AZN vs OGN vs GSK Stock Comparison

Astrazeneca, Organon and Gsk Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AZN Astrazeneca Plc
$186.82 +17.8% 1M +15.1% 1Y
Market cap
$289.57B
P/E
26.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$59.37B
Div. yield
1.28%
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
5 wins
OGN Organon & Co.
$13.81 +0.4% 1M +116.5% 1Y
Market cap
$3.63B
P/E
17.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.10B
Div. yield
0.58%
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
2 wins
GSK GSK plc
$50.42 +8.2% 1M +8.0% 1Y
Market cap
$108.79B
P/E
8.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$76.96B
Div. yield
3.56%
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Astrazeneca leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Astrazeneca 5, Gsk 5, Organon 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAZNOGNGSKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $289.57B $3.63B $108.79B AZN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.3x 17.0x 8.1x GSK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.7x 3.9x 9.9x OGN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.8% -3.2% +82.9% GSK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 18.6% 3.5% 16.4% AZN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 24.1% 5.0% — AZN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.9x 4.8x — AZN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.28% 0.58% 3.56% GSK
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +15.1% +116.5% +8.0% OGN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.2%/yr -17.6%/yr +3.0%/yr AZN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.5% 55.9% 26.5% GSK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 74/100 56/100 78/100 GSK

Percentile Scorecard

AZNOGNGSK

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

AxisAZNOGNGSK
Valuation 85 #94 of 634 95 #31 of 634 91 #59 of 634
Growth 59 #249 of 608 28 #439 of 608 73 #164 of 608
Profitability 94 #37 of 557 88 #67 of 557 96 #24 of 557
Financial Health 65 #227 of 654 17 #542 of 654 51 #319 of 654
Shareholder Returns 65 #141 of 403 50 #204 of 403 81 #77 of 403
Overall 74 56 78
  • AZN ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • OGN ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • GSK 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

PeriodAZNOGNGSKSPY
1 month +17.8%+0.4%+8.2% -5.9%
3 months +16.0%+2.0%-3.4% -4.6%
6 months +2.4%+3.7%-0.2% +0.2%
Year to date +1.6%+92.6%+2.8% +7.5%
1 year +15.1%+116.5%+8.0% +8.2%
3 years +45.8%+10.0%+44.9% +68.3%
3 years, per year +13.4%+3.2%+13.2% +19.0%
5 years +48.1%-61.9%+15.9% +56.5%
5 years, per year +8.2%-17.6%+3.0% +9.4%
10 years +237.7%—+30.5% +251.5%
10 years, per year +12.9%—+2.7% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureAZNOGNGSKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.5%55.9%26.5% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.2%37.6%24.2% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.170.680.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.532.080.30 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -27.9%-85.5%-38.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.8%-0.3%-17.6% -5.9%
52-week high $209.48$13.85$61.18 $779.14
52-week low $155.60$5.70$46.11 $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.

MultipleAZNOGNGSK
P/E now vs peer median 26.3xmedian 17.8x 17.0xmedian 17.8x 8.1xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 8.1x 0.6xmedian 8.1x 1.4xmedian 8.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.7xmedian 15.7x 7.3xmedian 15.7x —median 15.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.2xmedian 21.0x 5.4xmedian 21.0x —median 21.0x
P/B now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 2.0x 3.0xmedian 2.0x 4.5xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median 1.13median 0.36 -0.57median 0.36 0.43median 0.36

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 monthsAZNOGNGSK
Revenue $59.37B $6.10B $76.96B
Gross profit $51.12B $3.24B $56.19B
Operating income $14.78B $1.13B $17.15B
Net income $11.03B $213.00M $2.75B
Free cash flow $10.63B $675.00M –
R&D $15.30B $357.00M $19.61B
EPS (diluted) $7.06 $0.78 $6.12
Cash & equivalents $7.94B $1.46B $3.88B
Total debt -$11.96B $8.55B -$31.50B
Shares (diluted) 1.56B 272.38M 2.06B
Enterprise value $263.55B -$650.19M $91.12B

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
MetricAZNOGNGSK
P/E 26.3x 17.0x 8.1x
P/FCF 27.2x 5.4x –
P/Operating cash flow 21.9x 4.3x –
P/S 4.9x 0.6x 1.4x
P/B 5.6x 3.0x 4.5x
P/Tangible book 21.2x 28.3x -12.1x
EV/EBITDA 12.7x 7.3x –
EV/EBIT 18.3x 9.5x 4.3x
EV/Revenue 4.5x 1.8x 1.0x
EV/FCF 25.4x 15.9x –
EV/Operating cash flow 20.4x 12.7x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.13 -0.57 0.43

