ABBV vs AZN vs RGC Stock Comparison

AbbVie, Astrazeneca and Regencell Bioscience Holdings Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ABBV AbbVie Inc.
$288.93 +9.9% 1M +32.5% 1Y
Market cap
$510.57B
P/E
81.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$64.39B
Div. yield
2.40%
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
5 wins
AZN Astrazeneca Plc
$186.64 +18.9% 1M +13.3% 1Y
Market cap
$289.29B
P/E
26.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$59.37B
Div. yield
1.28%
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Astrazeneca leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Astrazeneca 6, AbbVie 5, Regencell Bioscience Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionABBVAZNRGCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $510.57B $289.29B $3.12B ABBV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 81.0x 26.2x -265.9x AZN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.6x 18.7x — AZN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.4% +7.8% — ABBV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.8% 18.6% — AZN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 18.7% 24.1% — AZN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.6x -0.9x — AZN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.40% 1.28% 0.00% ABBV
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +32.5% +13.3% -62.2% ABBV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +19.7%/yr +7.9%/yr +66.0%/yr RGC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.4% 28.4% 141.7% ABBV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 74/100 — AZN

Percentile Scorecard

ABBVAZNRGC

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisABBVAZNRGC
Valuation 95 #35 of 623 85 #96 of 623 38 #384 of 623
Growth 54 #279 of 601 59 #245 of 601 –
Profitability 95 #27 of 553 94 #36 of 553 –
Financial Health 16 #551 of 654 66 #226 of 654 90 #67 of 654
Shareholder Returns 81 #72 of 367 68 #119 of 367 –
Overall 68 74 –
  • ABBV ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • AZN ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • RGC ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodABBVAZNRGCSPY
1 month +9.9%+18.9%-7.8% -2.3%
3 months +17.9%+18.2%+2.6% -0.7%
6 months +38.8%+1.7%-77.0% +4.8%
Year to date +26.5%+1.5%-70.0% +10.3%
1 year +32.5%+13.3%-62.2% +10.3%
3 years +104.3%+45.9%+1,603.7% +73.0%
3 years, per year +26.9%+13.4%+157.5% +20.1%
5 years +145.8%+46.2%+1,156.7% +61.9%
5 years, per year +19.7%+7.9%+66.0% +10.1%
10 years +408.8%+230.8%— +258.6%
10 years, per year +17.7%+12.7%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureABBVAZNRGCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.4%28.4%141.7% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.9%27.2%131.8% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.140.131.53 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.280.47-0.44 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -24.3%-27.9%-93.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.7%-10.9%-88.1% -3.5%
52-week high $293.80$209.48$52.88 $779.14
52-week low $197.38$155.60$4.78 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleABBVAZNRGC
P/E now vs peer median 81.0xmedian 17.4x 26.2xmedian 17.4x -265.9xmedian 17.4x
P/S now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 8.9x 4.9xmedian 8.9x —median 8.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 23.2xmedian 17.0x 12.7xmedian 17.0x —median 17.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.0xmedian 21.4x 27.2xmedian 21.4x -405.3xmedian 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median -86.0xmedian 2.1x 5.6xmedian 2.1x 233.7xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median -8.02median 0.35 1.13median 0.35 —median 0.35

