ASTRAZENECA PLC (ZEG.DE) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation
FRA:ZEG • GB0009895292
Current stock price
160.7 EUR
+0.95 (+0.59%)
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This ZEG.DE fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.
1. ZEG.DE Profitability Analysis
1.1 Basic Checks
- ZEG had positive earnings in the past year.
- In the past year ZEG had a positive cash flow from operations.
- In the past 5 years ZEG has always been profitable.
- In the past 5 years ZEG always reported a positive cash flow from operatings.
1.2 Ratios
- ZEG has a better Return On Assets (8.96%) than 63.64% of its industry peers.
- With a decent Return On Equity value of 21.01%, ZEG is doing good in the industry, outperforming 65.45% of the companies in the same industry.
- Looking at the Return On Invested Capital, with a value of 13.63%, ZEG is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 65.45% of the companies in the same industry.
- Measured over the past 3 years, the Average Return On Invested Capital for ZEG is below the industry average of 14.90%.
- The 3 year average ROIC (12.48%) for ZEG is below the current ROIC(13.63%), indicating increased profibility in the last year.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 8.96% | ||
| ROE | 21.01% | ||
| ROIC | 13.63% |
ROA(3y)7.2%
ROA(5y)5.03%
ROE(3y)17.82%
ROE(5y)12.53%
ROIC(3y)12.48%
ROIC(5y)10.5%
1.3 Margins
- ZEG's Profit Margin of 17.41% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. ZEG outperforms 69.09% of its industry peers.
- In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of ZEG has grown nicely.
- ZEG's Operating Margin of 23.86% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. ZEG outperforms 58.18% of its industry peers.
- ZEG's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
- Looking at the Gross Margin, with a value of 81.31%, ZEG belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 85.45% of the companies in the same industry.
- In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of ZEG has remained more or less at the same level.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 23.86% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 17.41% | ||
| GM | 81.31% |
OM growth 3Y6.24%
OM growth 5Y7.63%
PM growth 3Y32.91%
PM growth 5Y7.71%
GM growth 3Y0.34%
GM growth 5Y0.28%
2. ZEG.DE Health Analysis
2.1 Basic Checks
- With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) just above the Cost of Capital (WACC), ZEG is creating some value.
- Compared to 1 year ago, ZEG has about the same amount of shares outstanding.
- ZEG has more shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
- The debt/assets ratio for ZEG has been reduced compared to a year ago.
2.2 Solvency
- An Altman-Z score of 3.77 indicates that ZEG is not in any danger for bankruptcy at the moment.
- Looking at the Altman-Z score, with a value of 3.77, ZEG is in line with its industry, outperforming 54.55% of the companies in the same industry.
- The Debt to FCF ratio of ZEG is 3.42, which is a good value as it means it would take ZEG, 3.42 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
- ZEG has a better Debt to FCF ratio (3.42) than 63.64% of its industry peers.
- A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.55 indicates that ZEG is somewhat dependend on debt financing.
- Looking at the Debt to Equity ratio, with a value of 0.55, ZEG is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 61.82% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.55 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 3.42 | ||
| Altman-Z | 3.77 |
ROIC/WACC1.49
WACC9.14%
2.3 Liquidity
- A Current Ratio of 0.94 indicates that ZEG may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
- Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 0.94, ZEG is doing worse than 81.82% of the companies in the same industry.
- ZEG has a Quick Ratio of 0.94. This is a bad value and indicates that ZEG is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
- With a Quick ratio value of 0.72, ZEG is not doing good in the industry: 74.55% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 0.94 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.72 |
3. ZEG.DE Growth Analysis
3.1 Past
- The earnings per share for ZEG have decreased by -1.34% in the last year.
- Measured over the past years, ZEG shows a quite strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS has been growing by 15.04% on average per year.
- Looking at the last year, ZEG shows a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has grown by 8.63% in the last year.
- ZEG shows quite a strong growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 17.15% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-1.34%
EPS 3Y6.74%
EPS 5Y15.04%
EPS Q2Q%-49.28%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)8.63%
Revenue growth 3Y9.82%
Revenue growth 5Y17.15%
Sales Q2Q%4.11%
3.2 Future
- The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 15.20% on average over the next years. This is quite good.
