Galderma Group AG (CH:GALD)
:GALD
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Rating:63Neutral
Price Target:
CHF185.00
▲(17.95% Upside)
Action:Downgraded
Date:03/15/26
The score is driven primarily by improving financial performance, including a profitability turnaround, stronger 2025 cash generation, and materially reduced leverage. Offsetting this, technical signals show weakened near-term momentum, and valuation is stretched due to a high P/E despite a supportive dividend yield.
Positive Factors
Margin Sustainability
Consistently high gross margins (~67–70%) and a rising EBIT margin to ~16.4% in 2025 reflect a durable, high-value product mix (aesthetics and specialty therapies). That margin profile supports pricing power, buffers input cost swings and underpins reinvestment and profitability over the medium term.
Negative Factors
Sizeable Absolute Debt
Although leverage ratios improved, the company still carries a large absolute debt load (~2.75B). Such meaningful fixed obligations can constrain capital allocation, elevate interest exposure and limit strategic flexibility if revenue growth weakens or if refinancing conditions become less favorable over the medium term.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Margin Sustainability
Consistently high gross margins (~67–70%) and a rising EBIT margin to ~16.4% in 2025 reflect a durable, high-value product mix (aesthetics and specialty therapies). That margin profile supports pricing power, buffers input cost swings and underpins reinvestment and profitability over the medium term.
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Galderma Group AG (GALD) vs. iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF (EWL)
Market Cap
CHF40.79B
Dividend Yield0.09%
Average Volume (3M)337.59K
Price to Earnings (P/E)79.8
Beta (1Y)0.77
Revenue Growth11.15%
EPS Growth150.71%
CountryCH
Employees6,545
SectorHealthcare
Sector Strength45
IndustryHousehold & Personal Products
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)2.69
Shares Outstanding237,897,630
10 Day Avg. Volume210,266
30 Day Avg. Volume337,589
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio0.49
Price to Book (P/B)5.94
Price to Sales (P/S)9.24
P/FCF Ratio46.97
Enterprise Value/Market CapN/A
Enterprise Value/RevenueN/A
Enterprise Value/Gross ProfitN/A
Enterprise Value/EbitdaN/A
Forecast
1Y Price Target
CHF190.78Price Target Upside21.63% Upside
Rating ConsensusStrong Buy
Number of Analyst Covering10
EPS Forecast (FY)4.64
Revenue Forecast (FY)CHF6.31B
Galderma Group AG Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Galderma Group AG is a company primarily focused on the cosmetics sector. Its operations are structured around three distinct business segments: Injectable Aesthetics, Dermatological Skincare, and Therapeutic Dermatology....
How the Company Makes Money
Galderma makes money primarily by selling dermatology and aesthetics products through three main business areas. (1) Medical aesthetics: revenue is generated from sales of injectable and procedure-adjacent products (e.g., dermal fillers and other ...
Galderma Group AG Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
76
Positive
Balance Sheet
73
Positive
Cash Flow
70
Positive
| Breakdown | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | |||||
| Total Revenue | 5.24B | 4.89B | 4.29B | 3.88B | 3.42B |
| Gross Profit | 3.61B | 3.40B | 2.99B | 2.65B | 2.38B |
| EBITDA | 1.22B | 1.06B | 806.91M | 640.35M | 520.60M |
| Net Income | 642.16M | 254.35M | -56.23M | -101.72M | -154.27M |
Balance Sheet | |||||
| Total Assets | 13.39B | 12.62B | 12.26B | 12.42B | 12.53B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 780.00M | 457.00M | 361.53M | 234.18M | 286.17M |
| Total Debt | 2.75B | 2.76B | 4.83B | 5.66B | 5.67B |
| Total Liabilities | 5.24B | 4.83B | 6.98B | 7.95B | 7.99B |
| Stockholders Equity | 8.15B | 7.79B | 5.28B | 4.47B | 4.53B |
Cash Flow | |||||
| Free Cash Flow | 1.03B | 213.00M | 43.35M | -49.77M | 67.69M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 1.19B | 488.00M | 162.58M | 114.93M | 195.66M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -154.00M | -287.10M | -182.43M | -76.21M | -533.40M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -728.00M | -51.08M | 148.82M | -74.45M | 317.14M |
Galderma Group AG Technical Analysis
Positive
156.85
Price Trends
162.72
Positive
155.74
Positive
152.87
Positive
Market Momentum
3.65
Negative
66.77
Neutral
76.71
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For CH:GALD, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 156.85 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 167.68, below the 50-day MA of 162.72, and above the 200-day MA of 152.87, indicating a bullish trend. The MACD of 3.65 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 66.77 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 76.71 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for CH:GALD.
Galderma Group AG Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (51)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
74 Outperform | CHF219.58B | 21.31 | ― | 3.18% | -4.75% | -1.04% | |
71 Outperform | CHF16.80B | 46.82 | ― | 1.02% | 4.05% | -7.94% | |
66 Neutral | CHF30.55B | 40.31 | 2.64% | 1.02% | 0.80% | 28043.55% | |
63 Neutral | CHF40.79B | 79.81 | ― | 0.09% | 11.15% | 150.71% | |
62 Neutral | CHF26.37B | 39.27 | 3.69% | 0.44% | -3.08% | -33.39% | |
51 Neutral | $7.86B | -0.30 | -43.30% | 2.27% | 22.53% | -2.21% |
* Healthcare Sector Average
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