AZN vs INDV vs JNJ Stock Comparison

Astrazeneca, Indivior Pharmaceuticals and Johnson & Johnson 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
1 win
JNJ Johnson & Johnson
$270.62 +5.7% 1M +43.3% 1Y
Market cap
$651.47B
P/E
40.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$99.34B
Div. yield
1.95%
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Indivior Pharmaceuticals leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Indivior Pharmaceuticals 8, Johnson & Johnson 3, Astrazeneca 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAZNINDVJNJLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $289.29B $4.28B $651.47B JNJ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.2x 9.6x 40.5x INDV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.7x 9.0x 25.2x INDV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.8% +16.3% +7.8% INDV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 18.6% 32.8% 16.2% INDV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 24.1% 132.0% 17.6% INDV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.9x 0.3x 0.8x AZN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.28% 22.43% 1.95% INDV
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +13.3% +23.4% +43.3% JNJ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.9%/yr +15.2%/yr +10.4%/yr INDV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.4% 33.1% 20.9% JNJ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 74/100 78/100 68/100 INDV

Percentile Scorecard

AZNINDVJNJ

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

AxisAZNINDVJNJ
Valuation 85 #96 of 623 98 #16 of 623 86 #89 of 623
Growth 59 #245 of 601 76 #146 of 601 42 #350 of 601
Profitability 94 #36 of 553 93 #42 of 553 93 #38 of 553
Financial Health 66 #226 of 654 28 #474 of 654 42 #381 of 654
Shareholder Returns 68 #119 of 367 98 #7 of 367 76 #88 of 367
Overall 74 78 68
  • AZN ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • INDV ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • JNJ 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

PeriodAZNINDVJNJSPY
1 month +18.9%+1.5%+5.7% -2.3%
3 months +18.2%-3.0%+6.4% -0.7%
6 months +1.7%-7.0%+20.7% +4.8%
Year to date +1.5%+1.0%+30.8% +10.3%
1 year +13.3%+23.4%+43.3% +10.3%
3 years +45.9%+80.4%+78.8% +73.0%
3 years, per year +13.4%+21.8%+21.4% +20.1%
5 years +46.2%+102.7%+64.0% +61.9%
5 years, per year +7.9%+15.2%+10.4% +10.1%
10 years +230.8%+65.9%+135.6% +258.6%
10 years, per year +12.7%+5.2%+8.9% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAZNINDVJNJSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.4%33.1%20.9% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.2%30.8%20.0% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.130.60-0.20 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.470.712.08 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -27.9%-85.5%-23.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.9%-13.3%-2.8% -3.5%
52-week high $209.48$41.83$278.47 $779.14
52-week low $155.60$28.78$186.00 $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.

MultipleAZNINDVJNJ
P/E now vs peer median 26.2xmedian 17.4x 9.6xmedian 17.4x 40.5xmedian 17.4x
P/S now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 8.9x 3.1xmedian 8.9x 6.6xmedian 8.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.7xmedian 17.0x 7.9xmedian 17.0x 20.4xmedian 17.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.2xmedian 21.4x 138.0xmedian 21.4x 31.6xmedian 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 2.1x -71.3xmedian 2.1x 8.0xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 1.13median 0.35 —median 0.35 -1.89median 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 monthsAZNINDVJNJ
Revenue $59.37B $1.37B $99.34B
Gross profit $51.12B $1.17B $67.11B
Operating income $14.78B $558.00M $25.19B
Net income $11.03B $450.00M $16.10B
Free cash flow $10.63B $31.00M $20.59B
R&D $15.30B $54.00M $16.08B
EPS (diluted) $7.06 $3.63 $6.57
Cash & equivalents $7.94B $305.00M $16.91B
Total debt -$11.96B $488.00M $44.65B
Shares (diluted) 1.56B 124.00M 2.45B
Enterprise value $263.27B $3.38B $571.33B

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
MetricAZNINDVJNJ
P/E 26.2x 9.6x 40.5x
P/FCF 27.2x 138.0x 31.6x
P/Operating cash flow 21.9x 44.6x 24.9x
P/S 4.9x 3.1x 6.6x
P/B 5.6x -71.3x 8.0x
P/Tangible book 21.2x -71.3x 18.7x
EV/EBITDA 12.7x 7.9x 20.4x
EV/EBIT 18.2x 8.0x 26.9x
EV/Revenue 4.5x 3.2x 6.8x
EV/FCF 25.3x 143.9x 33.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.4x 46.5x 26.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.13 – -1.89

