BMY vs AUPH vs AZN Stock Comparison

Bristol Myers Squibb, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals and Astrazeneca Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BMY Bristol Myers Squibb Co
$60.61 -5.1% 1M +41.5% 1Y
Market cap
$123.81B
P/E
13.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$49.19B
Div. yield
4.16%
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
3 wins
AZN Astrazeneca Plc
$169.54 +1.9% 1M +2.6% 1Y
Market cap
$262.79B
P/E
25.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$58.67B
Div. yield
1.41%
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionBMYAUPHAZNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $123.81B $2.31B $262.79B AZN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.3x 7.2x 25.2x AUPH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.1x 18.1x 17.0x BMY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.1% +19.8% +9.4% AUPH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 18.9% 100.8% 17.8% AUPH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -3.3% — 23.3% AZN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 78.9x — 1.4x AZN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 4.16% — 1.41% BMY
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +41.5% +37.5% +2.6% BMY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.7%/yr -12.1%/yr +6.3%/yr AZN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.4% 37.2% 27.3% AZN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 90/100 71/100 AUPH

Percentile Scorecard

BMYAUPHAZN

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

AxisBMYAUPHAZN
Valuation 86 #88 of 625 93 #45 of 625 85 #92 of 625
Growth 53 #286 of 602 96 #26 of 602 70 #183 of 602
Profitability 87 #71 of 549 97 #17 of 549 94 #34 of 549
Financial Health 16 #552 of 654 74 #172 of 654 36 #418 of 654
Shareholder Returns 88 #44 of 367 92 #31 of 367 70 #112 of 367
Overall 66 90 71
  • BMY ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • AUPH ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • AZN ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBMYAUPHAZNSPY
1 month -5.1%+5.1%+1.9% +0.9%
3 months -4.0%+14.4%-2.2% +5.9%
6 months +5.2%+13.6%-8.5% +8.5%
Year to date +12.4%+8.8%-7.8% +13.3%
1 year +41.5%+37.5%+2.6% +12.4%
3 years +18.8%+141.4%+37.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year +5.9%+34.2%+11.1% +23.5%
5 years +3.8%-47.5%+35.9% +68.2%
5 years, per year +0.7%-12.1%+6.3% +11.0%
10 years +18.8%+437.5%+196.4% +263.4%
10 years, per year +1.7%+18.3%+11.5% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureBMYAUPHAZNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.4%37.2%27.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.5%34.0%27.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.200.540.21 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.461.010.10 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.1%-87.6%-27.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.0%-6.8%-19.1% -0.9%
52-week high $68.09$18.62$209.48 $779.14
52-week low $42.60$12.12$155.60 $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.

MultipleBMYAUPHAZN
P/E now vs peer median 13.3xmedian 17.4x 7.2xmedian 17.4x 25.2xmedian 17.4x
P/S now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 9.1x 7.4xmedian 9.1x 4.5xmedian 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 383.9xmedian 17.1x 11.0xmedian 17.1x 14.3xmedian 17.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.8xmedian 19.0x 13.2xmedian 19.0x 24.6xmedian 19.0x
P/B now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 2.2x 3.8xmedian 2.2x 5.2xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.17median 0.34 0.08median 0.34 1.31median 0.34

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 monthsBMYAUPHAZN
Revenue $49.19B $311.51M $58.67B
Gross profit $34.51B $281.47M $50.25B
Operating income -$2.77B $150.75M $13.97B
Net income $9.28B $314.11M $10.45B
Free cash flow $11.44B $175.07M $10.67B
R&D $10.72B $39.85M $15.07B
EPS (diluted) $4.53 $2.35 $6.69
Cash & equivalents $8.72B $179.83M $4.90B
Total debt $43.12B – $32.35B
Shares (diluted) 2.05B 133.53M 1.56B
Enterprise value $75.08B $735.55M $236.55B

