INDV vs MRK vs AZN Stock Comparison

Indivior Pharmaceuticals, Merck and Astrazeneca Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MRK Merck & Co., Inc.
$144.68 +0.3% 1M +75.4% 1Y
Market cap
$370.06B
P/E
116.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$66.57B
Div. yield
0.02%
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
2 wins
AZN Astrazeneca Plc
$183.90 +17.2% 1M +12.5% 1Y
Market cap
$293.19B
P/E
26.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$59.37B
Div. yield
–
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Indivior Pharmaceuticals leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Indivior Pharmaceuticals 8, Merck 2, Astrazeneca 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionINDVMRKAZNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.28B $370.06B $293.19B MRK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.6x 116.6x 26.6x INDV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.0x 58.3x 18.4x INDV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.3% +4.6% +7.8% INDV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 32.8% 4.8% 18.6% INDV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 132.0% 3.6% 24.1% INDV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.3x 3.6x -0.9x AZN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 22.43% 0.02% 0.00% INDV
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +23.4% +75.4% +12.5% MRK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.2%/yr +9.8%/yr +7.6%/yr INDV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.1% 29.7% 28.4% AZN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 78/100 61/100 75/100 INDV

Percentile Scorecard

INDVMRKAZN

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

AxisINDVMRKAZN
Valuation 98 #16 of 634 80 #131 of 634 85 #94 of 634
Growth 76 #145 of 607 37 #386 of 607 60 #246 of 607
Profitability 93 #42 of 557 91 #53 of 557 94 #36 of 557
Financial Health 27 #478 of 654 20 #521 of 654 66 #224 of 654
Shareholder Returns 98 #10 of 401 80 #83 of 401 69 #126 of 401
Overall 78 61 75
  • INDV ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • MRK ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • AZN 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

PeriodINDVMRKAZNSPY
1 month +1.5%+0.3%+17.2% -2.0%
3 months -3.0%+13.0%+18.2% -2.2%
6 months -7.0%+27.9%+1.5% +4.2%
Year to date +1.0%+37.5%+0.0% +10.6%
1 year +23.4%+75.4%+12.5% +10.4%
3 years +80.4%+39.9%+43.8% +73.6%
3 years, per year +21.8%+11.9%+12.9% +20.2%
5 years +102.7%+59.8%+44.1% +61.6%
5 years, per year +15.2%+9.8%+7.6% +10.1%
10 years +65.9%+147.6%+231.5% +261.3%
10 years, per year +5.2%+9.5%+12.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureINDVMRKAZNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.1%29.7%28.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.8%24.3%27.2% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.600.090.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.712.540.44 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -85.5%-44.7%-27.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.3%-7.5%-12.2% -3.2%
52-week high $41.83$156.45$209.48 $779.14
52-week low $28.78$82.49$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.

MultipleINDVMRKAZN
P/E now vs peer median 9.6xmedian 18.4x 112.6xmedian 18.4x 25.8xmedian 18.4x
P/S now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 9.0x 5.4xmedian 9.0x 4.8xmedian 9.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 16.0x 30.8xmedian 16.0x 12.5xmedian 16.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 138.0xmedian 21.8x 22.2xmedian 21.8x 26.8xmedian 21.8x
P/B now vs peer median -71.3xmedian 2.1x 8.5xmedian 2.1x 5.5xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.37 70.89median 0.37 1.12median 0.37

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 monthsINDVMRKAZN
Revenue $1.37B $66.57B $59.37B
Gross profit $1.17B $48.57B $51.12B
Operating income $558.00M $6.38B $14.78B
Net income $450.00M $3.17B $11.03B
Free cash flow $31.00M $16.06B $10.63B
R&D $54.00M $30.45B $15.30B
EPS (diluted) $3.63 $1.28 $7.06
Cash & equivalents $305.00M $6.85B $7.94B
Total debt $488.00M $53.91B -$11.96B
Shares (diluted) 124.00M 2.47B 1.56B
Enterprise value $3.38B $324.43B $267.08B

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
MetricINDVMRKAZN
P/E 9.6x 112.6x 25.8x
P/FCF 138.0x 22.2x 26.8x
P/Operating cash flow 44.6x 17.9x 21.5x
P/S 3.1x 5.4x 4.8x
P/B -71.3x 8.5x 5.5x
P/Tangible book -71.3x 21.0x 20.9x
EV/EBITDA 7.9x 30.8x 12.5x
EV/EBIT 8.0x 63.3x 17.9x
EV/Revenue 3.2x 6.1x 4.5x
EV/FCF 143.9x 25.1x 24.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 46.5x 20.2x 20.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 70.89 1.12