- ZEG is expected to show a small growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 6.82% yearly.
EPS Next Y30.41%
EPS Next 2Y20.69%
EPS Next 3Y17.63%
EPS Next 5Y15.2%
Revenue Next Year6.06%
Revenue Next 2Y5.93%
Revenue Next 3Y6.22%
Revenue Next 5Y6.82%
3.3 Evolution
- The EPS growth rate is stable: in the next years the growth will be about the same than in the last years.
- When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is decreasing.
4. ZEG.DE Valuation Analysis
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
- With a Price/Earnings ratio of 23.53, ZEG is valued on the expensive side.
- ZEG's Price/Earnings is on the same level as the industry average.
- Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio of 26.11, ZEG is valued at the same level.
- The Price/Forward Earnings ratio is 18.05, which indicates a rather expensive current valuation of ZEG.
- The rest of the industry has a similar Price/Forward Earnings ratio as ZEG.
- When comparing the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of ZEG to the average of the S&P500 Index (24.12), we can say ZEG is valued slightly cheaper.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 23.53 | ||
| Fwd PE | 18.05 |
4.2 Price Multiples
- Compared to the rest of the industry, the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio of ZEG is on the same level as its industry peers.
- ZEG's Price/Free Cash Flow is on the same level as the industry average.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 34.09 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 16.14 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
- ZEG's low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.
- The decent profitability rating of ZEG may justify a higher PE ratio.
- ZEG's earnings are expected to grow with 17.63% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.
PEG (NY)0.77
PEG (5Y)1.56
EPS Next 2Y20.69%
EPS Next 3Y17.63%
5. ZEG.DE Dividend Analysis
5.1 Amount
- With a Yearly Dividend Yield of 1.64%, ZEG has a reasonable but not impressive dividend return.
- Compared to an average industry Dividend Yield of 1.92, ZEG has a dividend in line with its industry peers.
- ZEG's Dividend Yield is comparable with the S&P500 average which is at 1.91.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 1.64% |
5.2 History
- The dividend of ZEG has a limited annual growth rate of 3.33%.
Dividend Growth(5Y)3.33%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
5.3 Sustainability
- ZEG pays out 48.62% of its income as dividend. This is a bit on the high side, but may be sustainable.
- ZEG's earnings are growing more than its dividend. This makes the dividend growth sustainable.
DP48.62%
EPS Next 2Y20.69%
EPS Next 3Y17.63%
ZEG.DE Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics
FRA:ZEG (2/5/2026, 7:00:00 PM)
160.7
+0.95 (+0.59%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryGroupPharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences
GICS IndustryPharmaceuticals
Earnings (Last)02-10 2026-02-10/bmo
Earnings (Next)04-29 2026-04-29
Inst Owners49.17%
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins Owners0.02%
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap249.13B
Revenue(TTM)58.74B
Net Income(TTM)10.22B
Analysts82.94
Price Target175.52 (9.22%)
Short Float %N/A
Short RatioN/A
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 1.64% |
Yearly Dividend2.7
Dividend Growth(5Y)3.33%
DP48.62%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)1
Avg EPS beat(2)-25.37%
Min EPS beat(2)-60.38%
Max EPS beat(2)9.64%
EPS beat(4)2
Avg EPS beat(4)-12.23%
Min EPS beat(4)-60.38%
Max EPS beat(4)9.64%
EPS beat(8)4
Avg EPS beat(8)-5.74%
EPS beat(12)7
Avg EPS beat(12)-2.63%
EPS beat(16)11
Avg EPS beat(16)-0.36%
Revenue beat(2)1
Avg Revenue beat(2)-1.31%
Min Revenue beat(2)-4.83%
Max Revenue beat(2)2.2%
Revenue beat(4)1
