Astrazeneca (AZN) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Astrazeneca's Interest Coverage Ratio came in at 9.20 for Q3 2026, up 11.4% from 8.26 a year earlier and up 26.4% from the prior quarter.
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Astrazeneca (AZN) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Astrazeneca reported Interest Coverage Ratio of 16.08, down 2.9% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 8.11, up 41.3% from FY2024.
- Interest Coverage Ratio has increased in each of the last four years.
- Going back by year, Interest Coverage Ratio was 5.74 in FY2024 (+14.0%), 5.04 in FY2023 (+80.5%), 2.79 in FY2022 (+243.6%) and 0.81 in FY2021 (-79.4%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio is -0.87 (Q4 2021) to 10.80 (Q1 2026).
- Year-over-year, Interest Coverage Ratio increased in seven of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 31.7%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Interest Coverage Ratio over five years came in Q2 2023 (growth of 228.8%), and the weakest in Q1 2022 (a decline of 61.0%).
- Business Quant data shows AZN's Interest Coverage Ratio at 7.27 (Q2 2026), 10.80 (Q1 2026) and 6.15 (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,359.75 Bn | 1,333.37 Bn | 20.46 Bn | - |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 688.76 Bn | 608.62 Bn | 17.30 Bn | 28.50 |
| 3 | AbbVie | 521.69 Bn | 489.75 Bn | 13.12 Bn | - |
| 4 | Merck | 364.31 Bn | 327.31 Bn | 13.19 Bn | - |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 306.35 Bn | 279.93 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 285.96 Bn | 259.56 Bn | 13.26 Bn | 9.20 |
| 7 | Amgen | 251.88 Bn | 203.53 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 5.68 |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 208.59 Bn | 183.61 Bn | 6.73 Bn | 12.87 |
| 9 | Pfizer | 164.73 Bn | 112.38 Bn | 12.56 Bn | - |
| 10 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 136.55 Bn | 104.28 Bn | 2.91 Bn | 19.80 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 9.20 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 7.27 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 10.80 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.15 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.26 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 7.99 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 10.53 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.75 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.61 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.20 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.54 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.77 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.98 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.70 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.98 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.95 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.67 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.73 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.61 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -0.87 |
API Access
Astrazeneca Interest Coverage Ratio 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=interest-coverage-ratio&ticker=AZN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "interest-coverage-ratio", "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=interest-coverage-ratio&ticker=AZN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();