Growth

14 metrics
MetricINDVMRKAZN
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.3% 4.6% 7.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 4.5% 10.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 22.8% -0.3% 6.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 4.5% 12.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 145.8% -66.6% 15.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 1.9% 22.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 251.6% -80.7% 17.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 0.5% 23.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 265.7% -80.3% 17.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 1.6% 23.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -45.8% 7.7% -12.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 9.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -73.9% 9.1% -22.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 14.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricINDVMRKAZN
Gross margin 85.0% 73.0% 86.1%
EBITDA margin 41.1% 19.7% 35.7%
Operating margin 40.6% 9.6% 24.9%
Pretax margin 39.2% 8.9% 22.4%
Net margin 32.8% 4.8% 18.6%
FCF margin 2.3% 24.1% 17.9%
Operating cash flow margin 7.0% 30.0% 22.3%
Return on equity – 7.2% 21.6%
Return on assets 35.1% 2.5% 9.4%
Return on invested capital 132.0% 3.6% 24.1%
Return on capital employed – 6.3% 9.9%
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.2x 6.3x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 2.4% 1.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricINDVMRKAZN
Debt / assets 36.6% 41.5% -10.0%
Debt / equity -8.1x 1.3x -0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.3x 3.6x -0.9x
Debt / FCF 15.7x 3.4x -1.1x
Liabilities / assets 104.5% 67.7% 56.8%
Equity / assets -4.5% 32.3% 43.2%
Interest coverage 32.8x – 16.1x
Current ratio 0.6x 1.3x -1.0x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.7x -0.8x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.3x -0.3x
Altman Z-score 3.60 3.88 4.20

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricINDVMRKAZN
Dividend yield 22.4% 2.4% 1.3%
Net buyback yield 7.1% 1.1% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 29.5% 3.5% 1.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 261.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 51.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.3% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 4.7% –

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.

ConsensusINDVMRKAZN
Forward P/E 9.0xFY2026 58.3xFY2026 18.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.04FY2026 $2.48FY2026 $10.00FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +61.6%FY2026 -72.4%FY2026 +9.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.8% +257.3% +6.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.38BFY2026 $69.45BFY2026 $59.02BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.0%FY2026 +6.8%FY2026 +0.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.8% -3.8% +8.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersINDVMRKAZN
Held by institutions 100.0% 79.9% 52.1%
Institutions holding 339 3,802 1,498
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.4% +2.6% +7.8%
Institutions buying 209 1,843 809
Institutions selling 105 1,468 469
Buyers to sellers 1.99 1.26 1.72

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.

INDVMRKAZN
INDV 1.00 0.20 0.26
MRK 0.20 1.00 0.50
AZN 0.26 0.50 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, INDV, MRK and AZN?

Merck (MRK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) $4.28B, Merck (MRK) $370.06B, Astrazeneca (AZN) $293.19B.

Which stock is cheaper, INDV, MRK and AZN?

Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) 9.6x, Merck (MRK) 116.6x, Astrazeneca (AZN) 26.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) is cheapest (Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) 9.0x, Merck (MRK) 58.3x, Astrazeneca (AZN) 18.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) +16.3%, Merck (MRK) +4.6%, Astrazeneca (AZN) +7.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) has the highest net margin (Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) 32.8%, Merck (MRK) 4.8%, Astrazeneca (AZN) 18.6%). On return on invested capital, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) leads (Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) 132.0%, Merck (MRK) 3.6%, Astrazeneca (AZN) 24.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Merck (MRK) returned the most: Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) +23.4%, Merck (MRK) +75.4%, Astrazeneca (AZN) +12.5%. Over five years, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) compounded fastest (Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) +15.2%/yr, Merck (MRK) +9.8%/yr, Astrazeneca (AZN) +7.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) has the highest dividend yield: Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) 22.43%, Merck (MRK) 0.02%, Astrazeneca (AZN) 0.00%. Astrazeneca (AZN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Astrazeneca (AZN) has been the steadiest (Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) 33.1%, Merck (MRK) 29.7%, Astrazeneca (AZN) 28.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, INDV, MRK 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, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) leads on 8. 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.