BMY vs AZN vs TAK Stock Comparison

Bristol Myers Squibb, Astrazeneca and Takeda Pharmaceutical Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
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

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.

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

Percentile Scorecard

BMYAZNTAK

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

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

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

Risk

MeasureBMYAZNTAKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.4%27.5%21.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.6%27.2%20.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.190.210.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.550.222.13 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.1%-27.9%-26.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.8%-16.7%-1.9% -1.2%
52-week high $68.09$209.48$20.43 $779.14
52-week low $42.60$155.60$13.23 $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.

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

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

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

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

Shareholder Returns

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

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

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

BMYAZNTAK
BMY 1.00 0.46 0.41
AZN 0.46 1.00 0.53
TAK 0.41 0.53 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BMY, AZN and TAK?

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

Which stock is cheaper, BMY, AZN and TAK?

Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 13.6x, Astrazeneca (AZN) 25.9x, Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) 200.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) is cheapest (Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 9.3x, Astrazeneca (AZN) 17.5x, Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) 50.1x). 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: Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) +4.2%, Astrazeneca (AZN) +9.4%, Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) -35.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) returned the most: Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) +44.1%, Astrazeneca (AZN) +6.1%, Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) +45.5%. Over five years, Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) compounded fastest (Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) +1.0%/yr, Astrazeneca (AZN) +6.9%/yr, Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) +7.4%/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) 4.10%, Astrazeneca (AZN) 1.37%, Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) 1.55%.

Which stock is riskier?

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

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

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.