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AstraZeneca PLC (AZN) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

AZN •
HealthcareLarge PharmaLarge diversified branded pharma
AboutAstraZeneca PLC, a biopharmaceutical company, focuses on the discovery, development, manufacture, and commercialization of prescription medicines. The company's marketed products include Tagrisso, Imfinzi, Lynparza, Calquence, Enhertu, Orpathys, Truqap, Zoladex, Faslodex, Farxiga, Brilinta, Lokelma, Roxadustat, Andexxa, Crestor, Seloken, Onglyza, Bydureon, Fasenra, Breztri, Symbicort, Saphnelo, Tezspire, Pulmicort, Bevespi, and Daliresp for cardiovascular, renal, metabolism, and oncology. Its marketed products also comprise Vaxzevria, Beyfortus, Synagis, FluMist, Soliris, Ultomiris, Strensiq, Koselugo, and Kanuma for covid-19 and rare disease. The company serves primary care and specialty care physicians through distributors and local representative offices in the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, the Americas, Asia, Africa, and Australasia. It has a collaboration agreement with Neurimmune AG to develop and commercialize NI006; BenevolentAI for drug discovery for systemic lupus erythematosus; Lunit for developing AI-Powered Digital Pathology Risk Assessment Tools for NSCLC; and Absci Corporation for AI-driven drug discovery against an oncology target. The company was formerly known as Zeneca Group PLC and changed its name to AstraZeneca PLC in April 1999. AstraZeneca PLC was incorporated in 1992 and is headquartered in Cambridge, the United Kingdom.Show more
  • Revenue $58.74B +8.6%
  • EBITDA $19.48B +29.3%
  • Net Income $10.26B +45.8%
  • EPS (Diluted) 3.27 +189.4%
  • Gross Margin 81.9% +1.0%
  • EBITDA Margin 33.16% +19.0%
  • Operating Margin 23.4% +26.5%
  • Net Margin 17.46% +34.2%
  • ROE 22.89% +30.2%
  • ROIC 14.92% +26.7%
  • Debt/Equity 0.61 -17.3%
  • Interest Coverage 8.11 +36.4%
Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Strong 5Y profit CAGR of 26.3%
  • ✓Strong Piotroski F-Score: 8/9
  • ✓FCF machine: 20.0% free cash flow margin
  • ✓Momentum leader: RS Rating 81 (top 19%)
  • ✓High quality earnings: Operating CF exceeds net income
  • ✓Strong 5Y sales CAGR of 17.2%

✗Weaknesses

  • ✗Expensive at 13.4x book value

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y9.05%
5Y17.15%
3Y9.82%
TTM8.63%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y13.76%
5Y26.26%
3Y46.11%
TTM45.34%

EPS CAGR

10Y11.31%
5Y21.8%
3Y45.57%
TTM45.13%

ROCE

10Y Avg9.3%
5Y Avg9.81%
3Y Avg14.16%
Latest17.22%

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NameMarket CapCurrent PriceP/E RatioRevenue Growth 1YNet MarginROEFCF YieldDebt/Equity
LLYEli Lilly and Company941.74B1052.2089.8532%30.99%77.2%0.04%2.36
AZNAstraZeneca PLC323.16B208.4563.758.63%17.41%20.99%3.64%0.61
JNJJohnson & Johnson598.69B248.4342.914.3%27.26%31.69%3.31%0.51
CELG-RIBristol-Myers Squibb Company Ce0.10-0.027.32%12.57%32.47%3.12
BMYBristol-Myers Squibb Company127.01B62.37-14.147.32%12.57%32.47%10.98%3.12