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsABBVAZNRGC
Revenue $64.39B $59.37B –
Gross profit $46.02B $51.12B –
Operating income $16.87B $14.78B –
Net income $6.32B $11.03B –
Free cash flow $18.21B $10.63B –
R&D $9.71B $15.30B –
EPS (diluted) $3.56 $7.06 –
Cash & equivalents $6.57B $7.94B $14.19M
Total debt $70.82B -$11.96B $10.79K
Shares (diluted) 1.77B 1.56B 494.60M
Enterprise value $483.73B $263.27B $3.09B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricABBVAZNRGC
P/E 81.0x 26.2x -265.9x
P/FCF 28.0x 27.2x -405.3x
P/Operating cash flow 26.2x 21.9x –
P/S 7.9x 4.9x –
P/B -86.0x 5.6x 233.7x
P/Tangible book -9.3x 21.2x 233.7x
EV/EBITDA 23.2x 12.7x –
EV/EBIT 34.1x 18.2x –
EV/Revenue 8.9x 4.5x –
EV/FCF 31.6x 25.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow 29.5x 20.4x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -8.02 1.13 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricABBVAZNRGC
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.4% 7.8% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.7% 10.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.2% 6.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.0% 12.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 53.8% 15.4% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -1.0% 22.4% –
Net income growth (1Y) 67.5% 17.3% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -10.1% 23.2% –
EPS growth (1Y) 67.7% 17.5% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -10.1% 23.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 1.2% -12.6% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -8.6% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -0.2% -22.8% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.8% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricABBVAZNRGC
Gross margin 71.5% 86.1% –
EBITDA margin 38.5% 35.7% –
Operating margin 26.2% 24.9% –
Pretax margin 13.5% 22.4% –
Net margin 9.8% 18.6% –
FCF margin 28.3% 17.9% –
Operating cash flow margin 30.3% 22.3% –
Return on equity – 21.6% –
Return on assets 4.7% 9.4% –
Return on invested capital 18.7% 24.1% –
Return on capital employed 17.9% 9.9% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.1x 1.2x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricABBVAZNRGC
Debt / assets 52.4% -10.0% 0.1%
Debt / equity -11.9x -0.2x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.6x -0.9x –
Debt / FCF 3.9x -1.1x –
Liabilities / assets 104.4% 56.8% 9.4%
Equity / assets -4.4% 43.2% 90.6%
Interest coverage – 16.1x –
Current ratio 0.8x -1.0x 10.8x
Quick ratio 0.5x -0.8x 10.7x
Cash ratio 0.2x -0.3x 10.7x
Altman Z-score 2.81 4.24 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricABBVAZNRGC
Dividend yield 2.4% 1.3% –
Net buyback yield 0.3% 0.0% –
Shareholder yield 2.7% 1.3% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusABBVAZNRGC
Forward P/E 21.6xFY2026 18.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $13.38FY2026 $10.00FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +33.8%FY2026 +9.2%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +25.8% +6.1% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $69.55BFY2026 $59.02BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +13.7%FY2026 +0.5%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after -0.6% +8.0% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersABBVAZNRGC
Held by institutions 74.9% 52.1% 0.3%
Institutions holding 4,178 1,498 36
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% +7.8% +116.7%
Institutions buying 2,203 809 28
Institutions selling 1,505 469 5
Buyers to sellers 1.46 1.72 5.60

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ABBVAZNRGC
ABBV 1.00 0.42 -0.03
AZN 0.42 1.00 0.03
RGC -0.03 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ABBV, AZN and RGC?

AbbVie (ABBV) is the largest by market capitalisation: AbbVie (ABBV) $510.57B, Astrazeneca (AZN) $289.29B, Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC) $3.12B.

Which stock is cheaper, ABBV, AZN and RGC?

Astrazeneca (AZN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (AbbVie (ABBV) 81.0x, Astrazeneca (AZN) 26.2x, Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC) -265.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Astrazeneca (AZN) is cheapest (AbbVie (ABBV) 21.6x, Astrazeneca (AZN) 18.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

AbbVie (ABBV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: AbbVie (ABBV) +10.4%, Astrazeneca (AZN) +7.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Astrazeneca (AZN) has the highest net margin (AbbVie (ABBV) 9.8%, Astrazeneca (AZN) 18.6%). On return on invested capital, Astrazeneca (AZN) leads (AbbVie (ABBV) 18.7%, Astrazeneca (AZN) 24.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year AbbVie (ABBV) returned the most: AbbVie (ABBV) +32.5%, Astrazeneca (AZN) +13.3%, Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC) -62.2%. Over five years, Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC) compounded fastest (AbbVie (ABBV) +19.7%/yr, Astrazeneca (AZN) +7.9%/yr, Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC) +66.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

AbbVie (ABBV) has the highest dividend yield: AbbVie (ABBV) 2.40%, Astrazeneca (AZN) 1.28%, Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC) 0.00%. Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, AbbVie (ABBV) has been the steadiest (AbbVie (ABBV) 25.4%, Astrazeneca (AZN) 28.4%, Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC) 141.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ABBV, AZN and RGC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Astrazeneca (AZN) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.