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GLPG (Galapagos NV) PB Ratio : 0.68 (As of Jul. 15, 2025)


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What is Galapagos NV PB Ratio?

The PB Ratio, or Price-to-Book ratio, or Price/Book, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Book Value per Share. As of today (2025-07-15), Galapagos NV's share price is $30.51. Galapagos NV's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $45.08. Hence, Galapagos NV's PB Ratio of today is 0.68.

The historical rank and industry rank for Galapagos NV's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

GLPG' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.5   Med: 2.61   Max: 7.8
Current: 0.63

During the past 13 years, Galapagos NV's highest PB Ratio was 7.80. The lowest was 0.50. And the median was 2.61.

GLPG's PB Ratio is ranked better than
90.92% of 1278 companies
in the Biotechnology industry
Industry Median: 2.665 vs GLPG: 0.63

During the past 12 months, Galapagos NV's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -5.10% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 2.90% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 19.90% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Galapagos NV was 109.10% per year. The lowest was -16.50% per year. And the median was 10.30% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Galapagos NV PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Galapagos NV's PB Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Galapagos NV PB Ratio Chart

Galapagos NV Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.99 1.21 1.09 0.88 0.60

Galapagos NV Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
PB Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.67 0.52 0.60 0.60 0.56

Competitive Comparison of Galapagos NV's PB Ratio

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Galapagos NV's PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PB Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Galapagos NV's PB Ratio Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Galapagos NV's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Galapagos NV's PB Ratio falls into.


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Galapagos NV PB Ratio Calculation

The PB Ratio, or Price-to-Book ratio, or Price/Book, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Book Value per Share. It is a ratio widely used to value stocks.

Galapagos NV's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Mar. 2025)
=30.51/45.081
=0.68

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

A closely related ratio is called Price-to-Tangible-Book. The difference between Price-to-Tangible-Book and PB Ratio is that book value other than intangibles are used in the calculation.


Galapagos NV  (NAS:GLPG) PB Ratio Explanation

Unlike valuation ratios relative to the earning power such as PE Ratio, PE Ratio without NRI, PS Ratio, Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow , or Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, the PB Ratio measures the valuation of the stock relative to the underlying asset of the company.

The PB Ratio works the best for the businesses that earn most of their profit from their assets, e.g. banks and insurance companies.


Be Aware

Some businesses have very light assets, such as software companies or insurance agencies. The PB Ratio does not work well for these companies. Some companies even have negative equity, so the PB Ratio cannot be applied to them.


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Galapagos NV Business Description

Address
Generaal De Wittelaan L11 A3, Mechelen, BEL, 2800
Galapagos NV is a fully integrated biotechnology company with operations in Europe and the United States, dedicated to developing medicines focusing on oncology and immunology. The group focuses on unmet medical needs, it synergizes compelling science, technology, and collaborative approaches to create a deep pipeline of medicines. Its clinical pipeline includes: GLPG5101, a CD19 CAR-T product candidate decentralized manufactured, currently in Phase 1/2 in rrNHL; GLPG5301, a BCMA CAR-T product candidate decentralized manufactured, currently in Phase 1 in rrMM; and GLPG3667, a TYK2 inhibitor currently in Phase 2 clinical trial in DM and SLE. It derives maximum revenue from the United States of America.