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AZN Healthcare Drug Manufacturers General
AstraZeneca PLC’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $58.7 billion, up 8.63% from fiscal 2024.
- Revenue
- +6.70%
- EPS
- +22.5%
- Free cash flow
- +1.99%
- Total debt
- +1.75%
Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier
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AstraZeneca PLC (AZN) Return on invested capital
AstraZeneca PLC's return on invested capital over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 12.3%, up 0.2 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (12.2%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 1.05% (fiscal 2021) to 12.2% (fiscal 2025) — the current reading is the highest in ten years. That is above the Drug Manufacturers General industry median of 6.26% and above the Healthcare sector median of 0.00%.
Return on invested capital, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on invested capital | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 12.2% | 2.38 |
| FY2024 | 9.77% | 1.32 |
| FY2023 | 8.45% | 4.46 |
| FY2022 | 3.99% | 2.94 |
| FY2021 | 1.05% | (10.81) |
| FY2020 | 11.9% | 4.80 |
| FY2019 | 7.06% | (0.72) |
| FY2018 | 7.78% | 0.09 |
| FY2017 | 7.69% | (3.43) |
| FY2016 | 11.1% | 1.49 |
Against its own ten years
Return on invested capital against peers
| Company | Return on invested capital |
|---|---|
| NVO Novo Nordisk A/S compare | 28.7% |
| ABBV AbbVie Inc. compare | 20.2% |
| AMGN Amgen Inc. compare | 14.3% |
| BMY Bristol Myers Squibb Company compare | 13.2% |
| AZN AstraZeneca PLC | 12.3% |
| NVS Novartis AG compare | 12.1% |
| PFE Pfizer Inc. compare | 6.19% |
| MRK Merck & Co., Inc. compare | 0.00% |
| GILD Gilead Sciences, Inc. compare | −4.51% |
| Drug Manufacturers General industry median | 6.26% |
| Healthcare sector median | 0.00% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on invested capital is
Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.
TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)
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