RGC vs JNJ vs AZN Stock Comparison

Regencell Bioscience Holdings, Johnson & Johnson and Astrazeneca Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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JNJ Johnson & Johnson
$272.33 +6.9% 1M +46.4% 1Y
Market cap
$665.34B
P/E
41.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$99.34B
Div. yield
0.02%
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
3 wins
AZN Astrazeneca Plc
$186.82 +17.8% 1M +15.1% 1Y
Market cap
$289.26B
P/E
26.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$59.37B
Div. yield
–
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Astrazeneca leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Astrazeneca 7, Johnson & Johnson 3, Regencell Bioscience Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRGCJNJAZNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.64B $665.34B $289.26B JNJ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -222.7x 41.3x 26.2x AZN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 25.4x 18.7x AZN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +7.8% +7.8% AZN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 16.2% 18.6% AZN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 17.6% 24.1% AZN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.8x -0.9x AZN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -59.8% +46.4% +15.1% JNJ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +58.1%/yr +10.8%/yr +8.2%/yr RGC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 141.9% 21.3% 28.5% JNJ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 67/100 74/100 AZN

Percentile Scorecard

RGCJNJAZN

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

AxisRGCJNJAZN
Valuation 39 #388 of 634 86 #93 of 634 85 #94 of 634
Growth – 43 #350 of 608 59 #249 of 608
Profitability – 93 #39 of 557 94 #37 of 557
Financial Health 90 #65 of 654 40 #393 of 654 65 #227 of 654
Shareholder Returns – 73 #108 of 403 65 #141 of 403
Overall – 67 74
  • RGC ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • JNJ 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

PeriodRGCJNJAZNSPY
1 month -28.3%+6.9%+17.8% -5.9%
3 months -3.5%+6.0%+16.0% -4.6%
6 months -83.3%+22.4%+2.4% +0.2%
Year to date -74.9%+31.6%+1.6% +7.5%
1 year -59.8%+46.4%+15.1% +8.2%
3 years +1,281.0%+79.5%+45.8% +68.3%
3 years, per year +140.1%+21.6%+13.4% +19.0%
5 years +887.1%+66.6%+48.1% +56.5%
5 years, per year +58.1%+10.8%+8.2% +9.4%
10 years —+136.6%+237.7% +251.5%
10 years, per year —+9.0%+12.9% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureRGCJNJAZNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 141.9%21.3%28.5% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 132.5%20.2%27.2% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.28-0.100.17 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.422.180.53 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.9%-23.6%-27.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -90.0%-2.2%-10.8% -5.9%
52-week high $52.88$278.47$209.48 $779.14
52-week low $4.78$186.00$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.

MultipleRGCJNJAZN
P/E now vs peer median -222.7xmedian 17.8x 40.8xmedian 17.8x 26.3xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median —median 8.1x 6.6xmedian 8.1x 4.9xmedian 8.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 15.7x 20.5xmedian 15.7x 12.7xmedian 15.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -339.6xmedian 21.0x 31.8xmedian 21.0x 27.2xmedian 21.0x
P/B now vs peer median 195.8xmedian 2.0x 8.0xmedian 2.0x 5.6xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.36 -1.90median 0.36 1.13median 0.36

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 monthsRGCJNJAZN
Revenue – $99.34B $59.37B
Gross profit – $67.11B $51.12B
Operating income – $25.19B $14.78B
Net income – $16.10B $11.03B
Free cash flow – $20.59B $10.63B
R&D – $16.08B $15.30B
EPS (diluted) – $6.57 $7.06
Cash & equivalents $14.19M $16.91B $7.94B
Total debt $10.79K $44.65B -$11.96B
Shares (diluted) 494.60M 2.45B 1.56B
Enterprise value $2.61B $585.20B $263.15B