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Profit & Loss

Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Sales/Revenue+23B22.46B22.09B24.38B26.62B37.42B44.35B45.81B54.07B58.74B
Revenue Growth %-6.9%-2.33%-1.67%10.38%9.16%40.58%18.53%3.29%18.04%8.63%
Cost of Goods Sold+4.13B4.32B4.94B4.92B5.3B12.44B12.39B8.27B10.21B10.63B
COGS % of Revenue17.94%19.22%22.35%20.18%19.91%33.24%27.94%18.05%18.88%18.1%
Gross Profit+18.88B18.15B17.15B19.46B21.32B24.98B31.96B37.54B43.87B48.11B
Gross Margin %82.06%80.78%77.66%79.82%80.09%66.76%72.06%81.95%81.12%81.9%
Gross Profit Growth %-5.91%-3.86%-5.47%13.46%9.53%17.18%27.94%17.47%16.84%9.67%
Operating Expenses+13.97B14.47B13.77B16.54B16.16B23.92B28.2B29.35B33.86B34.36B
OpEx % of Revenue60.75%64.41%62.32%67.83%60.7%63.94%63.59%64.07%62.62%58.5%
Selling, General & Admin9.74B10.54B10.98B11.98B11.9B15.59B17.98B18.22B20.22B20.51B
SG&A % of Revenue42.34%46.93%49.71%49.15%44.69%41.67%40.55%39.78%37.4%34.92%
Research & Development5.89B5.76B5.93B6.06B5.99B9.74B9.76B10.94B13.58B14.23B
R&D % of Revenue25.61%25.63%26.85%24.85%22.51%26.02%22.01%23.87%25.12%24.23%
Other Operating Expenses-1.66B-1.83B-3.15B-1.5B-1.73B-1.4B457M193M56M-381M
Operating Income+4.9B3.68B3.39B2.92B5.16B1.06B3.76B8.19B10B13.74B
Operating Margin %21.31%16.37%15.33%11.99%19.39%2.82%8.47%17.88%18.5%23.4%
Operating Income Growth %19.15%-24.99%-7.89%-13.67%76.54%-79.54%255.78%118.07%22.09%37.39%
EBITDA+7.26B6.71B7.14B6.69B8.06B5.16B9.01B13.13B15.07B19.48B
EBITDA Margin %31.56%29.88%32.32%27.42%30.27%13.79%20.32%28.65%27.87%33.16%
EBITDA Growth %4.21%-7.52%6.36%-6.36%20.52%-35.99%74.7%45.68%14.79%29.25%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)2.36B3.04B3.75B3.76B2.9B4.1B5.25B4.93B5.07B5.73B
EBIT4.92B3.59B3.36B2.95B5.19B1.01B3.83B8.49B10.37B14.1B
Net Interest Income+-1.31B-1.25B-1.23B-1.24B-1.19B-1.23B-1.25B-1.29B-1.34B-1.33B
Interest Income59M109M138M165M83M43M81M301M345M360M
Interest Expense1.37B1.36B1.37B1.4B1.27B1.28B1.33B1.59B1.68B1.69B
Other Income/Expense-1.35B-1.45B-1.39B-1.38B-1.25B-1.32B-1.26B-1.29B-1.31B-1.34B
Pretax Income+3.55B2.23B1.99B1.55B3.92B-265M2.5B6.9B8.69B12.4B
Pretax Margin %15.44%9.91%9.02%6.35%14.71%-0.71%5.64%15.06%16.07%21.11%
Income Tax+146M-641M-57M321M772M-380M-792M938M1.65B2.17B
Effective Tax Rate %98.51%134.76%108.13%86.24%81.61%-42.26%131.47%86.32%80.95%82.69%
Net Income+3.5B3B2.15B1.33B3.2B112M3.29B5.96B7.04B10.26B
Net Margin %15.21%13.36%9.76%5.47%12.01%0.3%7.41%13%13.01%17.46%
Net Income Growth %23.86%-14.23%-28.19%-38.05%139.4%-96.5%2835.71%81.11%18.14%45.77%
Net Income (Continuing)3.41B2.87B2.05B1.23B3.14B115M3.29B5.96B7.04B10.23B
Discontinued Operations0000000000
Minority Interest1.81B1.68B1.58B1.47B16M19M21M23M85M52M
EPS (Diluted)+1.381.190.850.521.220.041.061.911.133.27
EPS Growth %23.21%-13.77%-28.57%-38.82%134.62%-96.72%2550%80.19%-40.84%189.38%
EPS (Basic)1.391.190.850.521.220.041.061.911.143.30
Diluted Shares Outstanding2.53B2.53B2.53B2.6B2.63B2.85B3.12B3.12B3.13B3.12B
Basic Shares Outstanding2.53B2.53B2.53B2.6B2.62B2.84B3.1B3.12B3.1B3.1B
Dividend Payout Ratio101.77%117.26%161.67%269.06%111.76%3442.86%132.73%75.25%65.8%49.55%

