Galapagos N.V. (GLPG) fundamental analysis — strengths, weaknesses & financial health based on data analysis
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Galapagos N.V. (GLPG) stock price & volume — 10-year historical chart
Galapagos N.V. (GLPG) revenue, earnings & EPS growth — 3, 5 & 10-year CAGR
Galapagos N.V. (GLPG) EPS & revenue vs analyst estimates — last 4 quarters
| Quarter | Date | EPS (Act vs Est) | Revenue (Act vs Est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026Latest | Feb 23, 2026 | $16.38vs $1.00+1538.0% | $1.2Bvs $84M+1370.9% |
| Q4 2025 | Nov 5, 2025 | $3.59vs $0.20-1696.4% | $83Mvs $80M+4.0% |
| Q3 2025 | Jul 23, 2025 | $1.89vs $0.67-182.3% | $77Mvs $81M-5.1% |
| Q2 2025 | Apr 23, 2025 | $2.47vs $0.23-973.9% | $82Mvs $78M+5.1% |
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Galapagos N.V. (GLPG) annual income statement — 10-year revenue, gross profit & net income history
| Line item | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | Dec'24 | Dec'25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales/Revenue | 127.09M | 288.84M | 834.9M | 478.05M | 484.85M | 241.25M | 239.72M | 275.65M | 1.11B |
| Revenue Growth % | -1.88% | 127.27% | 189.06% | -42.74% | 1.42% | -50.24% | -0.63% | 14.99% | 303.48% |
| Cost of Goods Sold | 218.5M | 322.88M | 420.09M | 523.67M | 1.63M | 0 | 0 | 34.86M | 489.1M |
| COGS % of Revenue | 171.93% | 111.79% | 50.32% | 109.54% | 0.34% | - | - | 12.65% | 43.98% |
| Gross Profit | -91.42M▲ 0% | -34.04M▲ 62.8% | 414.81M▲ 1318.6% | -45.61M▼ 111.0% | 483.22M▲ 1159.4% | 241.25M▼ 50.1% | 239.72M▼ 0.6% | 240.79M▲ 0.4% | 623.1M▲ 158.8% |
| Gross Margin % | -71.93% | -11.79% | 49.68% | -9.54% | 99.66% | 100% | 100% | 87.35% | 56.02% |
| Gross Profit Growth % | -808.97% | 62.76% | 1318.6% | -111% | 1159.36% | -50.07% | -0.63% | 0.44% | 158.78% |
| Operating Expenses | 216.89M | 333.64M | 46.06M | 133.02M | 648.81M | 372.31M | 327.99M | 429.12M | 328M |
| OpEx % of Revenue | 170.66% | 115.51% | 5.52% | 27.82% | 133.82% | 154.32% | 136.82% | 155.68% | 29.49% |
| Selling, General & Admin | 20.56M | 29.64M | 96.96M | 185.22M | 167.22M | 103.31M | 94.25M | 96.88M | 111.96M |
| SG&A % of Revenue | 16.18% | 10.26% | 11.61% | 38.75% | 34.49% | 42.82% | 39.32% | 35.15% | 10.07% |
| Research & Development | 218.5M | 322.88M | 420.09M | 523.67M | 491.71M | 269.8M | 241.29M | 335.46M | 459.4M |
| R&D % of Revenue | 171.93% | 111.79% | 50.32% | 109.54% | 101.42% | 111.83% | 100.65% | 121.7% | 41.31% |
| Other Operating Expenses | -22.17M | -18.87M | -470.99M | -575.87M | -10.11M | -802K | -7.56M | -3.21M | -243.36M |
| Operating Income | -89.8M▲ 0% | -44.81M▲ 50.1% | 368.75M▲ 923.0% | -178.63M▼ 148.4% | -165.6M▲ 7.3% | -131.06M▲ 20.9% | -88.26M▲ 32.7% | -188.34M▼ 113.4% | 501.39M▲ 366.2% |
| Operating Margin % | -70.66% | -15.51% | 44.17% | -37.37% | -34.15% | -54.32% | -36.82% | -68.33% | 45.08% |
| Operating Income Growth % | -681.5% | 50.1% | 922.97% | -148.44% | 7.3% | 20.86% | 32.65% | -113.38% | 366.22% |
| EBITDA | -85.52M | -39.73M | 374.24M | -170.67M | -144.29M | -65.49M | -44.62M | -142.84M | 535.17M |
| EBITDA Margin % | -67.29% | -13.75% | 44.82% | -35.7% | -29.76% | -27.15% | -18.61% | -51.82% | 48.12% |