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
MetricRGCJNJAZN
P/E -222.7x 40.8x 26.3x
P/FCF -339.6x 31.8x 27.2x
P/Operating cash flow – 25.1x 21.9x
P/S – 6.6x 4.9x
P/B 195.8x 8.0x 5.6x
P/Tangible book 195.8x 18.8x 21.2x
EV/EBITDA – 20.5x 12.7x
EV/EBIT – 27.1x 18.3x
EV/Revenue – 6.9x 4.5x
EV/FCF – 33.2x 25.4x
EV/Operating cash flow – 26.1x 20.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -1.90 1.13

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRGCJNJAZN
Revenue growth (1Y) – 7.8% 7.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 5.9% 10.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 7.0% 6.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 5.1% 12.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 7.4% 15.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 1.4% 22.4%
Net income growth (1Y) – -35.9% 17.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -22.5% 23.2%
EPS growth (1Y) – -36.4% 17.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -21.5% 23.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 8.1% -12.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 12.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 5.1% -22.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 14.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRGCJNJAZN
Gross margin – 67.6% 86.1%
EBITDA margin – 33.5% 35.7%
Operating margin – 25.4% 24.9%
Pretax margin – 17.9% 22.4%
Net margin – 16.2% 18.6%
FCF margin – 20.7% 17.9%
Operating cash flow margin – 26.3% 22.3%
Return on equity – 19.3% 21.6%
Return on assets – 8.1% 9.4%
Return on invested capital – 17.6% 24.1%
Return on capital employed – 17.5% 9.9%
Asset turnover – 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.6x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRGCJNJAZN
Debt / assets 0.1% 22.6% -10.0%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.5x -0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.8x -0.9x
Debt / FCF – 2.2x -1.1x
Liabilities / assets 9.4% 58.7% 56.8%
Equity / assets 90.6% 41.3% 43.2%
Interest coverage – 25.6x 16.1x
Current ratio 10.8x 1.0x -1.0x
Quick ratio 10.7x 0.7x -0.8x
Cash ratio 10.7x 0.3x -0.3x
Altman Z-score – 5.52 4.24

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRGCJNJAZN
Dividend yield – 1.9% 1.3%
Net buyback yield – 0.6% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 2.6% 1.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 79.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 61.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 1.0% –

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.

ConsensusRGCJNJAZN
Forward P/E – 25.4xFY2026 18.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $10.72FY2026 $10.01FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -0.6%FY2026 +9.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +5.9% +5.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $106.54BFY2026 $58.93BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +13.1%FY2026 +0.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +7.0% +7.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRGCJNJAZN
Held by institutions 0.3% 74.7% 52.1%
Institutions holding 36 4,698 1,498
Change in shares held, QoQ +116.7% +1.8% +7.8%
Institutions buying 28 2,297 809
Institutions selling 5 1,899 469
Buyers to sellers 5.60 1.21 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.

RGCJNJAZN
RGC 1.00 -0.08 0.02
JNJ -0.08 1.00 0.47
AZN 0.02 0.47 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RGC, JNJ and AZN?

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC) $2.64B, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) $665.34B, Astrazeneca (AZN) $289.26B.

Which stock is cheaper, RGC, JNJ and AZN?

Astrazeneca (AZN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC) -222.7x, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 41.3x, Astrazeneca (AZN) 26.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Astrazeneca (AZN) is cheapest (Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 25.4x, Astrazeneca (AZN) 18.7x). 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: Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) +7.8%, Astrazeneca (AZN) +7.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Astrazeneca (AZN) has the highest net margin (Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 16.2%, Astrazeneca (AZN) 18.6%). On return on invested capital, Astrazeneca (AZN) leads (Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 17.6%, Astrazeneca (AZN) 24.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) returned the most: Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC) -59.8%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) +46.4%, Astrazeneca (AZN) +15.1%. Over five years, Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC) compounded fastest (Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC) +58.1%/yr, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) +10.8%/yr, Astrazeneca (AZN) +8.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC) 0.00%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 0.02%, Astrazeneca (AZN) 0.00%. Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC) and Astrazeneca (AZN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) has been the steadiest (Regencell Bioscience Holdings (RGC) 141.9%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 21.3%, Astrazeneca (AZN) 28.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RGC, JNJ 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, Astrazeneca (AZN) leads on 7. 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.