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GlaxoSmithKline GSK

$49.71
+$0.00 (0.00%)
Market open · Sep 24, 2:00 pm ET
After hours $49.71 0.00%
Open$49.54
Prev close$49.71
Day range$49.57 – $50.14
Volume1.55M
Market cap$99.59B
P/E (TTM)15.9
Dividend yield3.57%

Price chart

Daily bars for up to one year, weekly bars for the 5-year view. Averages are 50/200 trading days (10/40 weeks on the 5-year view).

GSK at a glance

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is trading at $49.71, flat on the day. Its market value of $99.59B makes it the 159th largest of the 300 companies we follow.

The 52-week range is $38.98 to $60.12. Today's price is about 51% of the way from the low to the high. Holders are ahead 28.1% over twelve months, but down 1.8% across the last three months.

On the chart it has slipped under both the 50-day ($50.79) and 200-day ($51.65) moving averages; RSI is 50, and the last 30 sessions moved at roughly 25% annualized volatility.

For the quarter ended Jun 2026 it reported £8.41B in revenue, up 5.3% from a year earlier, with £553.00M of net profit (a 14.5% margin).

The stock changes hands at 15.9 times trailing earnings, 15% above its five-year average of 13.9. The median for its industry group is 20.4.

1 analysts follow the stock and the average call is "hold". The mean target, $70.00, sits 40.8% over where the stock trades.

This summary is put together from the numbers on the page and updates when they do. It describes the data; it is not a forecast or a recommendation.

GlaxoSmithKline: the business

GSK is a British pharmaceutical company focused on vaccines, HIV medicines and specialty drugs, having spun out its consumer unit Haleon.

What tends to move it. Sales of Shingrix and its HIV drugs and the patent expiry of Dovato-related products matter, as does its late-stage pipeline.

Written by hand by the BeStock desk and revised when a business changes. See how we work. Spot something out of date? Tell us.

Performance

Price return over each window, from adjusted daily and weekly closes

1 day
+0.0%
1 week
-1.2%
1 month
-4.0%
3 months
-1.8%
6 months
-4.4%
Year to date
+4.0%
1 year
+28.1%
Day range
$49.57$50.14
52-week range
$38.98$60.12

Technical signals

Full technicals →
Trend readLeaning bearish

2 bullish · 5 bearish of 7 signals

IndicatorValueSignal
Price vs 20-day average-0.8%Bearish
Price vs 50-day average-2.1%Bearish
Price vs 200-day average-3.8%Bearish
50-day vs 200-day50d below 200dBearish
RSI (14)50.3Bullish
MACD (12,26,9)-0.10Bullish
Bollinger band position40%Bearish

Standard indicator readings worked out from daily closes. They describe how the price has behaved, not where it is going.

Key statistics

Bid / Ask$49.70 / $49.71
Average price today$49.79
Volume1.55MAvg (90d) 3.62M
Turnover$76.99M
Turnover rate0.08%of shares outstanding
Volume ratio0.62vs. recent average pace
Day amplitude1.16%
Market cap$99.59B
Float market cap$96.49B
Shares outstanding1.94B
EPS (TTM)$3.68
P/E (TTM)15.94
P/B4.26
Book value / share$11.66
Earnings yield0.27%
Dividend (TTM)$1.77 / shareYield 3.57%
Net profit (TTM)$7.36B
Net assets$23.36B
30-day volatility25.0%annualized
Avg daily range (ATR)2.06%of price, 14 days
Max drawdown (1y)-19.3%-16.6% from 1y peak

Quote as of Sep 24, 2026 2:00 pm ET. Prices can lag the live tape. This is background information, not a recommendation.

How GSK ranks on BeStock

Market value#159 of 300
P/E (cheapest = 1)#28 of 283
Dividend yield#41 of 244
Closeness to 52-week high#193 of 300
Dollar volume today#265 of 300

Ranks are among the 300 or so U.S.-listed stocks BeStock covers, recalculated whenever prices refresh. A row is left out when the measure does not apply, such as yield for a stock that pays no dividend.

Latest reported quarter: Q2, ended Jun 2026 · reported in GBP

Revenue£8.41B+5.3% YoY
Operating profit£481.00M-76.2% YoY
Net profit£553.00M-66.4% YoY
Diluted EPS£0.21-69.5% YoY
Free cash flow£2.04B+39.2% YoY
Operating cash flow£2.69B

Revenue, last 8 quarters

£8.0BSep '24£8.1BDec '24£7.5BMar '25£8.0BJun '25£8.5BSep '25£8.6BDec '25£7.6BMar '26£8.4BJun '26

Net profit, last 8 quarters

£65.0MSep '24£501.0MDec '24£1.8BMar '25£1.6BJun '25£2.1BSep '25£727.0MDec '25£1.8BMar '26£553.0MJun '26

Profitability & balance sheet

Gross margin72.7%
Operating margin20.7%
Net margin14.5%
Return on equity29.7%
Return on assets8.0%
Return on invested capital15.9%
Current ratio0.82
Liabilities / assets72.2%
Cash & investments£3.11B
Total debt£13.95B
Net cash (debt)-£10.84B
Free cash flow / sales16.1%
Average move on report day±3.4%last 15 reports
Closed higher9 of 1560% of the time
Best reaction+8.2%
Worst reaction-5.6%

Stock move on the day after each report

-3.0%2024/Q3+8.2%2024/Q4+2.3%2025/Q1+3.5%2025/Q2+5.1%2025/Q3+7.3%2025/Q4-5.6%2026/Q1+3.3%2026/Q2

"Implied move" is the size of move the options market was pricing ahead of the report. Move is the stock’s change on the first session after the release.