| EBITDA Growth % | -1070.02% | 53.55% | 1042.06% | -145.61% | 15.46% | 54.61% | 31.87% | -220.12% | 474.66% |
| D&A (Non-Cash Add-back) | 4.29M | 5.08M | 5.5M | 7.96M | 21.3M | 65.57M | 43.64M | 45.5M | 33.78M |
| EBIT | -114.57M | -30.64M | 368.75M | -178.63M | -122.23M | -61.69M | 7.39M | -2.17M | 451.12M |
| Net Interest Income | 1.67M | 3.87M | 14.17M | -150.48K | -8.73M | 8.94M | 77.64M | 88.86M | 42.9M |
| Interest Income | 3.04M | 5.22M | 16.01M | 11.43M | 2.87M | 18.09M | 79.29M | 89.77M | 44.51M |
| Interest Expense | 936K | 780K | 1.84M | 11.58M | 11.59M | 9.15M | 1.65M | 911K | 1.61M |
| Other Income/Expense | -25.7M | 15.6M | -219.89M | -131.14M | 48.57M | 60.21M | 93.89M | 185.25M | -200.52M |
| Pretax Income | -115.51M▲ 0% | -29.21M▲ 74.7% | 148.85M▲ 609.6% | -309.77M▼ 308.1% | -123M▲ 60.3% | -70.85M▲ 42.4% | 5.63M▲ 107.9% | -3.08M▼ 154.8% | 300.87M▲ 9852.7% |
| Pretax Margin % | -90.89% | -10.11% | 17.83% | -64.8% | -25.37% | -29.37% | 2.35% | -1.12% | 27.05% |
| Income Tax | 198K | 50K | 165K | 1.23M | 2.42M | 572K | 9.61M | -1.8M | -18.62M |
| Effective Tax Rate % | -0.17% | -0.17% | 0.11% | -0.4% | -1.97% | -0.81% | 170.9% | 58.44% | -6.19% |
| Net Income | -115.7M▲ 0% | -29.26M▲ 74.7% | 149.84M▲ 612.1% | -305.44M▼ 303.8% | -125.42M▲ 58.9% | -217.99M▼ 73.8% | 211.7M▲ 197.1% | 74.08M▼ 65.0% | 320.9M▲ 333.2% |
| Net Margin % | -91.04% | -10.13% | 17.95% | -63.89% | -25.87% | -90.36% | 88.31% | 26.88% | 28.85% |
| Net Income Growth % | -314.22% | 74.71% | 612.13% | -303.83% | 58.94% | -73.81% | 197.11% | -65.01% | 333.17% |
| Net Income (Continuing) | -115.7M | -29.26M | 148.69M | -311M | -125.42M | -71.42M | -3.99M | -1.28M | 319.49M |
| Discontinued Operations | 0 | 0 | 1.16M | 5.57M | 0 | -146.57M | 215.69M | 75.36M | 1.4M |
| Minority Interest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EPS (Diluted) | -2.34▲ 0% | -0.56▲ 76.1% | 2.60▲ 564.3% | -4.78▼ 283.8% | -1.91▲ 60.0% | -3.32▼ 73.8% | -0.06▲ 98.2% | 1.12▲ 1951.2% | 4.85▲ 333.0% |
| EPS Growth % | -305.26% | 76.07% | 564.29% | -283.85% | 60.04% | -73.82% | 98.18% | 1951.24% | 333.04% |
| EPS (Basic) | -2.34 | -0.56 | 2.60 | -4.78 | -1.91 | -3.32 | -0.06 | 1.12 | 4.85 |
| Diluted Shares Outstanding | 49.48M | 52.11M | 57.61M | 65.08M | 65.5M | 65.7M | 65.93M | 66.14M | 65.89M |
| Basic Shares Outstanding | 49.45M | 52.11M | 57.61M | 65.08M | 65.5M | 65.7M | 65.93M | 66.14M | 66.18M |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Galapagos N.V. (GLPG) balance sheet — assets, liabilities & shareholders' equity
| Line item | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | Dec'24 | Dec'25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Current Assets | 1.2B | 1.33B | 5.87B | 5.37B | 4.86B | 4.24B | 3.86B | 3.34B | 3.08B |
| Cash & Short-Term Investments | 1.15B | 1.29B | 5.78B | 5.16B | 4.7B | 4.09B | 3.68B | 3.12B | 3B |
| Cash Only | 1.15B | 1.29B | 1.86B | 2.14B | 2.23B | 508.12M | 166.8M | 64.24M | 87.83M |
| Short-Term Investments | 0 | 0 | 3.92B | 3.03B | 2.47B | 3.59B | 3.52B | 3.05B | 2.91B |
| Accounts Receivable | 41.79M | 33.53M | 80.11M | 173.4M | 128.6M | 77.34M | 65.66M | 47.48M | 53.2M |
