AZN vs RGC Stock Comparison

Astrazeneca and Regencell Bioscience Holdings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AZN Astrazeneca Plc
$172.00 +3.2% 1M +3.3% 1Y
Market cap
$266.60B
P/E
25.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$58.67B
Div. yield
1.39%
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
3 wins

Head to Head

4 decided of 12

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

QuestionAZNRGCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $266.60B $3.35B AZN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.5x -285.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.2x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.4% — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.8% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 23.3% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.4x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.39% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +3.3% -57.5% AZN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.8%/yr +80.4%/yr RGC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.4% 142.6% AZN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 — –

Percentile Scorecard

AZNRGC

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

AxisAZNRGC
Valuation 82 #51 of 275 40 #165 of 275
Growth 68 #83 of 253 –
Profitability 95 #13 of 224 –
Financial Health 41 #176 of 296 92 #26 of 296
Shareholder Returns 71 #37 of 126 –
Overall 71 –
  • AZN ranked among 305 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • RGC ranked among 305 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAZNRGCSPY
1 month +3.2%+9.6% -0.8%
3 months +1.4%+16.0% +3.5%
6 months -8.3%-76.8% +7.0%
Year to date -6.5%-67.8% +12.2%
1 year +3.3%-57.5% +13.0%
3 years +39.0%+1,476.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +11.6%+150.9% +23.1%
5 years +39.2%+1,806.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year +6.8%+80.4% +11.0%
10 years +190.6%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +11.3%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAZNRGCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.4%142.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.3%134.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.221.47 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.12-0.40 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -27.9%-93.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.9%-87.2% -1.8%
52-week high $209.48$52.88 $779.14
52-week low $155.60$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.

MultipleAZNRGC
P/E now vs peer median 25.5xmedian 10.4x -285.7xmedian 10.4x
P/S now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 6.4x —median 6.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.5xmedian 10.7x —median 10.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.0xmedian 12.5x -435.6xmedian 12.5x
P/B now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 1.6x 251.1xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 1.33median 0.29 —median 0.29

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 monthsAZNRGC
Revenue $58.67B –
Gross profit $50.25B –
Operating income $13.97B –
Net income $10.45B –
Free cash flow $10.67B –
R&D $15.07B –
EPS (diluted) $6.69 –
Cash & equivalents $4.90B $14.19M
Total debt $106.76B $21.88K
Shares (diluted) 1.56B 494.60M
Enterprise value $240.36B $3.32B

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
MetricAZNRGC
P/E 25.5x -285.7x
P/FCF 25.0x -435.6x
P/Operating cash flow 19.5x –
P/S 4.5x –
P/B 5.3x 251.1x
P/Tangible book 21.1x 251.1x
EV/EBITDA 14.5x –
EV/EBIT 21.0x –
EV/Revenue 5.0x –
EV/FCF 27.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow 21.5x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.33 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAZNRGC
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.4% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.6% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 23.4% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 23.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) 25.9% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 19.2% –
EPS growth (1Y) 26.0% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 19.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2.3% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.7% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -4.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAZNRGC
Gross margin 85.6% –
EBITDA margin 34.6% –
Operating margin 23.8% –
Pretax margin 21.5% –
Net margin 17.8% –
FCF margin 18.2% –
Operating cash flow margin 23.3% –
Return on equity 21.4% –
Return on assets 9.1% –
Return on invested capital 23.3% –
Return on capital employed 16.8% –
Asset turnover 0.5x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x –
Stock comp / revenue – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAZNRGC
Debt / assets 27.9% 0.1%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.4x –
Debt / FCF 3.0x –
Liabilities / assets 56.5% 9.4%
Equity / assets 43.5% 90.6%
Interest coverage 15.9x –
Current ratio 0.9x 10.8x
Quick ratio 0.7x 10.7x
Cash ratio 0.2x 10.7x
Altman Z-score 3.46 –

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusAZNRGC
Forward P/E 17.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $10.00FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +9.2%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +6.2% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $59.02BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +0.5%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +7.9% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAZNRGC
Held by institutions 52.1% 0.3%
Institutions holding 1,496 36
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.8% +117.2%
Institutions buying 808 28
Institutions selling 468 5
Buyers to sellers 1.73 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.

AZNRGC
AZN 1.00 0.05
RGC 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AZN and RGC?

Astrazeneca (AZN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Astrazeneca (AZN) $266.60B, Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC) $3.35B.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Astrazeneca (AZN) returned the most: Astrazeneca (AZN) +3.3%, Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC) -57.5%. Over five years, Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC) compounded fastest (Astrazeneca (AZN) +6.8%/yr, Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC) +80.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Astrazeneca (AZN) 1.39%, Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC) 0.00%. Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Astrazeneca (AZN) has been the steadiest (Astrazeneca (AZN) 27.4%, Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC) 142.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do AZN and RGC move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.05, a weak relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, AZN 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 3. 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.