NVS vs AZN vs AUPH Stock Comparison

Novartis Ag, Astrazeneca and Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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NVS Novartis Ag
$161.05 +10.5% 1M +32.2% 1Y
Market cap
$311.97B
P/E
17.9x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
3 wins
AZN Astrazeneca Plc
$174.51 +6.3% 1M +6.1% 1Y
Market cap
$288.69B
P/E
27.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$58.67B
Div. yield
–
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Aurinia Pharmaceuticals 5, Novartis Ag 3, Astrazeneca 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNVSAZNAUPHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $311.97B $288.69B $2.17B NVS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.9x 27.6x 6.9x AUPH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.4x 17.5x 17.9x NVS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +9.4% +19.8% AUPH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 17.8% 100.8% AUPH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 23.3% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.4x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +32.2% +6.1% +40.8% AUPH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.3%/yr +6.9%/yr -12.3%/yr NVS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.6% 27.5% 37.0% AZN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 71/100 90/100 AUPH

Percentile Scorecard

NVSAZNAUPH

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

AxisNVSAZNAUPH
Valuation 97 #18 of 624 85 #96 of 624 93 #44 of 624
Growth – 70 #183 of 601 96 #25 of 601
Profitability – 94 #33 of 541 97 #16 of 541
Financial Health – 36 #415 of 647 74 #172 of 647
Shareholder Returns 81 #68 of 359 70 #110 of 359 92 #31 of 359
Overall – 71 90
  • NVS ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • AZN ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • AUPH 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

PeriodNVSAZNAUPHSPY
1 month +10.5%+6.3%+4.8% +0.7%
3 months +1.7%+1.8%+14.7% +3.7%
6 months +8.9%-6.9%+11.8% +7.1%
Year to date +16.8%-5.1%+7.9% +12.8%
1 year +32.2%+6.1%+40.8% +11.9%
3 years +71.8%+38.6%+134.1% +85.2%
3 years, per year +19.8%+11.5%+32.8% +22.8%
5 years +94.6%+39.9%-48.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year +14.3%+6.9%-12.3% +10.9%
10 years +126.6%+205.1%+432.8% +262.0%
10 years, per year +8.5%+11.8%+18.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNVSAZNAUPHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.6%27.5%37.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.1%27.2%33.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.340.210.54 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.170.221.10 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -20.4%-27.9%-87.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.5%-16.7%-7.6% -1.2%
52-week high $168.62$209.48$18.62 $779.14
52-week low $121.80$155.60$12.12 $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.

MultipleNVSAZNAUPH
P/E now vs peer median 17.9xmedian 17.8x 25.9xmedian 17.8x 7.1xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median 5.1xmedian 9.1x 4.6xmedian 9.1x 7.3xmedian 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 15.0x 14.7xmedian 15.0x 10.8xmedian 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.3xmedian 21.7x 25.4xmedian 21.7x 13.1xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.2x 5.4xmedian 2.2x 3.7xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.35 1.35median 0.35 0.08median 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 monthsNVSAZNAUPH
Revenue – $58.67B $311.51M
Gross profit – $50.25B $281.47M
Operating income – $13.97B $150.75M
Net income – $10.45B $314.11M
Free cash flow – $10.67B $175.07M
R&D – $15.07B $39.85M
EPS (diluted) – $6.69 $2.35
Cash & equivalents $400.00M $4.90B $179.83M
Total debt – $32.35B –
Shares (diluted) 1.96B 1.56B 133.53M
Enterprise value $285.20B $262.37B $599.34M

