Stock · GSK.L · Healthcare

GSK plc

United Kingdom · Large Cap · Revenue 12 mo. £33.2B

Price as of 11/06/2026

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Price
£18.90
1 Y −3.3%
Market cap
£77B
Phase
Payout
core business profitable, at least half of operating cash flow goes to shareholders
Revenue +3.7% a year (3 years)EBIT margin 21.9%Payout 56.8% of operating cash flow

GSK plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the research, development, and manufacture of vaccines, specialty medicines, and general medicines to prevent and treat disease in the United Kingdom, the United States, and internationally.

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GSK plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the research, development, and manufacture of vaccines, specialty medicines, and general medicines to prevent and treat disease in the United Kingdom, the United States, and internationally. It operates through Commercial Operations and Total R&D segments. The company offers specialty medicines that include oncology, respiratory/immunology, inflammation, and inhaled medicines for HIV, respiratory eosinophildriven diseases, lupus and lupus nephritis, ovarian cancer, and endometrial cancer. It also provides vaccines for Shingles, Meningitis, RSV, Seasonal Influenza, Hepatitis, Diphtheria, Tetanus, Acellular Pertussis, Rotavirus, Pertussis, Polio, Haemophilus, Invasive Diseases, Pneumonia, Acute Otitis Media, Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Chickenpox, and Human Papilloma Virus. Additionally, the company offers general medicines for asthma, COPD, bacterial infection, benign prostatic hyperplasia, allergic rhinitis, and inflammatory skin conditions. It also focuses on the discovery, development, and commercialization of oral small molecule therapies for patients with unmet needs in oncology and inflammatory diseases. It has a collaboration agreement with CureVac to develop mRNA vaccines for infectious diseases; and strategic research collaboration with Engitix Ltd. to identify and validate novel therapeutic targets driving liver fibrosis regression. The company has a strategic alliance with AN2 Therapeutics, Inc. for the development of new therapies for TB. GSK plc was formerly known as GlaxoSmithKline plc and changed its name to GSK plc in May 2022. The company was founded in 1715 and is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

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Summary

GSK plc is around the middle of the Healthcare sector overall

48.6 of 100

Mean of the six area values. Each area value is the mean of the stock's ranks among the companies in its sector. 50 is the middle of the sector, not a share of companies beaten.

Analysis

What the price requires

The price requires 2.2% FCF growth a year: more than over the last 5 years, less than over the last 10 years.

If free cash flow stays at €7.1B (2025), it supports €79.3B. The remaining €13B of the market value assume it grows 2.2% a year for 10 years and not at all afterwards.

Required FCF growth per year

2.2%

no growth afterwards

Market value breakdown€92.2B market value, price as of 11/06/2026

€79.3B without growth
€13B priced-in growth
  • 5 yrs achieved −5.2%
  • 10 yrs achieved 4.9%
  • priced in 2.2%

Valuation against its own history

Price to operating cash flow 9.6×, within its usual range.

Middle half of 20 quarters: 7.3× to 9.9×, median 8.5×.

Measures only against its own past, not against what the company is worth. Price as of 11/06/2026.

1 sign supports the expectation, none speaks against it.

What supports it

with respect to the priced-in expectation

  • High, stable gross margin median 67.8%, range 6.4 pp (10 years)

What speaks against it

with respect to the priced-in expectation

No anomaly in the stored figures.

Since the last quarter

Q1 → Q2 2026

Mostly better than the previous quarter: 3 of 4 changes for the better.

  • FCF, 12 mo.£5.0B → £5.8B+14.6%better
  • EBIT margin22.3% → 24.1%+1.8 ppbetter
  • FCF margin15.3% → 17.3%+2.0 ppbetter
  • Return on equity32.7% → 27.3%−5.3 ppworse

4 more unchanged: Revenue, 12 mo., Gross margin, Net debt, Shares outstanding

Derivation

How the sector comparison is derived

Each area value is the average of its metrics' ranks within the sector (0 to 100, 50 is the middle). For metrics where lower is better, the rank is mirrored. The overall value is the average of the area values.

Price as of 11/06/2026.