Balance Sheet

Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Total Current Assets+13.26B13.15B15.59B15.56B19.54B26.24B22.59B25.05B25.83B28.72B
Cash & Short-Term Investments5.9B4.55B5.68B6.22B7.99B6.4B6.24B5.86B5.53B5.74B
Cash Only5.02B3.32B4.83B5.37B7.83B6.33B6.17B5.84B5.49B5.71B
Short-Term Investments884M1.23B849M849M160M69M77M20M37M30M
Accounts Receivable2.58B2.8B3B4.9B5.65B8.13B9.19B8.41B11.23B15.18B
Days Sales Outstanding40.9945.5349.4973.2977.4979.3375.6566.9875.8494.31
Inventory2.33B3.04B2.89B3.19B4.02B8.98B4.7B5.42B5.29B6.56B
Days Inventory Outstanding206.47256.55213.71236.83277.18263.63138.42239.45189.1225.08
Other Current Assets2.31B1.68B3.08B392M142M1.22B1.13B3.75B2.04B1.25B
Total Non-Current Assets+49.26B50.2B45.06B45.81B47.19B79.12B73.89B76.06B78.21B85.35B
Property, Plant & Equipment6.85B7.62B7.42B8.34B8.92B10.17B9.45B10.5B11.65B14.7B
Fixed Asset Turnover3.36x2.95x2.98x2.93x2.98x3.68x4.69x4.36x4.64x4.00x
Goodwill11.66B11.82B11.71B11.67B11.85B20B19.82B20.05B21.02B21.24B
Intangible Assets27.59B26.19B21.96B20.83B20.95B42.39B39.31B38.09B37.18B37.85B
Long-Term Investments-58M-194M113M00001.78B02.52B
Other Non-Current Assets2.13B2.58B1.48B2.26B2.04B2.23B2.05B5.65B3.01B9.04B
Total Assets+62.53B63.35B60.65B61.38B66.73B105.36B96.48B101.12B104.03B114.07B
Asset Turnover0.37x0.35x0.36x0.40x0.40x0.36x0.46x0.45x0.52x0.51x
Asset Growth %4%1.32%-4.27%1.2%8.72%57.9%-8.43%4.81%2.88%9.65%
Total Current Liabilities+15.26B16.38B16.29B18.12B20.31B22.59B26.29B30.54B27.87B30.62B
Accounts Payable1.68B2.29B1.72B1.77B2.35B2.82B2.55B3.27B3.64B25.28B
Days Payables Outstanding148.62193.15127.19131.58161.8782.8875.11144.23130.17867.79
Short-Term Debt2.24B2.27B1.78B1.82B2.19B1.57B5.22B5.13B2.16B3.19B
Deferred Revenue (Current)-5.88B-6.44B1.37B0000000
Other Current Liabilities4B4.21B3.73B9.96B12.27B14.94B15B6.13B17.31B1.77B
Current Ratio0.87x0.80x0.96x0.86x0.96x1.16x0.86x0.82x0.93x0.94x
Quick Ratio0.72x0.62x0.78x0.68x0.76x0.76x0.68x0.64x0.74x0.72x
Cash Conversion Cycle98.84108.92136178.54192.8260.08138.95162.21134.77-548.4
Total Non-Current Liabilities+30.6B30.33B30.32B28.66B30.78B43.48B33.13B31.41B35.3B34.74B
Long-Term Debt16.51B17.39B19.2B15.73B17.5B28.13B22.96B22.36B26.51B24.71B
Capital Lease Obligations6M00487M489M754M725M857M1.11B1.42B
Deferred Tax Liabilities3.96B4B3.29B2.49B2.92B6.21B2.94B31M3.31B3.51B
Other Non-Current Liabilities14.08B12.94B11.11B9.91B9.83B8.36B6.48B8.15B4.37B3.69B
Total Liabilities45.86B46.71B46.61B46.78B51.09B66.08B59.42B61.95B63.16B65.36B
Total Debt+16.81B17.81B19.11B18.23B20.38B30.69B29.14B28.62B30.11B29.7B
Net Debt11.79B14.48B14.28B12.86B12.55B24.36B22.98B22.78B24.63B23.99B
Debt / Equity1.01x1.07x1.36x1.25x1.30x0.78x0.79x0.73x0.74x0.61x
Debt / EBITDA2.32x2.65x2.68x2.73x2.53x5.95x3.23x2.18x2.00x1.53x
Net Debt / EBITDA1.62x2.16x2.00x1.92x1.56x4.72x2.55x1.74x1.63x1.23x
Interest Coverage3.59x2.70x2.48x2.09x4.06x0.83x2.82x5.16x5.95x8.11x
Total Equity+16.67B16.64B14.04B14.6B15.64B39.29B37.06B39.17B40.87B48.72B
Equity Growth %-9.94%-0.16%-15.61%3.93%7.14%151.23%-5.67%5.69%4.35%19.2%
Book Value per Share6.586.575.545.615.9613.7711.8812.5413.0715.60
Total Shareholders' Equity14.85B14.96B12.47B13.13B15.62B39.27B37.04B39.14B40.79B48.67B
Common Stock316M317M317M328M328M387M387M388M388M388M
Retained Earnings8.14B8.22B5.68B2.81B5.3B1.71B-574M4.52B3.16B10.97B
Treasury Stock0000000000
Accumulated OCI99M1.01B34M0000002.04B
Minority Interest1.81B1.68B1.58B1.47B16M19M21M23M85M52M

