AstraZeneca boosted by better-than-estimated growth

6 November 2025

Anglo-Swedish pharma major AstraZeneca (LSE: AZN) closed Thursday’s trading 3% higher, as investors digested its third quarter 2025 financial results.

The Cambridge-based drugmaker posted quarterly earnings per share (EPS), excluding some items, of $2.38, a rise of 14% on a year ago and above the $2.30 expected by analysts surveyed by Bloomberg. 

We are also delivering on our strategy to strengthen our operations in the USA to power our growth

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