AZN

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AstraZeneca PLC

One email when a drop — in price or in valuation — is historically rare for AZN. Otherwise we stay quiet.

Worth a look

Bigger than its usual dip. Not yet rare.

AstraZeneca PLC is 19.3% off its high — deeper than its 4.6% average pullback, but it has been through 200 drawdowns before. Not historically significant yet — we'll say so if that changes.

But down is not the same as cheap: AstraZeneca PLC's P/S Severity Score is 0.0 — its valuation sits in or above its typical range.

Price $168.37 · as of Jul 15, 2026All-time high $208.62Drawdown -19.3%Severity Score™ 4.0
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Elevated

Current Drawdown

-19.3%

Days in Drawdown

143

Avg Max Drawdown

4.6%

Avg Length

58

Drawdown Severity Score™

4.0

AZN - Price & High Water Mark

AZN - Drawdown Timeline

How to read this chart: Negative values indicate drawdowns from all-time highs. Values closer to 0% mean the stock is near its high water mark.

Valuation vs Its Own History

Data as of July 12, 2026 · updated daily

Where today's valuation sits within AZN's own multi-year range, scored with the same Drawdown Severity Score language as price, measured from its typical level rather than its record high — a higher score means it has rarely been cheaper. This is context, not a recommendation.

Price to Sales

2.2xSeverity Score 0.0 · In or above its typical range
Low: 0.69xMedian: 1.7xHigh: 3.1x

AstraZeneca PLC has been cheaper on this measure only about 70% of the time in 20 years of daily history.

28.2% below its highest Price to Sales reading · high date July 17, 2020

Price to Sales history

EV to EBITDA

8.0xSeverity Score 1.0 · In or above its typical range
Low: 1.7xMedian: 8.0xHigh: 19.2x

AstraZeneca PLC has been cheaper on this measure only about 50% of the time in 20 years of daily history.

58.5% below its highest EV to EBITDA reading · high date April 18, 2022

EV to EBITDA history · log scale

How we measure valuation

AstraZeneca PLC (AZN) Analysis: Current Drawdown Insights

AstraZeneca PLC is currently in a drawdown that is unusual by its own historical standards. As of 2026-07-15, the stock is trading at $168.37, which represents a 19.3% decline from its all-time high of $208.62. This drawdown has persisted for 143 days.

Based on its full tracked price history, AstraZeneca PLC typically experiences drawdowns averaging 4.6% in depth, with an average duration of 58 days. AstraZeneca PLC has gone through 200 total drawdown events in its tracked history. The largest drawdown on record for AstraZeneca PLC was 48.9%, beginning in 2006. The longest drawdown duration on record was 2283 days.

The Drawdown Severity Score™ for AstraZeneca PLC currently stands at 3.99. This is our proprietary indicator that shows the relative severity of the current drawdown based on the asset's unique historical patterns. A score between 3.0 and 5.0 indicates an elevated drawdown that's larger than this asset's historical averages.

Understanding Drawdowns: A drawdown measures how far a stock has fallen from its peak price. Every stock experiences drawdowns: periods when the price declines from all-time highs before recovering. By analyzing AstraZeneca PLC's historical drawdown patterns, investors can identify when the stock is experiencing a typical market fluctuation versus an unusual decline that is rare by that stock's own historical standards.

📜 Historical Drawdown Events

Current drawdown shown in blue. Showing the most recent and the deepest of 200 tracked pullbacks (63 listed).

