ASTRAZENECA PLC vs Sanofi, two Drug Manufacturers stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where AZN and SNY diverge most: on p/b, AZN reads 5.06 and SNY reads 1.25; on revenue growth, AZN reads +12.1% and SNY reads +3.7%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | AZN | SNY |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $159.18 | $40.07 |
| Market cap | $246.7B | $97.8B |
| Sector | Drug Manufacturers | Drug Manufacturers |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | -4.0% |
| P/E | 24.1 | 11.5 |
| P/B | 5.06 | 1.25 |
| P/S | 4.20 | 2.06 |
| EV/EBITDA | 14.3 | 12.4 |
| Revenue growth | +12.1% | +3.7% |
| Gross margin | 81.9% | 77.2% |
| Operating margin | 23.4% | 14.5% |
| Net margin | 17.4% | 18.0% |
| Return on equity | 21.0% | 10.9% |
| Return on assets | 9.0% | 6.2% |
| Return on invested capital | 14.8% | 5.5% |
| FCF yield | 4.8% | 8.0% |
| Debt / equity | 0.57 | 0.26 |
| Current ratio | 0.94 | 1.09 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 3.29 | 6.53 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 8 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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