Valuation

Multiples measured against the stock's own five-year history

Valuation detail →
Price / earnings16.2x
CheapRich

Above its usual level · 63rd percentile, 5-year average 13.9x

#1224 of 2974 stocks by PE (1 = cheapest)

Price / book4.3x
CheapRich

Below its usual level · 30th percentile, 5-year average 4.7x

#4097 of 5302 stocks by PB (1 = cheapest)

Price / sales2.3x
CheapRich

Near the top of its 5-year range · 80th percentile, 5-year average 2.1x

#2635 of 5141 stocks by PS (1 = cheapest)

P/E over five years

2x10x18x26xSep '21Mar '24Sep '26

Dashed line is the 5-year average; the shaded band is one standard deviation either side.

Morningstar fair value estimate

Fair value$48.98
Price vs. fair value+1.5%Close to the estimate
Star rating★★★☆☆
Economic moatWide
UncertaintyMedium

Analyst view

All ratings →
ConsensusHold
Analysts1
Average target$70.00+40.8% vs. price
  • Hold 100%

Latest rating actions

  • 3 Aug 2026TD CowenHOLD · PT $70.00
  • 11 Jun 2026TD CowenHOLD · PT $70.00
  • 8 Jun 2026Argus ResearchBUY
  • 29 May 2026TD CowenHOLD · PT $70.00
  • 29 May 2026JefferiesBUY · PT $67.10

Ownership & positioning

Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving

Ownership detail →
Institutional ownership88.1%-0.52 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding1,582-25 vs. prior quarter
Short interest0.68% of floatDays to cover 4.8 · as of 31 Aug 2026
Short-sale volume share22.9%5-day average of daily volume

Short-sale volume as % of daily volume

11%17%23%29%Aug '26Sep '26Sep '26

Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions

Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: −$2.53M (9 inflow days, 11 outflow days).

Dividends

Dividend yield (TTM)3.57%
Last dividend$0.45Ex-date 14 Aug 2026
Next-to-last$0.45
Payments on file40

Dividends paid per share, by year

2.1120182.0120192.0420202.2020211.6520221.4020231.5620241.712025

Across the full calendar years shown, the annual payout shrank by roughly 3.0% a year.

Latest headlines

More news →
  • GSK Target Started at GBP19.75 by RBCDow Jones · 9 Sep 2026
  • Hutchmed (00013.HK) announced that it has entered into a licensing agreement with GlaxoSmithKline for a KRAS-EGFR antibody-drug conjugate cancer therapy.Gelonghui Finance · 3 Sep 2026
  • US Stock Market Movements | HUTCHMED (HCM.US) Surges Over 14% on Licensing Agreement with GlaxoSmithKline for Cancer DrugZhitong Finance · 3 Sep 2026
  • GlaxoSmithKline (GSK.US) strengthens its oncology pipeline! Acquires trispecific T-cell engager from Enmabio for up to $750 million, targeting multiple myeloma.Zhitong Finance · 15 Sep 2026
  • GSK Target Raised to GBP22.00 From GBP20.00 by BerenbergDow Jones · 15 Sep 2026
  • J.P. Morgan Reaffirms Their Sell Rating on GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)TipRanks · 14 Sep 2026

GSK stock: common questions

How is GlaxoSmithKline stock doing today?

$49.71 is the latest print for GSK, a move of +0.00% against yesterday's close of $49.71. Today's low and high so far: $49.57 and $50.14.

How large is GlaxoSmithKline by market value?

Equity value comes to $99.59B at the current price. By that measure it is number 159 of the 300 names in our coverage.

Is GSK expensive on earnings?

Buyers pay 15.9 times the last twelve months of profit (EPS $3.68). Averaged over five years the multiple has been 13.9, and today's level ranks in the 63rd percentile of its own history.

Where does GSK sit in its 52-week range?

The year's floor is $38.98 and the ceiling $60.12. Shares are 17.3% away from that ceiling.

Does GSK send cash back through a dividend?

It does. Payouts over the past twelve months work out to a 3.57% yield; the latest ex-dividend date was August 14, 2026.

What is the analyst view on GlaxoSmithKline?

Of 1 analysts, 0% say buy, 100% hold and 0% sell. Price targets average $70.00, with the most cautious at $70.00 and the most optimistic at $70.00.

What does GlaxoSmithKline do?

GSK is a British pharmaceutical company focused on vaccines, HIV medicines and specialty drugs, having spun out its consumer unit Haleon.

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