AUPH vs LLY vs AZN Stock Comparison

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LLY ELI LILLY & Co
$1,417.72 +23.8% 1M +56.3% 1Y
Market cap
$1.33T
P/E
45.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$86.46B
Div. yield
0.47%
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
5 wins
AZN Astrazeneca Plc
$189.15 +20.8% 1M +15.3% 1Y
Market cap
$293.18B
P/E
26.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$59.37B
Div. yield
1.26%
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Eli Lilly leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Eli Lilly 5, Astrazeneca 4, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAUPHLLYAZNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.29B $1.33T $293.18B LLY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.3x 45.8x 26.6x AUPH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 43.8x 18.9x AZN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +21.0% +45.5% +7.8% LLY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 97.7% 31.9% 18.6% AUPH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 38.2% 24.1% LLY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.0x -0.9x AZN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.47% 1.26% AZN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +19.9% +56.3% +15.3% LLY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -11.8%/yr +39.9%/yr +8.4%/yr LLY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.7% 35.0% 28.5% AZN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 91/100 72/100 74/100 AUPH

Percentile Scorecard

AUPHLLYAZN

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

AxisAUPHLLYAZN
Valuation 94 #39 of 634 77 #150 of 634 85 #95 of 634
Growth 95 #29 of 607 96 #24 of 607 60 #246 of 607
Profitability 97 #18 of 557 98 #10 of 557 94 #37 of 557
Financial Health 77 #153 of 654 28 #470 of 654 66 #222 of 654
Shareholder Returns 92 #34 of 400 62 #151 of 400 67 #131 of 400
Overall 91 72 74
  • AUPH ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • LLY ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • AZN 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

PeriodAUPHLLYAZNSPY
1 month +8.8%+23.8%+20.8% -1.0%
3 months +12.6%+21.3%+17.1% -0.4%
6 months +5.3%+43.6%+2.3% +4.5%
Year to date +7.3%+31.9%+2.9% +12.4%
1 year +19.9%+56.3%+15.3% +13.6%
3 years +107.9%+149.7%+47.9% +76.4%
3 years, per year +27.7%+35.7%+13.9% +20.8%
5 years -46.5%+435.0%+49.9% +63.7%
5 years, per year -11.8%+39.9%+8.4% +10.4%
10 years +533.7%+1,855.7%+241.9% +267.7%
10 years, per year +20.3%+34.6%+13.1% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureAUPHLLYAZNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.7%35.0%28.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.1%29.8%27.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.650.210.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.561.610.54 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -87.1%-34.8%-27.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.1%0.0%-9.7% -1.6%
52-week high $18.62$1,417.72$209.48 $779.14
52-week low $13.95$851.21$155.60 $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.

MultipleAUPHLLYAZN
P/E now vs peer median 7.3xmedian 18.0x 45.8xmedian 18.0x 26.6xmedian 18.0x
P/S now vs peer median 7.1xmedian 9.1x 15.4xmedian 9.1x 4.9xmedian 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.3xmedian 16.2x 30.5xmedian 16.2x 12.9xmedian 16.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.0xmedian 21.7x 67.8xmedian 21.7x 27.6xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 2.2x 33.1xmedian 2.2x 5.7xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.09median 0.38 0.59median 0.38 1.15median 0.38

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 monthsAUPHLLYAZN
Revenue $321.74M $86.46B $59.37B
Gross profit $291.57M $72.31B $51.12B
Operating income $156.37M $42.95B $14.78B
Net income $314.27M $27.58B $11.03B
Free cash flow $177.03M $19.66B $10.63B
R&D $48.03M $15.38B $15.30B
EPS (diluted) $2.32 $30.87 $7.06
Cash & equivalents $46.15M $4.89B $7.94B
Total debt – $49.50B -$11.96B
Shares (diluted) 135.17M 893.40M 1.56B
Enterprise value $585.87M $1.31T $267.16B

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
MetricAUPHLLYAZN
P/E 7.3x 45.8x 26.6x
P/FCF 13.0x 67.8x 27.6x
P/Operating cash flow 12.9x 43.5x 22.2x
P/S 7.1x 15.4x 4.9x
P/B 3.5x 33.1x 5.7x
P/Tangible book 3.5x 60.1x 21.5x
EV/EBITDA 10.3x 30.5x 12.9x
EV/EBIT 11.5x 32.1x 18.5x
EV/Revenue 5.6x 15.9x 4.6x
EV/FCF 10.2x 70.1x 25.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.2x 45.0x 20.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.09 0.59 1.15

