AZN vs INDV vs NVS Stock Comparison

Astrazeneca, Indivior Pharmaceuticals and Novartis Ag 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
NVS Novartis Ag
$161.48 +14.5% 1M +30.4% 1Y
Market cap
$308.13B
P/E
17.9x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
2.94%
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionAZNINDVNVSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $289.29B $4.28B $308.13B NVS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.2x 9.6x 17.9x INDV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.7x 9.0x 17.4x INDV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.8% +16.3% — INDV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 18.6% 32.8% — INDV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 24.1% 132.0% — INDV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.9x 0.3x — AZN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.28% 22.43% 2.94% INDV
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +13.3% +23.4% +30.4% NVS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.9%/yr +15.2%/yr +14.1%/yr INDV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.4% 33.1% 27.6% NVS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 74/100 78/100 — INDV

Percentile Scorecard

AZNINDVNVS

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

AxisAZNINDVNVS
Valuation 85 #96 of 623 98 #16 of 623 97 #20 of 623
Growth 59 #245 of 601 76 #146 of 601 –
Profitability 94 #36 of 553 93 #42 of 553 –
Financial Health 66 #226 of 654 28 #474 of 654 –
Shareholder Returns 68 #119 of 367 98 #7 of 367 80 #75 of 367
Overall 74 78 –
  • AZN ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • INDV ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • NVS 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

PeriodAZNINDVNVSSPY
1 month +18.9%+1.5%+14.5% -2.3%
3 months +18.2%-3.0%+5.1% -0.7%
6 months +1.7%-7.0%+11.7% +4.8%
Year to date +1.5%+1.0%+17.1% +10.3%
1 year +13.3%+23.4%+30.4% +10.3%
3 years +45.9%+80.4%+74.1% +73.0%
3 years, per year +13.4%+21.8%+20.3% +20.1%
5 years +46.2%+102.7%+93.2% +61.9%
5 years, per year +7.9%+15.2%+14.1% +10.1%
10 years +230.8%+65.9%+126.6% +258.6%
10 years, per year +12.7%+5.2%+8.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAZNINDVNVSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.4%33.1%27.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.2%30.8%30.1% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.130.600.34 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.470.711.10 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -27.9%-85.5%-20.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.9%-13.3%-4.2% -3.5%
52-week high $209.48$41.83$168.62 $779.14
52-week low $155.60$28.78$123.86 $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.

MultipleAZNINDVNVS
P/E now vs peer median 26.2xmedian 17.4x 9.6xmedian 17.4x 17.9xmedian 17.4x
P/S now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 8.9x 3.1xmedian 8.9x 5.1xmedian 8.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.7xmedian 17.0x 7.9xmedian 17.0x —median 17.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.2xmedian 21.4x 138.0xmedian 21.4x 14.3xmedian 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 2.1x -71.3xmedian 2.1x —median 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 1.13median 0.35 —median 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 monthsAZNINDVNVS
Revenue $59.37B $1.37B –
Gross profit $51.12B $1.17B –
Operating income $14.78B $558.00M –
Net income $11.03B $450.00M –
Free cash flow $10.63B $31.00M –
R&D $15.30B $54.00M –
EPS (diluted) $7.06 $3.63 –
Cash & equivalents $7.94B $305.00M $400.00M
Total debt -$11.96B $488.00M –
Shares (diluted) 1.56B 124.00M 1.96B
Enterprise value $263.27B $3.38B $281.70B

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
MetricAZNINDVNVS
P/E 26.2x 9.6x 17.9x
P/FCF 27.2x 138.0x 14.3x
P/Operating cash flow 21.9x 44.6x –
P/S 4.9x 3.1x 5.1x
P/B 5.6x -71.3x –
P/Tangible book 21.2x -71.3x –
EV/EBITDA 12.7x 7.9x –
EV/EBIT 18.2x 8.0x –
EV/Revenue 4.5x 3.2x –
EV/FCF 25.3x 143.9x –
EV/Operating cash flow 20.4x 46.5x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.13 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAZNINDVNVS
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.8% 16.3% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.3% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.7% 22.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.3% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 15.4% 145.8% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 22.4% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 17.3% 251.6% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 23.2% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 17.5% 265.7% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 23.2% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -12.6% -45.8% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -22.8% -73.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –

Profitability

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

Financial Health

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

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAZNINDVNVS
Dividend yield 1.3% 22.4% 2.9%
Net buyback yield 0.0% 7.1% –
Shareholder yield 1.3% 29.5% 2.9%
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.

ConsensusAZNINDVNVS
Forward P/E 18.7xFY2026 9.0xFY2026 17.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.00FY2026 $4.04FY2026 $9.26FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +9.2%FY2026 +61.6%FY2026 +3.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +6.1% +17.8% +1.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $59.02BFY2026 $1.38BFY2026 $53.95BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.5%FY2026 +11.0%FY2026 -1.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.0% -0.8% +19.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAZNINDVNVS
Held by institutions 52.1% 100.0% 7.0%
Institutions holding 1,498 338 1,609
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.8% +0.4% -5.9%
Institutions buying 809 208 662
Institutions selling 469 105 562
Buyers to sellers 1.72 1.98 1.18

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.

AZNINDVNVS
AZN 1.00 0.26 0.55
INDV 0.26 1.00 0.26
NVS 0.55 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AZN, INDV and NVS?

Novartis Ag (NVS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Astrazeneca (AZN) $289.29B, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) $4.28B, Novartis Ag (NVS) $308.13B.

Which stock is cheaper, AZN, INDV and NVS?

Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Astrazeneca (AZN) 26.2x, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) 9.6x, Novartis Ag (NVS) 17.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) is cheapest (Astrazeneca (AZN) 18.7x, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) 9.0x, Novartis Ag (NVS) 17.4x). 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%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Novartis Ag (NVS) returned the most: Astrazeneca (AZN) +13.3%, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) +23.4%, Novartis Ag (NVS) +30.4%. Over five years, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) compounded fastest (Astrazeneca (AZN) +7.9%/yr, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) +15.2%/yr, Novartis Ag (NVS) +14.1%/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%, Novartis Ag (NVS) 2.94%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Novartis Ag (NVS) has been the steadiest (Astrazeneca (AZN) 28.4%, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) 33.1%, Novartis Ag (NVS) 27.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.