| Days Sales Outstanding | 120.02 | 42.38 | 35.02 | 132.39 | 96.81 | 117.02 | 99.97 | 62.87 | 17.46 |
| Inventory | 279K | 276K | 255K | 355K | 20.57M | 52.92M | 73.98M | 51.19M | 0 |
| Days Inventory Outstanding | 0.47 | 0.31 | 0.22 | 0.25 | 4.61K | - | - | 535.96 | - |
| Other Current Assets | 3.83M | 4.1M | 4.44M | 33.91M | 9.3M | 12.03M | 36.72M | 123.11M | 28.17M |
| Total Non-Current Assets | 88.63M | 110.64M | 202.68M | 348.38M | 331.31M | 497.5M | 495.81M | 796.27M | 326.92M |
| Property, Plant & Equipment | 16.69M | 23.14M | 66.05M | 103.38M | 137.51M | 154.25M | 126.32M | 122.9M | 0 |
| Fixed Asset Turnover | 7.61x | 12.48x | 12.64x | 4.62x | 3.53x | 1.56x | 1.90x | 2.24x | - |
| Goodwill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69.81M | 69.56M | 70.01M | 0 |
| Intangible Assets | 2.5M | 3.63M | 24.93M | 67.57M | 60.1M | 146.35M | 127.91M | 164.86M | 847.64K |
| Long-Term Investments | 1.75M | 6M | 11.28M | 8.95M | 0 | 0 | 13.57M | 253.12M | 221.13M |
| Other Non-Current Assets | 65.7M | 75.36M | 96.22M | 164.01M | 129.66M | 125.72M | 157.32M | 183.9M | 104.95M |
| Total Assets | 1.29B▲ 0% | 1.44B▲ 11.9% | 6.07B▲ 321.6% | 5.72B▼ 5.8% | 5.19B▼ 9.2% | 4.73B▼ 8.8% | 4.36B▼ 8.0% | 4.14B▼ 5.1% | 3.41B▼ 17.7% |
| Asset Turnover | 0.10x | 0.20x | 0.14x | 0.08x | 0.09x | 0.05x | 0.06x | 0.07x | 0.33x |
| Asset Growth % | 18.73% | 11.91% | 321.58% | -5.78% | -9.17% | -8.83% | -7.96% | -5.09% | -17.67% |
| Total Current Liabilities | 171.7M | 219.91M | 571.79M | 635.27M | 566.47M | 522.54M | 428.22M | 335.08M | 152.8M |
| Accounts Payable | 47.12M | 68.04M | 142.51M | 171.32M | 134.3M | 133.3M | 134.65M | 97.78M | 104.6M |
| Days Payables Outstanding | 78.72 | 76.91 | 123.82 | 119.41 | 30.09K | - | - | 1.02K | 78.06 |
| Short-Term Debt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deferred Revenue (Current) | 122.54M | 149.8M | 414.3M | 443.16M | 419.87M | 365.63M | 256.27M | 0 | 0 |
| Other Current Liabilities | 0 | 1K | 6.2M | 12.08M | 204K | 8.51M | 32.04M | 232.72M | 45.51M |
| Current Ratio | 6.98x | 6.04x | 10.26x | 8.45x | 8.58x | 8.11x | 9.02x | 9.97x | 20.15x |
| Quick Ratio | 6.97x | 6.04x | 10.26x | 8.45x | 8.55x | 8.01x | 8.84x | 9.81x | 20.15x |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | 41.77 | -34.23 | -88.58 | 13.23 | -25.39K | - | - | -424.89 | - |
| Total Non-Current Liabilities | 102.59M | 5.34M | 2.62B | 2.41B | 1.98B | 1.69B | 1.13B | 903.7M | 17.78M |
| Long-Term Debt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Capital Lease Obligations | 0 | 0 | 19.56M | 23.04M | 19.66M | 14.69M | 4.94M | 8.24M | 5.18M |
| Deferred Tax Liabilities | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.15M | 23.61M | 20.66M | 0 |
| Other Non-Current Liabilities | 5.24M | 5.34M | 15.25M | 23.09M | 18.83M | 27.35M | 33.86M | 35.92M | 12.6M |
| Total Liabilities | 274.29M | 225.25M | 3.19B | 3.05B | 2.55B | 2.21B | 1.56B | 1.24B | 170.58M |
| Total Debt | 9K | 0 | 25.38M | 29.44M | 26.86M | 21.9M | 9.6M | 11.72M | 6.92M |
| Net Debt | -1.15B | -1.29B | -1.84B | -2.11B | -2.21B | -486.22M | -157.21M | -52.52M | -80.92M |
| Debt / Equity | 0.00x | - | 0.01x | 0.01x | 0.01x | 0.01x | 0.00x | 0.00x | 0.00x |
| Debt / EBITDA | - | - | 0.07x | - | - | - | - | - | 0.01x |
