Astrazeneca (AZN) Dividends Paid - Common (2009 - 2026)

Astrazeneca (AZN) posted quarterly Dividends Paid - Common of -$3.3 billion for Q1 2026, up 1.79% year-over-year from -$3.2 billion in Q1 2025, and down 133.07% on a QoQ basis from $9.9 billion in Q4 2025.

Astrazeneca (AZN) Dividends Paid - Common (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Astrazeneca (AZN) has reported Dividends Paid - Common for 17 consecutive years, with -$3.3 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Dividends Paid - Common rose 1.79% year-over-year to -$3.3 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $5.0 billion (up 16.59% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $5.0 billion, up 7.39% from the prior year.
  • Dividends Paid - Common came in at -$3.3 billion for Q1 2026 at Astrazeneca, down from $9.9 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Dividends Paid - Common was $9.9 billion in Q4 2025, with the low at -$3.3 billion in Q1 2025.
  • Average Dividends Paid - Common over 5 years is $22.8 million, with a median of -$1.6 billion recorded in 2024.
  • Across the five-year window, Dividends Paid - Common plunged 52.3% in 2022 and soared 41.18% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Dividends Paid - Common stood at -$3.0 billion in 2022, then soared by 99.26% to -$22.0 million in 2023, then jumped by 42168.18% to $9.3 billion in 2024, then rose by 7.39% to $9.9 billion in 2025, then tumbled by 133.07% to -$3.3 billion in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Dividends Paid - Common over the past three periods registered -$3.3 billion, $9.9 billion, and -$1.6 billion for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Dividends Paid - Common (Qtr)
1 Eli Lilly 1,066.16 Bn 1,060.88 Bn 16.22 Bn 1.55 Bn
2 Johnson & Johnson 611.69 Bn 589.64 Bn 15.96 Bn 3.13 Bn
3 AbbVie 444.34 Bn 434.99 Bn 10.78 Bn 3.09 Bn
4 Astrazeneca 284.94 Bn 277.05 Bn 12.61 Bn -3.29 Bn
5 Merck 224.23 Bn 218.58 Bn 12.09 Bn 2.11 Bn
6 Amgen 195.12 Bn 183.08 Bn 5.87 Bn 1.36 Bn
7 Gilead Sciences 156.45 Bn 148.73 Bn 5.52 Bn 1.04 Bn
8 Pfizer 136.01 Bn 123.24 Bn -1.21 Bn 2.45 Bn
9 Novartis Ag 113.45 Bn 113.67 Bn - -
10 Biogen 30.87 Bn 26.59 Bn 1.82 Bn -

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 -3.29 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 -3.29 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 9.94 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 9.94 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 -1.61 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 -1.61 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 -10.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -10.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -3.35 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 -3.35 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 9.26 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 9.26 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 -1.58 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 -1.58 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 -17.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -17.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -3.03 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 -3.03 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 -22.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -22.00 Mn