INDV vs NVS vs AZN Stock Comparison

Indivior Pharmaceuticals, Novartis Ag and Astrazeneca Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NVS Novartis Ag
$156.80 +7.8% 1M +21.4% 1Y
Market cap
$299.20B
P/E
17.9x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
3.02%
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
2 wins
AZN Astrazeneca Plc
$170.02 +2.1% 1M +1.1% 1Y
Market cap
$263.53B
P/E
25.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$58.67B
Div. yield
1.41%
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Indivior Pharmaceuticals leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Indivior Pharmaceuticals 9, Novartis Ag 2, Astrazeneca 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionINDVNVSAZNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.10B $299.20B $263.53B NVS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.6x 17.9x 25.2x INDV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.6x 16.9x 17.0x INDV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.5% — +9.4% INDV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 26.7% — 17.8% INDV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 122.5% — 23.3% INDV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.6x — 1.4x INDV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 3.02% 1.41% NVS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +40.1% +21.4% +1.1% INDV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.7%/yr +13.5%/yr +6.5%/yr INDV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.4% 27.9% 27.4% AZN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 77/100 — 71/100 INDV

Percentile Scorecard

INDVNVSAZN

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

AxisINDVNVSAZN
Valuation 97 #21 of 625 97 #20 of 625 86 #91 of 625
Growth 69 #186 of 602 – 70 #183 of 602
Profitability 92 #48 of 551 – 94 #34 of 551
Financial Health 29 #465 of 656 – 36 #420 of 656
Shareholder Returns 98 #9 of 365 81 #69 of 365 70 #111 of 365
Overall 77 – 71
  • INDV ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • NVS 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

PeriodINDVNVSAZNSPY
1 month -3.1%+7.8%+2.1% -0.2%
3 months -15.3%-1.9%-1.4% +3.9%
6 months +0.8%+7.8%-8.9% +8.2%
Year to date -3.2%+13.7%-7.5% +12.9%
1 year +40.1%+21.4%+1.1% +12.3%
3 years +70.3%+69.9%+37.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +19.4%+19.3%+11.2% +23.3%
5 years +107.0%+88.2%+36.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year +15.7%+13.5%+6.5% +10.9%
10 years +79.0%+119.0%+197.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year +6.0%+8.2%+11.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureINDVNVSAZNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.4%27.9%27.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.8%30.7%27.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.530.340.21 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.100.770.04 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -85.5%-20.4%-27.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.0%-7.0%-18.8% -1.2%
52-week high $41.83$168.62$209.48 $779.14
52-week low $24.78$121.80$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.

MultipleINDVNVSAZN
P/E now vs peer median 11.6xmedian 17.2x 17.9xmedian 17.2x 25.2xmedian 17.2x
P/S now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 9.0x 5.1xmedian 9.0x 4.5xmedian 9.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.1xmedian 16.3x —median 16.3x 14.3xmedian 16.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -36.9xmedian 18.7x 14.3xmedian 18.7x 24.7xmedian 18.7x
P/B now vs peer median -19.7xmedian 2.2x —median 2.2x 5.2xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.33 —median 0.33 1.31median 0.33

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 monthsINDVNVSAZN
Revenue $1.33B – $58.67B
Gross profit $1.09B – $50.25B
Operating income $421.00M – $13.97B
Net income $355.00M – $10.45B
Free cash flow -$111.00M – $10.67B
R&D $82.00M – $15.07B
EPS (diluted) $2.86 – $6.69
Cash & equivalents $222.00M $400.00M $4.90B
Total debt $487.00M – $32.35B
Shares (diluted) 124.00M 1.96B 1.56B
Enterprise value $3.06B $272.77B $237.29B

