Galderma Group AG

SWX:GALD Stock Report

Market Cap: CHF 37.5b

Galderma Group Valuation

Is GALD undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

2/6

Valuation Score 2/6

  • Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Future Cash Flow Value

What is the Fair Price of GALD when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

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Below Future Cash Flow Value: GALD (CHF159.8) is trading below our estimate of future cash flow value (CHF349.56)

Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value: GALD is trading below future cash flow value by more than 20%.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for GALD?

Key metric: As GALD is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for GALD. This is calculated by dividing GALD's market cap by their current earnings.
What is GALD's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio77.5x
EarningsUS$613.00m
Market CapUS$47.50b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does GALD's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for GALD vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average29.9x
SDZ Sandoz Group
40x16.96%CHF 28.8b
NOVN Novartis
21.1x8.56%CHF 232.3b
DESN Dottikon ES Holding
38.9x17.53%CHF 4.7b
ROP Roche Holding
19.5x8.67%CHF 252.5b
GALD Galderma Group
77.5x23.35%CHF 37.5b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: GALD is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (77.5x) compared to the peer average (29.9x).

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio compares a stock's price to its earnings over time. Higher ratios indicate that investors are willing to pay more for the stock.

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Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does GALD's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Pharmaceuticals Industry?

1 CompanyPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
GALD 77.5xIndustry Avg. 21.1xNo. of Companies11PE01632486480+
1 CompanyEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: GALD is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (77.5x) compared to the European Pharmaceuticals industry average (21.1x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is GALD's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

GALD PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio77.5x
Fair PE Ratio37.4x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: GALD is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (77.5x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (37.4x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst GALD forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentCHF 159.80
CHF 180.24
+12.79%
16.54%CHF 259.65CHF 114.57n/a18
Apr ’27CHF 156.40
CHF 181.27
+15.90%
16.29%CHF 258.20CHF 115.38n/a18
Mar ’27CHF 145.90
CHF 165.34
+13.32%
14.88%CHF 191.96CHF 109.15n/a14
Feb ’27CHF 143.90
CHF 166.06
+15.40%
16.53%CHF 197.17CHF 108.13n/a15
Jan ’27CHF 162.10
CHF 159.39
-1.67%
16.21%CHF 190.19CHF 108.91n/a13
Dec ’26CHF 158.10
CHF 153.77
-2.74%
15.35%CHF 189.53CHF 110.15n/a13
Nov ’26CHF 148.50
CHF 150.26
+1.18%
14.24%CHF 185.99CHF 110.19n/a13
Oct ’26CHF 134.70
CHF 141.65
+5.16%
13.60%CHF 162.84CHF 91.89n/a12
Sep ’26CHF 139.90
CHF 139.74
-0.12%
13.02%CHF 163.49CHF 92.25n/a12
Aug ’26CHF 127.50
CHF 136.72
+7.23%
13.80%CHF 164.50CHF 92.82n/a12
Jul ’26CHF 115.50
CHF 110.41
-4.41%
11.63%CHF 129.98CHF 82.32n/a11
Jun ’26CHF 107.70
CHF 107.67
-0.024%
8.26%CHF 119.40CHF 85.47n/a11
May ’26CHF 95.90
CHF 107.36
+11.95%
7.91%CHF 115.57CHF 85.62n/a11
Apr ’26CHF 95.43
CHF 112.07
+17.44%
9.10%CHF 123.94CHF 85.93CHF 156.4011
Mar ’26CHF 109.94
CHF 108.76
-1.07%
11.00%CHF 128.06CHF 87.90CHF 145.9011
Feb ’26CHF 110.70
CHF 103.53
-6.48%
10.58%CHF 123.81CHF 84.51CHF 143.9011
Jan ’26CHF 100.64
CHF 99.84
-0.79%
7.85%CHF 109.53CHF 83.57CHF 162.1011
Dec ’25CHF 90.25
CHF 93.20
+3.27%
7.45%CHF 107.33CHF 80.47CHF 158.1011
Nov ’25CHF 81.44
CHF 89.47
+9.86%
7.90%CHF 105.52CHF 79.12CHF 148.5011
Oct ’25CHF 77.61
CHF 82.53
+6.33%
9.50%CHF 102.40CHF 72.86CHF 134.7011
Sep ’25CHF 82.30
CHF 80.01
-2.79%
7.59%CHF 90.14CHF 70.34CHF 139.9010
Aug ’25CHF 69.09
CHF 77.33
+11.93%
5.05%CHF 82.41CHF 71.02CHF 127.508
Jul ’25CHF 72.11
CHF 78.81
+9.30%
4.64%CHF 83.81CHF 71.25CHF 115.508
Jun ’25CHF 73.27
CHF 78.29
+6.85%
4.08%CHF 81.95CHF 71.96CHF 107.707
CHF 180.24
Fair Value
11.3% undervalued intrinsic discount
18
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/04/12 02:05
End of Day Share Price 2026/04/10 00:00
Earnings2025/12/31
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

Galderma Group AG is covered by 30 analysts. 17 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
James GordonBarclays
Yihan LiBarclays
Bethan DaviesBerenberg