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 debt / equity, AZN reads 0.00 and GILD reads 1.00; on revenue growth, AZN reads +12.1% and GILD reads +3.5%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What GILD's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | AZN | GILD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $169.00 | $129.35 |
| Market cap | $261.9B | $162.2B |
| Sector | Drug Manufacturers | Drug Manufacturers |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | +1.7% |
| P/E | 25.6 | 17.6 |
| P/B | 5.38 | 6.90 |
| P/S | 4.46 | 5.45 |
| EV/EBITDA | 18.6 | 17.3 |
| Revenue growth | +12.1% | +3.5% |
| Gross margin | 81.9% | — |
| Operating margin | 23.4% | 37.2% |
| Net margin | 17.4% | 31.0% |
| Return on equity | 21.0% | 39.2% |
| Return on assets | 9.0% | 16.4% |
| Return on invested capital | 23.3% | 17.3% |
| FCF yield | 4.5% | 6.3% |
| Dividend yield | — | 2.4% |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| Current ratio | 0.94 | 1.97 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 3.43 | 7.23 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 8 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
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