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CSL Limited

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40
Biotechnology · Healthcare
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Winston Score
40
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Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Good
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Mixed
Stability
Strong
Valuation
Data not available
Dividends
Strong

Winston Score History

The full picture

CSL Limited is a large Australian biotechnology company that collects human blood plasma and turns it into life-saving medicines. These medicines treat rare and serious conditions like immune deficiencies, bleeding disorders such as hemophilia, and neurological diseases. CSL also makes influenza vaccines through its Seqirus division, which is one of the largest flu vaccine businesses in the world.

CSL earns most of its revenue by selling plasma-derived therapies and vaccines to hospitals, clinics, and healthcare systems across more than 100 countries. The company operates its own network of plasma collection centers, mostly in the United States, which gives it a significant cost and supply advantage over smaller rivals. Its main growth driver is rising global demand for immunoglobulin therapies, but the business faces ongoing pressure from high plasma collection costs and competition from other large plasma companies like Grifols and Takeda's Baxalta unit.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+0.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

-387.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

Insider Activity

0.0%ownership

Relatively low insider ownership

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$1.8B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth context

CSL Limited is growing revenue at 1% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
44.4%
Healthy — 44.4% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
19.0%
Healthy — 19.0% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
16.6%
Strong — 16.6% return on capital

ROIC between 15% and 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns 15 to 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+1.7%
Nearly flat sales (+1.7% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-184.2%
Earnings shrinking (-184.2% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
5/8 quarters
Mixed — about half the quarters showed growth

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
17.7%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (17.7%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.64
Moderate — manageable debt (0.64)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
9.35x
Comfortably covers interest (9.3x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/M
no trend
Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful
Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
N/A
not available
Data not available

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
3.08%
no trend
Moderate income — 3.08% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+19.9%
no trend
Dividend growing fast (19.9% YoY)

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