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GSK
67
Drug Manufacturers - General · Healthcare
Also trades as: GSK.L
Price
$52.41
+0.45 (+0.87%)
Market Cap
$105.00B
Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
Winston Score
67
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Good
Growth
Strong
Cash Flow
Exceptional
Stability
Good
Valuation
Strong
Dividends
Strong

Share count rising — dilution

+27.0% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 1.62B (2021) → 2.06B (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

GSK plc is a large British pharmaceutical company that makes prescription medicines, vaccines, and specialty health products. Its key products include the HIV treatment Dovato, the respiratory drug Nucala, and the shingles vaccine Shingrix, which is one of the best-selling vaccines in the world. GSK sells primarily to hospitals, pharmacies, governments, and health systems across both wealthy and developing nations.

GSK earns money by selling branded drugs and vaccines, which carry high margins — reflected in its gross margin above 70%. The company operates globally, with major revenue coming from the United States, Europe, and international markets, and generates roughly $30 billion in annual sales. Its moat comes from patents, deep regulatory expertise, and a large vaccine manufacturing network that is difficult to replicate. The biggest risk GSK faces is patent expiration on key drugs, which allows cheaper generic competitors to enter and erode revenue over time.

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+5.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

-69.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

£7.5B/ year

Rising (+18% vs prior year)

23.0% of revenue

In line with sector average (18%)

Investing heavily in future products and technology

Insider Activity

3.2%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

£4.1B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

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

Heavy R&D investment

GSK is putting 23% of revenue into R&D and that number is rising. And they're generating enough cash to self-fund it.

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
73.1%
Premium pricing power — 73.1% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
5.7%
Thin — 5.7% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
19.3%
Strong — 19.3% 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
+5.0%
Slow sales growth (+5.0% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+41.9%
Earnings growing fast (+41.9% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
6/8 quarters
Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
181%
Turns 181% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
21.0%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (21.0%)

Free cash flow margin above 20%. Out of every $100 in sales, more than $20 is real cash they keep.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
1.03
Elevated debt (1.03)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
9.96x
Comfortably covers interest (10.0x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
16.0x
Fair value — P/E 16.0

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+6.9
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (16.0 → 9.0)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
3.47%
Moderate income — 3.47% yield

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

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+10.2%
Dividend growing fast (10.2% YoY)

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