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAUPHLLYAZN
Revenue growth (1Y) 21.0% 45.5% 7.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 26.5% 39.2% 10.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 23.3% 46.6% 6.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 25.2% 42.0% 12.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 123.4% 67.5% 15.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 55.2% 66.4% 22.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 303.7% 49.8% 17.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 82.4% 76.8% 23.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 306.2% 50.7% 17.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 84.7% 77.2% 23.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 47.5% 90.8% -12.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 89.0% 70.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 47.7% 112.1% -22.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 88.3% 80.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAUPHLLYAZN
Gross margin 90.6% 83.6% 86.1%
EBITDA margin 54.6% 52.2% 35.7%
Operating margin 48.6% 49.7% 24.9%
Pretax margin 51.9% 40.2% 22.4%
Net margin 97.7% 31.9% 18.6%
FCF margin 55.0% 22.7% 17.9%
Operating cash flow margin 55.1% 35.4% 22.3%
Return on equity 49.4% 74.4% 21.6%
Return on assets 38.8% 19.0% 9.4%
Return on invested capital – 38.2% 24.1%
Return on capital employed 21.9% 43.7% 9.9%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.6x 1.1x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 4.6% 0.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAUPHLLYAZN
Debt / assets – 33.4% -10.0%
Debt / equity – 1.2x -0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.0x -0.9x
Debt / FCF – 2.5x -1.1x
Liabilities / assets 20.4% 72.8% 56.8%
Equity / assets 79.6% 27.2% 43.2%
Interest coverage 40.4x – 16.1x
Current ratio 6.1x 1.4x -1.0x
Quick ratio 5.6x 0.6x -0.8x
Cash ratio 5.1x 0.1x -0.3x
Altman Z-score 8.98 9.47 4.28

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAUPHLLYAZN
Dividend yield – 0.5% 1.3%
Net buyback yield 0.1% 0.4% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 0.1% 0.9% 1.2%
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.

ConsensusAUPHLLYAZN
Forward P/E – 43.8xFY2026 18.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $32.40FY2026 $10.00FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +33.8%FY2026 +9.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +42.2% +6.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $85.28BFY2026 $59.02BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +30.8%FY2026 +0.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +17.4% +8.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAUPHLLYAZN
Held by institutions 58.7% 83.7% 52.1%
Institutions holding 283 4,634 1,498
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.4% +1.5% +7.8%
Institutions buying 157 2,636 809
Institutions selling 80 1,471 469
Buyers to sellers 1.96 1.79 1.72

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.

AUPHLLYAZN
AUPH 1.00 0.21 0.21
LLY 0.21 1.00 0.48
AZN 0.21 0.48 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AUPH, LLY and AZN?

Eli Lilly (LLY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) $2.29B, Eli Lilly (LLY) $1.33T, Astrazeneca (AZN) $293.18B.

Which stock is cheaper, AUPH, LLY and AZN?

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) 7.3x, Eli Lilly (LLY) 45.8x, Astrazeneca (AZN) 26.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Astrazeneca (AZN) is cheapest (Eli Lilly (LLY) 43.8x, Astrazeneca (AZN) 18.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Eli Lilly (LLY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) +21.0%, Eli Lilly (LLY) +45.5%, Astrazeneca (AZN) +7.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) has the highest net margin (Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) 97.7%, Eli Lilly (LLY) 31.9%, Astrazeneca (AZN) 18.6%). On return on invested capital, Eli Lilly (LLY) leads (Eli Lilly (LLY) 38.2%, Astrazeneca (AZN) 24.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Eli Lilly (LLY) returned the most: Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) +19.9%, Eli Lilly (LLY) +56.3%, Astrazeneca (AZN) +15.3%. Over five years, Eli Lilly (LLY) compounded fastest (Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) -11.8%/yr, Eli Lilly (LLY) +39.9%/yr, Astrazeneca (AZN) +8.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Astrazeneca (AZN) has the highest dividend yield: Eli Lilly (LLY) 0.47%, Astrazeneca (AZN) 1.26%. Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Astrazeneca (AZN) has been the steadiest (Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) 35.7%, Eli Lilly (LLY) 35.0%, Astrazeneca (AZN) 28.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AUPH, LLY and AZN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Eli Lilly (LLY) leads on 5. 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.