Cash Flow

Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Cash from Operations+4.14B3.58B2.62B2.97B4.8B5.96B9.81B10.35B11.86B15.19B
Operating CF Margin %18.02%15.93%11.85%12.18%18.03%15.94%22.11%22.58%21.94%25.86%
Operating CF Growth %24.7%-13.68%-26.83%13.41%61.64%24.26%64.48%5.48%14.65%28.08%
Net Income3.55B2.23B1.99B1.55B3.92B-265M2.5B6.9B8.69B10.22B
Depreciation & Amortization2.36B3.04B3.75B3.76B3.15B6.53B5.48B4.93B5.07B5.73B
Stock-Based Compensation000259M277M615M619M579M00
Deferred Taxes000-259M-277M-615M-619M000
Other Non-Cash Items-2.69B-1.64B-2.49B-2B-2.63B-2.32B-1.93B-2.37B-1B395.79M
Working Capital Changes926M-50M-639M-346M361M2.02B3.76B300M-893M-1.16B
Change in Receivables1.61B83M-523M-898M-739M-961M-1.35B-1.43B-1.62B0
Change in Inventory-343M-548M-13M-316M-621M1.58B3.94B-669M-131M0
Change in Payables000898M739M961M1.35B1.43B00
Cash from Investing+-3.97B-2.33B963M-657M-285M-11.06B-2.96B-4.06B-7.98B-7.25B
Capital Expenditures-2.31B-1.62B-1.37B-2.46B-2.61B-2.2B-2.57B-1.36B-1.92B-2.81B
CapEx % of Revenue10.06%7.21%6.21%10.09%9.79%5.88%5.8%2.97%3.56%4.78%
Acquisitions-2.9B-1.96B-536M-783M-830M-9.43B-1.06B-1.18B-3.93B-1.23B
Investments----------
Other Investing1.64B1.62B2.54B2.39B1.14B654M789M-1.52B-2.14B-3.21B
Cash from Financing+-1.32B-2.94B-2.04B-1.76B-2.2B3.65B-6.82B-6.57B-4B-7.71B
Debt Issued (Net)2.48B224M1.47B-1.19B1.65B7.89B-1.2B-965M1.81B-2.39B
Equity Issued (Net)1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K-1000K-1000K
Dividends Paid-3.56B-3.52B-3.48B-3.59B-3.57B-3.86B-4.36B-4.48B-4.63B-5.08B
Share Repurchases000000000-719.66M
Other Financing-285M316M-33M3.01B-308M-418M-1.29B-1.15B-1.13B434.54M
Net Change in Cash-1.13B-1.75B1.5B552M2.32B-1.51B-55M-346M-208M237.82M
Free Cash Flow+1.83B1.96B1.25B509M2.19B3.76B7.24B6.57B7.28B11.77B
FCF Margin %7.96%8.72%5.65%2.09%8.24%10.06%16.32%14.34%13.45%20.03%
FCF Growth %241.6%6.94%-36.31%-59.18%330.84%71.59%92.32%-9.26%10.78%61.72%
FCF per Share0.720.770.490.200.841.322.322.102.333.77
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)1.18x1.19x1.21x2.22x1.50x53.24x2.98x1.74x1.69x1.48x
Interest Paid0000000000
Taxes Paid0000000000

Key Ratios

Metric2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on Equity (ROE)19.89%18.02%14.05%9.32%21.14%0.41%8.61%15.63%17.58%22.89%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)13.18%9.26%8.55%7.86%13.92%1.72%4.56%10.07%11.77%14.92%
Gross Margin82.06%80.78%77.66%79.82%80.09%66.76%72.06%81.95%81.12%81.9%
Net Margin15.21%13.36%9.76%5.47%12.01%0.3%7.41%13%13.01%17.46%
Debt / Equity1.01x1.07x1.36x1.25x1.30x0.78x0.79x0.73x0.74x0.61x
Interest Coverage3.59x2.70x2.48x2.09x4.06x0.83x2.82x5.16x5.95x8.11x
FCF Conversion1.18x1.19x1.21x2.22x1.50x53.24x2.98x1.74x1.69x1.48x
Revenue Growth-6.9%-2.33%-1.67%10.38%9.16%40.58%18.53%3.29%18.04%8.63%

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