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
MetricNVSAZNAUPH
P/E 17.9x 25.9x 7.1x
P/FCF 14.3x 25.4x 13.1x
P/Operating cash flow – 19.7x 13.1x
P/S 5.1x 4.6x 7.3x
P/B – 5.4x 3.7x
P/Tangible book – 21.4x 3.7x
EV/EBITDA – 14.7x 10.8x
EV/EBIT – 21.3x 12.2x
EV/Revenue – 5.1x 5.9x
EV/FCF – 27.9x 10.5x
EV/Operating cash flow – 21.7x 10.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.35 0.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNVSAZNAUPH
Revenue growth (1Y) – 9.4% 19.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 10.6% 24.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 9.3% 20.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 13.1% 22.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 23.4% 189.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 23.9% 56.2%
Net income growth (1Y) – 25.9% 418.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 19.2% 84.9%
EPS growth (1Y) – 26.0% 433.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 19.2% 87.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 2.3% 89.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 13.7% 86.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -4.5% 89.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 8.5% 85.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNVSAZNAUPH
Gross margin – 85.6% 90.4%
EBITDA margin – 34.6% 54.6%
Operating margin – 23.8% 48.4%
Pretax margin – 21.5% 51.5%
Net margin – 17.8% 100.8%
FCF margin – 18.2% 56.2%
Operating cash flow margin – 23.3% 56.3%
Return on equity – 21.4% 53.1%
Return on assets – 9.1% 41.4%
Return on invested capital – 23.3% –
Return on capital employed – 16.8% 22.9%
Asset turnover – 0.5x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.3x 0.6x
Stock comp / revenue – – 4.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNVSAZNAUPH
Debt / assets – 27.9% –
Debt / equity – 0.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.4x –
Debt / FCF – 3.0x –
Liabilities / assets – 56.5% 22.4%
Equity / assets – 43.5% 77.6%
Interest coverage – 15.9x 36.7x
Current ratio – 0.9x 5.4x
Quick ratio – 0.7x 4.8x
Cash ratio – 0.2x 4.4x
Altman Z-score – 3.50 8.41

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNVSAZNAUPH
Dividend yield 2.9% 1.4% –
Net buyback yield – 0.0% 0.9%
Shareholder yield 2.9% 1.4% 0.9%
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.

ConsensusNVSAZNAUPH
Forward P/E 17.4xFY2026 17.5xFY2026 17.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.26FY2026 $10.00FY2026 $0.96FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +3.1%FY2026 +9.2%FY2026 -53.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +1.2% +6.1% +14.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $53.95BFY2026 $59.02BFY2026 $348.13MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.1%FY2026 +0.5%FY2026 +23.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.1% +8.0% +6.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNVSAZNAUPH
Held by institutions 7.0% 52.1% 58.7%
Institutions holding 1,608 1,497 281
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.9% +7.8% +5.4%
Institutions buying 662 809 156
Institutions selling 561 468 79
Buyers to sellers 1.18 1.73 1.97

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.

NVSAZNAUPH
NVS 1.00 0.56 0.20
AZN 0.56 1.00 0.23
AUPH 0.20 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NVS, AZN and AUPH?

Novartis Ag (NVS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Novartis Ag (NVS) $311.97B, Astrazeneca (AZN) $288.69B, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) $2.17B.

Which stock is cheaper, NVS, AZN and AUPH?

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Novartis Ag (NVS) 17.9x, Astrazeneca (AZN) 27.6x, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) 6.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Novartis Ag (NVS) is cheapest (Novartis Ag (NVS) 17.4x, Astrazeneca (AZN) 17.5x, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) 17.9x). 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: Astrazeneca (AZN) +9.4%, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) +19.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) has the highest net margin (Astrazeneca (AZN) 17.8%, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) 100.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) returned the most: Novartis Ag (NVS) +32.2%, Astrazeneca (AZN) +6.1%, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) +40.8%. Over five years, Novartis Ag (NVS) compounded fastest (Novartis Ag (NVS) +14.3%/yr, Astrazeneca (AZN) +6.9%/yr, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) -12.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Astrazeneca (AZN) has been the steadiest (Novartis Ag (NVS) 27.6%, Astrazeneca (AZN) 27.5%, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) 37.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) 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.