Astrazeneca (AZN) Price to Earnings (2009 - 2026)
Astrazeneca's (AZN) Price to Earnings stood at 22.70 in Q3 2026, down 10.3% from 25.31 a year earlier and down 19.3% from the prior quarter.
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Astrazeneca (AZN) Price to Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Astrazeneca's Price to Earnings came in at 27.87, down 3.5% from FY2024.
- Annual Price to Earnings has declined for four straight years.
- Across earlier years, Price to Earnings came in at 28.87 in FY2024 (-17.6%), 35.04 in FY2023 (-45.1%), 63.84 in FY2022 (-96.0%) and 1611.65 in FY2021.
- The Q3 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Price to Earnings since Q2 2017.
- On a year-over-year basis, Price to Earnings rose in two of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 12.1%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Price to Earnings in the last five years was growth of 7.7% in Q2 2026, against a decline of 96.0% in Q4 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 28.13 (Q2 2026), 29.43 (Q1 2026) and 27.88 (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,224.11 Bn | 1,197.72 Bn | 20.46 Bn |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 665.34 Bn | 585.20 Bn | 17.30 Bn |
| 3 | AbbVie | 515.72 Bn | 483.73 Bn | 13.12 Bn |
| 4 | Merck | 362.64 Bn | 325.58 Bn | 13.19 Bn |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 315.51 Bn | 288.75 Bn | - |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 289.26 Bn | 263.15 Bn | 13.26 Bn |
| 7 | Amgen | 249.20 Bn | 200.85 Bn | 7.58 Bn |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 207.48 Bn | 182.59 Bn | 6.73 Bn |
| 9 | Pfizer | 167.49 Bn | 114.85 Bn | 12.56 Bn |
| 10 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 138.73 Bn | 110.72 Bn | 2.91 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 22.70 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 28.13 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 29.43 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 27.88 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 25.31 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 26.12 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 29.31 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 28.87 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 37.16 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 37.51 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 33.14 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 35.03 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 35.55 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 35.95 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 45.68 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 63.86 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 83.34 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1,597.39 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 107.06 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 41.67 |
API Access
Astrazeneca Price to Earnings 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=price-to-earnings&ticker=AZN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "price-to-earnings", "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=price-to-earnings&ticker=AZN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();