ASTRAZENECA PLC vs GILEAD SCIENCES, INC., two Drug Manufacturers stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where AZN and GILD diverge most: on operating margin, AZN reads 23.4% and GILD reads -133.2%; on net margin, AZN reads 17.4% and GILD reads -10.6%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | AZN | GILD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $160.21 | $143.76 |
| Market cap | $248.3B | $178.7B |
| Sector | Drug Manufacturers | Drug Manufacturers |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| P/E | 24.3 | — |
| P/B | 5.10 | 15.11 |
| P/S | 4.23 | 5.87 |
| EV/EBITDA | 17.6 | 19.0 |
| Revenue growth | +12.1% | +5.6% |
| Gross margin | 81.9% | — |
| Operating margin | 23.4% | -133.2% |
| Net margin | 17.4% | -10.6% |
| Return on equity | 21.0% | -27.4% |
| Return on assets | 9.0% | -6.6% |
| Return on invested capital | 23.3% | 20.5% |
| FCF yield | 4.7% | 7.2% |
| Dividend yield | — | 2.2% |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 2.42 |
| Current ratio | 0.94 | 1.27 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 3.31 | 6.06 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 8 / 9 | 4 / 9 |
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