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAZNOGNGSK
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.8% -3.2% 82.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.3% -0.3% 28.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.7% -6.6% 84.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.3% -4.5% 29.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 15.4% -6.3% 73.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 22.4% -3.8% 20.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 17.3% -57.5% -70.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 23.2% -28.6% -55.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 17.5% -59.3% 75.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 23.2% -30.0% 18.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -12.6% -11.2% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 8.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -22.8% -13.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 15.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAZNOGNGSK
Gross margin 86.1% 53.1% 73.0%
EBITDA margin 35.7% 24.2% –
Operating margin 24.9% 18.6% 22.3%
Pretax margin 22.4% 8.2% 20.5%
Net margin 18.6% 3.5% 16.4%
FCF margin 17.9% 11.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 22.3% 13.8% –
Return on equity 21.6% 19.4% 71.9%
Return on assets 9.4% 1.6% 19.2%
Return on invested capital 24.1% 5.0% –
Return on capital employed 9.9% 10.7% 14.8%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 4.0x –
Stock comp / revenue – 1.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAZNOGNGSK
Debt / assets -10.0% 63.8% -33.2%
Debt / equity -0.2x 7.2x -1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.9x 4.8x –
Debt / FCF -1.1x 12.7x –
Liabilities / assets 56.8% 91.1% 74.4%
Equity / assets 43.2% 8.9% 25.6%
Interest coverage 16.1x 2.5x 10.1x
Current ratio -1.0x 2.0x -0.9x
Quick ratio -0.8x 1.1x -0.5x
Cash ratio -0.3x 0.5x -0.1x
Altman Z-score 4.24 1.31 3.22

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAZNOGNGSK
Dividend yield 1.3% 0.6% 3.6%
Net buyback yield 0.0% – –
Shareholder yield 1.3% 0.6% 3.6%
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.

ConsensusAZNOGNGSK
Forward P/E 18.7xFY2026 3.9xFY2026 9.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.01FY2026 $3.56FY2026 $5.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +9.3%FY2026 -2.7%FY2026 +7.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.6% 0.0% +3.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $58.93BFY2026 $5.89BFY2026 $48.15BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.3%FY2026 -5.3%FY2026 +7.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.8% +3.0% +0.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAZNOGNGSK
Held by institutions 52.1% 84.3% 16.0%
Institutions holding 1,498 633 1,040
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.8% +10.8% -7.4%
Institutions buying 809 244 484
Institutions selling 469 188 336
Buyers to sellers 1.72 1.30 1.44

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.

AZNOGNGSK
AZN 1.00 0.04 0.60
OGN 0.04 1.00 0.04
GSK 0.60 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AZN, OGN and GSK?

Astrazeneca (AZN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Astrazeneca (AZN) $289.57B, Organon (OGN) $3.63B, Gsk (GSK) $108.79B.

Which stock is cheaper, AZN, OGN and GSK?

Gsk (GSK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Astrazeneca (AZN) 26.3x, Organon (OGN) 17.0x, Gsk (GSK) 8.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Organon (OGN) is cheapest (Astrazeneca (AZN) 18.7x, Organon (OGN) 3.9x, Gsk (GSK) 9.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Gsk (GSK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Astrazeneca (AZN) +7.8%, Organon (OGN) -3.2%, Gsk (GSK) +82.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Astrazeneca (AZN) has the highest net margin (Astrazeneca (AZN) 18.6%, Organon (OGN) 3.5%, Gsk (GSK) 16.4%). On return on invested capital, Astrazeneca (AZN) leads (Astrazeneca (AZN) 24.1%, Organon (OGN) 5.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Organon (OGN) returned the most: Astrazeneca (AZN) +15.1%, Organon (OGN) +116.5%, Gsk (GSK) +8.0%. Over five years, Astrazeneca (AZN) compounded fastest (Astrazeneca (AZN) +8.2%/yr, Organon (OGN) -17.6%/yr, Gsk (GSK) +3.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Gsk (GSK) has the highest dividend yield: Astrazeneca (AZN) 1.28%, Organon (OGN) 0.58%, Gsk (GSK) 3.56%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Gsk (GSK) has been the steadiest (Astrazeneca (AZN) 28.5%, Organon (OGN) 55.9%, Gsk (GSK) 26.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AZN, OGN and GSK?

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 5. 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.