AZN vs TAK vs BMY Stock Comparison

Astrazeneca, Takeda Pharmaceutical and Bristol Myers Squibb Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AZN Astrazeneca Plc
$174.51 +6.3% 1M +6.1% 1Y
Market cap
$270.49B
P/E
25.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$58.67B
Div. yield
1.37%
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
5 wins
BMY Bristol Myers Squibb Co
$61.40 -2.4% 1M +44.1% 1Y
Market cap
$125.51B
P/E
13.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$50.03B
Div. yield
4.10%
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Astrazeneca leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Astrazeneca 5, Bristol Myers Squibb 4, Takeda Pharmaceutical 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAZNTAKBMYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $270.49B $63.78B $125.51B AZN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.9x 200.0x 13.6x BMY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.5x 50.1x 9.3x BMY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.4% -35.4% +4.2% AZN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.8% 1.1% 18.5% BMY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 23.3% 0.0% 14.0% AZN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 4.8x 2.1x AZN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.37% 1.55% 4.10% BMY
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +6.1% +45.5% +44.1% TAK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.9%/yr +7.4%/yr +1.0%/yr TAK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.5% 21.4% 28.4% TAK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 60/100 67/100 AZN

Percentile Scorecard

AZNTAKBMY

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

AxisAZNTAKBMY
Valuation 85 #96 of 624 97 #22 of 624 88 #76 of 624
Growth 70 #183 of 601 12 #531 of 601 48 #315 of 601
Profitability 94 #33 of 541 86 #77 of 541 91 #49 of 541
Financial Health 36 #415 of 647 32 #438 of 647 21 #514 of 647
Shareholder Returns 70 #110 of 359 74 #93 of 359 88 #44 of 359
Overall 71 60 67
  • AZN ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • TAK ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • BMY 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

PeriodAZNTAKBMYSPY
1 month +6.3%+8.2%-2.4% +0.7%
3 months +1.8%+16.1%-5.3% +3.7%
6 months -6.9%+20.1%+1.3% +7.1%
Year to date -5.1%+28.5%+13.8% +12.8%
1 year +6.1%+45.5%+44.1% +11.9%
3 years +38.6%+50.0%+19.8% +85.2%
3 years, per year +11.5%+14.5%+6.2% +22.8%
5 years +39.9%+42.9%+5.1% +67.6%
5 years, per year +6.9%+7.4%+1.0% +10.9%
10 years +205.1%-12.9%+20.4% +262.0%
10 years, per year +11.8%-1.4%+1.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAZNTAKBMYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.5%21.4%28.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.2%20.0%25.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.210.110.19 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.222.131.55 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -27.9%-26.4%-51.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.7%-1.9%-9.8% -1.2%
52-week high $209.48$20.43$68.09 $779.14
52-week low $155.60$13.23$42.60 $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.

MultipleAZNTAKBMY
P/E now vs peer median 25.9xmedian 17.8x 200.0xmedian 17.8x 13.6xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 9.1x 2.1xmedian 9.1x 2.5xmedian 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.7xmedian 15.0x 16.5xmedian 15.0x 11.0xmedian 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.4xmedian 21.7x 14.0xmedian 21.7x 13.5xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 2.2x 1.4xmedian 2.2x 5.4xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.35median 0.35 -3.44median 0.35 3.48median 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 monthsAZNTAKBMY
Revenue $58.67B $30.00B $50.03B
Gross profit $50.25B $19.76B $34.64B
Operating income $13.97B $1.13B $11.33B
Net income $10.45B $244.16M $9.24B
Free cash flow $10.67B $4.55B $9.29B
R&D $15.07B $4.51B $10.56B
EPS (diluted) $6.69 $0.10 $4.50
Cash & equivalents $4.90B $2.66B $9.57B
Total debt $32.35B $31.49B $42.88B
Shares (diluted) 1.56B 3.15B 2.05B
Enterprise value $244.25B $41.99B $80.70B

