AZN

AstraZeneca PLC

Healthcare · $255.6B market cap

Verdict

Share price

$156.90

close of Oct 3, 2026

Fair value

$249.32

Sticker Price

Payback Price

$99.73

buy price

Undervalued

AZN is Undervalued: at $156.90 it trades 37% below its fair value of $249.32. Its buy price (Payback Price) is $99.73, 36% below today's price. Business quality is limited: only 1 of 5 key numbers clears the 10% bar.

How we valued it

Owner Earnings. Earnings have been shrinking, but the business still generates cash, so we value it on its cash flow instead of its earnings.

Business quality

1 of 5 clear the 10% bar. What are the Big Five?

Earnings per share growth-0.5% a year✗
Equity per share growth4.5% a year✗
Sales growth2.4% a year✗
Free cash flow growth-0.7% a year✗
Return on invested capital10.9%✓

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Superinvestors

3 of the investors we track hold AZN. In Q2 2026, 1 added and 1 trimmed. Who we track

Moves in Q2 2026

Added: Sarah Ketterer

Trimmed: Polen Capital Management

Insider activity

Since Jun 8, 2026: 1 open-market purchase worth $3K and 4 other filings (stock awards, tax withholding and similar). Why purchases matter

Purchases

Other filings

About AstraZeneca PLC

AstraZeneca PLC operates as a global biopharmaceutical leader, dedicated to the entire process of bringing prescription medicines to market, from their initial discovery and development through manufacturing and commercialization. The company's extensive portfolio of treatments, including prominent examples like Tagrisso, Farxiga, and Symbicort, addresses critical areas such as cardiovascular, renal, metabolic, and…

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Fair value and Payback Price are estimates from the company's reported financials, not investment advice. Prices as of the close of Oct 3, 2026. How the Payback Price works