AZN vs BLTE vs AUPH Stock Comparison

Astrazeneca, Belite Bio and Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
3 wins
BLTE Belite Bio, Inc
$153.67 -3.7% 1M +45.1% 1Y
Market cap
$6.05B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
1 win

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Aurinia Pharmaceuticals 4, Astrazeneca 3, Belite Bio 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAZNBLTEAUPHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $289.29B $6.05B $2.15B AZN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.2x -66.9x 6.7x AUPH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.7x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.8% — +19.8% AUPH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 18.6% — 100.8% AUPH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 24.1% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.9x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.28% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +13.3% +45.1% +22.6% BLTE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.9%/yr — -11.9%/yr AZN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.4% 53.0% 36.5% AZN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 74/100 — 90/100 AUPH

Percentile Scorecard

AZNBLTEAUPH

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

AxisAZNBLTEAUPH
Valuation 85 #96 of 623 56 #274 of 623 94 #40 of 623
Growth 59 #245 of 601 2 #592 of 601 96 #27 of 601
Profitability 94 #36 of 553 – 97 #16 of 553
Financial Health 66 #226 of 654 – 73 #176 of 654
Shareholder Returns 68 #119 of 367 – 92 #31 of 367
Overall 74 – 90
  • AZN ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • BLTE ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • AUPH 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

PeriodAZNBLTEAUPHSPY
1 month +18.9%-3.7%+2.0% -2.3%
3 months +18.2%-0.7%+10.8% -0.7%
6 months +1.7%-0.5%+2.3% +4.8%
Year to date +1.5%-3.9%+1.2% +10.3%
1 year +13.3%+45.1%+22.6% +10.3%
3 years +45.9%+293.7%+96.1% +73.0%
3 years, per year +13.4%+58.0%+25.2% +20.1%
5 years +46.2%—-46.9% +61.9%
5 years, per year +7.9%—-11.9% +10.1%
10 years +230.8%—+482.7% +258.6%
10 years, per year +12.7%—+19.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAZNBLTEAUPHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.4%53.0%36.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.2%48.5%34.1% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.130.980.56 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.470.850.62 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -27.9%-74.6%-87.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.9%-20.6%-13.3% -3.5%
52-week high $209.48$193.61$18.62 $779.14
52-week low $155.60$105.76$13.17 $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.

MultipleAZNBLTEAUPH
P/E now vs peer median 26.2xmedian 17.4x -66.9xmedian 17.4x 6.7xmedian 17.4x
P/S now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 8.9x —median 8.9x 6.9xmedian 8.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.7xmedian 17.0x —median 17.0x 10.0xmedian 17.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.2xmedian 21.4x —median 21.4x 12.3xmedian 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 2.1x 7.8xmedian 2.1x 3.5xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 1.13median 0.35 1.60median 0.35 0.08median 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 monthsAZNBLTEAUPH
Revenue $59.37B – $311.51M
Gross profit $51.12B – $281.47M
Operating income $14.78B -$90.61M $150.75M
Net income $11.03B -$102.25M $314.11M
Free cash flow $10.63B – $175.07M
R&D $15.30B $44.18M $39.85M
EPS (diluted) $7.06 $-2.30 $2.35
Cash & equivalents $7.94B – $179.83M
Total debt -$11.96B – –
Shares (diluted) 1.56B 33.54M 133.53M
Enterprise value $263.27B $6.05B $573.41M

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
MetricAZNBLTEAUPH
P/E 26.2x -66.9x 6.7x
P/FCF 27.2x – 12.3x
P/Operating cash flow 21.9x – 12.2x
P/S 4.9x – 6.9x
P/B 5.6x 7.8x 3.5x
P/Tangible book 21.2x 7.8x 3.5x
EV/EBITDA 12.7x – 10.0x
EV/EBIT 18.2x -66.7x 11.3x
EV/Revenue 4.5x – 5.5x
EV/FCF 25.3x – 9.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.4x – 9.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.13 1.60 0.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAZNBLTEAUPH
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.8% – 19.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.3% – 24.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.7% – 20.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.3% – 22.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 15.4% -111.4% 189.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 22.4% -77.7% 56.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 17.3% -108.0% 418.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 23.2% -85.2% 84.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 17.5% -78.6% 433.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 23.2% -41.8% 87.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -12.6% – 89.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 86.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -22.8% – 89.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 85.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAZNBLTEAUPH
Gross margin 86.1% – 90.4%
EBITDA margin 35.7% – 54.6%
Operating margin 24.9% – 48.4%
Pretax margin 22.4% – 51.5%
Net margin 18.6% – 100.8%
FCF margin 17.9% – 56.2%
Operating cash flow margin 22.3% – 56.3%
Return on equity 21.6% -9.8% 53.1%
Return on assets 9.4% -9.6% 41.4%
Return on invested capital 24.1% – –
Return on capital employed 9.9% – 22.9%
Asset turnover 0.5x – 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x – 0.6x
Stock comp / revenue – – 4.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAZNBLTEAUPH
Debt / assets -10.0% – –
Debt / equity -0.2x – –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.9x – –
Debt / FCF -1.1x – –
Liabilities / assets 56.8% 1.9% 22.4%
Equity / assets 43.2% 98.1% 77.6%
Interest coverage 16.1x – 36.7x
Current ratio -1.0x – 5.4x
Quick ratio -0.8x – 4.8x
Cash ratio -0.3x – 4.4x
Altman Z-score 4.24 – 7.92

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAZNBLTEAUPH
Dividend yield 1.3% – –
Net buyback yield 0.0% – 0.9%
Shareholder yield 1.3% – 0.9%
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.

ConsensusAZNBLTEAUPH
Forward P/E 18.7xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $10.00FY2026 $-3.11FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +9.2%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +6.1% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $59.02BFY2026 $0.00FY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +0.5%FY2026 – –
Revenue growth, the year after +8.0% – –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAZNBLTEAUPH
Held by institutions 52.1% 28.2% 58.7%
Institutions holding 1,498 82 282
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.8% +3.4% +5.4%
Institutions buying 809 51 156
Institutions selling 469 22 80
Buyers to sellers 1.72 2.32 1.95

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.

AZNBLTEAUPH
AZN 1.00 0.19 0.20
BLTE 0.19 1.00 0.21
AUPH 0.20 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AZN, BLTE and AUPH?

Astrazeneca (AZN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Astrazeneca (AZN) $289.29B, Belite Bio (BLTE) $6.05B, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) $2.15B.

Which stock is cheaper, AZN, BLTE and AUPH?

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Astrazeneca (AZN) 26.2x, Belite Bio (BLTE) -66.9x, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) 6.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Astrazeneca (AZN) +7.8%, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) +19.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) has the highest net margin (Astrazeneca (AZN) 18.6%, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) 100.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Belite Bio (BLTE) returned the most: Astrazeneca (AZN) +13.3%, Belite Bio (BLTE) +45.1%, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) +22.6%. Over five years, Astrazeneca (AZN) compounded fastest (Astrazeneca (AZN) +7.9%/yr, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) -11.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Astrazeneca (AZN) 1.28%. Belite Bio (BLTE) and Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Astrazeneca (AZN) has been the steadiest (Astrazeneca (AZN) 28.4%, Belite Bio (BLTE) 53.0%, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) 36.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) leads on 4. 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.