Start DateEnd DateDurationMax DepthStart PriceLowest PriceRecovery Price
2026-02-22Ongoing143 days-19.3%$208.62$168.37n/a
2026-02-182026-02-192 days-0.4%$207.32$206.52$208.62
2026-02-122026-02-132 days-0.1%$202.65$202.41$203.43
2026-02-092026-02-102 days-2.6%$191.04$186.07$191.40
2026-01-152026-02-0623 days-6.6%$190.69$178.02$191.04
2026-01-082026-01-147 days-1.6%$188.36$185.33$190.69
2025-11-282026-01-0640 days-3.8%$184.71$177.79$187.96
2025-11-192025-11-213 days-1.0%$177.25$175.53$180.12
2025-11-122025-11-143 days-1.6%$176.34$173.55$176.36
2025-10-082025-11-1034 days-5.5%$169.97$160.63$173.15
2024-09-032025-10-07400 days-27.9%$169.81$122.48$169.97
2024-08-292024-08-302 days-0.1%$169.30$169.19$169.81
2024-08-262024-08-272 days-0.0%$167.95$167.87$169.01
2024-08-162024-08-205 days-0.6%$164.54$163.59$164.98
2024-08-092024-08-124 days-0.2%$157.66$157.35$159.92
2024-08-052024-08-084 days-3.1%$157.58$152.65$157.66
2024-06-072024-08-0156 days-5.1%$155.69$147.68$156.41
2024-05-222024-06-0414 days-3.9%$152.51$146.54$154.13
2024-05-102024-05-2112 days-0.9%$149.49$148.12$152.51
2024-05-022024-05-087 days-0.9%$147.18$145.93$148.26
2023-04-252024-04-25367 days-19.0%$142.88$115.78$144.52
2023-04-192023-04-213 days-0.7%$141.39$140.46$142.48
2023-04-142023-04-185 days-1.5%$140.92$138.77$141.39
2023-04-102023-04-123 days-0.4%$136.34$135.83$139.01
2023-01-112023-04-0584 days-11.8%$133.01$117.31$135.79
2022-04-112023-01-06271 days-24.9%$131.23$98.49$131.52
2022-03-312022-04-067 days-1.2%$123.81$122.37$127.41
2022-03-252022-03-306 days-1.3%$121.78$120.14$123.81
2022-03-182022-03-236 days-0.7%$117.45$116.64$118.65
2021-11-052022-03-17133 days-15.4%$115.83$98.03$117.45
2021-10-272021-10-293 days-0.8%$112.98$112.09$113.20
2021-10-252021-10-262 days-0.0%$112.13$112.09$112.98
2021-10-122021-10-2110 days-2.5%$110.33$107.59$111.09
2021-10-052021-10-084 days-1.1%$109.86$108.62$109.99
2021-09-272021-10-048 days-4.5%$109.51$104.58$109.86
2021-07-062021-09-2481 days-7.9%$109.44$100.82$109.51
2021-06-302021-07-012 days-0.5%$108.34$107.83$108.57
2020-07-202021-06-28344 days-20.7%$107.05$84.90$108.14
2020-07-162020-07-172 days-1.0%$101.62$100.62$107.05
2020-05-142020-07-1563 days-6.9%$96.91$90.18$101.62
2020-05-072020-05-126 days-2.4%$94.68$92.40$94.80
2020-05-012020-05-044 days-0.8%$91.60$90.86$91.72
2020-04-282020-04-303 days-1.5%$90.20$88.87$91.60
2020-04-212020-04-244 days-0.7%$88.37$87.73$89.67
2020-01-212020-04-2090 days-24.9%$88.14$66.21$88.37
2020-01-162020-01-172 days-0.6%$87.23$86.73$88.14
2019-12-232020-01-1524 days-1.6%$86.64$85.29$87.23
2019-12-172019-12-193 days-0.7%$84.67$84.09$85.80
2019-11-012019-12-1646 days-4.5%$84.19$80.36$84.67
2019-10-292019-10-302 days-0.3%$81.99$81.72$84.17
2019-09-272019-10-2428 days-6.6%$78.08$72.91$81.13
2019-03-212019-07-26128 days-13.3%$73.11$63.36$73.94
2018-11-142019-02-25104 days-14.5%$68.93$58.96$68.95
2014-05-022018-01-021342 days-29.7%$55.90$39.29$56.50
2006-10-262013-01-242283 days-48.9%$31.25$15.96$31.30
2004-03-102005-12-19650 days-31.3%$22.56$15.51$22.66
2002-03-042004-03-09737 days-43.5%$22.15$12.52$22.56
2000-12-212002-02-26433 days-18.3%$21.63$17.68$21.63
2000-09-292000-12-2083 days-12.1%$21.47$18.86$21.63
2000-07-122000-09-2172 days-11.1%$19.36$17.22$19.44
1998-04-072000-07-07823 days-34.3%$19.04$12.50$19.06
1997-07-171998-01-20188 days-21.0%$14.41$11.39$14.96
1994-01-111994-08-10211 days-19.1%$4.37$3.54$4.39
1993-05-131993-08-1898 days-11.2%$3.35$2.98$3.46

How to read: Each row shows a complete drawdown from peak to recovery. Red rows = most severe drawdowns (worst 20% or 5x+ average), yellow rows = moderate (2x-5x worse than average).

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AstraZeneca PLC (AZN) is trading at $168.37 as of Jul 15, 2026. It is 19.3% below its high of $208.62. The drawdown has lasted 143 days. Severity score: 4.0 (Elevated).

AZN Price History and Drawdown Data

Latest price

$168.37

High-water mark

$208.62

Current drawdown

-19.3%

Days in drawdown

143

This AZN page is built around daily price history, the latest high-water mark, current drawdown depth, drawdown duration, and comparable historical drawdown events. The chart above provides the price-history context, while the sections below explain how the current move compares with prior AstraZeneca PLC drawdowns.

What History Says About AZN

AstraZeneca PLC has dropped 20%+ from its high 10 times in its tracked history. These events lasted an average of 713 days with an average max drop of -30.7%.

The current drawdown of -19.3% has lasted 143 days, which is within the typical range for comparable events.

PeriodMax DropDuration
Oct 2006 to Jan 2013-48.9%2283 days
Mar 2002 to Mar 2004-43.5%737 days
Apr 1998 to Jul 2000-34.3%823 days
Mar 2004 to Dec 2005-31.3%650 days
May 2014 to Jan 2018-29.7%1342 days
Sep 2024 to Oct 2025-27.9%400 days

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