AZN vs INDV vs PFE Stock Comparison

Astrazeneca, Indivior Pharmaceuticals and Pfizer Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
1 win
PFE Pfizer Inc
$29.95 +4.2% 1M +23.3% 1Y
Market cap
$173.68B
P/E
40.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$63.70B
Div. yield
0.06%
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Indivior Pharmaceuticals leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Indivior Pharmaceuticals 9, Astrazeneca 1, Pfizer 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAZNINDVPFELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $288.69B $4.25B $173.68B AZN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.6x 12.0x 40.1x INDV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.5x 8.7x 10.5x INDV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.4% +13.5% -0.2% INDV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.8% 26.7% 6.8% INDV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 23.3% 122.5% 13.4% INDV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 0.6x 1.9x INDV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.06% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +6.1% +39.7% +23.3% INDV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.9%/yr +15.8%/yr -7.3%/yr INDV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.5% 36.4% 21.7% PFE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 77/100 65/100 INDV

Percentile Scorecard

AZNINDVPFE

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

AxisAZNINDVPFE
Valuation 85 #96 of 624 97 #21 of 624 95 #34 of 624
Growth 70 #183 of 601 69 #188 of 601 24 #458 of 601
Profitability 94 #33 of 541 92 #47 of 541 92 #45 of 541
Financial Health 36 #415 of 647 29 #461 of 647 23 #500 of 647
Shareholder Returns 70 #110 of 359 98 #7 of 359 92 #30 of 359
Overall 71 77 65
  • AZN ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • INDV ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • PFE 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

PeriodAZNINDVPFESPY
1 month +6.3%-3.7%+4.2% +0.7%
3 months +1.8%-12.4%+20.2% +3.7%
6 months -6.9%-4.2%+12.2% +7.1%
Year to date -5.1%-1.8%+20.3% +12.8%
1 year +6.1%+39.7%+23.3% +11.9%
3 years +38.6%+79.8%-2.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year +11.5%+21.6%-0.7% +22.8%
5 years +39.9%+108.0%-31.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year +6.9%+15.8%-7.3% +10.9%
10 years +205.1%+81.7%-6.2% +262.0%
10 years, per year +11.8%+6.2%-0.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAZNINDVPFESPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.5%36.4%21.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.2%30.8%21.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.210.520.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.221.091.08 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -27.9%-85.5%-64.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.7%-15.7%-1.5% -1.2%
52-week high $209.48$41.83$30.41 $779.14
52-week low $155.60$25.24$23.67 $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.

MultipleAZNINDVPFE
P/E now vs peer median 25.9xmedian 17.8x 11.8xmedian 17.8x 39.4xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 9.1x 3.1xmedian 9.1x 2.7xmedian 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.7xmedian 15.0x 10.3xmedian 15.0x 8.2xmedian 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.4xmedian 21.7x -37.5xmedian 21.7x 15.5xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 2.2x -20.0xmedian 2.2x 2.0xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.35median 0.35 —median 0.35 -0.95median 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 monthsAZNINDVPFE
Revenue $58.67B $1.33B $63.70B
Gross profit $50.25B $1.09B $46.61B
Operating income $13.97B $421.00M $20.39B
Net income $10.45B $355.00M $4.36B
Free cash flow $10.67B -$111.00M $10.99B
R&D $15.07B $82.00M $11.05B
EPS (diluted) $6.69 $2.86 $0.76
Cash & equivalents $4.90B $222.00M $976.00M
Total debt $32.35B $487.00M $63.19B
Shares (diluted) 1.56B 124.00M 5.70B
Enterprise value $262.37B $3.21B $120.32B

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
MetricAZNINDVPFE
P/E 25.9x 11.8x 39.4x
P/FCF 25.4x -37.5x 15.5x
P/Operating cash flow 19.7x -104.0x 12.7x
P/S 4.6x 3.1x 2.7x
P/B 5.4x -20.0x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 21.4x -20.0x 4.4x
EV/EBITDA 14.7x 10.3x 8.2x
EV/EBIT 21.3x 10.5x 10.9x
EV/Revenue 5.1x 3.3x 3.5x
EV/FCF 27.9x -39.9x 20.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.7x -110.6x 16.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.35 – -0.95

