AZN vs BMY vs RGC Stock Comparison

Astrazeneca, Bristol Myers Squibb and Regencell Bioscience Holdings Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AZN Astrazeneca Plc
$174.51 +6.3% 1M +6.1% 1Y
Market cap
$288.69B
P/E
27.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$58.67B
Div. yield
–
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
6 wins
BMY Bristol Myers Squibb Co
$61.40 -2.4% 1M +44.1% 1Y
Market cap
$127.86B
P/E
13.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$50.03B
Div. yield
–
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Astrazeneca leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Astrazeneca 6, Bristol Myers Squibb 4, Regencell Bioscience Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAZNBMYRGCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $288.69B $127.86B $3.31B AZN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.6x 13.8x -290.0x BMY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.5x 9.3x — BMY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.4% +4.2% — AZN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.8% 18.5% — BMY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 23.3% 14.0% — AZN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 2.1x — AZN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +6.1% +44.1% -58.7% BMY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.9%/yr +1.0%/yr +81.0%/yr RGC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.5% 28.4% 142.7% AZN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 67/100 — AZN

Percentile Scorecard

AZNBMYRGC

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

AxisAZNBMYRGC
Valuation 85 #96 of 624 88 #76 of 624 38 #388 of 624
Growth 70 #183 of 601 48 #315 of 601 –
Profitability 94 #33 of 541 91 #49 of 541 –
Financial Health 36 #415 of 647 21 #514 of 647 90 #67 of 647
Shareholder Returns 70 #110 of 359 88 #44 of 359 –
Overall 71 67 –
  • AZN ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • BMY 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

PeriodAZNBMYRGCSPY
1 month +6.3%-2.4%+10.6% +0.7%
3 months +1.8%-5.3%+15.5% +3.7%
6 months -6.9%+1.3%-76.5% +7.1%
Year to date -5.1%+13.8%-67.3% +12.8%
1 year +6.1%+44.1%-58.7% +11.9%
3 years +38.6%+19.8%+1,564.6% +85.2%
3 years, per year +11.5%+6.2%+155.5% +22.8%
5 years +39.9%+5.1%+1,841.1% +67.6%
5 years, per year +6.9%+1.0%+81.0% +10.9%
10 years +205.1%+20.4%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +11.8%+1.9%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAZNBMYRGCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.5%28.4%142.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.2%25.6%134.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.210.191.50 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.221.55-0.41 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -27.9%-51.1%-93.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.7%-9.8%-87.0% -1.2%
52-week high $209.48$68.09$52.88 $779.14
52-week low $155.60$42.60$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.

MultipleAZNBMYRGC
P/E now vs peer median 25.9xmedian 17.8x 13.6xmedian 17.8x -290.0xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 9.1x 2.5xmedian 9.1x —median 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.7xmedian 15.0x 11.0xmedian 15.0x —median 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.4xmedian 21.7x 13.5xmedian 21.7x -442.0xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 2.2x 5.4xmedian 2.2x 254.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.35median 0.35 3.48median 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 monthsAZNBMYRGC
Revenue $58.67B $50.03B –
Gross profit $50.25B $34.64B –
Operating income $13.97B $11.33B –
Net income $10.45B $9.24B –
Free cash flow $10.67B $9.29B –
R&D $15.07B $10.56B –
EPS (diluted) $6.69 $4.50 –
Cash & equivalents $4.90B $9.57B $14.19M
Total debt $32.35B $42.88B $21.88K
Shares (diluted) 1.56B 2.05B 494.60M
Enterprise value $262.37B $83.05B $3.28B

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
MetricAZNBMYRGC
P/E 25.9x 13.6x -290.0x
P/FCF 25.4x 13.5x -442.0x
P/Operating cash flow 19.7x 11.8x –
P/S 4.6x 2.5x –
P/B 5.4x 5.4x 254.8x
P/Tangible book 21.4x 19.4x 254.8x
EV/EBITDA 14.7x 11.0x –
EV/EBIT 21.3x 13.8x –
EV/Revenue 5.1x 3.1x –
EV/FCF 27.9x 16.8x –
EV/Operating cash flow 21.7x 14.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.35 3.48 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAZNBMYRGC
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.4% 4.2% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.6% 3.6% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.3% 3.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.1% 0.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 23.4% 41.1% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 23.9% 9.5% –
Net income growth (1Y) 25.9% 52.8% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 19.2% 3.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) 26.0% 52.0% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 19.2% 3.9% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2.3% -35.9% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.7% -6.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -4.5% -39.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.5% -7.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAZNBMYRGC
Gross margin 85.6% 69.2% –
EBITDA margin 34.6% 28.2% –
Operating margin 23.8% 22.6% –
Pretax margin 21.5% 22.6% –
Net margin 17.8% 18.5% –
FCF margin 18.2% 18.6% –
Operating cash flow margin 23.3% 21.3% –
Return on equity 21.4% 40.4% –
Return on assets 9.1% 10.5% –
Return on invested capital 23.3% 14.0% –
Return on capital employed 16.8% 16.3% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.6x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.2x –
Stock comp / revenue – 1.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAZNBMYRGC
Debt / assets 27.9% 48.3% 0.1%
Debt / equity 0.6x 1.8x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 2.1x –
Debt / FCF 3.0x 4.6x –
Liabilities / assets 56.5% 73.6% 9.4%
Equity / assets 43.5% 26.4% 90.6%
Interest coverage 15.9x – –
Current ratio 0.9x 1.6x 10.8x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.2x 10.7x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.7x 10.7x
Altman Z-score 3.50 2.62 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAZNBMYRGC
Dividend yield 1.4% 4.1% –
Net buyback yield 0.0% – –
Shareholder yield 1.4% 4.1% 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.

ConsensusAZNBMYRGC
Forward P/E 17.5xFY2026 9.3xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $10.00FY2026 $6.63FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +9.2%FY2026 +7.8%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +6.1% -3.9% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $59.02BFY2026 $52.09BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +0.5%FY2026 +8.1%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +8.0% -9.3% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAZNBMYRGC
Held by institutions 52.1% 81.8% 0.3%
Institutions holding 1,497 2,521 36
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.8% +3.8% +117.0%
Institutions buying 809 1,186 28
Institutions selling 468 987 5
Buyers to sellers 1.73 1.20 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.

AZNBMYRGC
AZN 1.00 0.46 0.04
BMY 0.46 1.00 0.11
RGC 0.04 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AZN, BMY and RGC?

Astrazeneca (AZN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Astrazeneca (AZN) $288.69B, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) $127.86B, Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC) $3.31B.

Which stock is cheaper, AZN, BMY and RGC?

Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Astrazeneca (AZN) 27.6x, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 13.8x, Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC) -290.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) is cheapest (Astrazeneca (AZN) 17.5x, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 9.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Astrazeneca (AZN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Astrazeneca (AZN) +9.4%, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) +4.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) has the highest net margin (Astrazeneca (AZN) 17.8%, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 18.5%). On return on invested capital, Astrazeneca (AZN) leads (Astrazeneca (AZN) 23.3%, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 14.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) returned the most: Astrazeneca (AZN) +6.1%, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) +44.1%, Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC) -58.7%. Over five years, Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC) compounded fastest (Astrazeneca (AZN) +6.9%/yr, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) +1.0%/yr, Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC) +81.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Astrazeneca (AZN) has been the steadiest (Astrazeneca (AZN) 27.5%, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 28.4%, Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC) 142.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AZN, BMY 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.