Astrazeneca (AZN) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Astrazeneca (AZN) posted FCF Margin of 52.85% for Q3 2026, down 2.82 percentage points from 55.66% a year earlier but up 46.30 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Astrazeneca (AZN) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 30, 2026, FCF Margin at Astrazeneca was 17.91%, down 7.11 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 20.03%, up 1.65 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual FCF Margin shows a five-year change of +5.61 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Astrazeneca's FCF Margin was 18.38% in FY2024 (-1.23 pp), 19.61% in FY2023 (-0.04 pp), 19.65% in FY2022 (+6.63 pp) and 13.02% in FY2021 (-1.40 pp).
- Quarterly FCF Margin has run from a low of -15.42% in Q4 2025 to a high of 55.66% in Q3 2025 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, FCF Margin has declined in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.02 percentage points over the last seven quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for FCF Margin in the past five years was Q3 2025, with a gain of 13.97 percentage points; the weakest was Q4 2025, with a drop of 13.68 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, FCF Margin for the three prior quarters was 6.55% (Q2 2026), 27.15% (Q1 2026) and -15.42% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,359.75 Bn | 1,333.37 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 33.69% |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 688.76 Bn | 608.62 Bn | 17.30 Bn | 25.03% |
| 3 | AbbVie | 521.69 Bn | 489.75 Bn | 13.12 Bn | 41.97% |
| 4 | Merck | 364.31 Bn | 327.31 Bn | 13.19 Bn | 30.51% |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 306.35 Bn | 279.93 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 285.96 Bn | 259.56 Bn | 13.26 Bn | 52.85% |
| 7 | Amgen | 251.88 Bn | 203.53 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 35.25% |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 208.59 Bn | 183.61 Bn | 6.73 Bn | 57.81% |
| 9 | Pfizer | 164.73 Bn | 112.38 Bn | 12.56 Bn | 28.96% |
| 10 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 136.55 Bn | 104.28 Bn | 2.91 Bn | 15.86% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 52.85% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6.55% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 27.15% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -15.42% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 55.66% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 12.93% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 32.17% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -1.74% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 41.69% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 14.45% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 23.84% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.36% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 31.99% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.17% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 30.30% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -3.84% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 30.75% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 2.00% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 29.68% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 3.41% |
API Access
Astrazeneca FCF Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=AZN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-margin", "ticker": "AZN", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=AZN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();