Avg Revenue beat(4)-2.92%
Min Revenue beat(4)-5.08%
Max Revenue beat(4)2.2%
Revenue beat(8)4
Avg Revenue beat(8)-0.54%
Revenue beat(12)5
Avg Revenue beat(12)-0.86%
Revenue beat(16)6
Avg Revenue beat(16)-0.78%
PT rev (1m)5.49%
PT rev (3m)12.4%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-1.75%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-1.48%
EPS NY rev (1m)1.58%
EPS NY rev (3m)-0.37%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-0.41%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-0.71%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)0.59%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 23.53 | ||
| Fwd PE | 18.05 | ||
| P/S | 5.03 | ||
| P/FCF | 34.09 | ||
| P/OCF | 20.28 | ||
| P/B | 6.07 | ||
| P/tB | N/A | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 16.14 |
EPS(TTM)6.83
EY4.25%
EPS(NY)8.9
Fwd EY5.54%
FCF(TTM)4.71
FCFY2.93%
OCF(TTM)7.93
OCFY4.93%
SpS31.94
BVpS26.46
TBVpS-5.67
PEG (NY)0.77
PEG (5Y)1.56
Graham Number63.77
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 8.96% | ||
| ROE | 21.01% | ||
| ROCE | 16.8% | ||
| ROIC | 13.63% | ||
| ROICexc | 14.63% | ||
| ROICexgc | 59.47% | ||
| OM | 23.86% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 17.41% | ||
| GM | 81.31% | ||
| FCFM | 14.76% |
ROA(3y)7.2%
ROA(5y)5.03%
ROE(3y)17.82%
ROE(5y)12.53%
ROIC(3y)12.48%
ROIC(5y)10.5%
ROICexc(3y)13.49%
ROICexc(5y)11.39%
ROICexgc(3y)81.92%
ROICexgc(5y)83.55%
ROCE(3y)15.36%
ROCE(5y)12.92%
ROICexgc growth 3Y-25.55%
ROICexgc growth 5Y0.81%
ROICexc growth 3Y9.13%
ROICexc growth 5Y9.72%
OM growth 3Y6.24%
OM growth 5Y7.63%
PM growth 3Y32.91%
PM growth 5Y7.71%
GM growth 3Y0.34%
GM growth 5Y0.28%
F-Score7
Asset Turnover0.51
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.55 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 3.42 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 1.36 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 103% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 10.05% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 10.65 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 73.79% | ||
| Profit Quality | 84.79% | ||
| Current Ratio | 0.94 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.72 | ||
| Altman-Z | 3.77 |
F-Score7
WACC9.14%
ROIC/WACC1.49
Cap/Depr(3y)80.57%
Cap/Depr(5y)64.46%
Cap/Sales(3y)8.93%
Cap/Sales(5y)7.69%
Profit Quality(3y)99.49%
Profit Quality(5y)775.68%
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-1.34%
EPS 3Y6.74%
EPS 5Y15.04%
EPS Q2Q%-49.28%
EPS Next Y30.41%
EPS Next 2Y20.69%
EPS Next 3Y17.63%
EPS Next 5Y15.2%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)8.63%
Revenue growth 3Y9.82%
Revenue growth 5Y17.15%
Sales Q2Q%4.11%
Revenue Next Year6.06%
Revenue Next 2Y5.93%
Revenue Next 3Y6.22%
Revenue Next 5Y6.82%
EBIT growth 1Y10.05%
EBIT growth 3Y16.67%
EBIT growth 5Y26.09%
EBIT Next Year23.4%
EBIT Next 3Y12.45%
EBIT Next 5Y11.39%
FCF growth 1Y19.18%
FCF growth 3Y6.21%
FCF growth 5Y31.64%
OCF growth 1Y22.88%
OCF growth 3Y14.12%
OCF growth 5Y24.88%
ASTRAZENECA PLC / ZEG.DE Fundamental Analysis FAQ
What is the fundamental rating for ZEG stock?
ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 5 / 10 to ZEG.DE.
What is the valuation status of ASTRAZENECA PLC (ZEG.DE) stock?
ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 3 / 10 to ASTRAZENECA PLC (ZEG.DE). This can be considered as Overvalued.
What is the profitability of ZEG stock?
ASTRAZENECA PLC (ZEG.DE) has a profitability rating of 7 / 10.
What is the valuation of ASTRAZENECA PLC based on its PE and PB ratios?
The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for ASTRAZENECA PLC (ZEG.DE) is 23.53 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 6.07.
Can you provide the expected EPS growth for ZEG stock?
The Earnings per Share (EPS) of ASTRAZENECA PLC (ZEG.DE) is expected to grow by 30.41% in the next year.