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
MetricBMYAUPHAZN
P/E 13.3x 7.2x 25.2x
P/FCF 10.8x 13.2x 24.6x
P/Operating cash flow 9.7x 13.2x 19.2x
P/S 2.5x 7.4x 4.5x
P/B 5.5x 3.8x 5.2x
P/Tangible book 25.1x 3.8x 20.8x
EV/EBITDA 383.9x 11.0x 14.3x
EV/EBIT -56.3x 12.4x 20.8x
EV/Revenue 3.2x 6.0x 4.9x
EV/FCF 13.6x 10.6x 27.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.2x 10.6x 21.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.17 0.08 1.31

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBMYAUPHAZN
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.1% 19.8% 9.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.9% 24.8% 10.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.9% 20.9% 9.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.3% 22.2% 13.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 63.5% 189.8% 23.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -17.9% 56.2% 23.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 83.3% 418.0% 25.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.2% 84.9% 19.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 82.9% 433.5% 26.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.2% 87.7% 19.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -19.6% 89.1% 2.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.6% 86.1% 13.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -21.5% 89.4% -4.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.2% 85.3% 8.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBMYAUPHAZN
Gross margin 70.2% 90.4% 85.6%
EBITDA margin 0.8% 54.6% 34.6%
Operating margin -5.6% 48.4% 23.8%
Pretax margin 24.2% 51.5% 21.5%
Net margin 18.9% 100.8% 17.8%
FCF margin 23.3% 56.2% 18.2%
Operating cash flow margin 26.0% 56.3% 23.3%
Return on equity 43.7% 53.1% 21.4%
Return on assets 10.7% 41.4% 9.1%
Return on invested capital -3.3% – 23.3%
Return on capital employed -4.0% 22.9% 16.8%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.4x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 0.6x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 4.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBMYAUPHAZN
Debt / assets 49.2% – 27.9%
Debt / equity 1.9x – 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 78.9x – 1.4x
Debt / FCF 3.8x – 3.0x
Liabilities / assets 74.5% 22.4% 56.5%
Equity / assets 25.5% 77.6% 43.5%
Interest coverage – 36.7x 15.9x
Current ratio 1.5x 5.4x 0.9x
Quick ratio 1.2x 4.8x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.6x 4.4x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.05 8.47 3.43

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBMYAUPHAZN
Dividend yield 4.2% – 1.4%
Net buyback yield – 0.9% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 4.2% 0.9% 1.4%
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.

ConsensusBMYAUPHAZN
Forward P/E 9.1xFY2026 18.1xFY2026 17.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.63FY2026 $0.96FY2026 $10.00FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +7.8%FY2026 -53.6%FY2026 +9.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.9% +14.6% +6.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $52.09BFY2026 $348.13MFY2026 $59.02BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.1%FY2026 +23.0%FY2026 +0.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -9.3% +6.9% +8.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBMYAUPHAZN
Held by institutions 81.8% 58.7% 52.1%
Institutions holding 2,520 280 1,496
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.8% +5.4% +7.8%
Institutions buying 1,186 156 808
Institutions selling 986 78 468
Buyers to sellers 1.20 2.00 1.73

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.

BMYAUPHAZN
BMY 1.00 0.12 0.45
AUPH 0.12 1.00 0.23
AZN 0.45 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BMY, AUPH and AZN?

Astrazeneca (AZN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) $123.81B, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) $2.31B, Astrazeneca (AZN) $262.79B.

Which stock is cheaper, BMY, AUPH and AZN?

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 13.3x, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) 7.2x, Astrazeneca (AZN) 25.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) is cheapest (Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 9.1x, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) 18.1x, Astrazeneca (AZN) 17.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) +3.1%, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) +19.8%, Astrazeneca (AZN) +9.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) has the highest net margin (Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 18.9%, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) 100.8%, Astrazeneca (AZN) 17.8%). On return on invested capital, Astrazeneca (AZN) leads (Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) -3.3%, Astrazeneca (AZN) 23.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) returned the most: Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) +41.5%, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) +37.5%, Astrazeneca (AZN) +2.6%. Over five years, Astrazeneca (AZN) compounded fastest (Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) +0.7%/yr, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) -12.1%/yr, Astrazeneca (AZN) +6.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) has the highest dividend yield: Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 4.16%, Astrazeneca (AZN) 1.41%. Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Astrazeneca (AZN) has been the steadiest (Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 28.4%, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) 37.2%, Astrazeneca (AZN) 27.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.