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAZNINDVPFE
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.4% 13.5% -0.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.6% – -7.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.3% 13.6% 1.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.1% – -5.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 23.4% 92.2% 1.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 23.9% – -9.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 25.9% 228.7% -59.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 19.2% – -41.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 26.0% 234.0% -59.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 19.2% – -41.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2.3% -118.3% -11.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.7% – -2.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -4.5% -164.2% -11.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.5% – 1.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAZNINDVPFE
Gross margin 85.6% 82.1% 73.2%
EBITDA margin 34.6% 32.3% 42.4%
Operating margin 23.8% 31.6% 32.0%
Pretax margin 21.5% 29.5% 6.6%
Net margin 17.8% 26.7% 6.8%
FCF margin 18.2% -8.3% 17.2%
Operating cash flow margin 23.3% -3.0% 21.0%
Return on equity 21.4% – 5.0%
Return on assets 9.1% 29.2% 2.1%
Return on invested capital 23.3% 122.5% 13.4%
Return on capital employed 16.8% 121.3% 11.9%
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.1x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x -0.1x 3.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 2.4% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAZNINDVPFE
Debt / assets 27.9% 39.5% 31.4%
Debt / equity 0.6x -2.3x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 0.6x 1.9x
Debt / FCF 3.0x -4.4x 5.8x
Liabilities / assets 56.5% 116.9% 57.5%
Equity / assets 43.5% -16.9% 42.5%
Interest coverage 15.9x 15.6x –
Current ratio 0.9x 0.8x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.3x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 3.50 3.42 2.37

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAZNINDVPFE
Dividend yield 1.4% – 5.7%
Net buyback yield 0.0% 7.2% –
Shareholder yield 1.4% 7.2% 5.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 224.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 89.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 1.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 2.4%

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.

ConsensusAZNINDVPFE
Forward P/E 17.5xFY2026 8.7xFY2026 10.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.00FY2026 $4.04FY2026 $2.85FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +9.2%FY2026 +61.6%FY2026 -11.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +6.1% +17.8% -4.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $59.02BFY2026 $1.38BFY2026 $60.59BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.5%FY2026 +11.0%FY2026 -3.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.0% -0.8% +3.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAZNINDVPFE
Held by institutions 52.1% 100.0% 66.9%
Institutions holding 1,497 337 2,837
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.8% +0.4% +2.0%
Institutions buying 809 207 1,326
Institutions selling 468 105 1,204
Buyers to sellers 1.73 1.97 1.10

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.

AZNINDVPFE
AZN 1.00 0.26 0.43
INDV 0.26 1.00 0.13
PFE 0.43 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AZN, INDV and PFE?

Astrazeneca (AZN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Astrazeneca (AZN) $288.69B, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) $4.25B, Pfizer (PFE) $173.68B.

Which stock is cheaper, AZN, INDV and PFE?

Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Astrazeneca (AZN) 27.6x, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) 12.0x, Pfizer (PFE) 40.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) is cheapest (Astrazeneca (AZN) 17.5x, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) 8.7x, Pfizer (PFE) 10.5x). 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) +9.4%, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) +13.5%, Pfizer (PFE) -0.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) has the highest net margin (Astrazeneca (AZN) 17.8%, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) 26.7%, Pfizer (PFE) 6.8%). On return on invested capital, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) leads (Astrazeneca (AZN) 23.3%, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) 122.5%, Pfizer (PFE) 13.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) returned the most: Astrazeneca (AZN) +6.1%, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) +39.7%, Pfizer (PFE) +23.3%. Over five years, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) compounded fastest (Astrazeneca (AZN) +6.9%/yr, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) +15.8%/yr, Pfizer (PFE) -7.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Astrazeneca (AZN) 0.00%, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) 0.00%, Pfizer (PFE) 0.06%. Astrazeneca (AZN) and Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Pfizer (PFE) has been the steadiest (Astrazeneca (AZN) 27.5%, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) 36.4%, Pfizer (PFE) 21.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 9. 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.