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
MetricAZNTAKBMY
P/E 25.9x 200.0x 13.6x
P/FCF 25.4x 14.0x 13.5x
P/Operating cash flow 19.7x 11.4x 11.8x
P/S 4.6x 2.1x 2.5x
P/B 5.4x 1.4x 5.4x
P/Tangible book 21.4x 2.4x 19.4x
EV/EBITDA 14.7x 16.5x 11.0x
EV/EBIT 21.3x 79.5x 13.8x
EV/Revenue 5.1x 3.0x 3.1x
EV/FCF 27.9x 19.8x 16.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.7x 16.0x 14.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.35 -3.44 3.48

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAZNTAKBMY
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.4% -35.4% 4.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.6% -13.1% 3.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.3% -36.3% 3.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.1% -13.3% 0.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 23.4% -76.7% 41.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 23.9% -43.6% 9.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 25.9% -6.2% 52.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 19.2% -44.1% 3.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 26.0% -86.9% 52.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 19.2% -58.1% 3.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2.3% -30.2% -35.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.7% -6.9% -6.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -4.5% -31.3% -39.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.5% -8.4% -7.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAZNTAKBMY
Gross margin 85.6% 65.9% 69.2%
EBITDA margin 34.6% 18.2% 28.2%
Operating margin 23.8% 3.8% 22.6%
Pretax margin 21.5% 0.3% 22.6%
Net margin 17.8% 1.1% 18.5%
FCF margin 18.2% 15.2% 18.6%
Operating cash flow margin 23.3% 18.7% 21.3%
Return on equity 21.4% 0.7% 40.4%
Return on assets 9.1% 0.3% 10.5%
Return on invested capital 23.3% 0.0% 14.0%
Return on capital employed 16.8% 1.2% 16.3%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.3x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 23.0x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.6% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAZNTAKBMY
Debt / assets 27.9% 32.5% 48.3%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.7x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 4.8x 2.1x
Debt / FCF 3.0x 6.9x 4.6x
Liabilities / assets 56.5% 51.4% 73.6%
Equity / assets 43.5% 48.6% 26.4%
Interest coverage 15.9x 0.6x –
Current ratio 0.9x 3.1x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.8x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.9x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 3.50 1.35 2.62

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAZNTAKBMY
Dividend yield 1.4% 1.5% 4.1%
Net buyback yield 0.0% 1.0% –
Shareholder yield 1.4% 2.6% 4.1%
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.

ConsensusAZNTAKBMY
Forward P/E 17.5xFY2026 50.1xFY2026 9.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.00FY2026 $0.40FY2026 $6.63FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +9.2%FY2026 +5.3%FY2026 +7.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +6.1% +62.5% -3.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $59.02BFY2026 $28.27BFY2026 $52.09BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.5%FY2026 -0.8%FY2026 +8.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.0% +11.9% -9.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAZNTAKBMY
Held by institutions 52.1% 3.3% 81.8%
Institutions holding 1,497 379 2,521
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.8% +6.2% +3.8%
Institutions buying 809 213 1,186
Institutions selling 468 98 987
Buyers to sellers 1.73 2.17 1.20

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.

AZNTAKBMY
AZN 1.00 0.53 0.46
TAK 0.53 1.00 0.41
BMY 0.46 0.41 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AZN, TAK and BMY?

Astrazeneca (AZN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Astrazeneca (AZN) $270.49B, Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) $63.78B, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) $125.51B.

Which stock is cheaper, AZN, TAK and BMY?

Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Astrazeneca (AZN) 25.9x, Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) 200.0x, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 13.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) is cheapest (Astrazeneca (AZN) 17.5x, Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) 50.1x, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 9.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Astrazeneca (AZN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Astrazeneca (AZN) +9.4%, Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) -35.4%, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) +4.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) has the highest net margin (Astrazeneca (AZN) 17.8%, Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) 1.1%, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 18.5%). On return on invested capital, Astrazeneca (AZN) leads (Astrazeneca (AZN) 23.3%, Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) 0.0%, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 14.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) returned the most: Astrazeneca (AZN) +6.1%, Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) +45.5%, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) +44.1%. Over five years, Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) compounded fastest (Astrazeneca (AZN) +6.9%/yr, Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) +7.4%/yr, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) +1.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) has the highest dividend yield: Astrazeneca (AZN) 1.37%, Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) 1.55%, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 4.10%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) has been the steadiest (Astrazeneca (AZN) 27.5%, Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) 21.4%, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 28.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AZN, TAK and BMY?

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.