| Net Debt / EBITDA | - | - | -4.91x | - | - | - | - | - | -0.15x |
| Interest Coverage | -122.40x | -39.28x | 199.92x | -15.42x | -10.54x | -6.74x | 4.47x | -2.39x | 279.56x |
| Total Equity | 1.01B▲ 0% | 1.21B▲ 20.0% | 2.88B▲ 136.8% | 2.67B▼ 7.1% | 2.64B▼ 1.0% | 2.53B▼ 4.4% | 2.8B▲ 10.7% | 2.9B▲ 3.6% | 3.23B▲ 11.7% |
| Equity Growth % | 33.38% | 19.99% | 136.83% | -7.14% | -1.01% | -4.44% | 10.67% | 3.63% | 11.65% |
| Book Value per Share | 20.45 | 23.30 | 49.91 | 41.04 | 40.36 | 38.45 | 42.40 | 43.80 | 49.09 |
| Total Shareholders' Equity | 1.01B | 1.21B | 2.88B | 2.67B | 2.64B | 2.53B | 2.8B | 2.9B | 3.23B |
| Common Stock | 233.41M | 236.54M | 287.28M | 291.31M | 292.07M | 293.6M | 293.94M | 293.94M | 293.81M |
| Retained Earnings | -211.44M | -297.78M | -109.22M | -334.7M | -367.2M | -496.69M | -228.27M | -134.31M | 210.49M |
| Treasury Stock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accumulated OCI | -3.01M | -2.29M | -5.98M | -14.1M | -11.9M | -6.45M | -7.09M | 314K | 3M |
| Minority Interest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Galapagos N.V. (GLPG) cash flow — operating, investing & free cash flow history
| Line item | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | Dec'24 | Dec'25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash from Operations | -147.03M | -142.47M | 3.6B | -427.34M | -503.83M | -500.54M | -405.97M | -320.03M | -189.23M |
| Operating CF Margin % | -115.69% | -49.32% | 430.82% | -89.39% | -103.91% | -207.48% | -169.35% | -116.1% | -17.01% |
| Operating CF Growth % | -161.42% | 3.1% | 2624.74% | -111.88% | -17.9% | 0.65% | 18.89% | 21.17% | 40.87% |
| Net Income | -115.7M | -29.26M | 166.42M | -305.44M | -103.23M | -217.99M | 211.7M | 74.08M | 320.9M |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 4.29M | 5.08M | 12.1M | 18.68M | 34.64M | 65.57M | 43.64M | 35.4M | 0 |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 16.54M | 26.76M | 0 | 79.96M | 70.73M | 88.51M | 56.72M | 0 | 0 |
| Deferred Taxes | 198K | 50K | 0 | 2.12M | 2.42M | 2.84M | 11.69M | -1.71M | 0 |
| Other Non-Cash Items | 26.22M | -11.71M | 265.57M | 131.22M | -78M | -60M | -37.28M | -362.76M | 375.54M |
| Working Capital Changes | -78.56M | -133.39M | 3.15B | -353.88M | -430.38M | -379.47M | -692.43M | -65.04M | -885.68M |
| Change in Receivables | -27.66M | -76K | -75.28M | -177.16M | 79.86M | 68.98M | -39.11M | -31.05M | 0 |
| Change in Inventory | 22K | 3K | 22.38K | -100K | -21.17M | -34.59M | -24.08M | 23.04M | 0 |
| Change in Payables | 14.77M | 20M | 89.47M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cash from Investing | -549K | -15.91M | -4.22B | 757.29M | 541.24M | -1.25B | 71.19M | 220.6M | 219.35M |
| Capital Expenditures | -7.44M | -13.72M | -51.13M | -42.52M | -54.2M | -27.39M | -18.71M | -16.72M | 0 |
| CapEx % of Revenue | 5.85% | 4.75% | 6.12% | 8.89% | 11.18% | 11.35% | 7.8% | 6.07% | 1.18% |
| Acquisitions | 7K | 3.33M | 0 | 0 | 28.7M | -115.27M | -7M | 0 | 0 |
| Investments | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Investing | 6.52M | -3.32M | 0 | -45.24M | -3.66M | -15.82M | 16.62M | 237.32M | 219.35M |
| Cash from Financing | 353.36M | 287.88M | 1.5B | 22.04M | -3.88M | -1.49M | -5M | -4.92M | -3.14M |