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
MetricINDVNVSAZN
P/E 11.6x 17.9x 25.2x
P/FCF -36.9x 14.3x 24.7x
P/Operating cash flow -102.4x – 19.2x
P/S 3.1x 5.1x 4.5x
P/B -19.7x – 5.2x
P/Tangible book -19.7x – 20.8x
EV/EBITDA 10.1x – 14.3x
EV/EBIT 10.4x – 20.8x
EV/Revenue 3.3x – 5.0x
EV/FCF -39.3x – 27.3x
EV/Operating cash flow -109.1x – 21.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – 1.31

Growth

14 metrics
MetricINDVNVSAZN
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.5% – 9.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 10.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.6% – 9.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 13.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 92.2% – 23.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 23.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 228.7% – 25.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – 19.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 234.0% – 26.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – 19.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -118.3% – 2.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 13.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -164.2% – -4.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 8.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricINDVNVSAZN
Gross margin 82.1% – 85.6%
EBITDA margin 32.3% – 34.6%
Operating margin 31.6% – 23.8%
Pretax margin 29.5% – 21.5%
Net margin 26.7% – 17.8%
FCF margin -8.3% – 18.2%
Operating cash flow margin -3.0% – 23.3%
Return on equity – – 21.4%
Return on assets 29.2% – 9.1%
Return on invested capital 122.5% – 23.3%
Return on capital employed 121.3% – 16.8%
Asset turnover 1.1x – 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.1x – 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 2.4% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricINDVNVSAZN
Debt / assets 39.5% – 27.9%
Debt / equity -2.3x – 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.6x – 1.4x
Debt / FCF -4.4x – 3.0x
Liabilities / assets 116.9% – 56.5%
Equity / assets -16.9% – 43.5%
Interest coverage 15.6x – 15.9x
Current ratio 0.8x – 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.6x – 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.3x – 0.2x
Altman Z-score 3.39 – 3.43

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricINDVNVSAZN
Dividend yield – 3.0% 1.4%
Net buyback yield 7.3% – 0.0%
Shareholder yield 7.3% 3.0% 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.

ConsensusINDVNVSAZN
Forward P/E 8.6xFY2026 16.9xFY2026 17.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.04FY2026 $9.26FY2026 $10.00FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +61.6%FY2026 +3.1%FY2026 +9.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.8% +1.2% +6.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.38BFY2026 $53.95BFY2026 $59.02BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.0%FY2026 -1.1%FY2026 +0.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.8% +19.1% +8.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersINDVNVSAZN
Held by institutions 100.0% 7.0% 52.1%
Institutions holding 336 1,607 1,496
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.4% -5.9% +7.8%
Institutions buying 206 662 808
Institutions selling 105 560 468
Buyers to sellers 1.96 1.18 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.

INDVNVSAZN
INDV 1.00 0.24 0.24
NVS 0.24 1.00 0.56
AZN 0.24 0.56 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, INDV, NVS and AZN?

Novartis Ag (NVS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) $4.10B, Novartis Ag (NVS) $299.20B, Astrazeneca (AZN) $263.53B.

Which stock is cheaper, INDV, NVS and AZN?

Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) 11.6x, Novartis Ag (NVS) 17.9x, Astrazeneca (AZN) 25.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) is cheapest (Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) 8.6x, Novartis Ag (NVS) 16.9x, 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?

Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) +13.5%, Astrazeneca (AZN) +9.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) has the highest net margin (Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) 26.7%, Astrazeneca (AZN) 17.8%). On return on invested capital, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) leads (Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) 122.5%, Astrazeneca (AZN) 23.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) returned the most: Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) +40.1%, Novartis Ag (NVS) +21.4%, Astrazeneca (AZN) +1.1%. Over five years, Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) compounded fastest (Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) +15.7%/yr, Novartis Ag (NVS) +13.5%/yr, Astrazeneca (AZN) +6.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Novartis Ag (NVS) has the highest dividend yield: Novartis Ag (NVS) 3.02%, Astrazeneca (AZN) 1.41%. Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Astrazeneca (AZN) has been the steadiest (Indivior Pharmaceuticals (INDV) 36.4%, Novartis Ag (NVS) 27.9%, Astrazeneca (AZN) 27.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, INDV, NVS 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 9. 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.