AstraZeneca PLC

NYSE:AZN Stock Report

Market Cap: US$297.6b

AstraZeneca Valuation

Is AZN undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

  • Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Future Cash Flow Value

What is the Fair Price of AZN when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

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Below Future Cash Flow Value: AZN ($193.03) is trading below our estimate of future cash flow value ($337.83)

Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value: AZN is trading below future cash flow value by more than 20%.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for AZN?

Key metric: As AZN is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for AZN. This is calculated by dividing AZN's market cap by their current earnings.
What is AZN's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio31.7x
EarningsUS$9.40b
Market CapUS$297.59b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does AZN's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for AZN vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average19x
MRK Merck
16.6x5.75%US$297.2b
JNJ Johnson & Johnson
21.6x2.92%US$572.9b
BMY Bristol-Myers Squibb
17.9x-1.32%US$121.2b
PFE Pfizer
20x-0.57%US$150.6b
AZN AstraZeneca
31.7x13.14%US$218.7b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: Insufficient data to calculate AZN's Price-To-Earnings Ratio vs. peers for valuation analysis.

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio compares a stock's price to its earnings over time. Higher ratios indicate that investors are willing to pay more for the stock.

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Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does AZN's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Pharmaceuticals Industry?

7 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
NDOI Endo
0.3xn/aUS$1.76b
CRMD CorMedix
3.7x0.86%US$579.10m
ORMP Oramed Pharmaceuticals
3.1xn/aUS$128.96m
BTMD biote
2.5x-52.79%US$96.80m
AZN 31.7xIndustry Avg. 21.1xNo. of Companies7PE01632486480+
7 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: AZN is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (31.7x) compared to the US Pharmaceuticals industry average (21.1x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is AZN's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

AZN PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio31.7x
Fair PE Ratio34.8x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: AZN is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (31.7x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (34.8x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst AZN forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$193.03
US$209.44
+8.50%
11.64%US$245.47US$151.24n/a21
Jan ’27US$175.50
US$201.91
+15.05%
12.13%US$245.47US$137.86n/a19
Dec ’26US$180.35
US$193.64
+7.37%
11.72%US$242.15US$137.86n/a19
Nov ’26US$163.68
US$191.70
+17.12%
11.10%US$238.96US$141.01n/a19
Oct ’26US$162.56
US$185.65
+14.21%
13.69%US$243.87US$145.39n/a19
Sep ’26US$161.13
US$183.39
+13.81%
13.71%US$243.87US$145.39n/a19
Aug ’26US$147.50
US$181.87
+23.30%
12.33%US$233.13US$145.39n/a19
Jul ’26US$139.71
US$182.84
+30.87%
12.82%US$231.23US$146.18n/a20
Jun ’26US$141.50
US$181.80
+28.48%
12.41%US$231.23US$146.10n/a20
May ’26US$140.63
US$181.97
+29.39%
12.83%US$231.23US$146.10n/a20
Apr ’26US$148.12
US$181.36
+22.44%
13.50%US$246.74US$135.63n/a20
Mar ’26US$150.46
US$177.44
+17.93%
13.20%US$240.45US$135.63n/a20
Feb ’26US$140.72
US$172.72
+22.74%
13.61%US$222.30US$128.01US$187.1019
Jan ’26US$130.00
US$177.01
+36.17%
13.44%US$227.61US$133.86US$175.5019
Dec ’25US$136.50
US$177.65
+30.14%
13.26%US$228.68US$133.86US$180.3519
Nov ’25US$142.85
US$185.21
+29.65%
15.28%US$260.47US$137.39US$163.6819
Oct ’25US$155.52
US$185.25
+19.12%
14.58%US$260.47US$139.36US$162.5620
Sep ’25US$175.00
US$180.63
+3.22%
11.73%US$225.81US$141.40US$161.1321
Aug ’25US$160.60
US$180.21
+12.21%
11.56%US$225.81US$141.40US$147.5022
Jul ’25US$157.50
US$174.63
+10.88%
12.07%US$225.81US$137.44US$139.7122
Jun ’25US$153.78
US$172.28
+12.03%
12.27%US$225.07US$137.44US$141.5022
May ’25US$151.02
US$164.80
+9.12%
13.46%US$220.19US$131.28US$140.6320
Apr ’25US$135.80
US$161.21
+18.71%
14.93%US$222.17US$119.95US$148.1221
Mar ’25US$130.00
US$162.01
+24.62%
14.27%US$224.59US$120.02US$150.4621
Feb ’25US$132.12
US$164.67
+24.63%
12.06%US$217.13US$136.17US$140.7221
US$210.47
Fair Value
8.3% undervalued intrinsic discount
21
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/02/06 22:30
End of Day Share Price 2026/02/06 00:00
Earnings2025/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

AstraZeneca PLC is covered by 63 analysts. 23 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
null nullABG Sundal Collier
John EadeArgus Research Company
Odile RundquistBaader Helvea Equity Research