E (TTM)
26.18x
Price to book
5.58x
Price to free cash flow
28.32x
Enterprise value
$315.16B
Book value per share
$33.41

Price performance

PeriodChange
1 day-0.22%
5 days-0.12%
1 month+17.54%
3 months+15.74%
6 months+0.82%
Year to date+1.40%
1 year+11.27%
3 years+45.53%
5 years+47.75%
10 years+237.00%
All time+1,748.89%

Short interest

As of
Oct 15, 2026
Short % of float
0.21%
Shares short
3.28M
Days to cover
1.11
Change since prior report
+25.41%
Source
FINRA consolidated short interest

Members of Congress who disclosed AZN trades

Lisa McClain · Gilbert Ray Cisneros · Alan Armstrong · Bruce Westerman · Val Hoyle · Julia Letlow

Super investors holding AZN

Sarah Ketterer (Causeway Capital Management LLC) · Ken Griffin (Citadel) · Dodge & Cox (Dodge & Cox Funds) · Polen Capital Mgmt (Polen Capital Management LLC)

Profitability and growth

Return on equity
20.99%
Return on invested capital
14.86%
Return on assets
8.96%
Return on capital employed
16.47%
Gross margin
81.90%
Net margin
17.41%
EBITDA margin
23.40%
Revenue growth
8.63%
Net income growth
45.34%
Free cash flow growth
18.40%

Cash flow and balance sheet

Free cash flow yield (TTM)
3.53%
Current ratio
1.01x
Net debt to EBITDA
1.22x

Latest reported year

Period end
Dec 31, 2025
Fiscal year
2025
Revenue
$58.74B
Cost of revenue
$10.63B
Gross profit
$48.11B
EBITDA
$13.74B
Net income
$10.22B
Earnings per share
$6.60
Research and development
$14.23B
Interest expense
$1.69B
Shares outstanding
1.55B

Income statement by year

Period endRevenueGross profitNet incomeEPS
2025-12-31$58.74B$48.11B$10.22B$6.60
2024-12-31$54.07B$43.87B$7.04B$4.54
2023-12-31$45.81B$37.54B$5.96B$3.84
2022-12-31$44.35B$31.96B$3.29B$2.12
2021-12-31$37.42B$24.98B$112.00M$0.08
2020-12-31$26.62B$21.32B$3.20B$2.44
2019-12-31$24.38B$19.46B$1.33B$1.03
2018-12-31$22.09B$17.15B$2.15B$1.70
2017-12-31$22.46B$18.15B$3.00B$2.37
2016-12-31$23.00B$18.88B$3.50B$2.77

Margins and returns by year

Period endGross marginNet marginReturn on equityReturn on capital
2025-12-3181.90%17.41%20.99%14.86%
2024-12-3181.12%13.01%17.21%11.77%
2023-12-3181.95%13.00%15.20%10.74%
2022-12-3172.06%7.41%8.87%5.68%
2021-12-3166.76%0.30%0.29%1.54%
2020-12-3180.09%12.01%20.44%12.98%
2019-12-3179.82%5.47%9.15%8.40%
2018-12-3177.66%9.76%15.34%10.79%
2017-12-3180.78%13.36%18.03%11.42%
2016-12-3182.06%15.21%20.99%15.26%

Cash and debt by year

Period endCashDebt
2025-12-31$5.71B$24.71B
2024-12-31$5.49B$26.51B
2023-12-31$5.84B$22.36B
2022-12-31$6.17B$22.96B
2021-12-31$6.33B$28.13B
2020-12-31$7.83B$17.50B
2019-12-31$5.37B$15.73B
2018-12-31$4.83B$17.36B
2017-12-31$3.32B$15.56B
2016-12-31$5.02B$14.50B

Free cash flow by year

Period endFree cash flowStock-based compensation
2025-12-31$11.77B$719.00M
2024-12-31$9.94B$660.00M
2023-12-31$8.98B$579.00M
2022-12-31$8.72B$619.00M
2021-12-31$4.87B$615.00M
2020-12-31$3.84B$277.00M
2019-12-31$1.99B$259.00M
2018-12-31$1.57B$219.00M
2017-12-31$2.25B$220.00M
2016-12-31$2.70B$241.00M

Dividend history

Most recent payment
Feb 19, 2026
Paid in the last twelve months
$2.15
Payment dateDividend per share
2026-02-19$2.15
2025-08-08$0.52
2025-02-21$1.05
2024-08-09$0.50
2024-02-22$0.98
2023-08-10$0.47
2023-02-23$0.98
2022-08-11$0.47

Investor relations

Past earnings dates

ReportedFiscal periodEPS estimate
2026-10-30Sep 2026$2.60
2026-07-27Jun 2026$2.50
2026-04-29Mar 2026$2.57
2026-02-10Dec 2025$1.09
2025-11-06Sep 2025$1.14
2025-07-29Jun 2025$1.09
2025-04-29Mar 2025$1.10
2025-02-06Dec 2024$1.07

Filings and sources

Company website
astrazeneca.com
SEC filings
10-K, 10-Q and 8-K on EDGAR
Earnings calendar
All upcoming reports

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