Astrazeneca (AZN) Return on Sales (2009 - 2026)

Astrazeneca (AZN) posted quarterly Return on Sales of 0.11% for Q1 2026, up 19.0% year-over-year from 0.09% in Q1 2025, and up 143.27% on a QoQ basis from 0.25% in Q4 2025.

Astrazeneca (AZN) Return on Sales (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Astrazeneca (AZN) has reported Return on Sales for 18 consecutive years, with 0.11% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Sales rose 19.0% year-over-year to 0.11%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.09% (up 10.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.0%, down 7.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Sales came in at 0.11% for Q1 2026 at Astrazeneca, up from 0.25% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Sales was 4.89% in Q2 2022, with the low at 0.54% in Q2 2025.
  • Average Return on Sales over 5 years is 0.34%, with a median of 0.01% recorded in 2022.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Sales surged 491 bps in 2022 and plunged 487 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Return on Sales stood at 0.06% in 2022, then jumped by 46 bps to 0.03% in 2023, then surged by 106 bps to 0.0% in 2024, then slumped by 12374 bps to 0.25% in 2025, then soared by 143 bps to 0.11% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Sales over the past three periods registered 0.11%, 0.25%, and 0.61% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROS (Qtr)
1 Eli Lilly 1,066.16 Bn 1,060.88 Bn 16.22 Bn 0.00%
2 Johnson & Johnson 611.69 Bn 589.64 Bn 15.96 Bn 0.00%
3 AbbVie 444.34 Bn 434.99 Bn 10.78 Bn 0.00%
4 Astrazeneca 284.94 Bn 277.05 Bn 12.61 Bn 0.00%
5 Merck 224.23 Bn 218.58 Bn 12.09 Bn 0.00%
6 Amgen 195.12 Bn 183.08 Bn 5.87 Bn 0.00%
7 Gilead Sciences 156.45 Bn 148.73 Bn 5.52 Bn 0.00%
8 Pfizer 136.01 Bn 123.24 Bn -1.21 Bn 0.00%
9 Novartis Ag 113.45 Bn 113.67 Bn - -
10 Biogen 30.87 Bn 26.59 Bn 1.82 Bn 0.00%

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 0.00%
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Dec 31, 2021 0.00%
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