| Debt Issued (Net) | -65K | -5K | -5.7M | -6.25M | -7.19M | -8.18M | -6.77M | -4.92M | 0 |
| Equity Issued (Net) | 363.92M | 296.19M | 1.5B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dividends Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Share Repurchases | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Financing | -10.5M | -8.31M | 0 | 28.29M | 3.31M | 6.7M | 1.77M | 0 | -3.14M |
| Net Change in Cash | 177.97M▲ 0% | 139.59M▼ 21.6% | 382.13M▲ 173.8% | 281.45M▼ 26.3% | 90.3M▼ 67.9% | -1.73B▼ 2010.6% | -341.31M▲ 80.2% | -102.57M▲ 69.9% | -5.06M▲ 95.1% |
| Free Cash Flow | -154.47M▲ 0% | -156.18M▼ 1.1% | 3.57B▲ 2387.0% | -518.65M▼ 114.5% | -561.71M▼ 8.3% | -537.49M▲ 4.3% | -425.24M▲ 20.9% | -402.14M▲ 5.4% | -202.4M▲ 49.7% |
| FCF Margin % | -121.54% | -54.07% | 427.82% | -108.49% | -115.85% | -222.8% | -177.39% | -145.89% | -18.2% |
| FCF Growth % | -165.84% | -1.11% | 2386.96% | -114.52% | -8.3% | 4.31% | 20.88% | 5.43% | 49.67% |
| FCF per Share | -3.12 | -3.00 | 62.00 | -7.97 | -8.58 | -8.18 | -6.45 | -6.08 | -3.07 |
| FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income) | 1.27x | 4.87x | 24.00x | 1.40x | 4.02x | 2.30x | -1.92x | -4.32x | -0.59x |
| Interest Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 689K | 0 |
| Taxes Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Galapagos N.V. (GLPG) financial ratios — P/E, ROE, debt and 30+ core market and balance-sheet ratios
| Metric | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on Equity (ROE) | 9.61% | -13.07% | -2.63% | 7.33% | -11.01% | -4.72% | -8.43% | 7.96% | 2.6% | 10.47% |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | - | - | - | 57.44% | -16.7% | -24.8% | -7.94% | -2.83% | -5.15% | 12.54% |
| Gross Margin | -7.76% | -71.93% | -11.79% | 49.68% | -9.54% | 99.66% | 100% | 100% | 87.35% | 56.02% |
| Net Margin | 41.7% | -91.04% | -10.13% | 17.95% | -63.89% | -25.87% | -90.36% | 88.31% | 26.88% | 28.85% |
| Debt / Equity | 0.00x | 0.00x | - | 0.01x | 0.01x | 0.01x | 0.01x | 0.00x | 0.00x | 0.00x |
| Interest Coverage | -244.47x | -122.40x | -39.28x | 199.92x | -15.42x | -10.54x | -6.74x | 4.47x | -2.39x | 279.56x |
| FCF Conversion | 4.43x | 1.27x | 4.87x | 24.00x | 1.40x | 4.02x | 2.30x | -1.92x | -4.32x | -0.59x |
| Revenue Growth | 227.37% | -1.88% | 127.27% | 189.06% | -42.74% | 1.42% | -50.24% | -0.63% | 14.99% | 303.48% |
Galapagos N.V. (GLPG) stock FAQ — growth, dividends, profitability & financials explained
Galapagos N.V. (GLPG) reported $1.11B in revenue for fiscal year 2025. This represents a 14201% increase from $7.8M in 2004.
Galapagos N.V. (GLPG) grew revenue by 303.5% over the past year. This is strong growth.
Yes, Galapagos N.V. (GLPG) is profitable, generating $320.9M in net income for fiscal year 2025 (28.9% net margin).
Galapagos N.V. (GLPG) has a return on equity (ROE) of 10.5%. This is reasonable for most industries.
Galapagos N.V. (GLPG) had negative free cash flow of $265.5M in fiscal year 2025, likely due to heavy capital investments.
Galapagos N.V. (GLPG) financial analysis — history, returns, DCA and operating performance tools
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