Profitability76.2above the middleEarns more than the sector: Return on equity 34.90%, sector 11.52%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Return on equity34.90%11.52%Rank 89
Return on capital (Greenblatt)71.35%32.55%Rank 83
EBIT margin21.95%18.31%Rank 68
FCF margin18.23%14.12%Rank 66
Gross margin72.54%60.99%Rank 75
Growth29.2below the middleGrows more slowly than the sector: Earnings growth, 3 years per year −27.62%, sector 5.44%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Revenue growth, 1 year4.11%8.04%Rank 27
Earnings growth, 3 years per year−27.62%5.44%Rank 7
Earnings growth, 5 years per year−0.54%7.00%Rank 29
Sustainable growth (ROE × retained earnings)4.13%3.66%Rank 54
Valuation82.4above the middleValued lower than the sector: Earnings yield 7.35%, sector 2.90%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Earnings yield7.35%2.90%Rank 93
FCF yield7.73%3.63%Rank 89
EV/saleslower is better2.804.03Rank 63
EV/EBITlower is better12.7721.73Rank 84
Momentum24.3below the middleShare price doing worse than the sector: Share price, 3 months 1.54%, sector 15.42%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Share price, 1 year−3.34%8.66%Rank 36
Share price, 6 months3.03%24.27%Rank 19
Share price, 3 months1.54%15.42%Rank 18
Distance from 52-week high−16.67%−7.35%Rank 25
Quality37.1below the middleQuality below the sector: Accruals (Sloan) 7.07%, sector 0.30%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Accruals (Sloan)lower is better7.07%0.30%Rank 14
Change in share countlower is better−0.60%0.00%Rank 62
Dividend streak in years210Rank 36
Price reaction to results, market-adjusted−0.91%0.05%Rank 37
Balance sheet & risk42.3around the middleRisk about like the sector.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Equity ratio26.80%48.40%Rank 16
Net debt/EBITDAlower is better1.231.11Rank 46
Debt to equitylower is better1.080.48Rank 18
Volatility, 1 yearlower is better24.88%31.42%Rank 90

Ten years in figures

Revenue from £27.9B (2016) to £32.7B (2025), 1.8% a year.

Fiscal years, amounts in GBP
YearRevenue, £BEBIT marginFCF, £BSharesNet debt, £B
201627.924.5%4.13.93B13.9
201730.226.4%4.73.95B13.3
201830.826.0%6.63.98B22.2
201933.823.1%5.94.01B26.0
202034.124.0%6.24.03B21.1
202124.721.9%5.03.24B20.1
202229.322.8%5.14.08B17.5
202330.323.1%4.44.11B15.3
202431.418.1%3.64.14B13.3
202532.722.0%6.04.12B14.6

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Detail data

How does GSK plc stock perform across 18 strategies?

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  • Mohanram G-Score: Growth Quality
  • Piotroski F-Score (9-Point Check)
  • StockScorer Score
  • Moat Quality
  • Dividend Quality: 4 Factors
  • Levermann Strategy (13 Criteria)
  • Trending Value: Value + Momentum
  • Earnings Quality: Accrual Check (Sloan)
  • Magic Formula: Value + Quality
  • Undervalued Stocks: Multi-Factor Check
  • Defensive: Low Volatility
  • Balanced GARP
  • Growth Momentum (CAN SLIM principle)
  • Altman Z-Score: Stress Test
  • Acquirer's Multiple: EV/EBIT Deep Value
  • Dividend Aristocrats & Continuity
  • High-Growth / Rule of 40
  • PEG Strategy (inspired by Peter Lynch)

GSK plc key metrics: P/E, P/B and equity ratio

Selected fundamental metrics for GSK plc.

MetricStockSector
P/E ratio13.630.0
P/B ratio4.84.8
Return on equity (ROE)34.9%11.5%
Equity ratio26.8%48.4%
Debt-to-equity (D/E)1.080.48
Dividend yield3.6%1.3%

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How comparable stocks in the same sector score in the StockScorer model.

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SAN.PASanofi SAlocked
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Frequently asked questions about GSK plc stock

How does GSK plc stock (GSK.L) score in the StockScorer model?
The StockScorer score for GSK plc is visible with Plus. The stock lies outside the basic universe (Germany 40, Germany Mid 50, Germany Small 70, Eurozone 50, S&P 500, NASDAQ-100).
What is GSK plc's P/E ratio?
GSK plc's P/E ratio is 13.6. The Healthcare sector median is 30.0.
What sector is GSK plc in?
GSK plc is assigned to the Healthcare sector. Its rank within the sector is 48.6 out of 100: 100 means the stock leads its peer group of large and mid-cap sector stocks in every measured area.

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