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAZNINDVJNJ
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.8% 16.3% 7.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.3% – 5.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.7% 22.8% 7.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.3% – 5.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 15.4% 145.8% 7.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 22.4% – 1.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 17.3% 251.6% -35.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 23.2% – -22.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 17.5% 265.7% -36.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 23.2% – -21.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -12.6% -45.8% 8.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 12.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -22.8% -73.9% 5.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 14.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAZNINDVJNJ
Gross margin 86.1% 85.0% 67.6%
EBITDA margin 35.7% 41.1% 33.5%
Operating margin 24.9% 40.6% 25.4%
Pretax margin 22.4% 39.2% 17.9%
Net margin 18.6% 32.8% 16.2%
FCF margin 17.9% 2.3% 20.7%
Operating cash flow margin 22.3% 7.0% 26.3%
Return on equity 21.6% – 19.3%
Return on assets 9.4% 35.1% 8.1%
Return on invested capital 24.1% 132.0% 17.6%
Return on capital employed 9.9% – 17.5%
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.1x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 0.2x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue – 2.4% 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAZNINDVJNJ
Debt / assets -10.0% 36.6% 22.6%
Debt / equity -0.2x -8.1x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.9x 0.3x 0.8x
Debt / FCF -1.1x 15.7x 2.2x
Liabilities / assets 56.8% 104.5% 58.7%
Equity / assets 43.2% -4.5% 41.3%
Interest coverage 16.1x 32.8x 25.6x
Current ratio -1.0x 0.6x 1.0x
Quick ratio -0.8x 0.4x 0.7x
Cash ratio -0.3x 0.2x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 4.24 3.60 5.50

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAZNINDVJNJ
Dividend yield 1.3% 22.4% 2.0%
Net buyback yield 0.0% 7.1% 0.6%
Shareholder yield 1.3% 29.5% 2.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 79.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 61.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 3.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 1.0%

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.

ConsensusAZNINDVJNJ
Forward P/E 18.7xFY2026 9.0xFY2026 25.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.00FY2026 $4.04FY2026 $10.72FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +9.2%FY2026 +61.6%FY2026 -0.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +6.1% +17.8% +5.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $59.02BFY2026 $1.38BFY2026 $106.54BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.5%FY2026 +11.0%FY2026 +13.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.0% -0.8% +7.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAZNINDVJNJ
Held by institutions 52.1% 100.0% 74.7%
Institutions holding 1,498 338 4,693
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.8% +0.4% +1.8%
Institutions buying 809 208 2,294
Institutions selling 469 105 1,897
Buyers to sellers 1.72 1.98 1.21

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.

AZNINDVJNJ
AZN 1.00 0.26 0.46
INDV 0.26 1.00 0.18
JNJ 0.46 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AZN, INDV and JNJ?

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Astrazeneca (AZN) $289.29B, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) $4.28B, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) $651.47B.

Which stock is cheaper, AZN, INDV and JNJ?

Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Astrazeneca (AZN) 26.2x, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) 9.6x, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 40.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) is cheapest (Astrazeneca (AZN) 18.7x, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) 9.0x, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 25.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Astrazeneca (AZN) +7.8%, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) +16.3%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) +7.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) has the highest net margin (Astrazeneca (AZN) 18.6%, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) 32.8%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 16.2%). On return on invested capital, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) leads (Astrazeneca (AZN) 24.1%, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) 132.0%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 17.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) returned the most: Astrazeneca (AZN) +13.3%, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) +23.4%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) +43.3%. Over five years, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) compounded fastest (Astrazeneca (AZN) +7.9%/yr, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) +15.2%/yr, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) +10.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) has the highest dividend yield: Astrazeneca (AZN) 1.28%, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) 22.43%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 1.95%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) has been the steadiest (Astrazeneca (AZN) 28.4%, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) 33.1%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 20.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AZN, INDV and JNJ?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) leads on 8. 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.