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AZN (AstraZeneca) FCF Yield % : 3.16 (As of Oct. 31, 2024)


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What is AstraZeneca FCF Yield %?

FCF Yield % is calculated as Free Cash Flow divided by Market Capitalization. It is a financial solvency ratio that compares the free cash flow a company is expected to earn against its market value.

As of today, AstraZeneca's Trailing 12-Month Free Cash Flow is $6,967 Mil, and Market Cap is $220,818 Mil. Therefore, AstraZeneca's FCF Yield % for today is 3.16%.

The historical rank and industry rank for AstraZeneca's FCF Yield % or its related term are showing as below:

AZN' s FCF Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -0.11   Med: 2.31   Max: 4.87
Current: 3.16


During the past 13 years, the highest FCF Yield % of AstraZeneca was 4.87%. The lowest was -0.11%. And the median was 2.31%.

AZN's FCF Yield % is ranked better than
71.33% of 1036 companies
in the Drug Manufacturers industry
Industry Median: 0 vs AZN: 3.16

AstraZeneca's FCF Margin % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was 18.68%.


AstraZeneca FCF Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for AstraZeneca's FCF Yield % can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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AstraZeneca FCF Yield % Chart

AstraZeneca Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
FCF Yield %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.39 1.67 2.08 3.44 3.15

AstraZeneca Quarterly Data
Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24
FCF Yield % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.23 4.26 2.75 1.68 4.00

Competitive Comparison of AstraZeneca's FCF Yield %

For the Drug Manufacturers - General subindustry, AstraZeneca's FCF Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and FCF Yield % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


AstraZeneca's FCF Yield % Distribution in the Drug Manufacturers Industry

For the Drug Manufacturers industry and Healthcare sector, AstraZeneca's FCF Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where AstraZeneca's FCF Yield % falls into.



AstraZeneca FCF Yield % Calculation

FCF Yield % is a financial solvency ratio that compares the free cash flow a company is expected to earn against its market value.

AstraZeneca's FCF Yield % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

FCF Yield %=Free Cash Flow / Market Cap
=6567 / 208807.2255
=3.15%

AstraZeneca's annualized FCF Yield % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as

FCF Yield %=Free Cash Flow * Annualized Factor / Market Cap
=2417 * 4 / 241811.1146
=4.00%

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


AstraZeneca FCF Yield % Explanation

Similar to Earnings Yield %, FCF Yield % is financial solvency ratio. A lower ratio suggests a less attractive investment, indicating that investors might not receive substantial returns in proportion to their investment. Conversely, a high free cash flow yield signals that a company generates sufficient cash to comfortably meet its debts, obligations, and dividend payments, making it a promising investment choice.


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AstraZeneca Business Description

Address
1 Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, GBR, CB2 0AA
A merger between Astra of Sweden and Zeneca Group of the United Kingdom formed AstraZeneca in 1999. The firm sells branded drugs across several major therapeutic classes, including gastrointestinal, diabetes, cardiovascular, respiratory, cancer, immunology and rare diseases. The majority of sales come from international markets with the United States representing close to one third of its sales.

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