RGC vs AZN vs NVS Stock Comparison

Regencell Bioscience Holdings, Astrazeneca and Novartis Ag Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
1 win
NVS Novartis Ag
$156.09 +6.2% 1M +26.5% 1Y
Market cap
$297.84B
P/E
17.9x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
3.04%
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
5 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

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

QuestionRGCAZNNVSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.61B $262.79B $297.84B NVS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -307.3x 25.2x 17.9x NVS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 17.0x 16.9x NVS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +9.4% — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 17.8% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 23.3% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.4x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 1.41% 3.04% NVS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -57.9% +2.6% +26.5% NVS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +83.2%/yr +6.3%/yr +13.5%/yr RGC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 142.6% 27.3% 27.5% AZN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 71/100 — –

Percentile Scorecard

RGCAZNNVS

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

AxisRGCAZNNVS
Valuation 38 #390 of 625 85 #92 of 625 97 #19 of 625
Growth – 70 #183 of 602 –
Profitability – 94 #34 of 549 –
Financial Health 90 #67 of 654 36 #418 of 654 –
Shareholder Returns – 70 #112 of 367 82 #67 of 367
Overall – 71 –
  • RGC ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • AZN ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • NVS 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

PeriodRGCAZNNVSSPY
1 month +17.3%+1.9%+6.2% +0.9%
3 months +28.7%-2.2%-1.7% +5.9%
6 months -74.9%-8.5%+9.2% +8.5%
Year to date -65.4%-7.8%+13.2% +13.3%
1 year -57.9%+2.6%+26.5% +12.4%
3 years +1,595.0%+37.0%+69.2% +88.1%
3 years, per year +157.0%+11.1%+19.2% +23.5%
5 years +1,957.2%+35.9%+88.6% +68.2%
5 years, per year +83.2%+6.3%+13.5% +11.0%
10 years —+196.4%+119.6% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+11.5%+8.2% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureRGCAZNNVSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 142.6%27.3%27.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 134.4%27.1%30.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.490.210.35 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.410.100.96 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.9%-27.9%-20.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -86.3%-19.1%-7.4% -0.9%
52-week high $52.88$209.48$168.62 $779.14
52-week low $4.78$155.60$121.80 $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.

MultipleRGCAZNNVS
P/E now vs peer median -307.3xmedian 17.4x 25.2xmedian 17.4x 17.9xmedian 17.4x
P/S now vs peer median —median 9.1x 4.5xmedian 9.1x 5.1xmedian 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 17.1x 14.3xmedian 17.1x —median 17.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -468.5xmedian 19.0x 24.6xmedian 19.0x 14.3xmedian 19.0x
P/B now vs peer median 270.1xmedian 2.2x 5.2xmedian 2.2x —median 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.34 1.31median 0.34 —median 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 monthsRGCAZNNVS
Revenue – $58.67B –
Gross profit – $50.25B –
Operating income – $13.97B –
Net income – $10.45B –
Free cash flow – $10.67B –
R&D – $15.07B –
EPS (diluted) – $6.69 –
Cash & equivalents $14.19M $4.90B $400.00M
Total debt $21.88K $32.35B –
Shares (diluted) 494.60M 1.56B 1.96B
Enterprise value $3.58B $236.55B $271.42B

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
MetricRGCAZNNVS
P/E -307.3x 25.2x 17.9x
P/FCF -468.5x 24.6x 14.3x
P/Operating cash flow – 19.2x –
P/S – 4.5x 5.1x
P/B 270.1x 5.2x –
P/Tangible book 270.1x 20.8x –
EV/EBITDA – 14.3x –
EV/EBIT – 20.8x –
EV/Revenue – 4.9x –
EV/FCF – 27.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 21.2x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.31 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRGCAZNNVS
Revenue growth (1Y) – 9.4% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 10.6% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 9.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 13.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 23.4% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 23.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) – 25.9% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 19.2% –
EPS growth (1Y) – 26.0% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 19.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 2.3% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 13.7% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -4.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 8.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRGCAZNNVS
Gross margin – 85.6% –
EBITDA margin – 34.6% –
Operating margin – 23.8% –
Pretax margin – 21.5% –
Net margin – 17.8% –
FCF margin – 18.2% –
Operating cash flow margin – 23.3% –
Return on equity – 21.4% –
Return on assets – 9.1% –
Return on invested capital – 23.3% –
Return on capital employed – 16.8% –
Asset turnover – 0.5x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.3x –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRGCAZNNVS
Debt / assets 0.1% 27.9% –
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.4x –
Debt / FCF – 3.0x –
Liabilities / assets 9.4% 56.5% –
Equity / assets 90.6% 43.5% –
Interest coverage – 15.9x –
Current ratio 10.8x 0.9x –
Quick ratio 10.7x 0.7x –
Cash ratio 10.7x 0.2x –
Altman Z-score – 3.43 –

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusRGCAZNNVS
Forward P/E – 17.0xFY2026 16.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $10.00FY2026 $9.26FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +9.2%FY2026 +3.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +6.1% +1.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $59.02BFY2026 $53.95BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +0.5%FY2026 -1.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +8.0% +19.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRGCAZNNVS
Held by institutions 0.3% 52.1% 7.0%
Institutions holding 36 1,496 1,607
Change in shares held, QoQ +117.2% +7.8% -5.9%
Institutions buying 28 808 662
Institutions selling 5 468 560
Buyers to sellers 5.60 1.73 1.18

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.

RGCAZNNVS
RGC 1.00 0.04 0.06
AZN 0.04 1.00 0.56
NVS 0.06 0.56 1.00

Add a Peer

Largest companies in the same industry

Related Comparisons

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RGC, AZN and NVS?

Novartis Ag (NVS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC) $3.61B, Astrazeneca (AZN) $262.79B, Novartis Ag (NVS) $297.84B.

Which stock is cheaper, RGC, AZN and NVS?

Novartis Ag (NVS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC) -307.3x, Astrazeneca (AZN) 25.2x, Novartis Ag (NVS) 17.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Novartis Ag (NVS) is cheapest (Astrazeneca (AZN) 17.0x, Novartis Ag (NVS) 16.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Novartis Ag (NVS) returned the most: Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC) -57.9%, Astrazeneca (AZN) +2.6%, Novartis Ag (NVS) +26.5%. Over five years, Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC) compounded fastest (Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC) +83.2%/yr, Astrazeneca (AZN) +6.3%/yr, Novartis Ag (NVS) +13.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Novartis Ag (NVS) has the highest dividend yield: Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC) 0.00%, Astrazeneca (AZN) 1.41%, Novartis Ag (NVS) 3.04%. Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Astrazeneca (AZN) has been the steadiest (Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC) 142.6%, Astrazeneca (AZN) 27.3%, Novartis Ag (NVS) 27.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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